Reversal

"Second soul skill, White Tiger Light Wave."

Luo Ling had already consumed a large amount of soul power to control the field, and facing a Soul Elder like Dai Huabin made her even more cautious.

So much so that she was already showing faint signs of soul power overdrawing, and Huo Yuxi told her to seize the time to meditate in the back row and recover her soul power.

Based on her understanding of Dai Huabin, he did not show the slightest bit of tension facing this current situation, and she could be certain that he still held a trump card.

Lu Wanwan's complexion also looked somewhat pale, but this current situation mainly relied on her to assist Huo Yuxi in holding the line, so she just had to be pushed to hold on a bit longer.

Both being three-ring Soul Elders, on Huo Yuxi's side, although Luo Ling had left the field, with Lu Wanwan's assistance, their win rate was still higher by a tier.

Everyone thought that Dai Huabin was making a futile struggle.

Only Huo Yuxi did not think so. As the Duke's Mansion's youngest son, one could say he was showered with affection and had obtained countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

If he suddenly pulled out some kind of recovery medicinal pill now, then there was a very high probability they would lose this semi-final.

The next second, Huo Yuxi saw Dai Huabin's action and wanted to slap herself twice; this crow's mouth had to come true at a time like this.

Everyone watched with their own eyes as Dai Huabin took out a medicinal pill emitting a faint halo and put it into his mouth.

Everyone: "..."

You could even play like this?

"Sigh, no, shouldn't this count as cheating?"

"How is this cheating? The rules only state that soul tools cannot be used; if you have medicinal pills, you can use them too."

Teachers watching the match also began to dispute over this, and the conclusion finally reached was that the rules indeed did not say that recovery medicinal pills could not be used, so it could not be considered cheating.

Within a few breaths, the aura on Dai Huabin's body recovered to the appearance it had at the very start of the match.

Huo Yuxi had no choice but to forcefully pull herself together, preparing to meet the battle. At this time she could only self-consoled, maintaining her current state and not letting Dai Huabin close the distance, and the odds of them winning were still quite high.

"First soul skill, White Tiger Barrier."

Dai Huabin lunged forward, and his target was none other than Lu Wanwan, who was sitting behind Huo Yuxi to recover soul power.

"Wanwan, don't let him get close."

Lu Wanwan immediately reacted. "First soul skill, Step by Step Bloom."

With the barrier wrapped around Dai Huabin's body, those explosions could not cause any damage to him at all, and Huo Yuxi seemed to have made up her mind about something.

"Third soul skill, Soul Devouring Spider Thorns."

The offensive power of her third soul skill rivaled a Soul Ancestor's fourth soul skill, and with Dai Huabin's hundred-year soul ring, he simply could not withstand it for even a moment.

Dai Huabin naturally also understood this point, and additionally stacked a third soul skill, doubling his attack power and defensive power simultaneously.

At this point in the match, what was being compared was soul power. Given Huo Yuxi's current condition, it was naturally impossible for her to compare to Dai Huabin's peak state.

Almost there, as long as they held out until Luo Ling stood up...

At this moment, Huo Yuxi's heartbeat abruptly stalled, and her soul skill unexpectedly dissipated prematurely. The corners of Dai Huabin's mouth curled into an evil smile, and his tiger palm swiftly struck toward Lu Wanwan, who was closest to him.

This palm was aimed right at Lu Wanwan's chest, and it was utterly impossible for her to endure Dai Huabin's palm technique imbued with his third soul skill.

Huo Yuxi used up the last of the soul power between herself and the Soul Devouring Spider to execute her second soul skill, weakening the might of that palm before reaching out to take the blow in Lu Wanwan's stead.

Unsurprisingly, she was knocked off the stage.

"Spider, what just happened?" Huo Yuxi's gaze remained tightly fixed on Dai Huabin. Logically speaking, supplemented by the soul power within the Soul Devouring Spider, her third soul skill should have been able to hold on a bit longer.

In that exact instant, there was an aura of an Evil Soul Master on his body, which should have stimulated what's inside your... The Soul Devouring Spider thought it was finished; it had let slip another secret.

It had no choice but to guiltily change the subject, feigning weakness as it said, My soul power consumption is a bit too high, my head is so dizzy, I'm going to start babbling nonsense again.

Huo Yuxi: "..."

"What did you just say, something stimulated what inside me? Are there still other secrets to my body?"

Soul Devouring Spider: Play dead...!

Huo Yuxi waited for a moment, and seeing that it still refused to speak, she helplessly sat down and began to recover her soul power.

The bond between her and the Soul Devouring Pearl was somewhat similar to Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, possessing a soul power pool exclusive to them. Both had been exhausted just now, and both urgently needed recovery.

The Soul Devouring Spider obediently crouched before Huo Yuxi, closing its eyes and simultaneously circulating soul power with her.

On the stage.

Luo Ling got up right after Huo Yuxi went down, her soul power having recovered to about thirty percent, and upon seeing Lu Wanwan's exhausted appearance,

she swiftly controlled the seawater to lift the person behind her. "Rest for a bit first."

"Second soul skill, Drowning Water."

The calm and wave-free seawater slowly raised two pillars of water. Dai Huabin dodged backward and then dashed forward, clearly wanting to engage in close combat with Luo Ling.

How could Luo Ling not know his intentions? The current situation was still favorable to them.

Lu Wanwan had given her all to provide support for her, and she still had a fighting chance against Luo Ling. Luo Ling's slender fingers curled inward, and the seawater seemed to possess life, actively churning up to block Dai Huabin's path.

The gap between the two of them was still very wide. She did not know what medicinal pill he had eaten earlier, but his soul power was actually able to fully recover in a flash.

Even Yan Shaozhe on the stage was extremely astonished at this medicinal efficacy, but thinking that he was a person from the Duke's Mansion, he felt there was nothing impossible about it.

The Duke's Mansion, which had stood for ten thousand years, possessed quite a few capable people and strange scholars within, and it was also possible their understanding of them was not comprehensive enough.

Dai Huabin used his soul power to push his speed to the limit, finally closing the distance and successfully breaking out of Luo Ling's control range.

Watching Lu Wanwan behind Luo Ling, he pulled a feint.

"Second soul skill, White Tiger Light Wave."

A ball of milky-white light burst forth from his mouth, striking toward Luo Ling with the force of shattered bamboo. As for him, he flashed to Lu Wanwan's side, throwing a punch straight at her chest.

Lu Wanwan was already at the end of her tether and simply had no time to channel her soul power before Dai Huabin's fist landed squarely on her.

"Pfft."

Blood spewed from her mouth, and her entire body instantly flew backward like a tattered rag doll.

"Wanwan."

The soul power on Luo Ling's body surged rapidly, and the seawater still wanted to fish Lu Wanwan up, but alas, Dai Huabin simply did not give her the chance.

Once the distance was closed, it became Dai Huabin's turf. Coupled with the overly large gap between the two of them, she also found it very strenuous to cope.

In the end, her soul power was exhausted, and she ended in failure.

No one expected that a situation like this could still have a reversal.

Although Huo Yuxi was unconvinced, there was nothing she could do either; after all, her own mistake just now could not be undone.

Even Yan Shaozhe failed to spot anything amiss with Dai Huabin, so it was impossible for her to go around accusing others of cheating.

Meanwhile, the battle situation on Huo Yuhao's side was exceptionally fierce. Being at a disadvantage to begin with in a two-versus-three, they were even missing Xiao Xiao.

In the previous matches, Zhou Sichen's team had perceived his importance, and their original plan was to eliminate him first.

After he tried his best to eliminate a person using Mental Impact, they were even more on guard against him, leading to the current situation where Huo Yuhao needed to think over and over again even just to launch an attack.