At this stage, everyone still on the field was among the best of their peers.
Defeating them and taking their spots would be difficult.
Besides, they had little soul power left.
The simplest option now was to pick on someone weaker than themselves.
And Xiao Xiao was just such a person.
So she became a target for many.
A level 39 Soul Elder set his sights on Xiao Xiao.
"Third Soul Skill: Ice Storm!"
This Soul Master's martial soul was an Icefield Wolf with both wind and ice attributes, making it an excellent one.
His third soul skill was a wide-area attack. By using it now, he aimed first at Xiao Xiao, but he also hoped to sweep the few remaining contestants away and claim victory.
Was it coming?
Xiao Xiao's small face tightened as she stared at the Soul Master. A bright gleam appeared in her eyes: the Illusory Moon Star Eyes.
Her soul skill was ready too. She could counterattack at any moment.
Then she saw the Soul Master collapse without warning.
The soul skill he had unleashed missed Xiao Xiao entirely and struck the others instead.
Xiao Xiao froze. The rest of the crowd erupted in uproar.
"What happened?"
"How did he just fall over?"
"He was fine a moment ago."
The sight left everyone even more baffled.
The whole thing was simply too absurd.
"Was something rigged?"
"What would be rigged? You couldn't see clearly from that angle, but I could. He was unlucky enough to stand within someone else's soul power attack range and got caught in it."
"Then he really was unlucky!"
After hearing the full story from those around them, they all lamented the Soul Master's bad luck.
But the academy's teachers and senior staff noticed something more.
"That little girl Xiao Xiao