Douluo Dalu 2: The True God King

Mu En's words were naturally trusted by everyone, which only made them more alarmed.

Because it meant that Su Yu truly possessed a hundred-thousand-year fifth soul ring—a shocking revelation.

"How did he do it?"

Yan Shaozhe exclaimed in shock, while the other elders remained silent.

After all, for an ordinary soul master, it was nearly impossible to endure a hundred-thousand-year soul ring as a fifth ring.

Zhang Lexuan had already exerted all her strength to absorb a hundred-thousand-year soul ring for her eighth ring.

How exactly did Su Yu manage to achieve this on his fifth ring?

"Could it be a sacrifice?"

Xian Liner speculated.

"Soul beast sacrifices have long been a rumored legend, but why would a soul beast willingly sacrifice itself for a human?"

"This child truly has many secrets..."

Elder Lin sighed deeply.

The other elders nodded in agreement.

"This battle… Xiaotao will lose."

Elder Song murmured.

Although Martial Soul True Body was powerful, the amplification of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring was equally terrifying.

Yan Shaozhe's face was heavy as he stared intently at the distant battlefield.

Only Zhang Lexuan's beautiful face remained calm, with a faint trace of relief in her eyes.

...

Black, black, black, black, red—five soul rings revolved around Su Yu, radiating a mysterious glow.

With his martial soul attached, Su Yu was cloaked in an icy blue radiance, his eyes like an ancient frozen lake, bone-chillingly cold.

Standing with his hands behind his back, an endless frost spread outward from him.

On Sea God Lake, blocks of solid ice rapidly expanded in all directions, freezing the lake water.

In the air, Ma Xiaotao hovered, her body transformed into a phoenix engulfed in evil fire. Her eyes flickered with disbelief.

"A hundred-thousand-year soul ring!"

The next moment, her shock turned into overwhelming battle intent.

"As expected of you. Let me see what makes this hundred-thousand-year soul ring so remarkable!"

The giant wings of the Evil Fire Phoenix flapped, sending a surge of blazing flames forward.

The terrifying heat distorted even the air itself.

"Chirp!"

Accompanied by a phoenix cry, a massive, sharp claw covered in evil fire slashed down toward Su Yu.

That single claw alone was larger than Su Yu's entire body.

Su Yu's gaze flickered as his second soul ring shone, instantly enveloping him in ice armor.

He raised his fist and struck.

Clang!

His punch collided with the claw, producing a sound like metal striking stone.

The evil fire scattered, and the massive claw was forced back with a single blow.

Yet, instead of retreating, the Evil Fire Phoenix pressed forward, descending from the sky.

An endless inferno surged forth, carrying a devastating heat that seemed capable of incinerating everything.

Martial Soul True Body—it was a soul master's strongest weapon.

But Su Yu remained calm in the face of danger. His fifth soul ring gleamed, its blood-red glow radiating a demonic light.

A thick layer of diamond-like ice crystals spread over his hands, reinforcing his already sturdy ice armor.

Two hundred-thousand-year soul skills activated simultaneously.

Ice Emperor's Dominion, Ice Emperor's Claws.

Su Yu did not hold back—he faced the attack head-on.

The roaring flames engulfed him completely, the Evil Fire Phoenix folding its enormous wings around him.

Within the enclosed flames, the phoenix fire burned fiercely, as if determined to melt Su Yu entirely.

The danger was palpable.

Yet, wrapped in dual layers of ice armor, Su Yu remained completely unfazed by the intense heat. His icy blue radiance shone brightly, forcing the evil fire to retreat.

His hands, like two razor-sharp blades, not only withstood the phoenix's claws but also pried apart the fiery wings that had attempted to trap him.

In the Phoenix's crimson eyes, a flash of human-like astonishment appeared.

In Martial Soul True Body form, Ma Xiaotao's strength was supposed to be overwhelming.

The power of her Evil Phoenix Fire had been pushed to its limit.

Yet Su Yu had endured it by sheer force—and his terrifying strength even surpassed hers.

"Woman, you know nothing about power."

Su Yu grinned, exerted force, and forcibly spread the Phoenix's fiery wings open.

Then, he lunged forward, his ice-crystal-covered hands piercing through the evil flames and striking the Evil Fire Phoenix's body.

The next moment, something terrifying happened.

An indescribable storm of extreme frost exploded outward.

The raging evil flames seemed to encounter their natural nemesis and dissipated rapidly.

An endless chill spread from Su Yu's hands in a wild torrent.

Ice began to form over the Phoenix's body, layer upon layer of thick frost expanding.

Even in Martial Soul True Body form, Ma Xaiotao was unable to resist the freezing.

Absolute elemental suppression was displayed to perfection.

The Phoenix's enormous eyes stared at Su Yu, filled with shock and disbelief.

"Do you need another chance?"

Su Yu chuckled.

The Evil Fire Phoenix blinked, momentarily confused.

Su Yu smiled faintly.

Before the astonished gazes of the onlookers, he lifted the massive Phoenix with both hands and casually flung her away.

The colossal Evil Fire Phoenix—over ten meters in size—was hurled dozens of meters away, crashing heavily onto the frozen lake.

The ice, strengthened by the extreme frost, was incredibly solid.

But this only made the impact even harsher, leaving the Evil Fire Phoenix dazed.

Su Yu's gaze turned sharp as lightning, locking onto another target.

"One isn't enough. Miss Wu Ming, you come too."

Su Yu extended his right hand and beckoned casually, his gesture instantly enraging Wu Ming.

"How arrogant! Who does he think he is?"

"So what if he has a hundred-thousand-year soul ring? He dares to look down on me?"

Like Ma Xiaotao, Wu Ming had a fiery temper and could not tolerate such provocation.

Without hesitation, she soared into the sky.

"Ming'er!"

Han Ruoruo reached out, trying to stop Wu Ming, but she was a step too late.

Behind Wu Ming, a golden crow's phantom spread its wings, and her entire body transformed into golden light, descending from the sky.

Golden-red flames surrounded her, making her look like a goddess of fire.

She raised her right hand toward the sky, and her fourth soul ring lit up. A ruby-colored light sphere, initially the size of a longan, shot upward.

The sphere rapidly expanded in the wind, growing to the size of a basin before hurtling toward Su Yu like a shooting star.

Just before reaching him, it exploded, transforming into a golden ring of fire.

The fire ring carried immense impact force and searing heat, roaring toward Su Yu.

However, as it surged toward him, Su Yu simply raised his palm and lightly slapped it, completely dispersing the attack.

Wu Ming's beautiful eyes flashed as she charged downward, activating her second and first soul rings simultaneously. A thick, pillar-like fire beam blasted straight at Su Yu.

Su Yu extended his right hand and clenched his fingers lightly—instantly, the golden-red fire pillar froze solid.

The next moment, with just a slight tap of his index finger, the massive fire pillar shattered into countless fragments.

"How is this possible?"

Wu Ming hovered in midair, more than ten meters away from Su Yu, her face filled with shock.

She couldn't believe how effortlessly Su Yu had neutralized her attacks.

Was Ultimate Ice truly this powerful?

Su Yu glanced at Wu Ming's increasingly grim expression and said indifferently, "You don't need to embarrass yourself with these little tricks. You should know why I called you up here."

"Little tricks?"

Wu Ming's eyes widened in anger. "Did you just call my techniques little tricks?"

Su Yu's tone remained calm. "That's simply the truth."

"Fine, fine, fine! Then let me show you what real techniques look like!"

Wu Ming, enraged, flapped her golden-red wings and lunged directly at Su Yu.

There was no doubt about it—Wu Ming was incredibly strong, and the power of the Golden Crow's True Fire was no weaker than the Evil Phoenix Fire.

Against almost any other opponent, her attacks would be nearly impossible to withstand.

But Su Yu was no ordinary person.

His two layers of ice armor completely negated the Golden Crow's True Fire, allowing him to dismantle all of Wu Ming's attacks with ease.

Smack!

Su Yu struck Wu Ming in the chest with a single palm, sending her flying backward.

She tumbled through the air, coughing up a mouthful of fresh blood.

By coincidence, she landed right where Ma Xiaotao had fallen earlier.

Looking at the Evil Fire Phoenix beside her—still struggling to break free from the Ultimate Ice—Wu Ming's eyes flashed with determination.

At last, her pitch-black seventh soul ring lit up.

Her entire body transformed into a golden-red flame maiden, and a sharp, bird-like cry escaped from her lips.

As her wings wrapped around Ma Xiaotao, the Golden Crow's True Fire surged outward.

Combining their strength, they finally managed to melt the ice that had imprisoned the Evil Fire Phoenix.

Their beautiful eyes met for a brief moment—then, without hesitation, they both launched an attack on Su Yu.

One was the Evil Fire Phoenix.

The other was the Golden Crow.

Two Soul Sages, both using their Martial Soul True Bodies, combining the Phoenix Evil Fire with the Golden Crow's True Fire—an utterly terrifying power.

Su Yu laughed.

"Good! Come on, then!"

Instead of retreating, he advanced, launching an attack against both of them at once.

"Phoenix Meteor Shower!"

"Golden Crow's Heaven-Shaking Strike!"

Ma Xiaotao and Wu Ming unleashed their most powerful soul skills atop their Martial Soul True Bodies.

Instantly, the air temperature skyrocketed, as countless fireballs and miniature Golden Crows rained down toward Su Yu.

At the same time, Su Yu's fourth soul ring lit up.

Ice Emperor's Phoenix Feather.

In an instant, countless ice swords shot outward, colliding violently with the fireballs and Golden Crows.

Ice and fire—icy blue against golden red—painted the entire sky in dazzling colors.

"Fall back!"

"Everyone, retreat!"

Han Ruoruo quickly commanded the inner courtyard students to withdraw.

At that moment, the battle had reached an incredibly intense climax.

Even Han Ruoruo was astonished by the sheer destructive energy being unleashed.

Two Soul Sages, both in Martial Soul True Body form and yet… they still couldn't defeat Su Yu?

Only now did Han Ruoruo realize just how overwhelmingly strong Su Yu truly was.

On the outer courtyard's side, countless students were already dumbfounded.

A battle of such terrifying magnitude was beyond their imagination.

It was too intense, too shocking.

Even the residual shockwaves made their hearts pound with fear.

Within the outer courtyard, several familiar figures stood in silent awe.

Ning Tian, Zhu Lu, Tang Ya, and others—all watched the fierce exchange in disbelief.

Ning Tian pursed her lips, her beautiful eyes still reflecting lingering astonishment.

In just two years… Su Yu had become even stronger.

Zhu Lu's heterochromatic eyes gleamed with admiration.

If only she had such power—how incredible that would be.