Unfixed Storm, Crisp as a Snap

Sea God's Thirteen Halberds, Unfixed Storm!

Golden light transformed into a tangible-looking halo.

It was a divine skill, a technique created by the first Sea God.

It forcibly restrained the opponent's movements for eight seconds.

But Austin Griffin merely opened the mouth of its Destruction head, with the aura of the Golden Dragon King still dripping from its fangs.

It neither retreated nor dodged. It simply faced that golden light and bit down viciously.

Unfixed Storm shattered.

Golden light exploded between its fangs, turning into countless motes that were chewed by the Destruction head before being swallowed into its stomach, becoming some even more primal form of energy.

The Sea God's phantom froze in place. His trident remained pointed forward, but its tip no longer glowed.

His face was indistinct, yet one could sense his shock and disbelief.

It was like a king watching his throne being torn apart by a beast.

"Impossible, this is impossible..." he murmured, unable to believe the truth before him.

Austin Griffin's two heads turned toward him at the same time, carrying a trace of innate arrogance. It let out a belch, and a cloud of golden mist spilled from between its teeth, as though it were quite satisfied with this extra meal.

Ziyang turned the brim of his hat to the back, revealing his full face. Excitement shone in his eyes as he threw a punch directly forward.

Multicolored light flowed around his fingertips like a sword sheathed in its scabbard. Its edge could not be seen normally, but once drawn, it was bound to draw blood.

Tang San abruptly raised his hand, holding the Sea God Trident horizontally before him as it became a blue-gold shield.

Golden light surged like a final act of defiance, carrying the dignity of a god and the weight of laws.

When Ziyang's fist landed on it, spiderweb-like cracks appeared across the shield.

"Boom."

The next moment, the shield shattered into countless motes of light.

Ziyang's fist pierced through the fragments and plunged straight into Tang San's phantom, emerging from his back with a cloud of sea-blue mist.

Tang San lowered his head to look at the fist piercing his chest, then raised his head to look at Ziyang's face in disbelief.

"Are you still human?"

"Why is this divine sense so weak? Is it because of the Ascension Platform?" Ziyang could not believe that his fist had punched through Tang San's attack.

After all, for him, any move could mean death. It was better to strike first.

The next instant, Tang San's phantom began to crumble. Starting from his chest, it spread to his limbs. His sea-blue hair drifted through the air, and the Golden Trident slipped from his hand, vanishing before it could hit the ground.

Time began flowing again. Fallen leaves continued to drift, and the flames continued to burn. Tang Wulin had long since vanished, forcibly expelled from the Ascension Platform.

At this moment, only Ziyang, Na'er, and Gu Yue remained in the Ascension Platform.

Na'er leaped down from the treetop, her silver hair fluttering in the wind. She did not walk toward Ziyang, but went straight toward the black-haired girl. Her spear gleamed in her hand, its tip angled toward the ground as though she were ready to attack at any moment.

Gu Yue stood there as seven elements flowed around her. Her gaze passed through Na'er's figure and landed on Ziyang, sensing something strange about his aura.

Na'er raised her spear and pointed it at Gu Yue. "Gu Yue, I am already invincible now."

Gu Yue smiled faintly. "Is that so?"

She raised her hand, and water and fire surged out at once. They did not clash, but fused in some bizarre manner. Steam instantly spread out, completely obscuring Na'er's vision.

Wind swept through the steam with a sharp howl, like invisible blades slicing across Na'er's skin.

Then, the earth beneath Na'er's feet suddenly rose up, turning into a cage that sought to bind her legs.

Na'er did not hesitate at all. She raised her hand and swept her spear, silver-white light drawing arcs through the steam, tearing apart the vapor, shattering the wind blades, and piercing through the earthen cage.

But her movements grew slower and more sluggish, as though she had fallen into a swamp.

Light poured down from above Na'er's head, blinding and scorching. Her vision blurred, and everything before her instantly turned white.

At the same time, darkness surged in from all directions, swallowing her completely. Space twisted within the darkness. She felt as though she were falling, yet also floating, having lost all sense of direction and gravity.

"Ahhh? Why are you so strong?"

Gu Yue's figure was now intertwined with light and darkness. Light and dark elements gathered at her fingertips, forming a spear of light.

"You are very strong, but my strength is above yours."

With that, she thrust out the spear.

Na'er raised her spear to block. Silver-white light collided with the spear of light, producing a piercing sound.

"Boom—"

After the explosion, smoke rose.

Na'er rolled out of the smoke, already unable to hold back from eating, successfully stepping onto a road of no return.

Ziyang walked over to Na'er and crouched beside her, lightly patting her body once. The wounds on her body instantly vanished.

This was the first soul skill of his bloodline soul ring. Rather than healing, it was more accurately called Restoration.

"You did very well. Leave the rest to me now."

He stood up and looked at Gu Yue. "Not bad."

As soon as he spoke, colorless balls of light appeared around him. Grayish-white, they resembled bubbles stripped of all color as they floated in the air.

This was his second soul skill, Point.

Gu Yue looked at the light balls and could not help saying, "Attribute-less soul power? How is that possible?"

He lightly tapped with his finger, and the light balls began spinning like a swarm of bees, devouring the energy around Gu Yue.

Gu Yue's pupils contracted. She could not believe what she was seeing.

She waved her hand, weaving water and fire into a shield, but the instant it came into contact with the light balls, it was assimilated and turned into the most primitive void.

She shifted sideways, intertwining wind and earth into armor, only for its elements to be assimilated by the light balls as well.

"This is..." Her voice was filled with confusion.

Ziyang took a step forward. More light balls poured from his palm, while Gu Yue's elements were devoured by his light balls.

She gritted her teeth. A flicker of light flashed through her black eyes, though they remained filled with stubbornness.

Her fingertips twitched, and elemental radiance shot forth again, taking various forms as it crashed toward Ziyang.

But Ziyang merely raised his hand. The light balls flew out and collided with her elements. The two forces were instantly assimilated, then vanished without a trace the next moment.

The spear of light disappeared along with Gu Yue's attack.

What followed immediately was Ziyang's light-ball assault. They flew toward Gu Yue, and wherever they passed, the surrounding elements suddenly dimmed like lamps being blown out one after another.

Ziyang's restraint over Gu Yue was simply too great.

Gu Yue wanted to dodge, but discovered that the space around her was incomparably stable.

She wanted to gather elements to resist, but not a single element around her responded.

The next moment, a light ball slammed into her abdomen, then another struck her chest like a fist.

Her figure began to fade as the Ascension Platform's forced expulsion mechanism was triggered.

Before her figure vanished, Ziyang smiled faintly. "You performed well. See you at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters tomorrow."

"Consider the preliminary test passed."