Because Jin Zi was held back by Ci He, Lü De was left to Gu Yuena.
Lü De's martial soul was the Demon Bear. Gu Yuena directly released a row of earth spikes, piercing Lü De all over with wounds.
"Second Soul Skill — Demon Bear Charge!"
Lü De roared furiously and charged at Gu Yuena without regard for anything.
Bang!
A wall of solid ice appeared in front of Gu Yuena. Lü De crashed into it but couldn't break it. His head split open and bled profusely.
Gu Yuena's third soul ring lit up. She activated Elemental Fusion. The attack, blending fire and ice, surged toward Lü De and easily eliminated him from the match.
Meanwhile, ahead of them, the golden dragon spear in Gu Chen's hand was in an entirely different league compared to Yu Jiu's snake spear. In just one exchange, cracks formed across Yu Jiu's snake spear.
His martial soul took damage, and Yu Jiu spat out a mouthful of blood.
"First Soul Skill — Light of Healing!"
The twin sisters with healing staff martial souls immediately activated their first soul skill in unison, restoring Yu Jiu's injuries.
At the same time, Feng Xiaoyu appeared behind the younger of the two sisters. With a sudden Gale Thrust, she instantly eliminated her.
However, the long-hidden Ye Wuyou revealed himself at that moment, appearing behind Feng Xiaoyu — her blind spot. His presence had been concealed perfectly, and Feng Xiaoyu didn't notice him.
Before Gu Chen and the others could react and warn her, Ye Wuyou made his move.
Fourth Soul Skill — Shadow Kill!
Several shadows emerged behind Ye Wuyou, all attacking Feng Xiaoyu at once. She was immediately gravely injured.
Ye Wuyou kicked her without mercy, knocking her out of the ring and eliminating her.
At that moment, Ye Wuyou's fifth soul ring lit up.
Fifth Soul Skill — Eternal Night!
In an instant, the entire arena was plunged into darkness, a pitch black where one couldn't see their hand in front of their face. But Ye Wuyou's team seemed to have donned night-vision goggles, able to see everything in the arena clearly.
"Damn it, it's a domain-type soul skill!" Gu Chen said coldly. No longer holding back, he activated the Golden Dragon Shocking Heaven effect and thrust his golden dragon spear at Yu Jiu, shattering Yu Jiu's martial soul into two and knocking him unconscious. He was no longer able to fight.
Ye Wuyou's figure appeared again — this time behind Luo Chen.
"Not good, support Luo Chen!" Though she couldn't see anything, Gu Yuena sensed Ye Wuyou's location with her powerful spiritual perception.
But it was too late. Ye Wuyou struck first.
He hurled his first soul skill, Night Blade, piercing Luo Chen's abdomen. Luo Chen was gravely injured.
Bang!
Ye Wuyou followed up with a punch, knocking the heavily wounded Luo Chen out of the arena.
Gu Yuena didn't make it in time to help, so she turned to aid Hua Buluo. A light blade flew out, illuminating a five-meter radius within the Eternal Night domain and piercing Ci Yu's body, who had been trapped by Hua Buluo's Cherry Blossom Storm.
Hua Buluo followed up with Thousand Sakura, launching a flurry of attacks on Ci Yu. Eventually, Ci Yu lost consciousness and was eliminated.
Ye Wuyou appeared again, now behind Ling Xiaojiu.
"Nine-leaf Snow Bind Grass!"
Ling Xiaojiu, whose spiritual power was considered strong among peers, quickly created a cage of sword grass to trap himself inside.
Third Soul Skill — Shadow Strike!
Ye Wuyou unleashed his third soul skill — although the name was the same as that of a Moxiang blade soul master, the effect was entirely different.
Within the cage, Ling Xiaojiu's own shadow began to slowly rise. It punched him in the head, knocking him unconscious.
As the battle unfolded, it seemed that every time Gu Chen's team eliminated an opponent, Ye Wuyou would take out one of their teammates in return.
Clap!
Gu Chen unleashed his Golden Dragon Claw, striking Ci He and knocking him out of the ring.
Now, Gu Chen's side had only four fighters left: Gu Chen, Gu Yuena, Hua Buluo, and Jin Zi.
The opposing side had Ye Wuyou and the elder of the healing staff sisters still in the fight.
Ye Wuyou appeared again — this time, his target was Hua Buluo!
Fortunately, Gu Yuena was close by. Her third soul skill, Elemental Fusion, was still active. Sensing Ye Wuyou's soul power fluctuations, she fired Light-Dark Oblivion at him.
Ye Wuyou sensed the danger from Gu Yuena's direction but clenched his teeth and still released Shadow Kill toward Hua Buluo.
Hua Buluo tried to use his third soul skill to resist, but Ye Wuyou's Shadow Kill struck him first, interrupting his skill and eliminating him.
But the price of taking down Hua Buluo was steep — Ye Wuyou took a direct hit from Gu Yuena's Light-Dark Oblivion. The forces of light and darkness exploded on his body, leaving him bloodied and mangled.
"First Soul Skill — Light of Healing!"
"Second Soul Skill — Wound Reversal!"
"Third Soul Skill — Power of Restoration!"
The healing soul master quickly unleashed three soul skills. Green light enveloped Ye Wuyou, rapidly healing his injuries.
Ye Wuyou retreated while activating his second soul skill, going invisible again.
However, the effect of Eternal Night had faded. The arena became visible once more, showing several unconscious participants on the ground.
Seeing Ye Wuyou vanish again, Gu Chen activated Golden Dragon Flight, flying straight to the healer and eliminating her with a punch.
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Returning to Gu Yuena and Jin Zi, the remaining teammates gathered close together to prevent another sneak attack.
Gu Yuena suddenly closed her eyes. Seconds later, she opened them and looked toward a seemingly empty space. Several wind blades slashed out toward it.
Ye Wuyou, hiding in that exact location, was forced to reveal himself to dodge, shock in his eyes."How did you find me?"
"I have the ability to control dark elements." As soon as Gu Yuena finished speaking, Ye Wuyou noticed she had vanished.
Startled, Ye Wuyou instinctively hurled a Night Blade behind him — but it was too late. Gu Yuena's light sword had already pierced through his abdomen.
Gu Chen quickly approached. Even though Ye Wuyou was a level-58 Soul King, he couldn't withstand a Golden Dragon Claw from Gu Chen.
Ye Wuyou was knocked out of the ring.
"Gu Chen's team wins!" the referee declared.
The scores of all the Holy Son candidates changed. Since there were only two teams, after the team battle, each candidate had one of two possible point outcomes:
Gu Chen: 5 points
Jin Zi: 5 points
Lü De: 0 points
Yu Jiu: 0 points
Ci He: 0 points
Ci Yu: 0 points
The next day was the Holy Son Selection Individual Matches.
The first round was an unfortunate matchup between Ci He and Ci Yu. In the end, Ci Yu, who possessed a variant martial soul — the Explosive Boar — claimed victory.
The second round saw Jin Zi facing off against Lü De. Jin Zi's combat awareness and martial soul quality were far superior. He won easily, as expected.
The third round was Gu Chen vs. Yu Jiu. Yu Jiu's martial soul had not fully recovered from being shattered, and he harbored fear toward Gu Chen. So the match didn't happen — Yu Jiu forfeited, and Gu Chen won by default.
After the first round of individual matches, the scores were updated once again:
Gu Chen: 8 points
Jin Zi: 8 points
Lü De: 0 points
Yu Jiu: 0 points
Ci He: 0 points
Ci Yu: 3 points
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