To perform better in the national competition, Rong Taotao had accepted his older brother Rong Yang's suggestion before leaving the Snow Realm. He had swapped out the Soul Pearl that mentally linked the two brothers for a Bailing Tree Maiden Soul Pearl.
The two Soul Skills, Bailing Barrier and Bailing Vine, were indeed extremely useful. In the national competition, which was packed with formidable opponents, Rong Taotao had been completely unafraid when facing all sorts of Spiritual Soul Techniques and Eye Illusion Soul Skills, remaining entirely unaffected.
This was especially true when facing the Fengtian First Squad. Yang Chunxi had specifically assigned Rong Taotao to counter Bai Ming precisely because he possessed the Soul Skills from the Bailing Tree Maiden Soul Pearl.
But at the same time, there was also a downside.
Rong Taotao should have been able to instantly notify his brother that he was being ambushed, yet now, he couldn't contact Rong Yang at all.
