Huo Yuhao followed close behind and stopped opposite her, his feet planted firmly on the grass.
He put aside his usual shyness and gentleness. His eyes filled with seriousness as he looked at Wang Dong'er and retorted, word by word:
"We'll see who beats whom."
Frost instantly covered Wang Dong'er's face when she heard him.
A Soul Master with only one ring actually dared say that to her?
She felt mocked like never before. Her pink-and-blue eyes narrowed, anger churning within them.
"You bastard! I'll knock you down right now!"
The instant she finished speaking, Wang Dong'er flashed forward!
She moved as fast as Gui Mei, leaving behind little more than a faint pink-and-blue afterimage. In the blink of an eye, she was right in front of Huo Yuhao.
Her long, slender leg snapped up, cutting through the air with a fierce whistle as she swept it mercilessly toward Huo Yuhao's neck!
The kick was fast and vicious. In Wang Dong'er's eyes, one blow was more than enough to make a twelve-level weakling surrender on the spot and lose face.
But she never imagined that her plan would fall completely apart!
Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye had already begun to glow faintly. He saw Wang Dong'er's every movement with perfect clarity, down to the tiniest detail.
A split second before her long leg could strike his neck, Huo Yuhao had already made the most precise response.
His right hand shot out like lightning. His fingers closed with pinpoint accuracy, and he seized Wang Dong'er's slender ankle in a vice grip!
"How is that possible?!"
Wang Dong'er let out a startled cry, her eyes filled with utter disbelief.
She couldn't believe that this one-ring kid could react so quickly!
Even more astonishing was the strength coming from his hand. It was incredible!
She struggled with all her might to break free, but his hand was like a pair of red-hot iron tongs, clamped tightly around her ankle. No matter how hard she struggled and channeled her Soul Power, it didn't budge!
She had been restrained in a single move by a twelve-level Soul Master!
A rush of mortification and frustration surged through her. Wang Dong'er could only lift her head and glare viciously at Huo Yuhao, grinding her teeth, yet utterly helpless.
After Zhao Ze infused him with life force, Huo Yuyao's physique had already undergone a complete transformation.
She was only a two-ring Soul Grandmaster, but even a three-ring Soul Elder might not be able to beat Huo Yuhao in pure physical strength!
Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong'er, who couldn't move, his gaze cold.
"Now you can't move, can you?"
"You bastard! Let go of me!"
Wang Dong'er struggled furiously, her cheeks flushed red.
But as she struggled, the distance between them inevitably narrowed a little more. A clean, pleasant fragrance immediately slipped into her nostrils.
The fragrance wasn't strong, but it had a strange allure, like the fresh scent of dew-covered plants at dawn, mingled with a hint of warmth. It drifted with her breath into her mind.
Wang Dong'er felt her head grow foggy, as though some of the strength had been drained from her body.
Her flushed cheeks turned an even deeper shade of red, and her gaze grew hazy.
She felt embarrassed and puzzled.
This bastard is cute, sure, but why does he smell so good...
In a daze, Wang Dong'er looked up and met Huo Yuhao's bright Spirit Eye.
The clear eyes suddenly shone with dazzling pale-gold light, so beautiful that she lost herself for a moment.
Such beautiful eyes...
Wang Dong'er had time for only that one thought before a sharp stab of pain exploded deep in her mind!
"Ugh!"
She let out a brief cry of pain. Her vision went black, her body went limp, and she fell backward.
Soul Shock!
The moment he got Wang Dong'er under control, Huo Yuhao had used his first Soul Skill without hesitation!
To defeat her completely, Huo Yuhao held nothing back and followed up with two more Soul Shocks.
The strange fragrance had disturbed Wang Dong'er's senses, leaving her mind relaxed. She had no strength to withstand all three Soul Shocks.
With a dull thud, Wang Dong'er fell stiffly onto the grass.
Under the combined effects of the strange fragrance and the repeated Soul Shocks, her eyes closed, and she passed out, completely unable to get back up.
Inside the sea of consciousness, Zhao Ze saw that the fight was over and immediately chuckled, his voice full of praise.
"Nicely done, Yuhao! Those three Soul Shocks in a row were brilliant. That's how it should be. Never give your opponent a chance to catch their breath!"
Hearing his master's praise, Huo Yuhao finally relaxed his tense body. He took a light breath and replied respectfully in his heart:
"Yes!"
He had barely steadied himself when deafening cheers erupted behind him.
"Ah! Yuhao won! That's amazing!"
"You're incredible, junior! You really beat a two-ring Soul Grandmaster!"
The senior female students surrounding them erupted at once and rushed over, surrounding Huo Yuhao in a crowd.
Their praise engulfed him as pairs of eyes turned toward him, full of admiration and fondness.
"You're amazing, Yuhao! You look so soft and gentle, but you're decisive and efficient when you fight!"
"That's not all! You were so strong when you grabbed her ankle! I bet your abs are firm, too!"
"Hey! What are you touching? You're practically drooling! Wipe your mouth!"
"What's wrong with that? The junior is so handsome and strong. What's wrong with me touching him once?"
Surrounded by senior students teasing him, Huo Yuhao's cheeks turned red. He awkwardly scratched his head, gave a shy smile, and modestly said:
"Actually... I'm not that amazing."
As he spoke, he looked past the senior students at Wang Dong'er, who lay unconscious on the grass, and asked hesitantly:
"Um... what should we do about her? Should we get one of the teachers to handle this?"
Just then, Zhao Ze's eyes lit up inside the sea of consciousness. He thought of a solution that would end the problem once and for all and immediately told Huo Yuhao:
"Yuhao, when you find the teacher in charge of freshman registration, tell him straight out that this person disguised herself as a boy to get into the boys' dormitory. Expose her identity in front of everyone!"
That way, once Wang Dong'er's identity was exposed, she would have to move into the girls' dormitory and could no longer share a room with Huo Yuhao.
And she certainly wouldn't have any chance to get involved with Huo Yuhao. It would cut off the trouble at its source!
Huo Yuhao's eyes widened at his master's words. He stared at Wang Dong'er on the ground, shocked, and cried out in his heart:
"Master, she... she's actually a girl in disguise?!"
He couldn't believe that this "boy," who had short hair like his own and wore a boys' uniform, with such a proud and dashing air, was actually a girl!
"That's right. Absolutely certain."
Zhao Ze spoke with conviction. "Anyway, you have to expose her identity in front of everyone. Otherwise, once she wakes up, she'll give you plenty of trouble from now on."
Huo Yuhao quickly nodded firmly and replied:
"I understand, Master! I'll go find a teacher to deal with her right now!"
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