Two yellow and one purple Soul Ring rose in sequence beneath her feet, slowly revolving. The purple ring's glow was especially striking in the sunlight.
Tang Wulin stood at her side. The Blue Silver Emperor grew from beneath his feet, azure vines winding up around his ankles and forming a thin layer of armor beneath the hem of his robes.
Two yellow, one purple, one black, and one green-gold Soul Ring slowly rose beneath his feet, circling around him in turn.
Everything had clearly been disguised. Otherwise, four hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings would have terrified everyone.
The referee's pupils contracted slightly, but he said nothing.
Half a step behind Tang Wulin, Xu Youyou lifted her hand, and the Starwheel Staff condensed in her palm. Fine star patterns flowed across its silver-white shaft as three Soul Rings lit up at once—two purple and one black—giving off a restrained, tranquil glow in the morning light.
The three opponents froze at the same time.
Lu Zheng's gaze fell upon that hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
The high-ponytailed girl opposite them, Su Yueli, had still carried a hint of probing sharpness. But when she saw the black and green Soul Rings clearly—
Her gaze stilled. The young man had clearly not expected their Soul Rings to be so strange either. He immediately withdrew the half-step he had taken forward to probe them, shrinking back slightly in wary alertness.
The Soul Power in Wen Wanhe's hand stalled for an instant. Even the light on the lotus petals flickered before stabilizing again.
She could clearly feel that her martial soul had been instantly suppressed. Worse still, she actually felt an urge to submit to the other side.
The referee by the arena remained expressionless, not even changing his breathing rhythm.
Seeing that both sides had finished releasing their martial