The shock lasted only a few seconds.
Gu Qingnian tightened the hand pinning Huang Jinxu down and released another wisp of ink-green ripples, just as he had done to Cheng Gang.
Though his vision was blocked, Huang Jinxu's combat instincts told him he had to escape. Remembering Cheng Gang's transformation, he immediately guessed what Gu Qingnian intended to do to him and shouted, "Your Majesty, run! He wants to control us!"
Xu Jiawei also understood the gravity of the situation. His Soul Rings appeared before him all at once, while the two men-a Soul Douluo and a Soul Saint-unleashed their soul power and charged at Gu Qingnian.
"Time Stop!"
In an instant, dazzling pink light blossomed from Gu Qingnian's left arm, enveloping the area occupied by him, Xu Jiawei, and Huang Jinxu.
The pink radiance from Gu Qingnian's left arm emanated a wondrous power. Xu Jiawei and Huang Jinxu suddenly froze in place, utterly motionless. Even their breathing stopped.
Seeing this, the Soul Douluo and Soul Saint hurriedly retreated, their eyes fixed on the three men, not daring to advance any farther.
Gu Qingnian seized the opportunity to release another wisp of ink-green ripples from between his brows, sending it toward Xu Jiawei.
Ripples flooded into both men's chests at the same time. Huang Jinxu's mind resisted fiercely, but he could do nothing against that terrifying invasion. In barely two seconds, his features began to contort, and his eyes rolled back before turning ink green. Just as Gu Qingnian thought he was about to succeed, an unfathomably terrifying aura emanated from Huang Jinxu's body, resisting the invading ripples.
Xu Jiawei's mind churned. A burst of blue light erupted from the top of his forehead, and a Blue Transparent Crown floated up from it. Two beams of blue light suddenly began