Na'er: I Can't Do Anything!

"Roar, roar, roar!"

The Gale Demon Wolf pack charged toward them. The Wolf King at their head looked at the two humans rushing toward its pack, a flicker of confusion passing through its dark green eyes before its killing intent grew even stronger.

Not only were their enemies not running away, they were charging straight at them. Then it would turn the two of them into energy!

"Whoosh!"

The Silver Dragon Spear shot from Na'er's hand, transforming into a streak of sharp silver light. In an instant, it pierced the air and pinned the foremost Hundred-Year Gale Demon Wolf firmly to the ground.

The Hundred-Year Gale Demon Wolf let out two mournful howls, then its whole body burst apart, turning into a mass of pure azure energy that drifted toward the Hundred-Year Soul Ring around Na'er. As it merged into the ring, a faint purple hue appeared within it.

"Whoosh!"

Jiang Xiu's slender figure darted forward. As he ran, the Shadow Monarch behind him suddenly transformed into a mass of deep, shadowy power that flowed toward him like water, clinging to his body.

The next moment, Jiang Xiu's purple eyes turned into Blood Pupil, and dark armor formed over the vital points of his body. Cold darkness radiated from it, as though he had donned a black, sharply contoured suit of armor.

This was another ability of the Shadow Monarch Martial Soul. It could fight independently of Jiang Xiu, but it could also Possess him like a Beast Martial Soul, greatly increasing his combat strength and defense.

After the Shadow Monarch Possessed him, Jiang Xiu's speed surged again. Under the Wolf King's disbelieving gaze, he leaped into the air and plunged straight into the orderly pack.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two explosions rang out. Two Gale Demon Wolves, each close to a hundred years old, were already dead beneath Jiang Xiu's fists, transformed into two masses of pure energy.

Jiang Xiu's charge instantly slowed the entire pack. Their formation, surging forward at full speed, was thrown slightly into disarray: some were intercepted by Jiang Xiu, while the rest continued to attack Na'er.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"

When they saw Jiang Xiu, the two Hundred-Year Gale Demon Wolves in the pack were surrounded by a faint Azure Light. Their fur darkened, their claws and fangs gleamed, and wind energy stirred around them as they lunged at Jiang Xiu.

"You can't even tell the difference in strength, yet you dare charge at me? Take my Shadow Fist."

With the pack surrounding him, Jiang Xiu showed no fear in his Blood Pupil. He stepped forward with his left foot, his fists cloaked in darkness, and struck at the two wolves.

"Don't even think about surpassing me. You'd better submit to Great King Na'er!"

Watching Jiang Xiu cut down the Gale Demon Wolves one after another, a flash of silver crossed Na'er's beautiful eyes. She raised her delicate hand, and the Silver Dragon Spear instantly returned to her, as though it were part of her body.

"First Soul Skill, Dragon Battles in the Wild!"

The Soul Ring around Na'er shone. A phantom silver dragon coiled up the Silver Dragon Spear in her hand, its slightly ferocious head clinging to the sharp tip.

"Roar!"

With a clear, resonant dragon's cry, a glint of steel arrived first. The Silver Dragon Spear swept out in an instant, silver blossoms blooming in the air like surging waves, layer upon layer crashing toward the pack.

The wolves were injured by the slightest brush of those silver spear blossoms and killed at the lightest touch.

For a time, spear flashes and fists blazed through the pack, mingling with howls and blood.

The Gale Demon Wolves split into two groups, surrounding Na'er and Jiang Xiu, but the battle was clearly turning into a one-sided rout.

"Young and full of vigor, still. I'm getting old."

Inside the circular metal room, Mu Ye watched the images on the Soul Guidance Screen and sighed softly. At the same time, he studied Jiang Xiu's every move, preparing to teach him later.

"Yes. We were just like that once—proud, fearless, thinking that if we could defeat the enemy before us, we could defeat anything."

A wistful look crossed Leng Yaozhu's beautiful eyes. It was as though she saw her younger self in Na'er. Back then, she too had been a prodigy everyone praised, until she met that person...

"Talking about getting old in front of this old man—isn't that a little rude?"

Listening to the two of them, Han Tianyi, whose hair was silver-white, twitched the corner of his mouth and gave them a pointed look.

"Ahem... The winner's about to be decided."

Mu Ye coughed and pointed at the Soul Guidance Screen in front of them, changing the subject.

"Looks like Na'er has a slight edge this time."

Leng Yaozhu's red lips curled upward, and a gleam brightened her lovely eyes as she chuckled.

As the three talked, the Gale Demon Wolf pack on the field was nearly wiped out. Only two remained, one before Na'er and one before Jiang Xiu.

By then, Na'er had killed fifteen, while Jiang Xiu had killed fourteen. In Leng Yaozhu's eyes, the scales of victory had already tipped firmly in Na'er's favor.

"Tower Master Leng, we can't jump to conclusions before the very last moment."

Mu Ye and Han Tianyi exchanged a glance and spoke meaningfully.

"Hm?"

Leng Yaozhu's delicate brows drew together slightly as she looked at Jiang Xiu's First Soul Ring, which he had yet to use. It was now faintly glowing.

Inside the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform.

"Jiang Xiu, I'm going to be the boss, and nobody can stop me! That's what I, Na'er, say!"

Seeing the Gale Demon Wolf before Jiang Xiu drop dead, Na'er held the Silver Dragon Spear against the neck of the Gale Demon Wolf before her. Her rosy lips curled up.

Jiang Xiu had killed fifteen, and she had killed fifteen too. But the last wolf was right in front of her, a full five meters away from Jiang Xiu. The light of victory was already beckoning to her.

"Hm? What are you smiling at?"

Seeing Jiang Xiu's calm, unhurried expression, Na'er felt a bad premonition rise in her heart. She immediately swept the Silver Dragon Spear toward the Gale Demon Wolf's neck.

Better to act before things changed, so Na'er chose to strike at once. Whatever Jiang Xiu did, as long as she killed this Gale Demon Wolf, she would win their bet!

"Na'er, your spear is still too slow."

Jiang Xiu's lips curved slightly. He raised his left palm and clenched it in the air. The First Soul Ring around him suddenly lit up, and two blood-red clock faces formed beside him in an instant.

"Time Stop!"

As Jiang Xiu's voice fell, the hands on the clock faces froze. A layer of blood-red ripples spread out, enveloping Na'er in an instant.

"Oh no! A time-attribute Soul Skill!"

A look of shock appeared in Na'er's eyes, and her whole body froze in place. A fallen leaf, shaken loose by the battle, stopped right before her eyes.

Damn spear, move!

Na'er screamed in her heart and circulated the Soul Power in her body, but the Silver Dragon Spear in her hand remained utterly still.

With her current strength as a thirteen-level Soul Master, she couldn't break the effect of Time Stop. And with three mighty experts watching from outside, all she could do was stare helplessly at the Gale Demon Wolf right before her.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, Jiang Xiu moved. He crossed the five meters in a single leap, his long, powerful left hand pushing the Silver Dragon Spear aside as he raised his right elbow and brought it down on the Gale Demon Wolf's neck.

"Don't!"

Na'er's beautiful eyes widened in shock as she prayed desperately.

Now she could only watch Jiang Xiu, unable to do a thing!