Phoenix Flames Scorch the Sea (Part 2)

Li Xuanqing darted and weaved within a confined space. Under the Azure Flame enhancement, his speed, strength, and reflexes had all been comprehensively boosted. Azure flames coiled around his fists, elbows, and knees. Every block or counterattack left scorch marks on his opponent's tentacles with sharp sizzling sounds, forcing back the attacks. But Zhang Miao's attacks were simply too dense and too bizarre. Those tentacles were bonelessly flexible, yet could instantly harden like iron, while the pulling force of their suckers disrupted Li Xuanqing's exertion and balance.

On the arena, blue flames and ghastly pale tentacles intertwined and collided. Sizzling and muffled impacts rang out without pause. The two fought speed with speed, their Soul Powers crashing fiercely against each other. For a time, they were evenly matched, with neither able to gain the upper hand.

Zhang Miao grew more excited as he fought, shrieking, "Pretty boy, is that all the heat your fire has? Watch me suck you dry!" The fourth soul ring beneath his feet flashed purple. "Fourth Soul Skill—Abyssal Siphon!" Instantly, the suckers on all his tentacles blazed with light, and their suction surged several times over! Li Xuanqing immediately felt his Soul Power and even his blood and vitality beginning to stir, as though they were about to be forcibly ripped from his body! His movements could not help but slow slightly.

"Good chance!" A vicious glint flashed through Zhang Miao's eyes. One thick tentacle shot out like a venomous python, lashing viciously toward Li Xuanqing's temple! If that strike landed, he would be severely wounded even if it did not kill him!

Yet in that critical moment, Li Xuanqing showed no panic. Instead, a flash of understanding passed through his eyes. He had been observing while fighting, and now he had finally confirmed a detail—whenever