This was Huo Yu's Crane Blade style.
Since he could not match Huo Yun in precision or blade technique, he used numbers far beyond the limit one could withstand to carry out a sweeping bombardment, leaving his opponent with nowhere to dodge.
Qiu Ruoshui—and Skywater Academy—had made a misjudgment: in order to stop Huo Yu from using his Fourth Soul Skill, she had rushed in too recklessly.
It had given him the perfect opening to unleash a blanket barrage of Crane Blades.
Moreover, though she had given up using her First Soul Skill out of concern that Huo Yu, as a Beast Soul Master, had physical defenses far beyond Ling Yun and Wang Xing's, meaning she needed to close the distance further for it to have a better effect...
That decision could be said to have made her give up her only chance to counterattack.
The blanket of Fire Blades made the temperature on the surface of Qiu Ruoshui's body grow higher and higher, while the fish scales on her arms, which had taken the most attacks, even began to glow like metal heated red-hot.
She had wanted to endure the pressure and push forward, but the moment she took her first step, the attack power and pressure of the Fire Blades suddenly increased, forcing her back to where she had been.
No good. The closer I get to him, the stronger the force and explosive power of the Fire Blades become.
But if I retreat now and open up the distance, I won't be able to stop him from summoning the Fire Crane.
Qiu Ruoshui fell into a dilemma where she could neither advance nor retreat.
Huo Yu seemed to have realized this as well—or rather, he was deliberately using this method to hold her in place.
So he