Zhang Yangzi reacted at once, activating his first soul skill with almost no hesitation.
With his Soul Power poured in at full force, Darkness Canopy swiftly enveloped the space within a fifty-meter radius.
The reason Zhang Yangzi's first soul skill was said to have an effect comparable to a domain-type soul skill was that distinguishing friend from foe was secondary. Most importantly, the range this soul skill covered depended on how much Soul Power he injected into it.
That was equivalent to a soul skill unaffected by Soul Ring Years, one that could continuously evolve as his cultivation improved.
The moment Darkness Canopy appeared, the pack of Flame Demon Lions was instantly robbed of sight. Their bodies froze for a beat, giving Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi just enough time to recover.
And in the very next instant, the air within the Darkness Canopy suddenly lit up again.
Yu Nanyuan stood quietly on a Silver Chain that spanned the Darkness Canopy, holding Xu Xiaoyan in his arms. Xu Xiaoyan raised the Star Staff in her hand high, and a strange phenomenon abruptly appeared in the sky, as if reflecting an All-Encompassing Star Chart.
Streaks of starlight flashed from among the countless stars. The starlight fell, and though it seemed to have no offensive effect, it instantly plunged the pack of Flame Demon Lions into chaos.
The pack of Flame Demon Lions seemed to lose all sense of direction, their formation completely thrown into disorder. Some even began attacking one another.
This was precisely the Second Soul Skill of Xu Xiaoyan's Star Staff Martial Soul, Starlight Feedback.
Unlike Yu Nanyuan, Xu Xiaoyan walked a purely control-system path, making her far more suited to supporting an entire team. At the Two-Ring Great Soul Master realm, she already possessed a powerful group-control skill