Xiao Xiao cleverly used the force of Sweep of the Cauldron to create distance, narrowly dodging Meng Hongchen's fifth Soul Skill, the thunderous Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill.
Seeing her finishing move miss, Meng Hongchen gritted her teeth, but she didn't lose heart.
As a genius of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, she was just as experienced in battle.
Her first strike had missed, so she immediately adjusted her posture and steadied herself in midair. Light flowed across the interfaces of several Soul Tools on her body as she prepared to launch another attack.
She had to eliminate Xiao Xiao first.
But she was fast—and someone else was faster!
"Don't even think about it!"
A roar like a tiger's bellow resounded across the arena.
A flash of light enveloped Dai Yueheng. His level-seven Defensive Soul Tool activated!
He endured the countless shells Xiao Hongchen rained down on him, letting them explode against his armor in dazzling bursts of flame.
Dai Yueheng completely ignored the opponent in front of him and rushed back to help Xiao Xiao!
"White Tiger Destruction Kill!"
Dai Yueheng twisted his waist and swung his arm. A huge tiger's claw tore through the sky, sending a massive golden blade of light that seemed capable of cleaving through anything hurtling across the battlefield, precisely toward Meng Hongchen.
Before the blade even reached her, its domineering aura of slaughter made Meng Hongchen's skin prickle with pain.
Her expression changed. She knew there was no way she could take the blow head-on. The Flying Soul Tool on her back spewed out powerful jets of air, propelling her rapidly backward.
The opportunity was fleeting.
Meng Hongchen understood that with Dai Yueheng coming to her opponent's aid, she had completely lost her best chance to eliminate Xiao Xiao.
She had no