As a level forty-two assault-type Soul Ancestor, Huo Wushuang instantly possessed his Unicorn Fire Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, his entire body swelling by a full size.
A layer of dark red scales covered his skin, blazing flames rising around him.
"First Soul Skill, Wrath of the Tyrant Dragon!"
Huo Wushuang showed no intention of going easy on her. He stomped off the ground and shot forward like a cannonball, trailing rolling heat waves as he charged straight at Gongsun Li's face.
The punch carried tremendous force, scorching the air until it warped.
In the stands, quite a few timid girls had already covered their eyes, unable to bear watching the adorable rabbit-eared girl get sent flying by that punch.
However.
The expected impact never came.
Just as Huo Wushuang's fist was about to touch Gongsun Li's nose.
"Late Cloud Fall."
The girl's crisp voice rang out.
The paper umbrella in her hand suddenly flew free, hovering lightly where it was.
Meanwhile, her own figure transformed into an illusory maple leaf in an instant and vanished into thin air.
Bang!
Huo Wushuang's fist struck the paper umbrella.
No, more precisely, it struck the afterimage left behind by the umbrella.
His fist plunged forward as though into the sea, meeting no resistance at all. Yet because he had put too much force into the attack, his body staggered forward involuntarily.
"Oh my, big guy, where are you punching?"
A teasing voice came from behind him.
Huo Wushuang whirled around.
Gongsun Li had somehow appeared ten meters behind him. The paper umbrella was once again in her hand, and she looked at him with a radiant smile.
"Teleport?"
A flicker of surprise passed through Ning Fengzhi's eyes in the vip seats.
"No, it wasn't Teleport."
Sword Douluo Chen Xin's voice sounded in his mind, grave and solemn.
"It was Space Displacement. This girl's Martial Soul is rather strange. That umbrella... is her coordinate."
On the arena.
Having missed his strike, Huo Wushuang immediately flew into a rage from humiliation.
"Get her! Don't let her escape!"
The other six members of Blazing Fire Academy moved at once.
Two agility-attack Soul Masters flanked her from both sides like streaks of flame, sealing off every route of retreat. Two support-type Soul Masters stood in the rear, their Spark Martial Souls flashing continuously as they strengthened their teammates.
Huo Wu stood at the center of the team, cold light flickering in her eyes.
She did not rush to attack. Instead, she waited for an opportunity to finish Gongsun Li in one blow.
"Run? Why would I run?"
Facing the people charging at her, Gongsun Li not only failed to retreat, but instead took a light step forward.
The paper umbrella in her hand suddenly opened. The red leaves painted on its surface seemed to come alive, slowly flowing across it.
"Frost Leaf Dance."
As her second Spirit Ring lit up.
The paper umbrella began spinning at high speed around her, forming an impenetrable barrier. At the same time, countless maple leaves condensed from Soul Power emerged from thin air, shooting in all directions like blades dancing through the sky.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The sounds of tearing through the air rang without end.
The two agility-attack Soul Masters who had charged fastest bore the brunt of it.
They had thought they could easily evade the attacks with their speed, but the maple leaves seemed to have eyes. No matter how they dodged, the leaves appeared precisely in their path.
Rip! Rip!
The sound of cloth tearing rang out.
The two agility-attack Soul Masters cried out miserably, several bloody wounds appearing across their bodies in an instant. Though the cuts were not deep, the piercing pain made their movements falter.
In that brief instant of hesitation.
Gongsun Li moved.
She did not use any dazzling footwork. She merely threw the paper umbrella in her hand once more.
The paper umbrella spun toward the agility-attack Soul Master on the left.
The next moment.
Her figure vanished again, appearing directly where the umbrella was.
"Moon Returns to the Valley."
She kicked out.
Before the agility-attack Soul Master could react, he was sent flying by that seemingly light kick. He slammed heavily into the railing at the edge of the arena and fainted on the spot.
The entire sequence flowed as smoothly as clouds and water, so fast it left everyone dazzled.
"Damn it!"
Huo Wushuang roared and pounced again.
At the same time, Huo Wu, who had been building up her power all along, finally found her chance.
"Third Soul Skill, Repelling Fire Ring!"
A dazzling crimson ring of light spread outward from her center in an instant, covering the entire arena without a single blind spot. This move had no offensive power, but it could forcibly knock away all enemies within its range and interrupt their skills.
As long as Gongsun Li was blasted back, Huo Wushuang's attack could follow immediately and severely injure her.
It was a fine plan.
But the opponent they faced was a marksman from Jixia.
Facing the Repelling Fire Ring rushing toward her, Gongsun Li showed no trace of panic.
"Solitary Wild Goose Breaks the Sunset."
The paper umbrella left her hand again, but instead of being thrown forward, it was thrown behind her.
Immediately after, the fire ring struck her body, sending her flying backward uncontrollably.
"Now, Brother!"
Huo Wu shouted.
Huo Wushuang understood at once. His fourth Spirit Ring suddenly lit up.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Tyrant Dragon Roars to the Heavens Strike!"
A massive fireball condensed in his hand, carrying an apocalyptic aura as it smashed viciously toward Gongsun Li, who was still suspended in midair with nowhere to brace herself.
This was the strongest attack of a level forty-two Soul Ancestor!
Even defense-type Soul Masters of the same level would not dare take it head-on.
Cries of alarm erupted from the stands.
Just when everyone thought the rabbit-eared girl was certain to lose.
Gongsun Li's lips curled upward slightly in midair.
"You... are too slow."
Whoosh!
Her figure vanished from thin air once more.
The terrifying fireball lost its target and slammed directly into the arena floor, blasting out a massive crater and sending shards of stone flying.
Gongsun Li, meanwhile, had already returned to the spot where she had previously thrown her paper umbrella—right behind Huo Wu!
This was Gongsun Li's most terrifying trait.
Every time she shifted positions, she left an umbrella behind. As long as the skill remained active, she could Teleport back to the umbrella's location at any time.
Elusive as a ghost, impossible to guard against.
"What?!"
Huo Wu felt a chill sweep over her back, every hair on her body standing on end.
She tried to turn around sharply.
But it was already too late.
A cool paper umbrella lightly pressed against the back of her neck.
"Sister, your fire doesn't seem very hot after all."
Gongsun Li's playful voice sounded beside her ear.
Before Huo Wu could react, a massive surge of Soul Power suddenly erupted from the paper umbrella.
"Maple Mark, explode!"
Boom!
Four layers of passive marks stacked together, detonating instantly.
Though Gongsun Li deliberately held back the power and did not take her life, the enormous impact still blasted Huo Wu away.
The two support-type Soul Masters nearby, who were still standing there in a daze, were caught in the blast as well and tumbled into a heap.
In less than a minute.
Blazing Fire Academy's vice-captain Huo Wu, two agility-attack Soul Masters, and two support-type Soul Masters had all been eliminated.
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