In an instant, flames covered the team member's hands, gradually transforming them into a pair of enormous hooves.
Boom!
The hooves struck the little purple dragon squarely, and it exploded in an instant.
It turned into an incredibly dense purple mist that spread outward.
Huo Wu reacted quickly, immediately trying to pull the team member back.
But the aftermath of the Soul Power explosion prevented her from even reaching out.
If Huo Wushuang hadn't acted in time, she probably wouldn't have escaped either.
"Ah!"
The team member who had just saved her now let out a piercing scream.
He was in terrible pain, clutching his left arm.
Even so, green pus kept flowing between his fingers.
Clearly, he had already suffered the corrosive effects of the purple mist.
"Huo Ling! Treat him, quickly!"
As captain, Huo Shan forcibly suppressed his emotions and gave the order with utmost "composure."
He hadn't expected Dugu Yan to be so formidable too.
This was completely different from what the intelligence said!
"Captain, what do we do?"
Huo Wushuang stood beside Huo Shan, his brow deeply furrowed as he asked.
He still lacked experience in tournaments and had to rely more on his captain's orders.
"We've run into a tough opponent this time. Yu Tianheng hasn't made a move from beginning to end."
Huo Shan stared fixedly at Yu Tianheng, who was strolling leisurely nearby, looking like a bystander watching a show.
"It seems Heaven Dou Royal Academy is no ordinary powerhouse this year."
"Wasn't there supposed to be a monster with four purple Soul Rings? How come I haven't seen him yet?"
"Tsk, tsk. I get the feeling Blazing Fire Academy will lose without that monster even having to lift a finger."
"..."
The spectators in the stands buzzed with discussion. Many of them were also contestants in this Soul Master Tournament.
They had clearly come to regard Heaven Dou Royal Academy as the greatest threat in this Soul Master Tournament.
"We can't keep dragging this out. Find a way to take out the two Auxiliary System Soul Masters at the back first. I've checked: one is in the twenties, the other in the thirties. Then we can take our time dealing with the rest."
After pondering for a moment, Huo Shan's eyes flashed with resolve.
Huo Wushuang nodded, and the seven members of Blazing Fire Academy immediately scattered.
"Second Soul Skill! Flash Lie Yan!"
A Control System Soul Master at the rear of Blazing Fire Academy shouted.
With Martial Soul Possession, his Martial Soul proved to be a great eagle wreathed in flames.
The enormous wings on his back carried him high into the air.
The next moment, a dazzling light burst from his body.
Everyone in the arena couldn't help closing their eyes.
Those who were a little slow saw only white. Dizzy and disoriented, they nearly fell to the ground.
"Isn't that just a flashbang?"
Yu Tianheng murmured.
He bent his legs slightly and shot forward like a cannonball.
Nine Thunder Dragon Moves, third move: Thunder Dragon Soars through the Heavens!
The few high-level Soul Masters in the arena who had shielded themselves from the flash
saw what seemed to be a purple figure heading toward the Blazing Fire Academy Soul Master in the air.
The instant they made contact, the latter plummeted like a kite with its string cut.
The dazzling light vanished without a trace at that moment.
A few breaths later, Dugu Yan and the others regained their sight.
Yu Feng suddenly noticed three figures speeding toward Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling at the rear.
"Boss, this is bad! They're going after Rongrong and Lingling!"
Yu Feng shouted and used Martial Soul Possession with his Wind Chime Bird, the wings on his back beating.
He hurried toward the two women.
In a team, Auxiliary System Soul Masters were practically its foundation.
If the two of them were badly injured, the result went without saying.
Besides, the boss had told them before that they had to protect Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong.
"Fourth Soul Skill! Heaven-Surging Flames!"
"Third Soul Skill! Earth-Burning Wave!"
"Third Soul Skill! Flame of Dawn!"
Huo Shan, Huo Wushuang, and another Soul Ancestor who had also reached level forty-one unleashed their strongest killing moves at Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling at the same time!
Against attacks of that magnitude, let alone Auxiliary System Soul Masters,
even if the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo joined forces, they would be severely injured on the spot.
"Third Soul Skill: Indestructible Raging Thunder Body!"
In the sky, Yu Tianheng's expression turned cold, and killing intent flashed in his eyes.
At that moment, the streaks of purple lightning around him underwent a qualitative change.
Rather than lightning, they looked more like black flames fused with lightning.
Yu Tianheng was faster than the three of them, landing in front of the two women almost instantly.
Indestructible Raging Thunder surged forth, meeting the attacks unleashed by the three head-on!
Just as the members of Blazing Fire Academy thought Yu Tianheng was about to block their attacks again,
an utterly bizarre scene unfolded.
As though it were intangible, the Indestructible Raging Thunder passed straight through all three attacks.
It then split into three bolts of lightning, each heading toward one of them.
"What's this supposed to mean? Is he trying to take us down with him?"
Huo Shan exclaimed in surprise. This was completely unlike Yu Tianheng!
"Second Soul Skill! Blue Lightning Tyrant Transformation!"
Gazing at the Soul Power flames drawing ever closer, Yu Tianheng parted his lips.
The moment the words left his mouth, the black lightning around him seemed to grow even more turbulent.
His long golden hair streamed along with it.
"Brother Tianheng! Be careful!"
Ning Rongrong saw that Yu Tianheng wasn't moving at all.
She thought he had been restrained by some Soul Skill.
She tried to go forward, her steps unsteady.
But before she had taken two steps, Ye Lingling, who was beside her, grabbed her.
"Rongrong, don't worry. You have to trust Tianheng."
Ye Lingling knew that Yu Tianheng would never do anything he wasn't confident of.
Unlike streets outside, the Soul Master Tournament's arena would not produce clouds of dust or suffer serious damage when bombarded.
Everyone saw clearly as the three attacks struck Yu Tianheng.
The full-force attacks of one Soul Elder and two Soul Ancestors.
Their destructive power went without saying.
How had this kid taken them head-on without even furrowing his brow?
This was completely unscientific, wasn't it?
"Is this what four Thousand-Year Soul Rings can do?"
"Why do I suspect he's more than just level forty? Surely only a Soul Master at level fifty or sixty could display strength like that?"
"I want to report him! Isn't this straight-up cheating?"
"..."
The audience had erupted. This was clearly a higher-dimensional beatdown!
Things were not nearly as easy for Huo Shan and the other two as they were for Yu Tianheng.
The instant the black Indestructible Raging Thunder touched them, all three felt their bodies go numb.
Then came an unbearable agony, as though they were being torn apart.
"What's happening?"
Huo Wushuang fell to his knees, clutching his chest, his face pale.
Beads of sweat the size of beans kept dripping from his forehead onto the ground.