The breath of death closed in on him, making him lose the ability to think. This was why he couldn't enter Shrek Academy. Even geniuses would be affected by this level of intimidation, but they certainly wouldn't just stand there and wait to die. The pressure might make them misjudge the situation, but they would never do nothing.
Huo Yuhao didn't stop there. If he was going to do it, he would see it through and teach the man a lesson. He was deeply unhappy with this kind of behavior. He hadn't done anything wrong, so why was the man targeting him? His sense of grievance gradually turned to anger, which he unleashed on the enemy before him.
He hurried forward, intending to punch the man a few times and teach him a lesson. But at the last moment, just as Huo Yuhao's fist was about to hit his face, someone stopped it.
The man hadn't shown up when Huo Yuhao was being bullied, but now that Huo Yuhao was fighting back, he had stepped in to break it up. This was a five-ringed opponent against a two-ringed one—not merely a matter of being one level higher. If Huo Yuhao hadn't gained a new skill that no one else knew about, and used it to its fullest, he could hardly have achieved such a result.
Skills like this relied on an information gap. Once a skill was used too often, people would study it, and after enough study, they would definitely find a way to counter it. It was only a matter of how difficult that would be. Mental Deterrence was one of the easiest skills to counter. It hardly needed any study at all; a steadfast will was enough.
It would be hard to get another opportunity like this.