Chapter 216: Ge Zishu

Of course, this was just a small interlude, of no great importance to the subsequent matches.

"Next," Xiao Xiao said, flicking her hand.

The referee looked at Ge Mingcheng, who had been knocked unconscious by the Great Cauldron, and then continued, "Individual knockout tournament, second match, please, contestants, take the stage."

The Feiyun Sect also sent a young girl onto the stage. The girl had a slender figure, her black hair tied up simply, and her pale blue sect disciple uniform set off her heroic bearing.

"Feiyun Sect, Ge Zishu." The girl bowed to Xiao Xiao very politely.

Xiao Xiao returned the bow, saying, "Tang Sect, Xiao Xiao."

Looking at Xiao Xiao, Ge Zishu seemed to recall something and asked, "If I remember correctly, you represented Shrek in the last tournament, right?"

Xiao Xiao asked with some confusion, "You know me?"

"Actually, it doesn't count as knowing you, but we can still find out who the champions of the last tournament were. I didn't expect to be your opponent; I imagine this battle won't disappoint me." Ge Zishu smiled broadly, her mouth brimming with confidence.

Xiao Xiao looked at her and smiled as well, saying, "Actually, you should all be glad that our captain didn't compete this time, otherwise it wouldn't have been my turn to make a move."

"Your captain? Isn't your captain a guy named Huo Yu Hao?" Ge Zishu was somewhat puzzled; she couldn't understand why she would say their captain wasn't competing when she knew he had come to participate.

Xiao Xiao waved her hand and said, "You wouldn't understand even if I told you..."

"How long do you two intend to keep chatting?" The referee looked at the two gossiping beautiful girls with a headache and interrupted their conversation at an inopportune moment.

Ge Zishu: "............"

Xiao Xiao: "............"

Watching this scene, Bei Bei also smiled and said, "It's fortunate that it wasn't Xu Sanshi who went up, otherwise, he probably would have conceded before the fight even started because he was distracted by beauty. Sigh, it's good that Xiao Xiao was sent up..."

"Bei Bei, that's slander! Am I, Xu Sanshi, that kind of person?" Xu Sanshi retorted indignantly.

Jiang Nannan said slowly, "Yes."

Xu Sanshi froze, looking at Jiang Nannan in surprise, then said nothing more and retreated silently to He Caitou's side.

"Hahaha..." Bei Bei laughed, but felt a bit bitter inside. Poor Sanshi...

When the two had taken their positions, circles of dazzling light rose from beneath Ge Zishu's feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black.

Five Soul Rings rose slowly, and Xiao Xiao also released her own Soul Rings; the battle was on the verge of breaking out in an instant.

The little-known Tang Sect also had a team member like Xiao Xiao; what would that captain of hers, who hadn't come to compete, be like?

He had previously witnessed the Tang Sect captain's miraculous fighting style and his powerful six-ring strength. Even if Xiao Xiao didn't appear, Ge Zishu believed that with the strength the Tang Sect had currently displayed, they were enough to make it into the top eight, or even the semi-finals of the top four!

A white flowing cloud appeared, and Ge Zishu also summoned her martial soul. The Feiyun Sect's martial soul was quite miraculous, and their fighting style was somewhat peculiar; the clouds, which seemed to have no attack power, would transform into various shapes as they used their soul skills, sometimes even turning into the likeness of Soul Beasts to attack their opponents.

"First Soul Skill, Flowing Cloud Slash."

Ge Zishu smiled slightly, and the first Soul Ring behind her lit up. The flowing cloud rapidly expanded, then transformed into the shape of a long blade, bringing with it a white blade aura as it slashed down toward the top of Xiao Xiao's head.

"Rise." Xiao Xiao controlled the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron, and the three Great Cauldrons formed a 'pin' shape, surrounding the cloud that had taken the shape of a large blade. One Great Cauldron met it head-on, while the remaining two flanked the blade from left and right.

Clang!

The cloud, which seemed to be empty, emitted a sound like steel colliding the moment it made contact with the Great Cauldrons. Under the combined force of the three Great Cauldrons, the large blade was immediately stuck in mid-air.

Ge Zishu moved her hands slightly, and the cloud blade immediately seemed to have

gained intelligence, diving rapidly, then utilizing the gaps between the movements of the Great Cauldrons to break out of their encirclement.

The cloud blade broke free from control and slashed down toward Xiao Xiao again. Xiao Xiao turned slightly to the side, avoiding the blow. To Xiao Xiao, this attack posed absolutely no threat to her. With the attack missing, Xiao Xiao controlled the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron, splitting off two of the three Great Cauldrons, while the third one followed suit, crashing fiercely toward Ge Zishu.

Clang!

Another crisp clashing sound rang out; the cloud blade was forced to retreat repeatedly by the continuous attacks of the two Great Cauldrons, and the third Great Cauldron also crashed toward Ge Zishu during the interval of Xiao Xiao's control.

Just as the Great Cauldron was about to crash into Ge Zishu, she brought her hands together. The cloud blade that had been forced back disappeared rapidly, and then a white cloud wall condensed in front of her.

"Second Soul Skill, Flowing Cloud Wall."

A cloud wall condensed, blocking the Great Cauldron one meter in front of her. The Great Cauldron spun continuously, but still could not break through the obstruction of the cloud wall. At the same time, Ge Zishu pushed her hands forward, and the cloud wall moved forward with them, slowly pushing the Great Cauldron three meters away.

Just after the Great Cauldron was pushed away by the cloud wall, Ge Zishu's third Soul Ring also lit up. The cloud wall in front of her disappeared, once again turning into a mass of flowing clouds that attached itself to Ge Zishu's body.

Dodging, leaping, lunging—a series of movements played out before Xiao Xiao's eyes like flowing water. It had to be said, this kind of reaction was enough to make one's eyes light up.

In an instant, the Great Cauldron lost its target, and when Xiao Xiao saw Ge Zishu again, Ge Zishu had already appeared behind her.

This was not some Instant Teleportation; anyone whose strength wasn't too poor could see how it was done. Simply put, Ge Zishu had taken a shortcut, using the Flowing Cloud Wall to block Xiao Xiao's vision, then, aided by Xiao Xiao's blind spot and the illusion of her third Soul Ring lighting up, she attracted Xiao Xiao's attention, thereby using her speed to arrive behind Xiao Xiao.

If it were someone with insufficient strength, they would naturally think Ge Zishu had used a soul skill similar to Instant Teleportation.

Ge Zishu's movements were extremely agile. As she exerted force from her feet, the flowing cloud had already transformed into a long sword. Looking at the incoming Great Cauldron, she did a nimble flip in the air, tapped her feet, used the Great Cauldron as a foothold, and soared into the air once more. A sharp sword aura instantly enveloped Xiao Xiao's figure.

As luck would have it, two Great Cauldrons appeared just in time in front of Ge Zishu, blocking her attack in mid-air once again.

In a brief instant, the two had already switched between offense and defense repeatedly. This scene truly made the audience off-stage shout with satisfaction.

With the Great Cauldron approaching, Ge Zishu had no choice but to retract her long sword and increase the distance. She knew that if she were surrounded by Xiao Xiao's three Great Cauldrons, she would undoubtedly be defeated.

In fact, what put the most pressure on her was that this petite girl before her hadn't released a single soul skill from beginning to end. Up to now, she had already used her first and second soul skills, but she still hadn't been able to make Xiao Xiao use even one Soul Ring, and she hadn't even been able to get close.

As expected of the champion team from the last tournament, too terrifying!

Then, to what extent had that captain she spoke of become powerful?

The more Ge Zishu fought, the more alarmed she became. Facing Xiao Xiao, she only felt that her attacks could not break through the opponent's defense at all. As her attacks missed again, Ge Zishu's face also became unsightly.

Just then, a sudden burst of light erupted from her hands, and a mass of white light suddenly enveloped Xiao Xiao. Behind her, her third Soul Ring was lit up.

"Third Soul Skill, Wind and Cloud Transformation."

The white light and airflow, mixed with soul power, wrapped around Xiao Xiao. From a distance, it looked as if Xiao Xiao had disappeared into the haze, with only the three floating Great Cauldrons indicating that Xiao Xiao had not yet vanished.

Xiao Xiao felt no discomfort while wrapped in this mass of airflow and light. Once she sensed something was wrong, she would immediately make a move, because the tactics Huo Yu Hao had arranged for her were always to conserve her strength. However, because of this layer of isolation, Xiao Xiao also didn't know what was happening outside.

This was a soul skill that disrupted the opponent's perception. Xiao Xiao guessed the opponent's intention, and then guessed the opponent's next move.

She saw the three Great Cauldrons begin to revolve around Xiao Xiao, protecting her in the center. It wasn't that Ge Zishu hadn't tried to break through the Great Cauldrons' defense; every time she forced the Great Cauldrons back, she could feel the terrifying vibrational force on them the next instant, which forced her to retreat from the Great Cauldrons' defensive range.

Ge Zishu also felt a great headache. Facing this seemingly harmless beautiful girl, Xiao Xiao, no matter what means of attack she used, it was ineffective. Whether it was offense or defense, it made her feel constrained, and those three Great Cauldrons made it impossible for her to exert her full combat strength. At this moment, even the various tactics she had prepared before the match were declared ineffective.

On her body, the fourth Soul Ring also lit up, and a massive cloud continued to expand, with terrifying fluctuations spreading continuously.

"Fourth soul skill, Cloud Collapse Explosion!"

A beam of intense light pierced through the first Great Cauldron, and then that massive cloud plummeted violently toward the place where Xiao Xiao was located; air waves churned, and the space where Xiao Xiao stood distorted instantly.

One might have expected Xiao Xiao to manipulate the Great Cauldron to block it as before, but instead, the First Spirit Ring slowly lit up behind Xiao Xiao, who was inside the ball of light.

First spirit skill, Cauldron Shock.

With a thunderous boom, the three Great Cauldrons rapidly grew in size, and the air within a radius of over ten meters vibrated violently, emitting a strained, tearing sound, while the distorted air also stirred up waves of pressure.

Boom!

The three Great Cauldrons produced a violent tremor, a point of golden light ignited, the cloud from the Cloud Collapse Explosion burst open with a roar, and that drifting cloud was torn to pieces in the violent explosion; the powerful rebounding force instantly repelled Ge Zishu, who finally slammed heavily into the Soul Guidance Protective Barrier at the edge of the arena.

Pfft!

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Ge Zishu's vision went black, and she collapsed limply, falling into a coma.