Master of Nine Stars

Chapter 158 - 121: That’s It?

Just when everyone thought Rong Taotao had lost his head, he suddenly retreated?

Xia Fangran, who had been frowning deeply, finally felt a sliver of relief. ’Looks like Rong Taotao didn’t let the blood rush to his... Holy shit!’

Just as Xia Fangran thought Rong Taotao had returned to his senses and was about to play defensively while looking for another opening, he saw Rong Taotao take a single step back only to dodge the downward slash of Shen Bing’s long sword, and then...

Rong Taotao abruptly raised his left hand and blasted out a Snow Burst Ball!

BANG!

Not only did Rong Taotao blast Shen Bing away, but his just-raised left hand hadn’t merely been gathering a Snow Burst Ball; it had also scattered a sheet of frost!

As the Snow Burst from his left hand detonated, Rong Taotao’s left hand actually pulled a Heaven-piercing Halberd directly out of that patch of frost, then instantly hurled it straight at Shen Bing!

"Ah!"

"What the..." A wave of shocked cries erupted from the spectators.

Though sent flying backward and unable to control her direction in mid-air, Shen Bing reacted with incredible speed. She hurriedly brandished her sword and forcefully shattered the incoming Snow-made Heaven-piercing Halberd.

A layer of cold sweat instantly beaded on her forehead. ’That was too close!’

’Is this still just a match?’

’How can he be this vicious?’

Rong Taotao’s Snow Burst had no recoil. The upperclassmen knew very well that this was the mark of an Excellent Level Snow Burst.

And that gushing frost was the Soul Skill: Jade Dragon Gift, a Soul Skill that could only be cultivated with a two-star Soul Technique.

’He only awakened half a semester ago. Is he already a Soul Warrior?’

In truth... in the world of ordinary people, something like a Soul Technique was far more difficult to cultivate than Soul Power.

However, while Rong Taotao was still just a Soul Soldier, his Soul Technique: Heart of the Snow Realm was already at the peak of the two-star level!

In everyone’s line of sight, Rong Taotao retreated and then charged forward. A simple step back and a step forward, all without the slightest pause.

And with his left hand, he unleashed a blast and a throw—all with his left hand—instantly dealing with Shen Bing’s harassment from the left. But the crucial part was...

Rong Taotao’s right hand hadn’t been idle either!

As he stepped forward with his right foot, Rong Taotao, in a lunge and turned sideways to his enemy, thrust the reverse-gripped Great Xia Dragon Sparrow viciously toward Ji Qingmei. A single word escaped his lips, resounding throughout the Martial Arts Arena: "Come!"

"Block him!" Ji Qingmei’s expression changed drastically. As he raised his sword to parry, he retreated repeatedly. Feeling the palpable aura of death, he actually began to back away frantically, completely abandoning their formation...

Clearly, Ji Qingmei’s mindset was completely different from when the battle started. Now, all he wanted was to put more distance between himself and Rong Taotao—the farther, the better.

Well... he wasn’t completely scared witless. At the very least, he began to gather a Snow Burst Ball in his hand. A final attempt to save face, perhaps?

Chen Hongbo, from the rear, made a crucial move again!

"In your dreams!" Chen Hongbo roared. Taking advantage of his long spear’s reach, he viciously slapped the thrusting blade downward!

The scene that followed left everyone dumbstruck.

The tip of the spear hit the ground, its shaft blocking diagonally in front of Rong Taotao. Using the force of his blade being slapped down by the spearhead, Rong Taotao, who was already in a sideways lunge, actually used the momentum to flip himself over?

With his back against the spear’s shaft, he flipped his entire body over!?

The move was so astonishingly fast that Chen Hongbo didn’t even have time to react!

By using the spear shaft to flip over, Rong Taotao was now incredibly close to Chen Hongbo.

BANG!

The moment his feet touched the ground, Rong Taotao flicked his left hand, and the Snow Burst Ball in it instantly detonated, blasting Chen Hongbo away.

Rong Taotao didn’t even look at Chen Hongbo. With his left hand, he performed the same action, scattered the same frost, and just as viciously hurled another Heaven-piercing Halberd straight at the retreating Chen Hongbo!

While his hands performed all these actions, his eyes remained locked on Ji Qingmei, his forward charge never pausing for a second.

It was as if no one in this world could ever stop his advance.

Now *that* was what you call fluid motion! *That* was a sight to behold!

Rong Taotao’s face was grim. "Now, you’re my only problem!"

Watching from a distance, Xia Fangran’s expression was a sight to behold. He had originally thought Rong Taotao would use the Heaven-piercing Halberd in a defensive counter-attack strategy to teach Li Ziyi and Lu Mang a good lesson.

But he never would have imagined that Rong Taotao had no intention of defending at all. By himself, he was actually suppressing all three opponents!

Ji Qingmei suddenly stopped, finally halting his retreat. The energy of the Snow Burst Ball in his hand was gathered to its absolute maximum!

"AHHHHHH!" Ji Qingmei roared in fury, stamping his foot and charging at Rong Taotao, his face twisted and savage. "Just fucking die already!"

SHINK!

Suddenly, Ji Qingmei, who had been charging forward with reckless abandon, came to an abrupt halt. Three thorny vines had somehow wrapped around his right ankle?

From beneath the thin layer of snow, three thorny vines had quietly sprung forth!

Snow Realm Soul Skill: Frost Cold Thorn!

Rong Taotao grinned. ’Did you really think I crouched down and pressed my hands into the snow at the beginning just to create a Snow-made Heaven-piercing Halberd?’

Ji Qingmei’s forward momentum came to a screeching halt. This sudden turn of events was completely beyond his expectations. With his right leg bound, his momentum carried him forward, and his entire body slammed face-first toward the ground.

However... in his hand was a Snow Burst Ball that he had been charging for a long time, packed with immense energy!

BOOM!!!

The Snow Burst Ball exploded violently, blasting Ji Qingmei directly into the air! The Frost Cold Thorns wrapped tightly around his right ankle were forcefully yanked half a meter out of the ground, but they held fast, preventing him from flying any higher.

Yanked back, Ji Qingmei paused in mid-air for a moment before falling heavily back down!

But Rong Taotao had been charging forward this whole time, his steps never stopping. He thrust the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow in his hand directly at Ji Qingmei’s thigh.

Ji Qingmei was dizzy and completely disoriented from the blast when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right thigh. The sharp Great Xia Dragon Sparrow had plunged deep into his leg.

It went straight through!

"AHHH!!!" Ji Qingmei instantly cried out in pain.

"Hiss..."

"My God, holy shit..." A series of sharp gasps came from the edge of the Martial Arts Arena.

But how could Rong Taotao possibly care about anyone else right now?

’I said I’d send you to see Dong Dongdong, and I meant it!’

’Is a month in bed enough?’

’Is it, kid?’

’I don’t think it is!’

Rong Taotao violently ripped the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow horizontally out of Ji Qingmei’s right thigh, sending a spray of blood everywhere. But he didn’t stop there; he thrust the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow toward Ji Qingmei’s left thigh!

SHINK!

"AHHHH..." Ji Qingmei, who had been dazed, was jolted back to his senses by the intense pain. He began to struggle painfully, his body twisting and rolling on the ground.

"TWEET! TWEET!" Si Huan Nian immediately blew the whistle.

Rong Taotao glanced to his side. If Chen Hongbo was still sitting on the ground with no time to provide backup, then Shen Bing, who had been blasted away earlier, was just standing there dumbly. She was completely stunned by his ferocious assault and didn’t dare to come to her teammate’s aid...

’A team like this wanted to use me as a stepping stone?’

Rong Taotao grinned, pulling out the blood-stained Great Xia Dragon Sparrow. Droplets of blood trickled down the blade’s tip and dripped onto the snow.

He let his arm hang low, holding the Dragon Sparrow. He turned the blade vertically and lightly patted Ji Qingmei’s cheek with the long, flat side of it. "That’s all you’ve got?"

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