A pale blue light shone in Dugu Yan's eyes, as mysterious as the starry sky. This was a soul skill bestowed upon her by Ning Bei from the 300,000-year-old ice dragon skull. Its effect was to eliminate all soul skills currently affecting her and prevent enemies from using such skills for a day.
This soul skill also successfully rescued her ambushed companions, allowing them to breathe fresh air again. Ning Rongrong, in particular, lay supine on the reef like a dead dog, only her constantly opening and closing lips proving she was still alive.
"I didn't expect you to have such methods. You've impressed me, but this is still not enough."
Poseidon smiled and praised the little ones, then raised the Sea God's Scepter again.
"Third Soul Skill - Sea God's Gaze."
Poseidon's scepter emitted a yellow light towards the sky, and then a phantom of the Sea God appeared in mid-air. The phantom gradually formed a huge halo, from which a blue hand reached out and grabbed directly at the little ones.
Having just experienced the surprise attack, the little ones were no longer alarmed by the equally terrifying moves. According to their training plan, it was now Zhu Zhuqing's turn to deliver the final blow.
Long Nianbing and Ye Yinzhu immediately began using their soul skills to counter the giant hand descending from the sky, while simultaneously drawing Poseidon's attention.
"Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul True Body, Sixth Soul Skill: Divine Transformation Six-Pointed Star: Xuanji Blade!"
The enormous, milky-white cleaver cleaved through the sky, creating a huge gap in the path of the giant hand's attack. The giant hand formed from the Sea God's gaze vanished without a trace after disappearing into the black hole.
Poseidon was once again astonished by the little guy's strength, and couldn't help but praise,
"Spatial ability? To withstand the Sea God's Gaze unscathed at the Soul Saint level is truly remarkable."
Before Long Nianbing could respond, Ye Yinzhu beside her was already prepared, her slender fingers constantly plucking the strings of her zither, and waves of majestic music resonated in the space.
"Seventh Soul Skill - Demonic Zither True Body, Sixth Soul Skill - Nine Dragons Roar."
Accompanied by the rising zither music, nine powerful dragons condensed in the sky, and Ye Yinzhu began to display her growth over the years, the dragons roaring and tearing at Poseidon.
"Sound doesn't have a physical form; this is essentially a mental attack. I must say, you have a lot of guts to use such an attack against an enemy whose mental cultivation far surpasses yours."
Compared to her praise for Nami and Long Nianbing, Poseidon scoffed at Ye Yinzhu's recklessness. If she wanted to, she could have easily deflected his mental attack with her mental power, causing him severe backlash. In her eyes, Ye Yinzhu dared to be so reckless because he knew she wouldn't use her full strength. This kind of thinking disgusted her.
But the High Priestess was clearly mistaken. Ye Yinzhu's purpose from beginning to end was only to buy time for his companions. His actions might have been somewhat rash, but he definitely didn't have any侥幸 (侥幸 means taking chances or relying on luck) thoughts.
Facing the nine roaring Eastern dragons, Poseidon's eyes gradually turned sea blue. After unleashing a burst of power, the nine dragons instantly fell silent, shattering in mid-air until they disappeared. At the same time, Ye Yinzhu below coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground.
Ning Rongrong, who had regained some strength after taking the pill, turned pale upon seeing this scene and anxiously went to Ye Yinzhu's side to help her up.
"Hey, little Ye, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Miss. I just suffered some backlash and feel a little dizzy. It's nothing serious."
Hearing Ye Yinzhu's words, Ning Rongrong breathed a sigh of relief, then turned her gaze back to Poseidon in the air. Her two friends, taking advantage of the distraction created by Long Nianbing and Ye Yinzhu, quietly approached her.
Seeing the little rabbit and kitten appear under the flashing golden light, Poseidon's lips curled into a smile again.
"A feint followed by a sneak attack? Not a bad idea, but you clearly can't succeed. Give up!"
"Hmph, who wins and who loses isn't certain yet, Zhu Qing, it's up to you."
Xiao Wu, who had brought Zhu Zhu Qing, was enraged by Poseidon's mockery. She immediately activated her Martial Soul True Body, intending to fight Poseidon, but she couldn't break through Poseidon's soul power shield no matter what she did.
Seeing this, Poseidon's smile deepened. Perhaps even she herself didn't realize that being with these children she had chosen made her smile more often. Perhaps this was the effect of youthful vitality?
"I already told you, a sneak attack."
Before Poseidon could finish speaking, Zhu Zhuqing's icy voice suddenly rang out behind her.
"Soul Bone Skill: Arena of Life and Death."
With a spatial distortion, Poseidon and the little cat disappeared from everyone's sight. The little rabbit, who felt she was about to be seriously injured, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to give Ning Rongrong a thumbs-up.
"Rongrong, look, the mission is a complete success."
Everyone was very excited to have successfully dragged Poseidon into the arena of life and death. If their cultivation levels were on the same starting line, their chances of winning would be greatly increased. Moreover, the assessment did not require them to win the final victory. They only needed to stall for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Now, several tens of minutes had passed since the start of the battle, and half of the time had passed. Their comrade only needed to stall for this period of time.
Unlike the jubilation outside, Poseidon and Zhu Zhuqing, in another dimension, stared at each other in disbelief. Poseidon, in reality, was capable of avoiding the arena of life and death with her own strength, but her somewhat arrogant nature led her to want to see what tricks the little kitten could pull off. What she saw now truly surprised her.
Looking down at her childlike hands, Zhu Zhuqing was equally shocked. Although she had some understanding of this soul skill, it was her first time using it. Looking at the equally innocent-looking child in red opposite her, the little kitten immediately gave an awkward smile.
"I'm sorry, High Priest, you're too strong. We have to use some special methods."
Looking at the adorable little girl with black hair, black eyes, and a blushing face, whose tiny bony tail was almost pitifully small, the comical scene made Poseidon burst out laughing.
"It's alright. It's quite novel for someone my age to experience childhood like a 5 or 6-year-old. I should thank you!"
Looking down at her tiny hands and feet, Poseidon was quite satisfied with her current state and didn't blame them for using underhanded methods.
"So, what's next? Are we going to decide the winner purely through physical strength?"
Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing involuntarily conjured up images of herself wrestling and pulling hair with the high priest, her little head immediately blurring out.
"No, no, no, we just need to hold out for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. I'll just hold out here."