Chapter 196

Dai Yaoheng did not stop.

A layer of platinum light rose around him, and his First Soul Skill, White Tiger Protection Barrier, had already opened before the bamboo swords arrived.

The bamboo swords struck the light membrane and shattered one after another, turning into fine motes of light that dissipated without slowing him in the slightest.

He did not release White Tiger Diamond Transformation and charge brutally into the formation at the start, as he had in the Team Battle. He only advanced steadily, his steps calm and even.

Guzhu Jian's retreat did not stop. The instant he backed into the optimal range for the Illusion Purple Bamboo Formation to unfold, his Fourth Soul Ring lit up. Purple light swept across the Arena, and Purple Imperial Bamboo ten feet tall broke through the surface, turning into a dense bamboo forest in the blink of an eye. Layer upon layer of bamboo shadows spread out, and sharp bamboo branches stabbed toward Dai Yaoheng from every direction.

As soon as the bamboo forest formed, Guzhu Jian immediately activated his Third Soul Skill—Guzhu Phantom Dance. More than a dozen bamboo-shadow clones split from the main bodies of the Purple Imperial Bamboo and scattered into the forest. The clones had no physical attacking power, but under the cover of the bamboo forest, their movements were almost synchronized with his true body's. They continuously hurled bamboo swords from different directions, attempting to drain Dai Yaoheng's Soul Power.

The moment Dai Yaoheng stepped into the bamboo forest, his pale purple evil eyes lit faintly. In his eyes, all the bamboo-shadow clones instantly shed their disguises, and the true body's position was firmly locked on. He did not waste a single attack because of the clones' interference. He advanced steadily along the flow of the bamboo forest's