Douluo: Law of Heaven and Earth

Chapter 1023 Netherworld Shadow Realm (Part 1)

"Isn't that against the rules?"

After realizing what was happening, Baili quickly lay face down on the ground, facing the direction from which the strong wind was blowing, in order to withstand the least amount of wind force.

“Other families can switch academies to participate! The rules don’t say that people who fall off the field can’t lean against the edge of the field!” Arthur said matter-of-factly.

Chrysanthemum Douluo, upon hearing Arthur's voice, was rather speechless. But since Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and others from Blazing Fire Academy could find loopholes in the rules and join the Divine Wind Academy's competition—

So Arthur's explanation does seem to make sense.

The rules of the Mainland Elite Tournament have far too many loopholes!

At this moment, those who noticed Arthur's actions and words all had similar thoughts, and a small number of people even suspected that if this continued, the Continental Elite Tournament would become an event for various advanced academies to find loopholes.

However, Zhou Qing thought this was nonsense.

Most people aren't stupid.

The so-called search for loopholes in the rules is merely a temporary gain; the real power still lies with the rule-makers.

If it weren't for the fact that the Red Society and I were worthy of Bibi Dong's attention, even if we found a loophole, the other side would have ample reason to deny it.

While Huo Wu of Blazing Academy seemed to have found a loophole in the rules and joined Divine Wind Academy, she must have secretly compromised with the Spirit Hall and promised corresponding conditions.

Ultimately, this is a game of distributing benefits among those in power, not a fair and just sporting event.

now.

Baili, who was lying at the edge of the field, didn't know if Arthur's behavior would really violate the rules, but the moment the Netherworld White Tiger stopped fanning, he condensed a soul power marble, and a purple light flashed in his eyes for a moment before aiming at Ying Wei's brow.

call out!
The marble shot out and hit Ying Wei right between the eyebrows, making his head jolt.

Li Yao took a deep breath, holding his Tang sword. His movements were as swift as the stars. As he moved about, a flash of light appeared, and he slashed past Ying Wei's body, narrowly missing him!

Boom!
Ying Wei collapsed.

At Zhou Qing's suggestion, Li Yao practiced wielding and thrusting his knife under the small waterfall in Holy Soul Village. Although he has not yet been able to truly cut the waterfall in an instant, his knife skills and swordsmanship have greatly improved. He has been able to accurately grasp the flow pattern of the waterfall and concentrate all his soul power into the blade.

Moreover, during his time cultivating in Holy Soul Village, he was noticed by Tang San, who taught him some footwork techniques—basic footwork from the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Steps.

But it was this trick that allowed Li Yao to develop a unique movement technique on the slippery, round stones under the waterfall over the past two years.

It can't compare to the elegance of Ouyang Sun's self-created "dodge," but it's still quite fast. Plus, his Tang sword spirit swings out streaks of white light, making his movements dazzling!
If you add his personal "talkative" nature to the mix, if his enemies cannot crush him with overwhelming force in an instant, they will definitely become more and more angry as the fight goes on, thus losing their composure!
"I am a genius! Hahaha!"

Li Yao held the sword in one hand, held it horizontally above his head, and burst into loud laughter!
Boom!

Unfortunately, his cool demeanor lasted only three seconds. Golden streaks of light descended from the sky, shattering the arena. One of them landed just one meter behind him, causing a violent explosion that blasted him out of the arena and knocked him unconscious!
"I go!"

Baili watched the massive bombardment descending from the sky and realized that his small body was no match for it, so he quickly jumped off the field.

Staying on the field at a time like this is nothing short of causing trouble for the captain and the others! "Yiran!"

Ning Rongrong ran towards Meng Yiran, used the Xuanhuang Undying Exquisite Pagoda for the second time, covering herself and Meng Yiran, and reflecting the golden light that fell on the pagoda back with 150% power.

The Netherworld White Tiger suffered a slight tremor from the attack rebounded by Ning Rongrong, but it paid no heed and continued to release hundreds and thousands of golden streams of light downwards, determined to clear the area.

With her speed advantage, Qingzhu Zhu moved like a ghost, flashing through the light and easily dodging even the flying debris from the explosion.

Its speed was so fast that even many of the titled Douluo present had difficulty catching a glimpse of it.

The star toad cried out in a panic, but was pulled back into Ouyang Sun's body by him. He then rushed to Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran, and above the Xuanhuang Imperishable Exquisite Pagoda, he continuously knocked away and dispersed the falling light.

After all, the Xuanhuang Imperishable Linglong Pagoda had also greatly depleted Ning Rongrong's resources. If she continued to be bombarded by the golden light, she would suffer severe damage.

"Hey!"

Ouyang Sun shouted at Qingzhu Zhu, who was flashing in the light, "Hurry up! Otherwise I'll make my move!"

"Don't rush!"

Qingzhu Zhu responded, and after dodging a streak of light, four soul rings—two yellow and two purple—lit up in succession. His entire body seemed to transform into a ghost, creating four afterimages!
The skills granted to her by the Swift Shadow Cat, Ghost Shadow Cat, Dark Shadow Cat, and the Spirit Shadow Cat that gave her her fourth soul ring are all acceleration skills, and are named: Ghostly Swift Shadow.

However, the principle of acceleration is different:
The Swift Shadow Cat provides nerve reflexes and body balance, the Ghostly Shadow Cat provides mental strikes, and the Dark Shadow Cat provides a boost to dark attributes.

The final fourth spirit ring was obtained by combining a man-made spirit ring with the fur of the Spirit Shadow Cat. It was obtained by increasing speed by circulating spirit power at a certain frequency.

Thus, Qingzhu Zhu activated her body, spirit, attributes, and soul power based on the four soul skills, and with the burst of her martial soul, she unleashed her self-created soul skill: Netherworld Shadow Domain!
At extremely high speeds, Qingzhu Zhu's blood, soul power, and spiritual power trembled throughout her body, and the air around her also vibrated.

The distorted air caused the falling golden rays to refract.

Qingzhu and Zhu seemed to have broken free from the constraints of gravity. The four figures, like black lightning bolts, tore through the void, rose from the ground, and leaped into the air, stepping on the falling streaks of light.

At this moment, Qingzhu Zhu was in an extremely wonderful state, as if everything in the world had fallen into a state of slow motion.

Ethereal!

silence!

Even the blinking motion of the audience outside the venue seemed to take twenty seconds to complete once. Apart from Zhou Qing and others who had opened up their inner vision, only titled Douluo with a cultivation level of 95 or above could barely see the movement.

"A talented person has emerged from the Netherworld Cat Clan!"

Bibi Dong was also surprised that a mere Soul Master could unleash such speed, but considering that Zhou Qing and others had also demonstrated power no weaker than that of a Title Douluo five years ago, and that Qing Zhu Zhu was a student of Notting Academy, it was not surprising that she possessed such abilities.

Moreover, who in the world could have imagined that the Netherworld Cat Martial Soul could unleash such combat power while pursuing a pure agility-based build?

If Qingzhu Zhu had a sharp weapon, her speed alone would be enough to become the nightmare of most soul masters in the world!
(End of this chapter)