Gu Yue raised her eyes to look at the aggressive Na'er before her, a barely perceptible trace of anger and dominance hidden in her gaze.
She was the Silver Dragon King's true body. She was the Silver Dragon King's rightful incarnation.
Yet now, the avatar she had split off from herself was defying her superior, even assuming the posture of a superior addressing a subordinate. This was something she absolutely could not tolerate.
Since this was an assessment, she had no intention of hiding her strength anymore. She intended to crush Na'er with absolute power and thoroughly teach this girl who knew nothing of rank a lesson, so she would understand who came first.
Without any probing, Gu Yue chose to seize the initiative!
Soul Power abruptly surged and danced at her fingertips. Elemental power instantly gathered, the air temperature soared, and specks of crimson fire condensed out of thin air.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several blazing fireballs formed in an instant, carrying the howl of wind and tremendous explosive force as they bombarded Na'er and Xiao Chen in a dense barrage, sealing off every avenue of escape.
The fireballs tore through the air, scorching waves of heat rushing toward them with formidable power.
Facing the sudden bombardment of fireballs, Na'er's expression did not change. There was not a trace of fear in her eyes; instead, her fighting spirit burned even fiercer.
"Is that all you've got? Gu Yue, you're too weak!"
Na'er's clear voice rang through the woods. With a thought, dazzling silver light abruptly erupted from within her, and a pure white, piercing dragon's might quietly spread.
Hum!
A long spear, gleaming white throughout and etched with exquisite patterns, appeared out of thin air and settled firmly into Na'er's slender palm. A lustrous silver sheen flowed along its shaft, dragon patterns coiling around it, its pressure imposing. It was her Martial Soul-the Silver Dragon Spear!
With the dragon spear in hand, Na'er's bearing instantly changed, shedding some of her innocent charm and gaining a sharper, more domineering edge.
Her first Soul Skill activated instantly!
"First Soul Skill-Silver Dragon's Wrath!"
Dazzling silver, dragon-shaped Soul Power erupted along the spear, transforming into a roaring silver dragon silhouette that charged straight ahead.
The dragon silhouette's might surged, incomparably overbearing.
Boom!
The silver dragon phantom crashed into the fireballs filling the sky, and an immense Soul Power impact instantly exploded.
Before the overbearing dragon's might, the scorching flames were like sparks setting a prairie ablaze, yet they were all crushed and scattered in an instant!
The firelight filling the sky vanished instantly. The aftershock swept in every direction, making the branches and leaves shudder and rustle.
Gu Yue's opening offensive had been forcibly broken head-on by Na'er with such casual ease.
Nearby, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi saw the two sides suddenly begin fighting and could no longer hold back, instantly adopting combat stances.
Their expressions taut, all four circulated their Soul Power at full strength. Their Soul Rings lit up as they prepared to rush forward to support Gu Yue and join forces against the two before them.
In their eyes, Gu Yue was outnumbered. Their two opponents worked together, and their strength was unknown. The bizarre method that had instantly killed Xu Xiaoyu in particular filled them with apprehension. They absolutely could not let Gu Yue fight alone.
But Xiao Chen had already locked onto their every move.
Xiao Chen's gaze was indifferent, his heart utterly unruffled. The four before him truly could not stir his interest.
But this was a contest between Na'er and Gu Yue. He would not allow anyone to interfere.
Except himself, of course.
Since these people refused to withdraw of their own accord, he would personally clear the field!
"Soul Sand Devour!"
As his cold, low shout fell, the air began to tremble.
Vast quantities of fine, brownish-yellow soul sand appeared out of thin air. Like a surging tsunami of quicksand, it instantly covered the entire clearing, carrying the terrifying power to devour souls and imprison bodies as it swept madly toward Tang Wulin and the other three!
Dense soul sand blotted out the sky, sealing off all four's paths of escape and instantly raising the oppressive pressure to its peak.
At that critical moment, a faint light flashed in Gu Yue's eyes, and spatial power instantly enveloped her.
Space twisted and shifted. Her figure seemed to turn incorporeal as, the instant before the soul sand reached her, she completed a spatial transfer, quietly evading the sea of sand filling the sky and landing lightly to one side to watch the battle coldly.
Meanwhile, as an agility-type Soul Master, Xie Xie reacted extremely quickly, instantly sensing mortal danger.
Without thinking, he grabbed Tang Wulin beside him and burst into a sideways dash, narrowly avoiding the surging tide of soul sand.
The two dodged in disarray, barely escaping with their lives. Their backs were already soaked in cold sweat, their hearts filled with lingering fear.
But Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi were not so fortunate.
Their reactions were far slower than Xie Xie's, leaving them no time to dodge.
The soul sand filling the sky instantly descended, tightly enveloping their bodies, madly crushing and devouring them!
"Aaaah!"
Two brief cries of pain had barely sounded before they were abruptly cut off.
The soul sand's devouring power was too fast, eliminating them directly from the Spirit Ascension Platform. Two dazzling points of white light flared, and Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi were ejected from the Spirit Ascension Platform without even a chance to resist!
In just an instant, two of Class Zero's five members had left the field.
The pupils of Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, who had survived by sheer luck, contracted sharply. Horror filled their faces, towering waves surged through their hearts, and a chill ran down their backs.
What kind of bizarre Soul Skill was this?!
It activated instantly, silently and without warning, covering an extremely wide area and combining confinement with devouring. In a brief instant, it had killed Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, so quickly that there was no time to react!
The two stared fixedly at the calm Xiao Chen ahead, their eyes filled with anger and vigilance. Their Soul Power was taut, and they remained fully on guard, not daring to relax in the slightest.
But Xiao Chen gave them no time at all to breathe or react.
In midair, the Wither Martial Soul that had been hovering on standby suddenly erupted into motion. Pitch-black light gathered across the sky, and countless hideous, cold Wither Heads condensed one after another, densely packed and numbering in the dozens!
"Wither Head, bombardment."
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dozens of Wither Heads dived in a rainstorm of bombardment, carrying destructive power as they locked onto Tang Wulin and Xie Xie and rained down furiously!
A terrifying aura of destruction enveloped the two, leaving them no time to spare a thought for Gu Yue. They could only dodge with all their strength, not even daring to defend, and flee in disarray, forcibly separated from Gu Yue.
Everyone had been successfully separated. The field was cleared.
Xiao Chen turned to Na'er beside him, who brimmed with fighting spirit, and spoke gently:
"Na'er, I won't disturb your task for now. I'll deal with the people over here and come find you in a bit."
Without even turning her head, Na'er gripped her dragon spear tightly and stared fixedly at Gu Yue opposite her. Her little face was filled with confidence and pride, her tone light:
"Okay, big brother! Go ahead! A mere Gu Yue-I can take her down easily!"
Her fighting spirit was at its peak now, her mind filled with thoughts of crushing Gu Yue. She did not need anyone's help at all. A one-on-one match was just right for her.
Having received her answer, Xiao Chen lingered no longer. His toes tapped the ground, and his figure abruptly shot forward, pursuing Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, who were being driven back repeatedly by the Wither bombardment, and leaving this patch of woodland.
Only Na'er and Gu Yue remained, facing each other from a distance.
Gu Yue, who had taken in the entire sequence from the side, breathed a sigh of relief.
She had watched coldly throughout, without making the slightest attempt to stop it.
To her, Xiao Chen remaining on the field meant two against one, with unknown variables.
Although she did not fear a mere human Soul Master, he would ultimately add some trouble.
Now that Xiao Chen had voluntarily left the field, it suited her wishes perfectly.
One against one. A fair duel.
She wanted to take a good look at what gave Na'er the confidence to dare oppose her.
Today, she would personally make Na'er understand who truly was the Dragon King's rightful incarnation!
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