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

The fierce battle between Zhengtian Academy and Xingluo Royal Academy not only captivated the audience in the arena, but also gave Shrek Academy students in the stands a slight shock, sparking heated discussions among them.

Mentor Zhou Yi stroked her chin with one hand and muttered to herself, "Luo Ranyu from Zhengtian Academy, his teleportation-type soul skill 'Spatial Path' couldn't even block Princess Jiujiu's Star Guardian? But even so, he probably couldn't teleport his teammates who were under the absolute defense of a level seven soul tool. If he could, he would have done it already. The mechanism of this soul skill is really complicated."

As she spoke, Zhou Yi turned to Xu Sanshi beside her and asked, "Sanshi, what do you think is better, his spatial path or your Xuanming substitution?"

Xu Sanshi pondered for a moment and said, "Hmm~ His soul skill shouldn't have the mandatory effect of Xuanming Replacement; it can only be applied to himself and his teammates."

Zhou Yi nodded in agreement, "If he could force a position swap, he would have teleported Princess Jiujiu over at the start of the game, and the match would have been over long ago."

Xu Sanshi added, "Moreover, he never used this soul skill on his opponents. So I guess his soul skill mechanism is to first create two teleportation points, and he and his teammates can freely teleport between these two points, and this soul skill can be used multiple times."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Yes, that makes sense. After he teleported once, the small magic circle on the ground did not disappear immediately, but rather after about forty or fifty seconds."

Xu Sanshi said confidently, "Hmm~ Also, he can choose the location where the magic circle appears at will. Just like now, he directly created a small magic circle behind Princess Jiujiu, and then he appeared behind Princess Jiujiu without her noticing."

At this moment, Beibei interjected, "This shows that his soul skills are very versatile and flexible! However, they lack the initiative and directness of the Three Stones Mystic Displacement."

Xu Sanshi nodded: "Indeed, since I awakened my martial soul last time, my Xuanming Replacement can forcibly lock onto extremely fast enemies within a certain range. In team battles, I think I would consider using Xuanming Replacement to take him out first. After all, although Ye Wuqing is strong, we don't lack Soul Kings or Soul Emperors now. Although he is only at the Soul Venerable level, I feel that he is hiding more secrets and methods."

Zhou Yi remained noncommittal about his strategy, instead shifting the topic to the next one: "Well, let's leave him for now. What are your thoughts on that Xue Qianluo?"

Upon hearing this, Dai Yueheng, the vice captain of the inner court, spoke first: "She was able to defeat Gu Zhujian, the captain of the Douling Royal Academy, who was level 57, at level 51. I can only say that she is indeed very strong. In this match, she even used her fifth soul skill to break through Princess Jiujiu's Star Guardian. In short, she is a monster."

Standing to the side, Ma Xiaotao crossed her arms and scoffed, "Tch, they're no match for the monsters of Shrek Academy. Under my Phoenix Flame, everything will turn to ashes!"

No one refuted Ma Xiaotao. At this moment, Huo Yuhao said softly, "Wow, he's so strong! He's already a Soul King as a pre-selection member. But, does Zheng Tian Academy also use drugs to forcibly raise students' levels?"

Zhou Yi shook her head: "No, as far as I know, Zheng Tian Academy is very cautious and even somewhat resistant to the use of external objects and soul tools, so it's unlikely. Although doing so could temporarily improve a soul master's cultivation, it would make it very difficult for them to break through the limitations and become a Soul Douluo or Title Douluo in the later stages. Only the Sun Moon Empire would do that."

"What exactly is her martial spirit?"

Zhou Yi tilted her head, looking up at the sky: "Her martial soul is called Aurora Sword, which I've never heard of before. Anyway, it seems to be a weapon martial soul with the attribute of light. According to previous matches, her second soul skill is called Shield of Light. She used this soul skill to directly block the fifth soul skill of the Lone Bamboo Sword, Heavenly Bamboo Formation Breaking. She also has a move called Rising Dragon Slash, which has a very strong close-range burst, but I don't know which soul skill it is, because like Luo Ranyu, she doesn't necessarily activate soul rings when she releases a soul skill. Hmm, maybe it doesn't even belong to soul skills..."

Ran Yu was unaware that not long after, the power of destiny descended, and with the help of a necromancer, Huo Yuhao of Shrek Academy purified the divine artifact—the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife. The Holy Spirit Gold contained within the carving knife baptized his body and meridians, making him even stronger.

And as he absorbed the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade, the blade pierced a living eye at the center of his forehead, and surging life force once again flooded into his mind, nourishing his spiritual sea.

The Soul-Devouring Carving Blade itself is formed from the condensation of Living Metal, which itself was formed over a very long period of time in a place within the Star Dou Great Forest with extremely rich life force. Therefore, the life force contained within the Living Metal is incredibly powerful.

Huo Yuhao has once again obtained an immense opportunity; the gears of destiny for the chosen one have already begun to turn, but his power of fortune has long been coveted by someone in the divine realm...

On the other hand, the Gold of Life will become a key material that Ran Yu will need to find in the future.

The quarterfinals have concluded, with Zhengtian Academy defeating Xingluo National Academy to advance to the semifinals.

Although they won the match, Luo Ranyu also discovered the power of soul tools. A level seven soul tool could actually seal Sister Xue'er for more than ten minutes, causing great trouble for the team. It instantly turned into a 6 vs. 7 battle. How could they fight like that? The soul tool "Starburst Core" was also not to be underestimated. Luo Ranyu was almost injured by it.

At night, Luo Ranyu lay in bed and couldn't help but recall the match. In the early stages, he was just a support Soul Master, constantly restoring the Soul Power of his senior brothers, occasionally releasing Shadow Fangs to interfere with the enemy, and also protecting Xi'er while blocking the assassination attempt of the opponent's Agility-type Soul King. This made Luo Ranyu seem to have become more proficient in controlling the battle.

In the middle of the battle, Princess Jiujiu's level-seven soul tool instantly turned the tide into a six-on-seven fight. Star Guardian even divided the battlefield. Fortunately, her Spatial Path had a powerful space-breaking mechanism. Although Star Guardian could isolate attributes, it was ultimately just a domain-type soul skill and could not completely isolate space. Even if it could, it could not isolate the power of the void.

Therefore, his spatial path was still effective. Although Yu Mengdi and Tang Xiaolei were trapped inside and defeated, they at least managed to teleport their captain, Ye Wuqing, out.

The battle remained perilous, forcing him to unleash his various soul skills until Xue'er finally emerged.

As expected, it has to be Sister Xue'er! She exerted an invisible yet powerful pressure on her opponent from the moment she appeared! However, her lightning element, one of her three elements, was also forced to be fully exposed. Since that's the case, there's no need to hide anything in the next competition. Thinking of this, three different colored lights appeared in Luo Ranyu's palm...

He turned to look at Hua Xi'er, who was sleeping on another bed. Xi'er had also participated today, and although she hadn't directly engaged in the battle, she had played a crucial role.

Ran Yu discovered that as long as he stood next to Hua Xi'er, his soul power recovery speed would increase significantly. Throughout the entire match, even though he frequently used soul skills, by the time Ye Wuqing was defeated, his soul power had barely been depleted.

"With Xi'er here, it really saves a lot of trouble." Luo Ranyu felt warm inside. She gently tucked the blanket around Hua Xi'er, then closed her eyes and began to circulate her soul power to digest the insights from today's competition.

The semi-final battle is approaching, and he must improve his strength as soon as possible in order to deal with the powerful opponents ahead!