"So beautiful…" Furina's eyes gleamed with starlight as she gazed at the soul beast.
Sophie and the others didn't dawdle. They rushed forward, deciding to surround it first to prevent any chance of escape.
They had already observed the surroundings and found nothing unusual, so they chose to strike while the iron was hot.
The crocodile, glaring disdainfully at the "stupid humans" encircling it, let the gem on its back shine. Suddenly, three crocodiles of equal size, formed entirely of water, lunged toward them simultaneously.
Caught off guard, the three quickly took their positions. Sophie activated her spirit, two yellow, two purple, and one black ring hovered majestically around her.
"May flowers bloom in your life… Fifth Soul Ring Ability: Blooming Light!"
She covered the flower in her hand as her fifth ring lit up, sending two streams of light flowing toward Yushui and Xiao Li.
(Her fifth soul ring ability boosts all attributes by 50 percent.)
Yushui, feeling her strength surge, released her spirit and shouted, "Spirit Possession: White Wind Tiger!"
Her hair turned white, her eyes glowed green, her muscles tightened, and white tiger ears and a tail appeared. Behind her, a white tiger avatar with green wind-like patterns manifested. Four soul rings, two yellow, two purple, rose from the ground and hovered around her.
Not to be outdone, Xiao Li summoned her martial soul. "Spirit Possession: Fierce Grizzly Bear!"
Her appearance changed little, but a massive brown bear, double her size, with fierce red eyes, appeared behind her. Four rings, two yellow and two purple, circled her as she activated her third and fourth abilities.
"Third Ring Ability: Fierce Taunt!"
"Fourth Soul Ring Ability: Fierce Earth Barrier!"
The bear roared loudly, drawing the three water crocodiles toward her. Crossing her arms, Xiao Li formed a barrier around herself. The crocodiles lunged fiercely, but their attacks couldn't even scratch the barrier, the level gap was simply too great.
Meanwhile, Yushui activated her second ring. "Third Soul Ring Ability: Teleport!"
In an instant, she appeared behind the crocodiles. Her fourth ring lit up.
"Fourth Soul Ring Ability: Wind Burst!"
(Wind Burst: temporarily increases all attributes by 150 percent and enhances piercing damage.)
"Second Soul Ring Ability: Wind Rush Stab!"
(Wind rush stab: Form a wind spear at her hand with high piercing power )
Wind gathered in her palm forming a spear, and she stabbed all three crocodiles simultaneously. The force from her attack was so overwhelming that the water crocodiles couldn't maintain their forms, they dissolved completely.
Sophie smiled slightly and quickly reminded her, "Yushui, attack the Holy Turquoise Water Crocodile, but don't kill it."
Yushui nodded and strode toward the opponent. The crocodile finally snapped out of its daze, its disdain vanishing as it realized the enemy was far beyond its league. Panic set in, it tried to flee, releasing three more crocodiles of equal size.
Not wanting to waste time, Yushui activated her third spirit ring ability.
"Third Soul Ring Ability: Teleport!"
(Teleport: allows the caster to move within a 100-meter radius.)
She vanished from her spot and reappeared instantly in front of the Holy Turquoise Water Crocodile.
"Second Soul Ring Ability: Wind Rush Stab!"
Wind gathered around her hand, forming a spear. She thrust it into the crocodile's nose, drawing a piercing scream. At that moment, Xiao Li's voice rang out.
"Third Soul Ring Ability: Fierce Taunt!"
The crocodile jolted, turning its fury toward Xiao Li and lunging at her. But Xiao Li was prepared.
"Second Soul Ring Ability: Fierce Aura!"
(Fierce Aura: grants a frenzy boost, increasing her damage output by 120 percent.)
With Sophie's 150 percent boost added to her own, Xiao Li's strength surged to 270 percent. She punched the crocodile, sending it flying, then rushed forward and pried open its massive jaws with her bare hands, leaving it no room to struggle.
Sophie shouted, "Quickly, Furina! Take this dagger and stab it internally, don't stop until it dies!"
Mesmerized by the battle, Furina snapped back to reality. She grabbed the dagger, her eyes fixed on Xiao Li holding the beast's enormous jaw open.
Gritting her teeth, she leapt into the crocodile's mouth and began stabbing relentlessly. The sensation was strange, this was her first time stabbing something alive. Fighting back nausea, adrenaline surged through her veins, driving her to stab even more fiercely.
After three minutes of relentless strikes, the Holy Turquoise Water Crocodile finally drew its last breath. Furina, drained of adrenaline, collapsed in exhaustion.
Xiao Li quickly caught her, pulling her out of the crocodile's mouth and holding her close to comfort her. Sophie and Yushui rushed forward as well, offering their support.
Ten minutes later, Furina managed to overcome her dizziness and nausea. At last, she felt steady again.