Douluo Dalu 3: Legend of the White Fox

"You guys can all come at me together!"

As soon as Xia Yi said this, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence. Even Saint Spirit Douluo Yali was stunned.

Online, the netizens watching the live broadcast were also shocked.

Xia Yi was being way too arrogant.

Wu Siduo was equally astonished. Just a moment ago, Xia Yi had humbly admitted that he wasn't her match, so how had he suddenly become this bold?One had to know that even she would have to retreat when facing the four people Xia Yi had just called out.

"Don't look at me like that. If you knew about my past, you wouldn't think I'm being arrogant." Xia Yi sighed lightly.

"I remember you once said that you put in great effort to enter Shrek Academy. Could you tell us about it?" A reporter couldn't help but ask.

Xia Yi's eyes became deep, as if he was lost in memories. After a while, he sighed lightly and said, "My martial soul is just an ordinary fox, and my innate soul power was low. Everyone told me not to have too much hope in cultivating and even advised me to give up the path of becoming a soul master. But..."

At this point, Xia Yi suddenly stopped.

"But what?" Not only the reporter, but all the teachers and students of Shrek Academy, as well as the failed examinees, all focused on Xia Yi, eager to hear his inspirational story.

"But no one is born weak, and no one is destined to be a heaven-chosen genius who can defeat Shrek's prodigies across levels. To become an outstanding soul master, I woke up every day at twelve noon to train. The sun at noon is really dark... uh, I mean, really hot. But taking on four Shrek students at once is really insane..."

The more Xia Yi spoke, the more excited he became. The black lines on Yali's forehead multiplied. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore. She suddenly stood up and shouted, "You four, go together and beat the crap out of him!"

"No need, I can do it alone!" Luo Guixing had been waiting for Yali to give the order. He leaped forward and landed directly in the battle arena. He had long wanted to give Xia Yi a brutal beating.

"One by one works too. I won't even take a break!" Xia Yi laughed heartily and also jumped into the arena.

"Go!" Cai Yue'er looked at Shen Yi beside her. She had only acted as a referee in the first match because Na'er was involved. As for the other matches, as a Title Douluo, she would never lower her status to serve as a referee.

Shen Yi flew into the battle arena, glanced at Xia Yi, and said, "This is just a friendly sparring match. No excessive force is allowed."

Xia Yi shrugged, while Luo Guixing gritted his teeth and remained silent.

"Forget it, let's begin," Shen Yi sighed helplessly. The only thing she could do now was ensure control over the battlefield and intervene at critical moments to prevent casualties.

As soon as Shen Yi finished speaking, Luo Guixing activated Martial Soul Possession while swiftly charging toward Xia Yi. When he was about fifteen meters away, his first two soul rings lit up simultaneously. A silver light appeared beneath Xia Yi's feet, instantly teleporting him right in front of Luo Guixing. At the same time, he suddenly felt his body tighten, frozen in place and unable to move.

Space Teleportation and Space Lock were used simultaneously. With Luo Guixing's strength, he could teleport up to fifteen meters and immobilize his target for three seconds.

Modern battle arenas were generally equipped with protective barriers to prevent soul skills from harming the audience. These barriers could block nearly all soul skills.

Had this been over ten thousand years ago, before protective barriers existed, Luo Guixing's soul skills would have been god-tier abilities in the battle arena.

The most formidable aspect of spatial soul skills was their instant activation, making them unavoidable.

If there were no barriers, as long as the teleportation range was great enough, he could send his opponent straight out of the ring.

But even within a protected battle arena, Space Teleportation combined with a three-second Space Lock was often enough to determine victory.

The instant Xia Yi was teleported in front of Luo Guixing, a massive iron hammer over eighty centimeters in diameter appeared in Luo Guixing's hands.

Gripping the giant hammer with both hands, Luo Guixing struggled to lift it before swinging it down toward Xia Yi's head, who was still immobilized by Space Lock.

The hammer was also covered in numerous spikes.

This wasn't just a hammer—it was a hybrid between a war hammer and a spiked club!

What Xia Yi didn't know was that after getting hit by Xia Yi previously, Luo Guixing had specially gone to the Shrek Academy Blacksmiths' Association to have this hammer custom-made.

He had been waiting for this moment to take revenge.

As a pure control-type soul master, Luo Guixing's greatest weakness was being rushed by an assault-type battle soul master.

He excelled at teamwork. In one-on-one fights, he typically used his control soul skills to wear down his opponent before delivering a surprise finishing move.

But this time, he gambled.

If Xia Yi could still activate his soul skills while immobilized by Space Lock, Luo Guixing would definitely lose. But if Xia Yi couldn't, then he would make Xia Yi taste pure suffering under his spiked hammer.

Luo Guixing had carefully studied the footage of Xia Yi's battle with Ye Xinglan during the Tianhai Alliance Tournament.

He knew that while under Space Lock, Xia Yi couldn't move. Neither his forging hammer nor his Dark Phoenix soul skill could be activated without bodily movement.

So he took the gamble—betting that Xia Yi's other soul skills were the same.

He didn't want to waste time chipping away at Xia Yi with soul skills. His spiked hammer was too heavy, and if he ran out of soul power, he wouldn't be able to wield it.

"That's too brutal!" Seeing the crazed look in Luo Guixing's eyes and the rapidly approaching spiked hammer, Xia Yi was startled. Without hesitation, his third soul ring lit up.

With a crisp crack, an extreme chill burst forth from Xia Yi's body. In the blink of an eye, a translucent layer of ice encased both Luo Guixing and his spiked hammer.

Luo Guixing was counter-controlled, and the space lock on Xia Yi disappeared instantly. Without wasting a second, Xia Yi wagged his three tails and sprinted away.

Only after dashing over twenty meters did Xia Yi stop, patting his chest. "Phew! That was terrifying! You Shrek students are way too violent!"

Everyone was stunned. A prodigy from the Young Heroes List had just been instantly defeated!

Many people swallowed nervously. They were all Soul Elders, but the difference in strength was enormous!

Shen Yi was at a loss. Awkwardly, she turned to Yali and asked, "Saint Spirit Your Grace, what should we do?"

Xia Yi had already won, but he hadn't eliminated Luo Guixing, making it difficult for Shen Yi to announce the result.

Watching Xia Yi's exaggerated performance, Yali knew he was doing this on purpose—wanting to fight all four opponents at once. This made Yali grit her teeth in anger. She looked at Tang Wulin and the others and said, "You three, get down there! He challenged all four of you. If you lose, all of your future mission contribution points will be deducted by ten percent!"

"Yes, Saint Spirit Your Grace!" Tang Wulin, Zheng Yiran, and Yang Nianxia immediately leaped into the battle arena.

The three of them quickly positioned themselves in front of the frozen Luo Guixing.

Luo Guixing had been defeated in one move only because he had been too eager for revenge and teleported Xia Yi directly in front of him. Otherwise, with his spatial control abilities, even if Xia Yi could beat him, it would have taken some time.

Now, the three worked together to help Luo Guixing break free from the ice.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Luo Guixing was defeated by Xia Yi in one move. That was because Luo Guixing was too eager to hammer Xia Yi and teleported him right next to him. Otherwise, with his spatial control, even if Xia Yi could defeat him, it would have taken more time.

They immediately channeled their soul power to help Luo Guixing dissolve the ice encasing him.

As time passed, the ice on Luo Guixing's body began to melt.

"So this is the power brought by the Ice God's Heart evolving his martial soul? Such terrifying cold... I'm curious to see what your second tail soul skill is." Ya Li smiled slightly. Xia Yi's second tail had evolved through her power, so she was more curious than anyone else about what his second soul skill would be.

She also noticed that Xia Yi's third soul skill grew more powerful the closer one was to him.

However, she didn't remind Tang Wulin and his teammates.

She wanted them to figure it out on their own.

If they really couldn't, she could always give them a hint later.

"Heh, now things are getting interesting." After breaking free, Luo Guixing saw that Xia Yi was no longer holding back. This time, Xia Yi attacked first.

A Genesis Hammer flew out of his hand, heading straight for Luo Guixing, the main controller.

From Tang Wulin, strands of Blue Silver Grass shot out, weaving into a net along the hammer's trajectory, aiming to intercept it.

At the critical moment, Xia Yi's second soul ring lit up, and the Genesis Hammer made a sudden sharp turn mid-air, bypassing the Blue Silver Emperor's net and continuing towards Luo Guixing.

At the last second, Tang Wulin used a strand of Blue Silver Grass to wrap around Luo Guixing's waist, pulling him just out of the hammer's path.

"You think you can use your Wolf Fang Hammer on me?" Xia Yi didn't give up and continued to control the Genesis Hammer, relentlessly aiming at Luo Guixing.

"His second soul skill is remote object control. It's somewhat similar to Tang Sect's Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, but even more flexible. I'll handle his forging hammer. You guys take him down." Tang Wulin spoke as he pulled out his own forged hammer, also made from spirit-forged metal, with a strand of golden Blue Silver Grass wrapped around its handle.

He had already activated his spirit soul.

He controlled his forging hammer using the golden Blue Silver Grass, sending it to intercept Xia Yi's Genesis Hammer in mid-air.

Watching Yang Nianxia and the others slowly encircle him, Xia Yi smiled and said, "Let's see how you handle another one."

A second Genesis Hammer flew out, deftly avoiding Yang Nianxia, and once again targeted Luo Guixing.

"And another!" Xia Yi laughed, then threw out his Yin-Yang Wine Gourd, aiming it at Zheng Yiran.

After doing all this, Xia Yi casually sat down in a corner, resting his chin on his hand as he leisurely watched them perform.

He even waved at Shen Yi, the referee, and grinned, "Why don't you come sit with me?"

His second soul ring was still glowing continuously.

Everyone was stunned. They were witnessing the most bizarre soul fight ever.

In the arena, two forging hammers and a red-and-blue gourd were flying around at high speed, leaving afterimages and creating whooshing sounds as they relentlessly bombarded Tang Wulin and his team. The four of them were left with no choice but to keep dodging using their soul skills.

Several times, Tang Wulin tried to use Blue Silver Grass to control the Genesis Hammer, but it was moving too fast and unpredictably for him to catch.

He even tried to confront the hammer head-on using his Golden Dragon Claw, but every time he revealed it, the Genesis Hammer would ascend, avoiding a direct clash.

The worst off was Zheng Yiran. At least Luo Guixing's spatial confinement could somewhat restrict the Genesis Hammer, but her poison was completely ineffective.

Yang Nianxia had to stand by her side to protect her.

"Controlling three spirit-forged objects to fly at high speeds from a distance... I want to see how long his soul power can last." Actually, Tang Wulin and his team could break Xia Yi's technique, but they pretended to be struggling on purpose.

They wanted to exhaust Xia Yi's soul power.

Don't forget, apart from Tang Wulin, the others all had higher soul power than Xia Yi.

And Xia Yi's second soul skill was a thousand-year one.

They all had thousand-year soul skills, so they understood just how much soul power they consumed.

"We can't let this go on." Ya Li glanced at Silver Moon Douluo Cai Yue'er and slightly moved her red lips.

Cai Yue'er understood immediately and discreetly operated her soul communicator.

Xia Yi, who had been watching with amusement, suddenly looked up at them.

Cai Yue'er's face remained expressionless, as if nothing had happened.

As for Ya Li, she looked up at the sky, avoiding his gaze.

However, she deliberately puffed out her chest, as if showing off.

"You're ruthless..." Xia Yi gritted his teeth. Tang Wulin and the others wanted to exhaust his soul power, but he also intended to tire them out.

Under normal circumstances, his Genesis Hammers could continuously absorb the life energy from the air to replenish his soul power.

As long as his soul power consumption wasn't too high, the replenishment speed from the two hammers could easily keep up.

But just now, Xia Yi clearly felt the life energy in the air thinning out.

Of course, Xia Yi realized what happened. Previously, the protective barrier around the arena didn't block life energy, allowing his Genesis Hammers to absorb it freely.

But just now, the barrier had been quietly upgraded.

Life energy from outside could no longer enter the arena.

In other words, once the life energy inside the arena was exhausted, his Genesis Hammers would no longer be able to replenish his soul power.

Ya Li had seen through the Genesis Hammer's abilities, though Tang Wulin and his team were still unaware.

If the battle dragged on, their soul power would be completely depleted.

Ya Li decisively had Cai Yue'er activate the barrier's second form, which not only blocked soul skills but also isolated all energies.

This forced Xia Yi into a passive position, having to face Tang Wulin and his team head-on.

(End of Chapter)