Chapter 205

Upon hearing Xian Lin'er announce the start of the battle, a pair of golden wings instantly sprouted from Wu Ming's back; she flapped her wings and instantly flew across half the combat stage.

Dai Yaoheng, not to be outdone, let out a tiger's roar from his mouth, charging at the two like a real white tiger.

In response, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong showed no fear, each taking on one of them.

Facing the ferocious Dai Yaoheng, Tang Wulin clenched his fists, golden scales appearing on his hands, and met those tiger claws.

Thud!

A dull thud sounded, and Tang Wulin and Dai Yaoheng retreated simultaneously, neither gaining the upper hand.

Dai Yaoheng's eyes widened sharply; knowing that Tang Wulin was not holding Huo Yutong's hand now, meaning he was relying solely on his own strength to oppose Dai Yaoheng.

Moreover, what surprised him even more was that a ring of blue-gold light flared up, enveloping the entire combat stage; as his soul power rapidly drained, countless thick blue-gold vines burst from the ground and wrapped around him.

Hmph!

Dai Yaoheng snorted angrily, the White Tiger Diamond Transformation attaching to his body, completely ignoring the Blue Silver Emperor's restraint, and threw a punch at Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin sighed helplessly; the current Blue Silver Emperor is still too weak to have much effect against a Soul Emperor expert, only the Blue Silver Ancient Spirit Formation combined with the Blue Silver Domain can cause a slight impact on the opponent.

After blocking Dai Yaoheng's strike with his golden dragon claw, Tang Wulin kicked out in midair, striking Dai Yaoheng's other hand; the powerful kick forced Dai Yaoheng to retreat two steps, and then a resounding dragon roar rang out as Tang Wulin released his Golden Dragon Body, a huge golden dragon head condensing in place and lunging to bite Dai Yaoheng.

Dai Yaoheng's fighting spirit rose with a grin; Tang Wulin's astonishing strength also aroused his battle intent, and he released the White Tiger Body Shield and White Tiger Devil God Transformation, after which a huge black "kill" character appeared out of thin air, the White Tiger Annihilation Kill dominating the world.

The golden and black lights intertwined; soon the outcome became clear—Tang Wulin stepped back a few steps, having suffered a slight disadvantage.

However, Dai Yaoheng's body also stiffened under the tremendous impact, temporarily unable to launch a pursuit.

On the other side, Huo Yutong also engaged Wu Ming in combat.

A bluish‑blue sword light flashed, slicing toward the airborne Wu Ming.

A flash of golden light appeared in Wu Ming's eyes as a massive Golden Crow flame surged up, completely blocking the chill of the Emperor's Sword outside the flames.

"How? Is that all you've got!"

Wu Ming laughed wildly, the Golden Crow flame contracting and rising, ready to shatter the Emperor's Sword's offensive in one blow.

At that moment, a cyan light flashed; Wu Ming's heart surged with a strong sense of danger, and he quickly turned his head, dodging the scorpion tail's attack by a hair's breadth.

Turning his head, he saw Huo Yutong smiling at him.

"Senior sister, don't be careless; otherwise, even though you're strong, if you don't unleash your full strength and lose to me, you won't fulfill the task set by the two deans to push me and Wulin to our limits."

Actually, if she had just launched a soul blast first and then used the scorpion tail, Wu Ming would have been eliminated here, but that would have been too disrespectful to Wu Ming and wouldn't have achieved Xian Lin'er's goal, so Huo Yutong didn't do that.

Moreover, to be honest, she also wanted to see just what a Soul Saint's strength was like. Wu Ming stared for a moment, touched his cheek, then showed a displeased smile.

"You little girl, you're really arrogant."

Next, her second soul ring lit up, and suddenly fierce golden flames burned on her golden wings, dyeing the entire combat stage gold and sharply raising the temperature.

This is her second soul skill, Golden Crow True Fire Ignition; with the aid of this skill, the temperature and intensity of her Golden Crow True Fire increased again, approaching the ultimate fire.

Then her fifth soul ring also lit up, as several streams of golden fire shot from her back, intertwining in the air to form a golden giant bird that cried out and rushed toward Huo Yutong.

Releasing this fifth soul skill with the aid of her second soul skill shows she has truly gone all out.

Huo Yutong's earlier strike not only aroused her fighting spirit but also made her realize that someone so highly regarded by the two Soul Guidance deans must have some skill; thus she went all out, preparing to give this clueless underclassman a taste of her power.

Huo Yutong's expression grew grave; she had always overwhelmed fire‑attribute martial soul holders, but this was the first time she felt she could not defeat her opponent.

A strong cyan light blazed forth as the Ice Emperor's Wrath shot out, colliding with the golden giant bird in midair and producing a violent roar.

Under the influence of the Ice Emperor's Wrath, the golden giant bird could no longer maintain its form, yet it was not completely blocked and continued flying forward.

Helpless, Huo Yutong had to consecutively release the Ice Emperor's Shield and Ice Emperor's Tortoise, thereby blocking the remaining flames; even so, her defense was extremely difficult, as the Ice Emperor's Shield and Ice Emperor's Tortoise nearly melted in the high heat before stopping this attack.

However, before one wave settled another rose; just as Huo Yutong had blocked that attack, a golden fireball condensed before Wu Ming, his fourth soul skill, Golden Crow True Fire Ring, charging up.

This strike's momentum was not much less than the previous one; continuing like this would surely mean defeat, so after making that judgment, Huo Yutong retreated to Tang Wulin's side.

At that moment, Tang Wulin had just been repelled by Dai Yaoheng; seeing Huo Yutong approach, he unhesitatingly grasped her hand.

Instantly, a pure stream of soul power flowed through their clasped hands into Huo Yutong's body, restoring the soul power she had expended.

As Huo Yutong mainly fights using energy, her soul power consumption is far greater than Tang Wulin's; moreover, Tang Wulin possesses strong means to replenish soul power, so the two, in tacit understanding, chose for Tang Wulin to replenish her soul power.

After Tang Wulin replenished the soul power Huo Yutong had just heavily expended, a blue light flashed in her eyes; Wu Ming only felt a sudden icy dizziness in his mind, and the Golden Crow True Fire Ring he had shot veered off course.

At the same time, the long scorpion tail shot out again, striking Dai Yaoheng's tiger claw, forcing the one who had intended to continue pursuing to retreat backward.

Boom!

At the same moment, the Golden Crow True Fire Ring released by Wu Ming exploded not far from the crowd, the terrifying temperature leaving Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong astonished.

Through Mental Detection Sharing during their recent clash, they had already entered each other's minds; evidently, although Dai Yaoheng is also very powerful, he is not especially hard to deal with, and the true great threat to them is actually Wu Ming, a Soul Saint‑level expert.

This Golden Crow Holy Maiden not only possesses a martial soul quality not inferior to an Ultimate Soul, but her soul power level exceeds the sum of theirs, bringing them unprecedented pressure.

(End of chapter)