Chapter 173: Ice Soul Cold Star Breaks Through!!
–Snow Plume City
Facing the terrifying might of the Rage of the Seas, Snow Plume City teetered on the brink of destruction.
But at that moment, a blue-haired girl wearing a black crown descended, radiating a pure, yet despairing, water spirit energy that caused the Rage of the Seas to pause, as if stunned.
The girl’s demeanor was cold and aloof, her beauty breathtaking, her aura almost divine, yet the strange teardrop markings on her face seemed like a peculiar personal touch.
A small, pink, glowing butterfly fluttered beside her, seemingly conversing with her.
“I need a more elegant, elemental type. Don’t tell me the Sea Concubine Palace doesn’t even have a single Water Element?”
“An elemental vessel? How about this one?”
After a moment of thought, Gong Lianyue summoned a purple, crystalline, ice elemental figure.
Seeing the purple Ice Spirit, Sacred Water, Lover, was speechless. “A Water Element or an Ice Spirit is fine, but I didn’t expect you to actually send out a low-rank… huh?”
The pink figure’s words trailed off as it sensed the Ice Spirit’s unusual aura.
The next second, to its astonishment, a slender, purple leg emerged from the Ice Spirit’s mouth.
Like shedding its skin, a graceful, alluring, purple, elemental body emerged from the bulky form of the Ice Spirit.
The solid ice crystals melted into a flowing nebula, the tiny purple sparks on its surface shimmering, a true beauty among elemental spirit beasts.
Crack!
The Ice Spirit’s original body shattered, the ice fragments quickly reforming into two massive crystalline arms that floated beside the purple figure.
Long, flowing purple hair, like a waterfall of stars, cascaded down to its hips, an ethereal, breathtaking sight.
The Ice Soul Cold Star, a Saint-rank spirit beast!
“W… T… F…” the pink figure stammered, its eyes almost popping out of its head.
The Ice Soul Cold Star! This was its ideal vessel, the most desirable elemental spirit beast it could imagine.
Sacred Water, Lover, circled the purple elemental figure, then glanced at the blue-haired girl, finally believing her promise of letting it beat up Shui Yingge.
“Then lend me your spirit beast for a bit!!”
Swish!
Without hesitation, the pink figure zipped forward, colliding with the Ice Soul Cold Star’s ample bosom and merging with it, like a drop of water.
Pink light pulsed within the Ice Soul Cold Star’s translucent body, its flow visible from the outside.
A moment later, Sacred Water, Lover’s, aura vanished, completely absorbed into the Ice Soul Cold Star’s life core.
The Ice Soul Cold Star also fell silent, its icy eyes closing as if falling asleep.
“Rage of the Seas, what are you afraid of?! Crush this Dead Sea Stage trash!!”
A ferocious roar echoed from within the massive, crystalline giant.
Hearing the woman’s command, the Rage of the Seas, momentarily forgetting its confusion, raised its massive leg and stomped down.
Its terrifying weight, combined with a destructive hurricane, created a shockwave like a falling meteor.
It wasn’t using any techniques, simply relying on its superior rank and size to crush the insignificant ant below.
As the massive, crystalline foot descended, screams echoed throughout Snow Plume City, the city crumbling beneath the pressure, the hurricane’s force tearing everything apart.
Just as the Rage of the Seas’s attack was about to land, the icy eyes on the Ice Soul Cold Star’s wrists opened.
Boom!!!!
The next second, a pink aura erupted from the Ice Soul Cold Star, a violent shockwave that shook the surrounding sea for hundreds of kilometers.
An overwhelming surge of spirit energy dyed the sky pink, a reverse waterfall of power blasting the Rage of the Seas away.
Its nearly three-thousand-meter-tall body, thrown off balance, landed in the sea with a massive splash, its expression one of bewildered shock.
What had just happened…?
The Ice Soul Cold Star’s aura had completely transformed.
Two shimmering, pink, heart-shaped butterfly wings sprouted from its back, their delicate, translucent texture thinner than the finest silk stockings.
And most striking were the heart-shaped bubbles that constantly formed around its body, like cheap special effects from a mobile game.
A terrifying, seemingly endless wave of spirit energy spread outwards, a massive, illusory wheel gradually materializing behind the purple elemental figure.
A playful heart at the center of the pink wheel, surrounded by six smaller stars, two glowing pink, the other four dim, rotating slowly.
At this moment, Sacred Water, Lover, and the Ice Soul Cold Star had become one.
And the Ice Soul Cold Star’s rank had also ascended to a new level.
Gong Lianyue, wearing the black crown, felt a sudden tremor, sensing the massive surge of spirit energy within the Ice Soul Cold Star, a bottomless abyss of power.
A complete breakthrough, mind, body, and soul. The Ice Soul Cold Star was no longer the same.
Samsara Stage – Second Cycle!!!
“Alright, let me take a good look at this body~~~” Sacred Water, Lover’s excited voice echoed from within the Ice Soul Cold Star, like a child playing with a new toy.
A few seconds later, it paused, a puzzled tone in its voice.
“What? Your talent is still sealed?”
“Whatever, it doesn’t matter. It’s more than enough to deal with this big guy!”
“Here it comes!”
Seeing the Rage of the Seas struggling to get up, Sacred Water, Lover, assumed a battle stance.
The heart-shaped wings on the Ice Soul Cold Star’s back began to vibrate at an incredible, almost invisible speed, creating a faint breeze.
At the same time, a pink, illusory, egg-shaped barrier enveloped Gong Lianyue.
Perhaps as compensation for their inability to act independently, weapon-type spirit beasts possessed innate protective fields, their strength proportional to their spirit energy, consuming no energy to maintain.
Encased within the pink barrier, Gong Lianyue watched the unfolding battle.
The Ice Soul Cold Star and Sacred Water, Lover, were at the second cycle of the Samsara Stage. Against a Fifth Cycle, Broken Cycle opponent… what were their chances…?
Chapter 174: Slaying a Samsara Stage
For most creatures, the human body is as frail as a piece of plastic.
Smaller beasts tremble before larger beasts.
Low-rank spirit beasts cower beneath high-rank spirit beasts, while high-rank spirit beasts fear the aura of Saint-ranks.
However, after undergoing trials, battles, and evolution, reaching a certain level, spirit beasts shed their primal fear, challenging even stronger opponents.
The Rage of the Seas wasn’t unfamiliar with battling Saint-ranks. Having reached the powerful Broken Cycle stage, it no longer judged strength solely on aura; however, at this moment, the spirit energy radiating from this butterfly-winged Ice Spirit felt like a vortex, threatening to drag its very will into a dark, despairing abyss, its instincts screaming.
“Rage of the Seas, snap out of it! Use your battle technique!!”
For a Samsara Stage spirit beast to be so dazed mid-battle that it required its Spirit Master’s prompting… that was ridiculous.
Hearing its master’s voice, the crystalline giant snapped out of its fear-induced trance and roared, unleashing a torrent of spirit energy.
[Battle Technique – Sea-Burning Hammer]
Dense water spirit energy rapidly converged, forming a massive, illusory warhammer in the sky above, blotting out the sun.
The oppressive weight of the hammer made their scalps tingle. If it landed, Snow Plume City would be annihilated, reduced to dust.
Facing this terrifying power, the pink butterfly wings behind the Ice Soul Cold Star vibrated rapidly, creating a faint breeze.
“Here we go!!”
Sacred Water, Lover, its voice filled with excitement, echoed within the Ice Soul Cold Star, seemingly unconcerned by the incoming attack.
For an attachment-type spirit beast like Sacred Water, Lover, merging with a water-type elemental spirit beast was like a master swordsman finally wielding a blade.
[Sacred Water – Lover]
[Bloodline Talent: Limit Break (Combines the host’s and its own spirit energy)]
[Spirit Beast Battle Techniques: Flashing Wings – Love God – Kiss Mark – ∞]
Just then, the Rage of the Seas’s attack reached its peak.
The massive, water-formed hammer in the sky began to fall, hurtling towards Snow Plume City.
“Hahahaha, try and stop it if you can!”
Sensing the destructive power of the descending hammer, the woman within the Rage of the Seas laughed maniacally.
The Nine Nethers, the nine lineages of the Pool of Hidden Secrets.
These nine lineage masters alone could destroy most of the Sea Region’s factions!!!
Although far weaker than the Sun and Moon Realm Nine Nethers of a thousand years ago, they were more than enough to deal with the current Sea Region.
[Battle Technique – Flashing Wings]
Swish!
Time seemed to stop, spirit energy distorting.
As the pink, heart-shaped wings buzzed, a strange ripping sensation filled the air, the flow of spirit energy becoming chaotic and erratic.
The next second, the purple elemental figure, previously a kilometer away, instantly teleported two kilometers, appearing right before the Rage of the Seas.
The swirling water spirit energy around it surged, flowing in reverse, defying the natural order.
Seeing the Ice Soul Cold Star so close, a wave of terror washed over the Rage of the Seas, quickly suppressed by its master’s command.
“Ignore it! Continue the attack! Let’s see if she’s willing to let Snow Plume City be destroyed just to defeat you!!”
No matter what tricks the enemy used, if they couldn’t stop this attack, a display of pure power, they would win!
The terrifying hammer continued its descent, and the icy eyes on the Ice Soul Cold Star’s wrists curved upwards in a subtle arc.
The next second, a dense, purple, icy spirit energy spread outwards, forming a beautiful, mysterious star that enveloped the hammer.
A massive, transparent sphere, swirling with deep purple patterns, the surrounding air distorting and tearing.
[Battle Technique – Death Tribulation]
“Hahahahaha, useless! I can shatter that barrier with a single blow!!”
The Nine Nethers woman boasted, her voice filled with arrogant confidence.
Then, something unbelievable happened, a comical scene that would be recorded in the annals of Snow Plume City.
Just as the Sea-Burning Hammer was about to strike the star, two massive, heart-shaped, butterfly wings sprouted from its sides.
[Battle Technique – Flashing Wings]
Swish, swish————
The massive purple star vanished instantly, as if it had grown wings and flown away.
The next second, the Rage of the Seas’s vision was filled with purple light.
Without warning, the vanished star reappeared directly above the crystalline giant, a terrifying explosion of dust and debris.
The Nine Nethers woman’s eyes widened in horror as she looked up, watching the purple star and the Sea-Burning Hammer fall together.
Boom!!!
Boom, boom, boom!!!
A deafening roar shattered their eardrums and their vision, a violent tsunami spreading for dozens of kilometers.
The destructive shockwave, several times more powerful than a nuclear blast, was completely absorbed by the transparent purple star, saving Snow Plume City from annihilation. However, the Rage of the Seas, struck head-on, wasn’t so lucky. Its aura flickered and dimmed, then vanished completely.
“Hahaha, that’s hilarious!”
Not only Sacred Water, Lover, laughed, but even Gong Lianyue couldn’t help but smile inwardly.
So those heart-shaped butterfly wings could not only teleport the Ice Soul Cold Star, but also its battle techniques…?
Just then, a hysterical shriek echoed from the shattered ocean below.
“You think you’ve won, you little shit?! I still have another spirit beast!!”
A black-haired woman, her face pale and contorted, emerged from the shattered water, her soul core clearly injured by the Rage of the Seas’s death.
As her spirit energy surged, another massive spirit beast began to materialize.
However, they had had enough fun. The Sorrowful Saintess was in a hurry to return to the Sea Concubine Palace.
[Battle Technique – Love God]
Whoosh—
A magnificent, hundred-meter-long, heart-shaped scythe fell from the sky, grasped by the Ice Soul Cold Star’s two massive, crystalline arms.
The Love God Scythe, its design extravagant, heart-shaped bubbles constantly erupting from its blade, radiated a terrifying aura.
At this moment, the combined aura of the two merged spirit beasts reached its peak.
Aiming at the disheveled woman below, the Ice Soul Cold Star swung the Love God Scythe, a chilling wave of energy sweeping outwards, a long-range attack that sliced through the air.
And so, she was separated from her beloved…
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