Ma Hongjun's head turned toward Ye Lan before the Flame Ray did, the flames curving toward the golden-haired man. Ma Hongjun thought it had definitely hit and was so excited he nearly shouted.
But before Ma Hongjun could celebrate, he watched helplessly as the golden-haired man vanished from where he stood.
Then a fierce impact slammed into Ma Hongjun's chin. His teeth struck the tip of his tongue, and an intense biting pain instantly flooded his mind.
The pain even overwhelmed the lingering burning sensation from the residual flames in Ma Hongjun's mouth.
Ye Lan used Flash Step and struck Ma Hongjun's chin, interrupting the Flame Ray.
Just as Ye Lan was about to follow up with another kick, he noticed Ma Hongjun's second Soul Ring light up, purple light bursting from his entire body.
Ye Lan immediately stopped his kick and instantly opened a distance of ten meters between himself and Ma Hongjun.
Enduring the pain in his mouth, Ma Hongjun decisively activated his Second Soul Skill to defend against the golden-haired man's next kick.
Yet his Second Soul Skill had only just been activated, and the Flame Halo had not even had time to emerge from his body.
Then he could only watch as the golden-haired man once again moved out of his attack range. The hope that had just risen in Ma Hongjun's heart was extinguished once more.
He was so fast! He was only slightly slower than Xinsheng after Martial Soul Possession, but his instantaneous burst speed was definitely faster than Xinsheng's.
Ma Hongjun knew that no matter how powerful his flame attacks were, if they could not hit, they would only waste Soul Power.
So he said, "Why aren't you using your Martial Soul? What kind of skill is dodging around? Do you dare fight