Chapter 157: Huo Wu vs. Shrek's Five

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Seeing that both sides had released their martial souls and soul rings, Flender and Qin Ming knew that a battle was inevitable. Besides, Flender also wanted to see how strong Huo Wu was. He said, "Since that's the case, let's begin. Let's agree beforehand to focus on sparring, and secondly, to only use the abilities of our martial souls."

"The first soul skill, Phoenix Fire Line!"

Ma Hongjun spat out a stream of red flames, highly condensed.

But Huo Wu didn't dodge at all, nor did she let her Sun Goddess martial soul block. Instead, she simply condensed a ball of fire in her hand and then slapped forward.

Snap!

The Phoenix Fire Line dispersed, leaving behind sparks in front of Huo Wu.

Huo Wu's lips curled up as she looked at the slight blackness within the sparks. "This flame is interesting. It has strong adhesion and corrosiveness. It's hard to extinguish without severing soul power, but—"

"Playing with fire in front of me is just too naive."

Although Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire was difficult to extinguish and had strong adhesion, he was only a twenty-ninth level Great Soul Master. His soul power was insufficient, and the power of his flames paled in comparison to Huo Wu's.

The light and fire of the Sun Goddess were not comparable to the flames of the Phoenix.

However, this was just a feint by Ma Hongjun. The real attackers were Dai Mubai, Mu Tian, and Zhu Zhuqing.

When Ma Hongjun released the Phoenix Fire Line, Dai Mubai had already completed White Tiger Barrier and White Tiger Vajra Transformation, rushing to a position about three meters away from Huo Wu. He concentrated a ball of white energy in his mouth, which was the second soul skill: White Tiger Intense Light Wave.

This move was a single-target long-range attack with decent penetrative ability and destructive power.

If taken head-on, Huo Wu would also be injured.

The common weakness of Soul Masters was high attack but low defense.

Apart from Dai Mubai, Ma Douluo's Moon was also running to the other side of Huo Wu, presenting a flanking posture with Dai Mubai. All three heads were gathering the power of flames.

As for Ma Douluo himself, he stood beside Oscar. After all, his disembodied spirit martial soul determined that he couldn't engage in close combat like Dai Mubai.

Although he had practiced body techniques, the power he could exert was far inferior to Soul Masters who appeared in the form of attached spirits, let alone those in auxiliary systems.

And Zhu Zhuqing was running around Huo Wu, about a dozen meters away, constantly circling her.

With Dai Mubai and Moon's joint attack, Zhu Zhuqing naturally didn't dare to get too close. Her responsibility was to take advantage of Huo Wu being hit or dodging those two attacks to sneak in for a backstab or assassination.

Finally, Oscar, the last one, had prepared ten Large Recovery Sausages in advance with his first soul skill, ready to throw them to his teammates at any time to help them recover soul power.

In fact, among the five of Shrek, Tang San's attention was mostly focused on Oscar.

Considering that Yu Xiaogang might have arrived at Shrek very early, coupled with Oscar's muscular physique resembling Dwayne Johnson's, Tang San was certain that Oscar had been taken in as Yu Xiaogang's disciple.

Ma Hongjun was Flender's disciple, Yu Xiaogang wouldn't vie for him, Dai Mubai was of the Star Luo royal family, causing complications, so Yu Xiaogang wouldn't accept him. That left only Oscar.

Sausages, being food-based, could in a sense be called waste martial souls.

But they were full of innate soul power.

Very much in line with Yu Xiaogang's requirements.

It's just that it's unknown whether Oscar's second soul skill now is a little sausage that can detoxify.

However, judging from Oscar's physique, the second soul skill probably wouldn't have detoxification effects. After all, given Yu Xiaogang's personality, he certainly wouldn't want his disciple to be just an auxiliary type; he would need to have attacking capabilities.

At this moment, facing the flanking attacks, Huo Wu immediately used her first soul skill, Solar Ring.

A rapidly rotating golden-red light ring spread out from the Sun Goddess, one ring after another, blocking the White Tiger Intense Light Wave and also sending Dai Mubai flying.

As for Moon, it suffered a bit more. A huge wound was cut open on its abdomen, and its massive body rolled out. In its three pairs of red eyes, there was a look of fear, and it ran back to Ma Douluo, trembling.

The self-spiritual nature of martial souls was too strong, which wasn't a good thing in battle.

"Swish!"

Zhu Zhuqing flashed behind Huo Wu, attempting to sneak attack. However, Huo Wu didn't want to play with these kids at the moment. She activated her second soul skill, Solar Ascension, boosting all attributes. She instantly turned around and punched Zhu Zhuqing in the abdomen, making her spit out bitter water and fly tens of meters away, losing her combat capability.

"Damn it!" Dai Mubai angrily shouted and rushed towards Huo Wu, but the Sun Goddess martial soul could move freely and blocked him, emitting a resisting fire ring from her body, continuing to cut at Dai Mubai.

With no other choice, Dai Mubai could only raise his hand to defend.

With the existence of the Sun Goddess martial soul, Huo Wu seemed like two people, both capable of using the same soul skills. Therefore, Huo Wu herself found it quite easy.

"What's this? Is this your way of fighting?" Huo Wu taunted, "That girl who lost her combat capability after I hit her wasn't bad. She knew how to seize opportunities. But the gap between us is too big. After all, I'm not an ordinary Soul Ancestor. Even if Teacher Qin Ming wants to defeat me, it will take quite a bit of time."

Yu Xiaogang hurriedly sought confirmation from Qin Ming, "Is what she said true?"

"Huo Wu is indeed a genius among geniuses, extremely powerful. If I want to defeat her quickly, I must use the sixth soul skill. Otherwise, it can only be a battle of attrition. After all, her Solar Ring is too dangerous," Qin Ming sighed, admitting this point, "With her talent, two years later, she will definitely become a Soul King. She is also one of the trump cards for the next championship of the Tian Dou Royal Academy."

Hearing Qin Ming's confirmation, Yu Xiaogang stared at Huo Wu with burning eyes, thinking to himself, "Such a genius, how great would it be if she became my disciple?"

"However, even if she doesn't become my disciple, Shrek will be merged into the Tian Dou Royal Academy in the future. There will be plenty of opportunities for exchange, to communicate more, to see how she cultivated such strength. By then, I can let Oscar learn from her."

The Sun Goddess martial soul exhibited overwhelming dominance against Dai Mubai, and after Huo Wu finished her taunt, she headed towards Ma Hongjun, Ma Douluo, and Oscar.

Her primary target was Ma Hongjun.

Although in group battles, one usually targeted support first, Ma Hongjun had a sharp tongue, so naturally, he had to receive Huo Wu's "special attention."

Although Ma Hongjun's martial soul was the Evil Phoenix, it hadn't completed its full transformation yet. Moreover, for avian Soul Masters, unless their soul power was profound or they possessed a soul skill that could provide them with flight, they couldn't fly.

At this moment, Ma Hongjun didn't meet either of these conditions, so he couldn't fly at all. Plus, with his round body, he could only be considered a ground runner.

Therefore, he was immediately caught by Huo Wu and ruthlessly beaten, losing his combat capability in the second round.

"Next, it's the two of you."

After kicking the bruised and swollen Ma Hongjun aside, Huo Wu's gaze fell on Ma Douluo and Oscar...

Avian Soul Masters want to fly—

Either their soul power must be profound, or they must have a soul ring responsible for providing flight soul skills.

In the original work, Ma Hongjun has a skill called Phoenix Meteor Shower, mainly for flying...

(End of this chapter)