"Sectumsempra!"
As the words fell, a faint white light glowed at the tip of Lu Yi's Wand.
Unlike the Severing Charm's formidable Magic blade, Sectumsempra had no visible form or substance.
But halfway across the arena, Xiao Hongchen, who was unleashing his full power, suddenly froze.
The light in the barrels of hundreds of Soul Cannons rapidly dimmed, and without warning, they all fell to the ground.
[Sectumsempra successfully cast] [Sectumsempra Lv. 1 (1/1) → Sectumsempra Lv. 2 (0/2)] [Sectumsempra can be upgraded, +1 Credit]
Xiao Hongchen felt as though sharp swords were slicing through the skin and muscle all over his body. Yet when he looked down, his intact team uniform was slowly soaking through with blood.
The attack had come too fast and too strangely. His passive Defensive Soul Tool had not activated, nor had he managed to use his Fifth Soul Skill, which could negate most physical damage.
But it was too late for any of that.
Darkness flickered across Xiao Hongchen's vision from blood loss. His strength soon gave out, and he toppled backward.
At that moment, the entire arena fell silent.
No one knew what had happened, not even the Referee.
A moment earlier, Heavenly Fiend Douluo had kept his senses locked on Lu Yi, ready to save him from Xiao Hongchen's barrage at any instant.
He could clearly sense that Lu Yi's Soul Power was not particularly strong.
With twenty levels of cultivation between them, he had never imagined Lu Yi could put up much resistance.
Besides, that disheveled old fossil in Shrek's rest area had just sternly warned him to protect the Shrek team members, or he might well go berserk.
With all those factors combined, he had paid almost no attention to Xiao Hongchen's safety.
But why had Xiao Hongchen