Master of Nine Stars

The Yuan Brothers, however, weren’t the least bit flustered by the activation of the Snow Prison Arena.

"An opening!" Yuan Tianri’s vision doubled, but he took the opportunity to thrust the Snow Burst Ball in his hand toward the Halberd Shaft!

’An opening? He actually called this an opening?’

Rong Taotao sprang back, dodging away in a flash.

Yuan Tianri had been mentally preparing for this. He had been waiting for this exact moment!

The Yuan Brothers had long anticipated this. Their opponent’s Snow Prison Arena was bound to be activated at the most critical moment—perhaps even during a killing blow!

Right now, inside the Snow Prison Arena, Yuan Tianri didn’t hesitate for a second. Instead, he charged madly at Gao Lingwei! This was his first time inside a Snow Prison Arena, yet he showed no signs of discomfort. Clearly, he had discussed this Soul Skill at length with his team’s lead instructor and understood it thoroughly.

On the grassy field, Yuan Tiancheng, who was positioned at the rear, had been gathering Frost Snow Ice Needles in his hand. But now, he instantly changed his technique. He swung his arm violently from back to front, tracing a full moon through the air.

The Shuangxue scattered during the fight, mixed with the still-unmelted ice needles on the ground, rapidly converged to form the outline of a giant Snow Blade—one that was terrifyingly thin yet shockingly large!

Because there was so little Shuangxue on the field, the Wind and Snow Blade wasn’t even solid. It was just an outer ring, a mere outline?

Inside the Snow Prison Arena, the indomitable Yuan Tianri launched a suicidal charge at Gao Lingwei. His intention was crystal clear: he was going to take her on head-on!!!

This move alone set the Yuan Brothers a class apart from the other contestants!

The Yuan Brothers knew full well that the Soul Pearls Pine Soul Soul Martial equipped their underclassmen with were simply too overpowering. No one could refuse Gao Lingwei’s duel invitation. Faced with a Soul Skill of this nature, the Yuan Brothers’ only option was to charge forward!

"Ugh."

"Hiss..." Inside the Snow Prison Arena, the moment the sky-blotting ice needles summoned by Yuan Tianri pierced Gao Lingwei, they both couldn’t help but cry out in agony.

Meanwhile, on the grassy field, the ferocious clash of their minds left both Yuan Tianri and Gao Lingwei with ghastly expressions. Their movements even became slightly stiff.

And that slight stiffness was exactly what the Yuan Brothers were waiting for!

In the sky, the terrifyingly thin and exceptionally sharp Wind and Snow Blade came cleaving straight down, aimed squarely at the paralyzed Gao Lingwei!

THUD! A dull thud echoed!

A wave of gasps erupted from the audience!

"What the fuck?"

"Is he... attacking his own teammate?"

"This is brilliant! Every move, every word, it’s all a high-stakes game! Haha!"

It turned out that on the field, after dodging away, Rong Taotao didn’t immediately go after the paralyzed Yuan Tianri. Instead, he swung back with a heavy blow from his hammer!

The Dark Gold Heavy Hammer moved with incredible speed. It slammed into Gao Lingwei, who was clad in her Frost Snow Armor, and sent her paralyzed body flying more than ten meters to the side!

The very instant Gao Lingwei was sent flying, the exceptionally sharp Wind and Snow Blade viciously chopped down onto the grassy field. It carved a deep trench in the turf, and in a flash, a blanket of Shuangxue spread out.

The massive blade and the churning shockwave even reached the elder brother, Yuan Tianri, pushing his rigid body a few steps to the side!

"She dodged!?" Yuan Tiancheng’s expression changed. This was the plan the brothers had laid out long ago—their surefire, decisive winning strategy!

And it was foiled by Rong Taotao’s quick thinking on the spot!?

’Da Wei! Butterfly Dual Sabers!’ Rong Taotao roared in his mind. In that life-or-death instant, he didn’t forget to issue commands. He brandished his Heaven-piercing Halberd, hurling it again and again like a javelin, madly stabbing in Yuan Tianri’s direction!

"Ugh..."

"ARGHHH!" In that instant, Yuan Tianri and Gao Lingwei both let out a bloodcurdling scream. In the real world, the two of them moved like marionettes, their actions frighteningly rigid.

No one knew what was happening inside the Snow Prison Arena. There, Gao Lingwei and Yuan Tianri had simultaneously taken up their blades and, face to face, pierced each other’s hearts!

Piercing the heart was merely a representation of the act. Even if their bodies weren’t pierced, a heavy clash of their weapons alone would inflict extreme pain on them both!

Inside the Snow Prison Arena, Gao Lingwei flipped her wrist. Her face was contorted in a ferocious snarl, her teeth clenched tight. She viciously slashed her blade sideways, determined to slice Yuan Tianri in two.

But Yuan Tianri was even more terrifyingly fierce. He actually slammed his head viciously into Gao Lingwei’s!

THUD!

A full-force blow like that against each other was no small matter. The pain was instantly maxed out!

Instantly, both fighters on the grassy field clutched their heads with their hands. It was a subconscious reaction. Under the onslaught of extreme agony, the pain wracking every inch of their bodies left them with no strength to move.

And at that moment on the grassy field, the Wind and Snow Blade was already falling again. Meanwhile, Rong Taotao’s javelin was closing in on Yuan Tianri’s body!

RUMBLE... The Wind and Snow Blade struck the ground with solid force.

Gao Lingwei?

Barely able to move, she was once again knocked away by the Dark Gold Heavy Hammer, which Rong Taotao had controlled to fly back to him.

Clad in her Snow Armor, she could withstand Snow Fury, but she absolutely could not take the Wind and Snow Blade head-on!

THUD! That was the sound of a flying Snow-made Precepts Saber’s hilt striking Yuan Tianri hard.

The hilt not only sent the elder brother flying, but it also allowed him, Yuan Tianri, to dodge Rong Taotao’s barrage of Heaven-piercing Halberd javelins...

The younger brother, Yuan Tiancheng, had actually saved his older brother using the exact same method as Rong Taotao?

In an instant, the crowd in the stands went wild!