"Heh!" Lu Jingming's lips curved slightly into a faint smile as he prepared to greet his opponents.
The stigmata on the back of his hand quietly emerged, and blue lightning swiftly converged towards the Abyss Spear in his grasp.
"Is that... a stigmata! Haiyuan City indeed still has stigmata, but what level is this one?"
Compared to the match against Justsky Advanced Soul Academy, this time, under the close scrutiny of certain interested parties, they immediately noticed the striking stigmata Stigmata on Lu Jingming's left hand.
At the same time, everyone suddenly realized and finally understood the source of his powerful ability to suddenly manipulate lightning.
Clearly, Lu Jingming had not only successfully fused with the stigmata but also successfully awakened it, thereby acquiring the special abilities it bestowed.
Unlike the gravity manipulation ability possessed by the Mountain-Moving Ape stigmata, what Lu Jingming controlled was evidently the power of lightning manipulation.
The lightning continued to gather, gradually transforming the Abyss Spear into a dazzling light spear that shone with blinding brilliance.
To be honest, Lu Jingming did this intentionally to weaken the Abyss Spear's original overly domineering disintegration power.
He used the power of lightning to isolate the Abyss Spear's deadly disintegration power.
After all, the Abyss Spear's power was simply too strong and overbearing. If used without reservation in a match, it could easily cause severe injury or even death to an opponent.
This was also the reason he chose to use the power of the Lightning Stigmata.
His own strength was already too immense, and the power he possessed was full of danger, so he had to appropriately weaken and seal himself.
Otherwise, in a match, opponents would die on contact, which would be too uninteresting!
Just like Castorice, she had also been working hard to suppress the powerful death energy within her.
After all, death-element powers generally had this drawback; they easily determined life or death, making them difficult to use in matches.
Although the competition rules did not explicitly forbid killing in matches, in reality, such behavior was not encouraged.
After all, the Soul Master Grand Competition aimed to promote exchange and growth, not to become a brutal battlefield of life and death.
Moreover, March 7th and the other girls were kind-hearted. If he casually killed opponents in a match, even if they didn't show much on the surface, they would more or less feel uncomfortable internally.
Lu Jingming naturally knew this well; he didn't want any unnecessary estrangement between himself and the girls because of such matters.
Therefore, he would not kill on the arena.
At this moment, Lu Jingming's arm muscles tensed, like a strong bow ready to fire, adopting a throwing posture.
In an instant, the light spear, formed by converging lightning in his hand, transformed into a meteor streaking across the sky, flying towards the opposite side with dazzling light and a piercing whoosh.
Where the lightning spear passed, the air was torn apart, emitting a sharp whistling sound.
Xu Jiujiu, deeply aware of Lu Jingming's formidable strength, saw this swift strike and her expression instantly became solemn.
The star crown atop her head suddenly radiated a brilliant light, a dazzling golden glow like a blazing sun, illuminating a corner of the entire arena.
At the same time, her third soul ring shone brightly, releasing her Third Soul Skill—Star Radiance Art!
As the soul skill was unleashed, an intensely powerful golden light pillar shot into the sky. Inside the golden light pillar, dreamlike golden mist appeared, with specks of starlight swirling and rising within the mist, as if stars from the universe had gathered there, looking magnificent, mysterious, and breathtakingly beautiful.
The golden mist spread rapidly like a tide, instantly covering all the members of the Star Luo Royal Battle Team in the blink of an eye.
After being amplified by this Star Radiance Art, the Star Luo team members were enveloped in a layer of golden mist, and their aura instantly surged.
Wang Shiying, covered in golden mist, took a step forward. Gusts of wind whistled around her, and the originally gentle wind rapidly converged under her control, gradually solidifying into a wind spear exuding a sharp aura.
At the same time, her second soul ring shone, and the wind spear instantly transformed into a violent wind column, rushing fiercely towards the incoming lightning spear.
"Boom—!"
Lightning and fierce wind violently collided in the air, erupting with a deafening roar. The powerful energy impact formed a violent explosion, transforming into a dazzling ball of light overhead, with strong air currents spreading in all directions.
Lu Jingming raised an eyebrow slightly. Although this spear was a casual strike, with Wang Shiying's original strength, it would have been impossible for her to block it alone.
Clearly, Xu Jiujiu's Star Radiance Art amplification strength exceeded his expectations.
As expected of the Star Crown martial soul, which once turned the tide and saved the Star Luo Empire from peril, its displayed powerful amplification ability truly did not disappoint him.
Seeing Lu Jingming's probing attack successfully blocked, Firefly transformed into a fireball with a "bang," like a burning meteor, and rushed straight towards Xu Jiujiu.
Thoughtful Ying Bao wanted to help Lu Jingming, lest he be hesitant facing Xu Jiujiu and then be lectured by Gu Yue.
However, the next moment, two figures swiftly blocked Xu Jiujiu's path and charged towards Firefly.
Huang Heyun was wrapped in black air currents and golden mist, his entire body instantly swelled, muscles bulging, solid as iron.
A striking black "King" character appeared on his forehead, and his body was covered in a thick layer of black fur.
Du Gu Shangshan was similarly enveloped in dark green air currents and golden mist, transforming into his half-human, half-beast form. The two displayed perfect coordination, jointly fighting against Firefly.
Firefly frowned slightly. Flames rapidly compressed and gathered on her fists, like two scorching suns.
She exerted force fiercely, giving Huang Heyun and Du Gu Shangshan each a punch.
These two punches contained immense power, and where the fist wind passed, the air seemed to ignite, emitting "whooshing" burning sounds.
"Bang—!"
The air instantly exploded, and a violent air current and powerful shockwave spread outwards from the point of impact.
Huang Heyun and Du Gu Shangshan's figures retreated like broken kites, their feet plowing four deep furrows in the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The two exchanged glances, both seeing undisguised shock in each other's eyes.
As high-level beast martial soul Soul Kings, with the amplification of Princess Xu Jiujiu's Star Radiance Art, they were confident they could fight even a Soul Emperor-level expert.
But now, they were repelled by Firefly with just one punch, which greatly exceeded their expectations.
They secretly congratulated themselves, grateful for Princess Xu Jiujiu's Star Radiance Art amplification. Otherwise, with that punch just now, they might truly have been easily knocked to the ground by a girl not yet fifteen years old, which would have been a complete loss of face.
However, soon, a determined look appeared in their eyes. No matter what, they absolutely could not let Firefly approach Princess Xu Jiujiu.
After all, with Firefly's powerful attack power, Xu Jiujiu, as a support-type Soul Master, probably couldn't withstand even one punch.
"Third Soul Skill, Dark Power!"
"Second Soul Skill, Nether Rage!"
The two roared almost simultaneously, releasing their own amplification soul skills.
In an instant, their auras surged again, and their soul power was released, forming a luminous flame that made them appear even more ferocious and terrifying.
After their aura increased, the two unhesitatingly charged towards Firefly again.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the arena, Chen Xiaojie transformed into a bolt of lightning, rushing towards Jinhsi with lightning speed.
He felt a bit uneasy. After all, Jinhsi had many fans among the audience, and attacking her would inevitably lead to furious backlash from her fans.
But for the sake of victory, he had to take out the opponent's support-type Soul Master first.
After all, their team had the super-support Xu Jiujiu, and they deeply understood the enormous role a powerful support-type Soul Master could play in a match.
So, even with trepidation, he bit the bullet and charged towards Jinhsi.
Jinhsi's expression was serene. She gently raised her delicate hand, and with a light touch, a long blade, blue with golden patterns, slowly floated beside her.
This was her soul tool—Time and Harvest, a growth-type soul tool created by the Herta.
This soul tool would continuously evolve as Jinhsi grew, and it was not impossible for it to become a divine artifact or even a super-divine artifact in the future.
Jinhsi pressed two fingers together, forming a sword-finger, and gently waved.
In an instant, Time and Harvest transformed into a dazzling sword light, carrying a sharp whooshing sound, and swiftly struck towards Chen Xiaojie.
Chen Xiaojie did not panic in the face of this sudden attack; being intercepted was already within his expectations.
He saw his fourth soul ring shine with a bright purple light. Instantly, his body split into four, transforming into four identical bolts of lightning, speeding off in different directions.
This was his Fourth Soul Skill—Lightning Clone, which could create three lightning clones, and these clones were energy bodies that could also deal damage to enemies.
Jinhsi's attack was dodged, but her expression remained calm, as if everything was under her control.
She gently waved her fingertip again, and her first soul ring shone with a soft purple light. Her First Soul Skill—Fleeting Radiance, Pure Cold was activated.
The next moment, Time and Harvest once again transformed into a fierce sword light, rushing towards the lightning bolt that Chen Xiaojie had turned into.
Seeing this, Chen Xiaojie couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smug smile on his face.
Because in his view, Time and Harvest's sword light was striking only his energy clone, not his main body.
As long as his main body was unharmed, he still had a chance.
But in the very next moment, the sword light flashed like a phantom, and blood splattered.
Chen Xiaojie only felt a sharp pain throughout his body. His face was full of confusion, and his body uncontrollably fell from mid-air.
"How could this be?"
Chen Xiaojie incredulously touched the sword Stigmata on his chest. Blood continuously gushed from the wound, soaking his clothes.
His face showed confusion, and his heart was filled with doubt. Wasn't it attacking the clone? Why was his main body also struck? And, he vaguely seemed to see four sword lights. What exactly was going on?
At this moment, Time and Harvest gently flew back to Jinhsi's side, hovering near her shoulder. Jinhsi glanced at the bewildered Chen Xiaojie and gently shook her head.
Her first soul skill—Fleeting Radiance, Pure Cold—could compress time, allowing for four attacks in the same instant.
So, it seemed as if she had only unleashed one sword strike, but in reality, in that instant, she had already unleashed four sword strikes.
She didn't need to distinguish between Chen Xiaojie's main body and his clones; she simply struck all targets with one sword.
Xu Jiujiu's delicate brows furrowed tightly. The battle had just begun, and their team was already at a complete disadvantage. This situation was truly not optimistic.
Thinking of this, she narrowed her eyes slightly, a hint of determination flashing within them. Hmph, I absolutely cannot let that little man underestimate me!
Xu Jiujiu slowly raised her right hand, her movements graceful, her fingertip pointing towards the sky.
In an instant, a golden light shimmered on her fingertip. At the same time, the star crown on her head once again bloomed with light. This time, another golden light shot into the sky.
However, this time it was not a thick light pillar as before, but a slender beam of light.
While continuously maintaining her third soul skill, she decisively unleashed her First Soul Skill—Star Guidance Art.
Under the effect of the Star Guidance Art, that golden beam of light swiftly swept towards Lu Jingming and the others.
The beam moved with lightning speed, approaching in the blink of an eye.
Lu Jingming keenly sensed this power, but he did not detect any obvious danger from it, so he allowed the golden light to fall upon him.
The golden light gently sprinkled upon Lu Jingming and the others, as if draping them in a layer of dazzling golden brilliance, looking dreamlike and ethereal.
At first glance, this golden light didn't seem to have any other special effects, merely adding a special visual effect to Lu Jingming and the others.
In reality, the Star Guidance Art was a soul skill specifically used for locking onto positions; it had no direct attack or other additional effects itself.
But Xu Jiujiu acting this way naturally wouldn't be for nothing.
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