Boom!
The moment Xia Yi appeared behind Dai Yun'er, he saw Long Yue's tail sweeping toward him. His right fist, still carrying the residual power of his Exorcism Strike, collided with Long Yue's tail.
A terrifying explosion resounded, causing the entire competition stage to tremble violently.
Xia Yi spun in place, using the rotational force to mitigate as much of the impact as possible.
His right fist, covered by his battle armor, was visibly deformed. The terrifying strength of the Mountain Dragon King and its thick scales made him feel as if the bones in his hand were about to shatter.
Long Yue didn't have it easy either. His tail was trembling slightly.
If it weren't for the Mountain Dragon King's absurd defense, Xia Yi's punch might have crippled his tail entirely.
Since arriving on the Star Luo Continent, Gu Yue had been in seclusion. As a result, even within the Star Luo Empire, very few people knew about her martial soul and soul skills.
However, the Monster Academy had managed to gather some information—Gu Yue was capable of manipulating multiple elements, including space.
From the very beginning, Long Yue had been on guard against Gu Yue.
The moment he saw silver light flicker around Xia Yi, he knew Gu Yue had made her move.
Not just Long Yue, but Dai Yun'er as well—her Spirit Eyes Martial Soul was continuously active, maintaining Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing.
She ensured that Long Yue wouldn't make any mistakes.
It was precisely because of her Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing that Long Yue was able to immediately lock onto Xia Yi's teleportation position and react accordingly.
In this match, Dai Yun'er's primary role was to support Long Yue and use her spiritual power to help control their opponents.
As for her agility-type Netherworld Cat Martial Soul, attempting to use it to ambush Xia Yi or Gu Yue would only create an opening for Long Yue's opponents.
To avoid being a burden, she exercised extreme caution.
"Again!"
Long Yue's eyes burned with raging flames. A hint of madness surfaced deep in his gaze as he swung his spear at Xia Yi once more.
His dual-tipped spear was ten meters long and as thick as an average person's waist, its entire body a deep brown color.
Even when wielded like a staff, no one would doubt its devastating power.
If it struck a power-attack type Soul Sage, they would likely end up crippled.
Xia Yi leaped into the air to evade the sweeping spear while charging at Dai Yun'er once again.
"You only know how to bully the weak? Do you really think I'll give you a chance to take Yun'er out? Unless you defeat me first, you'll never be able to eliminate her, even with teleportation." Long Yue sneered. His soul rings lit up, and a massive mountain manifested before him. Rivers cascaded down its slopes, instantly transforming into a torrential flood surging toward Xia Yi.
"You say that, but I'll eliminate her just to prove you wrong."
Silver light flickered around Xia Yi once more as his third soul ring lit up. The raging floodwater instantly froze around him.
His second soul ring shone right after. Fox's Thought Technique!
The frozen blocks of ice transformed into countless ice blades that shot toward Dai Yun'er.
"Hmph!"
Dai Yun'er snorted and turned into a black shadow, swiftly dodging the incoming ice blades.
But it was already too late—Gu Yue had appeared beside her.
With a single palm strike, Gu Yue's delicate hand turned into a swirl of four colors—earth, wind, fire, and water—exploding directly against Dai Yun'er's chest.
At the same time, silver light flickered again as Xia Yi teleported above Long Yue, his Darkgold Dreadclaw slashing downward.
He gave Long Yue no chance to save Dai Yun'er.
Dai Yun'er's third soul ring shone as she unleashed Nether Slash, striking forward.
But it was useless.
Her cultivation and talent were both inferior to Gu Yue's.
She was sent flying instantly.
A holy light descended, enveloping her perfectly.
However, while Ya Li had managed to save her, it also meant she had been eliminated.
"Since you all want to die, let's end this match quickly!"
Seeing Dai Yun'er eliminated, Long Yue's voice was filled with madness.
A layer of dark gold light erupted from his enormous body.
The moment this dark gold glow appeared, his body lit up with multiple bright spots.
Unlike others who summoned their battle armor from their storage soul tools, Long Yue's battle armor emerged directly from within his body.
This meant he was either a One-Word Battle Armor Master with spirit-forged metal or a Two-Word Battle Armor Master.
When a pair of massive dark gold dragon wings unfurled from his back, bringing with them an overwhelming pressure, everyone understood—
Long Yue was a true Two-Word Battle Armor Master!
When the massive dark gold armor pieces covered his body, an overwhelming aura erupted, instantly blasting Xia Yi away before he could land his attack.
"I refrained from using my battle armor because I was afraid of losing control and accidentally injuring Yun'er. But now that you've eliminated her, you can join her!"
Long Yue's voice and gaze turned completely crazed.
The surrounding mountains suddenly began to collapse. Enormous boulders rained down from the sky, crashing toward Xia Yi and Gu Yue.
Meanwhile, raging rivers surged forward, sweeping toward them with overwhelming force.
With a roar, Long Yue stomped on the ground. The massive shockwave spread outward in all directions.
Gu Yue staggered under the impact, nearly getting crushed by a falling boulder.
Frustrated, she shouted at Xia Yi, "Hey! Are you sure you can handle this? If not, I'm stepping in!"
"I got this. How can I not? I'll end this right now."
Xia Yi grinned and summoned an object—the Yin-Yang Wine Gourd, which he hadn't used in a long time.
"Damn, I completely forgot about that."
Ya Li's lips twitched upon seeing the gourd. She vividly remembered the last time Xia Yi used it.
This was his strongest state.
"But… can he really freeze Long Yue like this?"
Ya Li's gaze was filled with curiosity.
Xia Yi didn't hesitate. He lifted the gourd and chugged.
Six gulps. Seven gulps. Eight gulps.
That was enough!
"Martial Soul Evolution!"
On the VIP stand, the audience gasped as they saw eight pristine white fox tails appear behind Xia Yi.
As his third soul ring shone once again, an overwhelming coldness spread across the battlefield—ten times more intense than before.
Crack! Crack!
As Ya Li had predicted, in the blink of an eye, the entire arena—including Long Yue and his soul skills—was completely frozen.
The entire battlefield became a massive ice sculpture.
At its center, Long Yue struggled desperately, but his body was entirely frozen—he couldn't exert any strength at all.
"You know, if you could finish him in one move, why did you waste so much time? Did you find it entertaining?" Gu Yue rolled her eyes at Xia Yi.
"The Mountain Dragon King Martial Soul is so rare—I just wanted to have some fun," Xia Yi chuckled.
"Fun?"
On the VIP stand, everyone's eyelids twitched violently.
He considered fighting Long Yue… fun?
In reality, Xia Yi truly had been playing around.
If he had wanted to defeat Long Yue earlier, he had multiple ways to do so.
Inside the Star Luo Hotel, the girl watching over Tang Wulin clenched her fists as she watched the broadcast.
"We have to act soon. If we wait any longer, there won't be any chance at all. If he doesn't die, my brother will never stand out."
Xia Yi's overwhelming power filled Na'er with unprecedented pressure.
She firmly believed in Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon King Bloodline's invincibility among his peers.
Except against Xia Yi.
Against the opponent that even she and Tang Wulin couldn't handle—Xia Yi had won effortlessly.
"It's all Gu Yue's fault. If she had fought alongside my brother yesterday, their Dragon God Fusion Skill would've crushed Long Yue into submission."
Thinking of Gu Yue, Na'er gritted her teeth in frustration once more.
(End of Chapter)