The battle took a strange turn in an instant.
The students of Heavenly Starry Sky Soul Master Academy had been darting freely through the air, relying on their advantage of flight. Now, however, the enormous Soul Guidance Array on the Star-Gazing Platform seemed to respond to some unseen pull, its dormant patterns beginning to glow an eerie blue.
"This is..." Xu Xiaoyan had been doing her utmost to maintain the support effect of Brilliant Starlight when she suddenly felt the Soul Power inside her roil like boiling water. The Starry Sky overhead seemed to draw countless times closer, and the power of countless Stars became visible silver motes, surging toward her in a frenzy.
"The Star Wheel Ice Staff is mutating!" Xu Xiaoyan cried out. The Ice Staff in her hand instantly turned pure gold, and the star wheel at its tip seemed to hold the entire universe. Her slightly pale face now shone with a holy radiance. A skill whose control she could barely sustain for a second or two had suddenly become as powerful as a domain.
"Star Wheel Chain!"
Countless golden chains of starlight emerged from the Void. No longer targeting a single person, they spread like a vast net, instantly enveloping every flying Soul Master in the sky. Entwined in starlight, the wings they took such pride in lost their power, and several students screamed as they plummeted.
Xu Xiaoyan was not the only one changing. Ye Xinglan, standing beside her, was undergoing a transformation as well. The Stargod Sword in her hand seemed to answer the call of the Stars, its blade humming as it erupted with an unprecedented brilliance of golden light.
"Is this... an enhancement from Star Power?" A flash of wild joy crossed Ye Xinglan's eyes. She had always followed the path