With a single palm strike, Star Guardian shattered. Xu Jiujiu spat out blood, and her Star Crown let out a series of sharp cracks. Even the diamond-shaped gemstone at its center had developed fissures.
Heavenly Fiend Douluo swept out a hand, striking toward Dai Yueheng with unmatched force.
Just then, an even more powerful pressure descended. A disheveled old man who looked like a beggar appeared silently and sent Heavenly Fiend Douluo flying with a raised elbow. He crashed hard into the Absolute Defense Soul Tool trapping Ma Xiaotao, and cracking sounds rang out without end.
"Wake up!" The scruffy old man was Xuan Zi. After shouting in a low voice, he saw a trace of clarity return to Dai Yueheng's eyes and immediately knocked him unconscious, slung him over his shoulder, and vanished from the spot.
At that moment, a clear phoenix cry rang out. Xuan Zi had been too eager to save someone and had not held back much when he sent Heavenly Fiend Douluo flying. Heavenly Fiend Douluo had actually smashed directly into the core of the Absolute Defense Soul Tool, shattering it.
The moment the Absolute Defense Soul Tool broke, Ma Xiaotao escaped. Phoenix Evil Fire erupted wildly, wrapping around her entire body and turning her into a human-shaped blaze.
"This is bad—the evil fire has erupted!" Wang Yan's expression changed.
He knew about Ma Xiaotao's evil fire. Before departure, Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi had specifically warned him about it and instructed Wang Yan to keep a close eye on Ma Xiaotao. At the first sign of an evil fire eruption, he was to order Ling Luochen, in his capacity as team leader, to suppress Ma Xiaotao's evil fire with her ice attribute.
Ma Xiaotao was incredibly fast. The instant the Absolute Defense Soul Tool