Shadow Domain

On Gu Yue's side, the situation was growing increasingly dire.

Two Ghost Shadow Warriors and Four Ghost Shadow Ninjas stayed hot on her heels. No matter how she dodged, she couldn't break free of their encirclement.

Her elemental attacks were powerful.

But Those Ghost Shadow Soldiers moved in such a bizarre way that they always managed to dodge at the last possible moment.

Worse still, her Spiritual Power was draining too quickly.

If this continued, she was sure to lose.

A flash of anger crossed Gu Yue's eyes.

The next moment, silver light blazed around her.

With a flash of silver, she vanished from where she stood.

When she reappeared, she was beside Tang Wulin.

Silver light flashed again, and the two of them vanished from the Ghost Shadow Soldiers' encirclement.

The next second, they appeared at the opposite end of the arena.

Gu Yue gasped for breath, her face pale.

That teleport had consumed a huge amount of her Spiritual Power.

But her gaze had grown even sharper.

She formed a complex hand seal before her chest.

Her First Soul Ring and Second Soul Ring lit up at the same time.

A mass of crimson light bloomed before her. It was pure Flame Essence.

At the same time, a mass of green light coiled around it. That was Fierce Wind Power.

She circled her hands and brought them together.

Wind and Fire complemented each other, with wind fanning the flames.

A powerful blaze erupted in an instant.

A huge Wind Fire Twin Tornadoes took shape before her.

At first, the tornado was only one meter tall.

But Zhou Hanyou and Zhou Tian'er both changed expressions.

They could clearly feel all the Wind Element and Fire Element in the air above the arena gathering toward the tornado at an astonishing speed.

The tornado grew rapidly.

One and a half meters.

Two meters.

Two and a half meters.

Three meters.

In just a few breaths, it had grown taller than three meters, and it was still getting bigger.

The fierce Wind Fire Power raged inside it. The air around it twisted, emitting a shrill, piercing howl.

"She's comprehended the Element Heart!"

Zhou Tian'er cried out in shock.

For Soul Masters with elemental abilities like them to become true powerhouses, there was one hurdle they had to overcome...

Comprehending the Element Heart they controlled.

Once they mastered the Elemental Truth, they could draw on the corresponding elemental power in the air to aid them whenever they used a Soul Skill.

This could greatly increase the power of their attacks.

Though Zhou Hanyou's Ice Spirit and Zhou Tian'er's Wood Spirit enhanced their ability to communicate with the elements,

they still had a long way to go before comprehending the Element Heart.

But when Gu Yue unleashed the Wind Fire Twin Tornadoes, she clearly wasn't putting any more Soul Power into it, yet the tornadoes were growing at an incredible speed.

That was unmistakably the effect of comprehending the Element Heart.

Through her understanding of the elements, she was drawing in the Wind and Fire Elements in the world around her, making the tornadoes even more powerful.

Zhou Tian'er and Zhou Hanyou exchanged a glance, ready to act.

But Wang Zhi spoke again.

"Trust me."

His voice remained calm.

The two exchanged a glance, then stopped.

Wang Zhi watched the Wind Fire Twin Tornadoes taking shape on the arena, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

By now, the tornado had grown beyond three and a half meters. Fierce Wind Fire Power swirled, howled, and raged within it.

Cracks ripped across the stone floor of the arena. Loose stones were sucked into the tornado and ground to powder in an instant.

The temperature of the surrounding air rose sharply, then plunged. The alternating heat and cold produced a bizarre distortion.

In terms of power, it was already nearly a match for Zhou Tian'er and Zhou Hanyou's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice and Snow Forest.

But Gu Yue's face grew grimmer by the second.

She realized that because she had teleported so frequently earlier, she had used up too much Spiritual Power.

Now she could no longer control the raging force with precision.

The tornado grew larger and more violent, beginning to spread indiscriminately in every direction.

Wind and fire intertwined with a deafening roar, like an ancient Ferocious Beast bellowing.

At the final moment before the tornado completely ran wild, Gu Yue clenched her teeth and frantically formed hand seals.

She directed it toward the three of them, and it charged at Wang Zhi and the others with the might to destroy the heavens and the earth!

"Not good!"

The referee's expression changed. He leaned forward, ready to rush in and save Wang Zhi and the others at any moment.

At that instant, the entire crowd cried out in alarm.

Eighty thousand people sucked in a sharp breath.

At this critical moment, Wang Zhi moved.

He simply took one step forward.

The Shadow beneath his feet instantly spread.

It moved like a living thing, radiating outward in every direction from his feet.

In the span of a breath, the entire arena was shrouded in Shadow.

Shadow Domain!

When he had obtained General Shendu...

Besides gaining the ability to summon Ghost Shadow Ninjas, he had also gained the ability to transform into Shadow.

Then, after obtaining General Yika, he had gained two more abilities. The first was naturally the ability to summon Ghost Shadow Warriors; the second was Shadow Domain!

Its effect was simple—

Within the Shadow, all is my domain!

At that moment, immense Shadow Power surged under Wang Zhi's control.

It converged from all directions, gathering before him, compressing, and taking shape.

Then, a gigantic Black Hand reached out from the Shadow.

It blotted out the sky, spanning several meters.

It was pitch-black from end to end, its surface flowing with a dim, eerie sheen. It radiated a chilling aura.

Wang Zhi raised his hand and made a grasping motion.

The Black Giant Hand seized the out-of-control Wind Fire Twin Tornadoes.

The next instant, the two terrifying forces collided.

"Boom!!!"

A deafening explosion rang out.

The entire stadium trembled.

The instant the Wind Fire Power collided with the Shadow Power, a blinding flash exploded, lighting up the whole arena.

Then a violent shockwave swept outward in every direction. Wherever it passed, the stone floor of the arena shattered inch by inch, sending countless fragments flying.

Dust filled the air.

Gale-force winds howled.

Flames scattered in every direction.

Shadow surged.

The entire arena was shrouded in chaos.

In the stands...

Countless people were knocked off balance by the terrifying shockwave. Cries of alarm and screams rang out one after another.

The referee's expression changed dramatically. He instantly summoned his Martial Soul, seven Soul Rings appearing as he raised a Soul Power barrier with both hands to shield the nearby stands.

Zhou Tian'er and Zhou Hanyou stood behind Wang Zhi, protected by Ten Ghost Shadow Soldiers. A fierce gust swept over them, but they were unharmed.

But Gu Yue and Tang Wulin...

They were closest to the center of the explosion.

The violent shockwave sent them flying.

Silver light flashed around Gu Yue as she tried to teleport, but the shockwave was too fast and too powerful...

Her teleportation had only just begun when it was interrupted.

Like kites with their strings cut, the two soared high into the air, then crashed hard onto the ground outside the arena.

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

Two muffled impacts rang out.

Gu Yue hit the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the front of her clothes red.

Her face was as pale as paper. Her hair spread messily across the ground. Her aura was feeble, and though she struggled a few times, she couldn't get back up.