On the arena, the style of the battle suddenly changed.
Liu Yuan, who had originally been attacking proactively and seemed unstoppable, now seemed like a different person, beginning to constantly maneuver and dodge within the sea of fire.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
At this moment, Xiao Huo seemed to have transformed into a true flame monarch. With every gesture, several massive pillars of fire soared into the sky, or condensed into hideous fire serpents that lunged frantically at Liu Yuan.
"Running? Let's see where you can run to!"
Xiao Huo roared repeatedly. Under the enhancement of the 'Skyfire Three Mysterious Transformations,' every one of his attacks was heavy and powerful. Even the hard granite floor of the arena would instantly melt into lava if swept by his flames.
However, no matter how violent or dense his attacks were, that white figure always managed to avoid them at extremely strange angles, dodging with hair's breadth precision.
Not only that.
If one observed closely, they would find that every one of Liu Yuan's dodging movements carried a peculiar rhythm.
As he leaned sideways to dodge a fire whip, his body would rotate slightly, stirring up a strange wind pressure.
When he jumped to avoid a pillar of fire erupting beneath his feet, his limbs would stretch into a posture full of power, as if performing some mysterious sacrificial dance in the air.
Accompanying these movements, a force that only Liu Yuan himself could feel was frantically stacking within his body.
[Dragon Dance activated successfully!]
[Speed Rank +1!]
[Attack Rank +1!]
Liu Yuan felt his body becoming lighter and lighter, and the circulation speed of the spirit power in his body grew faster and faster. Even the surrounding flame attacks, which originally seemed extremely fast, began to slow down in his eyes.
But he did not stop.
It wasn't enough.
Again!
Side-slip, rotate, jump, whirl.
[Speed Rank +1!]
[Attack Rank +1!]
...
However, Liu Yuan's operation of 'dancing on a knife's edge' appeared as a completely different scene in the eyes of the vast majority of people present.
"This... Liu Yuan seems to be suppressed, doesn't he?"
In the spectator stands, a Spirit Master watched Liu Yuan, who could only passively take hits, with a furrowed brow:
"He's been dodging the whole time; there's simply no chance to counterattack."
"And Xiao Huo's attack range is too large. Such high-frequency dodging is a huge drain on physical strength."
"Yeah, although he looks like he can still dodge now, as soon as he makes one mistake or his stamina fails to keep up, he'll be swallowed by the sea of fire immediately."
"It seems that the 'one-vs-seven' everyone was talking about before was indeed wishful thinking. Winning one match is already the limit; he's probably going to fall in this second one."
The spectators who had originally held high hopes for Liu Yuan couldn't help but shake their heads now, letting out sighs of regret.
...
Shrek Academy rest area.
"Hahahaha! Good! Excellent!"
Elder Xuan was clutching a chicken leg he had just half-eaten, so excited that spit was flying everywhere, showing none of the poise of a top expert.
Seeing Liu Yuan being chased like a'scurrying rat,' the satisfaction in his heart was even more refreshing than drinking a century-old vintage wine.
"Just like that! Burn him hard for this old man!"
"Let him be arrogant! Let him show off! Now he knows how powerful we are, right?"
"This kid Xiao Huo is not bad! When the match is over, this old man... this old man will definitely treat him to a drink!"
Elder Xuan was now completely immersed in the fantasy of Liu Yuan's impending defeat, even mentally composing how he would sarcastically mock the Sun Moon Team in the post-match interview.
The group of students looked at their somewhat undignified Elder. Although they felt it was a bit embarrassing, seeing the situation on the field, the heavy stone in their hearts finally settled.
"It seems that a pure speed-type really gets countered to death when facing large-scale control."
"As long as his movement is restricted, he becomes a toothless tiger."
...
However.
In stark contrast to the crowd's pessimism and Shrek's euphoria.
Inside the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's rest area, the atmosphere was strangely peculiar.
There was no worry, no tension; instead, every face was suppressed with laughter.
"Pfft..."
Meng Hongchen looked at the figure frantically 'dancing' on the field and couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle:
"Brother Liu Yuan is too wicked, actually using the opponent as a training dummy to farm buffs."
"Those spectators actually think he's being suppressed, little do they know that the Grim Reaper is already standing behind them sharpening his scythe."
Xiao Hongchen also shook his head helplessly, a playful arc curling at the corner of his mouth:
"This Xiao Huo is also unlucky enough."
"If he stopped and surrendered now, he might still have some dignity left."
"But he just has to force Brother Liu Yuan to fully stack Dragon Dance..."
"Tsk tsk tsk, I feel despair for him."
As teammates, they knew all too well the terrifying nature of the Spirit Ability 'Dragon Dance'.
Once Liu Yuan was allowed to fully stack it...
It wouldn't be called a match anymore.
It would be called a massacre.
...
On the arena.
Xiao Huo, unable to land an attack for a long time, finally began to have a mental breakdown.
"This damned loach! How can he run so much?!"
Xiao Huo panted heavily, veins bulging on his forehead.
Maintaining the dual consumption of 'Skyfire Three Mysterious Transformations' and 'Flame Demon Domain,' even if he was a five-ring Spirit King, he was starting to find it hard to bear.
The spirit power in his body was rapidly draining away, while his opponent seemed perfectly fine, and he even felt... that his speed was getting faster and faster?!
"No! I can't drag this out any longer!"
A flash of ruthlessness crossed Xiao Huo's eyes.
If it continued like this, the one to fall first would definitely be himself!
The victory must be decided in one move!
"Liu Yuan! I admit your movement techniques are indeed remarkable!"
Xiao Huo abruptly stopped his attacks, his hands held out in front of his chest, as two clumps of distinctly colored flames frantically condensed in his palms.
One clump was the dark red Origin fire of the 'flame monarch,' and the other was a pitch-black fire of compressed spirit power.
"But, let's see how you dodge this move!"
"Fifth Spirit Ability!"
Accompanying Xiao Huo's hoarse roar, the two terrifying clumps of fire were forcibly pressed together by him!
Violent energy fluctuations instantly swept across the entire field, and even the air let out an overburdened explosive sound.
"Merge for me!"
A palm-sized black-and-red dual-colored fire lotus, emitting a destructive aura, slowly took shape in his palm.
At this moment, the temperature of the entire Star Luo Plaza seemed to instantly rise by several degrees!
"Buddha's! Fury! Fire! Lotus!"
...
Crimson Flame Academy preparation area.
Seeing this scene, Captain Chi Xiao stood up abruptly, his eyes full of fanaticism and certainty:
"It's a win!"
"This is Xiao Huo's strongest trump card, and also a true large-scale destructive strike!"
"With this move, the entire arena will be blown over!"
"That Liu Yuan has absolutely no space to dodge unless he jumps off the arena and surrenders!"
...
In the center of the arena.
Liu Yuan, who had been 'dancing gracefully' there, finally came to a halt.
He slowly raised his head, looking at the fire lotus in Xiao Huo's hand, which had a shape so familiar it couldn't be more familiar, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch even harder.
"Good grief..."
"You really pulled a Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus out for me?"
Liu Yuan shook his head helplessly.
However, feeling the surging, terrifying power within his body that was almost overflowing, his gaze gradually became sharp.
Dragon Dance, fully stacked.
Now, he felt himself to be terrifyingly strong!
"A pity."
Liu Yuan looked at the hideous-faced Xiao Huo opposite him, who looked as if victory was within his grasp, and gave a light chuckle:
"You are Xiao Huo, not Xiao Yan."
"A fire lotus of this level of power... forget it."
------------------------
I've posted 40+ chapters in advance on Patreon.
Webnovel updates will still be daily, as usual.
It might not seem tempting right now but who knows what the future holds?
[email protected]/DaoistRoeoNQ
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"