Afternoon, Great Spirit Arena.
"Hmph! I want to see how Heaven Dou Royal Academy wins this match!" Xiao Wu snorted.
Ma Hongjun nodded. "Blazing Academy's members all have fire-attribute martial souls. They should be able to burn away the vines Yang Yunhai creates, right? And Dugu Yan's poison mist is afraid of fire."
"Without a control-type soul master, Heaven Dou Royal Academy's strength will be cut in half. The only thing they need to be wary of is Dugu Yan's fourth soul skill."
…
Under the host's fiery introduction, both teams began their entrance.
First to appear were Blazing Academy's players: Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, Huo Lie, Huo Yun, Huo Yu, Huo Chui, and Huo Jun.
The most eye-catching was without doubt the one walking at the very front—Huo Wu. Nearly 1.8 meters tall, already strikingly statuesque. But that wasn't all—her figure was full and curvaceous. Fair skin, refined features, crimson eyes with a faint silver glow, paired with waist-length, dark-red wavy hair. "Seductive and fiery" was the perfect description.
"Blazing Academy… Huo Wu!" The loud cheers of the men in the audience proved her beauty's effect.
On the other side of the arena, Heaven Dou Royal Academy walked out: Yang Yunhai, Zhu Zhuqing, Shi Mo, Shi Mo (the brothers), Yu Feng, Oslo, and Ye Lingling.
"Yang Yunhai, I love you!" shrill female voices suddenly drowned out the men.
"…" Yang Yunhai's face twitched.
'Damn this cursed face!'
Keeping a calm expression, he led the team forward until they stood opposite Blazing Academy.
Huo Wu lifted her chin slightly, her eyes sharp with challenge.
"Yang Yunhai, you're strong. But don't think it'll be easy to win under my flames!"
Yang Yunhai nodded faintly. "Let's see whose methods prevail."
The referee raised his right hand.
"Preliminaries, Round Eight, Match Ten…" He looked to both sides.
"Begin!" His voice boomed as his hand chopped down.
"Fourth soul skill, Brilliant Sun!" Huo Wu raised both hands as her fourth ring lit up.
Behind her, support-type soul masters Huo Chui and Huo Jun immediately activated their boosting skills on her.
Fiery radiance illuminated the entire arena.
Huo Wushuang and Huo Lie, both power-attackers, leapt forward in preparation.
Huo Yu and Huo Yun, the two agility-types with Fire Crane martial souls, spread fiery wings and shot into the air, hovering above the formation as scouts.
They already knew how strong Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing were from previous matches. Adding in the Shi brothers, both defense-type Soul Ancestors, and Ye Lingling's healing support, forcing a direct breakthrough was impossible.
Their best shot was to give Huo Wu time to complete Brilliant Sun. Its destructive force rivaled a Soul King's strike. That was the only way to break Heaven Dou's defense and get a chance at Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing.
Otherwise, Ye Lingling's healing would nullify their efforts.
Now their goal was clear: buy time for Huo Wu.
"Not a bad tactic." Yang Yunhai smiled. His hand swept out, vines surged forth, while two massive vine-serpents quickly wove behind him. At the same time, a long spear condensed in his grasp.
His foot pressed down—he charged forward at shocking speed even without a skill boost.
His teammates followed closely, Ye Lingling included.
"Third soul skill, Windstorm!" Yu Feng flapped his wings, a violent gale sweeping forward like a moving wall, shielding his team's advance.
"Third soul skill, Fire Crane Clone!" From Blazing Academy's side, Huo Yun ignited, manifesting a huge fire crane above him.
It flapped its wings, hurling flames at Yu Feng as Huo Yun followed in pursuit.
"…" Yu Feng had to cut off his soul skill and dodge with speed.
"Fourth soul skill, Fire Crane Inferno!" Huo Yu beat his wings, releasing a rain of flames.
"Fourth soul skill, Xuanwu Barrier!" Shi Mo clasped his hands, emerald light bursting forth into a turtle-shell patterned dome of protection.
Boom boom boom! Fire rained onto the barrier, exploding fiercely.
Hoo!
The gale from Yu Feng struck the barrier, while the fire's shockwaves pushed it outward, amplifying its speed and strength, turning it into a blazing windstorm that swept toward Blazing Academy's formation.
"Good calculation!" Huo Wushuang gritted his teeth.
Huo Yu's fourth skill was strong but scattered, meant for disruption. Normally it would disperse Yu Feng's storm and leave a wall of fire. But with Shi Mo's barrier, the wind had been redirected and reinforced.
Wind fueling fire—they'd been tricked.
The Shi brothers had never shown their fourth skills before. That surprise had just backfired on Blazing Academy.
"Huo Lie! Huo Jun!" Wushuang barked.
"First soul skill, Fire Sparks as Silk!" Huo Jun boosted Huo Lie.
"Third soul skill, Fireburst Seven Star Bomb!" Huo Lie punched forward, launching seven blazing fireballs.
Boom boom boom!
The fireballs exploded against the gale, scattering the storm in deafening blasts.
Dust and smoke surged as Huo Wushuang and the others' robes whipped violently.
He glanced back nervously at Huo Wu—seeing her unharmed, he exhaled.
But turning back, his pupils shrank. Yang Yunhai had already closed the distance.
"Third soul skill, Dragon's Fury! Fourth soul skill, Explosive Dragon Dance!" Huo Wushuang bent low, flames bursting around him, a fiery one-horned dragon surging out with his punch.
"Fourth soul skill, Brilliant Sun!"
From behind, Huo Wu judged they were close enough. If she delayed, her teammates might also be burned. Her hands swept, summoning a blazing orb like a miniature sun that plummeted downward.
"Incredible control over her soul power." On the VIP platform, Ning Fengzhi praised.
"Third soul skill, Fireburst Seven Star Bomb!" Huo Lie followed up instantly.
"Third soul skill, Fire Crane Inferno!" Huo Yu added from above.
"That's going to blow the arena apart!" The audience stirred in alarm. The heat was palpable even from the stands.
"Open the protective barrier!" the host shouted.
Staff slammed switches. A pale shield rose around the arena.
The other four rings paused their battles as energy overflowed into the air, staring in shock.
"Fourth soul skill, Xuanwu Barrier!" The Shi brothers shouted together.
A solid green turtle-shell dome enveloped their team. Meanwhile, Blue Silver Grass sprouted madly at Yunhai's feet, thick vines wrapping and forming rapidly.
Rumble!
A massive blast thundered across the stage.
A giant mushroom-shaped flame cloud rose into the sky.
The shockwave sent Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and the others staggering back. In the air, Huo Yu, Huo Yun, and Yu Feng were caught off guard and hurled out of the ring.
With only a 30-meter platform, there was no escape.
"Gulp…" In Shrek's viewing section, Ma Hongjun swallowed hard, stunned.
'How are we supposed to fight them later?' The thought chilled him.
Tang San also frowned deeply. His vines could never withstand such a fiery bombardment.
"Nicely done!" Xiao Wu pumped her fist.
"Best case, they're all blasted half-dead and eliminated!"
But the next moment, her smile froze.
From within the flames, a massive, dark-blue bud tinged with red glow unfurled.
"What the—!" The audience gawked.
"They're fine?!"
"Is Yang Yunhai's martial soul really plant-type?!"
"Impossible!" On stage, Huo Wu's face paled.
"How could this be?" On the viewing platform, Tang San was just as shocked. Yang Yunhai's martial soul… immune to fire?!
"There's nothing impossible." Yang Yunhai's voice rang out. The great bud burst open, sweeping aside the flames, revealing Heaven Dou's team standing unscathed on its core.
The next instant, Yang Yunhai launched forward, spear in hand, directly at Huo Wu.
Zhu Zhuqing and Oslo split, one charging Huo Wushuang, the other Huo Lie.
"Dammit!" Huo Wu grit her teeth, hastily summoning new flames.
"You're not getting through that easily!" Huo Wushuang roared, lunging.
Huo Yun and Huo Yu were still far off, flung back by the explosion. They couldn't return in time.
Huo Lie panicked, launching a desperate follow-up: "Third soul skill, Fireburst Seven Star Bomb!"
Yang Yunhai didn't even flinch. He flicked his hand and one of his vine-serpents lashed out, jaws snapping, body whipping to intercept.
Boom boom boom!
The blasts rattled its body, leaving faint scorch marks—yet in the blink of an eye, it regenerated.
Huo Lie's pupils shrank. That was his third skill—yet it did nothing.
"Fourth soul skill, Explosive Dragon Dance!" Huo Wushuang roared, crouching low to unleash it.
But one of Yunhai's vine-serpents lunged, maw wide, striking in an instant. The distance was too short.
He had no time to finish charging.
(End of Chapter)
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