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Unlike domains such as the Ice Domain or Snow Dance, the Dragon God Domain was far more domineering.

Other domains might face the risk of being broken—just like when Su Yu had previously used a quadruple combined domain, only for Mu Wu to forcibly break through using profound soul power.

But the Dragon God Domain was different.

Its rank was simply too high.

On the Douluo Continent, no power could suppress or negate the Dragon God Domain.

Not even Ultimate Douluo could do so.

The Dragon God Domain, inherited from the Dragon God, was a uniquely powerful domain with immeasurable might.

Even though the current Dragon God Domain was still in its most basic form, it was still shockingly strong.

Within the Dragon God Domain, any beast martial soul user would have all attributes suppressed by at least sixty percent to start.

Those weaker than Su Yu, or whose martial souls were inferior, could have their strength completely suppressed—unable even to release their martial souls in Su Yu’s presence.

Mu Wu’s overall strength was naturally far above Su Yu’s.

But even Mu Wu, under the Dragon God Domain, could not resist its influence at all.

The Baxia Martial Soul was of extremely high quality, but it was still a dragon-type soul.

The Dragon God Domain suppressed Mu Wu by a staggering eighty percent.

Mu Wu’s originally god-like aura suddenly stalled, his overwhelming pressure forcibly pressed down by the ancient and solemn Dragon God power.

Mu Wu’s body trembled; a trace of shock flickered in his eyes.

Feeling this terrifying suppression, Mu Wu was momentarily speechless.

For the first time, he experienced what it was like to be completely and utterly suppressed.

It was not a suppression of strength, but of rank—a bloodline’s absolute dominance.

If not for his formidable power, this suppression might have rendered him unable to move.

“What a terrifying martial soul… this power, could it be…?”

Mu Wu’s gaze flickered. Few things could suppress Baxia.

As one of the Nine Sons of the Dragon God, Baxia possessed the purest dragon bloodline.

This bloodline rank was so high, that even the Beast God Di Tian couldn’t suppress him by bloodline alone.

The only things that could overpower Baxia were the purest Golden Dragon and Silver Dragon.

But Su Yu’s power was like the supreme of the dragons, the king of kings.

The image of a legendary being surfaced in Mu Wu’s mind.

Dragon God!

The ancestor of the dragon clan, supreme among dragons, the true king of kings.

That nine-colored object shining in Su Yu’s hand radiated the purest Dragon God power.

Mu Wu’s heart shook with emotion.

Su Yu had used this power before—to suppress Zhongli Wu’s Bone Dragon King.

Back then, Mu Wu had been fighting Ye Yishui, so he’d only caught a glimpse and didn’t fully understand it.

Now, experiencing it firsthand, he finally grasped the majesty of the Dragon God.

Even as a quasi-god, he had no way to resist.

His strength was greatly diminished.

Su Yu held the Dragon God Seal aloft, the phantom of a nine-colored dragon coiling around him.

Facing Mu Wu’s relentless assault, he had no choice but to use the Dragon God Seal.

It was also fortunate that the God Realm had been sealed off; otherwise, the appearance of the Dragon God Seal would have caused a huge commotion.

The thought flashed by as Su Yu channeled his soul power, pouring his hazy white energy into the Dragon God Seal.

With abundant soul power, the nine-colored glow of the Dragon God Seal became even more dazzling.

With a toss, the Dragon God Seal expanded wildly, instantly becoming mountain-sized.

“Dragon God Seal!”

The Dragon God Seal, like a divine mountain, crashed down toward Mu Wu.

This was the highest level of a tool martial soul’s power.

Even without a seventh soul ring, with enough soul power, he could unleash the true form of the tool soul.

This was the true form of the Dragon God Seal.

It descended, aiming to completely suppress Mu Wu.

Mu Wu’s eyes sharpened his expression grave.

He wouldn’t worry about most attacks. Even suppressed by the Dragon God Domain, his residual strength still surpassed Su Yu.

Quasi-god!

That title was not just for show.

Even with all attributes cut by eighty percent, Mu Wu was still far stronger than a demigod.

But the Dragon God’s restraint on him was overwhelming.

This true form of the Dragon God Seal posed a real threat.

Mu Wu thrust his hands forward, sun and moon shadows spinning behind him, forcibly halting the Dragon God Seal’s fall.

“Subdue!”

Su Yu stepped out, instantly appearing atop the Dragon God Seal.

The next moment, he unleashed his dragon-like power.

He thrust the Ice Chi God Sword hard against the Dragon God Seal, pressing it further down onto Mu Wu.

Mu Wu’s expression did not change, though his body trembled. The sun and moon spun before him, yin and yang merging.

A vast aura erupted skyward.

The Dragon God Seal was shaken off, and Su Yu was also knocked aside.

In the air, Su Yu flipped, catching the shrinking Dragon God Seal with one hand, as a gray figure appeared behind him.

Though gray, the figure radiated a sacred aura.

An eerie chant sounded. Just as Mu Wu was breaking free from his restraints, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his brow, freezing him for a moment.

Su Yu seized the chance; his first soul ring shone.

Ice Emperor’s Decree!

Su Yu knew that with Mu Wu fully guarded, this move was unlikely to succeed.

Ice Emperor’s Decree, though called a divine skill, was up against a quasi-god.

Such a strong foe could not be easily force-frozen.

Just like how, in Douluo I, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King nearly broke through Tang San’s Invincible Golden Body with a casual blow.

These rule-type skills were powerful, but if the gap was too wide, or the opponent was near-god level, accidents were likely.

Every skill has its limits.

Ice Emperor’s Decree activated instantly, forcibly freezing Mu Wu.

Su Yu immediately cast an Ice Explosion, triggering the ice within Mu Wu.

All of this happened in a split-second; the ice element inside Mu Wu erupted violently.

At the crucial moment, Mu Wu recovered—his immense soul power from the dual cores forced the rampaging energy down.

Even so, he was injured.

Bloody ice was spat from his mouth, his eyes growing deep.

He’d been careless!

He hadn’t expected Su Yu to catch him so off guard.

“What a pity!”

Seeing Mu Wu break free so quickly, Su Yu felt a twinge of regret.

As expected, once at the quasi-god level, even Ice Emperor’s Decree couldn’t guarantee a hit.

Was the quasi-god realm truly this strong, or was Mu Wu special?

Su Yu thought; probably the latter.

After all, not every quasi-god had the dual soul core of yin-yang complementation.

The gap between ordinary quasi-gods and Mu Wu was likely vast.

“Young master, you’re more and more surprising, but it’s still not enough.”

“To defeat me, tricks won’t work. Show me your true power.”

As he spoke, Mu Wu launched an aggressive offensive.

His attacks came like a violent storm, enveloping Su Yu.

Even severely weakened by the Dragon God Seal, Mu Wu was still terrifyingly strong.

Su Yu fought back with all his might, but as the battle dragged on, he was inevitably pushed into disadvantage.

If not for the Dragon God Seal’s immense restraint, Su Yu might already have lost.

“So many twists and turns.”

A figure stood in the void, watching the two fight as if nothing else existed.

Dressed in blue robes, hair and beard white, the terrifying shockwaves from Su Yu and Mu Wu’s battle faded within a hundred meters of him.

“The young master has grown, but the old fox is still craftier.”

Hai Bodong shook his head; the absolute gap in strength was hard to bridge.

Besides, Su Yu didn’t have a truly game-changing, cross-rank trump card.

Those so-called Ice God secret skills, in Hai Bodong’s eyes, were just average.

If Su Yu had a high-level Earth-rank fighting skill, he could probably blast Mu Wu away in one move.

“What a pity. Even I don’t have a high-level Earth-rank skill now, but…”

Hai Bodong stared at Su Yu; he sensed a terrifyingly pure power within him.

Even he felt a shiver before it.

Why wasn’t Su Yu using it?

Was it reluctance, or was he unable to wield its power?

If he unleashed it, Mu Wu wouldn’t last even a single round.

“Young master, you’re still too green. Grow faster—the continent won’t stay peaceful for long.”

Hai Bodong muttered to himself, glancing below.

That was where Snow Empress was.

At that very moment, she was rushing toward Su Yu and Mu Wu’s battlefield.

“How interesting.”

Hai Bodong chuckled softly.

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“Frost Eternal Night!”

Su Yu shouted, endless white light eclipsing the sky.

Within the Dragon God Domain, another white field unfolded.

Then, with a flash, the white light turned into deep darkness.

In this pitch-black world, even Mu Wu’s quasi-god senses were briefly blinded.

Frost Eternal Night.

A domain-type skill.

And one recorded in the Ice God Sword Art.

Within this domain, the enemy’s attributes would be silently swallowed by the endless dark, reduced to nothing.

As the domain unfolded, Su Yu swept his sword, ice-blue waves rippling outward.

Heaven and earth seemed to play a beautiful melody. As Mu Wu tried to break through, his body suddenly froze.

Sheets of ice spread across Mu Wu.

Ice God Sword Art—Eternal Freeze Melody.

With the Ice Sky Divine Sword, its power was immense. Even with Mu Wu’s caution, he couldn’t fully ignore it.

Su Yu raised his hand, casting Ice Explosion again.

Sensing danger, Mu Wu spun sun and moon shadows, breaking free once more.

He forcibly expelled the chill from his body.

Boom!

Countless shards of ice exploded on his surface, adding many fine wounds.

But to Mu Wu, these were barely even minor injuries.

“Ice God’s Majesty!”

At that moment, a layer of ice-blue light spread, adding an icy-blue glow to the dark domain.

Mu Wu’s already suppressed aura dimmed further.

Ice God Secret Skill—Ice God’s Majesty.

It could suppress all ice attributes.

Even Su Yu’s ultimate ice would be suppressed.

How could Mu Wu’s Baxia be any exception?

If the Dragon God Seal mainly suppressed the bloodline, now Ice God’s Majesty suppressed him by attribute.

With double suppression, the pressure on Mu Wu was immense.

But his power was still formidable.

Sun and moon turned, yin and yang coexisted, ice-blue moon and silver sun shining together, shielding Mu Wu.

Yin-yang complementation—so tough!

“Xue’er, why are you here?”

Su Yu looked at Snow Empress in surprise, just as Frost Eternal Night was shattered.

Mu Wu, even under double suppression, was still vigorous.

“No more time, Su Yu—use our final attack!”

Snow Empress opened her arms, rushing toward Su Yu.

Su Yu’s eyes flashed; he slashed with the Ice Sky Divine Sword—Eternal Freeze Melody.

Ice enveloped Mu Wu once again. Su Yu seized the moment, turning to embrace Snow Empress.

Ice-blue and white light shot skyward, a dazzling pillar appearing in the world.

Behind Snow Empress, the holy and pure Snow Maiden danced alone, while behind Su Yu, an imperial-robed figure stood.

Snow Maiden and the imperial figure joined hands—at that moment, heaven and earth changed color.

Winds surged and clouds billowed, as supreme majesty descended. An icy chill surpassing even the ultimate surged forth amid the white and blue lights.

Snow Empress’s eighth and ninth soul rings exploded.

Su Yu’s fifth and seventh soul rings shattered as well.

At the same time, a profound ice-blue rune appeared above Su Yu’s head, a beam of light flowing between the two.

“Dominion of Ice!”

Male and female voices sounded together. In the dazzling white light, the world fell silent.

Invisible waves rippled out, freezing everything in their path.

In an instant, the entire Ice God Island was blanketed in snow and ice. Even the perpetually unfrozen Ice God Lake, with its symbolically cold blue water, began to freeze.

Countless soul beasts were frozen solid before they could even react.

Even the many guardians watching were struck by the aftermath, turning to ice.

High above, Mu Wu, facing it head-on, was of course frozen.

Even the sun and moon shadows seemed frosted over.

Dominion of Ice!

A one-hundred-percent heaven-blessed Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

With all the boosts, it unleashed terrifying power beyond imagination.

Even Mu Wu could not withstand it.

All was silent.

It was as if the whole world was frozen.

No one knew how long passed before, from where Mu Wu was, a faint cracking sound was heard. The sun and moon shadows seemed to stir.

At that moment, a nine-colored light shot forth, piercing the ice, and passing through Mu Wu’s shoulder.

As the light faded, its true form was revealed—a nine-colored, non-metallic, non-wooden long spear!