Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Slam, Xiao Wu Captured

"Second Soul Skill, Charm!"

The instant the Invincible Golden Body wore off, Ah Rou's eyes abruptly lit up with a pink glow as she stared straight at Yue Guan.

At the same time, Xiao Wu's pink rabbit eyes also shone as she unleashed Charm on Gui Mei.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei froze mid-motion, their eyes turning vacant. They stood rooted in place as though their souls had been pulled from their bodies.

Neither Ah Rou nor Xiao Wu wasted this precious opportunity.

The mother and daughter vanished from where they stood at the same time, teleporting respectively in front of Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

Xiao Wu delivered a Rabbit Kick to Gui Mei's waist.

Though the move appeared simple, it brought her nearly hundred-thousand-year cultivation's immense Soul Power into full play.

Crack—

A crisp sound of breaking bones rang out as Gui Mei had two ribs kicked clean through.

He spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with a broken string. He crashed into a distant tree, bounced off the trunk, and slammed heavily onto the ground.

The intense pain instantly jolted Gui Mei awake.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Since Ah Rou's spiritual power was weaker than Xiao Wu's current spiritual power, Yue Guan quickly broke free from the effects of Charm.

However, the moment he recovered from his daze, a slender leg filled his vision.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Slam!"

Bang!

Ah Rou sent Yue Guan soaring into the air with a whip kick.

Ah Rou's attack was far from over.

Her figure flickered continuously through the air. Every time she appeared, she was precisely at Yue Guan's side, delivering kick after kick.

Seven consecutive kicks landed, each one striking Yue Guan solidly and sending him ever higher.

Then came the final eighth slam.

Ah Rou flipped in midair, twisting her waist at an unbelievable angle.

She concentrated all her strength into this kick and unleashed a fierce whip kick at Yue Guan's chest.

With a dull thud, Yue Guan's body plummeted from the air.

Bang—!

Yue Guan smashed heavily into the ground, forcibly creating a crater.

"Xiao Wu, hurry, let's go!" Ah Rou urged anxiously as she landed.

They turned to flee.

"Don't even think about escaping!"

Yue Guan suddenly shot up from the crater in the ground.

He looked somewhat disheveled, his clothes covered in dirt and dead leaves, with a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. However, he was not seriously hurt.

The gap between Ah Rou's Soul Power and his was simply too great.

Flames of anger rose in Yue Guan's eyes. Clearly, that Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Slam had truly enraged him.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!" His voice suddenly rose, shrill and piercing.

The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum abruptly expanded, its petals blooming layer upon layer as it spun rapidly in the air.

Immediately afterward, his fifth Spirit Ring lit up.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Gathering of Cold Blossoms!"

Countless petals danced around Yue Guan. He spun once in midair and raised his right hand high.

In an instant, the petals filling the sky converged into his palm, eventually condensing into a sharp blade.

Yue Guan gripped the blade tightly, locked his gaze on Ah Rou, and swung his arm fiercely.

The blade tore through the air, leaving a violet-gold trail in its wake. Its speed was astonishing.

As Ah Rou watched the blade draw closer and closer, her face turned ashen.

She had not expected her all-out Explosive Kill Eight-Stage Slam to have inflicted so little damage on her enemy.

After repeatedly using Soul Skills, coupled with the erosion of that strange power and poison within her body, she had very little Soul Power left.

Yet she had no other choice but to activate Invincible Golden Body again.

Clang—

The blade struck the golden body with a clear metallic ring. Sparks flew everywhere, but it could not advance an inch.

"Eighth Soul Skill, Myriad Streams of Flowing Light!"

Catching the instant Ah Rou's golden body vanished, Yue Guan unleashed his eighth Soul Skill once more. Several thick golden pillars of light shot toward Ah Rou.

Ah Rou had no time to use a defensive Soul Skill, because Yue Guan's timing had been perfect.

Just then.

Xiao Wu appeared in a flash before Ah Rou and activated Invincible Golden Body.

The several thick beams of light were all blocked by the golden rabbit.

Just then, Gui Mei struggled to his feet in the distance.

Blood stained the corner of his mouth, and his broken ribs sent piercing pain through him with every breath.

Enduring the agony, he prepared to attack again.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar." Gui Mei's voice was hoarse.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Ghost Shadow Earth Pool Hand!"

Dozens of enormous jet-black ghost hands suddenly burst out of the ground beneath Ah Rou and Xiao Wu.

Empowered by the Martial Soul Avatar, these ghost hands were far stronger than before.

Ah Rou looked at the ghost hands surging in from all directions, then glanced up at Xiao Wu's golden body, shrouded in golden light in midair. Her heart sank sharply.

Though Invincible Golden Body possessed nearly invincible defense, its user could not move an inch while it was active.

Once the golden body disappeared, Xiao Wu would inevitably be captured by those ghost hands. Given their current injuries and condition, if they were caught, there would be no possibility of escape.

Ah Rou gritted her teeth and drove every last trace of Soul Power within her body into motion, raising a pink Soul Power barrier around herself.

The barrier had barely formed when the first ghost hand came crashing down.

The barrier shook violently, cracks spreading from the point of impact like a spiderweb.

Ah Rou's face paled further, and a thread of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

Her Soul Power Level had always been lower than Gui Mei's, and now she was already at the end of her strength. She had no idea how long this barrier could hold.

Soon, the second ghost hand came down close behind it.

The Soul Power barrier shattered with a crash like fragile glass.

At that very moment, the effects of Xiao Wu's Invincible Golden Body were about to fade.

One ghost hand rose high, aimed at Xiao Wu, poised to strike.

"Xiao Wu, dodge!" Ah Rou cried out heartbreakingly, her voice full of despair.

Xiao Wu's golden body completely faded. Before she could react, the poised ghost hand shot out and clamped tightly around her body like iron pincers.

Xiao Wu cried out in pain, her body trapped so tightly in the ghost hand that she could not move.

Almost at the same instant, Yue Guan's third Spirit Ring lit up.

"Third Soul Skill, Aura Barrier!"

Countless golden petals flew out from around him, tracing graceful arcs through the air.

In the blink of an eye, an airtight floral barrier formed around Ah Rou.

The petals spun and whirled in layer after layer, sealing Ah Rou inside and cutting off her attempt to rush over and save her daughter.

Blocked by the barrier, Ah Rou tried to force her way out, but every petal was sharp as a blade, slicing her body until she was drenched in blood.

"Xiao Wu!"

Through the gaps between the petals, she could only watch as a black ghostly shadow instantly appeared before Xiao Wu.

Gui Mei emerged from the ghostly shadow, reached out with a large hand, and seized Xiao Wu, who was restrained by the ghost hand.

Xiao Wu struggled desperately, but in her current state, she could not resist at all.

"Old Ghost, well done!"

The moment Yue Guan saw Xiao Wu captured, joy immediately appeared on his face.

He withdrew the barrier and descended to the ground. With Gui Mei positioned before and behind Ah Rou, they formed a pincer attack and trapped her in the middle.