Faced with the sudden rush of the red figure, Huo Yuhao and the two girls took their positions in an orderly manner, ready to fight at any moment.
The red figure drew closer and closer to the three of them.
As she approached, Huo Yuhao and the girls got a clear look at her.
She was a woman in a red dress, with blood-red hair and a tall, shapely figure.
Her aura was deep and frenzied, like that of a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
Two enormous lanterns—Huo Yuhao recognized her at a glance.
Flame Maniac Ma Xiaotao! So she'd come!
"Wow, Yuhao, look! She can run across the water!" Wang Dong'er called out excitedly, urging him to look.
Wang Qiu'er was more alert than Wang Dong'er. "This senior's aura seems really unstable! Have you two noticed?"
Before Wang Dong'er could wonder about it, Ma Xiaotao was within a hundred meters of them. Her scorching flames swept over the three of them in an instant.
Third Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Fist!
Second Soul Skill, Butterfly God's Light!
Faced with the oncoming dark-red flames, Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er released their Martial Souls and their strongest Soul Skills almost without thinking.
But the gap in Soul Power was too great. Their attacks traveled only seventy or eighty meters before they were vaporized.
Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er exchanged looks of shock. Their Soul Power had been vaporized—who on earth was their opponent?
Their attacks had been useless, which showed just how great the gap between them and their opponent was. In this situation, their only option was to run.
"Let me handle her!"
Third Soul Skill, Pride of the Ice Snow Two Empresses!
A surge of icy power rose around Huo Yuhao, forming a massive Ice Storm of blue and green.
The storm of intertwined blue and green ice met the deep-red, raging flames.
A stunning scene unfolded by the shore of Sea God Lake.
The blue-green Ice Storm and the deep-red flames clashed and entwined furiously, then canceled each other out.
"Xiaotao..."
Several figures appeared by the distant shore of Sea God Lake in the blink of an eye.
"Don't rush over yet. The icy power blocking Xiaotao's path is Extreme Ice and Snow!"
"Let's watch from here first!"
Yan Shaozhe had been frantic with worry, but an elder with extensive knowledge of Martial Souls managed to stop him.
Once he calmed down, Yan Shaozhe regained his usual composure.
Extreme Ice and Snow... Yan Shaozhe's eyes lit up as he watched the blue-green ice and snow.
After this, Xiaotao might never have to worry about her Evil Fire again.
Huo Yuhao had released the power of Extreme Ice and Snow, though he was only a three-ring Soul Master.
But according to Electrolux's assessment, both the quality and reserves of his Soul Power were close to those of an ordinary Soul Saint.
So as time went by, Huo Yuhao gradually devoured Ma Xiaotao's flames, freezing her into a lifelike white ice sculpture.
"Xiaotao!"
Yan Shaozhe hurried over to Ma Xiaotao and confirmed that she was in no danger while frozen. Only then did he turn to Huo Yuhao.
Faced with the boy who had frozen his disciple, Yan Shaozhe showed not the slightest anger. Instead, his face was full of admiration.
"I remember you. Your name is Huo Yuhao, right? You were one of the students who came to my office to talk that day!"
There seemed to be a special force in Yan Shaozhe's voice.
After freezing Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao had spent a little Spiritual Power, but it quickly recovered.
Huo Yuhao politely replied, "Hello, Dean Yan. I didn't expect to see you again so soon!"
"Indeed! Who could have expected it?" Yan Shaozhe smiled, then suddenly bowed to apologize to the three of them.
"I'm sorry, Yuhao—and to the two behind him. You're Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er, right?"
"I apologize on behalf of my disciple for putting you through something like this!"
"Don't worry. The school will compensate you. What would you like?"
Yan Shaozhe wore a kindly expression as he apologized to the three at lightning speed and offered them compensation.
"Yuhao, I'm very sorry you had to go through this. As the dean, I failed in my duty!"
"My disciple isn't a bad person. I hope you can forgive her!"
Yan Shaozhe apologized again, trying to salvage Ma Xiaotao's image in the eyes of Huo Yuhao and the two girls.
Ma Xiaotao's ability to cultivate normally in the future depended on Huo Yuhao.
Yan Shaozhe couldn't let Ma Xiaotao's first impression on him be too poor.
Yan Shaozhe's attitude struck Wang Qiu'er as nothing but hypocritical.
What did he mean, his disciple wasn't a bad person? If Yuhao hadn't been there just now—
If it had been only her and Wang Dong'er, Wang Qiu'er would have had to reveal her true form, with ten thousand years of cultivation, before the two of them could have escaped.
Wang Dong'er was still shaken. That had been close. Thank goodness Yuhao was there.
Huo Yuhao asked, "Dean Yan, can we really ask for any compensation we want?"
Yan Shaozhe nodded. "As long as it's not too outrageous, I can give you what you ask for!"
"It was our failure that led to this accident. Don't hold back—tell me what you want!"
Huo Yuhao made no attempt to be modest. "Dean Yan!"
"You know, if my ability hadn't happened to counter your beloved disciple's flames..."
"If that fire had hit any other new student, they would have died!"
"I don't want much. How about nine Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones?" Huo Yuhao asked, looking hopeful.
Yan Shaozhe's mouth twitched. Nine Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones—did Huo Yuhao think they were selling cabbages?
"Ahem, Yuhao, I understand where you're coming from!"
"But Soul Bones aren't stray dogs you find on the roadside, and you can't just pick them like wild vegetables!"
"Could you lower your request a little?"
Huo Yuhao was determined to get something out of Yan Shaozhe today. Even Jesus couldn't change that.
"Ah, you only just promised your students that they could ask for anything!"
"Not even a minute has passed, and Dean Yan is already thinking of breaking his word!"
"People really don't keep their promises anymore!!!"
"Qiu'er, Dong'er, let's drop out! Let's leave this place that nearly got us killed!"
Huo Yuhao put on a sad expression and rubbed his dry eyes, which didn't have a single tear in them.
Yan Shaozhe knew how terrifying the three young people's talents were.
"Yuhao, don't look so upset. We can talk this out!"
"The academy knows how badly you've suffered, but nine Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones is far too much!"
"How about we meet in the middle and give you six Soul Bones—two each. What do you say?"
Afraid Yan Shaozhe might change his mind, Huo Yuhao immediately took his hand.
"I knew the academy—and you—were fair-minded and reasonable!"
"Thank you so much for the compensation, Dean Yan. When will you send the Soul Bones over?"
"The freshman competition is coming up, and we all want to do well!"
"You know we can't undergo a clear transformation in just three months!"
"So these Soul Bones are crucial to us! Sorry for the trouble, Dean Yan!"
Huo Yuhao grinned, looking just like a famous streamer urging his top donor to send rockets.
Yan Shaozhe's heart bled. Damn it, he'd offered too much.
"This was entirely our responsibility. We'll get the Soul Bones to you as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, Yuhao!"
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