At the same time, Qian Renxue's sixth spirit ring immediately lit up. A sacred flame carrying divine aura instantly covered the long sword in her hand.
The moment this sacred flame appeared, all surrounding energy seemed to be burned and purified, transforming into pure light.
Seeing this, Shui Wuhen was startled. The ice wings behind him flapped sharply as he quickly retreated using a stacked high-speed movement spirit skill.
Having fought Qian Renxue before, he clearly knew that her spirit, like his Articuno, had reached a certain extreme level. Her spirit power also had the effect of dissolving the opponent's spirit power.
And the flame appearing on that sword was clearly an enhanced version of that ability. With his Soul Emperor level, being hit by it would have unimaginable consequences.
"Hmph! Do you think you can escape?"
Seeing this, Qian Renxue let out a cold snort. Her three pairs of wings flapped rapidly as she chased after Shui Wuhen.
Due to the characteristics of the Six-Winged Angel spirit, although Qian Renxue was an assault-type spirit master, her speed far surpassed even most agility-type spirit masters of the same level.
Even though Shui Wuhen's high-speed movement combined with his Ice Wings made him very fast, against a Soul Saint-level Six-Winged Angel spirit user, he was still slightly lacking.
"Woo~~~"
Just as Qian Renxue was about to catch up, Articuno suddenly swooped down from the sky and released an Ice Beam from its mouth.
The icy blue Ice Beam instantly reached Qian Renxue, reflecting a faint blue glow across her stunning face.
"Tricks."
Qian Renxue slashed the Ice Beam apart with her sword, but her offensive rhythm was briefly interrupted.
"Good job, Articuno!"
Shui Wuhen flew to Articuno's side and praised it.
He had already been prepared to use a Protect spirit skill just now, but Articuno's support resolved his urgent situation.
"Woo~~"
Articuno proudly lifted its chest. A mere Qian Renxue was nothing difficult for it.
Immediately after, Shui Wuhen looked down at Qian Renxue rushing up from below and frowned. "Our speed isn't enough. Articuno, use Tailwind!"
"Woo~~~"
Articuno flapped its wings, and a strong gust instantly swept across the entire plaza in front of the Papal Palace.
As the wind appeared, both Shui Wuhen and Articuno were enveloped in a faint white glow.
Tailwind—Articuno's innate move—doubles the speed of allies within its range!
Moreover, like a support-type spirit master's buff, it can stack multiplicatively with the spirit master's own state.
When Qian Renxue reached them, Shui Wuhen and Articuno shifted slightly and easily dodged her attack.
Qian Renxue launched several more attacks afterward, but all were easily evaded.
She finally realized something was wrong and stopped, looking at Shui Wuhen. "A speed-boosting spirit skill? But I also have such abilities."
As she spoke, the three pairs of wings behind her suddenly erupted with dazzling light. In the next moment, her speed surged dramatically as she charged again toward Shui Wuhen.
"External spirit bone!"
Seeing this, Shui Wuhen's eyes flashed with surprise. External spirit bones were among the rarest of all spirit bones, and unlike others, they could not be inherited. He did not expect Qian Renxue to possess one as well.
However, Shui Wuhen remained completely calm.
Beside him, Articuno immediately opened its mouth and released a thick black mist.
The black mist rapidly spread, soon enveloping the area in front of them.
"What is he planning now?"
Qian Renxue immediately stopped upon seeing this, but it was already too late. As the black mist expanded, she was still engulfed.
The moment the black mist touched her body, the light on her wings instantly disappeared, and even the divine sword in her hand dimmed.
"This is…"
Qian Renxue was shocked. She had never seen anything so strange before.
At that moment, two Ice Beams shot through the black mist toward her.
Qian Renxue blocked one of them, but the other grazed her wings, instantly freezing the tip and rapidly spreading further.
Feeling the change, Qian Renxue said coldly, "Shui Wuhen, your ice cannot freeze me."
As she spoke, sacred flames suddenly rose around her body. The ice instantly melted into steam upon contact.
"If that's the case, what about this?"
Shui Wuhen's voice rang out again, followed by fifteen dazzling blade lights.
No—twelve? No, fifteen in total, with three of them noticeably larger.
Instantly, Qian Renxue felt a chill run down her spine and immediately activated her fifth spirit skill to shield herself.
Crack—
However, before she could relax, a tiny crack suddenly appeared on the golden barrier around her.
"How is this possible? My defensive spirit skill can withstand most Soul Douluo-level attacks. Could his attack just now surpass most Soul Douluo?"
Qian Renxue was in disbelief. Shui Wuhen was only a Soul Emperor—level 63 at that. How could his attack exceed most Soul Douluo?
Yet it had just happened.
This made Qian Renxue realize she could no longer hold back, or she might actually lose.
"Angelic Domain!"
With Qian Renxue's furious shout, the angelic phantom behind her erupted with blinding golden light, spreading outward centered on her.
In the next moment, outside, countless beams of golden light pierced through the black mist, revealing the battlefield to the spectators once again.
Only then did Qian Renxue see Shui Wuhen's situation. Within the dense black mist, a thin layer of white mist surrounded Shui Wuhen and Articuno. Both the black mist and white mist were being dispelled under the light of the Angelic Domain.
"What was that move you just used?"
Qian Renxue flew to a position several dozen meters in front of Shui Wuhen and asked.
"Black Mist, White Mist," Shui Wuhen replied briefly.
"What a move—Black Mist and White Mist."
Qian Renxue praised it, then said, "If I'm not mistaken, that black mist removes the opponent's buffs, and the white mist protects you from having your buffs removed by the black mist, right?"
"That's right."
Shui Wuhen nodded and sighed. "Unfortunately… in the end, they still can't compare to a domain."