The soul skill took effect on Xiao Yan. Ning Rongrong immediately felt the soul power in her body drain away like a tide. Her vision went black, and she fainted.
"What's going on?" Zhao Wuji was baffled. He was ready to deal with this Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan soul master first, but why did this little girl faint on her own?
Dai Mubai, who was in the distance, scratched his head, "What's the deal? She only assisted one person, and the support soul master is already down?"
Xiao Yan caught Ning Rongrong's collapsing body. Gentle internal energy immediately flowed into her. Upon entering, he found that Ning Rongrong's soul power was almost completely depleted.
While channeling his internal energy into Ning Rongrong, Xiao Yan was also quickly trying to figure out what happened.
After considering many factors, the only explanation was: the gap in their strength was too vast. Ning Rongrong had assisted him across several levels, and it backfired.
With Xiao Yan's internal energy, Ning Rongrong slowly opened her eyes. Looking at Xiao Yan's face, she weakly said, "Your soul power is so..."
Xiao Yan gave an awkward smile. He usually concealed it well, but he didn't expect that her support soul skill could detect it so easily.
Xiao Yan's first soul ring flashed, and he shouted, "Blue Silver Recovery Pill."
A Blue Silver Emperor vine quickly coiled in his palm, condensing into a round ball the size of a dragon eye. The ball flashed with blue and gold light, transforming entirely into a glowing pill.
He picked up the Blue Silver Recovery Pill and stuffed it into Ning Rongrong's mouth. "Recover your soul power first. We'll talk about the rest later."
Subconsciously swallowing the blue and gold pill Xiao Yan gave her, Ning Rongrong immediately felt a warm current of energy spreading through her body. Her nearly depleted soul power began to recover rapidly.
In less than a few breaths, Ning Rongrong felt her soul power had recovered by about thirty percent.
Xiao Yan straightened Ning Rongrong's body and placed his hand on her back, carefully observing the effects of his Blue Silver Recovery Pill and examining the physical condition of a normal human soul master.
"I didn't expect Blue Silver Grass could be used like this. He's taking the path of a food-type soul master!"
Seeing Xiao Yan's use of the Blue Silver Grass, Zhao Wuji was even more surprised than when he discovered a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan soul master.
"If she's alright, then it truly begins!"
Seeing Ning Rongrong regain some spirit, Zhao Wuji shouted and slammed both fists onto the ground simultaneously.
With a muffled boom, the earth trembled violently. A ring of earthen-yellow waves surged out from the ground's vibrations, rushing towards Xiao Yan and the others.
Xiao Yan, who was focused on Ning Rongrong's condition, frowned. He stomped his foot on the ground, and a wave of energy instantly met the incoming one.
The two powerful forces collided, neither able to overcome the other. With a buzz, countless clods of earth exploded from the ground.
At this moment, Xiao Yi's fair fingers moved, and Blue Silver Emperor leaves appeared, gradually gathering into a Taiji symbol. Then, they condensed into a rapidly spinning sphere and shot towards Zhao Wuji.
"Blue Silver Grass can be used like this? I'm learning something new today. But what kind of power can a ball of grass possibly have?"
Zhao Wuji chuckled and threw a punch, directly hitting the grass ball.
Boom! Countless Blue Silver Emperor leaves exploded from the grassy sphere, enveloping Zhao Wuji.
In a flash, Zhao Wuji felt a hint of unease.
At that moment, Xiao Yi's hands shifted into a series of seals. A shimmering, azure light flashed, and the scattered Blue Silver Emperor leaves shot towards Zhao Wuji with incredible force, as if under command.
"Are they trying to turn me into a porcupine?"
Zhao Wuji's expression changed drastically. He roared, and his body suddenly swelled.
His already intimidating muscles nearly doubled in size, and his height increased by a meter in an instant. His entire frame became incredibly imposing.
Seven dazzling soul rings simultaneously rose, just as Dai Mubai had described: two yellow, two purple, and three black, seven terrifying soul rings attached to his body.
The Blue Silver Emperor leaves struck Zhao Wuji, producing a series of "ding ding ding ding ding" sounds.
"That was close! If I hadn't activated my Martial Soul, I might have gotten hurt today." Zhao Wuji clasped his hands in front of him, looking at the still-flying leaves, and silently breathed a sigh of relief.
The tenacity of these grass blades was terrifying. Under the little girl's control, even though they were just ordinary Blue Silver Grass blades, they were incredibly sharp. The consequences of being hit by them would be unimaginable.
Watching Zhao Wuji trapped in the encirclement of countless grass blades, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but consider, what would she do if she were facing this kind of attack?
After careful consideration, Zhu Zhuqing shook her head slightly.
These grass blades were extremely sharp and incredibly fast. Escape was the only option! If trapped, it probably wouldn't take long before the body was reduced to a mere skeleton.
Continuing to sense Ning Rongrong's physical condition, Xiao Yan also had an estimate of the effectiveness of his Blue Silver Recovery Pill.
His Blue Silver Recovery Pill could restore a Soul Grand Master-level soul master's soul power by about three to four tenths.
"Damn it!"
After being trapped for a long time, a roar suddenly erupted. Cold light flashed in Zhao Wuji's eyes, and his fists clenched. Of his seven soul rings, the first yellow soul ring instantly lit up.
Intense golden light exploded in an instant, scattering the surrounding Blue Silver Emperor grass leaves.
Xiao Yi, unfazed by the interrupted attack, gathered countless Blue Silver Emperor grass leaves in mid-air, forming them into arrows that once again shot towards Zhao Wuji.
Seizing the opportunity, Zhu Zhuqing's first and second soul rings flashed in succession as she swiftly dashed towards Zhao Wuji's back.
Her speed was even faster than the flying grass leaves, leaving behind a faint trail of afterimages with each movement.
Although Zhu Zhuqing was further away from Zhao Wuji than the grass leaves, she arrived behind him first, unleashing countless claw shadows that swarmed towards him.
This was her second soul skill, Netherworld Hundred Claws. Utilizing the sharp, piercing attack power of her cat claws, she could launch hundreds of attacks against the enemy in an extremely short amount of time, all targeting the same location, making it incredibly powerful.
Xiao Xue's form flickered as she appeared above Zhao Wuji, her body descending to stomp on his head.
Zhao Wuji's second soul ring shimmered. With the infusion of soul ring energy, his palm turned golden and doubled in size.
Xiao Yan sprinted forward, relying on the powerful palm energy from his golden palm to obliterate the several arrows woven from grass leaves that shot towards him.
Having dealt with the problem in front of him, Zhao Wuji turned and unleashed a golden palm energy, aiming directly at Xiao Xue and Zhu Zhuqing.
Xiao Xue's foot missed its footing, and the ground beneath her took the brunt of her step, suddenly sinking a little.
"Be careful!" Zhu Zhuqing immediately warned, watching Xiao Xue stand in front of her.