Use the Physical Techniques Mastery Scroll on Shaolin!
As the thought stirred in Gu Qingnian's mind, an answering voice echoed through it.
[Ding! Using the Physical Techniques Mastery Scroll... use successful. Congratulations, host! Your Shaolin proficiency has reached Mastery!]
The next instant, Gu Qingnian's body grew more muscular again. His eyes flashed, his Soul Rings vanished, and he closed his eyes.
"Whoosh-" The dreamlike, iridescent beam shot straight ahead. Wherever it passed, its momentary brilliance seemed as ancient as eternity, leaving behind a bewildering distortion of dazzling colors.
Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo abruptly turned to look, disbelief plain on their faces. There were two reasons for their shock. One was naturally that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong could unleash a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, though such a thing, while rare, was not unheard of.
What shocked them most was the scene that followed...
Just as the attacks were about to collide, Du Weilun grimaced below the platform and prepared to step forward and repeat what he had done last time.
Across the arena from him, where Gu Qingnian stood, two bursts of golden light suddenly blazed. The first erupted with a mighty, earthshaking roar. Two enormous golden elephants charged out, trampling the ground with the momentum of a thousand troops and ten thousand horses as they slammed into the great cauldron.
In an instant, deafening crashes thundered everywhere. Golden and black light flashed and clashed, sending ripples surging outward.
"Xiao Xiao, step back."
Gu Qingnian's calm, unruffled voice rang out. With it, the cauldron flew out of the arena, and Xiao Xiao's slender body drifted gently away like a kite.
The changes had taken mere seconds, leaving everyone bewildered. Just then, another golden light shone from Gu Qingnian's position, but unlike the previous one, it did not