Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing informed everyone that Lin Xi was still alive and that he and Chi Qiu were trapped inside the Evil Fire.
Since no one had been hurt, Ma Xiaotao saw no reason to hold back. She hadn't even considered what might happen to the two of them once they ran out of strength—after all, the referee would rescue them. That was what she thought.
Huo Yuhao's Soul Shock slammed into Ma Xiaotao's Sea of Consciousness. The attack was close to Soul Emperor level. Ma Xiaotao's vision went black, and she fell, but her Soul Power continued pouring out for several seconds before finally stopping.
There had been no fatalities, so the match had to continue. Seeing that Ma Xiaotao couldn't get back up, Dai Yueheng charged into the fray.
Xiao Hongchen noticed the sudden change behind him and started to turn back to help, but Huo Yuhao signaled for him to fire according to plan. The sooner they ended the match, the sooner they could get away from danger.
The moment the light flared behind Xiao Hongchen, Chen Fe immediately understood and dodged. He Caitou had already used up many Defensive Soul Tools defending against Chen Fe's attacks. After all, he was only a Soul Ancestor, while Chen Fe was a Soul King. Even with Chen Fe out of the way, He Caitou was now in no shape to withstand Xiao Hongchen's attack.
Xu Sanshi had only just come to, still groggy from the lingering effects of Soul Shock. The Sun Moon team had been focused on Lin Xi and hadn't had time to deal with him, so he immediately used Mysterious Underworld Displacement again, hoping to switch places with Xiao Hongchen.
But he had underestimated how much control Xiao Hongchen had over metal under Spiritual