Shui Yueruo Was Being Far Too Sensitive

As Shui Wuchen and the others talked, the battle between Shui Yueruo, Huo Yangyan, and the Soul Saint-level Fallen One on the other side was also drawing to a close.

Boom—

Another explosion rang out. The Fallen One was blasted dozens of meters backward, his expression turning grim as he looked at the dense energy auras surrounding the two of them.

The Fallen One said hoarsely, "You really went all out. To deal with me, you actually activated your Martial Soul Avatars. Even at your current levels, you'll be weakened for four or five days afterward, won't you?"

"As long as we can kill you, what does a few days of weakness matter?"

A bright moon floating upon water hovered behind Shui Yueruo, radiating a faint glow as she sneered at the Fallen One.

Huo Yangyan, who had already transformed into a Unicorn Blazing Dragon, echoed, "That's right. Today is the day you die."

The Martial Soul Avatar was an ability only Soul Saints possessed. After using it, Soul Masters would not only receive tremendous boosts, but their first six Soul Skills would also enter a no-cooldown state for thirty minutes.

The price was that they would fall into a weakened state for a period afterward. Only after breaking through to become a Titled Douluo could they eliminate this side effect.

"If that's the case, then none of us will leave here alive!"

Suddenly, the Fallen One's aura surged dramatically, surpassing the Soul Saint level and reaching that of a Soul Douluo.

Shui Yueruo and Huo Yangyan's expressions changed. This Fallen One actually still had another trick up his sleeve!

Yet just as Shui Yueruo and Huo Yangyan instinctively raised their defenses, the Fallen One spun around and fled into the distance!

"Not good, he wants to run!"

Seeing this, Shui Yueruo knew she had been tricked.

"We absolutely can't let him escape!"

Huo Yangyan gave chase with almost no hesitation.

When dealing with lunatics like Fallen Ones, it was one thing if you never provoked them. But once you did, you had to eliminate them completely.

Otherwise, once they caught their breath, his family, friends, and even the entire Blazing Fire Academy would suffer vicious retaliation.

However, the Fallen One had fled first and specialized in escaping. There was no way the two of them, who had reacted afterward, could catch up. Before long, Shui Yueruo and Huo Yangyan had lost him.

Then, Shui Yueruo and Huo Yangyan exchanged a glance, both wearing extremely ugly expressions.

"Damn it, he got away!"

Shui Yueruo angrily kicked a large tree beside her. With a crack, the tree snapped in two.

Huo Yangyan sighed. "Sorry for dragging you into this."

Now that the Fallen One had escaped, as long as he did not go to the City of Slaughter, he would definitely retaliate against their academies. He might even take revenge first before heading to the City of Slaughter.

"No, this isn't your fault!"

Shui Yueruo shook her head and said unwillingly, "If that old fellow Feng Qingcang had been here, this Fallen One would never have escaped with his speed."

"His academy is in a different direction from ours. There was no way he could have been along the way."

Then Huo Yangyan changed the subject and continued, "We should head back. The other two Fallen Ones are pretty strong too, and if that man doubles back, it would be bad if he harms our students."

"That's true!"

As soon as she finished speaking, their bodies turned into one blue and one red streak of light, racing toward where their students were.

Running at full speed, they quickly arrived at Shui Wuchen and the others' location. Seeing that no one had been hurt, both of them let out sighs of relief.

Huo Yangyan walked up to Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu and praised the Blazing Fire Academy students, "Well done. You were actually able to kill Fallen Ones at the Soul King level."

Although Huo Yangyan knew that Skywater Academy must have helped, it was still remarkable even if each person had only dealt with one Fallen One.

After all, these Fallen Ones were even stronger than ordinary Soul Kings.

However, upon hearing Huo Yangyan's praise, the Blazing Fire Academy students looked somewhat awkward.

Because the actual situation was completely different from what Huo Yangyan had imagined.

Huo Yangyan naturally noticed the change in their expressions and immediately asked Huo Wushuang, "Wushuang, tell me what happened just now."

Seeing that his father had called on him, Huo Wushuang could only step forward helplessly. Pointing at Shui Wuchen, he explained, "Actually, Brother Wuchen killed both Fallen Ones. We didn't help much at all."

"Oh? Wuchen?"

As soon as he heard this, Huo Yangyan followed the direction of the finger and turned his gaze toward Shui Wuchen.

After studying Shui Wuchen for a while, Huo Yangyan seemed to recall something and suddenly understood. "So you came too, kid. Then it's no surprise. No surprise at all!"

"You know me?"

Shui Wuchen looked at Huo Yangyan in confusion.

Huo Yangyan answered with a smile, "At the Four Elements Academy Exchange two sessions ago, I watched you fight when you were young. Unfortunately, you left too quickly, so I never learned your identity."

Normally, Huo Yangyan would not remember a child. But the impression Shui Wuchen had left on him back then had been far too stunning. He had even regretted missing out on such a genius for a time.

"Oh, I see."

After hearing Huo Yangyan's explanation, Shui Wuchen nodded lightly.

He had indeed followed Shui Bing'er to observe the exchange held internally among the Four Elements Academies that time. He also remembered fighting someone named Feng Xiaotian, though he wondered how that person was doing now.

"Alright, Wuchen, go see whether our carriages can still be used. If they can't, we'll probably have to walk to Heaven Dou City."

At that moment, Shui Yueruo, sensing that things were taking an unfavorable turn, smiled as she stepped between them and instructed Shui Wuchen.

After hearing this, Shui Wuchen moved immediately to inspect the condition of their carriages.

After Shui Wuchen left, Shui Yueruo raised a fist at Huo Yangyan and said viciously, "Huo Yangyan, I'm warning you. Wuchen belongs to our Skywater Academy. Don't think I don't know what you're planning."

Shui Wuchen was her winning trump card, Skywater Academy's hidden ace in its bid for the championship. If he were poached away, that would be a disaster.

Seeing Shui Yueruo's appearance, Huo Yangyan could not help finding it amusing. "Shui Yueruo, do you think everyone is as sensitive as you? Shui Wuchen isn't even a fire-element Soul Master. What could I possibly do with him?

What surprises me is that he's part of your Skywater team. I never heard that you changed your academy's rules to allow male students."

"So what if I changed the rules? Wuchen is the older brother of my personal disciple Bing'er. The siblings are very close, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to make an exception."

But despite saying that, Shui Yueruo's eyes drifted away unconsciously.

Clearly, she felt somewhat guilty as well, because what she had done essentially amounted to bringing in outside help. Shui Wuchen was not a talent cultivated by Skywater Academy, which was somewhat unfair to the other academies.