Douro Continent

Chapter 389 Fire Dance and Little Dance (Part 2)

"Quickly resolve this," was the instruction given to Lei Tian by the instructor leading the team from Thunder Academy.

Lei Tian immediately released his martial soul. With a thunderous roar, a pair of wings crackling with lightning suddenly unfurled, his third soul ring shone with purple light, and his body soared into the sky.

The advantages of flying-type Soul Masters are undeniable, especially against opponents lacking ranged attack capabilities, which can make them virtually invincible. However, Lei Tianfei's ascent into the air at this moment was not to evade any potential attacks from Xiao Wu, but rather to enhance his own offensive capabilities.

Xiao Wu stood there gracefully, her beautiful eyes following her opponent's movements, but she herself did not make any movement.

As Lei Tian soared into the air, his arms outstretched, and his fourth spirit ring, following his third, lit up, the two purple rings resonating around his body. One could even clearly sense the lightning element in the air pulsating and coalescing wildly.

In order to defeat Xiao Wu as soon as possible, he immediately used his strongest attack.

Xiao Wu narrowed her eyes slightly, still waiting quietly, her right hand pulling her scorpion braid in front of her, giving her an exceptionally endearing girl-next-door feel.

Two halos flashed simultaneously, and blue-purple lightning began to surge rapidly around Lei Tian's body. A dark blue figure emerged from behind him, which was the true form of his martial soul, the Thunder Eagle.

Streaks of lightning converged on the eagle's body, forming a massive blue-purple sphere within a five-meter diameter radius centered on Lei Tian. Drawn by the lightning, the entire sky seemed to darken. The accumulating lightning appeared poised to erupt at any moment. Lei Tian's eyes had also turned blue.

The immense pressure caused Xiao Wu's clothes to flutter even without wind, but she remained motionless. It wasn't that she didn't want to interfere with her opponent; rather, she simply couldn't.

Xiao Wu is a melee-type Soul Master. Although she has strong jumping ability and can teleport to increase her height, Thunder Academy has clearly studied her characteristics. Lei Tian's current height in the air is just outside Xiao Wu's maximum attack height. No matter what Xiao Wu does, she cannot catch up with his body in the air.

Xiao Wu didn't try it for another reason: once in the air, the chances of dodging become much smaller. How could she possibly defend herself against an opponent's explosive attack?

The size of the Thunder Eagle was increasing. Lei Tian had listened very carefully to his teacher's explanation of Xiao Wu's abilities. The reason he could concentrate his lightning power so confidently was because Xiao Wu did not have the ability to catch up and attack him.

As the enormous thunder eagle grew to five meters in length, Lei Tian's body quietly merged into the immense energy. The eyes of his Martial Soul Thunder Eagle lit up—those were Lei Tian's own eyes. His aura instantly locked onto Xiao Wu, and the massive thunder eagle descended from the sky. With unparalleled momentum and pressure, its attack range was enough to encompass the distance Xiao Wu could teleport.

Just as Lei Ying turned and descended, Xiao Wu finally moved, using her third soul skill, Teleportation.

In a flash, Xiao Wu was already five meters away. Her opponent had locked onto her body, and Lei Ying, guided by its energy, slightly changed its position in the air, still charging towards Xiao Wu. But at that moment, Xiao Wu's eyes lit up.

Second Soul Skill, Charm, activated.

A pink light emanated from Xiao Wu's eyes, and Lei Ying's eyes immediately met it, causing the massive energy in mid-air to pause slightly. At that moment, Xiao Wu bent her legs and, with a whoosh, darted forward.

This demonstrates mastery of the battle situation. Xiao Wu's opponents had naturally already figured out her three soul skills. From the very beginning of the match, Lei Tian had never looked into Xiao Wu's eyes. But even if he knew, what difference would it make? When Xiao Wu used teleportation, the Thunder Eagle changed direction under the pull of its aura. The Thunder Eagle's eyes were Lei Tian's eyes; noticing the change in direction, Lei Tian naturally and instinctively looked towards Xiao Wu. And naturally, he saw Xiao Wu's pink eyes.

Who would have thought that Xiao Wu's purpose in using her third soul skill was simply to make her second soul skill take effect? ​​Her teleportation was merely to make her opponent look at her.

Yet, even with this skillful maneuver, she managed to break her opponent's lock on her body using her charm ability. Her long, powerful legs propelled her more than ten meters away, temporarily evading the Thunder Eagle's attack.

Lei Tian's dazed state only lasted a moment. After all, he was currently unleashing his full soul power, using two soul skills simultaneously. His mental energy was naturally concentrated to the most stable level he could achieve. Realizing something was wrong, he quickly controlled his body to change direction and lock onto Xiao Wu's body once again.

However, Lei Tian soon discovered that he could no longer do it.

Indeed, Xiao Wu's soul power was inferior to his, she lacked one soul skill, and she was on the ground. However, at this moment, every time Lei Tian tried to lock onto Xiao Wu's body, he was immediately interrupted by her teleportation. Simultaneously, after teleporting, Xiao Wu would quickly leap to the side. The teleportation followed by a jump perfectly evaded his attack range, forcing Lei Tian to change direction and try to lock onto Xiao Wu's body again.

As Xiao Wu leaped, she deliberately used a curved back, her body almost never pausing, constantly changing direction in large trajectories. The direction of her leaps was always within Lei Ying's blind spot.

In this way, Xiao Wu only needs to use teleportation a moment earlier to avoid the opponent's aura lock when there is no way to avoid it, so that the Thunder Eagle's attack power cannot be directly unleashed.

The master's guidance to Xiao Wu revolved entirely around the word "flash." Even while giving his instructions, the master had already foreseen that Xiao Wu's opponent would be Lei Tian.

Although teleportation consumes a considerable amount of soul power, it is, after all, a third soul skill. For Xiao Wu, who is already level 39, this is not an unbearable drain. Furthermore, teleportation itself has no offensive power, so compared to a typical third soul skill, the soul power consumed is still relatively small.

But Lei Tian was different. He used two of his strongest soul skills in succession. Although the enormous thunder eagle looked dazzling, it was also constantly consuming his soul power to maintain and control it. Even changing direction required a huge amount of soul power to control. With this ebb and flow, his original absolute aerial advantage turned into a disadvantage due to the rapid consumption of soul power.

The master had anticipated that the opponent would do this, deploying his strongest attack to defeat them. His plan for Xiao Wu didn't include any offensive elements whatsoever.

If Lei Tian were only on the ground, relying on his four soul skills and his superior soul power to fight Xiao Wu normally, Xiao Wu would inevitably lose. After all, long-range lightning attacks are inherently countered by Xiao Wu's abilities, and she had already expended some energy beforehand.

But Lei Tian, ​​just as the master had predicted, intended to defeat Xiao Wu in one fell swoop, allowing Xiao Wu to unleash her pre-rehearsed fighting style to its fullest potential. It's important to know that during her practice, Xiao Wu's partner was Ma Hongjun, who used Phoenix Wing Sky Soaring and was ready to lock onto her at any moment to unleash Phoenix Roaring Strike.

At this point in the game, the outcome was no longer in doubt.

Lei Tian ultimately couldn't hold out until Xiao Wu's soul power was exhausted. He himself was already worn down by the two soul skills, and symbolically commanded the uncontrollable Thunder Eagle to bombard the arena, only managing to create a large crater in the center. Xiao Wu didn't even have to launch an attack; the disheveled Lei Tian had already lost the ability to continue fighting. Thus, Lei Tian won the match.

By this point in the match, the Thunder Academy team members' faces were grim, practically dripping with anxiety. Shrek Academy, despite having four players already on the field and Xiao Wu clearly exhausted, hadn't even fielded a single Soul Master above level 40, yet they had already defeated five of their members. Even though Tang San wasn't on their opponents' roster, Thunder Academy knew that winning this match was extremely difficult.

On the judging panel, Emperor Xueye, who had been watching the match, had a gleam in his eyes. "Well done, Shrek Academy! I didn't expect them to win so easily against Thunder Academy. They didn't even need Tang San to participate."

Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, can you tell why Shrek Academy was able to win this match?"

"Of course it's about strength. These kids seem even stronger than they were in the preliminaries. They're certainly strong as a team when they're united, but I think they're even stronger individually. That chubby kid who's over level 40 didn't even play a single match in the preliminaries. No wonder Sect Master Ning has such high hopes for them."

Ning Fengzhi smiled and shook his head, saying, "Your Majesty, you're only half right. I've observed carefully. Shrek Academy is clearly different in today's match. You're right. Their strength seems to have improved, which should be the result of continuous improvement through actual combat and their own training. But even so, they shouldn't have gained such a huge advantage under the current circumstances. They only fielded a few players who weren't even their main force, yet they defeated five members of Thunder Academy, including two Soul Masters above level 40. This is definitely not just about strength. If we're talking about strength alone, Shrek Academy couldn't possibly have achieved this."

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