The impact carried by the light pillar drove her body backward at an angle, sending her sliding from the edge of the arena to the middle of the field.
Though her Fourth Soul Skill reduced the force of the impact, the remaining power was not to be underestimated.
Fortunately, the scales beneath her feet reduced friction and resistance, helping her bleed off the force. Otherwise, the impact alone might have fractured her arm.
Qiu Ruoshui had not expected the ray's attack power to be so intense. The Water Bubbles in front had barely weakened it at all.
She gripped her right arm tightly with her left hand, unable to tell whether it was trembling uncontrollably from the force or from the burning sensation caused by the burst of steam, and looked back with lingering fear.
A refracted, charred black line ran from one end to the other, only fully fading when it reached the edge.
This meant the Blazing White Light Pillar had lasted from one end of the arena all the way to the other. It could be said to have crossed a distance of a full hundred meters.
If not for her Fourth Soul Skill, and if she had still tried to block it in the same way, her entire arm might have been burned away.
Outside the field, when Ling Yun saw Qiu Ruoshui perfectly block the complete version of the Fire Star Ray, and that he himself had also been pushed out of the field, his face was full of disbelief.
Something even more unexpected happened.
Skywater Academy had completed two consecutive victories over Blazing Fire Academy with just one person.
Such a feat immediately stirred up an even greater commotion. Seeing Qiu Ruoshui's incomparably brilliant performance, thunderous applause rang out through the entire arena.
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