Douluo Continent: Now that everyone's been reborn, who's still going to be a simp?

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Chapter 49. Completely captivated by Shui Bing'er

49.

The battle between Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er has officially begun.

The cheers from the audience rose and fell, creating a tense yet exciting atmosphere.

Huo Wu had watched Shui Bing'er's matches before and was very familiar with Shui Bing'er's three soul skills.

Therefore, she launched the first attack.

As his first spirit ring lit up, his first spirit skill, Flame Meteor, was activated.

A blazing fire meteor instantly condensed and flew towards Shui Bing'er with a whistling sound.

The fiery meteor burned continuously during its flight, emitting intense heat.

This is Fire Dance's main control skill. It can lock onto opponents whose mental strength is no more than ten levels higher than her own, and will cause a stun effect when burning the opponent.

Despite the fierce oncoming fire meteor, Shui Bing'er remained calm.

She took a deep breath and instantly activated her second soul skill—Ice Ring Armor.

A layer of crystalline blue armor quickly enveloped her body, as if draping her in an indestructible ice armor suit.

The fiery meteor crashed heavily against the ice ring armor, producing a deafening roar.

The blazing meteor was quickly cooled by the chill emanating from the Ice Ring Armor.

The immense impact shattered the Ice Ring Armor, but the fiery meteor quickly dissipated under the influence of the cold air.

Huo Wu frowned slightly upon seeing this.

She hadn't expected Shui Bing'er's defensive soul skill to be so powerful, dissolving her fiery meteor in such a short time.

But she was not discouraged. Instead, she quickly adjusted her strategy and prepared to launch a more intense attack.

After successfully blocking Huo Wu's fiery meteor, Shui Bing'er did not stop, but immediately switched from defense to offense.

Her eyes narrowed, and her first spirit ring suddenly lit up as she activated her first spirit skill—Ice Seal.

Freeze is an instant-cast skill, and also a highly threatening area-of-effect crowd control skill.

With Shui Bing'er's precise mental lock, this skill can freeze multiple targets completely in an instant.

At this moment, Huo Wu became the sole target of her soul skill, making her easier to lock onto.

Although Huo Wu had realized Shui Bing'er's intention and reacted quickly, her movements were still a beat too slow.

Shui Bing'er's freezing skill was activated almost instantly. Huo Wu only had time to make a dodge move before she was frozen in ice.

Huo Wu was fixed in a huge block of ice, and her body instantly lost the ability to move.

She felt that terrifying chill.

Once frozen, one needs to consume their own soul power to resist the extreme cold, otherwise their body will suffer serious damage.

Without the slightest hesitation, Huo Wu immediately activated her soul power, releasing flames to melt the ice on her body.

The power of the flames quickly melted the ice, but this process also greatly depleted her soul power.

When Huo Wu finally broke free from the ice, her face looked somewhat pale.

Although she had consumed a lot of her soul power, she did not give up. Instead, she looked firmly at Shui Bing'er opposite her and leaped up with all her might.

When Huo Wushuang saw Huo Wu leap high into the air, his heart tightened; he knew what his sister was about to do.

The move that Huo Wu is about to use is her powerful ultimate technique – Fusion Ring.

This is Huo Wu's unique talent, which allows her to fuse several spirit rings into one, gather all her spirit power into a single spirit skill, and deliver a heavy blow to her opponent.

However, this skill comes at a great cost; Fire Dance will exhaust her soul power as a result, and if she cannot defeat her opponent in one fell swoop, she will face defeat.

Shui Bing'er also felt unprecedented pressure, but she did not panic. Instead, she remained highly vigilant, ready to meet Huo Wu's counterattack at any time.

As Huo Wu began to gather her strength in the air, Shui Bing'er knew that this attack would be the key to victory.

Instead of choosing to fly into the sky to escape, she decided to confront Fire Dancer's attack head-on.

Just as Huo Wu activated her Fusion Ring skill, Shui Bing'er also unleashed her third soul skill—Ice Resistance Ring—without backing down.

Ice rings rapidly formed around her, shimmering with a cold blue light, like an unbreakable barrier.

At this moment, Huo Wu's three spirit rings had merged into one, and a huge fire ring burst forth from her body, rushing fiercely towards Shui Bing'er.

Upon witnessing that scene, the audience gasped in amazement, for they had never seen anyone fuse their soul rings into one.

Everyone held their breath, their eyes glued to the field.

The two powerful forces collided violently, unleashing a deafening roar.

The ice ring and the fire ring were locked in a stalemate, the two forces clashing against each other as if they were about to tear the entire arena apart.

Suddenly, a powerful shockwave emanated from the point of impact between the two rings, sending Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er flying.

Upon seeing this, Yan and Binglan rushed out without hesitation.

They caught Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er as they were about to fall, and brought them safely back to the arena.

At this moment, Huo Wu had exhausted her soul power, was panting heavily, and her face was pale.

Just now, in order to resist Huo Wu's attack, Shui Bing'er concentrated all her soul power on the ice ring, and at this moment her soul power was almost exhausted.

Supported by Yan, Huo Wu looked at Shui Bing'er opposite her with resentment and said:

"Shui Bing'er, you are very strong, I lost."

"No, my soul power is also exhausted, and I am no longer able to fight. At best, we are evenly matched."

Huo Wu was taken aback, not expecting Shui Bing'er to be so modest.

"No! You still win. If you spread your wings and fly high into the sky, my Ring of Resistance will not pose a threat to you."

"This is a contest between ice and fire. If I were to use my ability to fly to escape, it would defeat the purpose of the contest. Also, your attack just now was launched when you had very little soul power left. If you had launched that attack from the beginning, I would not have been able to defend against it."

Hearing this, Huo Wu was somewhat moved and genuinely acknowledged Shui Bing'er, not only impressed by her strength but also by her character.

The audience was deeply shocked by what had just happened.

Although both young girls were at the Battle Soul Venerable level, they still delivered a spectacular performance for everyone.

Everyone stood up and gave the two athletes, who were showing each other courtesy, a warm round of applause and cheers.

After Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er's battle began, Yan and Bing Lan consciously stepped aside, and no one interfered with their contest. The group battle turned into a one-on-one duel between two groups.

After the duel, the two contestants politely deferred to each other, while the other two contestants had not yet made a move.

Such a situation had never occurred before on this stage, and even the host was a bit bewildered.

Then he announced loudly:

"Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er just gave us a wonderful performance. Since both of them have exhausted their soul power and are unable to fight any longer, let's call it a draw for now. But the battle between the Lie Yan and Han Bing pairs is not over yet. Let's look forward to the performance of the two Battle Soul Masters, Yan Luo and Bing Lan!"

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Chapter 50: The Raging Flame Power

50.

As soon as the host finished speaking, a burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted from the audience.

Tonight's match was different from the past; the combination battles turned into one-on-one contests between two teams.

Audiences only bought one ticket but were able to watch two performances.

The duel between Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er was quite exciting, which made the audience even more eager for the upcoming Soul Master level duel.

Amid cheers from the audience, Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er consciously retreated to the edge of the arena, giving Yan and Bing Lan enough space to perform their moves.

Yan had already analyzed the situation in his mind before even stepping onto the field.

Although his first soul skill, Hellfire Lava Rush, has extremely strong single-target damage, it was useless in the duel with Binglan.

Because Binglan's martial soul is the Ice Sparrow, which is extremely fast, the Hell Lava Rush cannot hit her on the fifty-meter diameter arena.

Using it rashly will only waste your soul power.

Even the Fiery Sand Cage had difficulty locking onto her, because she was a control-type Soul Master with strength approaching that of a Soul King, and her mental power was not weak.

Of course, this tactic can also be used if the opportunity arises, since the extremely hot flaming sand cage is very threatening.

The contest between the two sides officially began.

As her first spirit ring shone brightly, Binglan tentatively activated her first spirit skill, Ice Cone Thrust Formation.

In an instant, countless sharp ice spikes hurtled toward Yan at high speed.

This is a group attack skill, and it can also be used to concentrate ice spikes for single-target attacks.

Faced with Binglan's probing attack, Yan reacted quickly.

His second spirit ring lit up, activating his defensive skill – Granite Rock.