A Palm Strike Descending from Heaven

"What was he doing?"

Lu Yuan's sudden ascent left Xie Huanyue somewhat baffled.

Originally, they had expected this to be a tough battle. A Soul Elder enhanced by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tower and a power-attack Soul Grandmaster with a dragon-type Martial Soul were not easy opponents. Their team's original plan had been for Xie Huanyue to hold Lu Yuan off first, while the Luo Brothers, both at level twenty-five like Wu Feng, looked for an opportunity to take out Ning Tian, the support Soul Elder.

Lu Yuan's sudden departure immediately disrupted their plans. After estimating the height, Xie Huanyue realized that even if he leaped with all his strength, it would be difficult for him to interfere with Lu Yuan.

But this was a good thing!

Though he had no idea what Lu Yuan was up to, his departure undoubtedly placed his teammates in immediate danger.

"Change of plans, attack head-on!!!"

Xie Huanyue shouted, stomping down hard and launching himself into the air. Then, he curled into a massive ball of flesh and used the terrifying momentum of his descent to slam straight toward Ning Tian.

Meat Bullet Impact!!!

"Seven Treasures, Glazed Radiance Unleashed! Seven Treasures have their names: first, Speed; third, Strength!"

Ning Tian's response was no slower. Because of Lu Yuan's instructions before the match, she did not enhance Lu Yuan in the air. Instead, she focused entirely on empowering Wu Feng.

Just a three-ring Soul Elder. Don't underestimate the bond between the young mistress and me!!!

As two beams of light poured into Wu Feng, she instantly completed Martial Soul Possession. The powerful Red Dragon roared at the incoming Rubber Elephant. As she activated the Dragon's Wrath soul skill, Wu Feng's eyes turned into savage vertical pupils. She clenched her claws into fists and threw a punch, smashing fiercely into the incoming Rubber Elephant.

However, as Xie Huanyue's first soul ring lit up, his already enormous body strangely swelled by another full circle, as though he had become a gigantic rubber balloon. His momentum did not lessen as he crashed down.

Bang!

With a muffled impact, a massive dent visibly appeared in the rubber ball formed from Xie Huanyue's Rubber Elephant Martial Soul. Then, a powerful rebounding force struck. Wu Feng grunted and staggered several steps back, while Xie Huanyue was sent flying backward, bouncing several times across the arena before finally coming to a stop.

From the looks of it, Wu Feng seemed to have won decisively. Yet after landing her blow, she did not immediately pursue. Instead, she grimly supported her left arm.

She knew her own situation best. Xie Huanyue had appeared to be knocked away by her punch, but all that force had long been distributed across his exaggeratedly tough skin, and his subsequent bounces had mostly dissipated it. She, on the other hand, had taken the collision head-on, with her left arm bearing the full rebounding force.

Moreover, she was not fighting alone right now. The young mistress was behind her and needed her protection. If she lost her head and pursued him, the other two Soul Grandmasters could directly attack the young mistress, and the situation might reverse in an instant.

So what the hell are you doing, Lu Yuan?!

Though she thought that, the fury brought by Dragon's Wrath did not overwhelm Wu Feng's reason. A dragon's characteristic chill glinted in her cold vertical pupils. She steadied herself and warily scanned her surroundings, waiting for the enemy's next attack.

"What was Lu Yuan doing?"

Lu Yuan's sudden departure also greatly surprised Wang Yan. As a renowned theory instructor in the inner courtyard, he was quite knowledgeable about all sorts of combat tactics.

In Wang Yan's estimation, although Xie Huanyue's Martial Soul might cause Lu Yuan's team some trouble, Lu Yuan could still ultimately secure victory through various tactics.

For example, Lu Yuan could use the flight advantage granted by his first soul skill to keep his opponents at a distance and kite them. As long as Lu Yuan protected Ning Tian and Wu Feng held off Xie Huanyue, Lu Yuan could quickly deal with Xie Huanyue's two teammates. By then, Xie Huanyue would be fighting alone, and his defeat would only be a matter of time. Or, with Ning Tian's substantial enhancement, Lu Yuan could directly use that soul skill from the morning alongside Wu Feng to forcefully attack Xie Huanyue. Even if Ning Tian was taken out afterward, without Xie Huanyue, the remaining two would be nothing but a scattered mob.

But frankly, Wang Yan could not understand Lu Yuan's choice to leave the battlefield first.

Wang Yan: I don't understand!

Xuan Zi, meanwhile, remained calm and composed. He took out his wine gourd and gulped down a mouthful, smacked his lips, then glared at Wang Yan irritably. "What are you in such a hurry for? Just watch patiently."

And Lu Yuan? What was Lu Yuan doing right now?

Supported by his dazzling wings of light, Lu Yuan remained completely unaffected by the desperate battle on the arena below as he hovered in the sparsely inhabited sky.

Holding his breath and calming his mind, he recalled Mu En's guidance from not long ago and began attempting to form an entirely new version of the Eight-Part Light Wheel on his own.

Beneath the bright sunlight high in the sky, Lu Yuan felt exceptionally well. He slowly activated his spiritual power and, following the technique Mu En had taught him, began guiding his Soul Power to gather in his palm.

One breath, two breaths. When a quietly spinning light wheel appeared, Lu Yuan knew he had succeeded!

He glanced at the arena below and decided there was no rush. Let the light wheel spin a little longer.

Wu Feng, hold on! Wait for me to make my entrance and save my teammates from disaster. As for how that disaster came about, don't ask!

Meanwhile, Wu Feng's side was having a miserable time~

Wu Feng had truly fallen into dire straits now—

Xie Huanyue's relentless assaults came from the front, while she also had to guard against sneak attacks from the two agility-attack Luo Brothers. As her Soul Power continued to deplete, even with Ning Tian's support, Wu Feng was nearly unable to maintain the enhancement of Dragon's Wrath.

Once she lost Dragon's Wrath's boost, Wu Feng would fall into a disadvantage in her clashes with Xie Huanyue. And once Wu Feng was held back at the front, the Luo Brothers lurking in the shadows would have even more opportunities to ambush Ning Tian.

Was this really... the end?

Then how about double-clicking to summon Lu Yuan?

"Lu Yuan, are you fucking done yet?! I can't hold on any longer!!!"

Following Wu Feng's furious roar, everyone's attention was drawn to the figure that had been quietly floating in the sky all this time.

"I'm coming, I'm coming! Wu Feng, look at you, getting all impatient again!"

The light elements in the air had somehow become incredibly dense, as though even the sun in the sky had cast an extra gaze upon this favored child of light. At the center of that radiance, a rapidly spinning light wheel revealed its true form.

"Classmate Xie Huanyue," Lu Yuan said loudly as he looked down at Xie Huanyue on the arena, "have you ever heard of a palm strike descending from heaven?"

After saying that, Lu Yuan did not wait for Xie Huanyue to react. He proactively dispersed the wings of light behind him and, smiling, held the light wheel aloft in one hand as he descended from the heavens!!!