A loud muffled sound, Tang San withdrew his foot and retreated, Fatty was also kicked back several steps. The two were actually evenly matched. Fatty's soul power seemed to be only slightly inferior to Tang San's.

  Fatso was taken aback for a moment. "So you're also a Soul Master, no wonder you dared to interfere with my business. Let me show you what real power looks like."

  On the one hand, the fat man shouted in a low voice, "Phoenix possession."

  At the mention of the two words "Phoenix", Tang San and Xiao Wu's hearts simultaneously skipped a beat. Among the Beast Martial Souls, there were several particularly powerful ones, one of which was the Phoenix. The Phoenix was also known as the Seven-Colored Bird. The Phoenix Martial Soul not only granted its host the ability to fly, but also bestowed upon them the powerful attacking strength of fire attributes. It was a top-notch strong combat-type Martial Soul.

  A crimson glow burst forth from Xiao Pang's body, his short hair suddenly growing longer and gathering towards the center of his head, transforming into a Mohawk-like hairstyle. Wings didn't appear, but as soon as the crimson glow emanated from his body, it released intense heat. Two yellow soul rings rose up from under his feet at the same time, long feathers extending out on his exposed sturdy arms. His hands also transformed into claws.

  Looking at him, Xiaowu burst out laughing, "Is there a phoenix as fat as this? No matter how I look at it, he looks like a local chicken."

  Ma Hongjun's appearance at this time indeed looked a bit comical, with his round and plump body, long purple-red feathered arms, and standing hair. If he were to be called a phoenix, probably no one would believe it; he looked more like a fat mother hen.

  Ma Hongjun was like a provoked reverse scale, suddenly furious, "Who are you calling a wild chicken?" His hands rose, the first soul ring on his body suddenly lit up, and he abruptly opened his mouth. A thin, purple-red flame shot out towards Xiaowu's direction.

  The intense heat distorted the air, and the purple flames didn't seem particularly fierce, but shot out into the air like a stretched-out line of fire.

  "Be careful." Tang San waved his right hand, and a blue vine floated up, wrapping around Xiao Wu's soft and slender waist, pulling her sideways to his side, avoiding the flames spewed out by Ma Hongjun.

  But Ma Hongjun clearly didn't intend to let them off so easily, the flames in his mouth maintaining a burning length of five meters as he swung it horizontally at Xiaowu's body, just like a five-meter-long flame weapon.

  Tang San grabbed Xiao Wu's hand and quickly retreated, while several strands of Blue Silver Grass rapidly extended outwards along the ground. Through brief observation, he had already discovered that Ma Hongjun's flames should be extremely hot, but there was a weakness - the attack range was only five meters. As long as his movements were restricted, dealing with him wouldn't be difficult.

  As expected, just as Ma Hongjun was about to counterattack, he suddenly felt his legs stiffen, and his legs were tightly entwined by the Blue Silver Grass. A sharp pain came from the skin on his legs, followed by a numbness.

  Ma Hongjun was shocked and lowered his head just in time to see the Blue Silver Grass wrapping around him. He immediately and without hesitation activated his second soul ring skill.

  With a loud bang, intense purple flames suddenly burst from his body, Ma Hongjun's stout body exploded instantly from the inside out, rapidly spreading outward, entwining him in blue silver grass that ignited fiercely upon contact with the purple flames, and in an instant reduced to ashes.

  Witnessing this scene, Tang San couldn't help but feel shocked. He clearly sensed that Ma Hongjun's martial soul seemed to be the natural nemesis of his own martial soul.

  Although Blue Silver Grass has become extremely resilient under the effect of two soul rings, as a plant, at least for now, it is still extremely afraid of fire.

  Ma Hongjun, engulfed in a purple flame that covered his entire body, looked even more majestic and powerful. His eyes were spewing out furious flames as he strode towards Tang San and Xiao Wu with large steps, his mouth vomiting fire like the descent of a Fire God.

  "I'm coming." Tang San missed his grab, and Xiao Wu had already shot out. Her fluffy rabbit ears quivered slightly as she moved quickly, her whole body radiating a brilliant red light, her soul power fully released.

  Tang San's hands slightly trembled, and several hidden weapons were already at the ready in his palms. His eyes gleamed with a purple light, and if he discovered that Xiao Wu was in danger, he would immediately take action without hesitation.

  The chubby man's martial soul in front of him was very strong, but through previous contact, Tang San knew that his soul power was still a bit weaker than his own. It was impossible for him to block his hidden weapons like Zhao Wuji did.

  Ma Hongjun saw Xiaowu rushing towards him, right into his trap. Without any courtesy, he spat out a stream of flames that drew a circle in the air, sealing off all possible paths for Xiaowu to advance.

  Ma Hongjun thought to himself, "You dare to call me a country bumpkin? I'll show you my true colors. But she's quite pretty, so it's better not to burn her too badly." As he thought this, the flames he spat out also weakened slightly, enough to injure but not kill.

  The temperature of the purple flame drops, and Xiaowu naturally feels it. Is this fatty showing mercy? Well, I'll be gentle with you too.

  Just as Ma Hongjun thought that Xiao Wu was going to get hurt by his first soul ring skill, Phoenix Fire Wire, suddenly, Xiao Wu's body shrunk together in an instant and lightly twisted in mid-air. Her soft body seemed to have exceeded the limits of human physiology, and she squeezed through the gap between Ma Hongjun's flames. When her body stretched out again, she was already beside Ma Hongjun.

  What kind of strength does Xiao Wu have? Tang San could at most only guarantee a draw with her without using hidden weapons, and couldn't even let her get close.

  Although Ma Hongjun's second soul ring skill, Bath Fire Phoenix, is an all-around defensive skill with attached attack. But Xiaowu has already released her own soul power externally, and can withstand it for a short period of time without any problem.

  When Tang San saw Xiao Wu arrive beside Ma Hongjun, the hidden weapons in his hand had already been withdrawn. The battle at Twenty-Four Bridge Under the Moonlight no longer held any suspense.