Lan Susu knew very well that Xu Sanshi was a defense-type soul master, so ordinary offensive methods would have little effect on him. With a shake of her head, the long blue hair behind her instantly flew up, blossoming rapidly in the air. Soon, it turned into blue strands fully a hundred meters long, floating in the air without touching the ground.
The blue hair surged instantly, forming large nets in the air that swept directly towards Xu Sanshi.
Hair Net. This was the identical first soul skill of the twins. When that blue net shrouded Xu Sanshi, under the observation of his Purple Demon Eye, there were unexpectedly no blind spots or flaws.
Xu Sanshi's charging body fell into the net, and the tough hair strands entangled him tightly. At this moment, he looked like a captured turtle, quite comical.
After the Lan sisters both cultivated to the Seven-Ring level, they could display impressive effects even without coordinating together.
Then let's just play with the first soul skill too! Xu Sanshi chuckled. The Xuanwu Shield lay horizontally in front of him, and his first soul ring lit up: Xuanwu Quake!
This was a range-type knockback skill that also had a certain stunning effect. If the enemy's cultivation was inferior to his, then while being knocked back, they would be stunned, or at least repelled to open up distance.
In just an instant, the dense Hair Net was forcibly shaken open, revealing a gap.
What Xu Sanshi didn't know was that Lan Susu's attack had been waiting at that position for a long time.
Piercing Cannon. A type of soul guide cannon with the strongest single-target destructive power. Accurately speaking, it should be a soul guide ray, but because the power was too great, it was also called a cannon.
Generally speaking, only a very small number of soul masters would use this kind of Piercing Cannon. It required manual aiming and consumed an extreme amount of soul power. It had an extremely long attack range and was specifically used for tackling tough defenses.
Although Xu Sanshi didn't understand what a Piercing Cannon was, he wouldn't underestimate it in the slightest just because of his opponent's cultivation. His second and third soul rings lit up in succession, and the Xuanwu Shield split into countless small shields, stacking in front of him.
The biggest disadvantage of the Piercing Cannon was that it couldn't lock on or track, but its advantage was its terrifying power.
In Xiao Hongchen's estimation, with Xu Sanshi's cultivation, he would have to use an Invincible Barrier to barely block the Piercing Cannon's attack.
For those who understood, there was only one way to deal with a Piercing Cannon, and that was to dodge—using the characteristic that it couldn't lock on to evade.
The moment the Piercing Cannon was fired, Lan Susu's Hair Net, which covered the entire field, shrank by more than half. This was the side effect of the huge consumption of soul power. A golden-red light only the thickness of a finger tore through the sky, flying straight towards Xu Sanshi.
The immense pressure brought a sense of life-threatening danger. Xu Sanshi might not have learned much about soul tool knowledge, but the ominous premonition still made him react instantly.
Too late to see with his eyes, and too late to make a more accurate judgment, he immediately used the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, wanting to fly sideways to evade.
However, just at this moment, Lan Susu's second and third soul rings lit up in succession.
Second Soul Skill: Hair Pierce! Third Soul Skill: Needle Jizo!
Overwhelming sharp hair rained down with a whistle. Xu Sanshi didn't dare to disperse the shields used to protect against the Piercing Cannon, so he had to activate his Martial Soul Avatar, forcibly taking this omnidirectional attack.
A strong sense of numbness suddenly spread throughout his body. He subconsciously looked down and saw that at some point, fine needles had appeared on his body, flashing with blue-purple light. That strong sense of numbness came precisely from this!
Good guy, the hair is actually poisonous?
Just when everyone thought Xu Sanshi was about to take that Piercing Cannon attack head-on, Xu Sanshi, who had been hard-controlled in place by Lan Susu's skills, smiled. He smiled so cheaply.
That pitch-black fourth soul ring quietly lit up amidst Lan Susu's hair rain attack.
Divine Skill: Xuanwu Transposition!
It was impossible for Lan Susu to resist this skill. In the next moment, her position was swapped with Xu Sanshi's!
At this time, under the shocked gazes of everyone, the Piercing Cannon that Lan Susu had consumed a large amount of soul power to fire finally acted upon herself.
It had to be said that Xu Sanshi grasped the timing perfectly this time. Under the tutelage of that father-in-law he had never met, his control over the battle situation became increasingly skilled.
Seeing that Lan Susu was about to be hit by her own attack, Xu Sanshi caught a flash of cunning on her face.
Not good!
Lan Susu's chest was directly pierced by the Piercing Cannon. At the same time, under Xu Sanshi's feet, in the blind spot previously covered by Lan Susu's long hair, a whole circle of soul guide snares was arranged.
Xu Sanshi only felt a wave of numbness spread throughout his body. He couldn't move at all at this moment, and even his Xuanwu Avatar was broken.
He couldn't understand how the Martial Soul Avatar of an eighty-level Soul Douluo could be broken so easily.
There was no other reason. In order for the Lan sisters and Nan Qiuqiu to defeat Xu Sanshi, Huo Yuhao even asked Lan Susu to bring the dragon saliva left by the Water Dragon King, letting Lan Susu place it quietly under her feet in advance.
Even if it was just the Water Dragon King's saliva, the residual bloodline suppression was enough to deter Xu Sanshi with his Soul Douluo cultivation.
In front of the supreme Water Dragon King of the water element, a divine beast martial soul like the Xuanwu was not enough to look at.
However, what Lan Susu wanted to do was not just to control him. Even if the Martial Soul Avatar was broken, Xu Sanshi's own defense was still not something an ordinary Soul Sage could break through.
At this time, a shocking scene appeared. Lan Susu, whose chest was pierced by the Piercing Cannon, suddenly turned into fibers, slowly becoming fine hair strands.
This was exactly the sixth soul skill Huo Yuhao suggested and helped the sisters obtain: Knot Hair Clone. Winding the hair strands created by oneself circle by circle in mid-air and combining them tightly to create a clone puppet made of hair. The appearance of the puppet was exactly the same as the soul master herself, just like her own clone or double.
Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo could freely manipulate the puppet to use some of their moves, only it couldn't speak. The Lan sisters could use this to pincer attack the opponent with themselves and the puppet, or make the puppet a substitute to prevent the main body from being attacked.
Moreover, since the hair puppet was made of hair, it would not be injured, and even if its head was cut off by the opponent, it would be fine.
And Lan Susu's main body had long hidden elsewhere, taking advantage of the hair strands spreading across the competition venue at the opening.
"Up there!" Tang Wutong seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up, but unfortunately, her voice couldn't reach inside the competition venue.
Lan Susu was indeed in mid-air. After activating her Martial Soul Avatar, she could use countless hairs too fine to be seen by the naked eye to tie onto the clouds in the sky, thereby achieving the effect of pulling her main body to fly and move at high speed in mid-air.
Of course, the disadvantage was that once there was no substance nearby that could be pulled by the threads, such as in a cloudless sky or over the sea, she could not continue to move.
Lan Susu's fourth and fifth soul rings finally lit up at this moment.
Fourth Soul Skill: Tenacity! Fifth Soul Skill: Cage of the Trapped Beast!
Countless hair strands spewed out constantly towards mid-air like a volcanic eruption. After these thousands of transparent hair strands erupted to a certain point in mid-air, they fell like a meteor shower. When falling to the ground, the hair strands extended from a point in mid-air to the position on the ground where they fell, forming a huge arc-shaped Cage of the Trapped Beast from the sky to the ground with countless hair strands.
What soul skill is this? Binding Hair Net?
Xu Sanshi was stunned. Lan Susu's soul tools couldn't control him for too long, but the two soul skills she was releasing now gave him a very ominous premonition.
The Lan sisters had never displayed these abilities before; it could be said they had hidden them until now.
Only Lan Susu knew that her fourth soul skill, Tenacity, directly bound her hair strands with her soul power. Next, as long as her soul power was not exhausted, her hair would not break.
And the fifth soul skill, Cage of the Trapped Beast, itself had a very sharp cutting ability. Just a light touch would cause injury. With the assistance of the fourth soul skill, this soul skill was like a real cage for trapped beasts. Unless her soul power could be exhausted at once, anyone trapped inside could not get out.
After use, the Cage of the Trapped Beast would gradually close up, shrinking inward like a closing umbrella, gradually cutting everything inside into pieces bit by bit. As long as the soul master using this soul skill was not defeated or ran out of soul power, it could not be lifted.
It could be said that these skills were invariably divine skills for the Hair Body Martial Soul of the Lan sisters, which was not favored by others.
Under Lan Susu's manipulation, the Cage of the Trapped Beast immediately began to shrink, while she herself ascended rapidly with the help of a flying soul tool. The range of Xuanwu Transposition was within one hundred meters. As long as she exceeded this limit distance, she could ignore the fourth soul skill Xu Sanshi used after breaking free from the restraints.
After doing all this, Lan Susu's soul power was already more than half consumed. Only then did she pick up the Soul Guide Piercing Cannon she was best at again and aimed at Xu Sanshi below.
"Third Brother!" Tang Wutong finally couldn't stay calm and screamed through the protective shield.
Seeming to hear the call of his beloved, Xu Sanshi turned his head with difficulty to look at Tang Wutong in the waiting area, his eyes gradually becoming sharp.
For Wutong, for the Tang Sect, he couldn't lose!
"Roar!" Xu Sanshi shouted angrily and finally broke free from the restraints of the snare. At this time, he was already inside the Cage of the Trapped Beast laid by Lan Susu, and the opponent had flown to an altitude of more than one hundred meters.
"You can't dodge!" Lan Susu pulled the trigger hurriedly. Another golden-red light shot out. Compared to the previous one, the power was undoubtedly a level higher.
Xu Sanshi sneered. A golden light quickly lit up on his body. The audience was no stranger to this kind of light; naturally, the Invincible Barrier was activated. These expensive Invincible Barriers were naturally the current foundation of the Tang Sect, specifically created for each student after Shrek was rebuilt in the Sun Moon Empire.
However, this Piercing Cannon still passed straight and accurately through the tiny opening of the Cage of the Trapped Beast, landing heavily on the golden light rising from Xu Sanshi's body.
Bang!
Golden light flashed abruptly. Xu Sanshi retreated a few steps violently, his back hitting heavily on the edge of the Cage of the Trapped Beast. The sharp hair strands cut many fine openings on his back, dripping with blood.
Facing the high technology personally built by Elder Kong, he was still inevitably injured.
Seeing this scene, Tang Wutong's heartbeat couldn't help skipping a beat. If it were Xu Sanshi in his prime, he wouldn't be in such a sorry state.
After firing this shot, Lan Susu's face was incomparably pale, and her soul power could be said to have plummeted to a fairly low level. However, she was unwilling to give up just like that and continued to manipulate the Cage of the Trapped Beast to shrink inward.
Countless spectators cheered repeatedly watching this scene. Lan Susu's set of combo skills could be said to have opened the eyes of the people watching the match. It turned out that the weak Hair Martial Soul could actually be developed to this extent.
Watching the Cage of the Trapped Beast getting closer and closer to him, Xu Sanshi finally stopped hiding his strength.
He stomped his foot violently, and the red soul ring in the eighth position finally bloomed with its brilliance under everyone's gaze.
It's coming!
Huo Yuhao also became somewhat nervous. In terms of comprehensive soul master quality, Lan Susu was absolutely inferior to Xu Sanshi. Being the first to appear, she was able to force out the opponent's strongest soul skill, which was already not easy.
A huge phantom of Xuanwu slowly solidified behind Xu Sanshi, then stood up upright like a human, letting out a roar that resounded through the clouds towards Lan Susu in the sky.
Eighth Soul Skill: True Martial Demon Emperor Transformation!
That incomparably tough Cage of the Trapped Beast was actually directly swept away by the humanoid Xuanwu transformed by Xu Sanshi, turning back into soft and light black silk.
Xu Sanshi in the state of True Martial Demon Emperor soared into the sky, holding a huge Xuanwu Shell Shield, and smashed heavily towards Lan Susu's delicate body.
In this instant, several golden lights bloomed successively on Lan Susu's body. Before going on stage, she was equipped with as many as five Invincible Barriers, yet she still couldn't block Xu Sanshi's full blow.
Clang!
Multiple Invincible Barriers shattered in response. Lan Susu's main body also suffered a violent impact. While still in mid-air, she was already vomiting blood, falling like a willow catkin.
Unbroken Douluo Zheng Zhan was quick-eyed and quick-handed, immediately acting to catch her.
This also announced Lan Susu's defeat.
"Sister!" Lan Luoluo let out a shrill cry, but the protective shield completely separated the two, making it impossible for her to go to Lan Susu's side.
"In this battle, Xu Lei wins!"
Unbroken Douluo immediately announced the result of the match and handed Lan Susu over to Zhang Lexuan and the others.
At this time, Lan Susu's face was like gold paper, blood overflowing from the corner of her lips, almost falling into a deep coma. If not for the Invincible Barriers protecting her body, she would have probably been crushed to pieces under Xu Sanshi's slap.
"Sister..." Lan Luoluo threw herself in front of her sister Lan Susu, her beautiful eyes red, her voice choked with sobs.
"I'm here." Huo Yuhao immediately took action to transport pure life energy to her. He looked at Lan Luoluo: "She will be fine. In the next match, you must be careful."
Lan Luoluo nodded silently, her eyes becoming increasingly fierce. She turned to the competition stage, where Xu Sanshi was taking this opportunity to recover his soul power.
"Come on." Nan Qiuqiu waved her fist at her solemnly.
"Please let the Earth Dragon Gate send the next contestant." Unbroken Douluo Zheng Zhan's voice sounded at the right time.
How could Lan Luoluo be willing to give Xu Sanshi a chance to recover? With a leap, she ascended the competition stage.
This was the winning rate that Lan Susu had fought hard to obtain; she must grasp it!
Seeing Lan Luoluo come on stage, Xu Sanshi couldn't help whistling: "Wow, this pair of twins looks almost exactly the same, but compared to the one just now, your hair color seems to be bluer."
"I will definitely defeat you!" Lan Luoluo said almost through gritted teeth.
"Calm down!"
Just at this time, Huo Yuhao's voice transmission fell accurately into her mind. Compared to Lan Susu's steady fighting style, Lan Luoluo was a bit rougher. Huo Yuhao didn't want her to lose her head because of Lan Susu's injury.
Perhaps because of joining the Straw Hat Brigade, under Xie Huanyue's seemingly foolish but wise suggestion, the Lan sisters had moved towards different development routes starting from the fourth soul skill.
"Both sides report names."
"Tang Sect, Xu Lei."
"Earth Dragon Gate, Lan Luoluo." Lan Luoluo's voice was somewhat hoarse, yet somewhat immature, very different from Lan Susu's crisp tone.
"Both sides retreat, prepare for the match."
Xu Sanshi walked slowly towards the other side of the competition stage, while Lan Luoluo leaped fiercely towards the other side. Her eager and violent movements gave people a very reckless feeling.
The audience quieted down again. One match couldn't prove anything. Although many people already felt that Xu Sanshi possessed combat power comparable to Tang Wutong, he had too few matches after all. It depended on how far he could go in the wheel battle with the Earth Dragon Gate.
Before this match started, the vast majority of people did not favor the Earth Dragon Gate. After all, in the hearts of most ordinary people and soul masters, Soul Douluos were powerful and invincible existences.
No one thought that with such an obvious gap in cultivation, the soul masters of the Earth Dragon Gate could defeat the Tang Sect.
Now their views had changed slightly. Lan Susu proved to everyone with her actions that Soul Douluos were not invincible. High-level soul masters were powerful, but with the coordination of various soul skills, they could still be threatened by ordinary soul masters.
The soul guide shield rose again. Unbroken Douluo stood in the center of the competition stage, taking a deep look at Lan Luoluo, who had walked to the edge of the competition stage with a cold expression on her face.
Long before the match started, he had received an order from Xu Tianhe—no matter what, he must act to ensure the safety of the Earth Dragon Gate members.
However, these members of the Earth Dragon Gate hid so deeply. In the last match against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy battle team, they obviously didn't use their full strength. Only at this moment did these twins show their full strength capable of matching a true Soul Sage.
Although Zheng Zhan was a Level 9 Soul Engineer and his ability in martial souls was far from comparable to a true Titled Douluo, having reached that realm of cultivation, his eyesight was naturally much higher than ordinary people.
"Match begins." Although thoughts were constant in his mind, it didn't affect Zheng Zhan's enforcement of this match.
With the downward wave of his right hand, Lan Luoluo, who was considered calm and composed earlier, moved instantly. Her body rushed forward instantly. Compared to her sister Lan Susu, her charge this time appeared much more indomitable.
Although she didn't have the speed of Die Qiu's terrifying power explosion, she crossed half the field in just the time of one breath.
Clatter...
To everyone's surprise, a Soul Guide Meteor Hammer appeared in Lan Luoluo's hand. With her sprint, the cold light on the spikes of the meteor hammer seemed to draw a bright arc.
Xu Sanshi's mouth twitched. A melee soul tool?