Note: Don't Forget to join my Pãtreon/flokixy to get access to +50 Advance Chapters or unlock the full story from the shop support so I can bring more Chapters for you
"Dai Huabin is being too impatient," Zhou Yi remarked coldly. "If he stuck to their original tactic and kept pressuring Yu Wentong alongside Zhu Lu, they might still have a sliver of hope."
Surprisingly, her longtime rival Mu Jin nodded in agreement. "Exactly. Yu Wentong is splitting his focus—his finger techniques and blade arts are exquisite, but under sustained assault from both sides, even he can't guarantee no openings. If Dai Huabin seizes just one chance to grab Zhu Lu's hand, they can activate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. That was their only path to victory. But now… it's over."
"**Second Soul Skill—Cauldron's Tremor!**" Xiao Xiao swiftly switched her martial soul.
The cauldron erupted with rippling black energy.
This single-target skill not only delivered crushing force but also sent opponents flying while stunning them.
The black ripples clashed head-on with Dai Huabin's white energy wave. Naturally, Xiao Xiao was at a disadvantage—she only had two soul rings. But Dai Huabin was no Yu Wentong. As a three-ringed Soul Elder, he couldn't instantly overpower Xiao Xiao, a two-ringed Soul Grandmaster.
Thanks to the Tianyin Sect's cultivation method, Xiao Xiao could hold him off for several minutes alone.
Meanwhile, Zhu Lu facing Yu Wentong one-on-one?
Yu Wentong only needed **one second** to end her.
"Then I'll finish one quickly. **Flame Execution Slash! Shadow Wing Slash!**"
Zhu Lu's speed was impressive—the Netherworld Spirit Cat lived up to its name. So Yu Wentong simply unleashed both his soul skills simultaneously.
**Flame Execution Slash** for offense. **Shadow Wing Slash** to cut off her escape.
Zhu Lu stood no chance. To her right, a colossal flaming blade descended. To her left, blazing wings barred retreat. With her speed, she had nowhere to dodge—except backward.
But she was already cornered. One more step, and she'd be out of bounds.
*"For Huabin… I can't retreat!"*
Her eyes hardened as her first soul ring lit up.
"**First Soul Skill—Netherworld Pounce!**"
Foolishly, she chose to clash head-on with Yu Wentong's skills, sacrificing herself to buy Dai Huabin a sliver of hope.
Yu Wentong sighed inwardly. *Say what you will about her character, but her devotion to Dai Huabin is absolute.*
Unfortunately, devotion didn't translate to combat power.
A little cat couldn't withstand his blade and wings.
Zhu Lu lunged into the inferno—only to be engulfed in flames and sent flying, instantly defeated.
The referee swiftly caught her, using soul power to extinguish the flames before they could severely injure her.
"Such a love-struck fool," Wang Dong muttered. "I've faced Yu Wentong's blade—no Soul Ancestor can block it, and even Soul Elders can only endure a little longer. My thousand-year soul skill couldn't match it. What could a mere cat do?"
"**Zhu Lu!**" Dai Huabin roared in panic.
A single tactical misstep had cost Zhu Lu dearly. He wanted to save her, but he was locked in a contest of soul skills with Xiao Xiao. If he withdrew now, her **Cauldron's Tremor** would hit him point-blank.
At least against Xiao Xiao, he still held the advantage.
When they first clashed, they were twenty meters apart. The collision point of their attacks was right in the middle—ten meters from each. But now, Xiao Xiao's cauldron had been pushed back to within five meters of her.
A little longer, and he could force her off the stage.
But Yu Wentong wouldn't give him that chance.
After eliminating Zhu Lu, he returned to the center of the battlefield, standing before Xiao Xiao.
"Sunfire Finger!"
A searing blast of flame shot from his fingertip.
Two against one.
With Yu Wentong's help, Dai Huabin's **White Tiger's Light Wave** was swiftly overpowered.
The three forces collided in a massive explosion, reducing half the stage to rubble.
"This is the finals alright," Nanmen Yun'er gasped. "That explosion was easily on par with a Soul Ancestor's power."
Ning Tian nodded. "Naturally. Yu Wentong's attacks are already monstrous, and with Xiao Xiao's support and Ruyi Disk's buffs, plus Dai Huabin's **White Tiger's Vajra Transformation** doubling his strength and defense…"
She clenched her fists, itching to join. As a support-type soul master, her worth was measured by those she empowered.
*Yu Wentong deserves the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda's amplification, not some second-rate Ruyi Disk!*
Dai Huabin panted heavily. Since the match began, he had used all three soul skills, and maintaining **White Tiger's Vajra Transformation** drained him rapidly.
"**Dai Huabin**," Yu Wentong called, smiling. "It's three against one now. Why not concede?"
"Two Soul Grandmasters and a one-ringed trash?" Dai Huabin sneered. "The White Tiger Dai Clan doesn't surrender to such weaklings!" His eyes gleamed with malice. "I can tell—your two soul skills are on cooldown. Right now, you might not even beat me!"
He wasn't wrong.
Yu Wentong's soul skills were formidable—his first and second rings alone granted multiple effects: attack boosts, speed buffs, transforming into a blade or wings, and even explosive offensive techniques.
But nothing was flawless.
After using **Flame Execution Slash** and **Shadow Wing Slash**, he couldn't reuse them immediately.
Current cooldown: **two and a half hours**.
Perhaps at higher levels, this restriction would fade. But for now, Yu Wentong had **no blade, no wings**—his combat power had plummeted by 70%.
Yet he remained unshaken.
"True, I have no blade," he admitted. "But my fingers are more than enough to deal with you. Besides…" He glanced at Xiao Xiao and Lian Yue. "I'm not alone."
This was a **team battle**. Why fight solo when they could gang up?
Besides, he hadn't needed both skills to defeat Zhu Lu. He'd intentionally drained himself—**to give Xiao Xiao the spotlight**.
"Lian Yue, keep supporting. Xiao Xiao—**go!**"
Bathed in the Ruyi Disk's red amplification glow, the two charged.
"**You dare look down on the White Tiger Dai Clan?!**" Dai Huabin roared.
Yu Wentong, blade-less, thought he could defeat him with just fingers? Insulting!
His tiger claws lashed out with monstrous force—now surpassing Yu Wentong's raw strength.
Without Flame Execution Blade's 50% attack boost, Yu Wentong couldn't overpower Dai Huabin's doubled strength under Vajra Transformation.
But he didn't need to.
He had Xiao Xiao.
And Dai Huabin?
He had nothing left.