Golden Dragon King / Shadow Cub: Hah--Ptooey!

"Light Dragon—Storm!!"

Xie Xie's roar exploded like a thunderclap amidst the black mist.

The center of the arena, previously shrouded in darkness, suddenly erupted with blindingly intense golden radiance!

The Light Dragon Blade spun at high speed in his hands, and countless golden dragon-shaped energy currents swept outward wildly with him at the center.

The fierce and domineering light-attribute energy descended like a scorching sun, instantly tearing through the black mist released by Zhang Yangzi.

The sky-filling golden light, carrying a biting dragon might, transformed into rings of violent golden tornadoes that surged frantically in all directions, tearing through the air and emitting shrill, piercing whistles.

Zhang Yangzi felt a terrifying force of repulsion rushing toward him.

The black eagle wings behind his back shuddered violently; he was forced to retreat repeatedly by the aftershocks of the Light Dragon Storm, and the arm supporting Wang Jinxi went slightly numb.

Wang Jinxi had just recovered from Tang Wulin's punch, and before he could even stand steady, he was once again enveloped by the superior dragon might of the Light Dragon Storm.

That heart-palpitating sensation, deep down to his marrow, swept through his entire body once more.

The soul skill Wang Jinxi had just begun to channel froze instantly, and the bones throughout his body trembled slightly.

"Gu Yue!" Tang Wulin shouted in a low voice, and strands of Blue Silver Grass swarmed forward, heading straight to entangle the three of them.

At the same time, the Thousand-Refined Heavy Silver Hammer in his left hand smashed ferociously toward Wang Jinxi.

Gu Yue's gaze was cold and clear, her slender hand lifting lightly once more. This time, cyan, red, yellow, and blue elemental lights swirled simultaneously at her fingertips.

The four great elements—wind, fire, earth, and water—instantly wove together beneath the opponents' feet to form an elemental cage.

Xie Xie flipped his wrist, and the disintegrated Light Dragon Chain condensed back into shape.

As long as this triple restraint was fully formed, even if Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi exhausted all their strength, there would be no possibility of breaking free, let alone executing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

But at this critical juncture, Xie Xie's body suddenly stalled.

He realized with horror that his body had become uncontrollably rigid at this very moment.

With just these few seconds of delay, the black wings behind Zhang Yangzi's back flapped with full force, and the first soul ring at his feet suddenly erupted with brilliant light—

"Eagle Strikes the Sky!"

At the same time, Wang Jinxi suddenly felt that suffocating heart-palpitating sensation vanish into thin air. Without hesitation, the Bone Dragon King erupted, and pitch-black, sturdy bone armor instantly covered his entire body.

The two of them activated their soul skills simultaneously, forcefully breaking through the dual control set by Tang Wulin and Gu Yue.

Seeing that the situation had turned, Tang Wulin's eyes narrowed.

A strand of Blue Silver Grass silently wrapped around Xie Xie's waist, pulling him back to his side with a sudden burst of strength.

It was only when Xie Xie retreated to the side of Tang Wulin and Gu Yue that his body regained its ability to move; the bizarre sensation of being restrained had been like a fleeting, illusory hallucination.

Zhang Yangzi took the opportunity to hoist Wang Jinxi up, retreating rapidly while shrouded in a patch of pitch-black light and shadow, putting a safe distance between them and the trio.

This time, it was two against three.

"Good, very good!"

Despite being repeatedly thwarted, Zhang Yangzi's eyes surged with immense excitement, filled with fighting spirit.

Beside Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi looked at Xie Xie and Tang Wulin with a complex expression.

Xie Xie was panting slightly beside Tang Wulin.

"Are you alright?" Tang Wulin asked in a low voice.

"Small matter." Xie Xie shook his head. "Just a bit of a heavy soul power drain, nothing else."

Xie Xie had just released three soul skills in succession; even with the help of the Light Cub and Shadow Cub, the consumption of soul power was not insignificant.

Most people would be completely drained, but Xie Xie would be jumping around again after a minute or two of recovery.

Zhang Yangzi didn't notice Wang Jinxi's oddity, speaking to himself instead: "Very good, you are much stronger than I imagined. However, this is where it ends!"

"Next, let us show you our true coordination and strength!"

As he spoke, the wings behind Zhang Yangzi's back spread wide once more, and the black light curtain suddenly intensified, covering them within.

Xie Xie was speechless.

Come on, buddy, do you think this is a game? You're still hiding your strength? If you ran into someone truly shameless, you'd lose the very pants off your back.

Just as Xie Xie prepared to strike, Gu Yue reached out and stopped him.

"You've consumed quite a bit; let me handle this." As she spoke, the corners of Gu Yue's mouth curled upward, and she stepped forward to the very front of the trio.

A faint silver glint flashed deep within Gu Yue's eyes. She raised her right hand, and a ball of blinding golden light suddenly erupted from her palm, as if she were holding a small sun.

A powerful aura of light burst forth from her body.

Bathed in the light, Xie Xie instantly felt a warmth spread through his entire body, and his soul power began to recover.

Zhang Yangzi's Dark Canopy was struck by the light elements and immediately weakened, the two figures inside flickering in and out of view.

Following that, a scorching red light also ignited from Gu Yue's body.

Intense golden-red flames began to burn around her.

"Elemental combination?" Ye Yingluo was shocked yet again.

As the Dark Canopy approached the golden-red flames, it receded like melting snow, unable to advance even a single step further.

Zhang Yangzi raised a hand to shield his eyes from the blinding radiance and shouted to Wang Jinxi, "Jinxi, take down that girl who uses elements first!"

As the words left his lips, a massive Bone Dragon Claw flashed out from the Dark Canopy like lightning, descending straight toward Gu Yue.

Accompanying the Bone Dragon Claw were six bone dragons with jaws agape; they bypassed Gu Yue to lunge directly at Tang Wulin and Xie Xie behind her.

At the very instant the massive Bone Dragon Claw slammed toward Gu Yue and the six bone dragons lunged with their hideous maws toward Tang Wulin and Xie Xie—

"ROAR—!"

Unlike its usual milky, high-pitched yips, a loud, deep dragon roar erupted from the mouth of Shadow Cub.

Without waiting for Xie Xie to initiate a switch, the Shadow Dragon Power surged forth of its own accord.

The Light Dragon Blade instantly retracted, transforming into an ink-black Shadow Dragon Dagger held firmly in his hand.

His hair turned pure, pitch black at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his pupils were completely overtaken by a deep, intense crimson, transforming into terrifying blood-red eyes.

There was no activation of soul skills, no explosion of soul power.

Shadow Cub's figure slowly coalesced on Xie Xie's shoulder, its crimson dragon eyes sweeping across the field with a mere glance.

A terrifying pressure, originating from the supreme bloodline of the dragon race, swept silently across the entire arena.

The next second, the massive Bone Dragon Claw descending from the sky froze mid-air, its momentum coming to an abrupt halt.

The six bone dragons that had been lunging forward shuddered violently, their ferocious postures instantly locking up. Their jaws remained wide open, yet they could not emit a single hiss; their entire bodies turned rigid as stone, left completely and utterly paralyzed on the spot.

Wang Jinxi trembled uncontrollably, his face turning as pale as paper. A fear that pierced deep into his soul gripped his mind and body, causing the soul power and martial soul energy within him to nearly stagnate completely at this moment.

The entire arena fell into dead silence.

Everyone was left dumbfounded by this sudden turn of events, unable to comprehend why the aggressive bone dragon assault had frozen and failed in an instant.

Tang Wulin immediately pulled Gu Yue behind him, his right hand turning golden as he met the Bone Dragon Claw head-on.

Our poor Wang Jinxi, having just been suppressed by Shadow Cub and now suppressed by the Golden Dragon King, once again became a human cannonball, sent flying away by a single punch from Tang Wulin.