The few people near Tang Ling were forced back more than ten steps by the massive shockwave from the two attacks.
Xu Jiujiu's expression was grave. Indeed, seeing was believing. A Martial Soul Fusion Skill was terrifying.
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, however, didn't look so good. Their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, as two Soul Kings, could barely contend with a weaker Soul Saint. Yet, it was blocked by a Soul Master of the same rank. This was unacceptable.
"Meng, full power output, crush them." A sharp light flashed in Xiao Hongchen's eyes. A Martial Soul Fusion Skill consumed too much soul power. They couldn't last long. It was clear after the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, he and his sister would be without any combat power. Therefore, they couldn't worry about too much. As for whether the Star Luo Team would suffer casualties, or how many, that was the referee's concern.
Xiao Hongchen's voice wasn't concealed, so others could hear it clearly. Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, was already in a Martial Soul Avatar state to avoid repeating Cheng Gang's mistake. Nine soul rings, two yellow, two purple, and five black, floated around him.
Even Huang Jinxu, a Title Douluo, had to be extremely cautious to save someone under the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of two Soul Kings.
Of course, he concealed his aura well, so it wouldn't affect the two sides in the match.
Since her brother wanted to end the match quickly, Meng Hongchen naturally wouldn't object, and immediately poured out all of her soul power.
The crimson toad-shaped body trembled violently, and the crimson-gold light spewed from its mouth surged, like a waterfall cascading down, crashing towards the tiny Tang Ling below.
"Ah, hold on!" Tang Ling roared, the fragments of his clothes on his arms soaked with blood, his feet already embedded in the ground, his body convulsing violently, on the verge of collapse.
"Crack, crack, crack!"
The sound of something cracking, like porcelain, came from the head of the Clear Sky Hammer, where cracks spread. It wasn't hard to imagine that in a little while, the Clear Sky Hammer would be destroyed.
But he wouldn't have to wait that long, because the earlier sound didn't just come from the Clear Sky Hammer; it was also the sound of Tang Ling's arm bones breaking.
Tian Sha Douluo stared fixedly at Tang Ling, secretly annoyed. If you can't do it, you can't do it! Just admit defeat, man. I won't laugh at you.
Tang Ling naturally wouldn't know Huang Jinxu's good intentions. He wasn't worried about his life; all he was doing was trying his best to delay and consume the power of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
He wasn't wrong. At that moment, Xu Jiujiu's fourth soul ring lit up. A dense starlight burst forth from her, centered on her body. The starlight was dazzling, like a blazing sun.
It transformed into a massive light shield. On the dome of the shield, eighteen stars shone brilliantly. The shield, centered on Xu Jiujiu, rapidly expanded outwards, finally stopping only after enveloping Tang Ling.
Then, everyone saw that the dazzling starlight shield had actually managed to completely block Tang Ling and the scarlet-gold light.
The scarlet-gold light was blocked! Unbelievable! Tang Ling, Yi Chen, and Wang Shiying, three Soul Kings working together, couldn't withstand two rounds of Worldly Affairs. Yet, this shield, deployed by Xu Jiujiu alone, had stopped it.
Disbelief, utter disbelief. Everyone turned their gaze towards Xu Jiujiu on the stage. If their previous impression of the princess was that she was good at team coordination, then now they were deeply shocked by her formidable strength.
"Isn't the Star Crown Martial Soul a support type? You're telling me this is support?" Many people simultaneously thought this.
While everyone was admiring and sighing with emotion, Xu Jiujiu's expression was far from pleasant.
Xu Jiujiu's eyes were filled with helplessness. In the end, it has come to this, huh? Star Guardian. This was a trump card she had prepared for the Body Team, and now she was forced to use it.
Her fourth soul skill was called Star Guardian, a defensive soul skill. Outsiders only saw its strength, but they didn't know that the Star Crown Martial Soul could only cultivate at night. It had to absorb the power of the starry sky to increase cultivation. Furthermore, any skills she used needed to absorb star power and store it within herself before they could be used.
Among them, the Star Guardian required the most star power to absorb. Those eighteen golden stars needed a full eighteen days to finish storing energy, and then they needed to replenish their star power after being used.
Furthermore, Tang Ling had blown up five of his soul rings during this battle. He needed some time to recover the soul rings he'd destroyed, meaning he wouldn't be able to participate in at least the upcoming matches.
In other words, he needed at least eighteen days after each use before he could use it again.
Where there are disadvantages, there are also advantages. With so many restrictions, the Star Guardian was not only a wide-area defense, but also had exceptionally strong defense. The Star Guardian, when used by Xu Jiujiu, who was a Soul King, had a defense comparable to that of a Soul Emperor-level defense-type battle soul master. This was Xu Jiujiu's reliance even when she knew that the Body Team had three Soul Emperors, plus Huo Yuhao, whose strength was no less than a Soul Emperor.
Seeing that the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of himself and his sister was blocked, Xiao Hongchen was shocked, his eyes in the shape of small black toads filled with disbelief.
In fact, Xu Jiujiu wasn't as relaxed as he thought. Although the light shield appeared to be unharmed after taking the attack from Xiao Hongchen and his sister, those who paid close attention could see that six of the eighteen golden stars on top of the shield had already dimmed, and the seventh was dimming rapidly.
These eighteen golden stars could be seen as an energy display. When all eighteen golden stars lost their luster, that meant the Star Guardian had been broken.
The previous attack from Xiao Hongchen and his sister was equivalent to Xu Jiujiu losing nearly seven days of hard cultivation.
After a moment of surprise, Xiao Hongchen steeled himself. He unleashed all his soul power without reservation. The crimson toad opened its massive mouth, and a crimson-gold sphere of light began to coalesce within.
As time passed, the crimson-gold glow intensified, becoming as dazzling as the sun, making it difficult to look directly at. The sphere grew brighter, but the toad's form gradually began to fade.
Everyone understood that Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were channeling all their energy into that sphere. The toad, deprived of energy, was about to dissipate. But just how powerful would the upcoming attack be? They couldn't imagine.
The Star Luo Team members felt the weight of the situation, but could only watch as their opponents charged up their ultimate move. Their only hope now was that the Star Guardian could withstand it.
"Take this! Let me show you the true essence of Worldly Affairs! You've pushed us this far, you should be proud!" Xiao Hongchen's voice rang out, brimming with confidence.
As his words fell, the crimson toad flung its head downwards, and the crimson-gold sphere shot out like an arrow, slamming into the light shield formed by the Star Guardian.
"BOOM."
A deafening explosion echoed in everyone's ears, but no one could see what was happening on the stage. The crimson-gold light from the explosion forced people to avert their gaze, lest they blind themselves.
After three breaths, when the light faded, everyone turned their gaze back to the arena.
At this sight, everyone was instantly dumbfounded. They had all thought the Star Luo Team's defeat was inevitable, and they had even imagined that the scene they would see would be Tian Sha Douluo blocking Xiao Hongchen and his sister's attack.
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