Beating Up Feng Xiaotian

"Air Blade: Six-in-One!"

Mo Hui murmured, and the first soul ring beneath his feet lit up. Pidgeotto rapidly flapped its wings, firing six wind blades that merged into a gigantic azure blade over three meters long. Carrying a piercing shriek through the air, it slashed toward Feng Xiaotian.

Yet Feng Xiaotian seemed stunned, standing rooted to the spot as he watched the wind blade attack him.

Only when the wind blade reached him did Feng Xiaotian come to his senses. His first soul ring quickly lit up, and an Air Blade Array formed from ten semicircular azure wind blades met Mo Hui's massive wind blade.

However, ordinary wind blades could not possibly contend with Mo Hui's Air Blade: Six-in-One. The ten wind blades only held it back for a moment before being crushed apart, while the power of Air Blade: Six-in-One had barely diminished.

At the same time, taking advantage of that brief moment, Feng Xiaotian's second and third soul skills lit up almost simultaneously. He leaped into the air to evade the massive wind blade's slash, then suddenly charged toward Mo Hui at high speed.

Does he think he can't beat me at range and wants to fight up close?

Mo Hui's eyes flashed as he instantly saw through his opponent's intentions.

But Mo Hui neither moved aside nor had Pidgeotto interfere. Instead, he assumed a close-combat stance and awaited Feng Xiaotian's arrival.

He intended to test his close-combat ability and see just how worthy Godwind Academy's number one genius truly was.

Mo Hui's expression tightened slightly as the pale-purple third soul ring beneath his feet lit up. A powerful wind swept across the arena, coating Mo Hui in a faint white glow.

Watching Feng Xiaotian dive toward him, Mo Hui thought, Feng Xiaotian, let me see what Godwind Academy's number one genius is made of!

Very quickly, Feng Xiaotian rushed before him. Sharp wolf claws extended from his fists, and he slashed at Mo Hui.

Mo Hui dodged Feng Xiaotian's claw strike with a flash, then, empowered by the favorable wind field, gathered a great deal of Soul Power into his right leg. He spun and kicked at Feng Xiaotian.

Since Mo Hui had been able to develop self-created soul skills like Tackle and Peck back at Nuoding Academy, how could he possibly be unable to use similar techniques after four years and after absorbing Godwind Academy's knowledge?

It was just that in Mo Hui's current eyes, techniques of that level no longer counted as self-created soul skills. At most, they were merely crude applications of Soul Power.

On the other side, the moment Feng Xiaotian saw Mo Hui's incoming kick, he immediately raised his arms to defend.

However, the instant he made contact with Mo Hui's leg, Feng Xiaotian's expression drastically changed. He felt an enormous force surge from Mo Hui's leg. The power of that kick was no weaker than that of a strength-type Soul Master at his own level!

"Bang!"

With a thunderous boom, Feng Xiaotian was forced back. He took several consecutive steps before finally dissipating Mo Hui's force.

"What tremendous strength!"

After steadying himself, Feng Xiaotian stared solemnly at Mo Hui. He now regarded Mo Hui as an opponent of equal standing, and the contempt he had felt due to their eight-level difference in Soul Power Level had completely vanished.

At the same time, though, a question arose in Feng Xiaotian's heart: why did his opponent possess such immense strength?

Though filled with doubts, Feng Xiaotian had no time to think, because Mo Hui's next attack had arrived.

The instant he sent Feng Xiaotian flying back, Mo Hui pushed off hard with both feet and charged toward him.

Mo Hui did not use Lightning Flash, but even so, under the favorable wind field's enhancement, his speed was no weaker than that of an Agility-Type Soul Master at the same level.

Mo Hui became a streak of azure light and instantly arrived before Feng Xiaotian. A massive amount of Soul Power gathered around his fist as he threw a heavy punch.

Over the following moments, Mo Hui and Feng Xiaotian engaged in fierce combat. Yet the longer they fought, the more alarmed Feng Xiaotian became.

Every punch and every kick from his opponent posed a tremendous threat. He had to devote immense effort to deflecting that overwhelming power, causing him to fall into a disadvantage in their exchange of fists and feet and retreat again and again.

Damn it, how can he be so fast and still possess such incredible strength?

Feng Xiaotian roared unwillingly in his heart. Logically speaking, one generally had to choose between speed and attack power; those who possessed both were exceedingly rare.

Feng Xiaotian had always been most proud of the fact that his mutated Gale Twin-Headed Wolf martial soul allowed him, despite being a power-attack Soul Master, to possess speed no inferior to that of an Agility-Type Soul Master at the same level.

But now, that pride had been shattered. The person before him had a Soul Power Level nine levels lower than his, yet possessed greater speed and stronger attacks.

"Bang!"

Another collision of fists and feet followed. This time, Feng Xiaotian was knocked back by Mo Hui's full-force kick, only stopping after retreating more than ten steps in succession.

After coming to a halt, Feng Xiaotian looked at his hands and discovered that, after forcibly taking more than a dozen of his opponent's kicks, they were now trembling.

This time, Mo Hui did not continue his pursuit. Instead, he calmly looked at Feng Xiaotian in the distance and said lightly, "So this is Godwind Academy's so-called number one genius? What a disappointment!"

"Ah! Don't get cocky! If you've got the guts, try my Gale Demon Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes!"

Seeing Mo Hui's calm expression, Feng Xiaotian felt his pride had been deeply scorned. He could no longer endure it and directly unleashed his trump card—the newly improved Gale Demon Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes!

After the twin-headed wolf phantom behind Feng Xiaotian merged into his body, he leaped into the air. Midair, his hands transformed into enormous wings, and he charged toward Mo Hui along a peculiar trajectory.

Feng Xiaotian's attack trajectory was actually quite sophisticated. Along this path, he encountered the least resistance and could more easily build up energy.

"Cutting Wind Wheel."

Facing Feng Xiaotian's Gale Demon Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes, Mo Hui's expression remained unchanged. He raised a hand above his head, rapidly condensed an azure wheel of light one meter in diameter, and hurled it out.

"What is that!?"

Naturally, Feng Xiaotian saw the azure wheel of light Mo Hui had thrown, and his heart immediately jolted.

However, he had absolute confidence in his Gale Demon Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes. Rather than evade, he directly collided with Mo Hui's Cutting Wind Wheel.

Shing—

But in only an instant, Feng Xiaotian regretted his decision. The azure wheel's sharpness far exceeded his imagination. One of his wings was sliced open as though cutting through tofu, and the momentum of his Gale Demon Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes was interrupted.

However, he still had his other wing!

Feng Xiaotian's eyes brightened again. Though his buildup had been interrupted, the initial power of Gale Demon Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes was still formidable. As long as he struck Mo Hui head-on, he would definitely be able to end this battle!

But would things really go as Feng Xiaotian expected?

Of course not. Mo Hui's hand controlling the Cutting Wind Wheel moved slightly, and the azure wheel that had originally been behind Feng Xiaotian swiftly turned, slashing toward Feng Xiaotian's remaining wing.