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Huo Yu'er's sharp arrow was blocked by a snail-shell-like shield conjured by the leader of the human traffickers.
The leader sneered at the two girls.
"Your strongest brat has already fallen. What can you two little girls possibly do to me?"
Huo Yu'er didn't respond. The arrow she nocked onto her bowstring spoke volumes about her determination.
Beside her, Xiao Wu was not to be outdone. Her first spirit ring lit up, enhancing the strength in her waist. Though her Waist Bow couldn't harm this fat bastard, Xiao Wu believed her leg techniques were more than formidable.
"Sister Yu'er, I'll take the lead—you back me up!"
Xiao Wu whispered, then suddenly pushed off the ground with explosive force, darting toward the leader at incredible speed.
"How laughable," the leader scoffed.
In his eyes, Xiao Wu was indeed a prodigy to have reached the rank of Soul Grandmaster at such a young age. However, with her body still underdeveloped and the vast difference in their sizes, he believed she stood no chance against him.
Still, considering Xiao Wu's value as a commodity, the leader didn't plan to use lethal force.
His first white spirit ring lit up again, and several snail-shell shields materialized around him.
"First Soul Skill: Snail Shield."
The leader had already devised a strategy. Once this girl collided with his shields, he would use the other shields to knock her unconscious.
"A child's combat mindset is so predictable."
As expected, Xiao Wu charged forward recklessly, kicking directly at one of the shields—a move that only highlighted her impulsiveness.
"I've got her."
But just as the leader smirked, preparing to bash Xiao Wu with a shield, several arrows suddenly shot toward him from his blind spot, targeting his vital points.
"What!?"
The leader was instantly alarmed. He hastily raised his arms, using his Martial Soul armor to protect his vitals.
However, in that brief moment, a fierce glint flashed in Xiao Wu's eyes.
Though Xiao Wu was spoiled, headstrong, and playful, her tens of thousands of years as a soul beast had given her profound insight into soul power. In the original story, after receiving simple guidance from Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Wu was able to develop her own self-created soul skill.
Although she hadn't yet created her own unique soul skill now, her ability to invent martial techniques allowed her, fueled by anger, to spontaneously create a violent combat technique.
"Explosive Kill: Chain Heavy Kicks!"
After activating her martial soul, Xiao Wu's body underwent significant enhancement. Her Martial Soul armor manifested first on her legs, giving her armored thighs and high heels with sharp heels.
Now, with Xiao Wu unleashing her full fury, the Snail Shield formed by her ten-year spirit ring shattered completely!
"What!?"
The leader, who had always relied on his overwhelming defense and brutal attacks to dominate the trafficking underworld, was utterly stunned.
At this point, the leader no longer cared about damaging Xiao Wu, his valuable "commodity." A ruthless glint appeared in his eyes as he used his arms to block Xiao Wu's relentless kicks while the massive snail shell on his back began to generate terrifying fluctuations of soul power.
"Second Soul Skill: Void Cannon!"
This was the same invisible attack that had severely injured Ye Wen earlier. By compressing air through the giant snail shell on his back and then explosively releasing it, the attack generated immense shockwaves—a truly fearsome technique!
But a true powerhouse would never fall for the same attack twice.
With the close proximity and Xiao Wu's keen awareness of soul power fluctuations, how could she not evade the trajectory of the leader's attack?
Xiao Wu immediately twisted her waist and teleported behind him.
"What!?"
The leader was shocked once again. He hadn't expected someone as young as Xiao Wu to possess such tactical awareness. However, being a battle-hardened veteran, he remained confident in his rear defenses.
Trusting in the defensive capabilities of his snail shell, the leader decided to aim his cannon at Huo Yu'er, who appeared stronger.
"These two little girls are tougher than expected. Let's deal with the stronger one first, then slowly deal with this rabbit later."
With this thought, the leader no longer cared about potentially damaging Huo Yu'er, his expensive "commodity," and prepared to fire.
But just then, Huo Yu'er had already drawn her bow. This time, however, the arrow on her bowstring had an unusual design.
The leader paid no attention to this detail and instinctively fired his cannon.
At the same moment, Huo Yu'er released her arrow.
As the Supreme God King, even though Huo Yu'er hadn't specialized in studying soul tools, her understanding of rules made crafting a makeshift soul tool a simple task.
Unable to use her core soul powers, Huo Yu'er had prepared a batch of special arrows for emergencies.
Now, the collision between the arrow and the soul skill triggered a massive explosion.
"What!?" The leader was stunned yet again. He lost count of how many times he'd been shocked today. All he wanted was to kidnap two little girls—why were they all so troublesome?
Just then, the leader suddenly felt a tightness around his neck. Looking down, he saw a long braid wrapped tightly around it!
"Damn it! This little rabbit knows she can't break my defense, so she plans to strangle me with a whip?"
Infuriated, the leader summoned another Snail Shield, intending to smash Xiao Wu off his shell.
Xiao Wu was struck several times. Even though this was primarily a defensive soul skill, it still left her delicate skin bruised and bleeding.
"How dare you hurt Ah Wen—I'll never let you go!" Xiao Wu snarled.
She then shouted to Huo Yu'er behind the smoke, "Sister Yu'er, now's the chance! He can't aim at you—shoot him dead!"
Huo Yu'er didn't respond, but the arrows speeding through the thick smoke clearly conveyed her resolve to kill the leader.
Due to Xiao Wu's interference, the leader couldn't properly aim the cannon-like snail shell on his back. Frustrated, he kept summoning his First Soul Skill to reinforce his defenses.
"Damn it! Once I break through to Soul King, I must find a tracking-type soul skill. Otherwise, being disrupted like this will always cripple my strength!" the leader cursed inwardly.
Though the leader's First Soul Skill, Snail Shield, was only a ten-year soul skill, its low cost and rapid reuse capability allowed it to form multiple layers of barriers.
Thus, even though Huo Yu'er wielded arrows capable of slaying Soul King-level opponents, she still couldn't break through his defenses instantly.
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