"Oh, I see. So what should we do?"
"Enough, enough! These things aren't for you to worry about! You can go watch the academy exchange match in five days, too. It'll broaden your horizons!"
Seeing Shui Yue'er chattering on with endless questions, Shui Wuyue hurriedly stopped her.
Though Shui Yue'er was still a little confused by what Shui Wuyue had said, she didn't ask anything else.
Five days later, when Huang Tao led a group of Blazing Fire Academy's elite to the competition venue, it was already crowded with people.
Most of them were instructors or students from Skywater Academy.
Though they all knew this battle would be a tough one, they couldn't afford to lose face!
After all, this was their home turf!
"Oh, everyone's here already? It seems we've been rather ungentlemanly, making the ladies wait for us. How rude!"
The instructor leading Blazing Fire Academy looked around, then laughed.
At that moment, Shui Wuyue stepped forward.
"Since you've all arrived, let's begin!"
"Yes!"
Hearing this, the instructor leading Blazing Fire Academy didn't dare to get too carried away.
After all, Shui Wuyue was on a completely different level from him. If he really put her in an awkward position, he'd be in for a rough time!
"Both teams, take the stage!"
At the referee's order, the contestants from both sides made their way onto the arena.
After the referee announced the start, both teams summoned their Soul Rings.
When he saw that Skywater Team had only one Soul Ancestor, a hint of contempt flashed through the instructor leading Blazing Fire Academy's eyes.
But when he looked toward Shui Wuyue, he noticed something surprising.
A male student was standing right beside her!
What was going on? Had Skywater Academy started admitting boys? Or had they brought in an outside helper?
With those questions in mind, he turned his attention back to the Soul Fighting Arena.
By then, only the Soul Ancestor on Skywater Academy's team was still struggling to hold on.
The others had already been taken out by the two Soul Ancestors on the opposing team.
"Lin Qingxue, stop struggling! Your teammates have all been eliminated! No matter how strong you are, you can't take on our whole team!"
Hearing Huang Tao taunt her, Lin Qingxue's pretty face turned livid.
"Hmph! Then let's see who comes out on top! Fourth Soul Skill, Bishui Botao!"
"Heh, that's not up to you! Fourth Soul Skill, Blazing Wind-Chasing Slash!"
Lin Qingxue's stubbornness only made Huang Tao even more annoyed!
"Lin Qingxue, just accept your fate! Skywater Academy is destined to decline. This year's champion will definitely be Blazing Fire Academy!"
"Second Soul Skill, Chiling Huoyu!"
While the two were clashing, one of Blazing Fire Team's Soul Ancestors suddenly launched an attack on Lin Qingxue.
Faced with the sudden assault, Lin Qingxue couldn't even dodge.
"Bang!"
The loud explosion made every student in the audience stare wide-eyed.
When the smoke cleared, they saw that Lin Qingxue was covered in injuries.
Seeing this, Shui Wuyue said helplessly, "All right, we concede!"
She knew that Lin Qingxue and the others weren't strong enough to defeat Blazing Fire Team.
But this was exactly the result she wanted!
Only then could Yang Ziyuan's value be made clear!
After that, those old diehards wouldn't have any grounds to keep objecting.
"Dean Shui, I'm sorry! These kids don't know how to hold back. I hope you won't take it to heart!"
Seeing how badly Lin Qingxue was injured, the instructor leading Blazing Fire Academy hurriedly explained himself to Shui Wuyue.
Meanwhile, the members of Blazing Fire Team on the Soul Fighting Arena looked utterly smug.
"It's all right!"
"Dean Shui, I won't keep you any longer. We'll take our leave."
"Wait!"
"Dean Shui, is there something else?"
"Of course!"
They'd beaten her students right in front of her. How could she let them off so easily?
"Our Skywater Academy has another team that would like to learn from Blazing Fire Academy!"
"Another team?"
The instructor leading Blazing Fire Academy was clearly taken aback.
Independent academies like theirs rarely trained a second team, except for those backed by powerful forces.
After all, besides selecting the right people, it took a great deal of cultivation resources.
It was a thankless undertaking, so they generally avoided it.
"Is there a problem?"
Hearing the hesitation in the instructor's voice, Shui Wuyue asked in return.
"No, no problem! Since you've asked, Dean Shui, of course we won't refuse! I'm just wondering, where is this team of yours?"
At that, Shui Wuyue's lips curled into a smile.
"Ziyuan, it's your turn to take the field!"
At her words, Yang Ziyuan was about to step onto the stage when someone stopped him.
"Hold on, hold on! Dean Shui, this is going a bit too far, don't you think? How could a boy be a student at Skywater Academy? Besides, you're saying that he alone wants to defeat all of Blazing Fire Team? Aren't you looking down on us a bit too much?"
"Let me make this clear: I'm not joking. And yes, he really is a student at Skywater Academy. What's more, he really does look down on your Blazing Fire Team!"
Shui Wuyue said with a smile.
Her words caused an uproar among the people around them.
"Wow, we really have a boy at our academy now?"
"Girl, that's not the point. The point is, this handsome guy is so good-looking! I wonder if he has a girlfriend."
"But seriously, can he really beat Blazing Fire Team all by himself?"
"Who knows? But who cares, he's handsome! Even if he loses, it's fine. Big sis can take the chance to comfort this little puppy~"
"Girl, you're such a pervert!"
Unlike the students at Skywater Academy, the members of Blazing Fire Team were gritting their teeth in anger.
The other side's words had trampled all over their pride.
The instructor leading Blazing Fire Team was especially furious. He glared at Shui Wuyue.
He believed Shui Wuyue was behind this whole thing.
After all, before coming here, he'd never heard that Skywater Academy had admitted a boy. And he certainly hadn't heard that the boy had become their second team!
"Hmph! Even if this kid really has some ability, it won't matter! I refuse to believe he can take on all of Blazing Fire Team by himself!"
"In that case, let's begin!"
"All right, begin!"
As Yang Ziyuan stepped onto the stage, everyone from Blazing Fire Team immediately prepared to fight.
"Do you need some time to recover your Soul Power?"
Yang Ziyuan glanced at the opposing team and asked casually.
"No need! You're taking on all seven of us alone, so we'd already be winning unfairly. If we recovered our Soul Power on top of that, we'd be afraid people would laugh at us if word got out! Besides, I'd like to see what you've got that could let you beat us!"
"Fine by me. It's all the same either way."
Yang Ziyuan shrugged, looking completely indifferent.
"Captain, what are you doing?"
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