Wu Zhangkong had finished his preparations, while Jiang Xia and the others were also poised to act.
Jiang Xia's Broken Dream swiftly enveloped the entire field.
Three Soul Rings, purple, purple, and purple, appeared beneath his feet in succession.
Xu Xiaoyan caught sight of this, and could barely contain the shock in her eyes.
Back on the Spirit Ascension Platform, she had vaguely seen this scene.
But she had suspected it was false, that she had seen wrong and mistaken several people's purple Soul Rings for one person's.
Now, faced with reality, she knew she had been wrong. Someone really could possess three thousand-year Soul Rings at this age!
Broken Dream connected with the minds of Gu Yue and the other three, transmitting the images obtained through Spirit Detection to them.
Jiang Xia's Spirit Detection lacked the computer-like analytical abilities of Huo Yuhao's Spirit Detection.
That should have been an evolved form of Spirit Detection unique to Tianmeng, a million-year soul beast.
Jiang Xia's Spirit Detection merely met the standard in terms of precision, allowing him to perceive everything around him in minute detail.
It could not achieve the effect of having an external brain.
In theory, within the range of his Spirit Detection, only the area he focused on would actually be detected.
But his Martial Soul was Broken Dream.
Using Broken Dream's characteristics, he imprinted everything his Spirit Detection picked up into Broken Dream.
Thus, while probing the entire field with Spirit Detection, he might be watching the left side. In theory, the information detected on the right would not appear in his mind, but it was imprinted in Broken Dream and transmitted to the others through it, allowing them to observe the right side through Broken Dream as well.
For a group of people, this amounted to an all-encompassing detection Soul Skill without any blind spots.
Xu Xiaoyan marveled at Jiang Xia's ability to share Spirit Detection.
Whatever the principle behind it, Jiang Xia had reproduced this divine skill.
"And there's Elemental Amplification, too. I feel like my control over ice elements has improved by a huge amount!"
With just a slight attempt, Xu Xiaoyan discovered to her astonishment that a mere thought could complete an ice-element Soul Skill that had previously taken considerable effort to activate!
"Xu Xiaoyan, attack directly. No need to hold anything back," Jiang Xia said.
Without Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, their side had no one who could forcibly hold Wu Zhangkong down for any length of time.
They therefore needed to end the battle quickly.
Xu Xiaoyan nodded.
Inwardly, she thought it was a pity.
She could feel Jiang Xia enhancing her control over ice elements, yet could not try it out. It was inevitably something of a pity.
But she also knew this was the critical moment that would decide whether she could remain in Class Zero.
"Stars in the sky, glittering bright, forever radiant, ever at peace. Grant me strength, my starwheel!"
As she recited the incantation, the ice staff in her hand blazed with brilliant light, and the starlight twinkling in the night above seemed to answer her.
The Star Staff in Xu Xiaoyan's hand released chains, all aimed straight at Wu Zhangkong.
As Xu Xiaoyan unleashed her Soul Skill, Gu Yue also acted.
Using Jiang Xia's Broken Dream as camouflage, she directly mobilized spatial elements.
She used the spatial elements to teleport Tang Wulin right in front of Wu Zhangkong.
Wu Zhangkong frowned slightly.
Watching Tang Wulin immediately activate his bloodline power and reveal his Golden Dragon Claw, he thought to himself that these little fellows were far too careless to bring out teleportation straightaway.
Although the Golden Dragon Claw had a tearing effect, it was not without countermeasures.
As long as he was not touched directly by the Golden Dragon Claw, it would not be much of a problem.
Teleporting over like this while he was not restrained was no different from wasting their own Soul Skill.
Wu Zhangkong smiled faintly.
His feet became illusory as he darted left and right.
He was about to unleash Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, ready to evade Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Claw at any moment.
Yet in the next instant, Wu Zhangkong's expression changed drastically.
The chains released by the Star Staff forcibly locked onto him.
Although he had anticipated the consequences of failing to dodge these chains and prepared for them, his Soul Power erupting to break free of the restraints, it was not enough.
The control effect of those chains exceeded Wu Zhangkong's expectations.
"What kind of control Soul Skill is this?"
Wu Zhangkong felt an absolute suppressive force pinning him in place, leaving him completely unable to move.
Not only that, but the level-39 Soul Power he mustered could not shake these chains at all.
Under Wu Zhangkong's shocked gaze, Tang Wulin brazenly swung his Golden Dragon Claw.
Just as the Golden Dragon Claw was about to land on his abdomen, Tang Wulin still withdrew it, changing his claw into a fist.
His punch slammed into Wu Zhangkong's abdomen, sending him flying more than ten meters before he crashed heavily onto the ground.
"Gu Yue, Gu Yue, hurry and teleport me!"
Xie Xie had already charged ten meters forward. Seeing that he was still some distance from Wu Zhangkong, he urged Gu Yue to hurry and teleport him over as well.
He had missed out last time. This time, he could not-
Yet the moment Xie Xie teleported over, he felt Wu Zhangkong's surging Soul Power.
With a boom, the chains shattered.
Wu Zhangkong stared coldly at Xie Xie.
"The battle is over. I lost."
He was also curious about what was going on with Xu Xiaoyan's chains.
That kind of control had even put him at a disadvantage.
But rather than ask about Xu Xiaoyan's abilities, Wu Zhangkong now wanted even more to show a kindly smile and ask Xie Xie why he had been in such a hurry to teleport over.
"Teacher Wu, this is called pressing the advantage. Before you call a halt, we have to give it our all," Xie Xie said with a sheepish smile, finding himself an excuse.
"In today's battle, you were the only one who failed to demonstrate the ability expected of you."
"Extra training this month!"
At those words, Xie Xie's face fell.
Only then did Wu Zhangkong turn toward Xu Xiaoyan to learn what had just happened.
Upon learning that Xu Xiaoyan's Martial Soul could become the Starwheel Ice Staff at night and possessed a control Soul Skill with absolute validity, a sharp gleam flashed in Wu Zhangkong's eyes.
Without a doubt, Xu Xiaoyan's abilities were highly distinctive.
She was precisely the kind of true genius he had established Class Zero to gather.
He could say with certainty that, as long as Xu Xiaoyan diligently followed his training pace over the next few years, her chances of entering Shrek would be as high as ninety percent.
"Not just Shrek. I'll have to make arrangements with them as well."
Such an excellent talent absolutely had to be introduced into the Tang Sect.
Only by joining the Tang Sect would she avoid straying onto the wrong path!
"To celebrate Xiaoyan joining our Class Zero, let's all go out for a meal," Xie Xie suggested.
He stole a glance at Wu Zhangkong.
But upon seeing the look in his eyes, Xie Xie immediately shrank back.
It's over. He saw through my little scheme.
Looks like there's no escaping a month of extra training.
He had been hoping to use a celebration to find a way to make Wu Zhangkong forget what had happened today.
"Xie Xie, stay behind for extra training. The four of you can rest."
"No!" Xie Xie wailed.
But Jiang Xia and the other three ignored him and left the field in a flash.
Nobody liked extra lessons.
Xu Xiaoyan gave Xie Xie an apologetic look.
His warning had been timely, and she was quite grateful.
But class was over now, so she would leave first.