Who Said I Couldn't Fight Up Close?

Sea Horse Douluo looked at Huo Wu, who had transformed into a fire giant in mid-air. Even just looking at her, the surrounding air was distorted by the intense heat. The temperature, which should have been cool in the morning, was now as scorching as midday. "It's actually Martial Soul Avatar with a true name..."

The Huo Wu in mid-air was truly eye-catching. Sea Dragon Douluo knew this woman was far beyond Sea Horse Douluo's capabilities, and instantly appeared beside him. "What's there to be surprised about? I expected this! This woman possesses the Ultimate Fire; how could her Martial Soul not be of top-tier quality? Moreover, even top-tier Martial Soul don't necessarily possess Ultimate Attribute. Her Martial Soul quality is among the very best of top-tier Martial Soul, possibly infinitely close to a god-level Martial Soul..."

Sixth Soul Skill: Great Blaze Heaven Piercer!

The flame mark on Huo Wu's forehead flickered again. At the center of the flame giant, she extended her middle and index fingers, pointing at the Sea Horse and Sea Dragon Douluo. Then she raised her hand, and dozens of crimson magic circles appeared and lit up, with towering flames erupting from them.

The two were caught off guard by Huo Wu's attack, which was both sudden and swift. They only felt a high temperature rising beneath their feet before the towering pillars of fire appeared. Each pillar was extremely large, about ten meters in diameter. Even though the two used their Soul Power to dodge immediately, they were still burned by the edges of the pillars.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

Even though the Sea Horse Douluo Soul Power Level was relatively weak, immediately used his Soul Power to envelop the scratched area, it still burned his skin. The searing pain made him shout out, "Calm down! This woman's attacks are strong, but as long as we stay vigilant, she can't hit us!"

Huo Wu in mid-air seemed to have heard his words. She curled her lip in disdain and raised her finger at the two of them again. Seeing Huo Wu's action, the two of them immediately unleashed their Soul Power to prepare to dodge. As long as they could dodge her attack, with their speed, they were confident that they could take her down in a few moves once they got close.

More than a dozen pillars of fire shot into the sky again, but the two who were prepared were not hit. Instead, they took advantage of the gap in their evasion to quickly approach Huo Wu in mid-air. "Fifth Soul Skill: Raging Sea Surging Wave Fist, Seventh Soul Skill: Sea Dragon Avatar!" Sea Horse and Sea Dragon Douluo attacked Huo Wu from the left and right. A huge fist made of water and a water dragon rising from the ground attacked almost simultaneously.

Facing the combined attack of the two, Huo Wu's face remained expressionless. Centered on the fire giant, she unleashed a blazing ring of fire, shouting, "Third Soul Skill: Repelling Fire Ring!"

"Hmph! That's laughable. You think you can withstand both of our attacks with your Third Soul Skill? You're far too arrogant!" Ignoring the rapidly expanding circle of fire, Sea Horse Douluo was confident that Huo Wu was clearly not good at close combat, and that his and Sea Dragon Douluo's attacks would definitely take her down.

"Sizzle~"

But the reality was unbelievable. The rapidly expanding circle of fire was instantly vaporized and disappeared into steam the moment his fist made contact with the water dragon unleashed by Sea Dragon. What was even more terrifying was that the circle of fire continued to spread, seemingly blocking their attacks with ease.

"Ha, truly like ants trying to shake a tree, children at the bottom of a well. You think water overcomes fire, that you have the advantage over me in terms of attributes, but the truth is... my flames overcome you, because they represent the ultimate form of fire!"

"Two against one is unfair. Let's have a fair duel! Fifth Soul Skill: Scorching Blaze Clone!"

As Huo Wu finished speaking, a body identical to Huo Wu's activated Martial Soul Avatar appeared, except that the Huo Wu at the center of the Flame Giant was formed from flames. "You think I'm not good at close combat, right? I admit that. Compared to Tianshuang and Zhu Zhuqing, I am indeed not good at close combat, but you? Not quite..." After saying that, the main body and the clone transformed into a stream of flames, wielding giant fists to attack the two.

"Where did this girl learn her boxing style? It's simply... it has absolutely no technique... she just relies on brute force to throw punches..." The group in mid-air hadn't made a move yet, quietly watching Huo Wu's battle. Bone Douluo, Titled Douluo known for his close combat skills, couldn't help but cover his forehead and complain when he saw Huo Wu's attack methods.

Yu Tianshuang was speechless. Instead of using her advantages, she insisted on engaging in close combat. Sigh... she'd really suffered. The earth had been scorching for three days; let her vent her frustration. Just then, she saw the remaining five of the Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo appear and said to Shui Bing'er, "Oh ho, I couldn't hold back any longer! These five have finally shown up! Senior Sister, leave them to me. Taking on seven of them back then was no problem; now, five? Watch me take them down in a minute!"

"Whoosh!"

A sword aura ripped through the sky, slashing towards them at incredible speed, directly intercepting the five people who were trying to provide support. "Hey, hey, hey, we're all old acquaintances, why didn't you even say hello before you arrived? What's the meaning of this?"

"Yu Tianshuang!!!"

Yu Tianshuang swung her sword downwards at the five of them, and instantly, a series of ice-blue longswords appeared behind her, rushing towards them at lightning speed. "What's going on? Why are you calling me so familiarly? We're just opponents, oh no, you're just my defeated foe. Don't let people misunderstand, okay?"

Having fully mastered the Seven Kill Yu Tianshuang Seven Kill Sword Intent, Yu Tianshuang's falling flying swords, besides Seven Kill Sword Intent themselves, were also formed from Ultimate Ice. The cultivation levels of the five of them were already inferior to Sea Dragon and Sea Horse. Faced with each flying sword possessing the attack power of Titled Douluo, they could only struggle to cope and were unable to provide any support to the two who were being forced to retreat by Huo Wu.

Hidden in the air, Gu Rong saw Ning Rongrong, whom he and Sword Douluo were protecting on either side, take a step forward and summon her Martial Soul, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. He quickly grabbed her. "Rongrong? My little princess, where are you going?"

Stopped from her post, Ning Rongrong anxiously pleaded with Gu Rong, "Grandpa Gu, Brother Tianshuang is fighting five Titled Douluo at the same time... I want to give him a support Soul Skill..."

"No need..." Sword Douluo shook his head succinctly, "Look, Old Swordhead isn't worried about his own grandson, so you shouldn't worry about your little sweetheart!"

"Grandpa Gu!!!" Ning Rongrong blushed instantly at these words, calling out shyly. Then she looked at Shui Bing'er in front of her with some guilt, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Shui Bing'er did not react.

At that moment, a giant fiery phoenix rose from the ground and flew swiftly toward the fire giant that Huo Wu had transformed into.

"Ma Hongjun?"

The giant fireball slammed its massive fist into the Fire Phoenix that was hurtling towards her, shattering it completely. The person who appeared after the Fire Phoenix dissipated was none other than Ma Hongjun, the fat man who had been killed not long ago and also possessed Ultimate Fire.