Battle Through the Heavens II: Three Phases of Peerless Power, One Soul and Four Bodies

In the afternoon, after a short rest, the one-on-one match between Shrek Academy and Theo Academy continued as normal. Only after they finished would it be the turn of the individual match between Zhengtian Academy and Riyue Academy.

Luo Ranyu remained focused on the game, while Hua Xier beside him was full of energy. After a nap on his shoulder that morning, she was now back to her usual lively self.

Hearing that Princess Jiujiu had come to chat with Luo Ranyu that morning, she excitedly asked all sorts of questions, "Brother Ranyu, what did Princess Jiujiu say to you?"

"Wow! Brother Luo Ranyu, you actually received a gift from a princess!"

The topic changed quickly, and she tilted her head, asking again, "Who do you think is prettier, Princess Jiu Jiu or Princess Vina?"

Luo Ranyu glanced at her helplessly, her tone flat: "They're all pretty good."

Hua Xi'er said with a grin, "Hmm~ Brother Ran Yu is such a flirt~"

"Xi'er, don't overthink it. I'm just giving an objective evaluation. Besides, we can't afford to offend either of them!"

"Hmph~ Not fun~" Hua Xi'er pouted and stopped asking questions, turning her gaze to the arena.

At this moment, the sixth contestant from Di'ao Academy had already entered the arena. Their captain, Jiang Peng, was a level 61 Soul Emperor with the Heaven-Shaking Axe. He was burly and his soul power was condensed. After entering the arena, he displayed an extremely strong sense of oppression. Before long, he suppressed and defeated Shrek Academy's fourth contestant, level 57 Soul King Chen Zifeng, with his powerful strength.

After Chen Zifeng's defeat, Shrek Academy's fifth contestant stepped onto the stage: Ma Xiaotao, the level 67 Evil Fire Phoenix Soul Emperor. Flames flickered around her, her aura fully unleashed, creating a stark contrast with Jiang Peng. Jiang Peng, having already fought three matches, was inevitably somewhat weakened. Facing Ma Xiaotao's blazing phoenix flames, he was utterly unable to withstand them, and within a few rounds, he was engulfed by the flames and defeated.

After Jiang Peng's defeat, Luo Qianba was the last to appear from the Imperial Academy.

Luo Qianba looked at Ma Xiaotao with a wicked grin, "Hehehe, we meet again..."

Ma Xiaotao, one hand on her hip, looked quite bold: "Hmph, I'll end this match!"

Luo Qianba teased, "Hmm~ If you can beat me, I'll admit defeat~ How about it?"

"!?!" Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaotao was stunned for a moment, then gritted her teeth, her anger flaring up. The colors of her martial spirit suddenly became even more dazzling and intense as she roared, "You tricked me!"

Amidst Luo Qianba's laughter, Ma Xiaotao flew straight away. Suddenly, her second and fourth spirit rings lit up, and she let out a loud shout.

"Second Soul Skill, Phoenix Reborn from the Ashes!"

Her figure soared into the sky amidst several streaks of flame, the crimson phoenix tail flames appearing dazzlingly beautiful. Her enormous phoenix wings unfurled, flames then gathered on her arms, and she roared once more.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Phoenix - Roaring Strike!"

Seeing this, Luo Qianba dodged the flames a few times, then let out a soft snort.

"Starting with this move? Don't you think it has a very low hit rate?"

Despite his dismissive words, he took a step back, refusing to directly withstand Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Roaring Strike.

As Ma Xiaotao struck the ground with her blazing flames, her fiery wings flapped violently. Luo Qianba felt a scorching wind assail him. He braced himself in a defensive stance, but suddenly sensed a tremendous impact rising from the ground. With a thud, Luo Qianba stomped on the ground and leaped up, but still endured a considerable amount of force.

Don't forget, Phoenix Roars to the Sky Strike actually has a second part.

Enraged, Ma Xiaotao regained her footing in mid-air and launched another attack on Luo Qianba. Luo Qianba saw this and waved his hand, sending several scorpion-tail darts towards Ma Xiaotao. Ma Xiaotao responded by waving her hand as well, using one wing to protect him, while simultaneously generating a soul power shield around her.

Having fought against Luo Qianba, Ma Xiaotao could easily guess that although her own phoenix flames were extremely hot, the scorpion tail darts, which were also fire-attribute, were difficult to melt by the phoenix flames. Therefore, if she wanted to maintain her offensive momentum, she had to give up dodging.

As expected, faced with Ma Xiaotao's fierce attack, Luo Qianba could only choose to activate his third soul skill, Steel Claw Armor, in order to barely withstand Ma Xiaotao's fierce Phoenix Meteor Shower offensive. The area where he was located was constantly burning and exploding.

But he wasn't stupid; he dodged whenever he could. With his agile movements, he weaved through the bombardment of meteors, avoiding a lot of damage.

Finally, Ma Xiaotao's offensive gradually slowed down, and her fifth soul skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower, ended. Luo Qianba breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the Shrek Academy in the direction of the arena, and his sharp eyes were directed at Huo Yuhao of Shrek Academy, which startled Huo Yuhao. Fortunately, the two soul spirits in his body supported his will and made him brave. He met Luo Qianba's gaze without fear.

Then Luo Qianba simply smiled and looked at Ma Xiaotao with disdain, saying...

"Hmph~ Your accuracy seems to have dropped quite a bit compared to the last team fight~"

Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaotao's eyes narrowed slightly, and she sighed inwardly again: He's figured it out! During team battles, thanks to Xiao Yuhao's shared mental detection, our soul skill hit rate is significantly improved. That's why he targeted Xiao Yuhao so much in the last match. But do you think I can't do anything to you without Yuhao's support?

Then Ma Xiaotao confidently added, "Really? Your immune system isn't as strong as it used to be!"

Luo Qianba was slightly taken aback. He could naturally sense that Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Meteor Shower had an armor-piercing effect, reducing the defensive power of his Steel Claw Armor by nearly half. However, he didn't care and instead snorted coldly.

"Hehehe~ In that case, you can come and confirm it for yourself."

As he spoke, Luo Qianba grasped the dark red flame in his hand, and instantly he felt his body become exceptionally agile and relaxed.

Ma Xiaotao hesitated for a moment. Although she noticed that his body seemed to have changed, she still charged forward fearlessly, wielding her Fire Fist and Phoenix Wings to fight him.

After two and a half minutes of intense fighting, both sides were starting to pant, but it was clear that Ma Xiaotao's stamina was waning, as she still needed to expend even more energy to support her wings and fly.

Although Luo Qianba couldn't fly, Ma Xiaotao quickly noticed that his already agile movements had become even faster, reminding her of the Ghost Shadow Phantom Technique from the Tang Sect.

However, the Ghostly Shadow Technique is a skill that can only be performed with the support of soul power and martial soul.

His footwork and dodging techniques showed no trace of using soul power; it seemed he relied solely on his agility to evade her attacks, then exploited her weaknesses when she made large movements to launch a series of strikes.

His footwork was even more agile than the Tang Clan's secret techniques!