Oscar was very clear that Xiao Wu would never sit by and watch him eliminate Ning Rongrong, so she would definitely come to help.
Considering that Xiao Wu's third soul skill was Teleportation, Oscar cautiously released two Thought-Force Shields to strengthen his defense.
And just as Oscar predicted, whether it was because of the psychological shadow left from the freshman entrance test—when Oscar teamed up with the seniors and directly sent Ning Rongrong off the stage—Xiao Wu's concern for Ning Rongrong's safety was extraordinarily intense.
Oscar had only just stepped slightly beyond the battle circle between Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing. He was still at least fifteen meters away from Ning Rongrong when Xiao Wu used Charm to temporarily shake off Zhu Zhuqing and charged straight toward Oscar.
Noticing this, Oscar was surprised, but time was tight and left no room for extra thought.
After quickly glancing at Xiao Wu's charging position, Oscar immediately closed his eyes to ensure he would not be controlled by Xiao Wu's Charm.
As for why Oscar dared to voluntarily give up his vision in battle—it was thanks to the past few days of continuously using his spiritual power to attempt metal soul-forging.
After this period of training, Oscar could clearly feel that his spiritual power had become unusually active.
Although he still couldn't directly release spiritual power without the aid of soul tools, when combined with his other senses, Oscar could achieve sound positioning within a certain range.
Now, with his eyes closed, Oscar fully activated his other senses to absorb information from the outside world.
With the help of the active spiritual power in his mind, Xiao Wu's speed, position, and actions were all perfectly reflected in Oscar's mind.
Turning to face the rapidly approaching Xiao Wu, Oscar first manifested a third Thought-Force Shield and rammed it toward Xiao Wu's lower leg—not expecting to trip her, only to disrupt her charging rhythm.
The invisible Thought-Force Shield indeed caught Xiao Wu off guard. It not only prevented her from immediately attacking Oscar, but even forced a brief pause in her movements.
Although that pause lasted only half a second, it was enough for Oscar to swing out the long-charged rear fist of his right hand.
The jade-like Rhinoceros Horn at the top of the Flame Armor Shield glowed with a dark red light and smashed fiercely into Xiao Wu's abdomen with a sharp whoosh, and at that moment Oscar detonated all the fire-attribute energy compressed within the horn.
The tremendous force and explosive impact inevitably caused Oscar's right hand to rise from the recoil, but this strike successfully sent Xiao Wu flying.
Behind them, Zhu Zhuqing had just broken free of Xiao Wu's Charm and was sprinting at full speed toward them—and by coincidence, Xiao Wu's flying path was headed directly her way.
Zhu Zhuqing didn't know whether Oscar calculated this or Xiao Wu was just unlucky. She only knew she couldn't give up the chance to heavily wound Xiao Wu.
With Ghost Shadow Assault and Nether Hundred Claws unleashed in succession, Zhu Zhuqing shot forward like a phantom toward the airborne Xiao Wu.
Just as her attacks were about to land, Xiao Wu's long-hidden third soul ring finally shone.
Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing only felt their vision blur—Xiao Wu vanished, causing Zhu Zhuqing's attacks to strike empty air.
Realizing what happened, Oscar abruptly turned around, activating the Flame Armor Shield to form a high-temperature dark-red energy barrier that distorted the surrounding air before him.
After ensuring he wouldn't meet Xiao Wu's eyes directly, Oscar opened his own. Zhu Zhuqing had already moved to Oscar's side, naturally hiding behind his shield.
The two quickly located the previously disappeared Xiao Wu—
She was now standing less than three meters in front of them.
But it was obvious that after taking Oscar's full-powered strike, Xiao Wu was in terrible condition.
The evidence was that she did not immediately attack Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing, and instead retreated cautiously toward Ning Rongrong.
"Third soul skill: Teleportation. The distance just now was five meters—but that might not be its maximum range."
Not rushing forward, Oscar calmly explained Xiao Wu's skill to Zhu Zhuqing.
"With that ability, it will be very hard for us to eliminate Ning Rongrong directly," Zhu Zhuqing said coolly.
"It's fine," Oscar replied. "Xiao Wu took my attack head-on. I'm certain the fire-attribute energy from the Flame Armor Shield has entered her body.
"With the defensive boosts from her martial soul, she won't be instantly incapacitated, but getting injured is unavoidable.
"Even if we don't eliminate Ning Rongrong, as long as we play it steady, we can still secure victory."
After speaking, Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing began pressing in on Xiao Wu. Their speed wasn't slow, but Zhu Zhuqing hid her figure behind Oscar's body the entire time.
This was the classic pressure-style tactic used when a defense-type or power-attack-type soul master partnered with an agility-attack soul master. The only goal was stability.
Seeing that retreating any further would take her right to Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu finally had no choice but to launch her last attacks at Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing.
Oscar's judgment was correct—the fire-attribute energy was now rampaging wildly through Xiao Wu's meridians.
Although she seemed fine for the moment, that was only because she was using Ning Rongrong's buff to suppress the damage with all her strength.
Given time, even without Oscar or Zhu Zhuqing acting, Xiao Wu would eventually lose combat ability from failing to control her injuries.
Facing Xiao Wu's frantic attacks, Oscar used the Flame Armor Shield to block steadily.
His Thought-Force Shields guarded behind him to prevent Xiao Wu from using Teleportation for a backstab, while his Flame Armor Energy Shield always guarded the front—never giving Xiao Wu a chance to meet his eyes.
With only her Waist Bow soul skill left, Xiao Wu couldn't break Oscar's defense at all—not to mention Oscar still had two Thought-Force Shields assisting Zhu Zhuqing's ghost-like harassment.
Finally, after three minutes, Xiao Wu could no longer suppress her injuries. Blood sprayed from her lips as she staggered back, announcing the end of this two-on-two sparring match—Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing's victory.
As soon as the battle ended, Shao Xin immediately offered his jelly beans to help Xiao Wu heal. After her condition stabilized, the Master began his summary.
"This battle was outside my expectations. I originally wanted to test two things:
"First, how Xiao Ao would use his soul skills and assist teammates once deprived of soul tool support.
"Second, whether Xiao Wu and Zhuqing could fully utilize their teammate's support to boost their combat power and eliminate the opposing support to secure victory.
"But I did not expect Xiao Ao's external soul bone to give him the combat ability of a defense-type Battle Soul Elder, directly giving Zhuqing an extra helper.
"Combined with Xiao Ao's soul skills that enhance sustained combat, Xiao Wu and Rongrong were placed in an extremely difficult position.
"Even with Xiao Wu's rare and useful third soul skill, Teleportation, it only prevented Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing's pre-planned elimination of Rongrong—it could not reverse the outcome.
"To be honest, both sides performed correctly. The defeat came simply from a gap in hard strength.
"Rongrong's support alone wasn't enough for Xiao Wu to fight two opponents. And Xiao Wu, as a power-attack soul master, your attack power is insufficient. You must work on this.
"As for Xiao Ao, since you have the ability of a defense-type soul master, you must train more in that direction. Never underestimate the help your external soul bone gives you."
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