The three of them had previously requested Huo Yuhao to let them participate in the match for training, but Huo Yuhao had predictably refused. The current goal was to make a name for the Body Sect Academy, and they couldn't afford to take any unnecessary risks.
"So, are you going to continue or not?" Huo Yuhao asked calmly, looking at Ling Luochen.
"You..."
Ling Luochen clenched her fists, her heart filled with resentment. Listen to what he's saying! It was as if he didn't even consider her a threat. After glaring fiercely at Huo Yuhao, Ling Luochen turned and walked away.
She couldn't win, and that was that. She wasn't like some people who would cling to the rules of the competition and be a nuisance.
Huo Yuhao smiled slightly. He didn't see any malice in Ling Luochen's eyes. This girl was able to accept defeat gracefully, which was rare at Shrek Academy. She wasn't like Xu Sanshi, who was such a sore loser, it was like he had a mental illness. Whenever someone beat his girlfriend, he wanted to fight them.
Wait, at this point, Jiang Nannan hadn't accepted Xu Sanshi yet, so Xu Sanshi was just a simp.
The rest of Shrek Academy were also the type to only accept winning, valuing their so-called honor above all else. They would even go so far as to exhaust their potential for it. Huo Yuhao was truly at a loss for words.
Ling Luochen, who had only walked a few steps, suddenly turned around and asked, "Where can I find you?"
"Huh?" Huo Yuhao was puzzled, not understanding why the girl was asking this.
"I want to know why you are so strong, is that okay?" After saying this, Ling Luochen's beautiful eyes stared directly at Huo Yuhao.
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment. This Ling Luochen was similar to Lin Xi back then; both had the same goal. However, Ling Luochen was a natural opponent due to her position as an Inner Court disciple of Shrek Academy. How could Huo Yuhao aid the enemy?
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao smiled and replied, "I'm usually at the sect. Occasionally, I'll also go to the academy. If you have time, Miss Ling, you can come to the Body Sect Academy. We can exchange pointers."
Ling Luochen understood something. Huo Yuhao emphasized that he was from the Body Sect, so this was purely a way of avoiding the question. There was also a subtle implication: Huo Yuhao was asking her to go to the Body Sect Academy. This sentence was worth pondering.
Below the stage, Wang Yan's face darkened. He secretly cursed Huo Yuhao for being shameless, repeatedly trying to poach talent, and doing so in front of so many people this time.
"Hehe, I'll go when I have time!" Ling Luochen giggled, turning and stepping off the stage with a light gait.
Huo Yuhao didn't know what this girl was thinking, nor did he care, and he quickly put it out of his mind.
Ling Luochen left the stage. At this point, five matches of the individual competition had been completed, with Ben Ti Academy having four wins and one loss, and Shrek Academy with one win and four losses. The number of participants was limited to seven, and Shrek Academy only had Dai Yaoheng and Ma Xiaotao remaining.
Not long after, Shrek Academy's contestants ascended the stage. What surprised Huo Yuhao was that it wasn't Dai Yaoheng who was going to fight, but Ma Xiaotao, the highest-ranked student in Shrek Academy. This was strange. Logically, Ma Xiaotao was Shrek Academy's trump card and should be saved for last.
Could it be related to her Evil Fire? Huo Yuhao quickly guessed the reason. Ma Xiaotao might not be able to use her full strength because of the Evil Fire, which would make sense.
Soon, the referee announced the start of the match, and Ma Xiaotao didn't start shouting this time.
Two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings appeared on Ma Xiaotao, and golden-red flames danced on her body. A pair of huge, gorgeous wings spread behind her.
At the same time, the second and first soul rings were lit up simultaneously.
Ma Xiaotao's second soul skill was called Soaking in Fire Phoenix, which enhanced all attributes of the flames. Her third soul skill was called Phoenix Wing Celestial Flight, which allowed her to fly and increased the flame temperature by one hundred percent, as well as increasing the attack range by fifty percent. The wings on Ma Xiaotao's back were the effect of the third soul skill.
Furthermore, using Phoenix Wing Celestial Flight while utilizing the second soul skill, Soaking in Fire Phoenix, would provide an additional boost to Phoenix Wing Celestial Flight, enhancing speed.
With a gentle flap of her back wings, Ma Xiaotao soared into the air, reaching a height of ten meters.
"Hmm, hiding up there? That's a bit troublesome," Huo Yuhao mused. He wasn't incapable of flight, but his flying sword certainly lacked the flexibility of Ma Xiaotao's wings. He didn't intend to use that method anyway.
He chuckled softly. Then, he extended his left hand, and countless Evil God's Spikes materialized before him, transforming into a two-meter-long, pitch-black longbow, with soul power forming the bowstring.
Huo Yuhao held the bow in his left hand, and in his right hand, he nocked three arrows formed from Evil God's Spikes, drawing the bowstring to its fullest extent and aiming at Ma Xiaotao.
Simultaneously, Ma Xiaotao wasn't idle. She hovered in the air, looking down at Huo Yuhao. Her sixth soul ring, as black as ink, lit up resolutely. Dozens of golden-red fireballs appeared around Ma Xiaotao. These fireballs, upon appearing, didn't immediately strike Huo Yuhao. Instead, they slowly grew in size, expanding from a few centimeters to massive fireballs with a diameter of half a meter.
The emergence of the fireballs caused the temperature on the stage to rise rapidly. The scorching air currents swept towards Huo Yuhao below. Fortunately, Huo Yuhao's second martial soul was Extreme Ice, so this temperature didn't bother him.
Whoosh!
With Huo Yuhao's release, three arrows shot towards Ma Xiaotao in the air.
"Go." Ma Xiaotao called out softly, her slender fingers pointing forward.
Five fireballs burst from her, hurtling towards Huo Yuhao. The two attacks collided mid-air, but there was no explosion. The fireballs were just balls of energy, and the arrow formed by the Evil God's Spike continued to fly towards Ma Xiaotao.
The fireballs kept falling, carrying waves of heat, and continued to crash towards Huo Yuhao.
With a flap of her wings, Ma Xiaotao dodged to the right, narrowly avoiding the arrow that whistled through the air, brushing past her clothes.
Clang. The arrow shot out of the arena and was stopped by the protective barrier, finally falling to the ground with a crisp sound.
Glancing at the arrow on the ground, Ma Xiaotao shook her head slightly. Trying to fight her with such a thing was too naive. It seemed that, as she expected, aerial combat was Huo Yuhao's weakness.
However, Ma Xiaotao's gaze shifted to the ground beneath Huo Yuhao, and her brows furrowed. The ground where the fireballs had landed was scorched black, with wisps of smoke rising from it.
Huo Yuhao was already a hundred meters away. Ma Xiaotao knew without thinking that it was Instant Transmission. She had to admit, this ability was truly troublesome. And Huo Yuhao's Instant Transmission had a long range, with no time limit, making it far superior to Jiang Nannan's.
"Whoosh!" The sound of air being torn apart rang out as Huo Yuhao shot three more arrows.
Ma Xiaotao calmly dodged them. Then, with a downward gesture of her hand, half of the fireballs floating high in the air plummeted downwards. Unlike the previous time, Ma Xiaotao wasn't aiming specifically; instead, she launched a wide-area, indiscriminate attack.
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