Then she flicked her delicate hand sharply, sending a streak of golden light at Huo Yutong, who was charging in with her sword. It collided with Huo Yutong's Emperor Sword.
A bizarre scene unfolded. A layer of golden light burst from that streak, not only instantly blocking the Emperor Sword, but also sweeping toward Huo Yutong, intending to trap both her and Tang Wulin inside.
Huo Yutong's expression changed at once. With her keen senses, she immediately detected that the strange Soul Tool had locked onto her. Clenching her teeth, she flung out her little hand and threw Tang Wulin, whose hand she had been holding just moments ago, away.
Naturally, the golden Soul Tool was unwilling to let matters end there. It had locked onto both Huo Yutong and Tang Wulin. Trying to escape like that was nothing but wishful thinking.
The golden barrier instantly expanded, bringing Tang Wulin in midair into its range as well.
Just as Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong were about to be trapped inside together, something unexpected happened. Black Light flashed, and Tang Wulin vanished from where he stood. Xu Sanshi appeared in his place instead.
Now the Soul Tool had no choice. Tang Wulin had been exchanged to the other end of the arena; no matter how wide its range was, it could not possibly cover the entire stage.
Thus, the barrier descended, trapping Huo Yutong and Xu Sanshi inside together.
Xu Sanshi twitched at the corner of his mouth and looked helplessly at Huo Yutong.
"Yutong, you..."
In that instant, Huo Yutong had thrown Tang Wulin between Xu Sanshi and his original target. At the same time, she shifted the Spiritual Detection that had been focused on the Soul Masters before Xu Jiujiu onto Tang Wulin, signaling Xu Sanshi to exchange places