Douluo Dalu: This Soul Master is to Weird

A quarter of an hour later.

"No more, no more, I can't win at all~"

Unable to gain any advantage and with her soul power nearly depleted, Shui Yue'er shouted her surrender, withdrawing her martial soul possession and the Water Fairy Battle Armor.

This soul battle made the slightly overconfident Shui Yue'er realize once again that she was still just a small fry.

Even without using her Martial Soul True Body or her eighth soul skill, Shui Yanyu was still not someone that Shui Yue'er, even with the Water Fairy Battle Armor, could defeat.

Not to mention, although the Water Fairy Battle Armor was an upgraded version of a one-word battle armor, crafted from spirit-forged metal, it lacked wing components and did not grant Shui Yue'er the ability to fly. Meanwhile, as an airborne Soul Douluo, Shui Yanyu held an overwhelming advantage in aerial and ground combat.

Seeing Shui Yue'er admit defeat, Shui Yanyu descended from the sky.

"Yue'er, very good!"

Shui Yanyu nodded approvingly.

"Hehe~"

Hearing her aunt's praise, Shui Yue'er proudly puffed out her chest.

Noticing the little girl showing signs of arrogance again, Shui Yanyu's smile faded, her expression turning serious as she began to admonish her: "Of course, considering factors like combat experience, soul power consumption, and the special enhancements that a Soul Saint's Martial Soul True Body provides to their soul skills, it's basically impossible for you to defeat a Rank 75 Battle Soul Saint across a 20-rank gap.

Unless you can stall until their Martial Soul True Body's duration ends and they enter a weakened state."

"Oh~"

Shui Yue'er immediately deflated like a withered eggplant and responded weakly.

Shui Yanyu was not exaggerating but stating facts.

With the Water Fairy Battle Armor equipped, Shui Yue'er's soul power quality was indeed comparable to a Rank 75 Soul Saint. In fact, due to the high quality of her Glazed Jade Dolphin martial soul, the armor's amplification even made her soul power superior to that of a Soul Saint with a mediocre martial soul.

But a soul master's strength is not determined by soul power alone—combat experience is also a crucial factor.

A young girl like Shui Yue'er could never match a Soul Saint who had cultivated for many years in terms of battle experience.

Of course, her most obvious disadvantage was the seventh soul skill: Martial Soul True Body.

The effects of Martial Soul True Body were not limited to boosting a soul master's attributes. Most Soul Saints' Martial Soul True Body came with a special effect: the unrestricted use of soul skills below the seventh ring.

This "unrestricted use" did not mean absolute freedom, but rather that there were no cooldowns except for soul power consumption.

In gaming terms from Mu Yang's previous life, it meant that the skills had no cooldowns—if the soul master had enough soul power, they could spam their first to sixth soul skills without interruption.

However, Martial Soul True Body also had a significant drawback: the majority of soul masters suffered from its side effects. Once the duration ended, they would enter a temporary weakened state.

The duration and severity of this weakened state depended on the soul master's strength, martial soul quality, and the age of their seventh soul ring.

For most Rank 70 Soul Saints, they lacked the ability to completely negate this "side effect."

Therefore, with the Water Fairy Battle Armor, Shui Yue'er did have a chance to defeat a Rank 75 Battle Soul Saint.

With the armor's amplification, she was stronger than an untransformed Rank 75 Soul Saint but weaker than one who had activated their Martial Soul True Body. If she could endure until their transformation ended, she would be the final victor.

Of course, that was assuming the opponent wasn't an airborne Soul Saint or one with flight abilities. Otherwise, since she couldn't fly, she wouldn't be able to catch up.

"Bing'er, Mu Yang, do either of you want to try?"

After lecturing Shui Yue'er, Shui Yanyu turned to Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er.

Mu Yang shook his head and said, "Aunt, a one-on-one duel isn't necessary. Even with the armor's boost, Bing'er and I can't possibly be your match. However…"

"What? Wait, don't tell me the armor's amplification doesn't interfere with Martial Soul Fusion Techniques?"

Realizing something crucial, Shui Yanyu looked at them in shock.

An armor that could boost a soul master's strength by 20 ranks was already a cheat in itself. But if it could stack with Martial Soul Fusion Techniques, that would be outright heaven-defying!

Mu Yang nodded slightly and said, "The way the armor enhances soul masters is through soul guidance array inscriptions within it, which massively amplify the martial soul and soul power.

Meanwhile, Martial Soul Fusion Techniques work by harmonizing and elevating martial souls through synergy. Since their enhancement principles differ, there's no conflict in their effects."

The next moment, icy blue light flashed around them as their armors materialized.

Then, as Iceflame Saint Shadow and Ice Phoenix martial souls possessed them, surging soul power erupted. Ethereal ice-blue flames and dazzling blue light intertwined, forming a towering pillar of ice-blue radiance that shot into the sky.

"Clang—"

A clear phoenix cry echoed as the ice-blue light pillar gradually faded, revealing Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er's transformed state—a massive, three-zhang-wide Iceflame Phoenix soaring through the air, its body engulfed in blazing cold flames.

Since their second fusion form, Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow, lacked flight capabilities while Shui Yanyu was an airborne Soul Douluo, Mu Yang ceded control to Shui Bing'er. As a result, they used their first fusion form: Iceflame Phoenix.

'Mu Yang, this power feels incredible.'

Shui Bing'er's voice resonated in Mu Yang's mind.

'Of course! Before, our fusion technique's baseline strength was at most that of an early-stage Rank 70 Soul Saint. But now, it has increased by at least ten ranks.

With the Iceflame Phoenix's unique flames, most Rank 80 Soul Douluo on the continent are no longer our match.'

Even though Shui Bing'er was leading the fusion, Mu Yang could still fully sense the might of the Iceflame Phoenix.

He had already expected that their power ceiling would rise significantly, which was why he had been feeling slightly overconfident earlier.

That said, since this was their first time reaching this level, Mu Yang wasn't entirely sure how they compared to Soul Douluo in actual combat.

However, one thing was certain—their fusion technique now far surpassed the average Rank 80 Soul Douluo.

"Rank 80?"

Sensing the overwhelming power radiating from the Iceflame Phoenix, Shui Yanyu couldn't help but click her tongue.

If it had been another transformation-based Martial Soul Fusion Technique, like Star Luo Empire's Netherworld White Tiger, she wouldn't have been concerned even if its strength reached Rank 80.

After all, she was a Rank 89 Soul Douluo, nearly at the peak just below Title Douluo.

Had her martial soul been of higher quality rather than a relatively ordinary Ice Sparrow, her strength wouldn't be inferior to some newly advanced Title Douluo with subpar soul ring configurations.

But Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er's Iceflame Phoenix was different—their unique iceflame power was something she wasn't confident she could withstand.

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