Her Phoenix Wings released a small flame phoenix with a wingspan of only a meter, sending it flying toward Ma Rulong. At the same time, the second half of Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike, Phoenix Magma Charge, finished charging and surged toward him.
"Captain!"
Xiao Hongchen's shout snapped Ma Rulong out of his daze, but it was already a little too late. Magma erupted into the sky, engulfing him along with the little flying phoenix.
Just before the flames could strike Ma Rulong, however, a layer of blue-green radiance enveloped him, followed by a golden Soul Tool Shield.
These were the two defensive Soul Tools Ma Rulong carried: the Invincible Shield and the Spirit Sea Armor. Together, they protected him completely.
Seeing Ma Rulong emerge unscathed, the other team members on the arena floor breathed a sigh of relief.
Ma Xiaotao frowned when she saw that Ma Rulong was utterly unharmed. Without a moment's hesitation, she lit up her Sixth Soul Ring.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower!"
This time, however, Ma Xiaotao's target was no longer Ma Rulong, but Ji Juechen and the other five below. Countless fireballs rained from the sky, hurtling toward them wreathed in Phoenix Flame.
Xiao Hongchen took the lead, separating the enormous cannon he had previously assembled, aiming the barrels at Ma Xiaotao, and opening fire! The other competitors followed his lead, their shells colliding with the fireballs she unleashed.
Boom!
The collisions between the shells and fireballs unleashed a violent shock wave that flung the airborne Ma Xiaotao to the ground. The other members of the Sun Moon Royal Academy were also sent sprawling, apart from Ye Guyi, who stood some distance away.
Ye Guyi seized the opportunity. Her third and fifth Spirit Rings lit up, and she charged toward Ma Xiaotao with a