At the host Doudou's command, both teams moved at the same time.
Dugu Yan let out a low shout, and the eerie green poisonous mist suddenly dispersed. Gu Yuena, holding the Silver Dragon Spear, rushed out of the poisonous mist, followed closely by Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing. The three of them had the same target: Huo Wushuang, the captain of the Blazing Fire Academy Team.
Ning Rongrong also applied amplification buffs to the three of them at the same time.
Their tactics have always been this simple and brutal: since their own team coordination is so problematic, they won't give the opponent a chance to coordinate!
Once the opponent's Power Attack System are eliminated, no one else will be able to break through Dugu Yan's defenses.
boom--!
Just as Huo Wushuang was about to be surrounded and attacked by the three, Huo Wu's Third Soul Ring lit up, and a golden-red fire ring burst out and spread instantly.
Just as Gu Yuena and her two companions were about to attack Huo Wushuang, they suddenly felt a powerful force strike them, sending them flying in different directions. Even though the attack did not cause any damage, it instantly disrupted their pre-planned tactical formation.
"Now!" Huo Wushuang shouted, and the rest of the Blazing Fire Academy Team seized the opportunity to launch their attacks.
Due to significant problems with teamwork, the Imperial Fighting Team was momentarily thrown into disarray. Although Dugu Yan attempted to release poison mist to counter the flames, the Blazing Fire Academy's flames were highly effective against her poison mist. As soon as it was released, it was burned through by the flames. While it couldn't be completely destroyed, it still created a path large enough for them to advance.
With three main forces suddenly gone, Dugu Yan, who was controlling the field in the center of the team, was exposed. Huo Wushuang, as the main force on the front line, rushed towards Dugu Yan immediately. His Third Soul Ring flashed, and Tyrant Dragon's Wrath was activated. Huo Wushuang transformed into a one-horned fire dragon, and his charge became even more terrifying.
But Dugu Yan stood still, showing no intention of dodging, as if she was waiting for Huo Wushuang to knock her down. Seeing this, Huo Wushuang instinctively felt something was wrong and subconsciously withdrew his strength.
As expected, just as his attack was about to reach Dugu Yan, an invisible and colorless wall suddenly appeared, and Huo Wushuang crashed into this Colorless Wall, unable to advance an inch.
"What is this thing?" Huo Wushuang was bewildered.
Whose defensive Soul Skill?
Similarly, on the other side, the two Agility Attack System Soul Master of the Blazing Fire Team both targeted Xiao Wu, intending to eliminate her by force.
However, just as they were about to reach Xiao Wu, they encountered the same situation as Huo Wushuang: a colorless and invisible wall appeared in front of Xiao Wu, perfectly blocking their attack.
"It's you?" Huo Wu looked at Xuan Ming, who had raised his right hand, his palm shimmering with a dim white Xuan Ming.
According to information about the Great Soul Arena, Xuan Ming's White Light Domain can condense a colorless and invisible wall with extremely strong defensive capabilities.
When did this guy unleash his domain?
"Your teamwork..." Xuan Ming hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
"There was absolutely no cooperation whatsoever."
Pure brute force!
"This doesn't require any cooperation," Ning Rongrong, a little embarrassed.
Gu Yuena launches a powerful attack, Dugu Yan controls the battlefield, Xiao Wu provides secondary damage, and Zhu Zhuqing Ye Lingling applies healing as needed. They easily overwhelm the opponent each time; what need is there for tactical coordination?
"We call this adapting to changing circumstances," Ye Lingling whispered.
Xuan Ming was speechless. "If you can block, you don't block; if you can dodge, you don't dodge. You just wait for me to save you. Is that what you call being adaptable?"
Dugu Yan's fourth Soul Skill Jade Phosphorous Poison Armor, can condense highly toxic Soul Power into a dark green energy armor on the surface of her body. It has both defensive and counter-damage effects, and enemies who attack the armor will be tainted with highly toxic venom.
Although the potency of this poison would be greatly reduced when exposed to high temperatures, if it had been released just now, it would have been enough to block Huo Wushuang's attack. But what was Dugu Yan doing? She was just standing there!
And then there's Xiao Wu, who clearly has the ability to Teleportation and escape, but she just doesn't use it!
"Isn't it because we trust you?" Ye Lingling asked, puzzled.
"And, shouldn't you feel a sense of involvement?"
"..." Xuan Ming.
Why are you talking in the same tone as Ning Rongrong?
Chapter 244 Dark Firmament
With Xuan Ming's intervention, Blazing Fire Academy's first coordinated attack failed, but it also confirmed to them that the Imperial Fighting Team's teamwork was very weak, and that this was not a pretense.
It's like a makeshift troupe put together on the spot!
It's not that their teamwork was bad, it's that there was absolutely no teamwork whatsoever!
Although they are individually very strong, they are not so good when they are combined. They may even interfere with each other. Once their tactic of forcibly overpowering the opponent is broken, the Imperial Fighting Team's offense will become very passive.
However, despite being on the defensive, the huge gap in overall strength was enough to make up for the lack of teamwork.
Having barely experienced the feeling of being protected by Xuan Ming, Dugu Yan was satisfied. Immediately afterwards, the thick, emerald-green poisonous fog dispersed again, spreading throughout the entire competition venue.
Before the competition began, Xiao Wu and her group had already taken the antidote, so they wouldn't be greatly affected by the poisonous fog. However, the people from the Blazing Fire Academy were in an awkward situation.
Faced with the enhanced poisonous fog, their individual firepower was no longer sufficient to burn away the deadly poison, and the Blazing Fire Academy team members, not wanting to be poisoned, had no choice but to huddle together.
The entire team assembled, and their firepower was terrifying, completely incinerating and vaporizing the approaching poisonous fog.
"Captain, this can't go on. We'll be worn down to death by this poisonous fog," Huo Lie said.
The Imperial Fighting Team's tactics are very simple and brutal. At the start, they release poison mist, and then the female Soul Master with Teleportation Teleportation Soul Skill will target one person and forcibly kick them into the poison mist's encirclement. Then, the fierce silver-haired girl will launch a strong attack, followed closely by the opponent's Agility Attack System Soul Master who will also complete the encirclement, making it three against one!
Imperial Fighting Team's underhanded tactics almost always manage to eliminate their opponents instantly!
If it weren't for Huo Wu's third Soul Skill, Huo Wushuang would have been taken down in one combo from the start.
Now, Dugu Yan on the opposite side has clearly given up on breaking through them one by one because of Huo Wu's Soul Skill, and has chosen to release poison mist with all her might, intending to wear them down to death.
Although they could withstand the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison by combining their high-temperature flames, the Soul Power they used to resist the poison was completely disproportionate to the amount of energy Dugu Yan used to release the poison!
Once Dugu Yan's Soul Power is exhausted and she can no longer sustain such a wide-range attack, their Soul Power will also be more than half depleted. If the enemy then attacks again, won't they be defeated one by one?
Huo Lie had considered these points, as had Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu. The difference in their two teams' Soul Power Level was significant, so if they were to engage in a war of attrition, they would inevitably lose.
Huo Wushuang turned around and exchanged a glance with Huo Wu. Huo Wu nodded and slowly raised her hands, two balls of orange-red flames beginning to rise from her palms.
Seeing this, the others from the Blazing Fire Academy also sprang into action. Two Auxiliary System Soul Master Huo Wu brightly, amplifying Huo Wu's power to the fullest extent, while the remaining four, led by Huo Wushuang, formed a defensive formation in front of Huo Wu to prevent any enemy attacks.
The flames in Huo Wu's hands burned brighter and brighter, turning from orange-red to dark blue, and then to incandescent white. As Huo Wu's Fourth Soul Ring flashed, this huge fireball was almost like a small sun hanging above the arena.
" Huo Wu's Blazing Sun!"
Under this terrifyingly high temperature, the poisonous fog that filled the arena was quickly evaporated. With the full support of the two support Soul Master, Huo Wu's attack was even more powerful than the fifth Soul Skill of an ordinary Fire Attribute Soul Master.
"Truly, a wealth of talented people are emerging."
In the VIP seats, Ning Fengzhi and his group were somewhat surprised to see the dazzling young star on the field. To have such a level of control over one's Martial Soul at such a young age, this girl from the Blazing Fire Academy was indeed quite outstanding.
However, upon seeing this scene, Hu Liena and Xue Qinghe's expressions were somewhat off.
Because they saw the entire Imperial Fighting Team retreating, Xuan Ming, who was originally standing at the back, was now forced to move to the front.
"What a terrifying fireball! Brother Xuan Ming, keep going!" Ning Rongrong playfully cheered Xuan Ming on.
"I really have no other choice." Dugu Yan shrugged innocently.
She could feel the terrifying power of that small sun; with her abilities, she definitely couldn't withstand that attack!
Her only option was to activate her fifth Soul Skill before the attack was completed, forcibly interrupting the opponent.
But now that the other party has completed their preparations, there's nothing she can do.
"You guys really went to great lengths to make me feel involved." Xuan Ming was a little tired, but he still took a step forward.
" Xuan Ming! If you've got the guts, take this attack!"
Huo Wu's voice trembled slightly, clearly because the Soul Power of the sun above her head was too immense, and she could hardly suppress it with her own control.
Xuan Ming walked alone to the center of the arena, looking at Huo Wu holding up the small sun, "Among the fire-attribute Soul Master I've encountered, at least so far, you are the best. However, you seem to be overestimating yourself."
"What did you say!" Huo Wu's eyes narrowed, and she used her last bit of strength to forcefully increase the flames.
Then, an accident occurred.
The incandescent fireball began to crack, and the intense heat of the flames began to visibly overflow.
"Young people still can't keep their composure," Ning Fengzhi shook his head.
The fireball that the little girl had condensed was already at its limit; once she released it, the attack would be a complete success.
However, because of Xuan Ming's words, the little girl, in a fit of anger, forcibly compressed and increased the power of the flames. The power of the flames was too strong, exceeding her control limit, and the fireball was about to go out of control!
" Huo Wu!" Sensing the restless flames, Huo Wushuang's expression changed.
"Throw it out now!"
Huo Wu's face turned extremely pale. "I can't control it anymore, I can't throw it."
Damn it! She had just forcibly increased and compressed the power of the flames, and now this thing had become a hot potato, stuck in her own hands!
"Playing with fire will get you burned." Xuan Ming glanced at Huo Wu, who was gritting her teeth, then slowly turned and walked towards the group.
"Get out of here!" Huo Wu said through gritted teeth.
"Retreat? What retreat? You're almost exhausted. You can't withstand the out-of-control Huo Wu's Blazing Sun," Huo Wushuang said in a deep voice.
We've already lost.
"Loss?" Huo Wu's eyes narrowed as she watched Xuan Ming's departing figure, the humiliation in her heart turning into a raging fire.
I won't lose!
Huo Wu gritted her teeth and, ignoring the immense pressure from the out-of-control fireball, forcibly channeled the little remaining Soul Power within her body, attempting to regain control of the about-to-explode fireball.
However, her efforts were in vain. The cracks on the surface of the fireball became more and more dense, and the blazing light was like a volcano about to erupt, threatening to engulf everything around it at any moment.
" Huo Wu, stop pushing yourself!" Huo Wushuang shouted anxiously, while signaling the other team members to prepare for defense.
Xuan Ming sensed the increasingly violent fiery aura behind him, paused slightly, and frowned.
Is this girl going to kill herself?
Thinking that if something went wrong, the so-called competition organizing committee would probably have to resort to banning him again, Xuan Ming sighed and turned around.
"This is really troublesome."
A cold white light suddenly exploded, instantly engulfing the entire Soul Fighting Arena.
A terrifying pressure descended upon the students of the Blazing Fire Academy. Even with a fireball hovering over their heads, they still felt a chill run down their spines.
In the audience, whether they were seeing it for the first time or had seen Xuan Ming's white light before, they all screamed and exclaimed in surprise.
"Is this his Innate Domain?" Xue Ye's expression changed.
Having heard about it for so many years, this was the first time he had ever seen Xuan Ming's domain in person. After all, given his status, it was impossible for him to go to a place like the Soul Fighting Arena to watch a match.
" Sect Master Ning, do you know what the effects of his domain are?" Xue Ye couldn't help but ask.
The information he knew was all hearsay, and each one was more exaggerated than the last—things like the Nether Domain, or someone stepping into a death trap and immediately losing consciousness.
He knew that some special Martial Soul possessed powerful Innate Domain, but these domains were ultimately abilities that could grow. Although they could give Soul Master a huge advantage within the same level, they were definitely not as exaggerated as the rumors suggested, not to mention that Xuan Ming had not yet cultivated his Beast Martial Soul.
"Suppress," Ning Fengzhi said.
"A comprehensive suppression— Soul Power, Divine Power, elemental power, all of Soul Master's attributes will be suppressed, including the activity of various energies within the domain, all of which will be greatly reduced. Even if he knew the effects of this domain in advance, it would be meaningless."
"Unpreventable, unavoidable, inescapable, we can only face it."
"If their Soul Power Level is higher than his, it's fine. With their strong Soul Power, they can resist the suppression effect of the domain. But if their Soul Power Level is lower than his, it's a nightmare."
In battles between Soul Master, intelligence plays a crucial role. Knowing your enemy and yourself will ensure victory in every battle. If you understand your opponent's Soul Skill, Abilities, and Fighting Style, while your opponent knows nothing about you, the scales of victory will have already tipped before the battle even begins.
But there are some abilities in this world that can only be described as shameless, and even if you know them, they are completely meaningless!
Knowing the truth only made me more desperate!
"What is that?!"
Gu Rong's expression changed, and countless eyes in the arena turned to the main arena in the center.
Xuan Ming raised his right hand and made a grasping motion towards the massive fireball above Huo Wu's head, which was about to explode out of control.
" Dark Firmament!"
Dark aurora burst forth from the void, particularly conspicuous amidst the cold white light, instantly engulfing the massive fireball created by Huo Wu, leaving not a trace behind.
The intense heat vanished along with the incandescent flames, as if it had never existed.
The entire arena fell into a deathly silence. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Xuan Ming, as if time itself had frozen at that moment.
Chapter 245 I stood up, he flew.