If simple speed can be predicted, then increase it to a level where even prediction cannot react.
Moreover, Liu Yuan knew very well that he was only a five-ring Spirit King, while Ma Xiaotao was a genuine seven-ring Spirit Saint.
Unless Liu Yuan directly summoned the Mega Rayquaza original body and let Mega Rayquaza deal with Ma Xiaotao...
Otherwise, if he used the Martial Soul Possession state, this spirit power gap of nearly twenty levels would still lie between the two like a natural chasm.
Therefore, to cross this chasm, he could only strengthen his own stats!
"Phew..."
Liu Yuan took a deep breath, the sharpness in his eyes slowly receding, replaced by a deeper sense of calm.
He didn't charge again; instead, he slightly lowered his center of gravity, adopting a defensive counter-attack stance.
"Oh? Not making a move anymore?"
Ma Xiaotao looked at Liu Yuan, who had suddenly become "quiet," her elegant brows arching slightly, but the vigilance in her heart didn't relax at all.
"Since you won't attack, I won't be polite then!"
Before her voice finished, Ma Xiaotao waved her hands, and the Evil Fire on the ground instantly boiled, turning into several hideous fire snakes that coiled toward Liu Yuan from all directions.
At the same time, she tapped her toes and shot out like an arrow from a bow, her right leg raised high like a battle-ax, slashing down fiercely toward the top of Liu Yuan's head!
"Bang!"
Liu Yuan slid backward, narrowly avoiding this heavy and powerful blow.
But he didn't counter-attack; while avoiding the attack, his body performed an extremely eerie twisting motion.
That movement seemed to be for dodging the fire snakes' pursuit, but if one looked closely, it possessed a unique sense of rhythm, as if he was... dancing?
Buzz—
At the moment this movement was completed, the third spirit ring beneath his feet flickered extremely subtly.
A warm current instantly flowed through his entire body; Liu Yuan felt his body lighten, and the power within him seemed to have grown slightly.
First Dragon Dance, stack successful!
"Again!"
A sharp light flashed in Liu Yuan's eyes; he still didn't take the initiative to attack, instead weaving through the dense fire snakes and Ma Xiaotao's storm-like offensive like a swimming fish.
Every time he dodged an attack, his body would follow through with a movement that seemed redundant but actually hid a mysterious mechanism.
Every turn, every leap, every slide...
These movements, when connected, were like a mysterious and ancient sacrificial dance.
"Something's not right."
In less than half a minute, Ma Xiaotao, who was attacking frantically, narrowed her eyes.
Although Liu Yuan seemed to be in a passive state of being beaten, even occasionally having his clothes grazed by fire snakes and appearing somewhat disheveled.
But... his speed seemed to have increased?
In the beginning, Ma Xiaotao could occasionally force Liu Yuan into a fluster using the prediction of her "Evil Fire Domain." But now, although Liu Yuan was still dodging, his movements were becoming increasingly composed, even giving off a sense of taking a leisurely stroll.
Moreover, his so-called "disheveled" state also carried a sense of incongruity.
Clearly in a life-and-death struggle, why were his dodging movements always mixed with some inexplicable stretches and rotations?
Such redundant movements are undoubtedly a major taboo in a duel between experts; they not only affect dodging efficiency but also reveal huge openings.
Liu Yuan couldn't possibly make such a low-level mistake.
Unless... these movements themselves were part of his goal!
While maintaining her offensive, Ma Xiaotao carefully observed every detail of Liu Yuan.
Finally, when Liu Yuan once again twisted his body at an incredible angle to dodge her whip kick, and the spirit ring beneath his feet flickered slightly, a flash of inspiration struck Ma Xiaotao's mind, and she instantly caught the key!
"So that's how it is!"
Ma Xiaotao suddenly stopped, not continuing the pursuit; instead, she stood in place, her gaze fixed on Liu Yuan not far away, her lips curling into a cold smile that saw through everything.
"Liu Yuan, I have to admit, you are truly cunning."
"The reason you've been only dodging and not attacking, even adding those strange dance moves into your evasions, is actually to secretly strengthen yourself, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire audience was shocked.
Liu Yuan, who was adjusting his breathing to continue stacking Dragon Dance, also stiffened slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Was I discovered?"
Looking at Liu Yuan's reaction, Ma Xiaotao became even more certain of her guess and said loudly:
"Although you were very discreet, using dodging movements to mask the startup of that strengthening Spirit Ability, your speed is getting faster and your sense of power is getting stronger—these changes can't lie!"
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the reason why you were able to crush the Crimson Flame Academy team single-handedly without any suspense back then, right?"
"A buff Spirit Ability that can be continuously stacked to increase one's own speed and attack power!"
As Ma Xiaotao's words fell, the entire Star Luo Plaza instantly erupted.
"What? That Liu Yuan has been secretly strengthening himself?"
"No wonder Crimson Flame Academy lost so miserably just now; they were beaten by someone with full stacks of buffs!"
"Good heavens, this kind of Spirit Ability is too abnormal! If he's allowed to keep stacking, wouldn't he be invincible?"
Even over at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's waiting area, there was a wave of shock.
Xiao Hongchen's expression changed slightly: "Oh no, it's been seen through. Although the captain's Dragon Dance is strong, it needs time to stack. Now that Ma Xiaotao has called it out, she definitely won't give the captain any more chances to keep stacking."
Meng Hongchen also had a worried look: "How is this Ma Xiaotao so smart! What an annoying woman!"
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