Xu Tianzhen and the others almost subconsciously surrounded him, four pairs of eyes falling squarely on Xu Tianhao.
Those gazes carried undisguised scrutiny, curiosity, and a hint of irrepressible shock.
The scene just now happened too suddenly, so fast they didn't even have time to see the specific process clearly.
Long Aotian and Xiao Hongchen had already completely lost their combat effectiveness, failing to put up even a decent resistance from beginning to end.
And the source of all this was undoubtedly tied to the Fourth Soul Skill Xu Tianhao had just displayed.
However, no one could understand what kind of terrifying Fourth Soul Skill could completely subdue two top-tier geniuses like Long Aotian and Xiao Hongchen in just a single second.
Everyone present knew very well that even in a head-on two-on-one confrontation, Long Aotian and Xiao Hongchen might not necessarily be Xu Tianhao's match.
But this time, both of them were wearing a genuine rank seven spiritual protection!
A rank seven spiritual protection—what kind of concept was that?
It was a top-tier defensive equipment capable of resisting the vast majority of mental-type Spirit Abilities and withstanding mental heavy attacks from anyone below a Spirit Douluo.
It was specifically designed to counter Xu Tianhao's most proficient and core mental abilities.
It could be said that with this spirit tool on them, Xu Tianhao's most deterrent attack methods from the past had been forcibly neutralized by more than half.
But even so, Long Aotian and Xiao Hongchen still lost so decisively and quickly, without even a sliver of room to struggle.
The entire battle from start to finish lasted less than ten seconds in total.
What could one do in ten seconds?
Yet in such a negligible amount of time, Xu Tianhao had already ended the battle.
Completely suppressing two powerful geniuses who also possessed ten-thousand-year fourth spirit rings.
This kind of result was hard for Xu Tianzhen and the others to accept.
If anyone else who understood the strength of both sides were present, they would likely find it inconceivable.
The relaxed look on Xu Tianzhen's face had long since vanished, replaced by a look of gravity.
She took a slight step forward, her gaze locked tightly on Xu Tianhao, her tone carrying a bit of seriousness and urgency:
"Hao Hao, be honest. Is your Fourth Soul Skill so strong that they surrendered that quickly?"
She really couldn't think of any other reasonable explanation; besides the Fourth Soul Skill itself having crushing power, there was no other possibility,
that could allow Long Aotian and the other, both equipped with rank seven spiritual protections, to lose so thoroughly.
A calm and composed smile hung on Xu Tianhao's face as he nodded slightly, his tone carrying a perfectly measured hint of mystery:
"Yeah, do you want to know the effect of my Fourth Soul Skill?"
As soon as these words came out, the girls' eyes instantly lit up. They nodded vigorously in unison and replied together, "Yes!"
Their curiosity had been pushed to the peak at this moment, wishing they could immediately know what kind of terrifying power was hidden in that Fourth Soul Skill that could end a battle in one second.
Xu Tianhao didn't answer directly. Instead, he slowly turned around, looked at Long Aotian and Xiao Hongchen, and lightly patted their shoulders, his tone carrying a hint of playfulness:
"Why are you two being so inconsiderate? Are you mute now?"
Xiao Hongchen rolled his eyes helplessly, his heart full of mixed feelings of amusement and frustration.
Facing Xu Tianhao's half-joking, half-urging tone, he couldn't continue to remain silent.
Xiao Hongchen took a deep breath, suppressed the complex emotions in his heart, and spoke slowly, describing the effects of Xu Tianhao's Fourth Soul Skill word by word.
Meanwhile, Xu Tianhao stood to the side, maintaining an air of profound mystery, quietly listening to Xiao Hongchen's explanation.
He nodded slightly from time to time, as if confirming what the other was saying, or perhaps savoring the power of his own Spirit Ability.
When Xiao Hongchen uttered the first keyword, Xu Tianzhen and the others couldn't help but change their expressions.
"moon reading space?!"
A single name was enough to jolt one's heart.
Just hearing the name, one could guess that Xu Tianhao's Spirit Ability definitely contained mental and spatial attributes, and was by no means comparable to ordinary Spirit Abilities.
But the words that followed left them completely stunned.
"One day inside, one second outside?!"
"Infinite Teleportation?!"
Three sentences, three effects—each one could be called heaven-defying.
Combined, they formed a terrifying ability that was nearly unsolvable.
After hearing Xiao Hongchen's full explanation, the four girls stood frozen in place for a long time without speaking, the shock on their faces almost overflowing.
Only at this moment did they finally understand why Long Aotian and Xiao Hongchen had lost so decisively.
Why, even with rank seven spiritual protections, the two still had no power to fight back.
The moon reading space, constructed from the intertwining of mental force and spatial power, was an absolute Domain belonging entirely to Xu Tianhao.
Within this space, the flow of time was completely distorted; no matter how much time passed inside, only a single second passed in the outside world.
Even more terrifyingly, within the space, Xu Tianhao possessed the ability of Infinite Teleportation, allowing him to be anywhere he wished, omnipresent.
What did this mean?
It meant that as long as the opponent's raw strength did not exceed Xu Tianhao's, once they were pulled into the moon reading space, it was equivalent to falling into an infinite cage, left entirely at Xu Tianhao's mercy.
Furthermore, Xu Tianhao had his own Domain and could also transform the environment into one favorable to himself by altering the space...
In such an environment, even if the enemy wanted to resist, they couldn't even catch a glimpse of Xu Tianhao's figure, let alone launch an effective attack.
One second of outside time was a long duration within the space, enough for Xu Tianhao to do anything, enough to completely shatter the opponent's will.
And this wasn't even the most unsolvable part.
What made them feel most desperate was that this Spirit Ability simply couldn't be avoided.
Xu Tianhao's second Spirit Ability, the Eye of True Sight, could see through all illusions and lock onto any target. No matter how the opponent hid or defended, they couldn't escape his perception.
In other words, as long as he wanted to, he could silently pull an enemy into the moon reading space without giving them even a chance to react.
spiritual protection?
So what if it was rank seven?
In the face of a top-tier ability like the moon reading space, which directly distorted time and controlled space, simple mental defense couldn't play a decisive role at all.
Unable to avoid it, unable to break free, and unable to counter-attack—this was the most hair-raising part of this Spirit Ability.
How could such a heaven-defying Spirit Ability not leave even a sliver of room for the opponent to counter?
Some might say this Spirit Ability also had weaknesses; as long as one's raw strength exceeded Xu Tianhao's, he would be no match.
But in the eyes of Xu Tianzhen and the others, how could this even be considered a weakness?
Let alone Xu Tianhao, in the entire Spirit Master's world, wouldn't anyone be finished if they encountered an opponent whose raw strength far exceeded their own?
This was the most basic gap in strength and couldn't be counted as a shortcoming at all.
Aside from that, this Fourth Soul Skill was nearly perfect to the extreme.
No wonder Xu Tianhao had always confidently said that once his Fourth Soul Skill was used, he would be invincible among those of the same rank.
Looking at it now, those words weren't an exaggeration at all. In battles of the same rank or even when fighting above his rank, this Spirit Ability indeed possessed the capital to be invincible.
Xiao Hongchen looked at the shocked expressions of the others and felt the same way. He paused and continued to add:
"And did you notice? When His Highness activated this Fourth Soul Skill, it was completely silent."
"Except for the spirit ring lighting up, there was no light from the Spirit Ability, no energy fluctuations, and even the flow of mental force was perfectly hidden."
"If I hadn't experienced it personally, I wouldn't have even noticed that I had been pulled into the space."
Speaking to this point, Xiao Hongchen's tone became increasingly grave: "In my opinion, His Highness's use of the Fourth Soul Skill in the previous battle wasn't even half of its potential."
"He only used it casually and already achieved this effect. If he truly went all out and fully unleashed the power of this Spirit Ability, I'm afraid even a much stronger opponent wouldn't last an instant."
Long Aotian, who was beside him, also slowly came to his senses. Hearing this, he immediately nodded in deep agreement, his tone filled with heartfelt admiration: "This is simply a divine skill!"
"As expected of a Spirit Ability produced by a ten-thousand-year Mutated Moonlight Unicorn. Its power has completely exceeded the scope of ordinary Ten Thousand Year Soul Skills; it's simply incredible!"
The Moonlight Unicorn was already an extremely rare and special Spirit Beast, simultaneously controlling the moonlight attribute and the spatial attribute, with a bloodline quality that could be called top-tier.
This kind of Spirit Beast was extremely rare across the entire continent. Once it grew to its complete form, its strength was terrifying beyond imagination.
And Xu Tianhao's fourth spirit ring originated precisely from a Mutated Moonlight Unicorn.
This Moonlight Unicorn not only retained its original moonlight and spatial powers but also fused with an extremely powerful mental attribute.
With the fusion of these three and the inherent abilities of Xu Tianhao's Sun Moon Divine Pupils, it created the unsolvable Fourth Soul Skill, Infinite Tsukuyomi.
But even knowing the source of the spirit ring was so top-tier, the power of Xu Tianhao's Fourth Soul Skill still exceeded everyone's expectations.
Between Long Aotian and Xiao Hongchen, which one wasn't exceptionally gifted?
Which one didn't possess a ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring?
Their strength was equally invincible among their peers, and in any organization, they would be top-tier geniuses focused on for cultivation.
But compared to Xu Tianhao at this moment, their strength didn't seem as prominent.
In front of his Fourth Soul Skill, they didn't even have the qualification to fight back.
It wasn't that they weren't strong enough, but that Xu Tianhao's Fourth Soul Skill was strong enough to break the balance.
It could be said that once the moon reading space appeared, the outcome was decided in a second. Within the same rank, there were no more rivals.