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"Greetings, Princess Jiujiu. I was rather discourteous just now." Huo Yuhao bowed politely to Xu Jiujiu as she stepped onto the stage. "I'm afraid I'll have to offend you again in a moment, so please bear with me."
"You!" Xu Jiujiu was furious at his words. She had taken the stage determined not to lose—how could she tolerate Huo Yuhao talking to her like that? "Just you wait. I'll beat you so badly you won't be able to compete in the 2v2v3!"
"My teammates might not need me to take part in the 2v2v3," Huo Yuhao said with a smile, not giving Xu Jiujiu a chance to fire back. "I'm ready. Referee, the match can begin."
Absolute Defense was broken, and Star Protection—which needed eighteen days to recharge—had shattered. Xu Jiujiu could now only use her first, second, third, and fifth Soul Skills. But before she left the stage, she'd clearly been muttering something about how she hadn't used her strongest fifth Soul Skill yet, so Huo Yuhao still didn't dare let his guard down.
He couldn't use Soul Shock for the time being, either. That enhanced Soul Burning Tear had just taken a serious toll on his Sea of Consciousness.
But he could still use Spiritual Interference.
As Xu Jiujiu activated her first Soul Skill, Star Attraction, and her second Soul Skill, Star Fall, Huo Yuhao immediately released Spiritual Interference, throwing both skills off target. Then he activated Spiritual Detection and easily dodged the starlight that had, by sheer luck, landed near him.
Xu Jiujiu's skills locked on to targets and attacked over a wide area, while Huo Yuhao's Soul Skills specialized in interference and detection. Even when Xu Jiujiu anxiously used her third Soul Skill, Star Shine Art, she still couldn't hurt Huo Yuhao at all.