Jia Youcai VS Huo Wu (Enhanced Version)

Jia Youcai watched Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu walk to the center of the arena, and a faint sense of regret quietly rose in his heart.

He then turned around, his gaze landing on Qian Renxue. His eyes spun as a smile curled across his lips. "Xuexue, how about we settle this with rock-paper-scissors? Whoever loses goes up."

Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow slightly and replied calmly, "Fine. We'll do as you say."

With that, the two began playing rock-paper-scissors.

Everyone around them was drawn in by their sudden strange behavior, casting them puzzled looks. Huo Wushuang and Senior Sister Huo Wu both had higher Soul Power than they did, yet these two were so relaxed that they were even playing rock-paper-scissors.

Were they planning to fight two against one?

That thought arose in everyone's minds, and the crowd instantly erupted. Senior Brother Huo Wushuang and Senior Sister Huo Wu were among the very best at Blazing Academy, yet these two actually intended to take them on alone. They clearly did not take them seriously at all.

Huo Wu already had a fiery temperament. Seeing the two of them treat this battle with such disrespect, her brows shot up as she shouted, "What are you doing? Are you treating this battle like a joke?"

Huo Wushuang was equally indignant beside her. "You'd better show us what you're really capable of!"

Yet Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue seemed not to hear them, remaining completely focused on their game. In the end, Jia Youcai threw rock while Qian Renxue threw paper. Qian Renxue won.

Jia Youcai shrugged helplessly and said to Qian Renxue, "Xuexue, looks like this battle is up to you. Don't embarrass us."

Qian Renxue rolled her eyes at him and snapped, "Didn't you just say that whoever lost would go?"

"Best two out of three," Jia Youcai said with a cheeky grin.

"In your dreams." Qian Renxue crossed her arms, turned her head aside, and urged, "Go on, go on."

Jia Youcai smiled awkwardly. "Fine, fine."

He turned toward Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu, provoking them, "Then let me see just how strong Blazing Academy's upperclassmen really are."

Huo Wu shouted angrily, "Arrogant!" Before her words had even faded, an incomparably scorching surge of Soul Power erupted from her body. Three Soul Rings slowly rose beneath her feet—two yellow and one purple—glittering brilliantly beneath the sunlight.

Huo Wushuang was unwilling to be outdone and released his own Soul Power as well. His three Soul Rings were likewise two yellow and one purple.

"Brother, don't step in. Let me handle this." Huo Wu's pride was extremely strong. Even if they won two against one, it would bring no glory. Faced with such an outrageously arrogant freshman, she, as a Senior Sister, needed to teach him a proper lesson.

Jia Youcai's expression remained as calm as still water as powerful Soul Power rippled from his body. Three Soul Rings slowly appeared, and they were all Purple Spirit Rings. Because of the system's adjustment, even if Jia Youcai released three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, no one would be the least bit surprised.

"Hmph!" Huo Wu cried out as streams of flame shot from her hands, sweeping toward Jia Youcai like fiery serpents.

With both hands still in his pockets, Jia Youcai shifted to the side and easily evaded the flames.

Huo Wu's figure swayed, and a faint orange-red shadow gradually emerged behind her, identical to her own form. That blurry Flame Shadow was filled with an illusory air. This was her martial soul—the Flame Shadow.

Jia Youcai slowly raised his right hand, and a Great Saber gleaming with cold light appeared out of thin air in his palm. Its blade was broad and heavy, its edge incomparably sharp. It reflected a dazzling gleam beneath the sunlight and faintly radiated a fierce aura.

"Oh? This martial soul is pretty imposing." Huo Wu snorted disdainfully and raised her right hand. A fireball instantly formed above her palm and began expanding outward.

"Go!" Huo Wu cried as she hurled the fireball in her palm straight at Jia Youcai.

Jia Youcai sidestepped and easily dodged it. However, Huo Wu curled her finger, and the fireball that had veered off course actually forced itself into a turn, attacking Jia Youcai's back.

With his back to the fireball, Jia Youcai sensed the searing heat behind him, turned around, and swung his Great Saber, cleaving the fireball in two with a single slash.

When Huo Wu saw the fireball so easily split apart, a flicker of surprise passed through her beautiful eyes, but it was quickly replaced by even fiercer battle intent.

Her body moved, and the First Spirit Ring beneath her feet suddenly lit up. A scorching aura instantly spread through the area.

"First Spirit Skill, Blazing Fist!" Huo Wu cried. A mass of roaring flames abruptly gathered around her right fist. The flames were crimson and radiated terrifying heat.

She planted her feet firmly, then swung her right fist forward. Flames burst forth as that blazing fist, carrying immense force, blasted straight toward him.

What the hell? Her First Spirit Skill looks like this? Jia Youcai was confused, but he did not dare underestimate her in the slightest. He decisively unleashed his First Spirit Skill, "Frenzied Slash Storm."

The Great Saber in Jia Youcai's hand was instantly wrapped in a layer of violent cyan airflow. The airflow spiraled madly, letting out a piercing howl. He charged head-on at the blazing fist carrying scorching heat, raised his Great Saber high, and slashed down viciously.

But how could the power of a Hundred-Year Spirit Ring possibly contend with that of a thousand-year Spirit Ring?

"You've got some skill, but this is only the beginning!" Huo Wu gritted her teeth, her battle intent growing stronger. The Second Spirit Ring beneath her feet suddenly lit up, and the flames around her instantly surged as the temperature rose sharply.

"Second Spirit Skill, Frenzied Flames!" Huo Wu cried. Flames blazed around her body, and their scorching aura seemed as though it would ignite the surrounding air.

Then she cried out once more, "First Spirit Skill, Blazing Fist!"

This time, the Blazing Fist enhanced by Frenzied Flames was far more powerful than before. As that crimson flaming fist flew forward, the air along its path warped and distorted from the heat, emitting sizzling sounds. Even Jia Youcai felt pressured by the terrifying temperature.

Jia Youcai's expression turned grave, and he did not dare hold anything back. Cyan airflow surged wildly over his Great Saber, even more violent than before, with the faint sound of wind and thunder mixed within it.

"Frenzied Slash Storm, break for me!" Jia Youcai shouted. He kicked off the ground with both feet, raised his Great Saber high, and slashed fiercely at the scorching flaming fist with unstoppable momentum.

"Boom!" Frenzied Slash Storm and Blazing Fist collided violently, instantly erupting with a deafening roar. A powerful energy shockwave spread outward from the two of them. The surrounding spectators were forced back again and again by the impact, their faces full of shock.

After the shockwave passed, Jia Youcai and Huo Wu each staggered back several steps.

Huo Wu panted lightly as she stared at him in disbelief. "You actually managed to block that?!"