On the arena, Tang Ni's expression was extremely grim.
In terms of raw strength, she alone could completely dominate the Shi brothers.
But now, with just Shimo plus Ye Lingling's healing, she actually felt at a loss.
And this was Tang Ni after receiving the full amplification of Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda.
Aside from the original buffs of the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, Ning Rongrong's Nine-Colored Fusion Divine Light could fuse her own amplification soul skills, doubling their effects.
In other words, the current Tang Ni was enjoying a 1.8× amplified version of herself.
Yet even so, Shimo's top-tier defense combined with the regeneration granted by Ye Lingling was now enough to stall Tang Ni for over a full minute.
Within that minute, the situation was no longer something Tang Ni could decide.
There was no helping it—although Tang Ni's fourth soul skill also provided massive enhancement, it was ultimately a skill that grew stronger the less blood she had. In circumstances like this, Tang Ni had already lost any chance of breaking through Shimo's defenses.
But who was Tang Ni?
She was someone with an extremely strong competitive spirit. Faced with such a situation, she didn't hesitate in the slightest.
The very next second—second-stage Golden Dragon Body enhancement!
Under this even greater amplification, even Tang Ni's physique began to struggle.
This was because her base attributes were already too strong, causing the post-enhancement strain on her body to be even more severe.
Originally, after cultivating her qi and blood power, Tang Ni would no longer encounter this problem. But Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda truly lived up to its reputation as the continent's number one support martial soul.
Its design—ignoring the target's base stats and amplifying them regardless—meant that Ning Rongrong could even enhance a Titled Douluo.
It was merely a matter of duration.
Under such power, Tang Ni's enhancement began to place pressure on her body.
The immense stress ruptured the capillaries within Tang Ni's body, causing streaks of blood-red to appear beneath her golden glow.
And only after injuries appeared did the true might of Tang Ni's fourth soul skill, Golden Dragon's Rage, finally manifest.
Her terrifying aura made even the three-meter-tall Black Tortoise phantom seem smaller by comparison.
Boom!
With a casual punch from Tang Ni, an endless pressure wave erupted. As it blasted her golden hair backward, it also pierced straight through Shimo's Black Tortoise phantom.
At this point, even Shimo couldn't help but swallow hard.
As a defense-type battle soul master, his defense was formidable, and his ability to withstand blows was equally outstanding.
But now—he was starting to panic.
Even with Ye Lingling's healing, he was beginning to fear the unbearable pain that might come next.
On the other side—Xiao Lin's battlefield.
Facing Shimo's obstruction, Xiao Lin didn't use any special techniques. He relied solely on the Coiling Dragon Staff and the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art.
Even so, under Ning Rongrong's support, Xiao Lin's Coiling Dragon Staff underwent an almost unbelievable transformation.
First of all, Xiao Lin's Coiling Dragon Staff could be considered a perfect superior replacement for Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer.
Aside from inheriting the Clear Sky Hammer's trait of becoming heavier the longer it was used, it was itself indestructible.
With its tremendous base stats, once enhanced by Ning Rongrong's power and speed buffs, the Coiling Dragon Staff surpassed even the effect Xiao Lin achieved when using his second soul skill.
Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong's soul power amplification made the Coiling Dragon Staff even more terrifying.
As Xiao Lin's soul power increased, the staff's "increasing weight" trait was fully unleashed.
If someone with a lower soul power level—say, Yu Xiaogang—had been standing next to Xiao Lin, he likely would have been crushed by the sheer weight of the Coiling Dragon Staff.
The immense weight of the staff pressed down on the surrounding air. Shimo stared at Xiao Lin, yet it felt as though he could no longer clearly see Xiao Lin's face.
This was due to the surrounding gravitational pressure, making the air heavy. It was as if black gravity lines had appeared around Xiao Lin's body.
"Shimo, I'll let you play with the Coiling Dragon Staff."
Xiao Lin looked at Shimo, who had already activated all of his defensive soul skills, smiled faintly, and casually tossed the Coiling Dragon Staff from his hand.
In the very next second, Shimo's Black Tortoise True Body phantom shattered like a bubble.
The incomparably heavy Coiling Dragon Staff smashed through countless layers of Shimo's shields and then slammed directly into his chest.
The good news was that Shimo actually caught Xiao Lin's Coiling Dragon Staff.
The bad news was that he was immediately sent flying.
Under the impact of Xiao Lin's staff, Shimo's consciousness nearly vanished. Blood flowed from all seven orifices as he was blasted backward.
If not for Ye Lingling's continuous healing restoring his body, Shimo would have felt as though his soul had already returned to its homeland.
How heavy was Xiao Lin's Coiling Dragon Staff?
Heavier than a fully loaded dump truck—without question. And Xiao Lin himself was unaffected by the staff's weight. What did that mean?
It meant that Xiao Lin's striking speed was the same as the staff's flight speed—or even faster.
Under such terrifying gravitational acceleration, if not for Ye Lingling's healing and Shimo's outstanding defense, Shimo might have been sent straight to another world.
Below the arena, Qin Ming's face instantly darkened when he noticed Shimo's condition.
He had carefully calculated everything—yet had forgotten the inherent characteristics of Xiao Lin's Coiling Dragon Staff.
A grave miscalculation. He could only hope Shimo was alright.
Unable to bear watching Shimo's惨状, Qin Ming secretly resolved in his heart to never let Xiao Lin take the field again.
As Xiao Lin shattered a corner of the poison-consumption team's formation, Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan realized that if they didn't counterattack now, they would lose.
Thus, Dugu Yan spewed out countless clouds of multicolored poisonous mist.
Under martial soul possession, Dugu Yan's body was now covered in emerald-green dragon scales. Her legs were no longer transformed into a snake tail but had returned to normal human legs—albeit covered in dragon scales.
At this moment, Dugu Yan was several times stronger than when she had previously fought Tang San.
The powerful physical qualities of her dragon-attributed martial soul, the poison core formed from endlessly evolving toxins, and the secret technique that allowed her poisons to erupt instantly—
It could be said that the most troublesome member of Yu Tianheng's team was Dugu Yan.
After Dugu Yan released vast clouds of poisonous mist, Yufeng—positioned in the back line—spread his wings and soared into the air. As he flapped them, countless currents of yellow wind wrapped in poison mist swept indiscriminately toward Tang Ni's team.
If Tang Ni's team were hit by this deadly poison, all of them would lose their combat ability in less than ten seconds.
Only Xiao Lin could resist it, relying on the all-around defense of the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art.
Watching the poison rapidly spread and fly toward his rear, Xiao Lin immediately understood why he had been forbidden from using Extreme Ice and Fire.
Once Extreme Ice and Fire were used, all of this poisonous mist would either be frozen solid or incinerated—completely useless.
After all, extreme ice and fire were existences capable of destroying even poison itself.
In Tang Ni's team's back line, Oslo and Zhu Zhuqing—who had just been about to act according to the plan—froze in place.
In a situation like this, should they harass Yu Tianheng or Dugu Yan?
Or should they protect Ning Rongrong instead?
In the blink of an eye, as the poisonous mist rapidly reached the rear, the two made a decision that directly went against Tang Ni's orders.
They had to protect Ning Rongrong.
That was what both of them thought—but unlike Yufeng, they didn't have wind-control abilities.
So they came up with another idea: using their own movement to create wind.
After activating their martial souls, a Ghost Leopard and a Nether Spirit Cat began running in circles around Ning Rongrong.
Very quickly, they formed a rotating ring.
This ring firmly drew in the poisonous mist and yellow wind, turning them into a swirling poison tornado.
Yet no matter how it churned, the poison tornado could not harm Ning Rongrong at its center.
At this moment, Ning Rongrong's eyes brimmed with tears. She knew that while this would keep her safe for the time being, Os;p and Zhu Zhuqing would end up absorbing the poison at an accelerated rate.
Just like some priest who loved inhaling pure oxygen.
But the current Ning Rongrong was no longer the same as in the original timeline. Raised under strict training since childhood, she deeply felt the bonds between her teammates.
This time, she would contribute her greatest strength to the team.
"Oslo, Zhu Zhuqing—lend me your soul power!
Nine Treasures turn forth with glazed light—Three-in-One Fusion Technique!"
Ning Rongrong shouted. As long as she could channel this power to Brother Xiao Lin, the match would be over.
(End of the chapter)