Free Web NovelHuo Yuhao met those azure eyes filled with panic.
He admitted…
that his heart still rippled at the sight of them.
"…Forget it."
The ice crystals on his hand gradually melted away.
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but unexpectedly,
Wang Dong failed to notice that he had pulled back. The panic in her eyes transformed into three parts pride and seven parts grievance.
For some reason,
she was convinced Huo Yuhao would never truly hurt her.
"Huo Yuhao, you dare touch me!"
"First Spirit Ability — Guillotine Wings!"
The edges of the Bright Goddess Butterfly's wings condensed into brilliant golden light, slashing toward Huo Yuhao like razor-sharp blades.
"Hm?!"
Huo Yuhao's brows knitted sharply.
"You father and daughter truly are unreasonable!"
The ice armor that had already dissipated instantly reformed, his arm circumference swelling even larger than before.
Under Wang Dong's disbelieving gaze, he threw a punch.
Boom!
The light blades shattered on impact.
Though his fist never directly struck her body, the fierce force of the punch's wind slammed heavily into her abdomen.
"Pfft!"
Blood spilled from Wang Dong's lips as her body was sent flying.
Through tear-blurred eyes, she looked toward Huo Yuhao. Her lips trembled as if she wanted to speak—but in the end, her gaze dimmed and she fainted.
It had all happened in a flash.
Two moves!
The two main assault-type members of the reserve team were both defeated!
Watching that ferocious youth—white mist steaming from his muscles—stride forward step by step, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao broke into cold sweat.
"What kind of monster is this?!"
Gritting his teeth, Xu Sanshi summoned a massive black tortoise phantom behind him.
It was the top-tier defensive Martial Soul — the Black Tortoise (Xuanwu). His Spirit Power had already reached Level 43, making him the strongest among the six, with exceptional defensive strength.
"Xiao Xiao, Nannan, Caitou!"
"Let's go all out!" freēwēbnovel.com
In their panic,
all sense of formation and coordination was abandoned.
Spirit Rings flashed beneath their feet as Martial Souls and soul tools were unleashed simultaneously. Various Spirit Abilitys intertwined into a web of attacks aimed at Huo Yuhao.
In an instant,
soul light surged, energy roared, and the entire training ground trembled.
"Roar—!"
Behind Huo Yuhao,
the phantom of the Titan Snow Demon King manifested once more.
A furious roar echoed out, stirring a blizzard across the entire field.
A crimson Spirit Ring, radiant as fresh blood and etched with eight golden patterns, condensed beneath his feet.
He stomped the ground. The earth exploded beneath him as he leapt into the air and shouted:
"First Spirit Ability — Titan Frostfall Fist!"
As his voice fell,
his ice-armored arm expanded again. Azure crystals extended several meters outward, forming a colossal frozen limb that descended with the force to shatter mountains and split peaks!
The moment both sides' attacks collided,
the outcome was utterly one-sided.
The instant Xu Sanshi and the others' Spirit Abilities and soul tools touched the icy fist—
they were first frozen solid by extreme cold,
then shattered into a spray of icy powder by the overwhelming force that followed.
The fist's wind swept up a raging snowstorm,
like a furious dragon that hurled the four of them over a dozen meters away.
"This isn't even the same level—how are we supposed to fight that?!"
"Is this kind of monster really our teammate?!"
Xu Sanshi and the others staggered to their feet, staring at the figure standing amid the storm. Their eyes were filled with helplessness and despair.
"That's enough." Zhou Yi's voice rang out at just the right moment.
Huo Yuhao withdrew his aura. The ice armor on his arms melted away, and his bulging muscles gradually returned to normal.
The training ground returned to calm.
Only the wreckage scattered across the field testified to the intensity of the battle moments before.
Bei Bei and Wang Dong had been awakened by a healing-type teacher and now stood together with Xu Sanshi and the others.
The five of them looked at Huo Yuhao with eyes filled with awe and disbelief.
In Wang Dong's eyes, however, there was a trace of loss and grievance that even she herself could not understand.
"Your name is Huo Yuhao, right?"
Zhou Yi walked up to him, her face wearing a gentleness none of the other students had ever seen before.
"My name is Zhou Yi. Just call me Teacher Zhou."
Huo Yuhao cupped his hands respectfully.
"Yuhao greets Teacher Zhou."
"I was indeed delayed by some matters today. I ask for your understanding, Teacher."
Zhou Yi waved her hand dismissively, her gaze burning as she looked at the young man before her.
"No matter, no matter. Who doesn't have personal matters? What's wrong with making them wait a little longer!"
"..."
Bei Bei, Wang Dong, and the other six stared at Zhou Yi speechlessly.
At that moment,
Ma Xiaotao approached with her six teammates.
"Teacher Zhou, you've never treated us this kindly before."
The seven of them turned their eyes in unison toward Huo Yuhao.
Ma Xiaotao raised a thumbs-up without any attempt to hide her admiration.
That gesture stirred an indescribable sourness in Wang Dong's heart once more.
Dai Yueheng forced the corners of his mouth upward, trying to make his smile look natural.
Chen Zifeng, Gongyang Mo, and the others also showed friendly expressions.
Even within the academy, it was the same—
if you wanted others to regard you highly,
you had to display real ability.
The talent and strength Huo Yuhao had just demonstrated had already earned their respect and their intention to befriend him.
Huo Yuhao showed no arrogance either. Aside from Dai Yueheng, he smiled and nodded in greeting to the others.
"That's enough, Xiaotao. Don't tease your teacher."
Zhou Yi lightly patted Ma Xiaotao's shoulder, her gaze sweeping over the fourteen students from both teams with satisfaction.
"The final piece of the reserve team puzzle is in place!"
"With both of your teams working together, this Spirit Master Tournament will surely be foolproof!"
No sooner had she finished speaking—
two figures appeared soundlessly behind her.
Clad in dark robes, Zhang Lexuan stood cool and serene like the moon. Beside her was a ragged old man, holding a wine gourd in his left hand and roasted soul beast meat in his right, eating with grease shining on his lips.
"Elder Xuan!"
"Elder Xuan! Senior Sister!"
Zhou Yi bowed respectfully.
The fourteen students' voices rose and fell as they greeted them alongside Zhang Lexuan.
Huo Yuhao also cupped his hands in salute.
"Up, up." The old man waved casually. The scent of wine drifted through the air as a gentle force lifted everyone upright.
Zhang Lexuan first gave a slight nod to Zhou Yi and Ma Xiaotao, then turned her gaze to Huo Yuhao. A faint smile blossomed on her cool, jade-like face.
"Junior Brother."
Huo Yuhao smiled in response. "Senior Sister."
This "Senior Sister" was completely different from the "Senior Sister" others had used earlier.
The closeness was obvious. Everyone saw it, and undercurrents stirred silently in their hearts
The academy rumors were true! The one walking with Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan that day was indeed Huo Yuhao!
Wang Dong unconsciously bit her lower lip.
Then she realized that she was currently presenting herself as male; such a gesture was inappropriate.
She could only glare fiercely at Huo Yuhao.
"Kid, you're not bad."
Elder Xuan said a single sentence to Huo Yuhao before turning lazily to Ma Xiaotao and the others.
"In the Mingdou Mountain Range at the border of the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire, a bandit force has entrenched itself—burning, killing, looting, committing every evil imaginable."
"Before departing for the Spirit Master Tournament, go wipe them out. Consider it a warm-up."
"Yes!"
Ma Xiaotao and her six teammates immediately ignited with blazing battle intent.
Bei Bei, Wang Dong, and the other six looked on with envy.
Only Huo Yuhao's heart sank.
In his previous life, it was precisely this bandit-suppression mission
that had caused devastating casualties among the contemporary Shrek Seven Monsters—
four injured, two crippled, and one dead.
"However…"
"This time, I have already told Senior Sister and Teacher about what will happen in the future."
"Surely they have made thorough preparations."
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