Douluo: Law of Heaven and Earth

Chapter 1005 Fire Dance Under the Sun

Zhou Qing didn't care about Emperor Xueye's fear of the Crimson Society, and focused on watching the battle between the Blazing Fire Academy and the Elephant Armor Academy.

Although the new division of Soul Master classes—Tank, Mage, Archer, Support, Assassin, and Warrior—has already spread from Notting Academy, it is not easy for other advanced academies to adapt to this new system.

The ability to establish advanced academies is always backed by powerful forces and intertwined interests, and Zhou Qing's new system of job classifications is too unfriendly to support, healing, and food-related professions.

In the past, support, healing, and food-type Soul Masters only needed to enjoy the protection of their teammates while moving with them when using Soul Skills.

And now?

They need to be able to provide support to their teammates, and they also need to roam independently during combat, so that their teammates don't have to spend time protecting them, lest the enemy find an opportunity.

That's asking too much!
But the "version" is constantly being updated, and those who can't keep up will be eliminated, so they can only try their best to adapt.

Just like the two support-type Soul Masters of the Blazing Academy team, who should have been enjoying the protection of their teammates, they could only provide amplification to their teammates with their Soul Skills while trying to avoid the flying debris caused by the shaking of the field after the seven members of the Elephant Armor Academy team used their Iron Wall technique, in order to ensure their own safety as much as possible.

Therefore, in this year's Mainland Elite Tournament, players who play support roles cannot expect to be protected by their teammates, because if their teammates are distracted, the opponents are very likely to seize the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

However, the seven members of the Elephant Armor Academy team cooperated extremely well, their soul power resonated, and they formed a battle formation. The vibrations weakened elemental energy attacks. In addition, the Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul's defensive power was already outstanding, forcing the seven members of Blazing Fire Academy to retreat to the edge of the field.

If they retreat again, Blazing Fire Academy will be defeated in the first battle.

Although the preliminary rounds use a single round-robin format, with points as the standard, losing one game is not a big deal. As long as you win against a few more advanced academies afterward, you will have enough points to enter the top fifteen.

But Huo Wu was extremely unwilling.

He had previously gone to cause trouble for Zhou Qing and his group, but was thwarted by Xiao Wu and then advised by Huo Wushuang. He was already furious, and now he was forced to the edge of the field by a group of muscular men, which made him even more enraged.

"Hold on for me for one minute!"

Huo Wu said to Huo Wushuang and the others.

"Do you mean to—"

Huo Wushuang thought of the Fusion Ring, his eyes trembling. "Should we just give up? Losing one match isn't a big deal. Besides, the opponent is Elephant Armor Academy, which comes from the Elephant Armor Sect. Losing to them isn't shameful. Conserving our strength and keeping our trump cards is the key."

However, Huo Wu had already begun to fuse her soul rings.

"Hey~"

Exhausted, Huo Wushuang had no choice but to grit his teeth and lead the remaining five to charge at the seven members of the Elephant Armor Academy team, blocking their advance.

"Is that a fusion ring?"

Seeing Huo Wu's four spirit rings begin to approach and merge, tinged with a faint fiery red halo, almost condensing into a ring of fire, Tang San was somewhat surprised, "That woman has quite good control over her spirit power."

"His mental strength is indeed much stronger than that of a Soul Master of the same level."

Zhou Qing affirmed, "However, the Ring Fusion Technique is somewhat more dangerous than Ring Detonation."

"How to say?"

Tang San became interested.

The so-called "ring explosion" is actually the vibration of a spirit ring at a specific frequency, affecting the rules of spirit ring condensation. This causes the spirit ring to be converted back into the cultivation energy of the corresponding spirit beast within a short period of time, and then injected into the martial soul for explosive release. Ring fusion is similar, except that one spirit ring must be retained to release a spirit skill.

The effect of exploding rings on martial souls and the effect of fusion rings on soul skills should be more dangerous, both theoretically and practically.
"It's very simple. Soul Masters who dare to cultivate the Exploding Ring technique are generally very confident in their own physique."

Zhou Qing pointed to Huo Wu, who had condensed a huge fireball above her head, "But Fusion Rings don't require a high level of physical strength, since the energy is applied to Soul Skills, not Martial Souls."

However, precisely because of this, achieving fusion requires a high level of control over mental power.

In essence, "ring explosion" means returning the spirit ring to its energy state, using the martial soul as a vessel to unleash its power; while "ring fusion" still relies on the spirit ring to release skills—it's important to understand that spirit rings contain circuitry similar to a soul guide core array, and ensuring they aren't destroyed under massive energy infusions is of paramount importance.

Tang San suddenly realized.

From the perspective of precise energy manipulation, ring fusion is indeed much more troublesome than ring explosion. Once the internal patterns of the remaining soul ring used to unleash the soul skill are also destroyed, and the soul master performing ring fusion doesn't understand ring explosion and doesn't know how to integrate the energy into their martial soul to unleash it, then this massive energy will backfire, instinctively pouring into the soul master's body, and then—

Exploded to death.

In summary, the Fusion Ring requires more precise control from the Soul Master than the Explosion Ring, but the final Soul Skill it unleashes is less destructive, thus making it less cost-effective.

However, exploding rings is not a skill that a Soul Master with low cultivation level and weak physique can cultivate... Ring fusion and ring explosion are simply two extremes.

"The rules that cause the formation of spirit rings are inherently unnatural. To study spirit rings, one should understand their essence. At the very least, one should analyze why spirit power can be released to unleash spirit skills after flowing through the spirit ring, thereby understanding the core magic array. Relying on ring fusion and ring explosion to obtain burst power in an instant should also involve understanding the principle behind it, rather than focusing on the 'power' obtained after ring fusion and ring explosion."

"Exactly." Zhou Qing nodded vigorously. "Whether it's ring fusion or ring explosion, both are self-destructive techniques. Moreover, once you become immersed in the momentary power gained from ring fusion or ring explosion, you're likely to embark on a path of no return—"

at this time.

The fireball that Huo Wu condensed reached a diameter of nearly twenty meters and was still absorbing the soul power of the other team members, burning with a purplish-red flame.

"Get out!"

Immediately, Huo Wushuang and the others dared not be negligent and jumped down onto the field.

The seven members of the Elephant Armor Academy looked at the giant fireball falling from the sky, their expressions changed, but they remained unmoved. Using the vibration as the source, they trembled their muscles, and their soul power and blood qi resonated and linked together, forming a soul power wall filled with a faint red light.

"The Mammoth Iron Wall tramples mountains and rivers!"

The seven men shouted loudly, their voices shaking the entire arena, as they used their self-created battle formation's soul skill: Iron Wall, to withstand the falling giant fireball.

Boom!

The fireball fell, unleashing a scorching hurricane that formed a fire tornado tens of meters high, shooting straight into the sky and distorting the air.

The light from the explosion was so intense that most Soul Masters had to raise their hands to shield their eyes to avoid being injured.

When the light faded and the flames died down, nearly half of the enormous arena was broken, leaving behind a crater about fifty meters wide.

The audience gasped!

The VIP was shocked!

(End of this chapter)