Gu Yue stood at the very back of the battlefield, her long black hair fluttering gently in the wind, her dark eyes calmly observing every detail of the battlefield.
She raised her right hand the instant she saw Zhong Shenxiu shatter the ice chains.
A flame condensed in her palm, not an ordinary flame, but a high-temperature flame with a faint white hue. At the same time, she raised her left hand, and a ball of icy blue cold air swirled in her palm.
Ice and fire, two completely opposite elements, simultaneously coalesced under her control.
Gu Yue narrowed his eyes slightly and pushed forward with both hands at the same time. Ice and fire met in the air, but instead of canceling each other out, Entangle and formed a ball of light that was interwoven with red and blue, which flew straight towards Zhong Shenxiu.
Zhong Shenxiu had just shattered the ice chains and hadn't even sheathed his Light-Imperial Ninja Blade when he saw the ball of light flying towards him. His vertical pupils contracted slightly, and he dodged to the side, but the ball of light suddenly exploded in mid-air.
boom!
Ice and fire erupted simultaneously, the cold air and flames intertwining and spreading outwards, forming an Elemental Storm with a diameter of two meters. Zhong Shenxiu's body was pushed back two steps by the shockwave of the explosion, and his clothes were covered with ice shards and sparks.
But that's not all.
Gu Yue's figure burst out from behind the Elemental Storm. She gathered a ball of element in each of her hands, a ball of fire in her right hand and a ball of cold air in her left, and struck at Zhong Shenxiu at the same time.
Zhong Shenxiu raised his Light-Imperial Ninja Blade, to block the flames from his right hand, but he couldn't completely avoid the chilling aura from his left hand. The icy blue aura grazed his shoulder, leaving a thin layer of ice on his clothes.
Zhong Shenxiu took a step back, increasing the distance between herself and Gu Yue.
Gu Yue didn't give chase. Instead, she stood still, gathering elements in her hands once more. Her breathing was a little rapid, but her eyes remained calm. Her dark eyes were fixed on Zhong Shenxiu, searching for the next opportunity.
Tang Wulin and Xie Xie flanked from both sides, Xu Xiaoyan's Star Wheel Ice Staff lit up again, with a second ice chain already forming.
The four players coordinated perfectly, their offensive rhythm was seamless, and it was much better than it was a month ago.
Zhong Shenxiu's vertical pupils swept over the four people, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
This is getting interesting.
He held his Light-Imperial Ninja Blade horizontally in front of him, the golden light on the blade slightly brighter. He didn't counterattack, but continued to defend, waiting for the four's next attack.
Xie Xie was the first to move.
His figure blurred, the Light Dragon Dagger and Shadow Dragon Dagger twirling in his hands. He transformed into a blur, rushing from Zhong Shenxiu's left. The daggers flashed, one bright and one dark, aiming for Zhong Shenxiu's nape and waist.
Zhong Shenxiu turned around, his Light-Imperial Ninja Blade slashing upwards to deflect the Light Dragon Dagger aimed at his neck. At the same time, he leaned forward to avoid the Shadow Dragon Dagger aimed at his waist. But Xie Xie's attack did not stop. With a flick of his wrist, he used the Shadow Dragon Dagger to slash at Zhong Shenxiu's arm.
bite!
The back of the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade blocked the Shadow Dragon Dagger. Zhong Shenxiu Xie Xie back two steps, and then kicked him away.
Now!
Gu Yue's eyes lit up, and she raised both hands simultaneously. Ice and fire condensed in her palms, faster than before. This time, she didn't let the elemental sphere fly out, but instead compressed the ice and fire to their limit and then detonated them.
It wasn't detonated in her hands, but in front of Zhong Shenxiu.
Gu Yue activated his spatial elemental ability, and a ball of ice and fire elements compressed to the extreme appeared out of thin air half a meter in front of Zhong Shenxiu's chest, and then exploded instantly.
boom!
This explosion was more violent than the previous one. Red and blue light illuminated the entire training ground, and the shockwave stirred up dust on the ground, spreading it in all directions.
Zhong Shenxiu's vertical pupils suddenly contracted.
He felt the threat of this attack. Not a threat at the second-tier level, but a threat that could truly harm him.
He no longer suppressed his power.
" Prison-Suppressing Wisdom King Seal "
Zhong Shenxiu's voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.
Golden light erupted from his body, and a four-meter-tall Wisdom King Phantom a powerful deity) materialized outside him. The phantom was clad in flowing armor, with a majestic face and hands forming a mudra.
The shockwave from the explosion of ice and fire elements struck the Wisdom King Dharma Image, producing a piercing screeching sound, but it failed to penetrate the image's defenses. The flowing armor on the image's surface flickered a few times, absorbing all the impact.
As the aftershocks of the explosion subsided, Zhong Shenxiu stood there, enveloped by the Wisdom King Dharma Image, golden light flowing across its surface, making him appear like a god descending to earth.
"We won!!!"
Xie Xie, who had been kicked away by Zhong Shenxiu, landed hard on his backside. Ignoring the pain, he raised his hands and shouted, "Finally won!"
His face was full of excitement, and his eyes shone like two stars. For the past month, they had been tormented by Zhong Shenxiu. Every afternoon during training, the four of them would team up, take turns, and use all sorts of tactics, but Zhong Shenxiu would easily thwart them every time.
It has both numerical data and robust mechanisms.
Xie Xie sometimes even suspected that Zhong Shenxiu was Soul Beast in human skin, otherwise how could he be so strong at the same level?
But now, they have finally forced Zhong Shenxiu to use more than two rings of force.
Although it wasn't strictly a true victory, Xie Xie considered it one.
Tang Wulin also stopped, gripping the Forging Hammer with both hands, panting heavily. His forehead was covered in sweat, and his clothes were soaked and clung to his body. But he had a smile on his face, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked at Zhong Shenxiu.
"I've finally forced you to use your Third Soul Skill." Tang Wulin's voice was slightly breathless, but his tone was filled with obvious joy.
For the past month, besides attending classes and training, he spent his days practicing hammering. He incorporated the techniques of hammering metal during forging into combat, practicing and adjusting them again and again. He didn't know if this method was correct, but he simply couldn't find the time, as Zhong Shenxiu had suggested, to constantly hone his weaponry fundamentals, which could lead to a different path.
In retrospect, his efforts were not in vain.
Xu Xiaoyan put away her Star Wheel Ice Staff, a happy smile spreading across her face. Her two little braids swayed gently in the wind, her light blue hair looking especially beautiful in the sunlight.
"Great, great! Finally, we don't have to let Brother Shenxiu chase after four people and beat them up all by himself anymore."
Xu Xiaoyan clapped her hands, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons with laughter.
Gu Yue didn't speak, but the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and a hint of smugness flashed in his dark eyes.
She looked at Zhong Shenxiu, her eyes carrying a meaning that only she herself understood.
During this month of training together, Gu Yue knew Zhong Shenxiu's strength better than anyone else. She was the only one who could hold her own against him even when he was only at the second Zhong Shenxiu level. It wasn't because she was stronger than Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan, but because her Elementalist Martial Soul was too versatile.
With six elemental abilities—ice, fire, earth, wind, light, and space—she can attack from any distance and any angle. Coupled with her precise control over the elements, every strike hits Zhong Shenxiu's weakest point.
Even so, she never truly forced Zhong Shenxiu to use his full strength.
Today's attack was something she had planned for a long time. First, she used Xie Xie's attack to attract Zhong Shenxiu's attention, then she used Tang Wulin's power to restrain his actions, then Xu Xiaoyan's Star Wheel Chain restricted his evasive space, and finally she used spatial elements to teleport ice and fire elements in front of Zhong Shenxiu and detonate them.
Each link is crucial and indispensable.