"Chirp!!"
A clear cry echoed through the sky. Shui Binger's body burst with a "whoosh" of water-blue light. An Ice Crystal Phoenix manifested with wings spread, and two yellow soul rings simultaneously rose.
Huo Wu, initially standing opposite her with arms crossed, didn't seem to care. But when she saw Shui Binger's second deep yellow soul ring, her pupils constricted.
"You actually absorbed a soul ring of over seven hundred years?"
"More than seven hundred."
Shui Binger shook her head, her beautiful eyes filled with confident light. If she couldn't reach a limit, it wouldn't be fair to how long she had suppressed her soul power for.
"Boom!"
Flames instantly surged, and a fiery red glow enveloped a large area. The scorching heat rushed towards Shui Binger. The two auras clashed in the air, and Huo Wu clearly had the upper hand.
Behind Huo Wu, a towering figure of flames materialized. Two yellow spirit rings spun rapidly. Her aura had reached the peak of a level twenty-nine Great Soul Master.
Shui Dongsheng and Huo Xiao exchanged glances, then smiled at each other. They seemed to be enjoying the spectacle.
Huo Wushuang nodded in satisfaction. There was no doubt that his sister's display of power would lead to victory. Shui Yue'er, on the other hand, clenched her small hands, feeling even more worried.
"Be careful!"
Huo Wu's phoenix eyes narrowed. Her body merged with the fiery phantom, and a ball of fire ignited on her delicate fist. Her graceful legs pushed off the ground as she attacked Shui Binger.
Shui Binger remained unfazed. A mass of icy cold air erupted from her fair palm, shooting directly into the air and blocking the path of Huo Wu's fiery advance.
"Heh, First Spirit Skill: Starfire Splatter." Huo Wu seemed to have been prepared for this. As the spirit ring lit up, hundreds of sparks shot towards the icy cold air.
"Clash——"
Ice and fire collided, sending scalding steam billowing into the sky. Huo Wu had already broken through the defenses and was right in front of Shui Binger, the flames about to engulf the ice-blue girl.
"Second Soul Skill: Ice Ring Armor!" Shui Binger's second, deep-yellow soul ring lit up, and a translucent ice ring instantly flew out, enveloping her. Her body, shielded by the ice ring, immediately gained a layer of crystalline blue armor.
Huo Wu punched Shui Binger, exclaiming in surprise, "You attached a defensive soul skill to your second soul ring?"
The power of the fiery fist was completely absorbed by the blue armor. Shui Binger seized the moment of her opponent's surprise, her first soul ring flashing. With a flash of ice-blue light, a layer of frost materialized around Huo Wu's body, restricting her movements.
"Go, Sister, go!" Shui Yue'er below excitedly waved her little fists, while Shui Dongsheng shook his head and sighed.
A proud and playful voice emerged from within the frost, "Second Soul Skill: Fire Sun Exploding Fist."
Different from the usual orange flames, a spectral blue fireball shattered the ice instantly. The surrounding temperature rose two levels immediately, smashing directly towards Shui Binger.
Shui Binger's blue armor shone with a crystalline light as she desperately tried to resist, but ultimately couldn't withstand the ethereal flames and shattered.
"Sister!!" Shui Yue'er cried out in alarm.
Huo Wu stopped her attack in time. After breaking Shui Binger's soul skill armor, she proactively withdrew her soul power, showcasing her effortless control of fire.
Both of them retracted their martial souls simultaneously. Huo Wu glared, lifting her delicate chin, and said, "You, with two rings, have lost!"
"Mm." Shui Binger's eyes, like water, remained calm, as if she hadn't been the one defeated.
Huo Wu, with a touch of arrogance, said, "If your second soul ring had been attached to an offensive skill, you might have actually had a chance to defeat me in a direct attack!"
"With an ultimate ice martial soul, why would you attach a defensive soul skill? Wouldn't control or offense be better? How foolish!"
Shui Binger stared at Huo Wu for a long time, then shook her head and walked down.
Looking at the other person's expression, Huo Wu felt that her victory was meaningless. She called out to Shui Binger's back, "Don't you care about winning or losing at all?"
Shui Binger turned her head and said, "In my heart, one person's victory or defeat doesn't matter."
Huo Wu shook her head dismissively, thinking that the other person was just making excuses for her defeat. Personal strength and talent were the only way to go.
"My second soul skill, Ice Armor, can not only add armor to a person; similarly, my first soul skill can also freeze and control more than one person." Shui Binger finished speaking and walked off the stage.
Huo Wu was stunned. As the first genius of Blazing Fire Academy, she was naturally well-informed. In an instant, she understood what the other party meant. Shui Binger wasn't focused on individual strength, but rather on the collective strength of a team.
If it were a team battle between the two academies...
Shaking her head, Huo Wu chuckled softly. There was no hint of mockery in her voice, but she persisted in her own thoughts. The ultimate strength of an individual was enough to lead the entire team; there was no need to assist others.
"Sister." Shui Yue'er nervously grabbed Shui Binger's hand and asked with concern.
"It's okay." Shui Binger patted her sister's hand and smiled gently.
Shui Yue'er turned to glare at Huo Wu, acting like a little tiger protecting its cubs. "You're taking advantage of being older to bully my sister! Are you even proud of winning?"
Huo Wu sneered. "Little sister Yue'er, you can't say that. We're in the same grade. Whether it's the Five Great Elemental Academies competition or the All Continent Advanced Academy Soul Master Tournament, we'll be in the same cohort. Are you going to cry every time you lose and claim you're younger?"
"What is a genius? Those who win against those stronger than them are geniuses. Are you still a genius if you lose? Just because I'm the same age as her, can you guarantee she'll win? How can you prove it?"
"Yue'er, we lost, that's all there is to it." Shui Binger held Shui Yue'er's hand. Although she could handle defeat, a fire burned deep in her beautiful eyes. What young person doesn't crave victory?
Shui Yue'er stomped her foot in frustration, feeling extremely stifled watching the Huo family father and daughter come to challenge them and then leave triumphantly. She couldn't stand the humiliation.
"Huo Wu, I challenge you!" Shui Yue'er stepped forward.
"You?" Huo Wu chuckled. "Your sister can be my opponent, but you're still too young. No way!"
"Why not? As long as I get a soul ring, I'll be a two-ringed Soul Master!" Shui Yue'er declared.
"What?"
The three members of the Huo family paused. They knew Shui Yue'er was only eleven years old and had already reached the second soul ring level. Wouldn't that mean her talent surpassed Shui Binger's?
Huo Wu patted Shui Yue'er on the shoulder and said, "You have some talent. I hope you can catch up to me, but you're still far behind."
Huo Xiao's broad face was filled with pride. He cupped his hands and said, "Brother Shui, since my daughter has finished sparring, we won't bother you any longer."
Shui Dongsheng looked at the other man's smiling face and wanted to punch him. He found it irritating, and said against his will, "Alright then."
At this moment, the onlookers in the distance finally began to whisper, their faces filled with disappointment.
"I didn't expect the young miss to lose."
"Isn't the young miss the number one genius of Skywater City?"
"Is there no one in our Shui family's younger generation who can beat the Huo family?" A servant felt somewhat dejected at this moment.
The voices spread around. Everyone present was a Soul Master. Huo Xiao's face was flushed with some pride, while Shui Dongsheng's family was silent.
Defeat was defeat. Were they supposed to explain to everyone who knew the outcome that their children were a year younger and at a disadvantage?
"Eh? What's that guy with no soul power doing here, trying to join the fun?"
"It's fine that he does nothing and freeloads in the mansion, but now he has to come out and make a fool of himself?"
"Luo Yu?"
A figure wearing simple, coarse clothes, but whose ethereal, otherworldly aura was difficult to conceal, his handsome face with a hint of a charming smile, was walking towards the training ground from a distance, following the sound.
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