Little Jiu sighed. "Why go this far?"
Huo Wu stared stubbornly at Little Jiu, biting her lip without saying a word.
"Your persistence truly moves me. Since you insist on proving yourself with your life, then I'll grant you your wish!"
With a smile, Little Jiu pulled Huo Wu close and spun around, placing himself in front of her.
"What? You..."
At that moment, Little Jiu's figure seemed to grow infinitely larger in Huo Wu's eyes. Something different appeared in her beautiful eyes, quietly planting itself in her heart.
She watched her own soul skill crash into Little Jiu.
Boom!~~~~
The super-compressed Huo Wu Blazing Sun exploded behind Little Jiu.
The blinding light made it impossible to open one's eyes, while terrifying waves of heat swept over them, forcing even the spectators to retreat.
Yet Little Jiu stood there straight, using his body to endure it head-on. No ice armor, no Flame Wings, no defensive soul skills...
He simply let the explosion ravage his body.
Held in Little Jiu's arms, Huo Wu stared blankly as he stubbornly refused to activate any soul skills, as his body was blasted apart, yet he still wore a smile.
At that moment, she saw a pride even more unhinged and inviolable than her own. Little Jiu's smile was deeply etched into her beautiful eyes.
In the stands, people from the other academies began cursing.
"Madman! He's a madman!"
"He actually isn't using any soul skills to defend himself! He's taking it with his body alone!"
They clicked their tongues in amazement. Little Jiu's back was now a bloody mess. Beyond marveling at the terrifying strength of his body, they found his actions utterly incomprehensible. He was practically courting death!
But Huo Wu saw a persistence even more stubborn than hers. If he said he