Ah! I'm Going to Die!

"Big brother believes in you!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm chuckled, and his voice vanished.

Huo Yuhao's mind was a complete mess.

"Hey, Yuhao, the fish are about to burn!"

Xiao Wu's voice rang out beside him, pulling Huo Yuhao's attention back to reality.

Huo Yuhao checked the heat and hurriedly flipped the fish over.

Xiao Wu glanced at the grilled fish, then leaned close to Huo Yuhao's ear and whispered, "These fish definitely won't taste right anymore. Sell these three—I'll eat the next batch."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

Although Xiao Wu was still utterly addicted to Huo Yuhao's Grilled Fish, she now only ate the best-grilled ones. This batch was slightly overdone. It would not affect the sales, but Xiao Wu had become picky and definitely would not eat it.

Huo Yuhao subtly tilted his head aside. Xiao Wu's warm breath brushed his ear, making it itch a little.

After feeding Xiao Wu her fill, Huo Yuhao returned to the academy with her.

After putting the grilled fish equipment back in the dormitory, Xiao Wu pulled Huo Yuhao to the training grounds.

"Yuhao, we haven't fought in ages. Let's have a match!"

Xiao Wu looked at Huo Yuhao excitedly.

Huo Yuhao was eager to try as well. Smiling, he said, "Alright."

Xiao Wu said, "But you can't use your Electric Baton."

For close-combat soul masters, the Electric Baton was simply a nightmare. Even a power-attack-type Two-Ring Soul Grand Master would be paralyzed for several seconds after being struck by it.

Xiao Wu excelled at Soft Technique and was especially afraid of such things. One hit could knock her unconscious.

Huo Yuhao asked, "If I can't use the Electric Baton, does that mean I can use other Soul Tools?"

Xiao Wu nodded. "Of course. I can use a Soul Tool Propulsion Device too. You have what I have, so it won't upset the balance."

Huo Yuhao said, "Alright, then take off your Leg Wraps and Arm Guards. We'll begin right away!"

This time, Xiao Wu did not hesitate. She directly removed her Leg Wraps and Arm Guards, instantly feeling much lighter. With a grin, she said to Huo Yuhao, "Little Yuhao, big sister is coming!"

The moment she finished speaking, a glow suddenly lit up at the back of Xiao Wu's vest. Her entire body accelerated in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, she had closed to within two meters of Huo Yuhao!

Huo Yuhao had fought Xiao Wu before and knew that she often fought without any sense of fair play. Now that she had obtained a Soul Tool Propulsion Device, she would definitely "ambush" him.

Huo Yuhao had been prepared. As Xiao Wu attacked, light instantly flashed beneath his feet, and he immediately sidestepped, dodging her pounce.

Xiao Wu had fought Huo Yuhao countless times, so she naturally knew his dodging habits. Without hesitation, she chased in the direction he had evaded.

At that moment, light also flashed on the back of Huo Yuhao's vest. He accelerated instantly, narrowly dodging Xiao Wu's attack.

Xiao Wu continued her pursuit. Light flashed from her vest again as she threw out a kick.

Huo Yuhao had no time to defend himself. At the critical moment, he activated the Soul Shield. Xiao Wu's kick struck the Soul Shield, actually leaving a shallow dent in the thin membrane-like shield. Accelerated by the Soul Tool Propulsion Device, Xiao Wu's attack was also far more powerful—much stronger than that of an ordinary one-ring soul master!

Fortunately, the Soul Shield's defense was quite good, and it was not destroyed in a single strike.

Still, at this rate, it could block at most three of Xiao Wu's attacks before it could no longer be used.

"This thing of yours is really tough!"

Xiao Wu grinned. "But no matter how tough it is, I can still kick it to pieces!"

Huo Yuhao smiled and took out a new Soul Tool, warning her, "Watch out!"

It was a Soul Light Ray emitter. By channeling Soul Power into it, it could fire Soul Light Rays.

Huo Yuhao aimed the barrel at Xiao Wu and poured in Soul Power!

A Soul Light Ray shot from the barrel, reaching Xiao Wu in an instant. Xiao Wu had never expected Huo Yuhao to possess such a long-range weapon, and it was already too late to dodge.

The Soul Light Ray flew straight toward Xiao Wu's brow. If it hit her, Xiao Wu would undoubtedly die!

Xiao Wu sensed an immense threat. A trace of disbelief flashed through her eyes as she desperately tried to shift her body, but she only managed to move slightly before the Soul Light Ray struck her directly in the forehead!

"Ah! I'm going to die!"

Xiao Wu screamed.

She shut her eyes in terror.

Yet neither pain nor death came.

Xiao Wu did not even feel the slightest bit of pain.

She first touched her smooth white forehead and found nothing unusual, then opened her eyes.

Xiao Wu blinked and asked with lingering fear, "What was that thing just now? Why didn't it hurt when it hit a person? You bad guy, you nearly scared me to death!"

Huo Yuhao simply smiled and shook his head without saying anything. He only fired another Soul Light Ray at the ground.

With a sharp hiss, a small hole about an inch deep was blasted into the ground.

"Ah?! It's that powerful?"

Xiao Wu's little mouth fell open as she asked in surprise, "Then why didn't it hurt when it hit me just now?"

That Soul Light Ray hadn't actually struck Xiao Wu.

Huo Yuhao knew that at such close range, and with Xiao Wu having never seen a Soul Light Ray before, she definitely wouldn't be able to dodge it.

When Huo Yuhao took aim, he had raised the angle slightly. The Soul Light Ray would only pass over Xiao Wu's head rather than hit her.

Xiao Wu had felt that the Soul Light Ray was headed straight for the center of her brow because Huo Yuhao had used Mental Interference to lightly disrupt her perception, making the angle of the Soul Light Ray she saw differ from the angle at which Huo Yuhao had fired it.

That was how the scene just now had happened.

Huo Yuhao didn't answer Xiao Wu. Instead, he smiled and said, "So? This time, it counts as my win, right?"

Xiao Wu pouted unhappily. "You cheated! Where did you get so many strange gadgets? What proper soul master uses things like that?"

Huo Yuhao smiled. "Didn't we agree that it was fine as long as I didn't use the Electric Baton? Why can't I use these methods?"

Xiao Wu said, "If I don't have them, then you can't use them either..."

Her eyes darted around, and she said mischievously, "Unless you give me one of that white shield and one of that thing that fires light too. Then I'll admit you won!"

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment. "I can give you a Soul Shield, but forget about the Soul Light Ray. That thing is very powerful. Using it carelessly could easily hurt someone by mistake."

Xiao Wu tilted her head and thought for a moment. "That works too."

Huo Yuhao's Soul Shield had formidable defensive power. It could at least withstand two or three attacks from someone of the same rank, and in certain situations, it could prove immensely useful.

But if he wouldn't give her the Soul Light Ray...

Xiao Wu immediately said, "Then when you fight me in the future, you're not allowed to use that Soul Light Ray either... And if you get any new gadgets in the future, you have to tell me!"

After a pause, Xiao Wu gave a sly laugh. "You gave me such a huge scare today. I won't agree without five Grilled Fish!"