Master of Nine Stars

Rong Taotao held the Snow Realm Soul Skill: Snow Soul in his hand, but the technique coursing through his arm was the Starfield’s Douxing Qi!

So what if you’re a Soul Warrior?

’Speed? Strength? You think I’m weaker than you?’

’Let’s see you use Douxing Qi if you’ve got what it takes!’

However, what truly made the announcer cry out in surprise wasn’t such a minor detail. It was Rong Taotao’s bizarre Halberd Technique!

Rong Taotao deliberately swung at the younger brother Zhang Hai’s shoulder. Filled with disdain and contempt, Zhang Hai didn’t dodge, instead swatting aside the incoming Heaven-piercing Halberd.

But that one parry sent the Frost Snow Halberd Point straight toward his older brother, Zhang Shen!

Zhang Shen had intended to close in for a finishing blow on Rong Taotao, but Gao Lingwei’s halberd intercepted him.

Just as Zhang Shen was countering Gao Lingwei’s fatal strike, his younger brother had to go and parry Rong Taotao’s Ironspear Point right at him?

Zhang Shen: ???

’Are you trying to get me killed?’

’We’re blood brothers!’

In truth, if his opponent had been a normal person, the parried Ironspear Point might not have gone anywhere near the older brother, Zhang Shen. But this was Rong Taotao they were dealing with.

And Rong Taotao was nothing if not devious!

Using the momentum from the younger brother Zhang Hai’s parry, a well-prepared Rong Taotao put force into his hands and thrust directly at Zhang Shen’s face!

”And... away we go~”

The older brother Zhang Shen’s face fell. Displaying impressive reflexes, he decisively disengaged from the fight and sprang backward.

As he dodged Gao Lingwei and Rong Taotao’s Long Halberds, the Water Blade in Zhang Shen’s hand shattered.

”Enough of this insolence!” Zhang Shen raised his arms, his hands shaped like tiger claws. He aimed all ten fingers at Gao and Rong, and a dense stream of tiny water droplets shot toward them!

Ocean Soul Skill: Continuous Pearl Water Bomb!

”SMACK~!”

”Agh!” A pained cry rang out!

At that moment, everyone was stunned—including Zhang Shen, who hadn’t forgotten to attack even as he retreated!

After Rong Taotao’s forward thrust missed, he suddenly loosened his grip and kicked the airborne Halberd Shaft.

It all happened in a flash. Rong Taotao’s combat movements were incredibly fluid!

In fact, the very instant the younger brother Zhang Hai parried the incoming Long Halberd and his body stiffened, the spinning Halberd Shaft whipped around and solidly struck him!

”Whoa! What... what was that?”

”It... it’s spinning!”

”A 1v2? This kid’s got some tricks!”

”Yeah, it was only three moves in total, but he targeted two people? And he got them both! That Halberd Technique is fucking wild!”

Back on the field, Rong Taotao and Gao Lingwei displayed perfect teamwork. As the Halberd Shaft struck Zhang Hai, Rong Taotao made a casual swipe with his hand, spreading a sheet of frost. He stomped his foot and, in the instant he charged forward, he had already drawn a Great Xia Dragon Sparrow!

Gao Lingwei quickly moved to guard Rong Taotao’s flank, raising a shield of Ice Glass.

CRACKLE-POP! A series of tiny water bombs exploded against the Ice Glass in Gao Lingwei’s hand, instantly covering it in a web of fractures.

However, Gao Lingwei only needed to shield Rong Taotao for a second or two, as he had already moved out of the barrage’s range.

Before the shield could shatter completely, Gao Lingwei tossed the Ice Glass aside. Coiling her long legs, she lunged forward, Long Halberd in hand.

Not far to his front-left, Rong Taotao wielded his Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, looking for all the world like a clingy girlfriend who’d just fallen in love.

His style was all about relentless, suffocating pressure!

The younger brother, Zhang Hai, suppressed the terror in his heart as he tried to fend off Rong Taotao’s furious barrage of attacks...

’What the fuck...’

’Is he a rabid dog?’

Zhang Hai truly had no intention of defending. He planned to rely on raw power to crush Rong Taotao!

As it happened... Rong Taotao had the exact same idea!

His Great Xia Dragon Sparrow was a blur of horizontal chops and sideways slashes, weaving up and down, forcing the younger brother Zhang Hai into a constant retreat!

Zhang Hai couldn’t even find an opening to regain his footing!

The fight was instantly split into two. The older brother Zhang Shen’s expression was grim as he shouted, ”Fall back! Get some distance! Disengage!”

As he spoke, Zhang Shen pressed a hand to the ground. He didn’t even care if the resulting pillar of water hit his brother—all that mattered was breaking up the melee between Rong Taotao and Zhang Hai!

”FIGHT!!!” Gao Lingwei’s roar was thunderous, her presence overwhelming. The cry boomed across the stadium, igniting the entire crowd!

To the audience, it was just a rousing Battle Cry, something to make their blood pump with excitement.

But to the older brother, Zhang Shen, that cry of ”FIGHT!” was two distinct sounds overlapping.

Gao Lingwei had indeed shouted aloud, but at the same instant, the Snow Prison Arena activated. Within his Spiritual World, a soul-shaking voice thundered through the older brother Zhang Shen’s mind: ”FIGHT!!!”

Zhang Shen’s body seized up, his breath catching in his throat.

The sudden appearance of another world—the Snow Prison Arena—and the abrupt assault on both his body and spirit caused the Elite Soul Skill: Spring Water Surge that Zhang Shen had been about to unleash to stop dead in its tracks.

Zhang Shen’s eyes were on the grassy field before him, but in reality, his entire focus was fixed on his Spiritual World.

There, on a vast expanse of snow, stood a tall, valiant woman. Not far away, her long ponytail streamed sideways in the wind.

Her piercing gaze was fixed on the dumbstruck Zhang Shen, who stood frozen in the snow.

And in the same instant as Gao Lingwei’s sharp cry, back on the grassy field, Rong Taotao—who had been furiously driving back the younger brother Zhang Hai—suddenly darted to the side!

Zhang Hai couldn’t help it. It was more like an instinctual reaction; he followed the sound of the Battle Cry and looked over.