Skadi's move appeared calm and tranquil on the surface, but in reality, it was like a colossal boulder crashing into a churning river. It forcefully interrupted the turbulent momentum of the torrent, sending entirely new waves surging outward from her as the center.
In Chen Xinjie's eyes, all the power he had unleashed through his martial soul and soul skills was completely neutralized. Furthermore, his entire understanding of his own martial soul was thoroughly crushed. His martial soul was the ocean itself, and his soul skills had always been grand and unconstrained, fully displaying the tempestuous majesty of the sea. Yet at this moment, in front of Skadi, all of these advantages turned into fatal flaws.
However, in the eyes of the spectating Limit Douluos, the scene was entirely different. Every soul skill Chen Xinjie unleashed was being pushed outward in all directions by Skadi, utilizing the surging momentum of the sea.
"Not good! Dongfeng, that Sea God pushed Chen Xinjie's soul skills over here!"
Qiangu Dieting and Qiangu Dongfeng, the two top powerhouses of the Qiangu Clan, instantly unleashed their family's exclusive self-created soul skill--the Unyielding Staff Technique, which could only be cultivated at the Titled Douluo level. This staff technique took the concept of "breaking" as its core definition, fighting heaven and earth while breaking through laws, making it precisely the key to resolving the current crisis.
"Unyielding Staff Technique--Breaking the Universe!"
The two peak powerhouses erupted with their strongest strike. Facing the sweeping sea storm, they crossed their staffs against each other, displaying the true essence of "breaking" to its absolute limit. The surging waves had already converged into a ferocious water dragon, but it was smashed apart by this single strike. Even so, Chen Xinjie's will, wrapped within the seawater, still shattered the soul power defenses of the other Titled Douluos, leaving everyone belonging to the Spirit Pagoda completely drenched. The mere residual shockwaves from the shattered attack carried enough power to instantly kill a Soul Douluo.
"Father! This... is the gap between humans and gods really this vast? Didn't Sui Yuan say that a Divine Seat is insignificant?" Qiangu Dongfeng was currently in a fully unleashed state. He had shed his previous frail, elderly appearance and returned to his middle-aged form, gnashing his teeth as he stared at the two figures entangled in battle at the center of the battlefield.
"He was right. The Divine Seat itself indeed isn't important. What matters is the understanding of the laws contained within the Divine Seat. Chen Xinjie's understanding of the 'Ocean' is far weaker than that deity's." Qiangu Dieting summoned his martial soul to disperse the residual shockwaves in front of him, while keeping his eyes wide open with his spiritual power fully active, projecting everything before him into a scroll through Spiritual Manifestation.
"Even if that young lady's cultivation is only at the Titled Douluo level, she has already rewoven her accumulated Sea God's power into a Sea God's Divine Seat. Her understanding of the rules of the 'Ocean' completely crushes Chen Xinjie across the board. You youngsters, focus all your attention on this battle--this is a contest of 'laws.' Learn well, and you will have a bright future ahead!"
If the Spirit Pagoda, which possessed two Demigods, found it this exhausting to resist the residual shockwaves, the other factions fared even worse. Zang Xin of the Tang Sect was completely unable to block the water dragon formed by that "Law." He was originally a spirit control system soul master whose soul skills relied entirely on powerful spiritual energy, adhering to the principle of being as obnoxious as possible. He had absolutely no way to withstand this kind of heavy, force-driven attack.
Fortunately, the Tang Sect contingent was positioned close to Shrek Academy. Seeing that the Tang Sect disciples led by Zang Xin were about to be wiped out by the residual shockwaves from her first love Chen Xinjie's battle, Long Yeyue forcibly utilized her understanding of "Yin and Yang" to activate her domain: "Boundless Yin-Yang!"
Several water dragons were entirely compressed in front of her. She, along with another Shrek Limit Douluo Pavilion Elder, suppressed this water dragon of the Sea together.
The tide-like impact force penetrated through layers of defense, continuously battering the Titled Douluos of both factions. Long Yeyue, who stood at the absolute front, bore the brunt of the impact. After blocking the attack, parts of her Four-Word Battle Armor were damaged, and she collapsed directly to the ground.
Because Skadi's attacks radiated outward with herself as the center, it inevitably affected Gu Yuena's pack of Soul Beast. "None of you move! The soul power fluctuations are too obvious, I will handle it!" The Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena displayed the full majesty of the Co-Sovereign of Soul Beasts at this moment, as seven elemental lights surged around her body.
As the incarnation of the Dragon God's wisdom, she possessed all-around combat capability prior to her division, relying on ultimate elemental control and multiple elemental abilities at the Limit level.
Yet, while her control over elements was extremely strong, the attack before her was a convergence of "elements," a literal Law-based attack. She could directly control elements, but she could not understand the essence of those elements. After all, no one could expect a "baby" who had been crippled right at birth and had spent countless years in a deep slumber to recuperate to comprehend everything solely based on the Dragon God's memories.
"Something's wrong! This water dragon isn't just water, it also contains the laws of the 'Ocean'?" The Dragon God's memories allowed Gu Yuena to instantly pierce through the essence, yet she still found it difficult to resist its might. Ultimately, she did not disgrace her title as the Co-Sovereign of Soul Beasts. She forcibly extracted the water element from within the water dragon, but the dragon did not dissipate, continuing to wash over as a churning expanse of seawater.
The flow of water drenched her silver hair, and water droplets fell onto her pale skin. Gu Yuena's clear eyes stared at the seawater in her hands as she murmured, "This is... the mark of a new Sea God? Telling me not to leave after the fight?" The wisdom of the Dragon God told her what it was, but her thoughts at this moment could not fully comprehend it. "After this great war, there will be quite a lot of things to do..."
Chen Xinjie had absolutely no idea that the residual shockwaves from his battle had nearly killed his first love. His mind was currently entirely consumed with defeating the "Sea God" before him.
He forcefully swung the Trident toward Skadi's waist, only to see Skadi clap her hands together. A torrent of rushing seawater flowed out from her palms, transforming into an undulating ring that forcefully blocked the Trident's attack.
"Any of my attacks can wound her, but using divine power to hurt her just gets absorbed, physical attacks get intercepted by the water ring, and once my soul skills are released, she takes control of them..." Chen Xinjie grew anxious. "How on earth am I supposed to fight this? Is my glory, Chen Xinjie's glory, about to fade once again?"
Right at that moment, as he was being pinned down against the surface of the sea, he looked up toward the sky. Sensing something, his fighting spirit was instantly rekindled.
The ocean divine power throughout his body was unleashed toward Skadi without reservation. While holding her in place, a colorful halo suddenly appeared around Skadi, pinning her firmly to the sea surface.
"Atlas--Shooting the Sun!"
A piercing golden light sliced through the sky, dispersing the surrounding dark clouds. A surging spear intent swept down like a blazing sun, bearing down directly upon Skadi!
Within Eastsea City, that brilliant pearl of a building was continuously resisting the storm coming from the sea. The difference was that a young girl was currently standing atop the pearl, with several bizarre mirrors floating in front of her.
"He's finally here! The Lord of the Plane has entered the fray. The Ancient Golden Tree's side will soon unleash the Sea God's Light!" The young girl jumped down from the pearl, falling freely from the high altitude.
"Baili Yuan, get ready! Return all non-essential Anatta Avatar to the main body. The real show is about to begin!"
During her fall, a crimson avatar suddenly emerged behind her. Her six-to-seven-year-old child's body instantly became robust and tall, as thousands of stray Anatta Avatar returned entirely to her. Her crimson eyes scanned the air, and immediately after, a teleportation portal opened. That robust figure darted through it like a swimming fish.
The complete Anatta Avatar--Huang, was about to descend upon the battlefield!