Master of Nine Stars

What is a glimpse that takes your breath away?

”Shatter the blade!” The sharp command once again echoed in Gao Lingwei’s mind.

Gao Lingwei didn’t know how Rong Taotao had managed to make the older twin, Qi Dao, tilt his head in the same direction she did.

She also didn’t know why Rong Taotao had suddenly told her to shatter the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow.

She followed the order, trusting Rong Taotao unconditionally. But as she turned to look at Qi Dao behind her, she discovered an even more astonishing fact!

SWOOSH~

With Qi Dao, Rong Taotao, and Gao Lingwei all tilting their heads, a Dark Gold Heavy Hammer grazed past their ears one by one, blasting violently through the space between them.

The Dragon Sparrow in Gao Lingwei’s hands shattered. She instinctively raised a hand to block the fist in front of her, but she didn’t take much damage, because...

CLANG!

The Dark Gold Heavy Hammer was too fast, its attack too ferocious!

In a flash, the Dark Gold Heavy Hammer scraped past the three of them and smashed directly into the younger brother Qi Tian’s head!

From the spectators’ perspective on the side, it looked as if the Dark Gold Heavy Hammer had passed straight through their three bodies to smash Qi Tian in the face!

”Hiss...”

”Holy shit! That’s gotta fucking hurt...”

”How was it so crisp? So loud?”

A wave of gasps erupted from the audience. On the field, the younger brother, Qi Tian, was sent flying backward the moment the hammer hit his face.

The younger brother, Qi Tian, was completely stunned. He couldn’t react at all!

He truly had no idea why the three people in front of him had tilted their heads at the same instant. He didn’t know why the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow held before his face had suddenly shattered. Before he could even process it, the hammer had already reached him!

A heavy hammer strike should have made a dull thud, but Qi Tian possessed the Frost Snow Skeleton, a body of reinforced steel and bone.

When that hammer smashed into his forehead, the sound was unbelievably crisp!

Why hadn’t his older brother, Qi Dao, warned him? Even if there wasn’t time to shout a warning in that split second, he could have directly controlled his brother’s body to dodge. Why didn’t he?

Of course, it was because Gao Lingwei’s gaze had fallen upon him, shaking his very Heart Soul!

How could Gao Lingwei possibly let such an opportunity slip away?

Having been on the defensive the whole time, she suddenly exploded forward. Her beautiful eyes were incredibly sharp. She didn’t even wait to fully close the distance on Qi Tian, lunging with her Snow Fury as she yelled, ”Rong Taotao!”

SHING! SHING!

The Butterfly Dual Sabers and the Heaven-piercing Halberd in Gao Lingwei’s hands stabbed one after another into the dazed Qi Tian’s abdomen!

’A body of reinforced steel and bone?’

’So what? Does your abdomen have any bones?’

As Gao Lingwei shot forward, Rong Taotao, who had just been back-to-back with her, simultaneously charged toward the older brother, Qi Dao, who was instinctively backing away!

Qi Dao had just been shaken by Gao Lingwei’s gaze.

”What’s wrong?” Rong Taotao closed the distance in an instant, fiercely thrusting his Great Xia Dragon Sparrow toward Qi Dao’s abdomen. His choice of target was surprisingly identical to Gao Lingwei’s.

However... as someone who possessed a Spiritual Soul Pearl, Qi Dao wasn’t so helpless. Though he was unavoidably flustered, he hastily reached out and caught the Long Straight Saber that Rong Taotao was thrusting at his abdomen.

Rong Taotao suddenly loosened his grip, his hand on the hilt forming into an open palm as the Starfield Soul Power at his Pleiades acupoint spiraled up and poured directly into his arm!

Shoulder to arm, arm to hand, just follow my lead and forget your woes~

Starfield Soul Skill: Douxing Qi!

SMACK! Rong Taotao slammed his palm viciously against the hilt of the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow.

The sound of flesh grinding against steel once again came from Qi Dao’s hands as he gripped the long, thin blade. He, who had caught the bare blade, lost his grip, and the edge instantly plunged into his abdomen!

”Promotion! Sword Mastery, Three-Star: Elementary!”

TWEET~! Li Lie immediately blew his whistle. Never mind the older brother, Qi Dao; the younger brother, Qi Tian, needed immediate medical attention!

The entire audience was dead silent. The sudden turn of events had left everyone unable to react.

’It’s... over?’

Shi Lan was stunned for a long moment before she leaped to her feet, pumping her fist excitedly. ”Yeah!”

Beside her, Stone Tower’s jaw hung open as he stared blankly at the field, apparently still not processing what had just happened.

Zhao Tang’s eyes burned with fervor. He clenched his lone fist, clicking his tongue in amazement. ”This style... Rong Taotao must be the one leading the team! With this level of skill, he really shouldn’t be stooping to the doubles tournament. He should be in the triples.”

On the field, a group of students in white lab coats rushed over and immediately froze the twins’ wounds.

A few of the medical students even glanced back at the domineering Gao Lingwei, unable to help but click their tongues in awe.

”What’s wrong?” Rong Taotao turned to Gao Lingwei, not understanding why she had suddenly called out his name during the fight.

Gao Lingwei turned to look at Rong Taotao, her beautiful eyes filled with utter amazement.

’A stroke of genius!’

’He truly turned the tide of the battle in a single instant!’

From disadvantage to advantage, then to a decisive victory—all these twists and turns were condensed into a single second.

’What kind of combat intelligence is this? What kind of creativity!?’

Gao Lingwei let out a long breath. The murderous aura around her hadn’t yet dissipated, but her gaze was locked on Rong Taotao as she said, word by word, ”I really, really like you.”

Rong Taotao: ”...”

’Man, this girl...’

’With so many people around... isn’t this a little inappropriate?’

The once-silent audience, spurred on by Shi Lan’s cheer, erupted into applause. Waves of cheers and whistles, like a roaring tsunami, surged toward the green field, the sound deafening!

”Awesome! They really deserve to represent our university!”

”Holy shit, they’re so strong! It was all feints and deception, a whole body of fake-outs!”

”He’s the creator of a Soul Skill, after all. As expected, he dares to think big and fight hard...”

After passing this true litmus test, the upperclassmen of Pine Soul Soul Martial University finally offered their enthusiastic cheers and approving applause!

The crowd hadn’t been this electrified in the past two days.

Gao Lingwei walked over, took Rong Taotao’s wrist, and raised his hand high, gesturing to the crowd in all directions. ”This is what you deserve.”

But Rong Taotao turned his hand and grasped Gao Lingwei’s in return. He didn’t look at the audience, but gazed at her captivating profile and said softly, ”Indeed. It is what I deserve.”

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