Chapter 163: Semi‑Final Concludes

The Blade of Life's Vigil not only can bestow vitality, it can also deprive vitality; this effect is called Judgment, and the deprived vitality feeds back into the Blade of Life's Vigil itself.

Any existence of energy has life, but Judgment can only target those that do not safeguard their own life; encountering resistance to Judgment makes it fail, so this ability is poor against sentient beings, yet its destructive power against soul tools can be described as terrifying.

Even as tough as an absolute defense soul tool, when facing the Blade of Life's Vigil it becomes as fragile as paper.

As for why Huo Yutong came out so late, it's because she only just heard about this from Ilex.

Xu Jiujiu gritted her teeth and shouted: "Don't worry, she ultimately only has Soul Emperor strength, she can't stir up any trouble; we'll deal with Dai Yaoheng and then take care of her too!"

Hearing her voice, Huang Heyun finally came to his senses, quickly gathered his spirit, and prepared to charge at Dai Yaoheng and Huo Yutong as Xu Jiujiu had said.

Dai Yaoheng quickly stepped to Huo Yutong's side and whispered: "Later I'll defend, you attack; even if they now want to defeat me, they can't do it in one blow, so take the chance while I'm defending to eliminate the opponent behind me."

While saying this, his eyes showed a resolute and determined look.

He spoke lightly, but just now the power gap between him and the enemy had become obvious; clearly he couldn't withstand several attacks and would surely suffer heavy injury.

But he had no choice; although he didn't know how Huo Yutong escaped, what Xu Jiujiu said was indeed correct—if they didn't do this, they'd have no chance of winning at all.

Huo Yutong glanced at him lightly and shook her head.

"No, thanks for your effort; leave the rest to me and Wulin."

"You..."

Dai Yaoheng froze; just as he was about to say something, Huo Yutong shot out like an arrow from a bow.

At the same time, Tang Wulin, who had been entangled with Shengyi, suddenly kicked Shengyi's wings and flew backward.

Xu Jiujiu stared for a moment, then quickly reacted and shouted:

"Be careful! Don't let them meet up!"

She suddenly recalled Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's Soul Fusion Technique; her knowledge of the Myriad Spirits Forest is only that it has a large range, and no one dares to be sure whether this Soul Fusion Technique will cause the situation to reverse.

Too many things in this match exceeded her expectations; she dared not take risks.

Hearing her command, Huang Heyun and the others quickly turned around and threw a punch at the incoming Tang Wulin, intending to defeat him.

However, as the fist was about to hit Tang Wulin, a black light flashed and Tang Wulin suddenly turned into Xu San Shi, who, at the moment of the swap, still shouted desperately:

"Referee! Save me!"

Everyone focused their attention on Huo Yutong, forgetting that besides her there was also this scoundrel who came out of the absolute defense soul tool together.

A yellow light flashed; Huang Jinchu reached out and saved Xu San Shi, meaning he had officially left the battlefield.

Xu San Shi used the Profound Darkness Substitution twice in this match, both times swapping with teammates, yet no one can deny his contribution.

One could say that in this match Shrek got this far thanks to his two Profound Darkness Substitutions, which account for about half the credit.

Tang Wulin was swapped by Xu San Shi to beside Dai Yaoheng, and Huo Yutong naturally sensed this at once via mental detection, she swiftly retreated and met up with Tang Wulin. This time Huang Heyun and the others truly had no recourse, since Huo Yutong was now closer to Tang Wulin and her reaction was faster than theirs.

Their bodies instantly clung together, and a massive surge of soul power swept the entire arena.

Xu Jiujiu's expression instantly worsened to the worst possible; Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong's Soul Fusion Technique was indeed released.

Although she didn't know the effect of this Soul Fusion Technique, Huo Yutong chose to fuse souls with Tang Wulin to break the situation, clearly because she believed this Soul Fusion Technique could reverse the battlefield.

She was about to say something to remind her teammates, but her words suddenly choked in her throat.

Gold, blue, and white three-colored light shone forth, but instead of the Blue Silver Sea she had expected, a tall figure appeared.

Seeing that figure, Meng Hongchen's eyes outside the arena instantly filled with heart shapes; that handsome face perfectly struck her sweet spot.

The grown-up Tang Wulin glanced lightly at Xu Jiujiu not far away, then suddenly vanished from the spot.

Intense fear exploded in Xu Jiujiu's heart; she hurriedly shouted: "Hey Heyun, be careful!"

Unfortunately her reaction was still too slow; by the time she uttered the first word, the ice-armored Tang Wulin had already appeared before Huang Heyun's eyes and threw a punch.

Unlike Huang Heyun, who only boosts soul power to give himself a lift, the Ice Heaven Dragon Emperor grants Tang Wulin an all‑round enhancement; having unleashed the Soul Fusion Technique, his strength has temporarily reached the Soul Saint level, and Huang Heyun can't even see his movements clearly.

In panic, he could only raise his arms to block his chest and hard‑take the blow.

Having undergone the Nine Transformations Soul Ritual's aid, Huang Heyun, though this strike was fierce, it didn't really injure him, merely knocking him back a few steps.

The problem is that after retreating several steps, his connection with the few behind him was instantly severed, forcing them to face the Ice Heaven Dragon Emperor's fierce assault.

Yichen and Wang Shi Ying still wanted to resist with a wind‑fire combo, but Tang Wulin merely glanced at them casually; they had barely held back the fire dragon vortex released from fear when it instantly extinguished, leaving not a spark in the absolute cold.

An ice‑blue longsword appeared in Tang Wulin's hand at some point; he instantly slashed three swords, one each, clearing three Soul Kings from the battlefield.

By now Xu Jiujiu's warning had finally ended; in the time it took to say a sentence, the remaining Star Net National Academy members on the field were down to just her and two other Soul Kings.

Huang Heyun roared, forcing himself forward despite fear to charge at Tang Wulin.

His reason is simple: after growing up, Tang Wulin has already placed his calm gaze on Xu Jiujiu, holding his longsword high, making his intent obvious.

The ice‑blue sword shadow fell; Huang Heyun, now back to Soul King level, could not withstand the Soul Saint‑level imperial sword, and he and his teammates turned into ice sculptures.

And after that sword was swung, the Ice Heaven Dragon Emperor's image instantly dissipated; Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong supported each other as they reappeared in the original spot, their faces pale.

They usually avoid using the Ice Heaven Dragon Emperor because this Soul Fusion Technique consumes too much; although its overall strength is greatest, it only has a few strikes' worth of power, and if it fails to crush the enemy they lose any ability to resist.

However, this time using it was clearly effective; the remaining members of the Star Net National Academy are only Shengyi, a defense‑system Soul King, and Xu Jiujiu, a support‑system Soul King.

And on Shrek's side, even excluding Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong who are recovering soul power via the Milk Bottle, there remain Dai Yaoheng, Bei Bei, Ling Luochen, and He Caitou—four people, giving them an absolute advantage.

The victory has been decided.

(End of chapter)