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Seeing Huo Wu barely evade Dai Weisi's attack, Feng Xiaotian, who was still in midair, couldn't help but ask urgently, "Huo Wu, are you alright?"
Earlier, he had wanted to block the golden beams for her, but they were far too fast—he couldn't have possibly kept up.
"I'm fine, Brother Tian," Huo Wu exhaled in relief, still feeling a lingering fear. If she hadn't dodged in time, those three golden beams would have ended the match right then and there.
"It seems His Highness the Crown Prince isn't going to let us release our Martial Soul Combination Skill so easily."
"Come on, you two, take this seriously. This is the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, not child's play. Those three soul bones are mine for the taking.
Do you really think, knowing you have a Martial Soul Combination Skill, I'd let you unleash your ultimate move without a fight?"
Feng Xiaotian's heart sank. He knew Dai Weisi was right. Just now, Dai Weisi had held back, releasing only three golden beams.
If this had been a true life-or-death battle, it wouldn't have been just three beams but a dozen or more. In that case, Huo Wu would have had no way to dodge.
"Huo Wu, use your second soul skill!"
"Alright!" Huo Wu called out sharply. Her second soul ring flared to life; since she wasn't using a ring fusion this time, the release speed was significantly faster.
"Second Soul Skill—Blazing Flames!"
Huo Wu slightly parted her cherry-red lips as a vivid red light flickered from her mouth. But with his Evil Eye of Ice and Fire, Dai Weisi could see clearly that it wasn't just light, but a searing ball of fire. She was about to breathe fire!
Sure enough, after taking a deep breath, Huo Wu opened her mouth wide, unleashing a torrent of scorching flames. The roaring inferno surged forward like a raging sea, pressing toward Dai Weisi.
Just as Dai Weisi was about to use a soul skill to defend, he noticed Feng Xiaotian making his move.
He infused his soul power into the sea of flames. The wind fed the fire, and the fierce gusts made the flames burn even hotter. In an instant, the sea of fire transformed into a flaming ring, encircling Dai Weisi.
"So that's your plan—to trap me in the fire?"
As soon as he spoke, Feng Xiaotian's hearty voice rang out, "Your Highness, you've only guessed half of it! First Soul Skill—Wind Blade Formation!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
From outside the flaming barrier, Feng Xiaotian unleashed ten consecutive wind blades. After passing through the screen of fire, their pale cyan color shifted into a blazing crimson. They had become fiery wind blades.
"The wind feeds the fire, and the fire empowers the wind. This is the first Martial Soul Combination Skill between Huo Wu and me: Blazing Flame Wind Blades!"
"Your first? Does that mean there's a second… and a third?" Dai Weisi was taken aback. Facing the incoming flaming wind blades, he dared not be careless.
"First Soul Skill—White Tiger Barrier!"
The protective shield enveloped Dai Weisi, and the flaming wind blades slammed against it with a relentless bang, bang, bang.
Perhaps because fire overcomes metal, the barrier began to show countless cracks under the assault of the fiery blades, like a spider's web.
It looked as though it might shatter at any moment, forcing Dai Weisi to pour more soul power into sustaining it. But outside the sea of fire, Feng Xiaotian continuously unleashed his first soul skill, creating a ceaseless barrage of flaming wind blades.
"Demonic Wolf Storm!"
Feng Xiaotian spread his wings and soared into the sky, spinning rapidly. His body rotated clockwise on its own axis while he simultaneously orbited counterclockwise above Huo Wu.
His soul power poured out as if it were free, transforming into fierce gales that whipped up a towering tornado reaching for the clouds.
The tornado's rapid spin created a low-pressure zone, pulling in surrounding air. Harnessing the power of the atmosphere, its force grew even greater.
The roaring wind amplified the temperature of the fire sea below, and Dai Weisi felt an intense heat closing in. Muttering to himself, he said, "I need to find a way out of this inferno."
With that, Dai Weisi wrapped his entire body in soul power and, braving the scalding heat, strode forcefully out of the flames.
Seeing this, Feng Xiaotian was shocked. "What? You can just walk out of the fire?"
"Isn't it simple?" Dai Weisi replied with a faint smile. Ever since consuming the Infernal Delicate Apricot Fragrance, ordinary flames could no longer harm him unless it was Ultimate Fire.
The soul power he had released was merely to protect his clothes. Just because he was fire-resistant didn't mean his garments were.
If his clothes burned away, he'd have to walk out stark naked before Bibi Dong and Hu Liena—a thought so embarrassing it made his scalp tingle.
"As expected of the Crown Prince! But you came out too late!"
"What?" Dai Weisi's expression shifted. Looking toward Huo Wu, he realized her soul rings had already fully merged.
It hit him—the sea of fire hadn't just been to trap him. More importantly, it was a stalling tactic to give Huo Wu time to complete her ring fusion.
Meanwhile, high in the sky, Feng Xiaotian's rapid spinning condensed the tornado. Watching him, Dai Weisi muttered, "This move… it looks so much like the Heavenly Feather Dragon-Slaying Dance."
The same high-speed rotation, the same tornado—the only difference was that the Heavenly Feather Dragon-Slaying Dance was a joint attack, while Feng Xiaotian was just spinning up there on his own.
"Fourth Soul Skill—Huo Wu's Radiant Sun!"
In an instant, a massive fireball condensed above Huo Wu's head as she stood in the tornado's eye.
When the great fireball merged with the Demonic Wolf Storm, the entire tornado ignited, transforming into a swirling pillar of fire that engulfed the arena!
"Martial Soul Combination Skill—Explosive Storm Dance!"
With those words, the flaming tornado surged toward Dai Weisi at tremendous speed.
This Explosive Storm Dance not only fused all of Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian's soul power but also drew upon the energy of the atmosphere—its might was on a completely different level from an ordinary soul skill.
As the flaming tornado drew nearer, Dai Weisi felt a heat that threatened to melt him, while the howling gales seemed ready to tear his body apart.
"First Soul Skill—White Tiger Barrier!"
Once more, Dai Weisi summoned his protective shield to resist the fiery tornado. In the end, he too was swallowed by the burning tempest.
A long moment passed, yet Dai Weisi did not emerge. Huo Wu frowned and said, "Could something have happened to Brother Dai Weisi?"
Feng Xiaotian replied, "That shouldn't be possible. His Highness is a Soul Emperor. Even if he's injured, he shouldn't be completely overwhelmed by our Martial Soul Combination Skill."
"Hmph, Dai Weisi… you might as well just die in there," Bibi Dong thought darkly.
But just then, Dai Weisi stepped out of the flaming storm completely unharmed. Ink-black stripes now covered his body, and his Ice and Fire Wings had turned black, radiating an evil aura.
"Sixth Soul Skill—White Tiger Evil God Transformation!"
At the crucial moment, Dai Weisi had entered his Evil God Form and activated the Evil God Protection from his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger soul ring, allowing him to emerge without a scratch.
It had to be said, Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu's Explosive Storm Dance was truly formidable. By harnessing the power of the atmosphere, it was a move that no ordinary Soul Emperor could hope to block.
(End of Chapter)