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

The dark, uneven maw opened, revealing jet-black teeth, and bit down on Princess Jiujiu's ankle. The Shadow Fang didn't deal much physical damage; it was primarily a control skill.

Ignoring Dugu Shangshan, who forcefully broke free of control and lunged at him, Luo Ranyu leaped aside, dodging the Netherworld Lion's attack. He then immediately unleashed an extremely powerful electric current in mid-air, which rapidly split into countless branches, all ultimately heading towards Princess Jiujiu. By the time Huang Heyun tried to protect her, it was too late.

Although Princess Jiujiu was temporarily bitten by the Shadow Fang, a slight pain came over her. "Ouch!" she groaned and let out a soft moan, her gaze suddenly turning fierce.

Although she couldn't break free from control for the time being with her strength, she wasn't a pure support Soul Master. She didn't use a Soul Tool. Her Star Crown Martial Soul lit up again, and a smaller purplish-black shield formed around her. She shouted again: Star Guardian! A small Star Guardian formed and enveloped her, and the effect of Shadow Fang dissipated instantly.

In fact, she expended a large amount of soul power to summon the Star Guardian again, not to break the Shadow Fang, but because...

Soon, the purple electric current released by Luo Ranyu struck the Star Guardian sphere, spreading out like a spider web, but unable to penetrate it even slightly.

"Such strong defense!" Ran Yu was slightly surprised.

Seeing this, he decisively withdrew his Purple Lightning attack, while pointing his other hand in the direction of Hua Xi'er.

It turned out that after Dugu Shangshan's attack missed, he locked his gaze on Hua Xier, who was completely defenseless, and suddenly had a brilliant idea to launch an attack on her instead.

Hua Xi'er showed no fear on her pretty face, simply tossing the purple morning glory in her hand. Accompanied by starlight, a purplish-red shield, shaped like an ice cream cone, was firmly placed on her body.

Before Dugu Shangshan's raised right fist could land, a strong numbness suddenly came from his arm, and at the same time, an invisible binding force hindered his movement.

He looked down and saw that his legs were once again being bitten by a huge black maw. To his surprise, this time the Shadow Fang had bitten directly at his knees.

"Damn it! What the hell is this thing? It's so troublesome!" Dugu Shangshan roared in frustration, and just as he was about to struggle again, a purple lightning energy body with extremely fast speed rushed towards him.

This time, however, he wasn't so lucky.

This energy body is none other than Luo Ranyu's first soul skill of her lightning elemental martial soul, Extreme Shadow Burst Lightning! This is a fast-attack skill, a straight-line attack, with an extremely strong electric current control effect.

The purple lightning energy instantly struck Dugu Shangshan in the chest, exploding with a "boom." The powerful electric current instantly enveloped him, causing his entire body to tremble violently, and he collapsed to the ground again...

For Luo Ranyu, any soul skill is extraordinary in power or effect. Among Luo Ranyu's other lightning attacks, only Azure Lightning Guidance is a fourth soul skill. It generates lightning out of thin air and strikes down. Just from the booming sound, one can sense how powerful the three Azure Lightning Guidances are.

Dugu Shangshan had just endured the attack of Cang Lei Yin, and now he was being struck by Ji Ying Bao Lie lightning, which made his scalp tingle and his body tremble.

A cold glint flashed in Luo Ranyu's eyes. Let's deal with one of them as soon as possible.

He gathered a sculpted, almost tangible purple lightning bolt in his palm, and his figure swooped down from the sky like a shooting star, heading straight for Dugu Shangshan. This was a thunderous strike combining ancient martial arts techniques; although not a soul skill, it carried an aura of world-destroying power.

"I'm coming! The winds of change are blowing!"

At the critical moment, Wang Shiying, the risk control soul king of the Xingluo team, once again stepped in to intercept.

Thanks to Princess Jiujiu's Starry Sky Technique, her soul power flowed more and more smoothly. She unleashed her soul skill with all her might, and a violent green whirlwind suddenly formed in mid-air.

The whooshing sound of the wind slightly shifted Luo Ranyu's diving trajectory.

"boom--!"

Luo Ranyu's attack landed heavily on the ground, and a huge purple lightning pillar shot into the sky instantly. The crackling sound of electricity pierced the eardrums, making people tremble.

This thunderous fist technique that descended from the sky was not a soul skill, but rather a unique technique created by Luo Ranyu.

During his training, he never confined himself to the limitations of soul skills. Instead, he was keen on deeply integrating ancient martial arts techniques with the power of his martial soul, often producing unexpected results. Although the power of his techniques might not be as great as that of soul skills, they were superior in their versatility and unpredictability, always catching his opponents off guard.

But at this moment, everyone present felt regret: if this attack had hit, the situation would probably have turned in Zheng Tian Academy's favor once again.

They all knew that there was a "time bomb" hidden on the field, namely Xue Qianluo, who was sealed by the level 7 soul tool "Absolute Defense".

The "timeout" of this bomb stems from the duration of the absolute defense for a quarter of an hour; while the bomb's deterrent power comes from Xue Qianluo's own strength. Although she is only a preliminary member of Zhengtian Academy, she is a genuine Soul King, and her two appearances have already allowed countless Soul Masters to witness her terrifying combat power.

Luo Ranyu was surrounded by a green whirlwind, with flying sand and stones swirling around her. Ranyu squinted, her body slightly bent, and her center of gravity lowered.

But at that moment, another surge of Starry Sky Technique's soul power flowed into Huang Heyun and Dugu Shangshan. Unbeknownst to them, Princess Jiujiu had already activated her third and fourth soul skills.

Her third soul skill, Star Soul Technique, could directly restore her teammates' soul power and enhance their strength. Instantly, both of them felt their soul power surge through their bodies, their strength multiplying. Huang Heyun glanced at the diamond-shaped magic array behind him, gritted his teeth, and commanded Dugu Shangshan, "Quickly finish this!"

Dugu Shangshan hummed in agreement, and then two tall, dark figures could be seen lunging at Luo Ranyu.

Meanwhile, Luo Ranyu had already escaped the whirlwind formation and was protecting Xi'er. Six terrifying blue-purple ghost flames had formed on her body, which was the second soul skill of the Shadow Phase, Netherworld Ghost Flame.

At this moment, Luo Ranyu had imbued the Netherworld Ghost Fire with some lightning elemental power. The Netherworld Ghost Fire, surrounded by purple lightning, shot out rapidly, emitting a piercing wind.

Dugu Shangshan was slightly startled, but remained calm. Just as the Netherworld Ghost Fire was about to touch him, a purple soul ring lit up on his body, and a mysterious Netherworld light emanated from him. Instantly, his figure became ethereal, and he flashed to the other side, dodging the Netherworld Ghost Fire. Then, he immediately continued his rapid advance towards Luo Ranyu in an ethereal form. What Dugu Shangshan had just used was one of his thousand-year-old soul skills, Netherworld Ghost Step, which allowed him to enter a state of ethereal transformation.

At this point, physical attacks will deal significantly less damage to him, and many physical attacks will pass right through him, but energy attacks can still hit him.