Huo Wu VS Shui Bing'er

At the top of the Ice Prison, a huge hole was forcibly blasted open by a fireball. Scorching flames burst from the opening, instantly melting the surrounding ice into water.

At that moment, Bing Liyue sent Jia Youcai a message through Spiritual Power. "Follow me down."

Jia Youcai's pupils contracted slightly upon hearing this, and he asked, "Ice Empress, do you truly mean that?"

After that, no further response came.

A faint smile curled at Jia Youcai's lips as he slowly walked up to Huo Wu. Having just unleashed her strongest attack, Huo Wu was panting heavily.

Jia Youcai gently patted Huo Wu's shoulder and said, "From here on, it's all up to you."

Huo Wu's pupils shrank. She abruptly turned around and asked, "Hey, what do you mean by that?"

However, Jia Youcai ignored her and walked straight off the field.

Seeing this, Yan Lingzhuo shouted, "What are you doing?"

By then, Jia Youcai had already stepped out of the arena. Yan Lingzhuo stomped her foot in anger and bluntly cursed, "Are you sick? What the hell are you doing?!"

On the other side, after seeing Jia Youcai's sincerity, Bing Liyue said nothing more and turned to walk straight off the field as well.

Before leaving, she deliberately glanced at Shui Bing'er.

Seeing Blazing Academy's strongest fighter leave, Shui Bing'er immediately understood Bing Liyue's intentions.

Without Senior Sister Bing Liyue's help, her side would undoubtedly have suffered a crushing defeat. Bing Liyue had already driven back two Soul Ancestors from Blazing Academy, so Shui Bing'er could no longer ask her to do more.

The situation became three against four, with Blazing Academy having one additional food-system soul master.

Both sides had one Soul Ancestor and two Soul Elders, making the outcome difficult to predict.

However, Skywater Academy's three could not afford to drag things out against Blazing Academy.

"Attack!" With Huo Wu's command, the three charged toward Skywater Academy's trio.

With a flap of her wings, Shui Bing'er moved like lightning and instantly appeared before Huo Wu. The massive wings of the Ice Phoenix swept fiercely toward Huo Wu with howling winds, while a stream of icy-blue frost surged from Shui Bing'er's mouth. Everywhere it passed, even the air froze into tiny shards of ice.

Huo Wu flashed aside, deftly evading the frost stream. She condensed flames around her right arm and threw a fierce punch, sending a flaming fist to meet Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix wing.

Clang! Flames and ice collided violently with a deafening boom.

The blow forced Shui Bing'er back several steps.

Soul Power surged wildly through Huo Wu's body as flaming fists rained down one after another toward Shui Bing'er.

Using the surrounding chill, Shui Bing'er rapidly condensed a massive ice shield, blocking every flaming fist.

Immediately afterward, she flapped her wings again, and countless sharp Ice Cones shot out from behind the shield.

Huo Wu dodged when she could and used Resisting Fire Ring to block what she could not. For a time, neither could gain the upper hand.

Elsewhere, Yu Hairou transformed into a swimming fish, weaving through Yan Lingzhuo's flaming attacks.

The coral-like blades in her hands occasionally stabbed toward Yan Lingzhuo. Yan Lingzhuo, however, flew directly into the air. Her goal was to wear down her opponent, periodically tossing down fireballs to restrict Yu Hairou's movements.

With Chi Lingxuan on their side to rapidly restore Soul Power, her purpose was to keep Yu Hairou tied down and prevent her from threatening Chi Lingxuan.

The battle between Shui Yue'er and Yan Jinfeng was equally intense.

Having resolved the issue of potentially insufficient Soul Power later on, Yan Jinfeng went all out. If he still could not defeat a young girl under such circumstances, it would be utterly humiliating, especially since their Soul Power levels were not far apart.

Yan Jinfeng completely suppressed Shui Yue'er. Whenever he used too much Soul Power, he would pull back, eat a few spicy strips, then continue fighting.

Unable to break through for a long time, Shui Bing'er let out a sharp cry and erupted with Soul Power. Centered on her, everything within several dozen meters was instantly sealed in ice. The ground, the air, and even the flames that had just ignited around Huo Wu were temporarily suppressed by the cold, covered in a thick layer of ice.

Huo Wu's gaze sharpened as Soul Power surged wildly through her body. She shouted, "Huo Wu Blazing Sun!"

Scorching flames once more clashed against the biting cold, yet neither could gain the upper hand.

After Yan Jinfeng defeated Shui Yue'er, he immediately went to assist Yan Lingzhuo against Yu Hairou.

Once the two joined forces, Yu Hairou was quickly defeated.

Finally, the three surrounded Shui Bing'er from three different directions.

After blowing out a tiny flame on her finger, Huo Wu looked teasingly at Shui Bing'er, who had been left all alone.

"Oh? How come you're the only one left?"

Shui Bing'er's expression was frosty as she stared coldly at Huo Wu. "I alone am enough to deal with all of you."

Huo Wu chuckled. "You're still talking tough at a time like this. Shui Bing'er, if you surrender now, you can suffer a little less."

"Never!" Shui Bing'er cried out as Soul Power surged through her body again. The icy-blue radiance around her flared brightly, and the air around them instantly became several degrees colder.

"You two rest for now. Let me handle her," Huo Wu said to Yan Jinfeng and Yan Lingzhuo beside her.

Huo Wu thought, The outcome is decided anyway. Even if I can't beat her, I still have three companions to deal with the exhausted Shui Bing'er. No... that's not right. How can I even think about losing?

In a one-on-one fight, victory was unquestionably hers.

There was definitely no need for those three.

Shui Bing'er could tell that Huo Wu wanted a one-on-one fight. She thought, If you want to play, I'll play with you. The team has lost, but beating up just you will be easy. With equal Soul Power, I've hardly ever lost.

Huo Wu made the first move. She forcefully kicked off the ground with her right foot and shot toward Shui Bing'er. However, rather than throwing a punch, she twisted in midair, spun lightly to the side, and raised her right leg high. With flames roaring around it, she chopped down diagonally toward Shui Bing'er's shoulder.

Shui Bing'er reacted extremely quickly. Rather than taking the attack head-on, she leaned slightly backward while raising both hands and crossing them before her. Icy-blue Soul Power rapidly condensed into a thin layer of ice film.

Huo Wu's flaming kick struck the ice film. With a hiss, the film instantly melted into a small crater under the intense heat, but it also slowed the kick's momentum.

Seizing the chance, Shui Bing'er grabbed Huo Wu's ankle with both hands. Soul Power surged within her as icy-blue light spread from her hands up Huo Wu's leg, attempting to restrict her movements with frost.

Huo Wu felt a wave of cold spread through her leg, and her movements instantly slowed somewhat. She flipped in midair, then swept her other leg toward Shui Bing'er's head like a steel whip. Flames blazed fiercely around it, bringing a wave of heat with it.

Shui Bing'er hurriedly released Huo Wu's ankle and leaned backward, performing a backflip to evade the fierce kick.

After Huo Wu landed steadily, she flew into a rage from humiliation and shouted furiously, throwing a fist wrapped in roaring flames toward Shui Bing'er.

Shui Bing'er remained calm and quickly created an ice shield to block the attack.

Afterward, the two slowly circled one another, their eyes locked on each other as they waited for an opening.

Huo Wu raised one hand, sending a wave of heat rushing toward Shui Bing'er.

Shui Bing'er instinctively closed her eyes. At that moment, Huo Wu keenly seized the opportunity and launched a flying kick at Shui Bing'er.

Although Shui Bing'er had her eyes closed, her hearing was exceptionally sharp. Hearing Huo Wu's approaching footsteps, she instantly cast Ice Seal, freezing Huo Wu in place on the spot.

Fortunately, before attacking, Huo Wu had covered herself with a layer of Frenzied Flames. Even after being frozen by Ice Seal, the Frenzied Flames continued burning, allowing her to break free quickly.

Seeing Huo Wu break free, Shui Bing'er did not hesitate. She jogged forward and viciously kicked Huo Wu in the abdomen.

Huo Wu felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, but by then, she had already broken free from the Ice Seal using Frenzied Flames.

Immediately after delivering that kick, Shui Bing'er followed up with another Ice Seal.

Huo Wu had only taken a few steps back and had not yet stabilized herself when she was frozen in place once again.