MTL NOVEL Chapter 108: Chapter 108: A Three-to-Seven Split? Three Minutes, I’d Be in Seven Pieces
Clearly, even in her berserk state, Ma Xiaotao turned her gaze toward the true culprit behind everything—the one responsible for this entire situation.
"Being the Evil Fire Phoenix is impressive, huh? Be careful, or you might just roast yourself into a charred chicken."
Xu Cheng smiled.
"Ang!"
Ma Xiaotao's speed was terrifying. In a flash, she left a deep trail in the ground and appeared right in front of Xu Cheng.
She struck with a palm.
The fearsome evil fire, as if capable of melting everything in the world, roared toward Xu Cheng.
This strike could likely burn even a Soul Sage to ashes.
Under Ma Xiaotao's overwhelming aura, Xu Cheng's thin figure seemed frail and helpless. Countless spectators held their breaths in suspense.
Xu Jiujing also leaned forward, her beautiful eyes locked onto Xu Cheng.
Many teams widened their eyes.
Everyone wanted to know—between the berserk Evil Fire Phoenix and one of the top-tier martial souls, Ultimate Ice—which was stronger?
The next moment—
Xu Cheng smiled and snapped his fingers.
"Ice Empress."
A domineering aura surged from within him, sweeping across the entire battlefield like a torrential flood.
A pressure belonging to a hundred-thousand-year soul beast made countless people tremble. Even Xu Jiawei's expression turned grim as he abruptly stood up.
On the stage—
Ling Luochan's delicate face was filled with shock.
"This is… one of the Three Kings of the Extreme North…"
The Ice Jade Empress Scorpion!
As a purely ice-based martial soul, there was only one kind in existence that could surpass it—
Ultimate Ice…
Xu Cheng grinned.
"Correct! But… no prize for you."
Behind him, the forty-thousand-year-old Ice Empress slowly emerged like an illusion. Even in a foreign battlefield, this powerful soul beast could turn the area into her own domain.
The moment she appeared, the entire sky darkened.
Snowflakes drifted down, and the temperature plummeted.
Even with the protective barrier, the audience could feel a bone-chilling cold, as if their flesh, bones, and even souls were freezing.
"Ang!"
A black phoenix. An ice scorpion.
The two massive phantoms faced each other from afar.
The black phoenix lifted its head, seeming uneasy. With a long cry, it dived straight downward.
Xu Cheng calmly watched Ma Xiaotao, who was launching a desperate attack.
His expression remained indifferent.
"Ice Empress' Wrath!"
The entire sky seemed to be split into two distinct colors.
Blazing black and bone-chilling light blue.
Boom!
The terrifying soul power surged like endless waves.
"Dai Shuai, lend a hand!"
Huang Jinxu shouted.
"Alright!"
The White Tiger Duke swiftly moved to help stabilize the energy barrier.
Within the battlefield, the two forces collided, sending shockwaves that threatened to break the hundred-plus energy pillars maintaining the barrier.
On the Sun Moon team's side, Ma Rulong was frantically reinforcing defensive structures, preparing multiple energy shields and invincible barriers—practically emptying their reserves.
On Shrek's side, Dai Yueheng snapped out of his daze and, alongside Xu Sanshi, braced against the impact. Ling Luochan quickly cast another layer of shields over them.
This all happened in an instant.
Within mere seconds—
The entire battlefield was engulfed in darkness. Thick white mist shrouded everything.
When Ultimate Ice clashed with Evil Fire, some of it merged, evaporating into dense fog that covered the entire arena.
Countless spectators stared in stunned silence.
Xu Jiawei's expression was equally grave.
"Unbelievable…"
He let out a long sigh.
As a Title Douluo, he could clearly sense who remained standing.
In fact, that boy hadn't even been injured…
This was suppression. In theory, Evil Fire and Ultimate Ice shouldn't have an absolute power difference. Yet, this boy had completely overwhelmed Ma Xiaotao, even in her berserk state.
Something was off.
Xu Jiawei clasped his hands behind his back and sighed softly.
"The stronger you are, the less we can allow you to leave here alive…"
As the mist cleared—
Only devastation remained.
At the same time, exclamations and commotion erupted in the spectator stands.
"It's Xu Cheng!"
Xu Jiujing's red lips parted slightly.
Her expression was filled with complexity.
That figure stood motionless, his handsome face as calm as when he arrived—completely unfazed.
And his opponent, Ma Xiaotao—
Had been turned into a lifelike ice sculpture, frozen in an attacking posture…
At this moment, this young man gave her an overwhelming feeling—like a mountain, steady, towering, and full of mystery.
Di'ao Academy
Jiang Peng gazed at the composed figure in the arena.
He let out a long breath.
A bitter smile formed on his face.
"What rotten luck… Running into a freak like this in the same tournament."
"Captain, if you were to go one-on-one against Xu Cheng… what are the odds?" a male teammate from the Di'ao main team asked curiously.
"Three-to-seven," Jiang Peng sighed.
"Whoa! So we still have hope? I didn't expect you to have hidden tricks, Captain!" The male teammate looked surprised.
"Three minutes. I'd be in seven pieces." Jiang Peng glanced at his teammate and spoke in a somber tone.
Teammate: "…."
"Up to this point, he's shown three abilities—Blood Pupil Illusion, that mysterious repelling force, and now the Ultimate Ice martial soul. But according to reports, he still hasn't used his Sun martial soul, inherited from the Sun Moon Empire's royal bloodline. He supposedly revealed it once during an academy match, and it was ridiculously powerful—at least as strong as his other abilities…"
A female teammate spoke with a heavy voice, almost despairing.
"Just how many trump cards does this guy have?"
"Stop thinking about it. Making it to the finals is already a victory. Running into someone like this? That's already enough to go down in history. If we reach the finals and face him, we'll be remembered forever. Even if it's just a footnote—'Jiang Peng led his team against Xu Cheng in the finals'—that alone is enough for me to brag about for life, hahaha!"
Jiang Peng had already accepted reality and laughed in a relaxed manner.
Fight? How?
Even Ma Xiaotao in that state was suppressed. If he went up there, wouldn't he just be throwing his life away?
Jiang Peng was a rare genius of the Tianhun Empire, but he understood—there was always a higher mountain. Just like ten thousand years ago, when Shrek Academy's legendary tournament battle was recorded in history. Genius after genius emerged, and even figures like Qian Renxue, who later became gods, were part of those legendary academy tournaments.
If he could leave his name in history, he wouldn't have lost out…
On the sidelines.
Wang Yan shouted for surrender. Huang Jinxu removed the energy barrier and rushed onto the stage, hoisting the ice sculpture onto his shoulders, preparing to leave—only to be stopped by Dai Yueheng.
The latter looked at Xu Cheng, his expression complicated.
"We admit defeat. Could you… unfreeze her?"
Even Ling Luochan, a pure ice-type user, couldn't deal with Ultimate Ice.
The evil fire was suppressed, but they didn't want her to remain an ice sculpture forever.
"If we unfreeze her, the next matches will still continue," Xiao Hongchen chuckled. "Losing a Soul Emperor, or keeping one—it makes a big difference."
Dai Yueheng opened his mouth but fell silent, his expression dim.
Then, under countless gazes—
Xu Cheng snapped his fingers lightly.
The ice sculpture of Ma Xiaotao slowly melted. Though she was weak and collapsed, her breathing was stable…
Everyone looked at Xu Cheng in astonishment.
He yawned.
"Without her, the individual matches would be boring."
Everyone: "…"