Chapter 76 Absolute Defense, Like Paper-Mache_2
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"Ma Rulong, this kid is such a fool. The Sword of Judgment is out, just chop with it!"
In the stands, Elder Ma's face was filled with anxiousness.
He clenched his fists, swinging them in the air, as if he wished he could replace Ma Rulong himself.
By Elder Ma's side, Chen Fei, Chen An, and Lin Xi didn't even dare to breathe heavily.
Fearing that Elder Ma might punch them to vent his frustration.
However, they were also very anxious.
Hurry up and make a move.
If you don't act now, waiting for Xiao Hongchen and the others to be eliminated, even breaking the Absolute Defense will be pointless.
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At this moment,
On the stage, because of the spirit simulation, no one knew that Qin Xiao had already opened the third eye on his forehead.
The Eye of Life!
Immediately after, golden energy converged in his hands, faintly forming the shape of a Carving Knife.
It was the Life Warden Blade.
Electrolux once said that the Soul Devouring Carving Knife hadn't disappeared, it just accompanied him in a different way.
Now, Qin Xiao had summoned the power of the Life Warden Blade.
He held the ethereal Carving Knife and lightly traced it over the Absolute Defense.
On the golden shield, a fine scratch actually appeared.
"It really works."
Qin Xiao's eyes brightened.
The next moment, he used the Carving Knife in his hand to repeatedly make cuts, fine cracks rapidly spreading across the golden shield formed by the Absolute Defense.
At first, no one noticed. But as more and more cracks appeared, getting denser and denser, more and more people noticed something was amiss.
"Look!"
In front of Jiu Jiu, Huang Heyun pointed at the Absolute Defense, his eyes wide, his expression filled with panic.
Seeing this scene, everyone else's faces instantly turned pale.
At this moment, they didn't understand what was happening, but one thing they were sure of was that the Absolute Defense they relied on had been broken.
Jiu Jiu bit her lip tightly, not saying a word.
But her quivering body showed how unsettled she felt inside.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
On the city wall, the ministers beside Xu Jiawei called out anxiously.
Because they noticed that Xu Jiawei seemed to have lost his soul.
And at that moment,
The golden Absolute Defense cracked with a snap and shattered thunderously.
Like a smashed vase, golden fragments scattered everywhere.
"It's broken!"
"The Absolute Defense has actually been broken!"
"What exactly did that boy do?"
Countless people's eyes widened in shock.
This outcome was beyond their expectations.
Unfortunately,
Under the spirit simulation, they couldn't see clearly what Qin Xiao had done.
As the Absolute Defense was broken, half of Xu Jiawei's dream was also shattered.
Without the Absolute Defense, could the Star Luo Royal Team still win?
He was not sure.
Xu Jiawei looked at everyone and asked in a grave voice, "My ministers, there is something I do not understand?"
"Your Majesty, please speak your mind. Please don't worry us like this."
The ministers panicked.
They were certain that the emperor was like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
"Is this Absolute Defense really effective?"
Faced with such a question, a portly minister knelt down, thumping to the ground.
He bowed his head heavily, "Your Majesty, I swear on my life, this item is indeed genuine. I truly spent a million golden soul coins on it."
Clearly, he was the one who had overseen this matter.
"Slap!"
Xu Jiawei slapped the man's face, "A Fourth-level Soul Master has found the flaw in this soul tool, and you tell me it's a Grade 7 soul tool worth a million golden soul coins?"
In Xu Jiawei's heart, he simply didn't believe that Qin Xiao had destroyed the Absolute Defense with brute force.
That meant one thing.
This Absolute Defense was defective, had flaws, and a Fourth-level Soul Master had found and exploited them.
"Your Majesty!"
"It is my fault!"
The portly middle-aged minister's face was filled with panic.
No matter whether the emperor was right or wrong, admitting the mistake and bowing was the end of it.
Begging for mercy might not absolve sin.
But without begging for mercy, the only path was a dead end.
After all,
With such a big problem occurring during the Soul Master tournament, someone had to take responsibility, right?
After slapping him, Xu Jiawei also cooled down quite a bit.
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What could be done after it had already happened?
If he really had dealt with the minister directly, it would have shown a lack of imperial dignity.
Let's just wait until after the Soul Master competition.
However,
thinking about the consequences of the Star Luo Team's failure, his heart bled.
Not to mention having to part with several soul bones, it also cost him 1 million golden soul coins.
It was like adding frost to the snow on the already strained national treasury.
Damn it.
What a calamity.
If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have taken this soul tool.
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"Heh, this little guy is quite interesting."
"I have to admit, I underestimated the power of his Spiritual Martial Soul."
In the back of the spectator stands, Jing Hongchen's face beneath the cloak revealed a smile.
His thoughts were similar to Xu Jiawei's; that was, Qin Xiao had discovered the flaw in this soul tool through his keen observation.
Then, he used this loophole to directly sever the Array, dismantling the entire soul tool.
This is not to say that Jing Hongchen's knowledge is insufficient.
On the contrary, it was because he had seen so much that he found this method plausible.
After all,
if you said Qin Xiao had directly broken the Absolute Defense through brute force, he would find it even more ridiculous.
Just like everyone else,
Qin Xiao was strong, but he was still only a Fourth-level Soul Master.
Even if he had the ability to use soul tools beyond his level, there had to be limits, right?
No matter what, he wouldn't believe that Qin Xiao had the strength to destroy Absolute Defense by force.
Compared to that, he was more willing to believe that Qin Xiao's Spiritual Martial Soul possessed an extraordinary ability to find weaknesses.
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On the other side,
Elder Ma, Chen Fei, Chen An, and Lin Xi wore expressions of complete confusion.
"Uh, how did Qin Xiao do that?"
"Was Absolute Defense just broken like that?"
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"Uncle-Master, you're so amazing?!"
After escaping the predicament, Meng Hongchen was the first to jump out and praise Qin Xiao.
The way she looked at Qin Xiao was filled with admiration.
"Cough, cough."
"Keep it low-key, low-key."
Qin Xiao coughed lightly and smiled slightly.
By now, he had returned to normal.
The Eye of Life on his forehead had also disappeared.
This was his secret.
He would not reveal it in front of others unless absolutely necessary.
"Qin Xiao, I have to admit, you are better than I imagined. I wronged you just now."
At this moment, Ma Rulong's voice also rose.
His expression was complex.
On his face, Qin Xiao saw surprise, excitement, reflection, and guilt...
But regardless, saving the Grade 8 soul tool was significant to them.
The Sword of Judgment would conduct its trial against the Star Luo Team.
"Qin Xiao, awesome!"
Xiao Hongchen came over, grinned at Qin Xiao, and gave him a thumbs up.
Despite his casual demeanor, he had already acknowledged Qin Xiao in his heart.
In all honesty, he did not have the ability to break Absolute Defense.
Not even if he exerted all his strength would it work.
Mika and the others also gathered around at this time. Although they didn't speak, their gazes toward Qin Xiao were tinged with a hint of awe.
At this moment, they truly regarded Qin Xiao as a peer on their level of strength.
In contrast to the relaxed appearance of the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Guidance Master Academy Team, the Star Luo Team was much more solemn.
"Everyone, come back!"
As the soul of the team, Jiu Jiu shouted loudly.
In mid-air, Chen Xiaojie retracted his wings and dive-bombed back to his team.
Huang Heyun also shifted from a forward charge to a defensive retreat, standing in front of Jiu Jiu in a protective stance.
The Feng Huo Dual Control worked in tandem, with wind fueling fire and fire boosted by wind, creating fiery dragon vortexes on the field that formed a protective wall around the Star Luo Team members.
At the same time,
Jiu Jiu's fourth Soul Ring lit up, radiating intense starlight from around her, bursting forth like the sun and enveloping her and her nearby teammates.
If you looked closely, you would see eighteen bright stars on the surface of the shield, forming a constellation with dazzling light.
Seeing this, Qin Xiao's brow furrowed slightly.
Clearly, this was the famed Star's Guard.
Unless all eighteen stars were extinguished, it would be impossible to harm anyone protected by Star's Guard.
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