Honestly, Xu Jiujiu was in a great mood right now.
So what if your combat power is strong? So what if you have three ten-thousand-year soul rings and two hundred-thousand-year soul rings?
Before this princess, weren't you still played like a fiddle and left looking disheveled?
After her recent calculations, the Star Luo team still maintained peak combat strength, while five members of Shrek Academy had been directly eliminated, leaving only Ma Xiaotao and Lin Yun.
The match had just begun, and they had already achieved such results. Tell me, how could they lose?
Seven against two, no matter how you looked at it, the advantage was on their side.
Woohoo, flying high!
Thinking of this, the smile on Xu Jiujiu's face grew even wider. Her gaze at Lin Yun carried a hint of teasing, clearly saying: "Strong combat power is useless; a lacking brain is a fatal flaw!"
It got hard, his fist got hard!
He was just being dragged down by the Golden Dragon King, his mind gradually turning into that of a brute.
Such close-range taunting?
As Lin Yun reached up and touched his brow, a dense golden light began to shine. As the golden light faded, a two-meter-long golden scythe quietly appeared in Lin Yun's hand.
Perhaps sensing Lin Yun's emotions, the blood-red magma flowing through the scythe's hilt brightened, and a chilling aura of killing intent gradually spread out.
Golden Dragon Death Scythe!
"Star's Protection?" Lin Yun smiled. He twirled the Golden Dragon Death Scythe in his hand, its sharp blade tearing through the air. The tip of the blade pointed directly at Star's Protection.
Ma Xiaotao had already retreated to the edge of the arena.
After Lin Yun took out the Golden Dragon Death Scythe, her martial soul uncontrollably retracted into her body. An extreme, terrifying sense of oppression almost made her kneel in worship.
A slave mark, formed by Lin Yun's Golden Dragon King bloodline combined with the Fire Dragon King Soul Bone, was already implanted in her mind. Upon seeing the Golden Dragon Death Scythe, made from the body of the Golden Dragon King, the effect of the slave mark was greatly amplified.
In such a situation, how could she dare to stand next to Lin Yun?
"Before I attack, I have to thank you," Lin Yun said seriously, looking at Xu Jiujiu.
"Huh? Why?" Xu Jiujiu was slightly stunned, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion.
He's already in such a sorry state, and he's still posing?
Xu Jiujiu was one of the few women in the Peerless Tang Sect era who wasn't a "love-brain." Aside from her relatively immature experience, her values were very stable, and she generally maintained a clear mind.
Aside from her small hobby of being an auctioneer, as a princess of an empire, she had no flaws.
Although she also admired Lin Yun's strength and good looks, this was a competition, and Xu Jiujiu's only thought was to defeat him and keep the honor in Star Luo City.
Lin Yun, even at this point, still maintained an air of superiority, looking down on others. Xu Jiujiu, a dignified Star Luo princess who had long been in a high position, instinctively felt a bit displeased.
However, it was always she who looked down on others as a princess. This was the first time Xu Jiujiu was looked down upon by someone else as a princess. She felt a bit annoyed inside, but Lin Yun truly gave her a different feeling.
Lin Yun was unaware of Xu Jiujiu's thoughts.
However, his thanks were sincere.
Being ambushed in a competition was fine; there were always ways to resolve and remedy it. But if, in a true life-or-death battle, he and those around him were ambushed due to his arrogance and disdain for everything, it would be much harder to remedy.
His enemy was that scoundrel Tang San; no matter how maliciously Lin Yun speculated about him, it wouldn't be excessive.
If he truly lost his mind and rushed forward blindly, what would be the difference between him and the Golden Dragon King from the original work?
"Thank you for making me understand a principle. As a return gift, I will go all out in this match." Lin Yun smiled slightly, and his brow lit up again.
Only this time, the light was not golden, but blue.
Self-created Soul Skill—Shifting Shadows!
The original Lin Yun quietly faded away, leaving only a transparent figure maintaining a smile. The next moment, seven phantom images of Lin Yun suddenly appeared in seven different directions of Star's Protection. The Golden Dragon Death Scythes in their hands swung simultaneously.
Seven phantoms, seven different attack stances, but the phantoms of seven Golden Dragon Death Scythes simultaneously struck Star's Protection.
The instant the seven scythe phantoms hit Star's Protection, they solidified. Then, a terrifying killing aura, accompanied by golden sword light, shattered Xu Jiujiu's proud Star's Protection.
It was instantly shattered!
The star shield broke, transforming into starlight that filled the sky.
Xu Jiujiu listened to the tremendous sound of the seven strikes erupting together, watching the starlight she had painstakingly accumulated over twenty-four nights once again turn into pure starlight.
She was dumbfounded.
A second ago, Xu Jiujiu was gloating over her perfect scheme, proud of having eliminated five members of Shrek with a single move, and excited about the possibility of defeating Shrek.
But the next second, Lin Yun told her with absolute power that in the face of true strength, all schemes and calculations were merely fleeting illusions.
The seven phantoms did not dissipate.
After striking down Star's Protection with one blow, the seven phantoms flashed again. Six of them reversed their grip on their scythes, using the hilts like whips to strike the other six members of the Star Luo team.
Six Soul Kings, instantly killed in one move, all eliminated.
The seventh phantom, however, appeared behind Xu Jiujiu, also holding the scythe in reverse, but the blade of the scythe was resting on Xu Jiujiu's fair, slender neck.
The golden blade, sharp to the point of being almost pure white, reflected a chilling glint. The lingering threads of terrifying killing intent even made Xu Jiujiu's hairs stand on end.
The other phantoms gradually dissipated, while the phantom behind Xu Jiujiu slowly solidified.
"How is it, Your Royal Highness?" Lin Yun looked at the delicate and charming Xu Jiujiu in front of him and spoke in a low voice.
"Are you satisfied with my strength, Princess?"
As he spoke, Lin Yun's right hand, holding the scythe, moved slightly, and the chilling blade startled Xu Jiujiu. Having lived a life of luxury, she had never felt so close to death.
Xu Jiujiu had no doubt that with just a slight exertion of force from Lin Yun, the Golden Dragon Death Scythe in front of her could effortlessly slice through her neck and cut off her head.
The fear of death made the princess's legs go weak. She lost her balance, and her trembling, delicate body fell directly onto Lin Yun, who was behind her.
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Feigning injury?
A fragrant scent wafted over him. Looking down at the frightened and trembling Xu Jiujiu in his arms, Lin Yun fell silent. He loosened his grip on his right hand, and the Golden Dragon Death Scythe transformed into a golden light, returning to Lin Yun's brow.
'Was that a bit too much? Look how scared this little princess is.'
Without the death threat of the Golden Dragon Death Scythe, Xu Jiujiu returned to normal, springing up from Lin Yun's arms and quickly darting far away.
The referee was petrified.
The audience was petrified.
The other participating teams were also petrified.
On the high platform, Xu Jiawei's smile froze on his face, his eyes twitching, and the veins on his forehead throbbing.
Damn it, this guy really deserves to die!
(End of Chapter)
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