At the very instant Ye Guyi and Ma Xiaotao were trapped within the golden barrier, two members of Star Luo National Academy’s unique "1-2-3" formation moved swiftly in response. Yi Chen and Wang Shiying—two agile young women—did not hesitate for even a moment. With light but rhythmically steady steps, they quickly retreated backward. At the same time, the third purple soul ring around both their bodies flared with dazzling radiance. Yi Chen’s martial soul was the Fire Element. Blazing flames flickered faintly around her figure, as though ready to erupt at any moment and incinerate everything in their path. Wang Shiying’s martial soul was the Wind Element. A faint breeze stirred her hair, carrying with it a nimble, unfettered aura, as if capable of sweeping the world into an endless storm. Both were masters of the control path, and their ability to manipulate wind and fire had reached perfection. When they combined, the synergy between fire and wind allowed them to unleash control effects rivaling even a Soul Emperor. In their past battles, fire strengthening wind, and wind amplifying fire, had been pushed to the extreme by their teamwork, leaving countless opponents overwhelmed and helpless. Now, Zhou Sicheng and Dai Yueheng were charging forward like twin cannonballs, their momentum vast and destructive. Dragon roars and tiger howls shook the heavens, as if tearing the very air of the arena apart. A tiger’s claw and a dragon’s talon extended forward amidst radiant light, their overwhelming might threatening to shatter anything that dared obstruct them. At that critical instant, Wang Shiying and Yi Chen unleashed their soul skills in perfect unison. In a flash, a tornado of fire and wind surged forth with overwhelming force, like a colossal dragon twisting and writhing. Zhou Sicheng and Dai Yueheng were instantly swept up in its destructive embrace. Yet, could such control truly restrain two peak-level assault-type soul masters? Dai Yueheng’s eyes gleamed with confidence as his first and third soul rings lit up simultaneously, shining like two brilliant stars around his body. With his White Tiger Barrier and White Tiger Vajra Transformation augmenting him, along with Gongyang Mo’s continuous support and attack amplification, his extended tiger claws erupted with golden light—like a comet blazing through the heavens, its radiance overwhelming everything in its path. Zhou Sicheng, though only a five-ring Soul King, activated the mysterious black ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring—Saint Dragon Manifestation. In that instant, his body grew to an astonishing three meters tall. Golden light radiated from his entire form, transforming him into the incarnation of a humanoid Holy Light Dragon, sacred and awe-inspiring. His massive golden dragon claws opened and closed, each motion releasing a terrifying fluctuation of soul power, as though capable of tearing apart space itself. Together with Dai Yueheng’s thunderous offense, their combined might ripped the fiery wind tornado apart in an instant. The seemingly unstoppable control was shattered by sheer, absolute power. Yi Chen and Wang Shiying’s masterful teamwork had only managed to stall them for a single second! The "Humanoid Dragon" Zhou Sicheng and the "Mighty White Tiger" Dai Yueheng pressed forward without pause, surging ahead like an unstoppable flood of steel, their momentum set to smash through Star Luo Academy’s defenses in one devastating strike. But in Star Luo’s formation, aside from Yi Chen and Wang Shiying continuing their control from the rear, four figures at the "1" and "3" positions suddenly overlapped as if drawn by invisible force. They merged neatly into a single line, forming a four-in-one formation. At the forefront stood Huang Heyun. His eyes burned with resolve as he inhaled deeply, then unleashed a thunderous tiger’s roar that shook the arena. The roar seemed to echo from a primordial beast of the ancient wilderness, brimming with awe and unyielding might. At the same moment, his third purple soul ring blazed with fierce light, as though ignited by violet fire. From his roar emerged a massive black tiger, shrouded in a chilling aura of darkness. The dark tiger leapt forward, baring its fangs and slashing claws as it charged straight at Zhou Sicheng and Dai Yueheng. Huang Heyun’s martial soul was the Dark Demon Tiger Yet he was no Evil Soul Master. Instead of corrupting his mind, the darkness empowered him, granting talents no weaker than Dai Yueheng’s White Tiger. His third soul skill condensed his soul power and dark attribute into the manifestation of a Dark Demon Tiger. If his cultivation reached the seventieth rank, this skill would wield one-third the power of his Martial Soul True Body. Such strength was terrifying, enough to make even high-ranked Soul Emperors tremble. Although Huang Heyun was only at the five-ring Soul King level, this time his dark power was enhanced. Golden starlight mist lingered around him—Xu Jiujjiu’s third soul skill had imbued him with Starforce, a cosmic power rather than pure light. Instead of clashing, the dark energy and golden starforce blended perfectly, dyeing his manifested tiger a strange dark-golden hue, mysterious and awe-inspiring. With unstoppable momentum, the dark-golden tiger pounced forward—and shockingly, it managed to block Zhou Sicheng and Dai Yueheng head-on! Their terrifying attacks did not shatter it instantly. At first glance, this seemed unreasonable. After all, Dai Yueheng had used two amplification skills, and Zhou Sicheng wielded a ten-thousand-year ring—each at their peak. Moreover, Gongyang Mo was supporting them with comprehensive attribute boosts. Under such overwhelming augmentation, their offense should have been utterly unstoppable. Huang Heyun, however, was merely a five-ring Soul King. Even with Xu Jiujjiu’s amplification, he had only unleashed his third soul skill. By all logic, he should not have been able to withstand their combined strike. Yet reality proved otherwise. The dark-golden tiger stood firm before them, like an unbreakable wall. From the front, Zhou Sicheng and Dai Yueheng could not perceive the truth. But from the spectators’ viewpoint, the four Star Luo students’ backs shimmered faintly with white light—emanating from turtle shell-like soul tools they carried. This was another rare soul tool, the Ninefold Soul Transformation Device. Its greatest feature was the ability to transform soul power attributes. Like a magical box, no matter what soul power was injected, it would output a neutral "chaotic" attribute energy that could be harmoniously absorbed by anyone. Content orıginally comes from 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝘯𝘦𝘵 Through the Ninefold Soul Transformation Device, soul masters could temporarily inject their power into one another, gathering and sharing strength. Of course, this came with strict limitations. The transferred soul power had to be released within a short time, or else the excess would severely damage the body’s meridians. Furthermore, chaotic attribute soul power could not permanently merge with one’s own—it was only temporary. But even with these restrictions, it was more than enough for Star Luo Academy. Their goal was clear: to display their strength brilliantly in this tournament. So long as the audience witnessed their talent, they would already have won. The Ninefold Soul Transformation Device was merely a fifth-rank soul tool, usable by any soul master below the seventh ring. Beyond that level, unless it was a massive, specially designed variant, its core of Chaos Silver could not withstand higher-level soul power impacts. For Huang Heyun, a five-ring Soul King, this fifth-rank device was perfectly suitable. By converting the soul power of his three fellow Soul King teammates, he temporarily gathered immense strength, enough to burst forth with Soul Saint–level might. His third soul skill, under this vast foundation of soul power, carried a force equivalent to one-third of a Martial Soul True Body. And Martial Soul True Body amplification was terrifying, a qualitative leap in strength—that was why the gap between Soul Emperors and Soul Saints was so great. Thus, with the Ninefold Soul Transformation Device channeling the power of four Soul Kings into one, Huang Heyun’s soul power temporarily reached the realm of a Soul Saint. That was why his third soul skill could withstand Zhou Sicheng and Dai Yueheng’s combined strike. 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