Initiating a Team Fight by Targeting the Support

"Hehehe! You little ones! When you fight in team battles later, remember to take out the enemy's support first!"

Zhao Wuji grinned.

Then he slammed both hands downward. With a muffled boom, the ground trembled, and a ring of earthen-yellow waves suddenly erupted beneath Ning Rongrong's feet.

"Not good!"

Ning Rongrong's expression changed drastically.

She had never imagined that Zhao Wuji possessed such a long-range attack method.

"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement!"

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass burst from the ground in an instant, trying to wrap around Ning Rongrong's slender waist and pull her away from the attack.

But the aftershock of Zhao Wuji's earlier attack swept over as well. Before the Blue Silver Grass could touch Ning Rongrong—

Boom!

A second earthen-yellow shockwave exploded beneath Tang San's feet. The powerful impact directly shattered the Blue Silver Grass that had just emerged from the ground.

Tang San's face changed drastically. He leaped upward with all his strength, narrowly dodging Zhao Wuji's attack, but his attempt to rescue Ning Rongrong was forcibly interrupted.

The same attack erupted beneath Li Xiaoyao, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, but Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing reacted quickly.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing darted out from either side. Not only did they perfectly evade the shockwaves, they also charged straight at Zhao Wuji.

"Ah, Ning Rongrong, this little girl really is..."

Seeing that Ning Rongrong was about to be instantly defeated by Zhao Wuji's attack, Li Xiaoyao sighed helplessly.

Whoosh—

Li Xiaoyao shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, arriving before Ning Rongrong in the blink of an eye.

He swept Ning Rongrong into a princess carry and effortlessly evaded Zhao Wuji's attack.

"Ah! Brother Xiaoyao!"

Being held in someone's arms made Ning Rongrong's cheeks flush crimson at once, like ripe cherries. Her hands instinctively clenched Li Xiaoyao's arm, the tips of her ears burning as even her voice became as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

"Good kid, fast reactions."

Zhao Wuji was not surprised when his attack missed.

In his estimation, there had always been the possibility that Li Xiaoyao would use a Space Soul Bone Skill to easily save Ning Rongrong.

After all, saving someone under his "targeted" attacks required speed that an ordinary speed-type Martial Soul simply could not achieve.

Zhao Wuji then grinned and said, "Hahaha, kid Li, Old Zhao here thought you were going to use a Space Soul Bone Skill!"

"Who would've thought that the Time Acceleration driven by your Martial Soul would be this fast too! That speed just now wasn't much different from Instant Movement."

Whether it was a Space Soul Bone Skill or a spatial soul skill, both carried out irregular spatial jumps according to the user's control. They left no trace in between, with no trajectory to follow.

But Li Xiaoyao's "Instant Movement" just now had been completely different. He had clearly used his Time Element Martial Soul to accelerate time, forcibly raising his speed to a level comparable to Instant Movement. The golden afterimages lingering in the air were the best proof.

"Teacher Zhao, you like bullying girls so much—"

"No wonder you're still single and can't find anyone!"

Li Xiaoyao slowly descended to the ground while holding Ning Rongrong.

"Good kid, that mouth of yours is really vicious!"

Zhao Wuji curled his lips.

Women would only affect the speed of his cultivation.

He had always adhered to the cultivation creed of "With no women in one's heart, one's blade naturally becomes divine." Though Li Xiaoyao's jab about him being single did not make him angry, he could not help grinding his molars.

"Hey! You two little brats think you can sneak attack me?"

Zhao Wuji shouted. Soul Power surged around him, and with his immense cultivation, he forcibly blasted Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing away.

Hearing the words "little brats," Xiao Wu was clearly displeased and shouted loudly, "Hmph! Don't get too cocky, you Little Bear Blind!"

"Just wait and see how amazing Sister Xiao Wu is!"

Two Soul Rings lit up around Xiao Wu.

"Third Soul Skill, Instant Movement!"

"First Soul Skill—Waist Bow!"

Two Soul Rings also lit up around Zhu Zhuqing.

"Second Soul Skill—Nether Hundred Claws!"

"Third Soul Skill—Nether Slash!"

Clang clang clang clang clang—

Bang bang bang bang bang—

A rapid series of crisp cracks rang out from behind Zhao Wuji. Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing moved to either side, circling behind him and launching a coordinated pincer attack.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's barrage of attacks struck Zhao Wuji in succession, throwing off showers of sparks.

Faced with the continuous assault, Zhao Wuji merely swayed slightly before backhanding two palm blasts of Soul Power at them.

"Is that all the strength you've got?"

"That's not even enough to scratch this old man's itch!"

Zhao Wuji reached out to grab the two girls.

He intended to eliminate them first.

"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Bind!"

Tang San activated his Soul Skill. Blue Silver Grass wrapped around Zhao Wuji, trying to buy Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing time to retreat.

"Mere Blue Silver Grass dares to show off before me?"

Zhao Wuji grinned as the Soul Power around him suddenly surged. The earthen-yellow glow of his Soul Ring flowed over his body, forcibly shaking the Blue Silver Grass wrapped around him apart inch by inch!

The broken blades of grass scattered in all directions with faint ripples of Soul Power, and Tang San staggered half a step back despite himself.

"Kid, your Blue Silver Grass is quite tough, but your Soul Power is still lacking!"

As Zhao Wuji spoke, he stomped forward, locking onto Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing again as both palms struck out at once.

The palm blasts carried overwhelming Soul Power, about to land on the two girls.

At that critical moment—

Li Xiaoyao's voice suddenly rang out.

"Teacher Zhao, it wouldn't do to forget about me!"

Li Xiaoyao darted out from the side like an afterimage, reaching Zhao Wuji in the blink of an eye. Golden Soul Power flared around him as he aimed the Flintlock Pistol in his right hand at Zhao Wuji's chest and pulled the trigger.

With a thunderous bang, a golden bullet carrying the Soul Power fluctuations of a level-fifty Soul King burst from the barrel. The instant it struck Zhao Wuji's body, it erupted with tremendous force, sending him flying several meters before he crashed heavily into the ground and kicked up a cloud of dust, buying Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing a chance to dodge.

"Hiss—"

"Ow, ow, ow!"

Zhao Wuji got back to his feet moments later and couldn't help complaining to Li Xiaoyao.

"That hurt like hell!"

"Kid Li, wasn't that a little too ruthless?!"

Zhao Wuji dug a bullet out of his body and carefully examined it in his hand, the surprise in his eyes deepening.

Taking advantage of the opening, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing swiftly retreated to Li Xiaoyao's side. The three exchanged glances, each seeing shock in the others' eyes.

Li Xiaoyao's Chronos Martial Soul—

It truly was terrifying.

"Wow! Brother Xiaoyao, you're amazing!"

Ning Rongrong gazed dreamily at the back of the man she loved.

"So, Teacher Zhao, are you still going to continue the test?"

Li Xiaoyao held up his Flintlock Pistol in his right hand, aiming it at Zhao Wuji.

He looked as though he would give Zhao Wuji another two shots if he refused to call a stop.

"Alright, alright! I, Old Zhao, admit defeat!"

Zhao Wuji helplessly declared the test over.

He had no desire to take another shot.

However, just then, Tang San—