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

Xue Qianlu looked around and had already formed some guesses about this Star Guardian. No, she should say she knew this martial soul all too well!

Hmph, as expected of Star Crown, one of the six top martial souls back then, possessing both combat and support abilities. Star Guardian is their sect's top secret technique, but they didn't perform that well back then.

Xue Qianlu's thoughts were racing when a bright light suddenly flashed beside her. She glanced at it subconsciously, then looked straight ahead again. But the next second, she turned her head sharply, her eyes filled with disbelief: "Huh? Xiao Ran? No way~ how did he get in? This is the Star Crown Sect's secret technique, Star Guardian! It's a magic array with attribute isolation and extremely powerful defense!"

Luo Ranyu glanced at Xue Qianluo, ignoring her puzzled expression, and simply offered a hint:

"Sister Xue, this Star Guardian has very high defense. I'm not sure if it can be broken through from the outside. However, since you're not going out through the teleportation array, it means you want to defeat your opponent directly from the inside. The opponent's defense will be amplified at least twice inside this array. Sister Xue, be careful!"

Only then did Xue Qianluo remember that a magic circle seemed to be forming beneath her feet. This familiar and non-aggressive magic circle had caused her to inadvertently overlook it.

It turned out that Xiao Ran had intended to use the Space Path to teleport her out, but since she did not choose to use the Space Path, Luo Ranyu assumed that she wanted to directly withstand the Star Guardian and forcibly defeat her opponent. So he also used the Space Path to teleport himself in, leaving Xi'er outside, so he could safely use any soul skill.

After going around in circles, Luo Ranyu's main phase returned to the void, and the number of times he could change phases consecutively in a short period of time was exactly three.

At this moment, Princess Jiujiu's expression instantly turned bitter.

How could she forget that Luo Ranyu could teleport her teammates out of her Star Guardian, and naturally, she could teleport people in as well? Her most prized Star Guardian couldn't even stop the opponent's teleportation soul skill! Extremely frustrated, she angrily rebuked, "Hmph, you think you can defeat me within my Star Guardian? Utterly arrogant!"

Upon hearing this, Xue Qianluo refused to be outdone. She lightly brandished her sword, stepped forward, and retorted, "Then now, let me confirm your Star Guardian!"

Before the words were finished, Xue Qianluo's voice rang out again, echoing through the space.

"Fifth Soul Skill!" *chuckle*

Immediately afterward, Xue Qianlu forcefully plunged the Aurora Sword into the ground. A dazzling white light instantly erupted around her, and six illusory Aurora Swords, tips pointing downwards and hilts upwards, rose vertically. Then, Xue Qianlu swiftly pulled the Aurora Sword from her hand—whoosh!

The six swords beside her quickly dispersed in all directions, and then the arc-shaped light barrier formed a hemispherical light array along the six swords.

"Lightsaber Guardian Array!"

Xue Qianluo's voice resonated in the enclosed space, and white light violently impacted the purple outer shell of the Star Guardian from the inside out. The two magic arrays squeezed and collided with each other, emitting a muffled "humming" sound.

Despite the Star Guardian's fierce resistance, its blue-purple light gradually dimmed and receded under the continuous expansion of the lightsaber guardian array, eventually disappearing without a trace.

The lightsaber protective array also shattered and became ineffective due to energy depletion. Xue Qianluo's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, her tone carrying a hint of approval:

"Very good, you've proven yourself well by being able to neutralize my lightsaber's protective array. However, I suppose you don't have any other tricks up your sleeve!"

As she spoke, Xue Qianluo's eyes turned cold, and she began to lightly wield the Aurora Sword in her hand, sending blades of light slicing towards the three of them. Luo Ranyu felt the coldness of her sister Xue and also activated a time reversal, with blue light patterns blooming out. Under the effect of time reversal, Xue Qianluo's soul skill release speed doubled!

When Xue Qianluo unleashed all 10 light blades, plus the final massive light blade that required charging, the time reversal effect ended just as it did. Immediately afterward, the 30% of soul power that had just been consumed was reverted. The feeling of regaining lost soul power was quite wonderful, and the acceleration effect during the process was also very exhilarating.

The three members of the Star Luo team were in a sorry state, desperately dodging the barrage of light blades. To their horror, they discovered that each blade was faster and more powerful than the last, making them impossible to predict.

Just as Xue Qianluo unleashed the final giant light blade, Luo Ranyu fixed her gaze on Huang Heyun and Dugu Shangshan.

His spirit rings didn't light up, but he stretched out his hands, fingers spread, as if controlling a puppet. The next second, a series of ear-piercing metallic clanging sounds reached Huang Heyun and Dugu Shangshan's ears. Before they could react, their bodies were tightly bound by chains gleaming with purple light, an indescribable feeling of tightness engulfing their entire bodies.

A purple, glowing sphere extended upwards from their bodies, but they found themselves unable to move, their vision obscured by this mysterious sphere. Eventually, their entire bodies were imprisoned within the purplish-black sphere, unable to move.

boom!

"ah..."

The giant light blade slammed solidly into the restrained Huang Heyun, sending him flying. He arced across the arena and crashed heavily to the ground, instantly losing consciousness.

Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, stood outside the arena with a solemn expression, thinking to himself, "With Huang Heyun's strength, he should have no problem taking this attack head-on... but he was already exhausted of soul power, and now he can't hold on any longer."

What Luo Ranyu just used was his third soul skill of the Void Phase, "Star Soul Imprisonment".

This is a group lock-on control skill that uses mysterious spatial magic. It can imprison a designated enemy in a purplish-black sphere, rendering them unable to move. Although the duration is short, it can control the battle at crucial moments.

After unleashing two soul skills in quick succession, Luo Ranyu activated his first soul skill, "Path of Space," without hesitation. His figure vanished abruptly, reappearing behind Princess Jiu Jiu the next second. A gleaming dagger extended, precisely positioned against her neck, while a crackling purple lightning ball coalesced in his right hand.

"Your Highness, you have lost." Luo Ranyu's voice was calm, yet carried a hint of authority and coldness.

Princess Jiujiu was stunned, her eyes filled with resentment. She never expected the outcome to be like this; how could she have lost? She glanced at Dugu Shangshan, but she couldn't see him because he was still controlled within the purple sphere. Xue Qianluo had also arrived in front of Jiujiu, coldly pointing the Aurora Sword at her.

With Xue Qianluo in front and Luo Ranyu behind, there was no way to turn the tide.

After a moment, Princess Jiujiu had calmed down and adjusted her expression. Her eyes showed some relief. As a princess of a nation, she was still very cultured.

"I lost. Even with seven against six, I still couldn't control the battle. My Star Protection was easily neutralized, and my advantage vanished. Your victory was well-deserved. Luo Ranyu, congratulations! I look forward to your match in the semifinals. I think we'll meet again!"

Princess Jiujiu then raised one hand, announcing her surrender.

Watching Princess Jiujiu's departing figure, Luo Ranyu thought to herself: "Her mentality is quite good; she wasn't scared by Sister Xue'er at all. But why are those soul tools of hers so troublesome! It seems she should really learn more about soul tools! And, the upcoming competition..."