"When did you plant those?!"
Never mind everyone else-even Zhao Wuji himself, a Soul Saint, was dumbfounded. Could the Blue Silver Grass seeds Lu Qian had planted on him have been left over from the previous fight?
Had he actually anticipated this second fight?
"Interesting!"
Zhao Wuji suddenly grinned at Lu Qian. The next second, a golden light flashed.
"First Soul Skill, Immovable Bright King Body!"
With an explosion of golden radiance, the Blue Silver Grass surrounding Zhao Wuji instantly shattered!
If Tang San had been controlling the Blue Silver Grass, he would undoubtedly have suffered another serious injury. But this time, Zhao Wuji's opponent was Lu Qian!
Before everyone's eyes, Lu Qian's expression remained completely unchanged, wholly unaffected by the Soul Power backlash.
Even Zhao Wuji was a little surprised, but his movements did not slow in the slightest as he charged toward Lu Qian at high speed.
"Third Soul Skill, Spider Web Restraint!"
His expression calm, Lu Qian raised his hand once again and unleashed his third Soul Skill at the rapidly approaching Zhao Wuji.
Unlike the Spider Web Restraint Tang San had unleashed, Lu Qian's Soul Power was exceptionally profound, so he sent out a full seven or eight spherical webs of purple-gold Blue Silver Grass in a single move!
Lu Qian's goal in this fight was perfectly clear. Since he only had to hold out for the time it took an incense stick to burn, why foolishly clash head-on with Zhao Wuji?
All Lu Qian needed to do now was maintain the right distance from Zhao Wuji and keep releasing his Blue Silver Grass to control his movements.
The fourth trial's grounds, where Zhao Wuji and Lu Qian stood, covered roughly two hundred square meters, which was basically enough for Lu Qian to use kiting tactics.
"Little fellow, you really were hiding your strength!"
Held firmly in place by a full seven or eight Spider Web Restraints, Zhao Wuji also sensed what made Lu Qian different.
This little fellow far surpassed everyone else in Soul Power alone. He was a promising seedling!
Zhao Wuji had thought Tang San and his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had already given him enough of a pleasant surprise. He had never expected Lu Qian, with his Dark Gold Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, to be an even greater surprise than Tang San!
Almost without pausing, Zhao Wuji unleashed his Immovable Bright King Body again. Lu Qian's Spider Web Restraints could not withstand the explosion of golden light at all and shattered into fragments in an instant.
Yet just then, Lu Qian likewise unleashed his first Soul Skill again: Blue Silver Entanglement!
Over a dozen enormous Blue Silver vines arrived in a flash. Right after Zhao Wuji shattered the Blue Silver Grass of those Spider Web Restraints, Blue Silver Entanglement followed hot on their heels, binding his body once more.
"Hmph, that trick is getting old!"
Zhao Wuji activated his Immovable Bright King Body again, and the Blue Silver vines shattered once more.
"Second Soul Skill, Parasitism, activate!"
As Lu Qian activated his second Soul Skill, Zhao Wuji briefly felt as though he had fallen into a vicious cycle.
Another dozen or so giant stalks of Blue Silver Grass actually grew rapidly all around him, binding his body yet again and restricting his movements.
This time, Zhao Wuji did not rush to activate his Immovable Bright King Body. Instead, he looked at Lu Qian a short distance away.
Lu Qian was watching him with a perfectly composed expression. Deeply displeased, Zhao Wuji glanced at the distance between them again. It seemed he had only closed it by a dozen meters or so since the beginning.
By now, roughly a third of the incense stick had burned away, yet Zhao Wuji had only gotten a dozen meters or so closer to Lu Qian?
How could Zhao Wuji, a mighty Soul Saint, possibly tolerate this?!
His earlier intention to go easy on Lu Qian came to an abrupt end.
Due to the limitations of his Great Strength Vajra Bear Martial Soul's attributes, speed had never been Zhao Wuji's strong suit, and his Soul Skills were essentially all for close combat.
However, Zhao Wuji did have one Soul Skill that was particularly suited to using on Lu Qian: his fourth Soul Skill, Position Tracking!
Within a hundred-meter radius, no Soul Master could evade this move of Zhao Wuji's!
Seeing Zhao Wuji stop and start using his head, Lu Qian understood as well. Other than Zhao Wuji's fourth Soul Skill, there was no way to break the deadlock.
Surely Zhao Wuji could not be shameless enough to use his Martial Soul Avatar against a Soul Elder like Lu Qian.
If he did, Lu Qian would immediately turn around and leave. You freaking sore loser!
Sure enough!
Lu Qian saw the fourth Soul Ring on Zhao Wuji's body rapidly light up.
With a flash of purple light, something astonishing happened. Zhao Wuji's fourth Soul Ring actually flew out, as though it had eyes of its own.
It shot toward Lu Qian almost instantly. Lu Qian tried to evade this Soul Skill through high-speed movement, but it did not work. In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the Soul Ring slipped around him.
Although the purple thousand-year ring caused Lu Qian no discomfort after settling around his body, Zhao Wuji's loud laughter was rather grating.
"Hahahaha! Little fellow, let's see where you can run now!"
Immovable Bright King Body activated again, and the instant the Blue Silver Grass exploded into pieces, Zhao Wuji abruptly drove his legs down and leaped into the air.
Lu Qian also tried changing his position, but without question, Zhao Wuji's landing point would track him wherever he went.
So Lu Qian simply stood there, quietly waiting for Zhao Wuji to close in.
Although all of this took only a few seconds, Zhao Wuji, still in the air, suddenly began having doubts when he saw Lu Qian stop moving outright.
Even though it was utterly impossible, Zhao Wuji was still a little worried that this brat Lu Qian might suddenly pull a fast one on him.
Watching the subtle changes in Zhao Wuji's expression, Lu Qian also felt that he might have been a little too calm. He was here to play the sneaky bastard; he could not be this calm!
Lu Qian promptly used his Soul Power to spur several thick stalks of Blue Silver Grass into growth, concealing his body within them.
The moment Zhao Wuji saw Lu Qian's reaction, he laughed. As it turned out, he had still overestimated Lu Qian.
"Haha, you lose!"
Zhao Wuji did not hold back either. His massive body slammed straight down onto Lu Qian's position.
The tremendous impact sent out a blast of air that even Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others at the edge of the grounds could feel.
Lu Qian, at the very center of the attack, had already shattered completely along with his Blue Silver Grass!
"Lu Qian!"
"Lu Qian!"
For a moment, two female voices actually cried out at the same time.
Besides Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong had also returned at some point.
"Huh? Did I crush him to death?"
Looking at the ravaged ground beneath his feet, Zhao Wuji began to panic a little too. Had he really used too much force and crushed Lu Qian to death?
But if he had not crushed him to death, why could Zhao Wuji no longer sense Lu Qian's presence?
Looking somewhat panicked, Zhao Wuji immediately began rummaging through the pile of shattered Blue Silver Grass for pieces of Lu Qian.
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