Reaching the center of the field, Huo Yuhao calmly looked at Wu Feng.
Wu Feng showed no weakness either. Her dark red eyes glimmered with a strange radiance, and even the air around her seemed to grow faintly scorching.
She issued Huo Yuhao a frosty warning:
"Stay away from Ning Tian from now on!"
The contempt in her tone was impossible to miss.
Although Wu Feng was only a Rank 24 Soul Grandmaster, as the owner of a Red Dragon Martial Soul, her Martial Soul was of extremely high quality, only slightly inferior to top-tier Martial Souls like the White Tiger and Light Goddess Butterfly.
Coupled with the optimal configuration of her two hundred-year Spirit Rings, her abundant combat experience, and her formidable physical quality, Wu Feng did not believe that a mere three-rank difference in Soul Power put her at a disadvantage.
"Oh? Are you telling me what to do?"
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow.
Interesting woman.
But the last daughter of a God King who acted like this had already been thoroughly put in her place by him.
And who exactly were you?
Who gave you the courage to speak to him like that?
Brother Hao was very dissatisfied with that attitude of yours.
Calling victory before the fight even started, huh?
He'd teach her a proper lesson in a moment.
Before the soul fight had even begun, the two sides were already locked in a tense standoff, just short of hurling insults at each other.
Mu Jin was more than happy to see such a scene.
Shrek Academy had always encouraged this sort of thing.
Healthy competition could drive mutual progress, foster friendship and bonds between classmates, and allow them to coordinate better in future team battles.
"Huo Yuhao, Wu Feng, each of you go to a corner of the field. You may only release your Martial Souls after the referee announces the start of the match."
After explaining the rules, Mu Jin looked at the two of them and said sternly:
"I must remind you that this is a spar between fellow students. You may give it your all, but you must never deliberately cripple or seriously injure your opponent. Do you understand?"
Huo Yuhao and Wu Feng both nodded to show that they understood.
Wu Feng even said carelessly, "It's fine, Teacher Mu. The battle will be over very soon."
As she spoke, she turned and walked toward one side of the field.
Though she was not yet twelve, Wu Feng had clearly developed earlier than most girls.
She had a tall, slender figure, and coupled with her fiery red hair, she possessed a distinctly wild kind of beauty.
It was just a shame she had a mouth.
That barbaric personality of hers clashed somewhat with her appearance.
Huo Yuhao slowly backed away and smiled. "Teacher Mu Jin, don't worry. I'll know where to draw the line."
Very soon, the distance between them had widened to a hundred meters.
The referee stood in the center of the field with both arms extended. After observing that both sides were ready, he suddenly brought his arms together overhead and shouted, "Soul fight, begin!"
Then, the referee leaped away from the field.
At his words, Wu Feng moved almost instantly. Her red hair streamed behind her as she charged toward Huo Yuhao at full speed like a streak of red cloud.
Every time her long, powerful legs pushed off the ground, her body surged forward. In the blink of an eye, she had already crossed dozens of meters.
As she sprinted, dragon scales began to emerge, covering half her body. A dense wave of heat rose from her, accompanied by a faint dragon's roar.
Yet to everyone's surprise, Huo Yuhao did not move at all. He had not even released his Martial Soul, merely standing there calmly and serenely.
The stands had gone completely silent, every gaze fixed on the Soul Fighting Arena.
The female students watching did not take their eyes off him. Gazing at and admiring the white-clad figure who looked every bit the expert, they could not help cheering for him.
Meanwhile, the male students were filled with righteous indignation. They wished they could take Wu Feng's place and go onto the field themselves to teach that guy a lesson for showing off even during a soul fight.
Naturally, Ning Tian and Mu Jin were the ones paying the closest attention to the outcome of the battle.
Ning Tian looked at Wu Feng with faint reproach.
Though she was somewhat displeased that Wu Feng had challenged Huo Yuhao on her own initiative, she was also very curious about Huo Yuhao's true combat strength.
Just what kind of strength gave him such immense confidence?
At this moment, Mu Jin had also discovered the merits of Wu Feng, who ranked third in Soul Power.
No teacher disliked a student with great strength.
Her aura was steady and condensed, and she had decent control over her Martial Soul as well. She was another promising candidate for a Core Disciple!
Since everyone's attention had previously been drawn to Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes Martial Soul, Mu Jin's appreciation for this unexpected delight was plain to see.
Watching Huo Yuhao's current performance, she frowned.
"Why isn't he releasing his Martial Soul? Is he being this overconfident? Or is it that the Spirit Eye, as a Body Martial Soul, does not easily reveal itself?"
Mu Jin was somewhat curious.
The shouts and thoughts of the crowd below had no effect on Huo Yuhao whatsoever.
At that moment, he was considering how to deal with Wu Feng.
Originally, after the Spirit Eye evolved last night, he had wanted to test it in actual combat.
Using a single Soul Shock to deal with the opponent before him would have been effortless.
But doing that would lack any sense of display or impact.
Wu Feng was perfect for killing the chicken to scare the monkeys.
Huo Yuhao did not want every random nobody to come out and provoke him later.
He wanted to settle it once and for all.
Then, the formula for victory had been decided.
Ice Soul Body—Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, Possession!
The instant Wu Feng closed in, Huo Yuhao's entire aura surged dramatically, and a bone-chilling frost descended upon the area.
It directly forced Wu Feng back.
One yellow and one purple Soul Ring rose from beneath his feet.
The entire arena was stunned!
That was a Thousand-Year Soul Ring!!
High in the sky, two figures looked down at the battle erupting in the Soul Fighting Arena.
"Xiao Tao, was it this Huo Yuhao kid who helped you resolve your Evil Fire?"
Yan Shaozhe asked the beautiful young woman in red beside him.
Ma Xiaotao shot her master a sidelong glance, then continued watching Huo Yuhao in the Soul Fighting Arena as she complained, "How many times have I told you? Yuhao used Ultimate Ice to help me resolve my Evil Fire. Master, do you still not believe me?"
"Hahaha."
Yan Shaozhe covered his embarrassment with laughter. "It's not that I don't believe you, Xiao Tao. But Huo Yuhao's recommendation letter clearly states that his Martial Soul is called the Spirit Eye. That obviously has nothing to do with Ultimate Ice."
Raising an elegant brow, Ma Xiaotao countered, "Is there a possibility that Yuhao has Twin Martial Souls?"
Her experience at the time could not have been wrong. Combined with the information Yuhao had revealed to her earlier and the details her master had investigated, Ma Xiaotao made a bold guess.
"How could there be such a good thing? Besides, your strange cultivation speed over the past few days makes it hard not to suspect that you used that method to vent your evil—"
Before Yan Shaozhe could finish, Ma Xiaotao cut him off in embarrassed anger.
"Nonsense! Yuhao and I are completely innocent. We're just ordinary classmates. He properly helped me drive out my Evil Fire. How could we possibly have that kind of relationship?"
At first, she spoke with conviction and righteous confidence.
But as she continued, the scene of the two of them previously purging her Evil Fire surfaced in her mind, and her voice gradually grew softer, her confidence weakening.
"Besides, the age difference between us is so large. Mm, it's definitely impossible..."
Watching Ma Xiaotao mutter to herself and sink into her thoughts, Yan Shaozhe fell silent.
Damn it, his precious little cabbage had grown legs.
He scrutinized Huo Yuhao below seriously.
Hmph, let this old man see just what abilities you possess.
Is that Ultimate Ice truly as worthy of its name as the legends claim?
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