Eight crisp metallic clashes rang out in succession, accompanied by eight dazzling fiery fireworks and explosions.
When Lei Dong's eight spider legs collided with the Crane Blades, he felt the propulsive force and sharp aura that came with the blade energy.
His body, lacking the support of the spider legs, was slightly suspended in the air by the force of the fiery blade energy, and he was even pushed off the ground.
His hasty parry was already remarkable for being so precise, but he didn't expect that the force of the Crane Blades would rapidly diminish as his body drifted backward.
Unexpectedly, the compressed energy inside the Crane Blades, having lost momentum, immediately transformed into the explosive power of flames, blasting his body and all eight spider legs away.
His body was now wide open, in the most dangerous position.
However, Lei Dong, as a Control System Soul Master, maintained control of the situation even under these circumstances.
His first Soul Ring lit up behind him, and two blue light strands sprayed out from each of his palms.
Importantly, the targets of these two light strands were not Huo Yun, but the ground.
The two light strands quickly pierced into the hard ground, and Lei Dong clenched his palms, attempting to use the pulling force of the Thunder Threads to pull his body back to the ground.
This was like Spider-Man, controlling his actions with spider silk, perfectly demonstrating that Lei Dong was an excellent Control System Soul Master.
However, his opponent was no ordinary person either. A fiery red figure glided swiftly towards him, close to the ground.
Huo Yun was gliding at an extremely low altitude, rapidly closing the distance between them.
The wings, which had just been sturdy, sharp blades, were now transformed back into flexible, yet powerful wings, propelling Huo Yun's body closer at high speed.
Upon closer inspection, the ends of his wings had a row of neat, miniature propulsion flames, further accelerating his speed.
From ground to air, Flying System Soul Masters find this transition the most troublesome during Soul Duels.
This is because opponents will specifically target the timing of the transition, making various interferences and captures.
However, Huo Yun completely overcame this weakness through his own powerful close-combat ability and the transition speed compensated by the fire propulsion.
Huo Yun used the momentum from high-speed flight, curling his body and naturally rolling forward, swinging the two red wings, which were parallel to the ground, into two Crane Blades in a semi-circle.
The sharp, fiery blade energy instantly severed Lei Dong's Thunder Threads, and coincidentally, after Huo Yun's wings swung out the Crane Blades, the inertia of his rotating body closed the final distance.
Two straight flying legs, carrying his own weight and powerful inertia, struck Lei Dong heavily in the abdomen. Huo Yun also infused a large amount of fire-attribute Soul Power into his legs, making this strike extremely painful.
Lei Dong's abdomen suffered a heavy blow, and he felt his internal organs twist, and his consciousness seemed to disconnect for a moment.
His body followed the inertia, crashing heavily to the ground, bouncing and colliding with the ground several times under the force of the impact, like skipping a stone.
If his eight spider legs on his back hadn't acted as a buffer and protection, the damage to his body would have been very serious.
Even so, the impact made him dizzy and unable to react correctly to the next move.
When he came to his senses and wanted to use his spider legs to re-insert them into the ground to stabilize his body,
Two red flashes suddenly appeared in his eyes, approaching rapidly.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Huo Yun's twin blades had precisely inserted themselves into the gaps between the eight spider legs, like a pair of scissors, resting on his neck.
Huo Yun stared at Lei Dong with an exceptionally sharp gaze, warning in a cold voice, "Don't move, you've already lost."
Lei Dong had just stabilized his body when he froze in fear.
This battle was not as dazzling as the previous one, but the hidden killing intent made everyone present feel chills down their spines.
The sharp Crane Blades, the incredibly precise swordsmanship, and the furious, relentless attacks that gave the enemy no chance to retaliate.
Everyone who had seen Huo Yun's smooth and flowing fighting style would feel deeply apprehensive about him. This feeling was even stronger than Huo Yu's use of the Crane Feather Storm.
Below the stage, Huo Yu, watching Huo Yun displaying his brilliance, also said with a proud expression, "In terms of swordsmanship, my brother's talent far surpasses mine. Even ordinary Blade Weapon Soul Masters can't compare to my brother."
Between the two brothers, Huo Yu's talent was more inclined towards the perception of air. Skills like creating fire through friction could only be manipulated so skillfully by him.
Huo Yun, on the other hand, had more talent in controlling swordsmanship.
Therefore, his fighting style was more like a swordsman than a fire crane.
As a result, the twin brothers presented different qualities in battle.
However, one cannot judge which of the two's talents is superior based on this difference. Both of them were still in the most basic stage of developing their talents.
What kind of fruit their respective talent flowers will bear still depends on their individual understanding and effort.
But what is certain is that both of them have laid an extremely solid foundation for their future development.
On the side of the Thunderclap Academy, seeing that Huo Yun had not consumed much Soul Power but had turned and left the field, they were somewhat puzzled.
But when they saw the figure of Huo Wushuang, the captain of the Blazing Academy, slowly approaching, their gazes focused on their captain.
They knew that Huo Yun's withdrawal was likely due to some kind of instruction, in order to leave Yu Tianxin intact for the battle.
And that person was clearly Huo Wushuang.
Even from a distance, Yu Tianxin could feel Huo Wushuang's burning eyes staring intently at him.
A powerful aura was constantly rising with each step Huo Wushuang took.
This aura was even more terrifying than Huo Yu's giant fire crane. A breath from the apex of countless bloodlines, mixed with the imposing manner, caused the Beast Soul Masters present to suffer greatly.
Facing this aura, Yu Tianxin heard an unyielding dragon roar within his body.
The Martial Soul within his body seemed to be provoked, conveying intense anger, as if encouraging him to defend the pride of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon bloodline.
