Who Else Lacked Anti-Air Capability?

Over the next few days, Yan Shaozhe privately sought out Huo Yuhao once.

However, rather than blaming him for using a clone in the competition, the dean kindly handed him ten jade bottles.

"Yu Hao, I know these opponents aren't worthy of your attention."

Yan Shaozhe spoke earnestly. "But this is a team assessment. You have to give your teammates a chance to perform too. You can't have them serving as background props all the time."

"These are the Five Elements Cultivation Pills for the next two months. I'm giving them to you in advance."

Huo Yuhao accepted the heavy pills and watched Yan Shaozhe's departing figure with a cold sneer in his heart.

Heh, old fox.

Wasn't this just handing out the rewards early? Did he think such petty favors would move me?

Just wait. When I get the chance, I'll use that old bastard as a target again.

Another elimination match.

Soul Fighting Zone, Area 33.

"State your names!"

The three people across from them were burly and imposing.

"Freshman Class Five, Xie HuanYue. Martial Soul: Rubber Elephant. Rank 32 defense-type Soul Elder."

"Freshman Class Five, Luo Tianba. Martial Soul: Mantis Blade. Rank 24 assault-type Soul Grandmaster."

"Freshman Class Five, Luo Tianlong. Martial Soul: Mantis Blade. Rank 24 assault-type Soul Grandmaster."

The three wore grave expressions as they stared fixedly at Huo Yuhao.

A person's reputation was like a tree's shadow.

The story of Huo Yuhao using a clone to crush Ning Tian's team had spread throughout the academy over the past few days.

Facing this legendary "strongest one-ring," even Xie HuanYue, who possessed a top-tier defensive Martial Soul, did not dare let down his guard.

"Be careful. That guy's fire- and water-attribute soul skills are both powerful," Xie HuanYue warned his teammates in a low voice as he assumed a defensive stance.

The referee glanced at both sides and waved a hand.

"Battle, begin!"

The three opponents immediately erupted with Soul Power, ready to withstand Huo Yuhao's overwhelming bombardment of ninjutsu.

Yet something unexpected happened, both for them and for the audience.

Clang—!

A crisp blade cry rang out.

Rather than forming hand seals, Huo Yuhao pulled a newly forged, long and slender Tachi from his Storage Ring.

He held the blade in reverse grip. Instead of charging forward, he—

Thud!

The Tachi was viciously driven into the arena's hard stone floor.

Huo Yuhao folded his arms across his chest and lazily leaned against the hilt, too idle even to raise his eyelids.

Xie HuanYue froze. "Huo Yuhao, aren't you attacking?"

Huo Yuhao yawned and replied indifferently.

"You aren't qualified to challenge me."

"W-What?!"

The three across from him instantly bristled.

Xie HuanYue was so furious that his nose nearly twisted out of shape. "What kind of joke is that? Who do you think you're looking down on?"

They were all geniuses who had fought their way through countless rounds to get here. Which of them was not proud and arrogant?

Being pointed at by a one-ring Soul Master and told they were unqualified felt worse than being killed.

"Cut the crap! If you've got the guts, fight us!" Luo Tianba roared.

Huo Yuhao continued leaning against his blade and casually pointed one finger at the two girls behind him.

"Defeat them first. Only then will you be qualified to become rust on my blade."

The entire arena erupted into an uproar.

Yet Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, standing behind Huo Yuhao, did not get angry at first. Instead, they were excited.

Finally!

They could finally make a move!

During this period, Huo Yuhao had been far too dominant, and the two of them had practically spent every match watching from the sidelines.

Outer Court students had even given them a deeply humiliating nickname: freeloading dogs.

They were clearly Twin Martial Souls geniuses, yet they had become accessories. How could proud Wang Dong tolerate that?

"Hmph!"

Wang Dong stepped forward, staring at the three opponents with blazing battle intent in her eyes.

"Although your tone really annoys me... since you're begging me to act, this young master will reluctantly help you deal with these nuisances!"

Xiao Xiao gripped the Nine Phoenix Flute in her hand and secretly swore to herself.

I'll show Yu Hao my worth! I'm not useless! Maybe... he'll start seeing me in a new light too!

"Go!"

Wang Dong shouted softly as her Martial Soul instantly possessed her body.

The dazzling wings of the Light Goddess Butterfly spread wide, and she shot into the sky like a butterfly.

Air superiority, secured!

"First Soul Skill: Wing Guillotine!"

"Second Soul Skill: Light of the Butterfly God!"

From high above, Wang Dong rained golden blades of light and spheres of light down upon the three below like a storm.

At the same time, Xiao Xiao blew into the flute in her hands.

Ring after ring of Sonic Delay Halos precisely encircled the feet of the three opponents, immediately slowing them by a beat.

"Damn it! I don't have any anti-air capability!"

Although Xie HuanYue's defense was astonishing, the Rubber Elephant Martial Soul was incredibly cumbersome. He could only endure the attacks from the ground.

The two Mantis Blade Soul Masters possessed formidable offensive power, but against Wang Dong flying in the sky, they could only stare helplessly.

This was a classic kiting strategy.

Wang Dong was like a Balloon Zombie. With her aerial suppression and Xiao Xiao's control, the battle became a one-sided torment.

Ten minutes later.

As Xie HuanYue collapsed after exhausting his Soul Power, the battle ended.

"Huo Yuhao's team, victory!" the referee announced.

Only then did Huo Yuhao's clone, who had been leaning against the Tachi with his eyes closed in rest, slowly open his eyes.

He had not moved a single step throughout the entire battle.

"Well, Huo Yuhao!"

Wang Dong retracted her wings and walked over smugly after landing. "Were you stunned by this young master's strength? Don't always act like you're looking down on people in the future!"

Xiao Xiao also looked at him expectantly, her little face flushed red.

"Yu Hao, you're not the only one with Twin Martial Souls. I have them too! My teamwork was pretty good, right?"

The two were like children who had scored perfect marks and were waiting for praise from their parents.

However.

Huo Yuhao merely glanced at them indifferently, pulled the Tachi from the ground, and casually stored it in his Storage Ring.

"Too slow."

He coldly threw out a single remark.

"It took you ten minutes to deal with trash like that."

"If I had acted, I would only have needed a quarter of your time."

After saying that, he did not even spare them another look before turning and leaving.

"..."

Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao froze where they stood, the smiles on their faces instantly stiffening.

The joy of victory was thoroughly doused by a bucket of cold water.

"Th-That bastard!" Wang Dong stamped her foot in fury.

Yet in her heart, she had no choice but to admit that Huo Yuhao was right.

With his terrifying burst power, he probably really would have needed only two and a half minutes.

That guy... was still as cold as ever.

But...

The books said that once two people with compatibility for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill began cultivating together, they would develop a spiritual connection, and their relationship would grow increasingly intimate...

Wang Dong watched Huo Yuhao's retreating back and gritted her teeth.

I have to seize this chance!

I'll prove that you and I are partners made for each other!

There must be an extraordinary bond between us!

God Realm, Sea God Temple.

Tang San sat cross-legged in the center of the great hall and calculated with his fingers.

"That divine thought within Xiao Qi should be about to take effect, allowing her to form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with the Child of Destiny!"

"The blue-eyed youth..."

"Those blue eyes will ultimately take everything from you!"