Everything had happened so out of order, so weirdly that it didn't give the poor greenhorn Phoenix Soul a chance to counterattack.
Eric was definitely using all petty tricks on the book in order to make the Phoenix Soul suffer under his ministrations.
Just like right now, while the Phoenix Soul expected a battle for the Slave Seal, he was actually absorbing its Soul Energy.
It wasn't weird that not only Eric, but even the remaining three Soul Clones were being invigorated from the Phoenix Soul's Soul Energy.
Of course, what made this situation even weirder is that the more they absorbed its Soul Energy, the less repulsive they became.
Slowly the guard of the Phoenix Soul towards Eric was falling down, was crumbling under its eyes, and it didn't understand why.