This coping method shares a similar essence with the evasion techniques of soul masters possessing the Rock Armor Dragon spirit.
However, unlike the Rock Armor Dragon, Qiu Ruoshui's scales possess the effect of channeling power, and the posture she uses to block with her arms is precisely calculated to find the smallest and most energy-efficient angle.
In addition, her second soul skill, the Blue Light Shockwave, uses water-attribute energy to first negate a portion of the ray's impact and heat, allowing her to neutralize the Mars Ray's attack with minimal damage.
However, to accomplish this series of superb maneuvers, in addition to excellent combat skills and mental fortitude, the most important thing is that she can accurately predict the direction of the attack before the Mars Ray is launched.
And this weakness has not been overlooked by them, as expected of Tianshui Academy."
Huo Wu sighed, feeling惋惜 for Wang Xing's current situation, while also expressing admiration for Tianshui Academy's performance in her heart.
"Yes, Wang Xing's biggest weakness is not his innate physical defense or low resistance, but the insufficient speed at which he condenses the Mars Ray.
Compared to other soul skills, the Mars Ray inherently has an extra compression step, so this skill inevitably has a time cost.
However, he had been using protective colors to conceal the specific compression time, but in the battle with Thunder Academy, their tenacity caused Ling Yun, who was in crisis, to expose this information."
Quan Yi recalled that earlier, in order to compress time, Ling Yun directly condensed the ray on his chest and launched it forward.
Tianshui Academy did not miss this small detail, so Qiu Ruoshui unleashed her fastest speed from the beginning, and threatened with long-range attacks, forcing Wang Xing to make the same choice.
In other words, Qiu Ruoshui controlled Wang Xing to make the move she expected by using the pressure she exerted on him.
"No wonder they directly sent out a strong attack-type Soul Elder; only she could possibly complete such a difficult task.
Wang Xing is in danger now."
The two's conversation was conducted entirely through mental communication. With their level of spiritual power, even though they said so much, the outside world seemed to be still.
Returning to the normal flow of time, Qiu Ruoshui's figure rushed out of the water mist, and the distance between her and Wang Xing was shortened to twenty meters.
Moreover, in the water mist, Qiu Ruoshui's fourth soul skill had already been condensed.
A lithe, water-blue fish transformed into a straight sword, shooting towards Wang Xing, who was suspended in the air.
This is a one-meter-long energy water fish condensed from a large amount of water element energy. This entire soul skill is like Yu Tianxin's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Drill and is Qiu Ruoshui's strongest long-range single target attack.
More importantly, this type of skill can not only be controlled remotely, but also locks onto the opponent's aura and automatically tracks the opponent.
In a moment of urgency, Wang Xing did not use the previous explosive propulsion, but instead controlled the remaining two-fifths of the Mars Ray to confront Qiu Ruoshui's fourth soul skill head-on.
The unstable Mars was forcibly suppressed and stabilized by the powerful mental power Wang Xing unleashed in his critical moment. A blazing white ray shot straight towards the water-blue fish.
However, Wang Xing's reaction was completely under Qiu Ruoshui's control.
They had already conducted an in-depth analysis of him, and they had contingency plans for this situation.
The straight-flying fish suddenly fanned its wide tail, and its body drew a graceful arc in the air, instantly changing the angle of the collision between the two.
The ray, which was originally aimed at the center of the fish's head, rubbed violently against the side scales of the fish, instantly erupting into dense water vapor.
In terms of condensation, the Mars Ray was more compact, while the fish was more loosely packed.
However, precisely because of this, the compact Mars Ray did not disintegrate at all, but was completely pushed away from its intended trajectory by the repulsion of the water element energy.
The ray, which should have pierced through the fish and continued to attack Qiu Ruoshui's body directly, passed through the water mist in this way, brushing past her body and sweeping towards Qiu Ruoshui's flowing long hair.
The entire side half of the fish that blocked the ray completely turned into water vapor and disappeared, but it still retained half of its body.
Under Qiu Ruoshui's control, the flexible fish quickly adjusted its direction, dragging its remaining half body and continuing to fly towards Wang Xing.
The smoothness and adaptability of the water attribute were vividly displayed here. If it were the Lightning attribute's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Drill, a violent explosion would have occurred the moment the two collided, and it would not have been able to maintain its posture.
Wang Xing looked at the incoming attack, and Quan Yi's warning to them yesterday suddenly appeared in his mind.
A bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"I didn't expect the retribution for not listening to advice to come so quickly."
At this distance, he didn't even have the chance to condense extra Mars to resist. From the start of the battle, he had completely fallen into the carefully laid trap of his opponent.
Every step he took was within the opponent's expectations.
Without using extra Mars, his defeat was inevitable.
Wang Xing stared at Qiu Ruoshui through the transparent fish, and curled up his limbs, shrinking his torso and head inside, making a final defense.
"I lost this time, Qiu Ruoshui."
The next moment, the water-blue fish exploded violently with Wang Xing, erupting a huge cloud of water mist in the sky.
Although only half remained, the impact of the fourth soul skill was an irresistible force for Wang Xing, who was suspended in the air.
His body was knocked away dozens of meters, flying out of the edge of the arena and falling heavily to the ground.
The audience fell into a deathly silence. Who could have foreseen this scene before them?
Tianshui Academy actually defeated a member of Blazing Academy in a head-on confrontation.
After a brief silence, the audience erupted into an uproar, creating a huge wave.
"Wang Xing!"
On the Blazing Academy side, this was the first time they had tasted defeat in the competition.
However, more than that, they were more concerned about Wang Xing's safety. Everyone rushed towards the direction where Wang Xing fell to check on his condition.
When they arrived at Wang Xing's side, they found him facing upwards, staring blankly at the sky.
Wang Xing's condition was not very good. His limbs were twisted to some extent, and blood was overflowing from the corners of his mouth and nostrils.
Although there were no obvious external injuries, he seemed to have injured his internal organs when he fell to the ground.
"Wang Xing, Wang Xing, are you okay?"
Huo Wushuang anxiously called out to Wang Xing. His slightly dazed expression was mistaken for a brain injury.
Hearing the call, Wang Xing's pupils refocused. He said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I let everyone down."
