Just as the tempest unleashed by Zhengtian Academy's trio was about to descend, a pale golden light flashed almost imperceptibly in Huo Yuhao's eyes.
Three steps ahead to the left, bell; straight ahead, fireball; two steps ahead to the right, Golden Leaf preparing to charge.
Spiritual Detection Sharing perfectly relayed the battlefield's finest details to Dai Youheng and Wang Dong, from the subtle signs of their opponents' soul power circulation to predictions of their muscle movements.
Against Dai Youheng's powerful spiritual power, tempered by the Snow Empress and the gold of life, Shangguan Can's Soul-Shaking Ripples-which would have given any Soul Master of the same level a terrible headache-were weakened to the utmost, barely interfering with him at all.
Dai Youheng moved.
There was no earthshaking display, only a profound darkness that suddenly erupted with him at its center. His fourth soul skill, Darkness Zone!
In an instant, a field of absolute darkness dozens of meters across descended like a gigantic black bowl turned upside down, completely enveloping Shrek's trio and Ye Wuqing, who was charging at the very front!
Light was utterly devoured, and sight was completely stripped away. Once the ripples from Shangguan Can's Soul-Stealing Bell entered this area, they vanished like a clay ox sinking into the sea, their effectiveness plummeting by eighty percent! More frightening still, the faint support buffs on Ye Wuqing and Yan'er instantly dissipated, and their soul power recovery slowed to a crawl.
"What?" The instant Ye Wuqing rushed into the darkness, his vision went pitch-black. His five senses were severely disrupted, and even his soul power perception became indistinct. His opening charge, which he had been certain would succeed, instantly lost its target, and his movements faltered.
In that fleeting instant, Dai Youheng vanished from where he stood like a phantom. His