Skywater's Counterattack. This response was much the same in effect as the evasion method once used by the Spirit Master with the Rock Armor Dragon Martial Soul.
But unlike the Rock Armor Dragon, Qiu Ruoshui's fish scales could guide force along them more effectively than rock armor, and the posture she used to block with her arm had also found the smallest, most energy-saving angle.
Together with her Second Soul Skill, the Water Attribute energy of Blue Light Shockwave had first canceled out part of the ray's impact and heat, allowing her to defuse the Fire Star Ray's attack with minimal injury.
However, to complete this entire series of superb maneuvers, aside from exceptional combat skill and mental fortitude, the most important requirement was that she could accurately predict the direction of the attack before the Fire Star Ray was released.
If she could not do that, then no matter how strong her mental fortitude was or how exquisite her strategy, she would not have been able to react in time under the ultra-high-speed ray attack.
Yet Qiu Ruoshui, on the opposite side, had been ready almost the instant the Fire Star Ray was released. Her upper body had also shifted slightly to the side, avoiding a head-on collision with the ray.
Within Quan Yi and Huo Wu's telepathic channel, the two of them secretly began to communicate.
"In the previous match against Thunder Academy, Wang Xing exposed his greatest weakness.
"And that weakness wasn't overlooked by them. As expected of Skywater Academy."
Huo Wu sighed, feeling regret over Wang Xing's current situation, while inwardly expressing admiration for Skywater Academy's performance.
"Yes. Wang Xing's greatest weakness isn't his innate physical defense or low resistance, but the fact that Fire Star Ray doesn't gather fast enough.
"Compared to other soul skills,