"Sorry, something came up and we were delayed." Huo Wushuang's face was full of apology.
Wu Qi sized them up and asked, "You two are from Blazing Academy?"
Noticing Wu Qi's good looks, Huo Wu blanked out for a second before nodding. "That's right. You're students too, aren't you? Which academy are you from?"
Noticing the look in the other girl's eyes, Ning Rongrong quickly stepped in front of Wu Qi. "Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Ning Rongrong!"
The siblings introduced themselves as well.
At Huo Wu's prompting, Huo Wushuang smiled and asked, "So you're from Heaven Dou Royal Academy. We're brother academies, so it's a pleasure to meet you. May I ask this brother's name?"
The Four Element Academies and Heaven Dou Royal Academy interacted closely with one another. Calling them brother academies was not an exaggeration.
How could Wu Qi not understand Ning Rongrong's thoughts? He gently patted her shoulder, then stepped forward with a smile. "Wu Qi."
Given Huo Wu's temperament, the person best suited for her was Feng Xiaotian. No one else could handle her.
Feng Xiaotian was also one of the teammates Wu Qi planned to recruit, so he had no reason to "compete" with him for Huo Wu.
Besides, he was not the sort of guy who forgot how to walk whenever he saw a pretty girl.
Seeing that the atmosphere between both sides was harmonious and that there would be no pre-match trash talk, the referee immediately announced, "Please summon your martial spirits. The match will officially begin in one minute."
Huo Wushuang was brimming with fighting spirit. "Brother Wu, friendship first, competition second. Let's learn from one another."
Wu Qi nodded. "That's exactly what I had in mind."
Both sides summoned their martial spirits at the same time, and only then did Huo