Finals

"Seven Treasures have a name, third: Defense." As Ning Tian's voice fell, the pagoda's sole purple soul ring lit up. Three dazzling rays shot from the pagoda, landing on herself, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yuner respectively.

Whoosh!

Two fireballs shot out. Xu Jie reacted swiftly; the instant Ning Tian summoned her martial soul, he summoned his own as well, and his first soul ring lit up.

Bang!

The fireballs exploded. Because of the distance between the two sides, they were still a step too late, striking their targets only after the light had sunk into their bodies.

Thick smoke rose, and a voice rang out from behind it. "Seven Treasures have a name, first: Speed."

Whoosh!

A streak of blue light tore through the smoke, cutting a straight line across the field as it charged directly at Xu Jie.

Xu Jie's third soul ring lit up. Watching Nanmen Yuner rush toward them, he frowned and waved his hand. A wall of fire appeared before him, blocking Nanmen Yuner's attack.

Before the three of them could react, Nanmen Yuner suddenly appeared above the fire wall, the blue-green wings on her back flapping continuously.

Both of Nanmen Yuner's soul rings lit up at once. She pressed her palms together, condensing an emerald light between them before slashing it directly at Xu Jie.

Blue light flashed, followed by a streak of black. A pitch-black cauldron instantly appeared above Xu Jie's head.

Bang!

The sound of impact rang out. Xu Jie did not panic. His second soul ring lit up, and he raised both hands, extending his thumbs and index fingers as before. One hand aimed straight ahead, while the other pointed at Nanmen Yuner atop the fire wall.

"Bang, bang!" Xu Jie barked twice.

A hot wind surged from Xu Jie and swept toward Nanmen Yuner. Suspended in the air, Nanmen Yuner felt a warm wind strike her face. Then it was as if a heavy hammer had slammed into her mind. Her vision swam, and she fell from the air.

At the same time, on the other side of the fire wall, Wu Feng also fell into a daze. Her feet stumbled, and her body followed its momentum straight into the flames.

The other side had thought they could use Xu Jie's soul skill to block their vision and launch a tactical advance. Yet the moment Wu Feng and Nanmen Yuner left Ning Tian's side, their figures were perfectly exposed to Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing.

It had to be said that the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda truly deserved its reputation as a powerful support martial soul of the Douluo Continent. When Wu Feng and Nanmen Yuner had stood beside Ning Tian just now, the aura from the Glazed Pagoda had actually blocked Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing.

Wu Feng passed through the fire wall. Judging by her condition, she clearly had yet to recover from the Soul Shock. Xu Jie immediately stepped forward, preparing to deal with her. A support soul master without a soul master's protection had no combat ability at all if she did not use a Soul Tool. As long as they took care of Wu Feng, this battle would become much easier.

Meanwhile, Ning Tian, who stood in the distance, showed no sign of worry. What Xu Jie and the others did not know was that the instant Wu Feng and Nanmen Yuner had shown something amiss, Ning Tian had already unleashed her second soul skill. "Seven Treasures have a name, second: Dispel."

Just as Xu Jie was about to touch Wu Feng, her second soul ring suddenly lit up. This was her second soul skill, Dragon's Rage.

In an instant, the flames around Wu Feng blazed fiercely, and the dragon armor covering her body grew thicker. She raised her head, a wisp of flame spilling from the corner of her mouth as she looked disdainfully at Xu Jie.

Xu Jie's expression did not change at all. His right hand, originally reaching for Wu Feng's throat, suddenly changed direction without regard for the flames and grabbed her right wrist.

Wu Feng saw what she considered such a foolish decision from her opponent, and the disdain on her face deepened. She was just about to activate her first soul skill when an incomparably powerful force suddenly came from the wrist Xu Jie had seized. Her first soul skill was interrupted at once, and the disdain on her face turned to shock.

Xu Jie grabbed Wu Feng and secretly used Tai Chi Quan's principle of borrowing force to redirect force, flinging her away in one motion. At the same time, he remained where he was, seeming to struggle to restrain something, his face full of frustration.

Just as Wu Feng was sent flying, Nanmen Yuner recovered her senses. Dodging Xiao Xiao's cauldron, she rushed straight toward Wu Feng. Wu Feng was flying backward at tremendous speed; if she hit the ground like that, she certainly would not fare well.

"Brother Jie, are you all right?" With a moment to spare, Huo Yuhao noticed Xu Jie's expression and immediately asked with concern.

"I'm fine." Xu Jie waved a hand to indicate there was no problem. He had merely been suppressing the instinct engraved into his soul.

In his previous life, Xu Jie had been Zhang Sanfeng's last disciple and the Wudang Sect's youngest martial uncle. From childhood, he had practiced Tai Chi Quan under Zhang Sanfeng.

And Tai Chi Quan, being a martial art created by Zhang Sanfeng, who cultivated immortality in a world of martial arts, looked exceptionally ethereal and elegant when performed. Put simply, it had an incredible air of grandeur. Especially after beating someone, striking an opening stance afterward was unbelievably cool!

Having practiced Tai Chi Quan his entire previous life, Xu Jie understood the effect of showing off all too well. After using Tai Chi Quan's method of exerting force just now, he had instinctively wanted to strike an opening stance. Fortunately, his powerful self-control had stopped him from assuming that pose already ingrained in his soul.

Bang!

The sound of bodies colliding rang out. Under Nanmen Yuner's strenuous control, Wu Feng ultimately avoided an intimate encounter with the ground.

The two immediately got up. Ning Tian had also noticed something was amiss and promptly shouted, "Take out that one-ring guy first!"

At those words, Nanmen Yuner turned into a streak of blue light once more and charged at Huo Yuhao.

Xu Jie followed with a shout, "Xiao Xiao, I need ten seconds. Stop Nanmen Yuner." After saying that, he ignored Nanmen Yuner charging toward them and rushed straight at Wu Feng. This time, he would use offense in place of defense and take down their assault-type opponent first.

Hearing Xu Jie's words and seeing him charge straight at her, Wu Feng could not help growing angry. Her opponent was looking down on her. Both her first and second soul rings immediately lit up, and a dense layer of red flames erupted from her body, surrounding the area within a foot of her. Her aura began to rise steadily.

"Okay!" Xiao Xiao shouted in response. Her two yellow soul rings suddenly merged into one, and the black cauldron floating above her vanished. An emerald flute appeared in her hand.

The flute's melody curled through the air as emerald halos spread from Xiao Xiao's body, precisely avoiding Xu Jie and Huo Yuhao.

Wu Feng and Nanmen Yuner were caught by the emerald halos, and their movements immediately slowed. Once Xiao Xiao's soul skill took effect, the Nine Phoenixes Auspicious Flute in her hand vanished, and the Three-Life Soul Suppressing Cauldron appeared above her head again.

Though slowed by Slowdown, the blue light still swiftly arrived before Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao.