Lost Huo Wu

Lost Huo Wu

"Were these tactics really something you could think up in fifteen minutes?" Huo Wu asked in shock.

"Fifteen minutes?" Quan Yi froze. Huo Wu seemed to have misunderstood something.

"No, no, no, you've got it wrong. I've just been thinking about how to defeat Teacher Bai Yan since yesterday, that's all."

In truth, Quan Yi's strategies were not some so-called sudden flash of Spirit Light, but the results of his meticulous analysis and calculations.

They were the fruits he had worked out bit by bit, using every scrap of his free time, by combining the experience and information from their first battle.

Even when his body was resting, his mind had not rested for a single moment.

Hearing Quan Yi's words, Huo Wu's cherry-like little mouth fell wide open, her eyes fixed on him.

But at that moment, Quan Yi's back suddenly seemed incomparably tall in her eyes.

From Quan Yi's words, Huo Wu sensed the greatest difference between herself and him: their attitude.

When it came to cultivation, whether it was training his body, cultivating Soul Power, or Combat Training, Quan Yi had never relaxed in the slightest. Every moment, he was giving it everything he had.

Huo Wu felt an unprecedented pressure from Quan Yi.

In the past two days of Combat Training, even though she had fought with all her might, she still could not compare to Quan Yi. She had even become his burden and foil. Huo Wu, whose pride ran extremely deep, could not accept that reality.

It made Huo Wu suddenly sink into deep doubt about herself.

Can I really catch up to Quan Yi? Quan Yi was like a dazzling sun; the closer Huo Wu got, the more she felt as if she were being scorched by the blazing sun.

Huo Wu suddenly fell silent. Quan Yi asked, a little puzzled, "What's wrong? Why aren't you talking?"

After a while, Huo Wu asked in a low voice, "Xiao Yi, can I really catch up to you?"

Quan Yi understood what Huo Wu meant. He had not expected that even the cheerful Huo Wu would have moments of dejection.

"I won't slow down and wait for you."

Quan Yi did not stop walking, nor did he comfort Huo Wu. On the contrary, his words sounded cold and ruthless.

Huo Wu's heart was jarred by those icy words. Her head suddenly felt heavy, and her heart seemed to sink to the bottom of a valley, leaving her feeling somewhat awful.

Then she felt heat well up in her eyes, tears spinning in them, but Huo Wu forced them back.

Quan Yi had been looking forward the entire time and did not notice the change in Huo Wu's emotions.

He continued walking a few steps forward and said as he walked, "Because I see you as my opponent. Don't expect me to pity you. If you want to catch up to me, then work yourself to the bone."

What? Huo Wu's tear-damp eyes suddenly widened, and the tears she had been holding back abruptly flowed down.

Huo Wu hurriedly raised her hand and wiped them away, quickly brushing off the tears that had almost fallen onto Quan Yi's shoulder.

"Hmph, arrogant! Of course I don't need you to pity me. That's just you flattering yourself." Huo Wu retorted with a coquettish huff, but her voice was trembling slightly.

From Quan Yi's words, she heard his acknowledgment of her. That was more effective than any comfort.

Quan Yi did not expose Huo Wu's fragility. He only walked forward in silence.

At that moment, the gloom in Huo Wu's heart instantly vanished like smoke. Quan Yi calling her his opponent had ignited Huo Wu's fighting spirit.

"Quan Yi, don't get too pleased with yourself. You'd better remember this: I will always be behind you, chasing after you. The moment you slack off, I'll overtake you right away, and I'll never give you another chance to surpass me again."

Huo Wu raised her head, lifted her right hand high, pointed toward the distant sun, and loudly swore her oath.

"Hahahaha, how terrifying." Seeing that Huo Wu had regained her spirits, Quan Yi laughed and played along.

"What are you laughing at? You should be a little nervous." Huo Wu patted Quan Yi's shoulder somewhat unhappily.

"Nothing. Besides, I'm very nervous right now."

Quan Yi deeply acknowledged Huo Wu's potential. Whether in cultivation talent or combat talent, Huo Wu could be said to be at the top level of the continent.

Moreover, he believed that if Huo Wu worked herself to the bone, it was entirely possible for her to keep up with him.

Precisely because of that, Quan Yi had gone to great lengths to encourage a little girl.

If it were someone with a huge gap in talent, Quan Yi would never be so cruel as to inspire them to chase an impossible dream.

However, Huo Wu was different. She was only six years old. If she became dejected so early because of a momentary setback, that would be far too much of a pity.

"All right, your dormitory is almost here. Remember to get proper rest. Whatever you do, don't drag an exhausted body off to cultivate. That would only backfire," Quan Yi reminded her.

"Got it." Huo Wu jumped down from Quan Yi's back.

Huo Wu looked at Quan Yi, her face a little flushed, and stammered, "Thank you."

"No need to thank me," Quan Yi said with a smile.

Huo Wu turned around, then hurried into the dormitory.

She felt ashamed that she had shown Quan Yi her weak side, but at the same time, she felt grateful to him, so she was a little shy.

Quan Yi watched Huo Wu enter the dormitory, then finally turned and left.

The sports field seemed to have become Quan Yi's personal Training Ground.

After arriving there, Quan Yi began training his soul skills and fire control.

Quan Yi's Self-Created Soul Skill—Flame Bullet—carried Rhino's Mark as it shot into the distance.

Boom! A huge explosion rang out from in front of Quan Yi.

This was the last move Quan Yi had used in today's battle.

At his current stage, it was the longest-ranged, fastest, and most powerful move he had mastered.

Moreover, this move could produce a second explosion, extending its attack range even further.

As someone with the ability to control fire, Quan Yi could naturally launch a two-stage attack like Huo Wu as well. He simply hadn't had the chance to show it in today's battle.

During his training, Quan Yi had discovered a secret: Steel and Sharpness was of enormous help in controlling his flames.

If he had not gone through the training process of Steel and Sharpness, Quan Yi's control over fire would definitely not be as strong as it was now.

The essence of training Steel and Sharpness was training Mental Power, and controlling flames also required Mental Power.

Training Steel and Sharpness and training fire control were, to some extent, connected.

Quan Yi felt that Steel and Sharpness could actually be called a Self-Created Soul Skill as well.

Without relying on a Soul Ring, and using Soul Power alone to produce a certain degree of attack power and defensive power, it could indeed be called a Self-Created Soul Skill.

It was also at this moment that Quan Yi grew even more curious about the founder of the Quan Family Fist Technique—his own Grandpa.

Boom! Boom!

The two successive explosions were Quan Yi's Double Ejection.

Such exquisite control required the user to possess powerful Mental Power, and in terms of Mental Power, Quan Yi had a certain degree of talent.

However, Quan Yi had not practiced this move much.

Because this move had one major flaw: Rhino's Mark's fifty-meter range limit.

The power and range of Quan Yi's Flame Bullet would increase along with his control and Soul Power.

Rhino's Mark, however, was different. It had a strict distance limit.

Moreover, Rhino's Mark itself was not a ranged attack. Its role was more to be brought into play in close combat.