Nine Treasures Speed Boost Shatters Enemy Formation, Divine Trident Swears to Eradicate Evil

Wind blades and crossbow bolts still crisscrossed above the city walls as the Shrek Seven Devils and Lin Zhixia battled around the last ballista mechanism. Three Soul Douluo from the Spirit Hall Empire defended the mechanism to the death, their Soul Power forming a shield that blocked every attack. Silver-blue arrows fired from Lin Zhixia's Star River Shattering Bow only sent ripples across its surface, never managing to break through its defenses.

"Zhixia, catch!" Ning Rongrong's voice suddenly came from behind them. The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda floated above her palm as its second tier lit up with dazzling green light. "Nine Treasures have their name, second: speed!" The green light washed over Lin Zhixia and the other Seven Devils like flowing water. Everyone felt their bodies grow lighter, their movements becoming swift in an instant—bows that had once taken two seconds to fully draw could now be charged in half a second; before the afterimages of Dai Mubai's White Tiger Claw had faded, another claw strike had already arrived; Zhu Zhuqing's Nether Shadow Clones gained three more copies, darting rapidly around the Soul Douluo and disrupting their vision.

"The speed increase is this great?" Delight flashed through Lin Zhixia's eyes. Seizing the opportunity, she drew the Star River Shattering Bow to a full moon. The meteor energy gathering at the arrowhead was even stronger than before. "Prepare the Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Zhi Nian, use your flute to guide the rhythm!"

The tent where Gu Zhinian had been imprisoned had long since been breached by Heaven Dou soldiers. Now, holding the Time-Knowing Green Bamboo Flute beneath the city walls, Gu Zhinian immediately began to play upon hearing Lin Zhixia's call. The blue-green notes drifted toward the walls on the wind, transforming into star trails that coiled around Lin Zhixia's