The impact of the light beam pushed her body backward, causing her to slide from the edge of the arena to the center.
Although her fourth soul skill reduced the impact, the remaining force was still considerable.
Fortunately, the scales under her feet reduced friction and resistance, helping her dissipate the force; otherwise, the impact alone could have fractured her arm.
Qiu Ruoshui didn't expect the ray's attack power to be so strong; the bubbles in front didn't weaken its attack power much at all.
She tightly gripped her right arm with her left hand, which was trembling uncontrollably, whether from the force or the burning sensation from the water vapor explosion, and looked back with lingering fear.
A refracted, charred line ran from one end to the other, completely dissipating only at the edge.
This meant that the blazing white beam maintained itself from one end of the arena to the other, spanning a distance of one hundred meters.
If not for her fourth soul skill, and if she had tried to block it in the same way, her entire arm might have been incinerated.
Outside the arena, Ling Yun's expression was one of disbelief as he watched Qiu Ruoshui perfectly block the full version of the Martian Ray, and also saw himself being pushed out of the arena.
Even more unexpected things happened.
Tianshui Academy, with just one person, completed a two-game winning streak against Blazing Fire Academy.
Such a feat immediately caused a greater stir, and seeing Qiu Ruoshui's wonderful performance, the audience burst into thunderous applause.
Whether it was the VIP seats, the academy seats, or the outer Royal Knights, they all applauded her performance in defeating a strong enemy.
"There's no way around it, Wang Xing and Ling Yun's attack methods are too simple, making them easily targeted by others.
Having been observed for so many days, it's not surprising that other academies can find ways to deal with them."
Quan Yi didn't seem too surprised that the Martian Ray had been cracked.
However, the performance of Tianshui Academy still exceeded his expectations.
Quan Yi's words were heard by everyone around him, and they suddenly realized something.
There are no absolutely invincible soul skills; even their own proud self-created soul skills will be cracked one day.
This incident was a huge warning to them, reminding them to constantly improve and not become complacent because of some achievements.
"It's my turn."
Huo Yu, who had always appeared relaxed, rarely showed a serious expression, stood up from his seat, and walked firmly towards the arena.
Haven't we always been nourished by countless failures since we were young, growing to this point?"
Ling Yun recalled the days when he and Quan Yi and Huo Wu confronted each other, and were struck by their overwhelming power and talent.
Those days were hard, but they persevered with the youthful spirit of not admitting defeat.
However, in recent years, after being separated from the two for a period of time, they rarely failed, which made them forget the correct attitude towards failure.
A bitter smile appeared on his lips, and the confusion and chaos in his eyes dissipated, replaced by a firm gaze.
He shouted loudly to Huo Yu, who was walking away, "Huo Yu, go for it!"
Huo Yu smiled slightly after hearing this, and then quickly turned to a solemn expression and stepped onto the arena.
At this time, Qiu Ruoshui looked at Huo Yu's appearance, and the unforgettable Crane Feather Storm appeared in her mind.
With her current incomplete state, she had no confidence in winning against that unimaginable fire crane.
But she couldn't back down; she had to exhaust the opponent's soul power here as much as possible to win a chance for her teammates behind.
She forcibly calmed her trembling right hand, mustered the courage in her heart, and launched another charge against Huo Yu.
Looking at Qiu Ruoshui rushing towards him, Huo Yu couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart.
However, precisely because of his admiration, he also decided to take it seriously.
First Soul Skill, Crane Cry.
Magnificent flaming crane wings spread out on his back the moment he appeared.
At the same time, his second soul skill, Flame Wing Blades, almost erupted at the same time.
The surging power of flames was compressed onto the surface of the wings, and a sharp aura erupted from the edges of the wings.
"Whoosh!"
An extremely shrill sound of cutting through the air erupted, and a narrow, long blade with a tail of flame flew diagonally towards Qiu Ruoshui.
Even if Qiu Ruoshui's speed was fast, she couldn't be faster than the speed of the crane blade.
Compared to Huo Yun, Huo Yu's crane blade didn't have the accuracy and extremely high energy density of being able to predict.
But by relying on the use of air friction, his crane blade could add extra flame power to the crane blade through force.
Looking at the giant flying blade flying diagonally, Qiu Ruoshui didn't feel the pressure she felt when facing the Martian Ray.
Whether it was speed, explosive power, or the purest penetrating power, the crane blade was not as good as the Martian Ray.
In order to save soul power as much as possible, she didn't even activate her first soul skill, and directly bent her upper body to the side, dodging the attack almost grazing the flying blade at an incredible angle.
This allowed her to further close the distance with Huo Yu without reducing her speed.
However, just as she stood up and wanted to release her soul skill to drive the opponent out, a sharp, slender red thread reappeared in her eyes, approaching her rapidly.
This thread almost grazed through the air right behind the first attack, which made her body unable to adjust completely.
She could only raise her arms and cross them in front of her chest, hastily blocking the crane blade.
"Clang!"
The clanging sound of metal blades colliding echoed in the arena.
Qiu Ruoshui's arms, because of the water attribute enhancement and the guiding effect of the fish scales, didn't suffer too much damage, but her forward pace was hindered.
The crane blade was not compressed by the fourth soul skill after all, and it was only natural that its attack power was lacking. However, precisely because of this, its durability was stronger than the Martian Ray.
It was during this brief defense that Huo Yu had completely gained a foothold, and his wings began to swing at high speed like a frantically rotating electric fan.
In an instant, countless flame blades intersecting within a few meters attacked Qiu Ruoshui together, giving her no time to react.
"Clang clang clang clang..."
The dense collision sounds and the exaggerated number of crane blades swept over Qiu Ruoshui like waves, and she could only bury her head in her arms, passively enduring all the attacks.
Faced with continuous group attack skills, she didn't even have time to condense her soul skills.
She wanted to endure this period of attack and launch a counterattack when the opponent stopped.
However, Huo Yu's crane blade was a self-created soul skill, and its attack duration completely depended on Huo Yu's own soul power reserves. He could maintain this action until his soul power and strength were completely exhausted.
Huo Yu's group attack crane blade was stronger than Huo Yun in terms of saving soul power and durability due to air friction.
