Chapter 204 Complete Suppression of Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao Arrives.
The sense of certainty in Liu Yuan's heart gradually became clear.
At this age, possessing a soul power level of over 80, being female, and having the Black Phoenix martial soul, all these characteristics point to the same person—Ma Xiaotao from Shrek Academy.
This realization put Liu Yuan's muscles into a state of extreme excitement.
After all, back in the Soul Master Competition, he was still in his infancy. So, he only managed to defeat Ma Xiaotao by cooperating with Long Aotian and other teammates. In a one-on-one fight, he was no match for Ma Xiaotao.
However, although there is still a gap in their soul power levels, Liu Yuan is no longer the same person he was back then.
So at this moment, as he looked at Ma Xiaotao in front of him, the fighting spirit in his eyes transformed into a tangible fluctuation of soul power.
Ma Xiaotao's attack gave Liu Yuan no time to think.
Suddenly, her black wings unfurled, and she transformed into a streak of black light as she swooped down.
Liu Yuan had no intention of dodging.
"Third Soul Skill, Ultimate Sublimation."
"Fourth Soul Skill: Mental Power."
With the activation of these two soul skills, Liu Yuan's aura instantly surged. Every meridian in his body was filled with abundant soul power, and his level 60 soul power foundation operated at its limit.
"Forbidden Zone".
Liu Yuan gave a low shout, and a semi-transparent space with a diameter of fifty meters directly enveloped the two of them.
In this space, countless purple-gold spiritual chains wove in the air, forming a tight net that attempted to forcibly lock Ma Xiaotao's figure in place.
Ma Xiaotao's figure was enveloped by the forbidden zone, and her movements instantly slowed down.
Those purple-gold spiritual chains were precisely wrapped around her limbs and wings.
However, the flames belonging to the Black Phoenix erupted at this moment.
Black flames surged from her pores; these were not ordinary flames, but a highly corrosive energy. The mental chains, upon touching the black flames, were not physically broken, but forcibly carbonized by the intense heat within, completely severing their mental connection with Liu Yuan.
"This level of technique can't even trap me." Ma Xiaotao's voice sounded extremely cold. Her body twisted forcefully in the air, her hands turned into claws, and black fire claws tore through space, heading straight for Liu Yuan's heart.
Liu Yuan's figure blurred as he activated his Dominator skill. With a delay of a fraction of a second, he instantly moved to Ma Xiaotao's right side.
That was a visual error, a result of the Domination ability that briefly took him out of Ma Xiaotao's field of vision.
He directly used the Qilin Treasure Technique.
He clenched his right fist, its surface covered with thick soul power and dark golden light patterns. This was a concentrated burst of power.
Liu Yuan's figure appeared beside Ma Xiaotao, and his right fist slammed heavily into her lower abdomen.
The powerful impact penetrated her protective flames and acted directly on her body.
Ma Xiaotao felt an irresistible force emanating from her abdomen. Her body was propelled backward by this force, and she was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into the rock wall in the distance of the valley.
The rock face crumbled, and jagged rocks pierced the sky.
Ma Xiaotao struggled to get up from the rock wall, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.
Although the punch did not disable her fighting ability, it greatly disrupted the flow of evil fire within her body.
"ah--!"
Ma Xiaotao let out an angry roar, her eyes turning completely blood red.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens!"
The black flames that had been forcibly suppressed suddenly surged up and transformed into a huge black phoenix phantom above her head.
The intense heat emanating from this phantom instantly evaporated all the moisture in the entire valley.
This is a powerful burst skill at the level of Contra, enough to turn any object within a radius of 100 meters into ashes.
Faced with such a high density of attacks, Liu Yuan had no room to dodge.
He directly activated his immortal body.
Golden light enveloped his entire body, and the resilience of his skin reached its peak in that instant.
He charged towards the enormous phantom of the black phoenix.
The black flames struck Liu Yuan's body, making crackling sounds.
Although Liu Yuan's physical body was quickly charred, his immortal body allowed him to recover at an astonishing speed.
At the same time, he activated two soul skills simultaneously.
"Mental confusion and mental repression."
The combination of these two mental control skills was like adding insult to injury for Ma Xiaotao, who was already in a state of extreme agitation and on the verge of losing her rationality.
Ma Xiaotao's movements deviated.
The black flames that should have covered Liu Yuan's entire body failed to hit his vital points completely due to a gap in his control caused by the intense fluctuations in his mental state.
Liu Yuan seized this opportunity and launched another attack.
He closed in on Ma Xiaotao, swung his right arm, and delivered a heavy punch to Ma Xiaotao's shoulder.
Then came a left hook, which struck her ribs again.
In close combat, he combined the power of the Qilin Treasure Technique with the suppressive power of the Destruction Beast Soul.
Each punch brought out a hidden force that directly impacted Ma Xiaotao's internal organs.
Ma Xiaotao felt an unprecedented threat.
She discovered that no matter how much she increased the temperature of the flames, the other party could always neutralize them through some means and then inflict a physical attack on her.
The flames within her body had been severely depleted during the battle, coupled with Liu Yuan's relentless physical attacks, and were showing signs of spiraling out of control.
She realized something was wrong.
She felt that if she continued fighting here, she would eventually crash and burn.
She has to leave.
Therefore, after being repelled by Liu Yuan, Ma Xiaotao did not immediately launch a counterattack, but instead quickly condensed a circle of flames under her feet.
"Second Soul Skill, Phoenix Reborn from the Ashes."
Her figure transformed into a fiery red afterimage in an instant, twice as fast as before, as she attempted to escape towards the valley's exit.
But Liu Yuan had already predicted her trajectory.
The external soul bone on his back, the giant amethyst wings, fully unfurled at this moment.
With the speed boost from the Amethyst Giant Wings and the Qilin Treasure Technique, his speed was even a beat faster than Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Rebirth.
A flash of black light.
Liu Yuan appeared directly in front of Ma Xiaotao as she fled.
Without any hesitation, he spun around in mid-air, his right leg slamming heavily onto Ma Xiaotao's shoulder with a heavy gust of wind.
The kick landed squarely on Ma Xiaotao.
The force of the kick caused Ma Xiaotao to lose her balance, and she fell from mid-air like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the muddy ground.
Liu Yuan landed steadily.
He looked at Ma Xiaotao, who was struggling to get up on the ground, and let out a cold laugh.
At this point in the battle, Ma Xiaotao had been completely suppressed.
From the clash of strength to the contest of speed, and then to the precise counterplay of soul skills, Liu Yuan's tactical execution has reached an extremely high level.
Ma Xiaotao is indeed no match for him now.
Less than 300 meters from the battlefield, behind the grass in the valley, three figures were hiding.
These were Huo Yuhao, Keke, and Ju Zi, who sensed energy fluctuations during their mission.
They hid behind dense bushes, holding their breath and observing everything ahead.
Keke gripped her clothes tightly with nervousness. Although she was a Soul Master, she had never seen a Soul Master duel of this level.
Orange, on the other hand, had a serious expression on her face. She held a miniature observation soul tool in her hand, recording the entire process of the battle ahead.
Huo Yuhao's expression was the most focused.
He had been keeping a close eye on the boy who had taken the absolute initiative in the battle since the beginning.
Although the strange soul form beside Liu Yuan was somewhat blurry, he would never mistake this boy.
So at this moment, a name finally came out of his mouth.
"Liu Yuan..."
"It was him..."
(End of chapter)