The onlookers, Xiao Wu, couldn't help but click their tongues at this scene, lamenting, "The Clear Sky Hammer can be used like this... I didn't expect Sui Sui's attack speed to be catching up to Xiang Xiang. Although she hasn't obtained her eighth spirit ring and broken through level 80, and the Clear Sky Hammer doesn't have a single spirit ring, this progress is still terrifying."
Tang San also showed a look of emotion and added, "Yes, back then Sui Sui couldn't even withstand the Clear Sky Hammer; she'd faint as soon as it was brought out. She's grown so much now... It seems that while Sui Sui's spirit power is stuck, her mental power has achieved a qualitative leap in the assessment space she mentioned."
"Xiao San is right. When facing pure agility-type spirit masters, the most crucial thing is that one's own mental power and reaction speed can control the overall situation. This match is very disadvantageous for Fatty and Chen Xiang," Dai Mubai, who saw through everything, nodded with a serious expression.
Over there, the lurking Zhu Zhuqing also bared her fangs and launched an attack on Ma Hongjun, whose attention had been drawn to Bai Chenxiang and Tang Sui.
"First Spirit Skill, Nether Pounce!"
As the yellow spirit ring flashed, Zhu Zhuqing's sharp, cat-like claws on her hands suddenly extended, becoming even longer and sharper.
Upon closer inspection, Zhu Zhuqing, who had previously disappeared from everyone's sight as a black afterimage, silently appeared behind Ma Hongjun and launched a powerful stab towards the seemingly defenseless Ma Hongjun in mid-air with her deep purple energy claws.
"Clang, clang, clang—!"
Silver light flashed continuously in the air like horseflies.
The crisp sound of hard metal colliding with each other reached their ears.
Tang Sui looked up and saw that Bai Chenxiang, who had sensed Zhu Zhuqing's intentions, was supporting Ma Hongjun with the Zhuge Divine Crossbow. Su Dan Novel Network.
"So close, so close!"
Taking advantage of the distraction caused by the hidden weapon, Ma Hongjun leaped a considerable distance, temporarily escaping Zhu Zhuqing's attack range. He looked at the black figure who had landed on the ground, gave Bai Chenxiang a grateful look, and then, with ill intent, turned his gaze towards the unarmed Tang Sui standing in place, launching an attack to lure the enemy away.
"First Spirit Skill, Phoenix Fire Line!"
Golden-red light distorted the airflow around Ma Hongjun. A scorching phoenix fire line spewed from Ma Hongjun's mouth, charging directly at Tang Sui.
However, faster than Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line was another figure that arrived silently. Before the fire line could reach, it embraced Tang Sui's waist and swept her up into a horizontal embrace, landing in another safe spot.
"Whoosh—!"
A sharp, cold gleam tore through the air, aimed directly at the back of Ma Hongjun's head.
Feeling a chill at the back of his neck, Ma Hongjun quickly closed his mouth, extinguished the flames, and descended rapidly, narrowly dodging the claws that grazed his scalp and attacked simultaneously from three directions.
Upon closer inspection, he saw three Zhu Zhuqings standing around him.
Ma Hongjun's brows furrowed. His third spirit ring lit up, and massive phoenix wings spread open. Flames transformed into dark red fire feathers, trailing behind him. As Ma Hongjun spun at high speed, a small thermal vortex formed, repelling the three Zhu Zhuqings surrounding him with intense heat.
Meanwhile, the other two Zhu Zhuqings, who were cooperating with Tang Sui's Clear Sky Hammer in an pincer attack on Bai Chenxiang, also turned into black silhouettes under the aggressive pressure of the flames and returned to the Zhu Zhuqing who was steadily placing Tang Sui down.
This was Zhu Zhuqing's fourth spirit skill, Nether Shadow Clone.
She could temporarily create multiple clones, and each clone inherited most of the main body's attack power for a short period and could also use spirit ring skills.
"Thanks, Zhuqing." Tang Sui's fingers slightly flexed, and she firmly gripped the imposing Clear Sky Hammer, which was completely at odds with her slender frame. She looked at Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang, who had also readjusted their formation, and a smile flickered across her lips.
"Zhuqing, let's counterattack."
Zhu Zhuqing lowered her stance, her eyes sharp, her voice still clear and cold, "Okay."
Bai Chenxiang and Ma Hongjun, simultaneously feeling a chill surge, faced them like arch-enemies. They used all their might to try and salvage the situation, but in the end, one was beaten black and blue by Tang Sui's Clear Sky Hammer and collapsed on the ground.
The other exhausted all his reserve hidden weapons. After a close-quarters exchange, he was subdued by Zhu Zhuqing with his hands bound behind his back.
Ma Hongjun, his body now throbbing with pain as if his bones were broken, his face swollen, tremblingly reached out and voiced his unwillingness—
"Why..."
"You... also... have fire immunity!"
Yes, after Tang Sui, wielding the Clear Sky Hammer, transformed from a support-type spirit master into an assault-type spirit master, Ma Hongjun used his phoenix flames to scorch his opponent frantically. To his surprise, Tang Sui seemed to be enjoying a sauna, passing through the scorching phoenix flames without dodging or evading, to the stunned gaze of everyone present.
Following that, the shadow of the massive Clear Sky Hammer loomed over him, becoming the nightmare that heralded his screams.
Facing the expectant gazes, including that of her teammate Zhu Zhuqing, Tang Sui said, "Eh," "Didn't I tell you? When I absorbed my first spirit bone, I gained fire immunity from it. Well, of course, if Fatty's phoenix flame were purer, I might not have been able to withstand it. It's related to one's physique's endurance."
Ma Hongjun: "......"
Endurance?
That was perhaps a weight too heavy for life to bear!!
What spirit master could withstand flames purely through physical strength?!
Ma Hongjun rolled his eyes and fell to the ground, "died with regret."
Looking at the unconscious Ma Hongjun, Tang Sui sheepishly rubbed her nose and summoned her masks, giving him her second spirit skill.
Actually, during the Slaughter City, her grandmother had explained demonic knowledge to her, and only then did she realize that most demons were not afraid of ordinary fire.
Some demons even used lava as hot spring water to bathe in.
Of course, this was limited to powerful demons; most would be reduced to ashes if thrown into lava.
But she hadn't lied. Ma Hongjun's phoenix flames were inherently yang and a nemesis to evil creatures. If the purity of his phoenix flames were higher, she might not have been able to handle it.
To put it bluntly, it was still related to bloodline and physique.
Over the next two days, the Shrek Seven Devils also engaged in random draw matches, sometimes with the same number of participants, sometimes irregular, and spent the rest of the time in self-cultivation.
However, without the pressure of the Sea God's Light, their cultivation speed naturally decreased significantly. Moreover, they had already reached spirit power levels that were considered excellent for their current ages.
In subsequent cultivation, each level gained became extremely difficult.
Especially for Tang San, who had already reached level 76, he felt more acutely that while his spirit power was not slow in his cultivation process, the next breakthrough still seemed distant, and he didn't know when he would reach level 77.
If it was this difficult for him, it was even more so for the others.
—Author's Note—
Sui Sui: My spirit power just won't budge.
Power outages while writing can cause heart failure.
Wuwuwu, thankfully Orange Melon has evolved and can automatically save the manuscript one second before going offline. Otherwise, I would have lost it again tAt.