Battle Through the Heavens II: Three Phases of Peerless Power, One Soul and Four Bodies

Luo Jiuxiao coughed lightly, his eyes narrowing slightly. He hadn't been seriously injured, after all, Ran Yu's punch hadn't been more than 50% of its force, and his own physique was quite strong.

Soon the two were engaged in close combat again. Luo Jiuxiao's attacks were fierce and ruthless, but he was unable to break through Luo Ranyu's defense.

Instead, Luo Ranyu seized the opportunity and used a "Parting the Clouds to See the Sun" palm technique to accurately strike his chest. Luo Jiuxiao felt a powerful force coming from him, and his body was uncontrollably pushed back more than two meters before he staggered and regained his footing.

Luo Ranyu withdrew her attack, let out a long sigh, and secretly marveled: "Luo Jiuxiao's combat power is indeed formidable. So far, among those in the second year, if they do not use their martial soul, Luo Jiuxiao is definitely the strongest person I have ever seen."

But what surprised him even more was that several moves from Luo Jiuxiao's fist technique were exactly the same as the third and fourth moves of the Xuanhu Fist technique that he had retained in his mind! Was this feeling of familiarity really just a coincidence?

Luo Jiuxiao, however, wore a faint smile, a hint of excitement on his lips, secretly delighted:

Although he suffered from amnesia, his muscle memory remained, and the reshaping of his body actually made his cultivation aptitude even more outstanding.

A burning light flashed in Luo Jiuxiao's eyes.

Next, let Xiao Jiu see just how strong you really are now!

At this moment, Luo Jiuxiao's soul power surged, and the power of crimson flames slowly emerged. He put his right index finger to his lips and gently blew on it. A crimson flame leaped and ignited at his fingertip, and the flames made the flame mark on his forehead even more vivid.

A deep howl echoed throughout the arena.

The phantom of the Crimson Tiger behind him gradually appeared; that was his Martial Soul: Crimson Flame Crimson Tiger. Along with the Martial Soul, three standard Soul Rings also appeared on his body: yellow, yellow, and purple.

Luo Ranyu focused her mind slightly. After all, her opponent was a three-ring Soul Master! And she was only level twenty-three. She couldn't be careless!

"He's getting serious, so I'll activate my Martial Soul too." A thought flashed through Luo Ranyu's mind. Without the slightest hesitation, she suddenly gathered power in her hands, and with a thought, her Three-Phase Martial Soul was summoned.

Three marks floated behind him, rotating clockwise: a black shadow, a white sanctuary, and a gray void. The three lights intertwined and swirled, exuding a mysterious and majestic aura.

Luo Jiuxiao's knowledge was far inferior to Hua Xier's. If Hua Xier hadn't specifically mentioned it to him before, he wouldn't have understood the mystery of these three marks at all.

Soon, the three marks stopped rotating, the black marks shone brightly, and then several black streams of energy appeared around Luo Ranyu, with fine black energy drifting between his brows.

Luo Ranyu is currently using a three-phase martial soul. After activating the martial soul, Luo Ranyu needs to select a main phase, and he can only release the soul skills of the main phase.

His current chosen primary phase is Shadow. Furthermore, when Luo Ranyu uses his primary phase soul skill, he does not need to reveal his soul rings; he only reveals his martial soul and soul rings once when he changes phase.

At this moment, the flames in Luo Jiuxiao's hand were slowly burning. Suddenly, he clenched his fist, and the blazing flames instantly surged. He then suddenly lunged towards Luo Ranyu.

Halfway there, his pace slowed down, and blazing flames erupted from his body, a surge of crimson power blasting towards Luo Ranyu.

"Shadow Shield!" Luo Ranyu then pushed out a palm, and a jet-black oval-shaped energy wall appeared in front of him. The crimson flames struck the energy wall, but instead of the expected earth-shattering explosion, it was swallowed up by the shield and vanished into nothingness as if a stone had sunk into the sea.

This shadow shield wasn't a soul skill, but rather a protective measure formed by Luo Ranyu using her shadow soul power. Even more remarkably, this shield could block vision; in Luo Jiuxiao's eyes, the black shield was like an opaque barrier, forcing him to accept that Luo Ranyu was still behind him, completely unable to discern her movements.

In Luo Ranyu's vision, the shield was just a black outline, with the middle part resembling a crystal covered with a thin film, making everything in front of it clearly visible.

This was merely a shield formed from soul power, yet it perfectly embodied the characteristics of the Shadow Phase.

Shadows are inherently adept at concealment and isolation, and this shield takes this characteristic to the extreme. It can not only absorb the enemy's energy attacks and convert them into weak shadow soul power to nourish itself, but also create opportunities for Luo Ranyu to counterattack by taking advantage of the vision isolation.

But as mentioned earlier, this is merely a shield formed from condensed soul power, and its defensive capabilities are not as strong as those of soul skills.

Seeing that his ranged attack was ineffective, Luo Jiuxiao unleashed his soul power and charged towards Luo Ranyu like a ghost. He was incredibly fast; in a moment, two fiery red tiger claw energy bodies condensed, carrying a sharpness that could tear through the air, and slammed fiercely into the shadow shield.

"Snap!"

The cracks on the shield spread rapidly, and it was about to shatter when Luo Ranyu made a decisive move. With a thought, the Shadow Shield instantly dissipated. He held his breath, his gaze burning, and a violent surge of soul power rose from his palms. He suddenly swung his arms, and black light burst forth around him. His hands had already transformed into purplish-black tiger claws, with nails as sharp as blades, gleaming with a cold light.

The next second, Luo Ranyu's figure also shot out.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Firelight and black light intertwined and collided, and the two men's tiger claws were equally powerful and fierce, as if two tigers were fighting.

The two were about the same strength, but Luo Jiuxiao's physical skills and techniques were better than Xiao Ranyu's. He knocked Luo Ranyu back several times. However, as Luo Ranyu watched Luo Jiuxiao's movements and moves, she became more and more serious. That familiar fighting style was too familiar!

He attacked again, and without realizing it, he used a move he had never comprehended before, as if it were muscle memory. With a loud bang, he knocked Luo Jiuxiao back.

Luo Jiuxiao retreated slightly, inwardly surprised: "Strange, I was clearly in the lead just now, how did I suddenly become the one at a disadvantage!"

Luo Ranyu calmly recalled, "I've never used those moves before. Could it be that they can unleash my potential in battle? Hmm, that should be it. Perhaps I can only become stronger when facing a more powerful opponent."

At this moment, both of them showed respect and admiration, but their expressions quickly hardened and they became even more serious.

Luo Ranyu took a deep breath, her hands flashing with a ghostly light, and slammed her palms into the ground. The black shadow soul power transformed into countless tiny threads, burrowing into the earth like venomous snakes.

Just a second later, the ground beneath Luo Jiuxiao's feet suddenly cracked open, and a dark shadow rapidly expanded, transforming into a ferocious maw filled with sharp, grayish-white teeth, which viciously bit towards Luo Jiuxiao's ankle.

"Crunch!"