Lightning Five-Strike Whip!

On the dueling ground, Teacher Liu's assessment of Huo Yuhao was still ongoing.

She continuously swung the whip in her hand, lashing it toward Huo Yuhao.

It moved at incredible speed, carrying gusts of fierce wind.

Teacher Liu wielded her whip with masterful skill, leaving the parents below staring in astonishment.

Yet what surprised everyone was that Huo Yuhao managed to dodge Teacher Liu's attacks every single time.

Though he looked incomparably bedraggled.

Each time, he seemed just a hair away from being struck.

But Teacher Liu had attacked Huo Yuhao continuously for quite some time now, and not once had she managed to hit him.

This left many of the parents present, as well as the children who had come for the assessment, rather confused.

"How does Huo Yuhao manage to dodge the whip every time?"

"Could his luck really be that good?"

Teacher Liu gradually realized that something was wrong.

Every one of her attacks had always been just a little short of hitting Huo Yuhao.

At times like this, in order to make her attacks land without hurting Huo Yuhao, Teacher Liu would add just a little more force to increase her speed.

Yet even after increasing her speed several times, she still failed to strike him.

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao continued to maintain that bedraggled appearance, as though he were just about to be hit.

Is this brat scheming against me?

Teacher Liu's heart suddenly tightened.

If he had narrowly avoided being hit once or twice, it was very possible that Huo Yuhao had simply gotten lucky.

But it had happened every time.

Then things might not be so simple.

It meant that Huo Yuhao might have been fully capable of dodging all along.

He had merely done this deliberately to make her lower her guard.

"I'll test him!"

With that thought, Teacher Liu exerted herself again. This time, she suddenly put much more force into her strike, no longer worrying that she might accidentally injure Huo Yuhao.

Crack!

The whip lashed down once more.

But the result was exactly the same as before.

Huo Yuhao moved, narrowly and awkwardly evading her attack once again.

Only now, the Soul Ring on Huo Yuhao's body had imperceptibly emitted a faint glow.

"So that's how it is."

"This child really puts on a convincing act!"

Teacher Liu was momentarily dumbfounded.

Thinking that she had actually been outmaneuvered by Huo Yuhao, Teacher Liu felt deeply embarrassed.

She gave an awkward smile. "I never thought I'd be taught a lesson by a child like you."

"You really are far too clever."

Huo Yuhao looked regretful. "You found out?"

"What a shame. I was hoping to bluff my way through."

Teacher Liu rolled her eyes at him. "Then I really would have disgraced myself as a teacher."

After that complaint, Teacher Liu's gaze toward Huo Yuhao became filled with admiration again.

"But then again, although I saw through you, you did use this tactic to stall for quite a bit of time."

"Your Soul Power Level may be average, but the effect of your soul skill is quite good. You also have plenty of ideas in actual combat and are very clever. You truly are outstanding."

Huo Yuhao used Mental Detection to sense the incense stick beneath the stage.

By now, it had burned down to its base.

If he could stall a little longer and let the incense burn out completely,

then he would pass the assessment.

At that point, he would naturally receive the blind box reward, providing him with ample resources to defeat Tang San in the future.

So Huo Yuhao once again tried to stall through idle chatter. "It's mainly because Teacher Liu is kind. You're beautiful and kind-hearted, and you're afraid of hurting your students."

"Otherwise, if you really went all out, this little body of mine probably wouldn't have lasted long. It wouldn't be impossible for me to be crippled by one careless strike from you."

Teacher Liu had already seen completely through Huo Yuhao. She understood that he was a little rascal, absolutely not some innocent and adorable child.

The two things he had just said served one purpose: to stall for time. They also served another: to plant a psychological suggestion in her mind so she would not dare strike Huo Yuhao too heavily.

And if that happened, Huo Yuhao's chances of passing the assessment would increase greatly.

Thinking this, Teacher Liu smiled sweetly and could not help saying, "You little rascal, you're far too crafty."

"Even I nearly got fooled by you. If someone your age ran into you, they'd definitely be in for a miserable time."

She looked at the incense stick beneath the stage. "I know you're stalling for time, and it's nearly up now."

"Since that's the case, I'll use my final move."

"As long as you can withstand this move, you'll have passed the assessment."

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly upon hearing this. "Teacher Liu, please take it easy. I'm only just over level ten."

Teacher Liu gave him a captivating smile. "Then you can admit defeat~"

Having said that, she stopped bantering with Huo Yuhao. Her First Soul Ring immediately lit up around her body.

Sizzle! Sizzle!

As the Soul Ring lit up, Teacher Liu's aura changed.

Streams of purple Soul Power surged around her, while the red whip in her hand emitted dazzling flashes of light.

Lightning Five-Strike Whip!

Teacher Liu cracked her long whip once more.

Her whip moved extremely fast, and it was now covered in a thick layer of lightning.

If Huo Yuhao were struck directly in this state, he would not only have to endure the fierce lash itself, but also withstand the force of the electric current.

He believed there was a high chance he would not be able to endure it.

So when facing Teacher Liu's move, Huo Yuhao believed that dodging was his only option.

"So she used it after all?"

"Teacher Liu's Lightning Five-Strike Whip."

"Though it's only a First Soul Skill, its power is exceptionally formidable, and it carries the force of lightning."

"Even an ordinary Soul Elder would have a hard time if struck by that move."

"Can little brother Yuhao dodge it?"

Bei Bei and Tang Ya both wore grave expressions behind them.

Although Huo Yuhao had made it this far through all kinds of outstanding performances,

as long as the incense stick below had not completely burned out, he had not passed the assessment.

If Teacher Liu defeated him at the very end, then even if it was only the last second, it would still count as his loss.

Thus, they had reached the most crucial moment.

"Can this child dodge it? That's Teacher Liu's soul skill! He probably doesn't stand much of a chance, does he?"

"Indeed. After using her soul skill, that beautiful teacher's attacks seem much faster. It really won't be easy to dodge."

"What a pity for this child. He was so close to succeeding."

The other parents could not help discussing it among themselves.

None of them could deny that Huo Yuhao was exceptional.

For someone with Soul Power below level fifteen to last this long was already extremely rare.

But the gap in strength between the two sides was still too great.

So this match should be over now.

"So fast."

"Even after using the Eye of Illusory Break and Mental Detection, it still feels incredibly fast."

Huo Yuhao, meanwhile, watched this attack with his full concentration.

If he relied only on the Eye of Illusory Break and Mental Detection, he truly might not be able to evade this attack.

After all, Huo Yuhao's Eye of Illusory Break and Mental Detection merely made it easier for him to observe his opponent's attacks.

A technique appearing slower in his eyes did not mean that the opponent's technique had actually slowed down.

So without using any other moves, it was easy to end up in a situation where his eyes could see everything clearly, but his body could not react in time.

But Huo Yuhao had other moves.

Soaring Dragon Movement!

After clearly seeing the trajectory of Teacher Liu's Lightning Five-Strike Whip, he did not hesitate in the slightest.

He directly used another self-created martial art he had previously obtained from the system: Soaring Dragon Movement.

At once, Huo Yuhao's footwork became extraordinarily nimble.

Though Teacher Liu's Lightning Five-Strike Whip was incredibly fast,

Huo Yuhao was no less swift after using Soaring Dragon Movement!

His steps changed continuously, and his body quickly flashed away, leaving behind an afterimage!

Crack!

Teacher Liu's Lightning Five-Strike Whip lashed directly into the afterimage.

But it was only an afterimage, after all.

Teacher Liu immediately attacked again.

One strike, two strikes, three strikes, four strikes, five strikes!

Teacher Liu attacked fiercely.

Unfortunately, empowered by Soaring Dragon Movement, Mental Detection, and the Eye of Illusory Break, Huo Yuhao evaded all five strikes.

Huo Yuhao then appeared on the other side.

He glanced at the incense stick beneath the stage. At that very instant, it had just finished burning.

He smiled as he looked toward Teacher Liu. The black-stockinged beauty stood in the wind in disarray, staring at Huo Yuhao with disbelief written all over her face.

Huo Yuhao smiled and cupped his hands. "Thank you for showing mercy, Teacher Liu. That means I've passed the assessment, right?"