"Fire Immunity?!"
Those two words were like a depth charge, exploding violently within the Shrek waiting area.
Others might have a vague concept of the term, thinking at most that it meant not being afraid of fire.
But for the students of Shrek Academy, the meaning represented by these two words was a shock engraved into their very bones!
Because in Shrek's history textbooks, it was recorded that the legendary ancestor who founded the Tang Sect—Tang San—once possessed a Physique that was "Impervious to Ice and Fire"!
That was a Heaven-Defying ability obtained only after consuming Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well; it was a halo that only experts truly standing at the Peak of the continent deserved to possess.
"Fire Immunity... how is this possible?!"
Xu Sanshi's eyes widened, and he almost lost his grip on the mysterious underworld turtle shield in his hand: "This is an ability only Ancestor Tang San possessed! What right does this kid have?"
"No wonder... no wonder he didn't suffer any actual damage just now. It turns out his pain was all an act!" Chen Zifeng's face was also ashen, his expression appearing somewhat distorted at this moment. "He calculated everything long ago, using the Captain's attacks as cover to stack that strengthening Spirit Ability!"
And the one with the most intense reaction was none other than Xuan Zi.
"Bastard! Simply a bastard!"
Xuan Zi's beard trembled with rage, his cloudy old eyes filled with bloodshot veins as he pointed at Liu Yuan on the stage and cursed loudly:
"Sinister! Cunning! Despicable and shameless!"
"Clearly possessing the ability of Fire Immunity, yet he deliberately put on an act of being burned to death, tricking Xiaotao into consuming spirit power to attack him! He even used Xiaotao's ultimate move as cover!"
"This kid is so young, yet his schemes are so sinister! He is simply an Evil Soul Master!"
Xuan Zi felt like his lungs were about to burst from anger.
Just a moment ago, he had been confidently asserting that Ma Xiaotao was sure to win, only to be slapped hard by reality in the blink of an eye.
That sense of falling from the clouds to the bottom of a valley made even this Titled Douluo unable to bear it; his mindset had completely collapsed.
Unlike the funereal atmosphere on Shrek's side, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's side was filled with a joyful air.
"Hahahaha! This is killing me! Look at that old man's face—doesn't it look like he swallowed a fly?"
Meng Hongchen laughed so hard she trembled, tears nearly flowing out: "Weren't they quite arrogant before? Didn't they say our Captain was bound to lose? Why aren't they talking now?"
Xiao Hongchen also had a look of pure satisfaction: "This is the gap in intelligence. They thought the Captain was meat on a chopping block, unaware that the Captain was the hunter holding the knife. This reversal is more exciting than any grand play I've ever seen!"
"Fire Immunity plus max stacks of Dragon Dance—this match no longer has any suspense." Mi Jia pushed up his glasses and gave the final verdict.
On the arena stage.
Liu Yuan looked at the dazed Ma Xiaotao opposite him, the corners of his mouth turning up slightly into a faint smile.
"Since you've guessed it, I won't hide it anymore."
He lightly moved his wrists, feeling the power surging like an ocean within his body. That powerful sensation of being able to tear through anything left him incomparably intoxicated.
"Congratulations, you got it right."
Liu Yuan's gaze suddenly became sharp, his voice as cold as a blade: "Unfortunately, there is no reward."
As soon as he finished speaking.
Swish—!
Before the afterimage in place could dissipate, Liu Yuan's true body had already vanished.
Too fast!
So fast that even the eyes could not track him, so fast that the air didn't even have time to produce a sonic boom!
If the previous [Extreme Speed] was a gale, then the [Extreme Speed] after maxing out Dragon Dance was true lightning! It was a teleportation that transcended space!
"Not good!"
Ma Xiaotao only felt a blur before her eyes as a strong sense of crisis instantly enveloped her entire body.
She subconsciously wanted to activate the "Evil Fire Domain" again for prediction, her mental force spreading frantically in all directions.
However, this time, it was useless.
When speed exceeds the limits of thought and reaction, so-called prediction becomes a joke.
Because the moment she sensed the fluctuation in the airflow, the fist was already at her face!
"Over here!"
A whisper sounded in her ear, like the murmur of a death god.
Ma Xiaotao turned her head in utter horror, only to see a dragon claw glowing with dark green light, magnifying infinitely in her vision!
Bang—!!!
A dull, heavy thud rang out.
Ma Xiaotao didn't even have time to scream before her entire person was sent flying like a meteor struck by a heavy cannon!
The protective spirit power she was so proud of was as fragile as thin paper before that dragon claw, shattering instantly.
Terrifying force penetrated her body, shaking her internal organs out of place; she couldn't help but spray out a mouthful of fresh blood, painting a tragic and beautiful blood-flower in the air.
Boom!
Ma Xiaotao smashed heavily into the protective shield hundreds of meters away, causing the sturdy Soul tool barrier to tremble violently before she slid powerlessly to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The entire venue was deathly silent.
Everyone's mouths were wide open as they stared blankly at this scene, their brains a complete void.
Ma Xiaotao, the Spirit Saint who was just overbearing and suppressing Liu Yuan, was actually sent flying by Liu Yuan in a single move?!
"Cough, cough..."
In the distant ruins, Ma Xiaotao struggled to prop up her body. Her originally ruddy face was now as pale as paper, bright red blood hanging from the corner of her mouth, her eyes full of disbelief.
"How... is it possible..."
"The power and speed of that strike... actually increased by so much?!"
She simply couldn't believe how the Spirit King who was being chased and beaten by her just now had suddenly turned into this kind of monster. That suffocating sense of pressure was no less than facing an expert at the Spirit Douluo level!
"I don't believe it! I haven't lost yet!"
Her pride as the Shrek Captain made it impossible for her to accept such a crushing defeat.
Ma Xiaotao roared, enduring the intense pain in her body as she soared into the sky once more.
"Third Spirit Ability — Phoenix Wings Skyward Surge!"
"Fourth Spirit Ability — Phoenix Sky-Shaking Strike!"
She frantically channeled the spirit power in her body, throwing all her remaining Spirit Abilitys at Liu Yuan in one go.
However, facing Ma Xiaotao's desperate counterattack, Liu Yuan behaved with incomparable composure.
It could even be said to be... toying with her.
Whoosh!
His figure flashed, easily avoiding the range of the Phoenix Sky-Shaking Strike.
Whoosh!
He dodged to the side again; those massive flaming wings couldn't even touch the corner of his clothes.
The current Liu Yuan was like he was taking a stroll in his own backyard, leisurely weaving through the sky-filling attacks. Those layers of Dragon Dance stacks brought not only terrifying power but also gave him extreme speed and reaction capabilities.
Attacks that were as fast as lightning in Ma Xiaotao's eyes were as clear as a slow-motion replay to the current Liu Yuan.
"Too slow."
Liu Yuan's voice rang out coldly.
In the next second, he appeared behind Ma Xiaotao again.
"It's over."
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of dull sounds of physical impact rang out.
Liu Yuan didn't use any fancy Spirit Abilitys; relying solely on the purest physical techniques, he launched a storm-like assault on Ma Xiaotao.
One punch shattered her defense!
One kick sent her body flying!
One elbow strike crushed her consciousness!
Under this terrifying offensive, Ma Xiaotao was like a puppet with broken strings, being kicked back and forth in the air, completely powerless to fight back.
The flames on her body grew weaker and weaker, and her originally haughty Aura completely dissipated, replaced by endless wretchedness and pain.
"This... this is simply a one-sided slaughter!"
The audience in the stands couldn't help but cover their mouths, a chill rising in their hearts.
Too brutal!
Too strong!
Is this really something a Spirit King can do? That Ma Xiaotao was actually beaten to the point of being unable to even fight back!
"Pfft—"
Finally, with Liu Yuan's last heavy downward kick, Ma Xiaotao smashed violently into the ground again, creating a deep, bottomless crater.
Shrek waiting area.
Xuan Zi's face was ashen; he sat slumped in his chair as if his Soul had been sucked out.
"It's over..."
"Xiaotao isn't going to lose, is she?"
At this moment, a dangerous suspicion surfaced in Xuan Zi's mind.
He felt that Ma Xiaotao really seemed to be in danger.
Moreover, they had agreed with Liu Yuan beforehand that whoever lost this match would have to admit total defeat.
That meant their Shrek Academy had lost in their first encounter with the Sun Moon Royal Team in this Continental First Soul Master Tournament?
This wouldn't just cause Shrek's reputation to plummet; most importantly, this matter would definitely reach Mu En's ears.
Thinking of this, Xuan Zi shuddered.
If things really developed in that direction, it would truly be the end!
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