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The enormous figure of a bumblebee loomed behind Lu Yifeng. The edges of its wings formed blade-like arcs, slashing straight at Huo Yuxi like a bolt of lightning.

Though he was an assault-type Soul Master, his speed was no less than that of an Agility-Attack Soul Master. Huo Yuxi guessed it was because of his martial soul.

"It's time to end this."

The blade was less than a finger's breadth from Huo Yuxi. Her series of actions had made Lu Yifeng completely underestimate her strength. He had not even stopped to consider how weak someone who had taken first place in the arena and possessed a higher Soul Power Level than him could possibly be.

"Is that so?"

The lighthearted voice made Lu Yifeng instinctively sense that something was wrong. The next second, the person he should have had in his grasp suddenly vanished. Before he could react, Huo Yuxi clung to his back like a spider.

"You're the one overestimating yourself."

Huo Yuxi exerted force with her body and actually flung away someone nearly twice her size.

"Huo Yuxi, move!"

"Watch out!"

Luo Ling and Lu Wanwan's alarmed cries came from behind her. Huo Yuxi's body reacted on instinct, dodging to the side first.

An arrow grazed past her neck.

Lu Yifeng, who had been thrown away, looked utterly grim. Seeing this, his eyes turned fierce as he shouted, "third soul skill, Giant Bee Tail Stinger!"

The giant bee phantom behind him became more solid, and the aura around him was far beyond what it had been before.

Huo Yuxi had no time to dodge again. The stinger was already before her, carrying overwhelming force.

A Soul Elder's third soul skill posed a powerful threat to every student in the assessment arena. Correspondingly, the Soul Power expenditure for the one using the skill was naturally enormous as well.

Unless it was the final moment, ordinary students would usually choose to conserve their strength. But Lu Yifeng was different. He believed this was the best opportunity. He had underestimated her earlier; it was better to eliminate an opponent who threatened him as soon as possible.

He was certain that once this strike landed, Huo Yuxi would definitely be unable to take part in the remaining matches. The other two were nothing to fear.

And just as he expected, Huo Yuxi could not attend to both front and back. This is bad, Zhuzhu.

As soon as Huo Yuxi spoke, a cloud of pink mist suddenly rose in the arena. Lu Yifeng could not see his surroundings. He only heard the sound of an impact and knew his sneak attack had succeeded.

More than ten seconds later, the pink mist dispersed. He discovered that his entire body had gone weak. Fortunately, Huo Yuxi had suffered a severe blow and would certainly be unable to continue competing. That gave him at least a little comfort.

The poisonous mist released by the Soul Devouring Spider reduced every aspect of a Soul Master's abilities by eighteen percent within the mist. Lu Yifeng had just expended a large amount of Soul Power to unleash his third soul skill and had no energy left to resist it.

The others had all used Soul Power in time to protect themselves, so they were not as badly affected as he was.

Luo Ling swiftly unleashed her first soul skill and joined the attack on Lu Yifeng. The vortex was like a bumper car, trapping him in the middle while repeatedly ramming into him.

Huo Yuxi, who had been knocked down, got back to her feet and shook her head. She was furious. She had actually been hit by a sneak attack.

Seeing that Huo Yuxi was safe and sound, everyone reacted differently. They were certain that attack had genuinely struck Huo Yuxi, so why did she seem completely fine?

Even the healing teacher at the side insisted on examining Huo Yuxi. In the end, the diagnosis was Soul Power depletion.

No one present knew that Huo Yuxi's martial soul, the Soul Devouring Spider, possessed another special ability.

It could transform into a special form!

In truth, even Huo Yuxi herself did not know much about the Soul Devouring Spider. There were pitifully few records on tangible martial souls, leaving nothing worth using as reference.

The form the Soul Devouring Spider had transformed into just now was a shield.

Though that move was useful, it consumed an enormous amount of Soul Power. Compared to taking Lu Yifeng's third soul skill head-on, the former was clearly the better choice.

Ten minutes later, the match ended, and Huo Yuxi's team won once again.

The next three matches did not feature opponents with particularly outstanding strength. Luo Ling and Lu Wanwan worked together seamlessly, while Huo Yuxi sat steadily behind them to recover her Soul Power. In the end, they successfully secured a spot in the top sixty-four.

As soon as they left the assessment area, they ran into Huo Yuhao and the other two.

Huo Yuhao was extremely perceptive and noticed something wrong with Huo Yuxi at first glance.

After quickly walking over, he frowned and asked, "Xixi, why is your face so pale?"

"Huh? Is it? Maybe I'm just too tired today."

Huo Yuhao did not believe her nonsense. His martial soul was the Spirit Eyes; if he could not even notice such an obvious abnormality, then all those years of cultivation would have been for nothing.

Besides, he knew very well what his younger sister was like when she felt guilty. Her eyes would always dart around unconsciously, unable to settle anywhere.

Huo Yuxi was not good at lying either. Under Huo Yuhao's cool gaze, she immediately gave herself away. "Well, it was during the match just now..."

After briefly explaining what had happened, she said indignantly, "If that Lu Yifeng hadn't been such a sore loser and launched a sneak attack, I definitely wouldn't have been knocked out so quickly. It's so ridiculous!"

Huo Yuhao was angered into laughter. He flicked her forehead and said, "You're still thinking about winning and losing? Didn't I tell you that your safety must come first? This time, the sneak attack failed. But what about next time?"

"I know." Huo Yuxi explained herself aggrievedly. "I just didn't have time to react then."

Once the two had more or less finished talking, Wang Dong stepped forward from the side and handed Huo Yuxi a small bottle. "Here. There are Revival Soul Pills inside. They're quite effective for recovering from Soul Power overexertion. Take them!"

Huo Yuxi was just about to say that such pills were useless to her when the Soul Devouring Spider in her arms excitedly spoke to her first: This pill is different. It actually contains a trace of Divine Breath. It will be extremely useful to you!

It even has some additional effects! However, it did not say that aloud.

After hearing the Soul Devouring Spider's words, Huo Yuxi reached out to take it, but Huo Yuhao grabbed Wang Dong's wrist first and stopped her. "This is too precious."

"Huo Yuhao, I'm not giving it to you. What are you refusing it for?" Wang Dong slapped his hand away and turned to Huo Yuxi.

Her eyes shifted, and she added, "Forget it, it's up to you. If you can bear to, you can choose not to let her take it."

Wang Dong stuffed the bottle into Huo Yuhao's hand, crossed her arms, and watched with interest to see how he would choose.

Given how much Huo Yuhao doted on Huo Yuxi, there would not be a second choice. Still, Wang Dong rather enjoyed seeing Huo Yuhao act awkward.

Sure enough, after hesitating for a moment, Huo Yuhao placed the bottle in Huo Yuxi's hand.

Then he turned to Wang Dong solemnly and said, "Wang Dong, there's no need to speak of thanks between brothers. If you ever need me for anything, just say the word. So long as it does not violate my principles, I'll brave any danger without hesitation."

"Pfft." Wang Dong turned toward the dormitory. "Huo Yuhao, you're being way too dramatic. There's no need to brave any danger. Just handle the dorm cleaning from now on."

"Since the start of school, when hasn't the dorm cleaning been done by me?" Huo Yuhao muttered darkly as he watched her leave.

"Hm? What did you say, Brother?"

"Nothing. Go back and get some proper rest. Be more careful in the next match. Your body is already weak, and if you get hurt again, how am I supposed to explain it to Mom?"

"Got it."