Crazy amounts of energy continued to erupt from his body, and scorching streams of air seemed to bake the very earth dry.
What was even more astonishing was that the white light gradually coalesced on his body, taking shape into a strange, incandescent white armor that covered him from head to toe, including his razor-sharp Gale Wings.
This was, of course, not a Martial Soul Fusion Technique. Rather, it was a two-person fusion technique that Huowu had developed together with Feng Xiaotian after she joined the Divine Wind Academy. Although their fusion could not unleash the devastating power of a true Martial Soul Fusion Technique, it involved more than just the two of them — two additional auxiliary-type Soul Masters from Huowu's side contributed as well. With the power of four people channeled into Feng Xiaotian alone, his offensive and defensive capabilities were undoubtedly pushed to the absolute extreme.
His speed surged abruptly. Feng Xiaotian's target as he descended from the sky was not Tang San at the front of the Shrek Seven Devils, but rather Ning Rongrong and Oscar at the very rear.
Thanks to his keen observation, the moment the Shrek Seven Devils activated their Seven-as-One Fusion Technique, he had already identified its initiator — Ning Rongrong, positioned at the very back. And the foundation upon which it rested was Oscar, who was supplying Ning Rongrong with an enormous amount of Soul Power. As long as he could take those two out of the equation, the Shrek Seven Devils' fusion technique would collapse on its own.
Feng Xiaotian's sudden burst of speed caught the Shrek Seven Devils off guard. Even the Great Master watching from the sidelines couldn't help but let a glimmer of appreciation show on his face.
The alliance between Divine Wind Academy and Blazing Fire Academy was an excellent match — wind fed the flames, and fire borrowed the wind's strength. Being able to concentrate four people's power together and unleash it through Feng Xiaotian's self-created technique would undoubtedly produce truly terrifying offensive power.
However, the calm on the Great Master's face remained unbroken. After all, the fusion technique on Divine Wind Academy's side was performed by only four people, whereas on Shrek Academy's side, there were seven individuals of equal genius — and it was controlled by none other than Tang San, who possessed the strongest command and precision of them all.
Facing Feng Xiaotian's sudden acceleration, Tang San — standing at the very front of the formation, his body trembling slightly — lifted his left hand after only a brief moment of surprise.
The Clear Sky Hammer, the same weapon that had shattered Feng Xiaotian's Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes of the Gale Demon Wolf before, appeared once again.
But this time was different. The moment the Clear Sky Hammer materialized, it hovered, suspended in the air above Tang San's palm.
A torrent of dark light surged forth from the center of his left hand. In that instant, he jerked his head up, and beams of purple-gold light erupted from both his eyes. This was not a spiritual shock attack — it was the Purple Extreme Demon Eye, allowing him to see everything before him with absolute clarity.
Under the effect of the Purple Extreme Demon Eye, everything in Tang San's field of vision seemed to slow down. Countless pieces of data converged with perfect accuracy inside his brain. The next moment, his left hand moved.
Guided by the dark energy, the Clear Sky Hammer shot upward from below, flying through the air on its own.
The hammer did not spin at all — it simply charged forward in a single straight direction. And at the moment of its release, a thunderous boom erupted from the hammer itself. Before anyone's eyes, the originally modest little hammer swelled dramatically in the air, its head bloating to the size of a water vat in the blink of an eye.
Magnificent patterns radiated from the hammer's surface as sunlight struck it, and a terrifying aura cloaked in dense black light burst forth, leaving a trail of black flame in its wake through the sky.
BOOM—
The black Clear Sky Hammer and the incandescent white Feng Xiaotian collided in midair with a devastating impact.
A piercing sound of shattering rang out across the entirety of Soul City.
The destruction began with the wings. Feng Xiaotian's right wing was virtually annihilated in an instant. At the same time, his entire suit of white-hot armor shattered, exploding into countless motes of white light that scattered in every direction. Feng Xiaotian let out a miserable scream as the tremendous force sent him hurtling backward. He was blasted clean out of the Papal Hall plaza, his fate unknown.
The six other students from Divine Wind Academy, including Huowu among them, stood there stunned. They simply could not believe it — their captain, Feng Xiaotian, had been defeated so decisively.
Even when he had faced Tang San one-on-one in the past, it had been a fierce, drawn-out battle before a victor was decided. Yet now, with a single exchange, he had crumbled completely.
With Feng Xiaotian gone, there was no longer any suspense in this match. But they simply could not understand why it had turned out this way.
In truth, only Tang San himself knew exactly why Feng Xiaotian had been defeated so catastrophically. It was actually the result of multiple factors. It wasn't that the support Huowu gave Feng Xiaotian wasn't powerful enough — it was that Tang San at this moment was simply far too strong, and far too well-suited to countering Feng Xiaotian.
First of all, Tang San had the full, unified support of six teammates behind him. Feng Xiaotian, on the other hand, had only three.