Ma Hongjun had already risen into the air.
Only then did he realize just how powerful his opponent truly was.
Watching his opponent rush at him, he could only make one final struggle.
His fourth soul ring lit up, purple light flashing.
The crimson thorns covering the ground were simultaneously coated in a layer of pale purple light.
The glow appeared on the thorns' spikes.
The next instant, countless purple points shot into the sky, raining down on Ma Hongjun.
Thorn Rain, fourth soul skill.
The thorn spikes infused with intense fire-element energy could attack over a wide area.
They could also be concentrated on a single target.
Once struck, the fire poison within them would spread through the opponent's body, causing immense damage.
Ma Hongjun took the full force of his opponent's soul skill.
While airborne, he could leave his opponent nowhere to hide.
But it was also difficult for him to dodge.
What was more, those thorn spikes were coming from every direction.
Phoenix Bathed in Fire and Phoenix Wing Soars were instantly activated to their fullest extent.
The moment the thorn spikes entered the flames surrounding Ma Hongjun's body, they turned to ash.
However, this was still a thousand-year soul skill.
And his opponent's fourth soul skill at that.
Although Ma Hongjun still held the elemental advantage over his opponent,
it was no longer as overwhelming as it had been against the previous opponents.
Thus, while he filtered out the spikes and the fire poison on them,
the force of their impacts still landed on him to some extent.
If there had only been a few, or even a few dozen, Fatty might not have felt anything.
But there were thousands upon thousands of spikes.
They did not hurt much, but the unceasing numb itch was even