In the Soul Master World, there was a common understanding.
Soul Engineers were limited by their Martial Souls. Even if their cultivation rose and they possessed formidable Soul Power, they still stood no chance against Soul Masters in a close-quarters fight.
The Sun Moon Team's members were already among the best Soul Engineers in combat, but they still lagged behind the Soul Masters trained by Shrek when it came to close combat.
So they had set two goals before the match.
The first was to stop the entire Shrek Team from entering Invisibility by any means possible. They had succeeded.
The second was to delay the enemy from closing in for as long as possible. So far, that was not going well.
The moment they raised their shields against Ma Xiaotao's Soul Skill, they gave Shrek's members a chance to catch their breath. The distance between them inevitably shrank.
They also discovered just how terrifying top-tier Soul Masters became when they picked up Soul Tools.
A single Soul Tool Shield had neutralized their first volley.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As the Phoenix Meteor Shower struck the shields, tremendous explosions rang out. With a forty percent speed boost from Ning Tian's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Ma Xiaotao reached the Sun Moon Team's formation in the blink of an eye. Her fourth Soul Ring flashed beneath her feet.
Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike!
She did not intend to wound anyone with this strike. If she could disrupt their formation, she would have created an advantage for her team.
But Lin Xi, at the front of the Sun Moon Team, charged straight at Ma Xiaotao without hesitation. Behind him, another teammate named Mijia immediately deployed a shield, guarding against Xu Sanshi's Xuanming Displacement.
As a dedicated defensive Soul Engineer, Lin Xi instinctively moved to