Master of Nine Stars

CLANG!

A crisp sound rang out!

Gao Lingwei’s forward-thrusting Long Halberd was violently swung aside by Zonglu’s Great Saber. In terms of sheer strength, Gao Lingwei was indeed a fraction weaker.

The next moment, however, Gao Lingwei simply tossed aside the Long Halberd that had been knocked away. With a stamp of her foot, she charged toward the female student at Zonglu’s side, pulling out a Great Xia Dragon Sparrow.

It was a perfect demonstration of a feint.

How could Zonglu just stand by and watch an enemy dash past him to attack his teammate?

”In your dreams!” Zonglu’s voice had barely faded when his upward-swinging Great Saber came viciously chopping down, about to slice Gao Lingwei in two as she shot past.

BANG!

A figure suddenly shot out from beneath Gao Lingwei. Lunging forward, close to the ground, he detonated the Snow Burst Ball in his hand!

Zonglu was instantly sent flying.

The routine Rong Taotao and Gao Lingwei had long planned was executed perfectly!

Their bodies, one high and one low, crossed paths in an ”X” shape.

Although Rong Taotao’s Excellent Level Snow Burst had been prepared for a while, it had no recoil. He performed a light roll to bleed off the momentum and got back to his feet, while Zonglu also did a backflip with the momentum, landing steadily on the ground.

Rong Taotao smiled and said, ”A one-on-one?”

”You think I’m afraid of you?” Zonglu’s face was ashen, but he suddenly heard a scream from the other side. ”Ahhh!!!”

”Hm?” Zonglu whipped his head around to look. He had been drawn out by Rong Taotao, while on the side, Gao Lingwei had charged straight for his girlfriend.

The spear and saber clashed, and although a victor had yet to be decided, Gao Lingwei’s assault... it was just too ferocious!

A Senior Year student unable to beat a freshman—it sounded rather pathetic. But Gao Lingwei was the bona fide champion of the Outer Region. Moreover, ever since the battle began, both Zonglu and his girlfriend had been averting their eyes, not daring to look directly into Gao Lingwei’s.

In the arena, victory and defeat could be decided in an instant. Of course, they wouldn’t dare meet Gao Lingwei’s gaze.

This kind of hesitation on the battlefield was definitely affecting the senior’s performance.

The female student hastily retreated, trying to disengage. She suddenly dropped her spear and threw her hands up, aiming at the relentlessly pursuing Gao Lingwei. In an instant, a cloud of frost sprayed out!

Jade Dragon Gift + Ice Crystal Needle!

Within the gushing layers of frost and snow, a dense swarm of ice needles suddenly shot out, heading straight for Gao Lingwei.

But Gao Lingwei continued to charge forward. Those long legs of hers didn’t even hint at slowing down, let alone retreating!

She thrust her left hand forward, and a wave of Soul Power surged out.

The next moment, in her upright palm, the dark gold Butterfly Dual Sabers began to spin rapidly, instantly forming a dark gold disc!

CLINK! CLANK! CLINK!...

Instantly, the sound of ice needles being deflected and shattered filled the air.

Gasps of astonishment came from the audience, while the female student in the arena was dumbfounded.

She had thought Gao Lingwei would retreat or dodge. Even if she had summoned an Ice Glass shield, under this level of output, the fragile glass would have been a liability, and Gao Lingwei’s advance would have slowed at least a little.

But the female student never expected Gao Lingwei to be so damn aggressive!

’This is just too insane!’

’Couldn’t you take a step back? You can’t even slow down your attack? Do you have to be so merciless and just crush me?’

The moment the ice needles vanished, Gao Lingwei grasped the connected hilts with one hand. At that same instant, the dark gold disc disappeared, and her gaze met that of the hastily retreating female student.

The female student, who was already backing away, suddenly panicked. Her feet tangled, and with a PLOP, she fell flat on her butt, screaming in terror, ”AHHHH!”

She was wrong, so wrong. She shouldn’t have let her attention be drawn to the dark gold disc. The moment the Dual Sabers stopped spinning and the disc vanished was the exact moment their eyes met!

”Babe!” Zonglu roared. He had been using his Great Saber to block Rong Taotao’s Long Halberd. With a sudden exertion of force, Zonglu shoved Rong Taotao back with all his might.

Zonglu had considered that Rong Taotao’s Martial Arts were impressive; after all, Rong Taotao had already shown his exceptional skills in the last breakout match.

But after thinking it over, he still decided to give it a try. Since the opponents were trying to split the battlefield, he would play along. As long as he could break through Rong Taotao, the ”weakest link” on the field, he could go help his teammate.

Who would have thought that before he could even take down Rong Taotao, his girlfriend on the other side would fall?

Rong Taotao’s offense might not be great, but his defense?

It was like a damn iron bucket! A sea turtle wrapped in a thick shell!

His skills were the foundation that allowed Rong Taotao to stand on the field, and in terms of strength, he was even augmented by Douxing Qi. Although Rong Taotao was only a Soul Warrior, his Soul Technique was already three-star. He also had Snow Dance active, making his body even lighter.

Trying to take down Rong Taotao quickly? Zonglu was truly out of his mind.

Seeing his girlfriend stumble and fall, Zonglu cried out in alarm. Ignoring Rong Taotao in front of him, he swung his saber fiercely to create some space and started to rush over.

As if Rong Taotao would let him succeed. ’My speed isn’t great, that’s true,’ he thought, ’but no matter how fast you are, are you faster than my Meow Meow Hammer?’

Rong Taotao leaped up and flung out his left hand, sending a Dark Gold Heavy Hammer flying.

THUD~

Zonglu spun around to block, his Great Saber swinging with immense force as he viciously batted the Dark Gold Heavy Hammer away.

However, Rong Taotao’s movements were perfectly fluid. The moment he landed, he stomped his right foot hard on the ground!