Chapter 144 Freezing All Things, Ice Calamity Destroys the World.
Meanwhile.
In the far north, in the core area.
The Snow Empress stood on the ten-thousand-year-old ice plain, her beautiful face expressionless.
But a trace of solemnity flashed in her icy blue eyes.
"Tenth place."
"The experts of the Big Dipper Academy are indeed extraordinary."
She murmured to herself.
The Ice Empress beside her curled her lips: "Sister Snow Empress, this ranking of the Heavenly Canopy is too disrespectful to us soul beasts! With your strength, how come you are only ranked tenth?"
The Snow Empress gently shook her head: "The power of the Heavenly Canopy is beyond our comprehension. Since you are ranked tenth, it means there are nine stronger ones ahead of you."
The Ice Empress snorted coldly: "Then let's teach this human Pope a good lesson! Let the continent know that the dignity of our soul beast race cannot be violated!"
The Snow Empress nodded slightly, a cold light flashing in her eyes: "Just what I wanted."
Just then, two blood-red pillars of light descended from the sky.
One enveloped Bibi Dong in the Spirit Hall.
The other descended upon the Snow Empress in the core of the far north.
The next moment, both figures vanished from their spots.
The Endless Arena.
When Bibi Dong regained her sight, she found herself in a frozen wasteland.
A biting wind howled past, and swirling snow blurred her vision.
This power was clearly released by the Snow Empress.
She had single-handedly altered the entire arena's environment!
What shocked her most was the terrifyingly low temperature; even with her cultivation level, her soul power felt sluggish.
Not far away on the snowfield, a stunningly beautiful woman in white stood silently.
She had long, ice-blue hair, skin as white as snow, and a face of unparalleled beauty.
She emanated a chilling aura.
"You are the Snow Empress?"
"I never expected your soul beast form to be like this."
Bibi Dong's pupils contracted slightly.
The Snow Empress looked at Bibi Dong expressionlessly: "Human, your courage is commendable, but challenging me is your greatest mistake."
Before she finished speaking, the Snow Empress gently raised her hand.
"Boom!"
In an instant, the entire scene of the Endless Arena underwent a dramatic transformation!
What was originally just an ordinary icy and snowy environment has now transformed into an absolute zero domain, like the core of the far north!
Moisture in the air instantly condenses into ice crystals, the earth is covered by a thick layer of ice, and even space itself seems to be frozen.
Bibi Dong's expression changed drastically: "A domain cast instantly? And so completely!"
She could feel that within this domain, the speed of her soul power circulation had decreased by at least 30%.
Her movements were also greatly restricted.
Even more terrifying was the bone-chilling cold that was constantly eroding her body.
"I can't just passively take the hits!"
A fierce glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes.
The illusory image of the Death Spider Emperor martial soul suddenly appeared behind her.
Black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red.
Nine spirit rings lit up in succession.
A powerful aura of death temporarily resisted the corrosive chill.
"Third spirit skill, Death Spider Web Binding!"
A deep purple spider web, spraying with deadly venom, shot out, aiming straight for the Snow Empress.
However, the spider web quickly froze in mid-air, eventually shattering into ice crystals and dissipating.
The Snow Empress gently shook her head: "A mere trick."
She waved her jade hand lightly, and a flash of icy blue light appeared: "Emperor Sword, Unparalleled Ice!"
A giant sword formed entirely of extreme ice appeared out of thin air, slashing towards Bibi Dong with a power that could tear the heavens and earth apart.
Before the sword even arrived, the terrifying sword intent already made Bibi Dong feel a stinging pain on her skin.
"Sixth spirit skill, Bloodsucking Spider Sting!"
Countless poisonous stingers with a bloodsucking effect erupted from Bibi Dong's body, colliding with the ice sword.
However, most of the poisonous stingers were frozen and shattered the moment they touched the ice sword.
Only a few broke through the sword's momentum, but they were easily blocked by the icy aura surrounding the Snow Empress.
"So powerful!"
Bibi Dong was shocked. Without hesitation, she switched her martial soul, "Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, Possession!"
An even more eerie and evil aura erupted from her body, and the dark green light temporarily dispelled some of the chill.
"First Soul Skill, Crescent Moon!"
Eight emerald green crescent blades spun and slashed towards the Snow Empress, their trajectories treacherous.
They blocked all escape routes.
The Snow Empress's expression remained unchanged as she formed hand seals.
"Emperor's Palm, Great Cold Without Snow!"
She struck out with a palm, seemingly light and without any power.
But wherever it passed, space seemed to freeze.
The eight crescent blades froze in mid-air the moment they touched the palm wind, then shattered into countless ice crystals.
"What?"
Bibi Dong's expression finally changed.
She hadn't expected her attack to be so easily neutralized.
The Snow Empress, however, didn't give her time to think.
In a flash, she appeared in front of Bibi Dong.
"Emperor's Cold Heaven, Snow Dance Shining Sun!"
An endless storm of ice and snow erupted from her center, each snowflake containing the terrifying power of extreme ice.
Bibi Dong felt a sudden tightness around her!
She was completely engulfed by the icy storm.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor True Body!"
In this critical moment, Bibi Dong unhesitatingly unleashed her Martial Soul True Body.
A massive phantom of the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor enveloped her, temporarily resisting the erosion of the icy storm.
However, the Spider Emperor's true body was already covered with a thick layer of frost, making movement extremely difficult.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Spider Emperor Clone!"
Two clones possessing all of Bibi Dong's strength appeared.
They attacked the Snow Empress from different directions.
However, the Snow Empress merely waved her hand!
The two clones were instantly frozen, then shattered into ice shards.
"Useless."
"In the face of absolute power disparity, any technique is futile."
The Snow Empress's voice remained icy.
Bibi Dong gritted her teeth, a resolute glint in her eyes.
"Ninth Soul Skill, Abyss Slash of Spatial Tear!"
A verdant blade of light tore through space, slashing towards the Snow Empress with a bizarre trajectory.
The spatial power contained in this attack finally made the Snow Empress take it slightly more seriously.
"Interesting."
"Absolute Zero, Freeze!"
The Snow Empress extended her slender finger and lightly touched it in front of her.
Centered on her fingertip, time and space seemed to freeze.
The verdant blade of light that had torn through space stopped abruptly just three feet away from her.
It was then enveloped by thick ice, finally shattering and disappearing.
"How is this possible!"
Bibi Dong finally revealed an expression of disbelief.
One of her strongest attacks had been so easily neutralized!
The Snow Empress looked at Bibi Dong, a hint of appreciation flashing in her eyes: "You're indeed impressive for forcing me to use Absolute Zero, but this ends here."
She slowly raised her hands, and the icy power of the entire endless arena began to gather frantically.
In the sky, countless enormous ice blades slowly took shape, each containing a world-destroying pressure.
"Ice Tribulation Annihilates the World."
The Snow Empress murmured these four words.
Thousands upon thousands of ice blades in the sky simultaneously locked onto Bibi Dong.
The terrifying pressure made Bibi Dong's body stiffen, and she couldn't even circulate her soul power normally.
"God-level combat skill."
Bibi Dong felt the deadly threat contained in each ice blade, and a sense of powerlessness finally rose in her heart.
She knew very well that she absolutely could not withstand this attack.
The result of resisting would only be serious injury, or even death.
"I surrender!"
Just before the ice blades were about to fall, Bibi Dong shouted these three words without hesitation.
A hint of surprise flashed in the Snow Empress's eyes!
The ice blades in the sky dissipated directly due to the power of the celestial canopy, and the terrifying pressure also disappeared.
"You are very smart."
"Knowing that it is impossible and decisively giving up, this decisiveness is worthy of your ranking."
The Snow Empress looked deeply at Bibi Dong.
She sensed that at the moment Bibi Dong surrendered, a power descended from the celestial canopy, making it impossible for her to attack again!
What a pity.
This human soul master is dangerous!
Bibi Dong smiled bitterly.
She could sense that if that attack had actually landed, even with the protection of the Endless Arena, she would have paid a heavy price.
The voice of the heavens rang out at the opportune moment:
[Endless Arena Battle Ends, Snow Empress Wins, Ranking Unchanged]
Two blood-red pillars of light descended, teleporting the two back to their respective locations.
Inside the Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong reappeared, her face somewhat pale.
"Your Holiness!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo rushed forward.
Bibi Dong waved her hand: "I'm fine. Snow Empress's strength is indeed terrifying."
She recalled that battle! She still felt lingering fear.
Snow Empress's ultimate ice had reached an unbelievable level.
Especially in icy environments, she was practically invincible.
"It seems I still need to continue improving my strength."
A resolute glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes.
The Far North.
After the Snow Empress returned, the Ice Empress immediately greeted her: "Sister, how was it? How strong was that Bibi Dong?"
The Snow Empress exhaled a breath of cold air: "Very strong. If I hadn't created an icy environment first, it wouldn't have been easy for me to defeat her."
"Especially her last attack, which touched the edge of a divine technique."
The Ice Empress exclaimed in surprise: "There are such strong people among humans?"
The Snow Empress looked south, her eyes deep: "This era is different."
On Seagod Island.
Poseidon watched the entire battle, her face extremely solemn.
"The Snow Empress's ultimate ice, to some extent, also counters my ocean power."
She murmured to herself.
"If I were to face her, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have a 30% chance of winning."
Tang Chen stood beside her and said in a deep voice: "Such a strong person is hidden in the far north. It seems the waters of the continent are much deeper than we imagined."
Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin remained silent for a long time.
Bone Douluo Gu Rong couldn't help but ask, "Old Chen, if you were to face the Snow Empress, what are your chances of winning?"
Chen Xin shook his head: "Almost none!"
Ning Fengzhi sighed, "The foundation of the Soul Beast race is indeed unfathomable."
Inside the Hall of Worship.
Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others looked at each other in silence.
After a long while, Golden Crocodile Douluo finally said in a hoarse voice, "Great Elder, the Snow Empress's strength..."
Qian Daoliu said in a deep voice, "Among the Limit Douluo level, she is also top-tier, especially that Ice Tribulation Annihilation, which was the reward from the Heavenly Curtain before, its power is enough to destroy the heavens and the earth."
"Bibi Dong's loss is not unjust."
He looked in the direction of the Big Dipper Academy, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes: "Even the Snow Empress can only be ranked tenth, what kind of terrifying existences must the nine ahead of her be?"
The strong people of the entire continent were shocked by the strength displayed by the Snow Empress.
And what shocked them even more was that this was only tenth place!
The blood light of the Heavenly Curtain was still surging.
It seemed to be brewing even more astonishing information.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for the revelation of the ninth place.
At this very moment, within the Beidou Academy, Sikong Zhen gazed into the distance, his lightning subsiding.
Yet, the chilling aura emanating from him grew ever more profound.
"The tenth-ranked Snow Empress, huh?"
His eyes flashed with lightning. "Interesting."
Lu Xiao smiled at him. "What, have some ideas?"
Sikong Zhen stood up, thunder rumbling faintly around him. "Once I stabilize my cultivation, I'd like to meet these so-called top experts."
His gaze turned to the sky, his fighting spirit blazing.
The true battle of the strong had only just begun.
(End of Chapter)