Master of Nine Stars

Bai Ming’s expression changed suddenly. She hurriedly dropped to one knee and slammed one hand on the ground!

PSHH!

In that same instant, a jet of water with incredible force and astonishing speed erupted from the ground, shooting straight for the charging Rong Taotao!

The Soul Martial Artists in the audience nodded one after another, silently filled with admiration.

Bai Ming had displayed excellent combat instincts. Her prediction of her opponent’s forward momentum and her exquisite timing were practically the best a Soul Captain could achieve.

Moreover, this wasn’t just a single move on Bai Ming’s part; she had already planned several steps ahead.

With one hand pressed to the ground to cast Spring Water Surge, she swung her other hand in a fierce arc from back to front!

Across the misty arena, countless water droplets rapidly coalesced.

Clearly, it was a Sharp Water Blade!

Bai Ming had already written the script for what would happen next. Once Rong Taotao was launched into the air... in fact, it didn’t even matter if he was, because the massive, long Sharp Water Blade would inevitably slice his body in two!

However...

BANG!

In the next moment, a fully charged Snow Burst Ball in Rong Taotao’s concealed hand, which was trailing behind him as he flew, detonated once more!

As if propelled by a thruster, Rong Taotao’s speed surged dramatically!

With a WHOOSH, he flew right over the Spring Water Surge.

Bai Ming’s pupils constricted slightly. ’This...’

Her Spring Water Surge, however, performed its duty, blasting upward. Rong Taotao hadn’t managed a clean dodge. While most of his body cleared the geyser, his legs were still caught in the torrent.

The impact sent Rong Taotao flipping through the air. Carried by his momentum, he spun rapidly and ended up crashing headfirst into Bai Ming’s loosely clenched fist.

’Did I just use my head to hit her fist?’

’It’s a new twist on ”using my face to smack your hand”...’

In an instant, Rong Taotao and Bai Ming crashed into each other and went tumbling to the ground.

Bai Ming’s loosely clenched fist was, in fact, in the middle of casting a Sharp Water Blade. This time, the immense blade carved a deep trench in the ground!

The two, tangled up together, were at the ”hilt” of the Sharp Water Blade and were, of course, completely unharmed.

”Damn...” Rong Taotao’s head swam. It wasn’t just from spinning through the air, but also from the buzzing in his skull where Bai Ming’s fist had connected.

Even though Bai Ming’s fist had been loosely formed, it was still a fist—and a Soul Captain’s fist at that!

”Huh?” In his daze, Rong Taotao suddenly felt something soft beneath his butt.

’It’s so soft... The grass isn’t this soft, is it?’

Somehow, in their tumble, they had ended up with Rong Taotao sitting on top of Bai Ming.

To be precise, he was sitting on her waist.

The collision had left Bai Ming slightly flustered, but she quickly recovered. Feeling Rong Taotao straddling her, she hurriedly made grasping motions with both hands. In an instant, two Water Blades formed!

”Hiyah!” With a Water Blade in each hand, Bai Ming viciously stabbed them left and right toward Rong Taotao’s kidneys!

WOOO... At almost the same instant, the Snow Grudge Spirit that had been tailing them rushed straight into Bai Ming’s head!

It went in through her right temple and out through her left.

Bai Ming’s casting wasn’t interrupted; the Water Blades in her hands remained. However, having a Resentful Soul suddenly assault her mind, even whistling right through her head—this unexpected Spiritual Attack caused her immense distress!

Bai Ming’s face froze, and her movements faltered for a moment.

SNAP!

Rong Taotao shot his hands out to the left and right, grabbing both of Bai Ming’s wrists. The entire stadium erupted in an uproar!

Dai Liunian couldn’t help but shout, ”He’s in close! Rong Taotao has finally gotten what he wanted!”

”He went through hell and back, braving incredible danger, to finally close the distance with Bai Ming! But this position...”

The two were close to the sideline at midfield. Su Wan stood up, craning her neck to see. ”Rong Taotao is grappling with Bai Ming! They’re deadlocked, but he’s only a Soul Warrior! Can his strength really match up to a Soul Captain’s?”

”The tips of the Water Blades have already pierced Rong Taotao’s waist!” Dai Liunian said, his eyes glued nervously to the close-up on the screen. He could see it clearly: from the blades formed of flowing water, streams of fresh blood were trickling out.

The tips of the blades were embedded in Rong Taotao’s sides, not too deep, but not shallow either. The strength of the two opponents seemed almost perfectly matched.

Rong Taotao held Bai Ming’s wrists in a death grip, but he couldn’t pull the blades out.

Bai Ming tried viciously to ram the blades through Rong Taotao’s kidneys, but she couldn’t push them any deeper!

However, due to the unique nature of the Water Blades, the constantly flowing water at their tips continuously drew out more and more blood from Rong Taotao’s body.

In less than ten seconds, the Water Blades in Bai Ming’s hands had transformed into Blood Blades!

Water Blades made of blood?

”AHHH!!!”

”My god!”

”Baishan’s lost his mind! Everyone knows Gao Lingwei’s Martial Arts are unparalleled. Is he trying to get himself killed?”

Just as the two commentators were focused on the struggle at the sideline, a new wave of gasps erupted from the audience.

On the other side of the arena, Gao Lingwei was clad in Frost Snow Armor. From the Patterned Mask on her face, illusory copies of the mask would occasionally shoot out, lashing at Baishan.

And Baishan, who had been avoiding the fight the entire time, had undergone a sudden change in demeanor and was now charging straight at Gao Lingwei?