Chapter 201

The diamond-shaped golden gem on Xu Jiujiu's forehead had already lit up.

Her Third Soul Ring lit beneath her feet. Starlight poured down from the peak of the Star Crown, splitting into four pale golden streams that landed precisely on Huang Heyun, Dugu Shangshan, Sheng Yi, and Yi Chen.

The soul power fluctuations of all four rose at the same moment. The dark soul power around Huang Heyun's claw tips became more solid, the phantom of Dugu Shangshan's Nether Lion swelled by a full circle, the airflow whipped up by Sheng Yi's Giant-winged Vulture wings grew fiercer than before, and the flames in Yi Chen's palm shifted from crimson to blazing white.

Star Luo Empire's Star Crown enhancement system had been fully deployed not long after the match began.

The instant the referee's hand dropped, He Caitou had already set up his cannon barrel. Soul power flowed into its core, and the first Explosive Shell left the barrel at the exact moment Xu Jiujiu completed her deployment of enhancements, trailing a pale white tail of light as it smashed precisely toward Huang Heyun's position.

Huang Heyun did not take it head-on. He shifted half a step sideways, and the Explosive Shell detonated beside his feet. His Protective Soul Power blocked most of the shockwave, but the scattering stones still forced Dugu Shangshan behind him to raise an arm in defense. Their triangular formation underwent a minute adjustment for less than half a breath.

Ma Xiaotao moved at the instant the Explosive Shell exploded.

Her Second Soul Ring and Third Soul Ring lit up simultaneously. Phoenix Flame spread beneath her feet, while her Second Soul Skill, Phoenix Bathing in Fire, ignited the air around her. Golden-red flames surged from the surface of her skin, and her Third Soul Skill, Phoenix Wings