Absolute Trust

"I've adjusted the power to level twenty. This is the challenge you'll be facing in a moment," Bai Yan explained.

Bai Yan's First Soul Skill was extremely fast, at least twice as fast as Huo Wu's First Soul Skill. However, Quan Yi's eyes could still track it.

And this move did not have the explosive damage of flames. On the contrary, it leaned more toward penetrating damage.

From the moment he saw the Soul Skill, Quan Yi had been constantly thinking through ways to deal with it.

"I'll give you fifteen minutes. Time starts now."

Bai Yan took a stick of incense straight from her chest, lit it directly, then stood where she was and closed her eyes to rest.

She gave Quan Yi and Huo Wu no time to prepare at all.

Quan Yi reacted at once, grabbing Huo Wu, who was still a little dazed, and pulling her away from Teacher Bai Yan.

The two of them came under the tree where they had rested earlier and began discussing in low voices.

"What do we do? Our chances are too low. And Teacher is an Agility Attack System who can fly. Even if we want to run, we can't outrun Teacher."

Faced with an overwhelming gap, Huo Wu felt somewhat panicked and despairing inside.

However, Quan Yi was not frightened by the disparity. His eyes were filled with eagerness to try.

Quan Yi forcefully suppressed the excitement in his heart and made himself calm down.

"Hiss... whew..." Quan Yi took a deep breath, then exhaled heavily.

"So, are you going to give up the fight?"

Huo Wu met Quan Yi's gaze. The sharp light in his eyes stabbed straight into her heart.

What kind of look is that? Why is there not a trace of fear in your eyes, but instead, they're filled with fighting spirit?

Huo Wu's heart began to pound violently.

That's right. This is a rare chance for real combat, yet my mind is full of negative thoughts. How can I like this ever catch up to Quan Yi, ever become the strongest?

The oath she had made with Quan Yi flashed through Huo Wu's mind, that moment filled with boundless passion.

It was as if a raging fire had ignited in Huo Wu's heart, and her gaze also began to firm.

"No! If you want me to give up, I'd have to be dead first."

She had to stand up again. She still had to chase after Quan Yi. She could not shrink back here.

"What do I need to do?"

Huo Wu's fighting spirit was reignited, and Quan Yi admired the courage of this young girl.

"Huo Wu, how many more times can you release your Soul Skill?" Quan Yi asked.

If they wanted to defeat their opponent, they had to know both themselves and the enemy. Quan Yi had to understand the exact situation of both sides.

Huo Wu immediately said, "I can release it twelve more times."

"Can you fire them consecutively?"

"Yes, but condensing Soul Power takes time. There'll be about a one-second interval in between."

"Can you control the fireballs' trajectory?"

"I can't do that yet." An embarrassed look appeared on Huo Wu's face.

"It's fine." Quan Yi hurriedly comforted her.

Quan Yi pondered for a moment, constantly comparing the gap between both sides as well as their respective strengths and weaknesses.

Quan Yi seemed to think of something. He immediately moved close to Huo Wu and whispered by her ear, "In a bit, we..."

Fifteen minutes passed in the blink of an eye. As the incense burned out, Bai Yan seemed to sense it and opened her eyes.

Before her, Quan Yi and Huo Wu stood one in front of the other, and very close together. Quan Yi's battle-hungry gaze was fixed firmly on Bai Yan.

"It seems you're already prepared. I announce that the battle officially begins."

Bai Yan did not act rashly. Her keen eyes swept quickly over the two of them as she observed Quan Yi and Huo Wu.

Quan Yi stood in front of Huo Wu, his tall figure completely covering her.

With her rich combat experience, Bai Yan instantly understood their strategy.

They were using Quan Yi's First Soul Skill's absolute dominance in close combat to force Bai Yan to be unable to approach.

Moreover, if Bai Yan wanted to attack the weaker-defended Huo Wu first, she would have to circle around Quan Yi first.

But Huo Wu was pressed closely behind Quan Yi. If Bai Yan wanted to attack Huo Wu directly, she would have to endure Quan Yi's assault.

Bai Yan admired the two's strategy very much.

Especially because the two of them had not chosen to fight separately, but had chosen to cooperate.

If the two of them could do this, then Bai Yan's Combat Training was already more than halfway successful.

However, this did not mean Bai Yan would let up. On the contrary, she had to pressure the two of them even further. Only then would they become even more tightly coordinated.

"Flame Feather Assault."

Three red feather arrows shot toward Quan Yi.

Quan Yi focused completely, watching the trajectories of the three feather arrows.

His right hand rapidly condensed Gang, and he raised it, using the Shield Form from the Quan Family Fist Technique. This was a defensive posture.

Quan Yi's hand moved extremely fast, his right hand appearing in advance along the feather arrows' projected path.

The moment the feather arrows struck Quan Yi's hardened Gauntlet, their trajectories were knocked aside, failing to injure Quan Yi or Huo Wu in the slightest.

Quan Yi did not choose to take them head-on. Instead, he used a clever method.

By adjusting the angle of his forearm, he changed the feather arrows' trajectory and reduced the impact to a minimum.

Bai Yan's eyes flashed with surprise. She had not expected the young Quan Yi to possess such astonishing talent in battle as well.

Fine, then. Let me test your limits.

Bai Yan's left and right wings flapped in succession, launching two Flame Feather Assaults one after another.

"Whoosh, whoosh."

Six feather arrows shot rapidly toward Quan Yi.

Quan Yi did not panic in the slightest. He silently raised his left hand and secretly condensed Gang.

With Dual-Mindedness in both hands, Quan Yi made precise adjustments against the two attacks separately, each hand knocking aside three feather arrows.

The gap between the two attacks was less than a second. In other words, Quan Yi's brain had to think simultaneously and adjust both hands at once; otherwise, such a maneuver would have been impossible.

The advantage of Dual-Mindedness was displayed to the fullest in this battle.

Seeing Quan Yi block her consecutive attacks so easily, Bai Yan felt that he was extremely troublesome.

However, Bai Yan did not slow her assault.

Bai Yan strode forward on her long legs, swiftly circling around Quan Yi and Huo Wu. She intended to use her speed to disrupt Quan Yi, then seize an opportunity to attack Huo Wu.

But Quan Yi and Huo Wu seemed to have anticipated this long ago. Their cooperation was seamless: Quan Yi rotated around Huo Wu, while Huo Wu coordinated with him by turning her body, always hiding behind Quan Yi without exposing the slightest opening.

Quan Yi was like a spiked shield—not only untouchable, but also extremely solid. Her attacks could not penetrate his defense.

And if she wanted to attack Huo Wu, she had to get past Quan Yi. Bai Yan understood Quan Yi's intention. He wanted to protect Huo Wu this way and pass the assessment together with her.

However, since frontal attacks were ineffective, then I'll attack from above.

Once she flew into the air, Quan Yi's tall body would no longer be able to conceal Huo Wu. That way, Bai Yan could attack Huo Wu directly from the sky.

Bai Yan gave a flap of her wings and shot into the sky.

She wanted to seize air superiority. Even if Quan Yi's defense was strong, the same might not be true for Huo Wu behind him.

After flying into the sky, Bai Yan immediately saw Huo Wu hiding behind Quan Yi.

However, the instant Bai Yan saw Huo Wu, her pupils shrank.

"First Soul Skill, Flame Bullet."

An orange-yellow fireball flew toward Bai Yan at high speed, like a shooting star chasing the moon.

Huo Wu had already been waiting for a long time. From the moment the battle began, her attention had been completely focused on the sky.

Quan Yi was responsible for defense and preventing Bai Yan from getting close. Huo Wu, meanwhile, was responsible for attacking and repelling attacks that came from above.

This was the battle plan Quan Yi had proposed.

However, to carry out this plan, Huo Wu needed to entrust all ground defense completely to Quan Yi, which also meant that Huo Wu had to thoroughly give up defending against attacks from the ground.

To do that, Huo Wu had to trust Quan Yi completely.

No one could have imagined that such absolute trust would appear in a team that had been formed for less than a day.