Xu Jiujiu's first soul skill, Star Guidance Art, was actually a carefully laid groundwork to perfectly complement her upcoming second soul skill, Starfall Art.
Immediately after, Xu Jiujiu's second soul ring shone brightly, and a confident, subtle smile played on her lips.
As her soul power fluctuations intensified, dozens of dazzling starlights appeared out of thin air above the arena, falling like meteors.
If it weren't daytime, with the sunlight obscuring some of the stars' brilliance, this scene would undoubtedly have been breathtakingly beautiful.
Under the precise guidance of the preceding Star Guidance Art, these falling starlights seemed to have been given a navigation system, aiming straight for Lu Jingming and his companions.
Clearly, Xu Jiujiu had cleverly combined these two soul skills, making their effects mutually reinforcing, thus forming this unique locked-on attack strategy.
It must be said that although the Star Crown martial soul belonged to the support system, it possessed astonishing versatility. It not only excelled in support but also boasted powerful offensive and defensive capabilities, truly an all-rounder combining offense and defense.
"Hey! Watch this," March 7th** shouted sweetly.
She quickly drew her exquisite pink longbow, her fifth soul ring shining brightly. Ice-blue soul power surged like a tide, rapidly condensing into an arrow radiating bone-chilling coldness on her bowstring.
As March 7th gently released the bowstring, the arrow whistled out like an arrow leaving the string.
During its flight, the ice-blue light suddenly split into seven, transforming into seven streaks of light that simultaneously landed on Lu Jingming and his companions.
In an instant, a crystalline ice-blue shield instantly appeared around Lu Jingming and the others. At the same time, the golden radiance formed by Star Guidance Art on their bodies was completely purified by this ice-blue power.
Without the locking effect of Star Guidance Art, Lu Jingming and the others easily dodged the raining star attacks.
Even if they hadn't deliberately dodged, this ice-blue shield alone would have been enough to steadily block the seemingly dazzling but secretly murderous star attacks.
This was March 7th's fifth soul skill—Pure White Prayer, a powerful soul skill combining group purification and group defense.
Xu Jiujiu was somewhat stunned to see her meticulously prepared soul skill rendered ineffective, especially since it was March 7th who broke her offense.
A powerful Ultimate Ice Soul Master, instead of focusing on offense or control, was playing defense and support.
On the arena, the sound of a thousand birds' thunderclap exploded again, a sharp sound that seemed to tear the very air apart.
Lu Jingming's body was tightly enveloped by lightning, which surged wildly around him. Propelled by this powerful lightning, his body instantly broke through the heavy resistance of the air, transforming into a bolt of lightning, and charged towards Xu Jiujiu.
He had already stated that he wouldn't hold back, and at this moment, he truly intended to eliminate Xu Jiujiu from the match.
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Wind Ignites Fire!"
Seeing Lu Jingming charge forward, Wang Shiying and Yi Chen, who were guarding Xu Jiujiu, quickly exchanged glances, their minds in perfect sync.
Then, they stood back-to-back, extending their hands simultaneously and steadily aiming at Lu Jingming.
In an instant, green and red halos bloomed from their bodies in layers, their lights intertwining, like a dream.
These two distinct elements—gale and flame—gradually merged under a wondrous force.
Finally, the two combined into a formidable, thick greenish-red energy cannon, carrying scorching heat, heading straight for Lu Jingming.
One must know that this was a Martial Soul Fusion Skill unleashed by two Soul Kings, further amplified by Xu Jiujiu's Star Radiance Art. Its destructive power was terrifying, no less than a full-strength blow from a Soul Sage!
Seeing this, Lu Jingming's brows furrowed slightly. His fourth soul ring suddenly flared, instantly activating his fourth soul skill—Judgment Heavenly Spear.
As the soul skill activated, ink-black light gathered furiously from all directions, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, finally condensing into a light spear emanating an aura of death.
The power to decompose all things overflowed from the spear body, causing ripples to appear in the surrounding space, as if it could not bear the burden.
Lu Jingming thrust his spear without hesitation, the spearhead precisely touching the surging greenish-red energy cannon.
The moment of contact, the power of decomposition transformed into a black orb of light, like a greedy behemoth, rapidly spreading towards the greenish-red energy cannon, attempting to decompose and devour it.
The originally imposing and astonishing Martial Soul Fusion Skill, in the face of Lu Jingming's strange and powerful decomposition ability, ultimately dissolved silently without causing any disturbance.
This incredibly bizarre scene left all the spectators present with solemn faces and a chill in their hearts.
Previously, Lu Jingming had used the power of the Black Abyss more than once. Everyone had already guessed from his combat performance that his martial soul attribute and power essence leaned towards destruction.
This destructive power, both in terms of attack force and inherent danger, naturally made everyone extremely vigilant.
Xu Jiujiu saw that the Martial Soul Fusion Skill jointly unleashed by Wang Shiying and Yi Chen had failed to block Lu Jingming's offensive. Instead of showing any panic, she playfully winked at Lu Jingming, a slight, somewhat smug smile playing on her lips.
In the next moment, before Lu Jingming could react, Xu Jiujiu swiftly flipped her right hand, and a brilliant golden light orb appeared out of thin air.
She didn't hesitate to hurl this orb directly at the approaching Lu Jingming.
Lu Jingming reacted instinctively, subconsciously thrusting his spear at the golden light orb.
However, just an instant before the spear tip was about to strike the golden light orb, the golden light suddenly expanded rapidly, transforming in the blink of an eye into a massive golden square that completely enveloped him.
Upon closer inspection, a golden bead floated at each corner of the golden square.
At this moment, these golden beads were spinning wildly, simultaneously emitting dazzling light, absorbing the natural energy from the air to replenish themselves.
Lu Jingming thrust his spear, and a powerful force struck the golden square, but only a faint ripple appeared on its surface.
"Oh!" Lu Jingming let out a light gasp, filled with surprise.
His usually invincible power of decomposition had actually failed to decompose this golden square immediately this time. This was quite interesting!
This sudden turn of events stunned all the spectators.
Everyone had initially thought that Xu Jiujiu, having been approached by Lu Jingming, was about to be eliminated. But who would have thought that the situation would instantly reverse, with Lu Jingming being outmaneuvered and trapped in this mysterious golden cage?
In the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's lounge, upon seeing the golden cube appear on the screen, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen almost simultaneously exclaimed, "Absolute Defense Soul Tool!"
The Absolute Defense Soul Tool was a top-tier seventh-grade sealing-type soul tool.
It could perfectly seal an opponent within a golden cube.
Soul Masters sealed inside would face defense comparable to a Soul Douluo, and this powerful defensive state could last for a quarter of an hour.
However, this seemingly invincible soul tool was not without its weaknesses. Its only flaw lay in the golden beads located outside the golden cube.
Nevertheless, even to break these golden beads, one needed an attack power above the Soul Sage level.
This was why Lu Jingming's Black Abyss power couldn't instantly pierce through the golden cube.
While his decomposition power attempted to break down the golden cube's defense, the soul tool itself was continuously repairing and restoring itself.
Although this confrontation reduced the duration of the soul tool's seal, it did successfully withstand Lu Jingming's decomposition power.
Unless Lu Jingming increased the output of his decomposition power, under these circumstances, he could only wait for his teammates to rescue him, or patiently deplete the soul power reserves of this Absolute Defense Soul Tool.
Lu Jingming felt a little speechless at this moment. With his strength, breaking this soul tool was not difficult.
He just found Xu Jiujiu a bit "prodigal."
She clearly knew they were bound to lose this match, so why bring out such a precious soul tool of this caliber?
One must know, this seventh-grade Absolute Defense Soul Tool was worth hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins!
In his mind, Xu Jiujiu's belongings were naturally his own. If this soul tool were to be damaged by him, wouldn't it be equivalent to wasting his own property? The thought made him feel a little heartache.
"Hmph!"
Gu Yue let out a soft snort. She didn't believe for a second that Lu Jingming would truly be trapped. After all, in the simulated universe, she had been ruthlessly beaten by Lu Jingming with that black spear countless times, and she knew the power of that black spear all too well.
A gentle, pale green current of wind surged under Gu Yue's feet, like an invisible pair of large hands, gently lifting her to float slowly into the air.
In an instant, her soul rings shone in sequence. Elemental Manipulation and Elemental Tide, two major soul skills, activated simultaneously. In a flash, fierce winds arose, and the entire arena was enveloped by this sudden storm.
The air currents surged wildly, and the atmosphere seemed to groan under the strain, emitting a low hum. Then, bursts of dragon roars reverberated through the sky, as if true dragons were circling among the clouds.
The fierce wind rapidly converged behind Gu Yue, eventually transforming into a colossal azure dragon composed of pure wind elements.
Amidst the howling wind, Gu Yue's dark hair danced wildly, and a cold gleam flashed in her eyes.
She pressed one hand down, her voice clear and cold, enunciating each word: "Finale!"
As soon as her words fell, the azure dragon let out an ear-splitting roar, its sound seeming to pierce the heavens.
Then, the colossal dragon spread its massive wings, obscuring the sky and sun.
At the same time, dozens, even hundreds, of azure magic arrays condensed out of thin air in the void. The arrays glowed with azure light, and runes flowed within them.
The next moment, hundreds of azure streaks of light shot forth from the magic arrays, like a dazzling meteor shower, raining down a barrage of attacks towards Xu Jiujiu's location.
These azure streaks of light were incredibly fast. Wherever they passed, the air was torn apart, emitting sharp whistling sounds, creating an extremely spectacular scene.
Most of Gu Yue's soul skills focused on enhancing elemental control and amplifying elemental power, with relatively fewer offensive and defensive soul skills.
However, for her, being a deity and a God King, creating her own soul skills was not difficult.
After all, manipulating elements was her most powerful means of attack.
And this move, "Finale," was a soul skill that Lu Jingming had developed with her in the simulated universe. Even its name was given by Lu Jingming.
This wide-area, wind-attribute soul skill, although self-created, its power was no less than a ten-thousand-year soul skill, thanks to the strong amplification from Gu Yue's several elemental soul skills.
Seeing such a fierce attack approaching, the crown on Xu Jiujiu's head once again emitted a brilliant golden glow.
The golden light, like a scorching sun, instantly spread out, forming a massive golden shield that enveloped her and her teammates.
Upon closer inspection, the golden shield was adorned with eighteen golden stars, each emanating powerful energy fluctuations.
Facing the torrent of azure light, the golden shield merely rippled slightly, like a faint ripple on a calm lake.
At the same time, among the eighteen golden stars, only one dimmed slightly.
A confident smile curved on Xu Jiujiu's lips. This was her fourth soul skill—Star's Guardian, and also the most powerful manifestation of the Star Crown martial soul's ability.
This soul skill possessed the power of attribute isolation and absolute defense. Even a Soul Saint could not break through it in a short period.
This particular soul skill of hers required a long period of eighteen days to accumulate power before it could be unleashed.
Although the preparation period was lengthy, what it brought in return was unparalleled defensive power.
Even Gu Yue's "Finale," which had power comparable to a full-strength blow from a Soul Emperor, only caused Star's Guardian to consume one day's worth of energy reserves.
On the main stage, Xu Jiawei's face showed a relieved smile.
Their Star Crown lineage had not made a move in front of the world for a long time, and people had probably already forgotten the powerful foundation of the Star Crown martial soul.
The attribute isolation power possessed by "Star's Guardian" was so strong that even Ultimate Ice or Ultimate Fire couldn't shake it. This was because attribute isolation would block all cold air and high temperatures. As long as the attack power did not exceed the limit of Star's Guardian, it could absolutely not be broken.