Battle Prowess Stuns the Crowd, Meng Hongchen Takes the Initiative to Request a Spar
Cai Mei'er thought about it seriously:
"If he unleashes his full power, defeating Soul Sage shouldn't be difficult, but I always feel that Dai Huabin still has some trump cards he hasn't used."
"Level 59, combat power Soul Sage," Yan Shaozhe muttered, then stood up and left.
Xuan Zi also stood up, having already finished the half-eaten roast chicken in his hand. He swayed towards the exit, carrying the empty wine jug, and paused as he passed Xian Lin'er.
"If this kid breaks through to the Titled Douluo in the future, I'm afraid even I won't be able to beat him."
Xian Lin'er pushed up her glasses. "What do you think? Why did Mu En go to such lengths to win over Dai Huabin?"
Xuan Zi smacked his lips, shook his head, and walked away.
On the arena, Ma Xiaotao folded the torn red gauze and put it into her Storage Soul Tool, then tidied her scattered red hair.
Then she walked up to Dai Huabin, bent down, and whispered in his ear.
The voice was kept very low, only two people could hear it.
"Sister keeps her word. Come find me before you leave the academy for your training."
After speaking, Ma Xiaotao straightened up, raised an eyebrow, smiled, and turned to walk towards the stands.
Dai Huabin stood there, slightly stunned.
Zhu Lu jumped down from the front row of the stands, walked quickly to his side, and naturally took his arm.
"Are you injured?" Zhu Lu turned his right hand over to look at the burn on his palm.
"It's just a superficial wound, nothing serious."
Zhu Lu hummed in agreement, took out a bottle of ointment from her Storage Soul Tool, and squatted down to apply it to him.
Di Lingxi also ran over, her long golden hair flying in the air:
"Huabin! That last thing you did was amazing! That 'boom'!"
"Stop jumping around, you've knocked over the ointment." Zhu Lu held Di Lingxi.
Cui Yajie ran down from the stands in three quick steps and looked Dai Huabin up and down.
"Squad leader, you're covered in injuries."
"Normal."
"Where is it normal?" Cui Yajie squatted down and looked at the frostbite marks on his left arm. "Did you freeze them yourself or did Xiaotao Tao burn them?"
"Both."
Xiao Xiao also came down and silently squatted on the other side of Dai Huabin, taking out a clean handkerchief from her pocket and handing it to Zhu Lu to wipe the bloodstains.
Wang Dong'er was the last to come down, standing three meters away with her arms crossed and her lips pressed into a thin line.
In the stands behind, Meng Hongchen was still standing in the same spot, too shocked to move.
When she observed Dai Huabin up close in the classroom that morning, she felt that his cultivation speed was abnormally fast.
But at this moment, she witnessed him using his level 59 cultivation to defeat the level 64 Ultimate Fire Soul Emperor, forcing him to admit defeat.
More importantly, it was that final blow.
That overwhelming force, crushing down on the level of will, was not Soul Power, not Soul Skill, not mental attacks.
That was a belief.
Throughout the entire Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, she had never seen any of her peers release such a thing.
"Let's go." Xiao Hongchen patted her shoulder.
Meng Hongchen snapped out of her daze and followed her brother outside. After a few steps, she suddenly spoke.
"Brother, what do you think of his Self-Created Soul Skill?"
Xiao Hongchen remained silent for a few seconds.
"I can't see through it."
This is the first time Xiao Hongchen has used these three words when evaluating someone his own age.
Meng Hongchen didn't ask any further questions, but her steps were a beat slower than usual.
She was thinking about something else.
Dai Huabin will soon be leaving the academy to gain experience. Although she didn't hear the exact words Ma Xiaotao said, she vaguely caught the phrase "leaving the academy to gain experience."
If he leaves, she'll have even fewer opportunities to find out his true intentions.
Time is running out.
Beside the arena, Ma Xiaotao circled around from the side of the stands and met Wu Ming, who was coming down from the platform.
"How is it?" Wu Ming asked in a low voice.
"What do you mean, how about it?" Ma Xiaotao asked, knowing the answer already.
Wu Ming crossed his arms. "How much stronger is the Ultimate Fire compared to before?"
Ma Xiaotao thought for a moment and said, "In terms of power, it's much stronger. But the control precision hasn't caught up yet; there were several instances of overshooting today."
The eagerness in Wu Ming's eyes intensified.
Her Golden Crow Martial Soul was already close to the threshold of the Ultimate Fire; if she could also obtain the Blazing Gel...
"Did he agree?" Ma Xiaotao asked directly.
Wu Ming nodded. "Let me show my sincerity."
Ma Xiaotao scoffed, "Then what are you waiting for? Show your sincerity before he leaves."
Then, she leaned against Wu Ming.
"Your figure is great too."
Wu Ming's face flushed slightly, and she turned her head away.
Ma Xiaotao didn't say anything more, waved her hand, and walked towards the Inner Academy dormitory.
As she walked out of the Soul Fighting Arena, she bumped into Zhang Lexuan, who was leaning against a doorpost.
"Grandmaster," Ma Xiaotao greeted.
Zhang Lexuan nodded, her gaze sweeping past Ma Xiaotao and landing on Dai Huabin, who was being treated with medicine by a group of people in the distance.
"Huabin is really strong," Zhang Lexuan remarked with some emotion.
Ma Xiaotao smiled and said, "That's why Mu En asked you to take the initiative to befriend him."
Zhang Lexuan didn't respond to that, turned her back, and walked along the tree-lined path towards Sea God Lake.
On the tree-lined road Soul Fighting Arena, Dai Huabin was being led out by a large group of people.
Zhu Lu applied the ointment for him, Di Lingxi hung on his back, Cui Yajie and Xiao Xiao followed on either side, Wang Dong'er followed two steps behind, and Ning Tian walked on the outermost side at a leisurely pace.
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen walked at the very back of the group.
There was a distance of about five meters between the bustling crowd and the quiet brother and sister.
Meng Hongchen suddenly quickened her pace.
"Dai Huabin."
The line in front stopped.
Dai Huabin turned to look at her.
Meng Hongchen approached under everyone's gaze, her long, silvery-white curly hair gleaming coldly in the afternoon sunlight.
"I learned a lot from today's match." Her tone was calm, but she spoke earnestly. "However, I didn't understand the principle behind your last move."
Cui Yajie immediately bristled. "That's the class monitor's secret, why should I tell you?"
Di Lingxi poked her head out from Dai Huabin's back. "Who are you?"
Zhu Lu pulled Di Lingxi back, preventing her from continuing.
Meng Hongchen ignored the voices around her and only looked at Dai Huabin.
Dai Huabin sized her up for two seconds, then suddenly smiled.
"Want to learn?"
Meng Hongchen was taken aback.
"We can have a match sometime in the future. You'll see for yourself then."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and continued walking forward.
Di Lingxi, perched on his back, turned around and made a face at Meng Hongchen.
Meng Hongchen stood there, her lips slightly moving, but in the end she said nothing.
Xiao Hongchen walked up and stood beside her.
He challenged you to a sparring match.
"Um."
"Are you happy now?"
"No."
Xiao Hongchen lowered his head and chuckled.
At the front of the group, Zhu Lu held Dai Huabin's hand and asked softly.
"You agreed to spar with her?"
Dai Huabin tightened his grip on Zhu Lu's hand.
"The exchange students from the Sun Moon Empire didn't come to Shrek just to attend classes. Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen definitely have a mission with them."
"If I don't agree, she'll definitely come looking for me again."
Zhu Lu didn't ask any further questions after hearing this.
She glanced down at their clasped hands, then looked up at the road ahead.
Sunlight filtered through the roadside trees and fell on Dai Huabin's shoulders.
She thought that when he went out to gain experience, she would definitely go with him.