They could feel from Jiang Qingtong a pressure nearly identical to that of Xue Yu!
This was… the power of an Ultimate Douluo?
But Jiang Shengyu wasn't here—how had Jiang Qingtong obtained the power of an Ultimate Douluo?
Those like Elder Hong who did not know the connection between the two were all shocked. But they realized one point: if Jiang Qingtong could unleash Ultimate Douluo-level strength without relying on a martial soul fusion skill, then Jiang Shengyu probably could as well!
In other words, their abilities had become even more flexible?
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Qingtong had changed from the one they needed to protect into the one protecting them.
Silver light poured into the bodies of Elder Hong and the others, fully healing their injuries. Jiang Qingtong said softly,
"Elder Hong, Your Grace Tianyin, please go down and rest. Leave this place to me."
Tianyin Douluo and the others looked at her. She said,
"Your Majesty the Empress, don't force yourself… We are all here!"
Jiang Qingtong nodded, and only then did Tianyin Douluo reluctantly descend, leaving the sky to Jiang Qingtong and the distant Xue Yu.
Once she saw everyone land safely, Jiang Qingtong fixed her gaze on Xue Yu in the distance and said quietly,
"We meet again, Prince Xue Yu."
"The last time I saw you, you were still Shrek Academy's star prodigy. I never imagined you'd turn out to be a treacherous spy of the Sun Moon Empire! Mu Lao and Xuan Lao placed such high hopes on you, what a waste!" Xue Yu looked at her with open disdain.
Seeing the contempt on his face, Jiang Qingtong only found it ridiculous.
"To act for one's own nation—what's wrong with that? 'To bear the disgrace of the state is to be the master of the realm; to bear the nation's misfortune is to be its king.' For the Sun Moon Empire, what does it matter if I'm called a villain?"
There was not a single flaw in her words, leaving Xue Yu momentarily at a loss for how to respond. But he soon stopped dwelling on it and instead said,
"Enough. Pointless arguments serve no purpose. Today, I'll take you down and hand you over to Shrek Academy for judgment!"
Hearing this, Jiang Qingtong's face showed undisguised mockery. The silver halo behind her slowly faded, and the wings on her back folded away.
The Mirror Lotus shimmered with light as she flung it into the sky.
She gripped the Ice-Fire Dragon Spear.
A vast, ancient draconic might descended instantly!
In the next moment, Jiang Qingtong charged toward Xue Yu first. Wherever the dragon spear swept past, even space itself struggled to mend, leaving behind a deep, terrifying rift!
Xue Yu tried to raise his hand to block, but Jiang Qingtong had already unleashed a spiritual shock from her Spirit-Eye martial soul, causing him to blank out for an instant!
At their level, an instant was enough to complete countless actions!
In that instant, Jiang Qingtong was already before him. The Ice-Fire Dragon Spear, carrying the spectral forms of an ice-blue dragon and a crimson dragon, thrust forward! Xue Yu snapped back to awareness and blocked in panic, but the defense he threw up in haste could not stop her strike!
The spear pierced through his soul-power defenses and stabbed into his chest. Two ultimate forces surged wildly through his body!
Sensing the threat to his life, Xue Yu quickly retreated, but Jiang Qingtong refused to relent. He nearly sacrificed half his life just to break free of the spear's restraint. Without fully merging, Jiang Qingtong still could not display the peak power of an Ultimate Douluo—but dealing with Xue Yu was no problem.
Although he escaped, the skin around the wound on Xue Yu's chest was scorched and frostbitten!
The terrifying Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire were still raging inside him, forcing him to allocate part of his strength to suppress them.
His aura plummeted rapidly.
Jiang Qingtong pressed the attack. The Mirror Lotus in the sky pulsed with multicolored light—Phoenix Meteor Rain of Ultimate Fire and the destructive violet beam of the Purple Radiant Obliteration Dragon poured down, cutting off all of Xue Yu's escape routes.
Jiang Qingtong closed in, her dragon spear dancing fiercely. As she overwhelmed Xue Yu, she taunted,
"You only reached the realm of Ultimate Douluo thanks to a bit of divine blessing, and you think you truly have the ability? How laughable."
Xue Yu roared,
"Presumptuous! You dare speak of the gods?"
"You're the presumptuous one!"
The majesty of the Golden Dragon surged into Jiang Qingtong's body, and even her shout carried a vast draconic might, echoing across the heavens!
Not just the Sun and Moon Empire's forces—even the soldiers atop Yuming Pass far away felt a sudden urge to kneel! If not for Dai Hao standing beside them, some might truly have collapsed to their knees.
Even Dai Hao felt his heart tremble as he watched!
He could see Jiang Qingtong's figure clearly now, and was utterly stunned. Without the martial soul fusion skill, how could she possibly fight an Ultimate Douluo like Xue Yu?
What in the world was happening?
While Xue Yu was stunned by the draconic might, Jiang Qingtong swung the Ice-Fire Dragon Spear downward, cleaving off one of his arms. Blood sprayed into the air!
The searing pain twisted Xue Yu's expression instantly. Gone was the aloof prince who moments ago looked down on the Sun Moon Empire with his borrowed Ultimate Douluo strength. Now he was like a beaten, fleeing dog.
"Jiang Qingtong, you dare!!"
Xue Yu howled. Jiang Qingtong only snorted and rushed forward, planting her palm on his body as she said evenly,
"What would I not dare?"
As her words fell, the power of Ultimate Ice burst from her palm.
Emperor's Palm — Great Cold Without Snow!
Though Snow Empress had taught the Snow Empress Three Ultimate Arts only to Jiang Shengyu, Jiang Qingtong and Jiang Shengyu were essentially one and the same. What Jiang Shengyu knew, Jiang Qingtong naturally knew. With the immense Ultimate Ice power of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion martial soul, her execution of the technique was no weaker.
The extreme cold instantly froze Xue Yu. No matter how he circulated his soul power, it was useless!
Watching his body being frozen inch by inch, Xue Yu's face filled with terror and helplessness. He looked toward Yuming Pass and saw Dai Hao standing on the city wall. He opened his mouth, wanting to speak.
But the ice had already reached his neck, and he could only force out two trembling words:
"Save… me…"
The tail end of "me" froze, and Xue Yu was sealed entirely in a massive block of Ultimate Ice!
Then the true power of Great Cold Without Snow erupted. The ice encasing Xue Yu cracked inch by inch before exploding with a terrifying blast. The shockwave scoured the sky clear of clouds!
Even the dark clouds over the Sun Moon Empire were dispersed in an instant, allowing a moment of sunlight to shine upon the empire's land.
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