With a flick of his finger, he sent the short blade flying toward the stone wall opposite him. He had long since condensed a half-foot-thick ice shield there with Ice Soul Power, simulating the basic structure of a defensive Soul Skill.
"Hiss—"
The instant the short blade struck the ice shield, there was no violent impact. Instead, it slid along the shield's surface like a stream of water. The blue-gold spiral patterns suddenly lit up and burrowed into the shield along its Soul Power pathways! The icy-blue Soul Power on the shield's surface churned violently, as though countless tiny drills were piercing it at once. In less than three breaths, spiderweb-like cracks spread from within, and with a crack, the shield shattered.
Delight flashed through Huo Yuhao's eyes. "It worked halfway! But to deal with an Invincible Shield, I still need to compress the edge further..."
Just then, a faint sound came from outside the window, followed by Wang Dong's teasing voice. "You're working way too hard. You started cultivating the moment you got back from the match?"
Huo Yuhao looked up to see Wang Dong leaning over the windowsill, a Soul Tool lamp dangling from her hand. Its light illuminated her curious face. "Come take a look." Huo Yuhao tilted his chin.
Wang Dong flipped through the window and into the room. At a glance, she spotted the shattered ice on the stone wall and raised a brow. "A new Soul Skill? From those marks, it's specifically for breaking defenses?"
"It's called Momentum Break." Huo Yuhao condensed another short blade. "I want to see whether it can break an Invincible Shield."
"Oh?" Wang Dong's interest was piqued. She raised a hand and summoned her Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul. With a flap of her pale golden wings, a translucent