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Huo Yuxi looked small, but her fists seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. Every blow that landed on Dai Huabin made him feel as though his bones were about to shatter.

Forcing himself not to circulate his Soul Power and fight back, Dai Huabin already knew that Huo Yuxi's skill could only last thirty seconds.

Looking at that face, Huo Yuxi's eyes went red with rage, and her fists targeted his face.

To her, those thirty seconds felt like an entire century. In the blink of an eye, it was as if she had returned to when she was five years old, ready to tear these people apart.

Unfortunately, they were in the arena. Thirty seconds passed quickly. Though Dai Huabin had done his best to block her, there were still moments when she caught an opening.

The stabbing pain in his cheeks finally became unbearable. With an angry roar, a layer of white light enveloped him. He lunged forward, spreading his tiger claws as he struck at Huo Yuxi.

He truly had undergone specialized training. Dai Huabin possessed exceptionally rich combat experience. Once he realized his emotions had fluctuated too much, he immediately composed himself and threw himself back into battle.

"Third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation."

White Tiger Vajra Transformation increased Dai Huabin's defense, attack, and strength by one hundred percent. Huo Yuxi did not dare force a confrontation during this time and focused on evasion.

But everyone made mistakes eventually. A massive, powerful tiger palm slammed heavily into her back.

"Pfft."

Huo Yuxi was sent flying several meters away, blood spilling from her mouth. But she had also successfully opened up some distance.

"Third Soul Skill, Soul Devouring Spider Thorns."

Spider thorns filled every corner of the stage, like several Gatling guns firing indiscriminately at once.

As an Agility-Attack Soul Master, Zhu Lu had nowhere to escape in this situation. Dai Huabin's third soul skill was still active, and he could barely withstand the spider thorn attacks.

Once the spider thorns came into contact with their blood, they rapidly absorbed it. Huo Yuxi's injuries recovered slightly as a result.

Yan Shaozhe, who was watching from the stands, changed expression. He abruptly rose from his seat, took two steps forward, and clenched the railing tightly.

If he had not seen incorrectly, this little girl's martial soul possessed traits of an Evil Soul Master.

"How is that possible..." As one of the major organizations responsible for eliminating Evil Soul Masters, had they been infiltrated without even knowing? No, that was not right.

He closed his eyes and carefully examined her with Soul Power. Sure enough, the little girl carried only an aura of light, one even purer than Mu En's.

But how could that be possible? It was simply too strange!

After glancing around at the people nearby, he dearly wanted to turn around and demand an explanation. But the more deeply he considered it, the calmer he became.

He could ask about it later. There was no need to rush.

Meanwhile, below the stage.

There was still some distance between Huo Yuxi and Dai Huabin. Clearly, Huo Yuxi, as a control-type soul master, held the upper hand.

Moreover, her third soul ring was over three thousand years older than Dai Huabin's. The spider thorn attacks forced him to defend with everything he had.

Even so, Dai Huabin had suffered no small amount of injury. Rage ignited in his heart, and a tiger roar rang through the skies.

"Zhu Lu!" Dai Huabin shouted.

Having also come from the Duke's Mansion, Huo Yuxi naturally knew some of the legends passed down between the Dai and Zhu families. She immediately reacted and shouted sharply, "Luo Ling, stop her!"

Although Luo Ling was fast, she could not compare to an Agility-Attack Soul Master whose martial soul was the Hell Spirit Cat. Her vortex only struck Zhu Lu's afterimage.

Cui Yajie immediately stepped in as well, blocking Luo Ling's attack. Zhu Lu successfully broke free and ran toward Dai Huabin.

Just as the two were about to clasp hands, Huo Yuxi activated her second soul skill. The hidden weapons on both her wrists shot out with a distinctive aura.

Dai Huabin already had a way to deal with Huo Yuxi's second soul skill, but this caused him to overlook her hidden weapons.

The two were forced apart.

"Second Soul Skill, Sound of the Deer's Cry."

"Second Soul Skill, Drowning Water."

Lu Wanwan and Luo Ling activated their Second Soul Skills at the same time, widening the distance between Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu even further.

Cui Yajie still wanted to create an opportunity for them, but Huo Yuxi took the chance to fire hidden weapons at her. Seeing this, Dai Huabin was furious.

They had been just a step away from ending the match.

Because Cui Yajie reacted half a beat too slowly, a hidden weapon sliced directly across her arm. The flesh split open, blood dripping to the ground and forming a pool.

Cui Yajie raised a trembling hand and stared at her wound in shock. "You're courting death!"

Her eyes began turning a clear pink. Huo Yuxi did not even need to look to know it was a charm skill.

Her own gaze became vacant as well. Pretending to have fallen victim to it, she slowly began walking toward Cui Yajie.

Cui Yajie was highly confident in her skill. She was only thinking about how to take revenge first and did not notice Huo Yuxi's faintly trembling shoulders at all.

"You want to control me? Train for a few more years first." When she was only half a meter away, Huo Yuxi suddenly threw a punch.

The sudden reversal drew everyone's attention, including the teachers on the stage.

"This little girl has quite formidable willpower. She broke free from that student's mental control so quickly."

"No, that's not right. She probably was never affected from beginning to end."

Hearing that, the female teacher beside him turned to look at him. "How is that possible? This skill is cast through the eyes. Wouldn't that student herself know whether she had controlled her target?"

"That's what makes it strange."

It was not only the spectators who could not understand. Even Cui Yajie, who had been struck by Huo Yuxi's rock-solid fist, could not figure out what had gone wrong.

Her soul skill could not possibly have failed. Their eyes had remained locked the entire time. Huo Yuxi's eyes absolutely could not have looked like those of someone unaffected by her control.

"Want to know why you couldn't control me?" Huo Yuxi asked with a grin as she looked at Cui Yajie's shocked face.

"Of course, it's because..." She paused midway. After landing one final punch, she said, "I'm immune to all mental-attribute attacks."

Upon hearing those final words, Cui Yajie rolled her eyes back and fainted from sheer anger.

Huo Yuxi did not bother with what happened to Cui Yajie afterward. Dai Huabin was a Soul Elder, and Luo Ling could not hold out much longer. She needed to go back and help quickly.

Sure enough, the moment she turned around, she saw Dai Huabin moving closer to Zhu Lu. Even with Lu Wanwan's support, there was still a considerable gap between a Soul Grandmaster and a Soul Elder.

But since they could not seize the opportunity, she would help them crush that idea completely.

"First Soul Skill, Gui Yan Blade."

"Second Soul Skill, Sound of the Deer's Cry."

Lu Wanwan seemed to trust Huo Yuxi unconditionally. The moment she saw her move, she immediately turned and switched targets.

Seeing the attack's trajectory, Dai Huabin thought it was headed for him. He stepped forward twice and roared as the white light barrier covered his entire body once more.

To his surprise, the blade whistled past his ear. When he turned to look, he found that Zhu Lu was the true target. Moreover, no one knew when Luo Ling and Huo Yuxi had coordinated, but the vortex had already been positioned to encircle her.

The three focused their attacks on Zhu Lu, and the result was naturally unsurprising. She was successfully eliminated.

Facing a one-against-three situation, Dai Huabin was furious, but he had not lost his reason. He still had not used his trump card.