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

At this moment, the two sides ceased fighting again. Ma Xiaotao stared intently at Luo Qianba, utterly puzzled. "His combat power has suddenly increased significantly. Could it be... back then?"

Ma Xiaotao suddenly recalled Luo Qianba's seemingly insignificant action: when he grasped the flame emanating from Luo Qianba's fingers, his body flashed with electricity for a fleeting moment.

"Was it around that time? The absence of spirit rings doesn't necessarily mean it's not a spirit skill, but I think it's more likely a spirit tool! There's no use thinking too much, let's give it our all. It's a pity the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade isn't in my possession. Can Dai Yueheng really defeat him?"

Ma Xiaotao couldn't understand why Luo Qianba had suddenly become so fast.

In fact, Luo Qianba had just used the Crimson Flame Clan's innate skill—Flame Awakening. Its essence is to briefly break through limits by burning bloodline power, which is further divided into a normal burst of energy and two other more advanced awakening methods.

Generally speaking, almost everyone can produce a burst of energy normally.

The normal burst of energy also has three different ways of bursting energy, namely,

Strength: Increases strength by 50% and grants 18% resistance.

Defense: Increases defense by 50% and grants 18% resilience.

Agility: Increases agility by 30%, allowing the user to consume a small amount of soul power during attacks to surpass physical limits and physical principles, enabling them to use extremely advanced combat techniques.

This is just a general description; in reality, the amplification effect will change as his soul power level increases.

Just now, Luo Qianba activated his Agility Burst, which not only made him even faster, but also allowed him to take advantage of the momentary lapse in Ma Xiaotao's attack to unleash a series of powerful punches, firmly seizing the initiative in the battle.

At this moment, Luo Qianba wouldn't give her time to think of a countermeasure, because his innate skill had a duration of about two minutes, or 120 seconds, and now only a dozen seconds remained.

Luo Qianba leaped into the air and released multiple fireballs, but they were not aimed at Ma Xiaotao herself. Instead, they were used to block the area above Ma Xiaotao and prevent her from using flight to buy time.

Ma Xiaotao gritted her teeth, and before she could react, Luo Qianba had already rushed in front of her.

Having learned from her previous experience, Ma Xiaotao was no longer as reckless in her attacks, but her tendency to defend gave Luo Qianba time to build up his strength.

Luo Qianba attempted another burst of power, and bang! A violent pillar of flames once again enveloped Ma Xiaotao. The immense explosive force and impact temporarily broke through Ma Xiaotao's defenses, causing her to be stunned for only a second. Taking advantage of this moment, Luo Qianba briefly gathered his strength again, straining all his muscles and concentrating all his remaining power into his right fist.

"Mmm~~~ Drink up!"

A fiery punch was unleashed instantly, striking Ma Xiaotao squarely in the chest, sending her flying backward. Ma Xiaotao scraped the ground, crashing twice, but the intense pain jolted her back to reality. She let out a painful howl, then used her wings to try and steady herself before finally coming to a stop.

Then she felt excruciating abdominal pain. "Ugh, ahh~" She looked behind her and realized she was only two and a half meters away from the edge of the arena. Ma Xiaotao gritted her teeth, her heavy breathing hissing in her ears, and thought to herself:

"Hiss~~ His attack stopped. That must have been his strongest blow. His enhancement skill probably can't last long, otherwise his offensive wouldn't have suddenly become so fierce. Cough~ cough! But what a pity~ I can still withstand it, hehehe~"

This scene caused an uproar. Not only was Luo Ranyu shocked by Luo Qianba's explosive power, but the contestants and audience from other academies, as well as the Shrek Academy students, were also astonished.

It's important to understand that Ma Xiaotao is a level 67 genius Soul Emperor, possessing the top-grade Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, while Luo Qianba, despite his exceptional talent and formidable strength, is only a level 59 Soul King. The fact that he could gain the upper hand in a duel with Ma Xiaotao despite the eight-level gap completely overturned everyone's understanding of the power dynamics of Soul Master level suppression.

The battle was becoming increasingly unpredictable. Shrek team leader Zhou Yi frowned and pondered to herself, "Should we let Xiao Tao go first? There are still two team members waiting. Dai Yueheng is equipped with the level eight melee soul tool, the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade. His strength may not be weaker than Xiao Tao's, and he may be able to deal with Luo Qianba."

While Luo Ranyu was surprised, she was even more shocked by his combat skills. They were so familiar and so swift. He didn't stick to the competition of soul skills and soul power, but combined the power of his martial soul with his own body, training his body to be as fast as the wind and as fierce as fire. He also used techniques to release the power of his martial soul. This was indeed a wonderful way of cultivating martial soul.

However, Ma Xiaotao was not completely at a disadvantage yet. She stood up again, her face resolute, her aura still surging, and her expression solemn. She glanced in Huo Yuhao's direction. The two had become very close not long ago because of certain things, and had become like siblings. This was mainly because Huo Yuhao's ultimate ice could remove the evil fire in her body.

At this moment, she pondered, "It seems I have no choice but to risk the backlash and force myself to use the Phoenix Evil Flame. As the captain of Shrek Academy, I can't trust anyone else with such an opponent. For the glory of Shrek Academy, I have no other choice now!"

The crimson phoenix martial spirit behind Ma Xiaotao ignited once more, a resounding phoenix cry echoing through the sky. Her power surged once more, and at the same time, a dark and evil aura rapidly emanated from her body.

"Drink~~" As she tried her best to restrain herself, the spread of the black energy gradually slowed down, keeping the power of the evil fire firmly within the range that would not erode her mind.

Seeing this, Luo Qianba still revealed a wicked smile, "Hmph~ Ma Xiaotao, you forcibly used the Phoenix Evil Flame in front of me, do you know that this will make your evil power even more uncontrollable!"

At this moment, Ma Xiaotao felt a surge of violent and volatile power within her, with evil fire burning and flowing through her meridians, and her killing intent surging. Without another word, she suddenly flashed, transforming into a streak of dark red light, and brandishing her phoenix wings burning with evil fire, she charged straight at Luo Qianba.

Seeing this, Luo Qianba did not choose to take the attack head-on. He nimbly dodged to the side, trying to avoid the fierce attack. However, Ma Xiaotao relentlessly pursued him, using the power and agility boost granted by the evil fire to engage in an extreme close-quarters battle with him.

The dull thuds of fists colliding and the roar of exploding flames rose and fell, and the scorching smoke filled the arena, obscuring the view of the crowd. Only the dense sounds of attack and defense could be heard, but the specific movements of the two players could not be seen.

With the power of evil fire activated, Ma Xiaotao's attacks became increasingly domineering and fierce. Luo Qianba quickly realized that his strength was no match for hers, and his attacks gradually slowed down, putting him at a disadvantage.

Suddenly, a clear and sweet shout rang out: "Eek~ Drink!" The phoenix wings behind Ma Xiaotao turned even darker red, and flames carrying boundless evil fire poured down, with the heat and evil power simultaneously eroding Luo Qianba's body.

With a loud "boom!", Luo Qianba was violently blasted away by the torrent of flames and crashed heavily to the ground, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. But he quickly struggled to his feet. Although his movements were somewhat unsteady, there was no sign of retreat in his eyes. After wiping away the blood, he revealed a relieved yet difficult expression.

"Ugh! What a powerful Phoenix Evil Flame!" He could clearly sense that Ma Xiaotao's power was still passively increasing under the enhancement of the evil flame.