Xu Jiujiu's Star Guidance was a setup for her next skill—Stellar Fall.
Her second soul ring shone as she smiled confidently, soul power surging.
Dozens of streaking stars appeared high above the arena, falling like meteors.
If not for the sunlight, the scene would have been stunningly beautiful.
Guided by Star Guidance, the falling stars homed in precisely on Lu Jingming's team—a unique, lock-on attack strategy, showcasing the Star Crown's incredible versatility in both support and offense.
"Watch this!" March 7th cried out, pulling her pink bow as her fifth soul ring glowed, icy blue soul power pooling into a chilling arrow.
She released the string, and the arrow split into seven streaks, falling on Lu Jingming's team.
In an instant, icy blue shields formed around them, and the golden glow from Star Guidance was purified away.
Freed from the lock, they easily dodged the meteor attack—or, if not, the shields would have blocked it.
This was March 7th's fifth soul skill—Pure White Wish, a powerful group cleanse and defense.
Xu Jiujiu was taken aback—her carefully planned attack nullified by March 7th.
A powerful Ultimate Ice soul master, using defense and support rather than offense or control. What a surprise.
On the field, the sound of a thousand birds chirping—in reality, the roar of lightning—erupted as Lu Jingming, wrapped in lightning, dashed toward Xu Jiujiu at lightning speed.
He'd already said he wouldn't hold back—he really meant to knock Xu Jiujiu out.
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Wind and Fire!"
Seeing Lu Jingming approach, Wang Shiying and Yi Chen exchanged glances and acted together.
Blue and red auras merged behind them, wind and fire fusing into a massive blue-red beam, blazing with heat, shooting at Lu Jingming.
This fusion skill, empowered by Xu Jiujiu's Stellar Radiance, was as deadly as an all-out Soul Sage attack!
Lu Jingming frowned, his fourth soul ring shining as he used his fourth soul skill—Judgment Sky Spear.
Dark energy gathered, forming a spear radiating death, its power to disintegrate everything warping the very air.
He thrust it forward, the tip meeting the incoming beam.
The moment they touched, the disintegration force devoured the beam, snuffing it out instantly.
The crowd was stunned—such destructive power, and such a calm resolution.
Lu Jingming's Black Abyss power had always hinted at a destructive nature, but seeing it so easily neutralize a fusion attack was chilling.
Xu Jiujiu, seeing her teammates' strongest attack fail, only winked playfully at Lu Jingming, a hint of pride on her lips.
Then, before Lu Jingming could react, she flipped her hand, producing a golden orb and tossing it at him.
Instinctively, Lu Jingming thrust his spear at it.
But just before his spear made contact, the orb suddenly expanded into a giant golden cube, trapping him inside.
At each corner of the cube, a golden bead spun rapidly, flashing with dazzling light and absorbing energy from the air.
Lu Jingming's spear struck the cube, but only a faint ripple appeared.
"Huh?" Lu Jingming was surprised—his disintegration power hadn't instantly broken the cube.
The crowd was stunned—everyone thought Xu Jiujiu was about to be eliminated, but in a twist, Lu Jingming was now trapped.
In the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's rest area, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen exclaimed, "Absolute Defense Soul Tool!"
This seventh-level sealing-type soul tool could perfectly imprison someone in a golden cube, with defenses rivaling a Soul Douluo and a duration of up to fifteen minutes.
Its only weakness was the golden beads outside, but breaking them required Soul Sage-level power.
Lu Jingming's disintegration power battled the tool's self-repair. Unless he amped up his power, he'd have to wait for rescue or for the soul tool to run out of energy.
Lu Jingming felt a bit speechless—he could break it, but Xu Jiujiu was being so extravagant. Did she really need to use such a valuable soul tool when they were sure to lose? It was worth tens of thousands of gold soul coins!
After all, Xu Jiujiu's things were his too—if he broke it, wasn't that wasting his own property?
"Hmph!" Gu Yue snorted—knowing full well Lu Jingming wouldn't really be trapped. In the simulated universe, she'd been beaten by that black spear countless times.
Wind gathered under her feet, lifting her gently into the air.
Her soul rings flashed as she activated Elemental Control and Elemental Tide, stirring a fierce storm across the arena.
Dragon roars echoed as pure wind formed into a massive blue dragon behind her.
Wind whipped her hair as her eyes flashed cold.
"One Sky's Finale!" she intoned, and the dragon let out a deafening roar, its wings blotting out the sky.
Dozens, then hundreds of blue magic circles appeared in the air, streaming blue light like a meteor shower toward Xu Jiujiu and her team.
The air split with sharp whistles, the scene spectacular.
Gu Yue's soul skills mostly enhanced her elemental control, with few direct attack or defense abilities. But as a deity—indeed, a god-king—self-made moves were easy.
This "One Sky's Finale," co-developed with Lu Jingming in the simulated universe, was as powerful as a ten-thousand-year soul skill.
Xu Jiujiu's crown shone, spreading a giant golden shield over her and her team.
On the shield, eighteen golden stars glowed with immense power.
Despite the storm of attacks, the shield merely rippled slightly, with only one star dimming a bit.
Xu Jiujiu smiled confidently—this was her fourth soul skill, Star Guard, the Star Crown's signature ability.
It possessed attribute isolation and absolute defense—even a Soul Sage would struggle to break it in a short time.
The skill took eighteen days to charge but offered peerless protection.
Even Guyue's One Sky's Finale, as powerful as a Soul Emperor's all-out strike, only consumed one day's worth of the shield's energy.
In the VIP stands, Xu Jiawei smiled with satisfaction.
The Star Crown's true legacy hadn't been seen for ages—perhaps people had forgotten its strength.
With its attribute isolation, even Ultimate Ice or Ultimate Fire couldn't breach Star Guard unless their attack exceeded its upper limit.