These words were spoken very lightly, but to the ears of Xu Jiujiu and the Star Luo Team members, they were full of extreme contempt and confidence.
"Both sides, step back! Prepare for the match!"
The Chief Referee's voice rang out at the right moment, breaking this suffocating standoff.
The two teams quickly retreated, distancing themselves, and each set up their combat formation.
It must be said that the Star Luo Team being able to make it to today was definitely not just empty fame.
Their team configuration was extremely balanced; it was a typical "all-rounder" team with no obvious shortcomings.
All members were Spirit Kings!
These were the elites that the Star Luo royal family had poured all their resources into creating.
Their average spirit power Rank was above level 50, which was not much worse than the main force of the Sun Moon Team.
But the problem was... they didn't have that "1."
Whether compared to Shrek, which had a Spirit Saint with the Ultimate Fire like Ma Xiaotao, or compared to the Sun Moon, which had an unreasonable monster like Liu Yuan, the Star Luo Team lacked an absolute, super spearhead capable of delivering the final blow.
The strongest person in their team was the main attacker, Ye Wuqing.
This Genius, who possessed the "Golden Leaf" Spirit, had a spirit power of level 58, just one step away from entering the threshold of a Spirit Emperor. In previous tournaments, he would definitely be a strong contender for the championship.
But in front of Liu Yuan?
Level 58?
Ma Xiaotao was a Spirit Saint! She was beaten into uselessness with one punch even while holding an eighth-rank soul tool, so what are you, Ye Wuqing, going to fight with? Are you going to fight with your head?
And as the captain, Xu Jiujiu, although she possessed the extremely rare and powerful Star Crown Spirit, her spirit power was only level 53, and she was a control and support type.
"Hoo..."
Xu Jiujiu looked at Liu Yuan opposite her, her eyes gradually becoming firm.
Since they couldn't win in a head-on collision, they could only rely on teamwork! Rely on control!
As long as she could control Liu Yuan for an instant, even just for an instant, gathering the strength of the whole team, perhaps... there was still a one in ten thousand chance!
"Match start!"
With the referee's order, the curtain of the finals was instantly drawn.
"Boom—boom—boom—"
Almost at the same time, two brilliant rays of spirit ring light bloomed on the arena.
On the Star Luo Team side, the seven people released their Spirits in unison.
Standing at the core position of the team, Xu Jiujiu had five spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—pulsing at her feet, and a dazzling golden crown appeared out of thin air above her head.
The crown was as crystal clear as water, inlaid with countless tiny gems, emitting a soft but impossible-to-ignore starlight.
Star Crown Spirit!
The Legacy Spirit of the Xu family of the Star Luo Empire royal family, a top-tier control and support type Spirit!
"Star Guardianship!"
Xu Jiujiu did not hesitate at all; in the first second of the match, she directly invoked the power of her Spirit.
Following her delicate shout, the Star Crown above her head shone brightly, and rays of golden streamers flew out like ribbons, instantly connecting to the six team members in front, including Ye Wuqing.
Not only that, a layer of pale golden light curtain also rose, attempting to envelop the entire Star Luo Team, forming a solid defensive position.
This was her tactical core—utilizing the powerful amplification ability of the Star Crown to increase the team's attributes, while simultaneously building a defensive system to resist Liu Yuan's first wave of impact.
As long as they could block the first wave, they could use their numerical advantage to counterattack!
However.
The idea was beautiful, but the reality was very harsh.
Just at the moment when Xu Jiujiu had just recited the name of her Spirit Ability, and the golden starlight had just fallen from the crown, before it had time to fully form the light curtain.
The opposite side moved.
No.
To be precise, Liu Yuan had disappeared.
"Extreme Speed."
A very soft whisper seemed to come from the air, so light it felt like an illusion.
There was no earth-shattering explosion, no roar of spirit tool thrusters, and not even an afterimage was left behind.
On the retinas of the hundreds of thousands of spectators in the audience, Liu Yuan was like being erased from the spot by an invisible hand, and then instantly "pasted" onto another position.
That position was exactly the center of the Star Luo Team's formation!
Which was—behind Xu Jiujiu!
"What?!"
Ye Wuqing, who was standing in the front row preparing to face the enemy, only felt a blur before his eyes, and a chill instantly rushed from his tailbone to his crown.
He subconsciously wanted to turn his head, wanted to rescue, but his body's reaction speed simply couldn't keep up with his mind's speed.
Too fast!
This was like the difference between a spirit tool train at full speed and a snail.
And at the back of the formation, Xu Jiujiu, who was focusing all her attention on controlling her Star Crown Spirit, was completely unaware of this.
She was still working hard to output spirit power, trying to make that defensive light shield a bit thicker.
Until...
A warm breath appeared abruptly by her ear.
That was not Killing Intent, but a kind of desperate calmness.
"This light is a bit dazzling."
A faint voice sounded.
Xu Jiujiu's pupils instantly contracted into pinpoints, and her heart seemed to stop beating at this moment.
She wanted to scream, wanted to turn around, and even wanted to detonate the defensive spirit tool on her body.
But everything was too late.
Liu Yuan's slender palm had already become like an unbreakable hand blade, lightly slicing through the air, without any fancy moves, precisely and accurately chopping at the back of Xu Jiujiu's neck.
"Slap."
A crisp sound appeared particularly harsh in the silent arena.
The golden spirit power light that had just risen on Xu Jiujiu's body was like a light bulb whose power had been cut off, instantly extinguishing.
The dazzling Star Crown Spirit above her head also let out a whimper at this moment, turning into dots of starlight and dissipating in the air.
Even the words "Watch out" that had reached her lips were forced back by this hand blade strike.
Xu Jiujiu only felt the world go black before her eyes, her brain instantly lost consciousness, and her body fell forward limply.
"Thud."
This princess of the Star Luo Empire, Your Highness, the absolute core and brain of the Star Luo Team, fell to the ground in less than two seconds after the match had just begun, falling into a deep coma.
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