But in the next instant, his face changed.
The firelight exploded, the air surged, the disciple of Gui Water Sect's sword shuddered, his grip throbbing with pain, even forcing his body to retreat two steps.
"This thing... could it be the Fireball Technique?"
He found it hard to believe.
On the surface, it didn't look any different, just slightly darker in color, but its power far surpassed that of the ordinary Fireball Technique.
Without personally experiencing it, one wouldn't feel it.
"Indeed... as the Formation Leader, there's something to him..."
The disciple of Gui Water Sect mused silently.
But the Fireball Technique, after all, is just the Fireball Technique.
They finally managed to seize this opportunity; as long as they kill Mo Hua, they've won.
Even a lion must use full force against a rabbit.
At this moment, one must go all out, not allowing a single oversight.
The disciple of Gui Water Sect looked resolute, repeating his tactic, transforming into a mist, hoping to use the concealment of the "Water Shadow Step" to crash directly into the forest and flush out Mo Hua.
But just as he started using Water Shadow Step, and his form turned into mist, a fireball, seemingly with "eyes," accurately blasted onto him.
The Dao Discussion Jade dimmed slightly.
His body felt the scorch and the pain of the explosion.
The disciple of Gui Water Sect was pushed back several steps, a look of disbelief gradually emerging:
"How... how can I still be struck by the Fireball Technique?"
"What's going on?"
"I clearly executed the exquisite 'Water Shadow Step,' with water shadows to obscure and mist to block sight, how could he still hit me?"
The disciple of Gui Water Sect was bewildered.
In the small forest, Mo Hua sneered coldly in his heart:
"Playing Water Shadow Step in front of me? Really like a little grandson saluting an ancestor, makes me laugh..."
He pointed his finger, sending out another Fireball Technique, roaring forth.
The disciple of Gui Water Sect could only harden his defense, then was pushed back several feet again, the "health" of the Dao Discussion Jade also diminished slightly.
He felt annoyed and slightly panicked.
"It must be mere coincidence!"
"I've practiced Water Shadow Step for over a decade, poured countless efforts into it, how could it be so easily seen through by others?"
"I don't believe it!"
He continued to employ Water Shadow Step, approaching the small forest, then, unsurprisingly, was precisely blasted out by another Fireball Technique.
This Fireball Technique, swift, accurate, and fierce, seemed to have eyes that aimed directly at him.
No matter how he pushed Water Shadow Step to its limit, he couldn't escape this dooming Fireball Technique.
The disciple of Gui Water Sect felt as if he was about to cough blood.
"Damn it! How boring must someone be to perfect the Fireball Technique to this extent?!"
Meanwhile, he regretted deeply.
Water Shadow Step rushed forward, Fireball Technique pushed back, after several rounds, the timing to storm into the woods and "behead" Mo Hua was already delayed.
Cheng Mo, Ouyang Xuan, and Situ Jian closed in.
Thus, everyone once again engaged in heated battle.
Taixu Gate remained four versus five.
Only this time was somewhat different, as from the woods, occasionally a fireball would fly out, accurately striking the Gui Water Sect disciples.
Not only fast but also powerful enough that they had to split their attention to cope, remaining cautious and consuming lots of mental energy.
The disciples of Gui Water Sect suddenly felt the pressure.
And with Mo Hua's Fireball Technique support, Taixu Gate's formation shifted.
Cheng Mo was still at the front, wielding a pair of Mountain Splitting Axes with impressive flair.
Situ Jian switched from offense to defense, guarding in front of Linghu Xiao, using Li Fire Sword to block enemy attacks, buying time for Linghu Xiao to gather Chongxu Sword Qi.
With the front line secured, Linghu Xiao focused on the offensive, using Sword Qi for slaughter.
Ouyang Xuan acted as the vanguard, holding the enemy in check.
Mo Hua nestled in the woods, using Fireball Technique for support, assistance, surveying the field, and controlling the situation.
One defending, one guarding, one attacking, one pioneering.
Adding Mo Hua as the "support."