"Strange..."
Shen Yi furrowed her brows, unsure what was going on with Yun Qianyue.
But the match in the Grand Martial Arts Arena soon drew her attention back, and she stopped wondering where Yun Qianyue had gone.
Gu Yue swung her staff, sending one Elemental Control after another at Yun Qianzhao in an attempt to restrict his movements. However, Yun Qianzhao was incredibly quick on his feet, and the Elemental Control coming from Gu Yue was mostly ineffective.
What was more, under the power of the sun, almost every element lost its stability once it drew near him.
As time passed, Tang Wulin quickly realized something was wrong. Although he could sense Yun Qianzhao's Soul Power steadily depleting, if things continued this way, he and Gu Yue would run out of Soul Power first!
"No good! Our Soul Power is draining faster than his! We'll lose our ability to fight before he runs out! How does he have so much Soul Power?"
"Let's attack together! With Blue Silver Grass, I should be able to hold him for about three seconds!"
Gu Yue made her judgment at once.
She raised her staff high and released her Soul Power without holding back, summoning all the elements around her.
Elemental Lotuses of every color bloomed in every direction around Yun Qianzhao, blocking every path he could take. Then the Soul Rings before Tang Wulin's eyes flickered, changing from two Golden Soul Rings to three thousand-year Soul Rings.
"Twin Martial Souls? Another person with Twin Martial Souls?"
"This is unbelievable. Just how many people with Twin Martial Souls are there in our year?"
"He... has them too?"
Many of the students in Freshman Class One stared in astonishment as Tang Wulin changed his Soul Rings.
But soon, they saw Blue Silver Grass vines sprouting all around him.
"Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul?"
How could such extremes as Twin Martial Souls and the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul exist in one person? Blue Silver Grass was the textbook Trash Martial Soul!
Ignoring everyone's shock, Tang Wulin had already unleashed Bind and the Blue Silver Thorn Array on Yun Qianzhao!
The Blue Silver Grass vines would be burned to ash by the Sun True Fire, so Tang Wulin didn't expect to hold Yun Qianzhao for long. But burning through the vines would still take a few seconds—and those few seconds were all Tang Wulin needed!
He charged at Yun Qianzhao.
Just as he and Gu Yue had expected, Yun Qianzhao's movements were restricted. But when Tang Wulin got closer, he saw how calm Yun Qianzhao looked. He showed no sign of panic as Tang Wulin approached.
Indeed, Yun Qianzhao was consuming a great deal of Soul Power. Even though he could draw on the light around him to replenish it while fighting under the sun, the recovery still couldn't keep up with the drain.
But he wasn't fighting alone.
As the dragon claw covered in golden scales swung toward him, Yun Qianzhao suddenly leaned back and fell away.
Tang Wulin was stunned by the move. He hadn't even hit him yet—why had his opponent fallen?
But the Heavenly Gold Holy Sun behind Yun Qianzhao quickly expanded and spread across the ground. Yun Qianzhao fell into it, as if sinking into a sea of golden light.
Tang Wulin's punch struck empty air, and he stared at the scene before him in confusion.
The people below the Grand Martial Arts Arena also craned their necks to see what was happening onstage, whispering among themselves.
Where had Yun Qianzhao gone?
At one corner of the Golden Sun spread across the arena floor, a silvery moonlight gradually appeared.
In just a few breaths, the Golden Sun had been replaced by silvery moonlight. The New Moon stretched across the sky, and night began to fall.
Yun Qianzhao, now with silver hair and silver eyes, stepped out of the moonlight. The Clear Radiance Silver Moon drifted behind him, bearing the same four Soul Rings.
"Is that... his Second Martial Soul?"
"Qian Yue? No... it's not Qian Yue, it's Qian Zhao! They look so much alike!"
At that moment, the only difference between Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue was probably the length of their hair!
Shen Yi watched in disbelief and exclaimed, "So Qian Zhao has Twin Martial Souls too? What about Qian Yue—does she have Twin Martial Souls just like him? Good heavens, how have they never mentioned this all these years?"
A chill showed in his silver eyes as the Silver Moon hung high behind Yun Qianzhao.
A bone-deep cold swept over them, leaving Tang Wulin and Gu Yue feeling as if they were suffocating.
The two had no choice but to retreat at once.
But the Moon Cold Pool had already spread beneath their feet. Within its reach, both Tang Wulin and Gu Yue found their movements severely restricted.
Yun Qianzhao lightly tapped the ground with his foot, and ripples spread across the Moon Cold Pool.
Countless Ice Crystal Laurel leaves appeared in the air. Their attacks seemed to stretch across time, then shot toward the two with breathtaking speed!
The freezing cold that could even freeze flames completely extinguished the fire element Gu Yue had summoned!
Layer upon layer of frigid Ice Seal spread around them. Once Tang Wulin and Gu Yue's movements were restricted by Frost Fills the Sky and the Moon Cold Pool, darkness spilled from the Silver Moon, enveloping the entire Grand Martial Arts Arena.
Like the Great Sun Star Meteor, a brilliant icy star gathered in the night. Its light shone dazzlingly, and its might loomed like a mountain.
Fourth Soul Skill, Shattered Star!
Before the star fell, Yun Qianzhao looked toward Wu Changkong and Shen Yi outside the Grand Martial Arts Arena.
The two furrowed their brows when they saw Yun Qianzhao's gaze. They felt a chill in those silver eyes. Though he had only four rings, the Twins' attributes were already strong enough to suppress people of Wu Changkong and Shen Yi's caliber.
Under Yun Qianzhao's gaze, both chose to remain silent.
Then the star fell.
The diamond-like star crashed down, and when it collided with the Moon Cold Pool, Tang Wulin and Gu Yue, caught between the two, took the full force of the impact!
Amid the dazzling silver light, Gu Yue waved her hand and shattered all the ice crystals, shielding Tang Wulin with her body.
Only Yun Qianzhao saw what had happened!
Under the enormous impact of Taiyin's power, Tang Wulin, who bore the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, had already passed out.
Seeing Gu Yue block his attack, Yun Qianzhao's gaze turned cold. As expected, she could unleash her true power at any moment! Her supposed status as a three-ring Soul Elder was nothing but a facade! The Silver Dragon King—she was the Silver Dragon King!
Though he still didn't know what was going on with Na'er and Gu Yue, Yun Qianzhao understood that Gu Yue was the one they needed to watch most closely.
Once the icy mist dispersed, Shen Yi, Wu Changkong, and the others could finally see what had happened on the arena.
Yun Qianzhao looked at Gu Yue standing before the unconscious Tang Wulin and said slowly, "You're very strong."
Gu Yue glanced back at Tang Wulin. "You're stronger, Martial Uncle Yun!"
Hearing Gu Yue's words, Yun Qianzhao only smiled. He looked at the people below and said, "Let's continue! Next team!"
"Stop!"
Just after Yun Qianzhao said this, Cai Yue'er appeared on the Grand Martial Arts Arena. She stopped the next match, looked at Yun Qianzhao with a furrowed brow, and asked, "Qian Zhao, do you have Twin Martial Souls?"
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