Trivial Skills

The blade-wielding student retreated, but Gu Yue gave them no chance. With a wave of her right hand, two wind blades sliced precisely at his feet. The ground beneath him vanished, and his body lost its balance. Xu Xiaoyan's Ice Wheel Chain wrapped around both his ankles at the same time and dragged him to the ground. Zhong Shenxiu's fist fell, and the final close-combat student turned into white light and disappeared.

Less than ten seconds after the battle began, all three close-combat Soul Masters had been wiped out.

Luo Guixing's expression finally changed. He had not expected Zhong Shenxiu to still be able to unleash such terrifying strength in such a sorry state. That force pressing down on him clearly already made it difficult for him to move, yet every time he attacked, he could still easily finish off an opponent.

"Long-range attacks!" Luo Guixing ordered.

The two long-range Soul Masters had long since been ready. One of them pushed both hands forward, and three pillars of fire shot toward Zhong Shenxiu in a triangular formation. The other brought his hands together and condensed a lightning ball the size of a human head. Arcs of electricity danced across its surface, crackling explosively as it blasted toward Zhong Shenxiu.

Zhong Shenxiu did not take it head-on. He turned sideways and avoided the fire pillars, letting the flames sweep past him. At the same time, golden light gathered around his right hand, and he punched the lightning ball. The lightning ball exploded in midair, electric arcs scattering in every direction, but the golden light blocked all of its power outside, not letting a single arc touch his body.

Luo Guixing took a deep breath and finally decided to act personally. Three soul rings rose beneath his feet, two yellow and one