Ma Rulong froze in place, his mouth hanging wide open. For a long moment, he couldn't manage a single word. He was completely dumbfounded.
He knew Xu Yanli was formidable, but he had never imagined he could be this powerful.
All it took was one person and one simple move to break through the combined attack of two Soul Emperors who had given it everything they had.
On the other side, Ma Xiaotao climbed to her feet. The flames around her had dimmed considerably, but her eyes grew wilder by the second. She kept muttering, "Impossible... This can't possibly be..."
The Evil Fire inside her had been thoroughly provoked by Xu Yanli's overwhelming strength. As if it had suffered the greatest injustice in the world, it began rampaging through her body, desperately trying to break through the restraints holding it back.
Her resolve had shattered.
The flames in her eyes slowly turned murky. They were no longer pure crimson, but had taken on a dark, blackish hue.
This was bad. The Evil Fire was about to run wild.
Dai Yaoheng immediately saw something was wrong. He struggled to his feet and shouted at her in alarm, "Ma Xiaotao! Calm down! Get yourself under control!"
But Ma Xiaotao couldn't hear a word anyone said. The Evil Fire had completely taken over her mind. Her Sixth Soul Ring lit up beyond her control, and Phoenix Meteor Shower erupted on its own. She hadn't even activated it.
The sky darkened in an instant. Countless fiery meteors gathered over the tournament stage, each wrapped in black-and-red flames. This wasn't pure phoenix fire, but Evil Fire steeped in a violent aura.
"Damn it!" Xuan Zi sprang to his feet in the stands, his face changing in an instant. "Her Evil Fire is out of control!"