Tang Yinmeng sat in the exclusive area of the War God Hall, her posture elegant as she leaned back in her chair. Her lively eyes gazed with interest at the two figures already standing on the competition stage.
She tilted her head slightly, her gaze falling on Lan Muzi beside her, a teasing smile playing on her lips as she spoke.
"Brother Lan, tell me, is your Disciple more powerful, or is mine better?"
Hearing this, a smile flashed across Lan Muzi's gentle eyes. He turned to look at Tang Yinmeng and replied with a smile.
"Does that even need to be asked? Naturally, I cast my vote for my own Disciple."
Hearing this answer, Tang Yinmeng couldn't help but pout. Her eyes filled with a hint of dissatisfaction, and she continued to press him.
"Then what if it were a match between you and me? Brother Lan, who do you think would win?"
Lan Muzi looked at Tang Yinmeng's slightly coquettish expression, the smile in his eyes deepening. He spoke softly, his tone filled with tenderness.
"Naturally, you would win, Yinmeng."
Upon hearing this, a satisfied smile bloomed on Tang Yinmeng's delicate face, the corners of her mouth curling up as if she had just won a victory.
Meanwhile, on the competition stage, Xiao Xiao and Xu Xiaoyan stood face to face.
Xu Xiaoyan looked at Xiao Xiao opposite her, a gentle smile appearing on her face. She nodded slightly and said in a brisk tone.
"Xiao Xiao, please advise me."
Xiao Xiao also nodded with a smile, her lively eyes curving. Her tone was serious as she took a gentle breath and said.
"Mm! Xiaoyan, you be careful too."
As soon as she finished speaking, the smile on Xiao Xiao's face slowly faded, replaced by a serious expression.
She raised her right hand slightly, light flowing in her palm, and a long flute, translucent and jade-like, quietly appeared.
nine phoenixes flute.
Xiao Xiao held the long flute to her lips, closed her lively eyes slightly, and began to play slowly.
The melodious sound of the flute echoed across the competition stage, clear and winding, resounding over the entire arena like a Phoenix crying out to the Nine Heavens.
As the flute sound spread, Xu Xiaoyan felt as if her body was suddenly being pressed down by something, and the movements of her limbs became sluggish.
Just as the Nine Phoenixes Ritual Domain fully unfolded, the nine phoenixes flute in Xiao Xiao's hand suddenly dissipated into a ray of light. Immediately after, another Spirit with a completely different aura appeared in her palm.
Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.
Xiao Xiao held the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron in her palm. Her lively eyes suddenly lit up with a strange light. She gave a gentle push, and the ancient cauldron floated above her head, rotating slowly and casting down a layer of dense, dark golden light.
That dark golden light fell like a water curtain, enveloping Xiao Xiao's entire body and forming a tight defensive barrier.
"This Domain skill of Xiao Xiao's is called Three Lives Suppressing Realm · Immovable Heavenly Wall. It deploys the defensive Domain of the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron. While the Domain is active, it is immune to any attacks below Divine Rank, with a duration of ten seconds."
Tang Yinmeng sat in her seat, raised her eyebrows slightly, a satisfied curve on her lips. She turned to look at Lan Muzi, speaking with a hint of showing off in her tone.
"How about it? My Disciple is not bad, right?"
Lan Muzi smiled gently, did not refute, and just nodded.
On the competition stage, Xiao Xiao's movements did not stop there.
Her lively eyes lit up again, and the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron above her head shook violently. The layer of dark golden light suddenly changed color, shifting from deep dark gold to a more solemn purple-gold.
The purple-golden light spread out in all directions like a tide, intertwining with the light of the previous Nine Phoenixes Ritual Domain. The two Domains overlapped and fused, creating an even more terrifying effect.
"This is another Domain skill, called Three Lives Convergence · Suppressing World Sealing Domain. Within the range covered by the Domain, the Spirit Power, Luck, and Mental Force of all targets will be suppressed, all weakened by half."
"However, after using it, one will fall into a period of weakness."
After all, Xiao Xiao's Domain skills were basically developed with the assistance of Tang Yinmeng, so Tang Yinmeng's understanding of her Disciple could be said to be very deep.
Tang San was stunned by this scene. His gaze was locked tightly on Xiao Xiao, his deep eyes churning with incredulous light.
He remembered this girl, Xiao Xiao. In his original planning and layout, although Xiao Xiao possessed an extraordinary twin spirits configuration with the nine phoenixes flute and Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, her future achievements would be limited, with her upper limit stopping at the Titled Douluo level, and it was impossible for her to have any greater accomplishments.
But now, this Xiao Xiao in front of him, who looked like a teenager, was actually able to display three Domain skills simultaneously.
How could this be possible?
This depth of understanding of Spirits and proficiency in the use of Domains would be considered quite rare even among powerhouses at the Titled Douluo level. And how old was Xiao Xiao now?
Tang San's face darkened, a trace of complex light that could not be concealed flashing in his eyes. His own Slaughter God Domain and Blue Silver Domain were only obtained after heavy tempering; what right did she have to have three?
Meanwhile, Gu Yuena, sitting in the audience, also had her gaze fixed on Xiao Xiao.
There was a hint of contemplation in her purple eyes, and she sighed inwardly.
Humans today... have actually become this strong?
The girl in front of her was clearly still in her growth phase, without any Dragon Clan Bloodline in her body, relying on her own talent and Cultivate to reach this step.
And... there was clearly more than one human Genius like her in this academy.
She slowly retracted her gaze and landed it back on the competition stage, her purple eyes flashing with complex light.
At this moment, the situation on the competition stage was completely shrouded by Xiao Xiao's Domain.
Under the dual suppression of the Nine Phoenixes Ritual Domain and the Suppressing World Sealing Domain, Xu Xiaoyan felt her movements becoming increasingly sluggish, the operation of her Spirit Power becoming stagnant, and even her perception of Mental Force becoming blurred.
Spirit Power, Luck, and Mental Force were all weakened by half... This effect was indeed quite terrifying.
Many people in the audience had their eyes fixed on Xu Xiaoyan, the same question popping up in their minds simultaneously.
In this situation... how could Xu Xiaoyan cope?
However, Xu Xiaoyan did not show any signs of panic.
She looked up at the purple-golden Domain light opposite her, then smiled lightly, her eyes curving into two crescent moons, her voice filled with admiration.
"Xiao Xiao, your Domain is really quite good."
She paused and then continued.
"However... I won't just admit defeat like this either."
As Xu Xiaoyan spoke, she slowly raised her right hand, and a Star Staff appeared in her hand. Then, Xu Xiaoyan closed her eyes gently, and the Spirit Power around her began to surge like a tide.
A layer of golden light spread out in all directions with her body as the center. The light was clear and bright, sprinkling over the entire competition stage like a galaxy flowing in the night sky.
Looking at the Domain skill displayed by Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Yinmeng's gaze fell on Lan Muzi, the meaning quite clear: she wanted Lan Muzi to act as a commentator and explain it.
"This is Xiaoyan's Domain skill, named Star Wheel Locked Realm · Absolute Domain. After deploying the Domain, targets below Divine Rank will be completely controlled for three days, during which they cannot use any abilities."
"At the same time, the Domain will continuously extract the target's Spirit Power to replenish her own. Divine Rank powerhouses will have the duration of control determined by the difference in Rank. Xiaoyan can also transmit the absorbed Spirit Power to teammates through the Star Wheel Chain to serve an auxiliary role."
The golden starlight spread out, colliding head-on with Xiao Xiao's purple-golden Domain light.
The energy of the two Domains clashed in mid-air, emitting a buzzing sound.
However, after only a few breaths, the light of Xiao Xiao's Nine Phoenixes Ritual Domain and Suppressing World Sealing Domain shattered inch by inch, eventually being completely covered by that expanse of golden starlight.
Both of them were control system Spirit Masters. Although Xiao Xiao had the Immovable Heavenly Wall defensive Domain skill, Xu Xiaoyan did not attack Xiao Xiao, but rather used the same Domain suppression. Furthermore, the underlying code was superior to Xiao Xiao's. Not only was Xiao Xiao unable to move, but her Spirit Power was also being absorbed—drained like a water pump—naturally making her unable to maintain the Domain, and thus she lost.
In the audience, Xie Xie shouted excitedly.
"Great! Xiaoyan won! I told you! East Sea F4 is the strongest!"
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