Suppressing Huo Wushuang

Blazing Fire Academy had two Soul Elders and five Soul Grandmasters.

Skywater Academy, on the other hand, had only one Soul Elder, Shui Bing'er, and six Soul Grandmasters, seemingly at a disadvantage.

However, Skywater Academy was the host, and this was their home ground.

The girls took up their formation, their expressions calm.

An icy aura spread from their bodies, forming a stark confrontation with Blazing Fire Academy's flames. Their momentum was no weaker than their opponents'.

In the stands, Skywater Academy's students shouted in unison:

"Skywater! Go!"

"Skywater! Victory!"

Their voices surged like waves, one after another, enveloping the entire arena in the atmosphere of the home field.

Ice-blue flags fluttered throughout the stands as countless gazes focused on the seven girls at the center of the field.

On Blazing Fire Academy's side, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu exchanged a glance, and a trace of gravity flashed through both their eyes.

They had fought Skywater Academy two years ago.

Although the siblings had held a slight advantage at the time, Shui Bing'er's precise control and exceptional combat skills had left a deep impression on them. They absolutely could not underestimate her.

"The match officially begins!"

At the referee's command, the atmosphere on the training grounds instantly froze.

All fourteen combatants swiftly entered battle mode.

Shui Bing'er's first soul ring lit up first.

Ice Seal!

This was an instant control skill.

In an instant, a layer of hard ice formed over all seven members of Blazing Fire Academy, freezing them in place.

"Attack!"

Shui Bing'er's cool voice rang out.

Shui Yue'er, Yu Hairou, Shen Liuyu, Gu Qingbo, and Qiu Ruoshui each unleashed their soul skills.

Water blades, ice blades, and freezing currents struck at Blazing Fire Academy's members from different angles.

Only Xue Wu remained standing where she was, unmoving.

Her first soul ring silently lit up.

As her hands moved before her chest, dark clouds rapidly gathered in the sky, and the once-clear air above the training grounds immediately turned gloomy.

Suddenly.

Boom—!

With a loud explosion, the ice around Huo Wushuang shattered.

The One-Horned Fire Tyrant Dragon martial soul granted him formidable strength, and combined with the scorching heat of his flames, he was the first to break free from the Ice Seal.

Huo Wushuang's third soul ring suddenly lit up.

Right from the start, he unleashed his thousand-year soul skill, Tyrant Dragon's Fury!

His body instantly swelled, muscles knotting as sharp claws emerged from his hands. The scales covering his body burst with golden-red radiance.

Scorching flames burned around him, and the surrounding temperature rose sharply.

This was a support-type soul skill that greatly enhanced speed, attack, and defense.

Roar!

Huo Wushuang let out a dragon's roar. Relying on the defensive boost granted by his thousand-year soul skill, he forcibly withstood several hundred-year soul skill attacks.

The ice spikes and water blades struck his flame-covered scales with hissing sounds, instantly turning into vapor and dispersing.

Huo Wushuang did not counterattack. Instead, he dashed forward at high speed, swinging his hands as his sharp claws directly shattered the ice around Huo Wu.

Huo Wu instantly broke free from the Ice Seal's restraints.

"Brother! Go help them break free!"

Before her words had even faded, her third soul ring suddenly lit up, and she directly unleashed her thousand-year soul skill, Resisting Fire Ring!

A ring of flames three meters high erupted from Huo Wu as its center, covering an area sixty meters in diameter.

This soul skill had no direct offensive power, but it possessed a powerful repelling effect, forcibly driving away all attacks within its range that were below her Soul Power Level.

The hundred-year soul skills unleashed by Shui Yue'er and the others were all sent flying the instant they touched the fire ring, scattering into ice fragments and splashes of water.

Seeing this, Shui Bing'er's heart sank.

This thousand-year soul skill was even more troublesome than she had anticipated.

Resisting Fire Ring could not only protect allies, but also disrupt their offensive rhythm.

At that moment, the Fire Leopard Soul Master also broke free from the Ice Seal's restraints.

He moved with agility, swiftly retreating to Huo Wu's side.

At the same time, Huo Wushuang had already rushed to the two Fire Crane Soul Masters and the Fire Star Soul Masters, shattering the ice encasing them with his claws.

In the blink of an eye, all seven members of Blazing Fire Academy had broken free!

Though they had been controlled first, Huo Wushuang's powerful offense and Huo Wu's defense quickly turned the tide.

A stir rose from the stands.

The Skywater Academy students clenched their fists, anxiously worrying for the girls on the field.

Just then, Xue Wu silently activated her second soul skill—Rainfall.

Torrential rain poured down from the dense dark clouds above the arena!

The rain blanketed the entire field, falling over the seven members of Blazing Fire Academy.

The flames surrounding those five two-ring Soul Grandmasters visibly weakened.

In contrast, the water- and ice-element soul skills of the Skywater Academy girls were enhanced by the rain.

"Hold the formation!"

Shui Bing'er gave her orders calmly.

"Huo Yun, Huo Yu, take out that support master!"

Huo Wushuang roared and suddenly charged straight at Shui Bing'er.

This was the strategy Blazing Fire Academy had prepared beforehand:

Huo Wushuang, their strongest attacker, would deal with Shui Bing'er. Though he could not completely defeat her in a short time, he could restrain her effectively.

That way, Huo Wu, who held the advantage of a thousand-year soul skill, could lead the others in swiftly crushing Skywater Academy's remaining members.

The two Fire Crane Soul Masters moved at once. Light and graceful as cranes, they skirted around the frontal battlefield from either side and lunged toward Xue Wu in the rear.

Yu Hairou and Gu Qingbo hurriedly activated their soul skills to intercept them.

At the same time, the two Fire Star Soul Masters raised their staffs.

Fire stars shimmered at the tips of the staffs, boosting their teammates' firepower.

Huo Wu and the Fire Leopard Soul Master also joined the battle, attacking Shui Yue'er, Shen Liuyu, and Qiu Ruoshui.

The arena descended into a chaotic melee.

On the front line, Huo Wushuang had already reached Shui Bing'er.

Roar—

The One-Horned Fire Tyrant Dragon spat out a fireball, blasting it toward Shui Bing'er.

Shui Bing'er's second soul ring lit up as she activated Ice Ring Armor for defense.

A layer of hard ice armor instantly covered her entire body.

Bang—

The fireball struck the armor and exploded, scattering flames in every direction!

At the instant the fireball exploded, Shui Bing'er's third soul ring lit up.

The blue mark on her forehead suddenly shone as she activated her thousand-year soul skill, Eye of the Ice Phoenix!

A blue beam shot from the mark on her forehead, striking Huo Wushuang with precision.

Huo Wushuang's massive body was instantly encased in a layer of crystal-clear ice.

This Ice Seal was different from her first soul skill.

Shui Bing'er had concentrated all the freezing effect on Huo Wushuang alone.

The ice was thicker, and its chill more biting.

"So this is Shui Bing'er's newly acquired thousand-year soul skill? It really is powerful!"

Huo Wushuang was greatly alarmed.

He felt his body completely frozen, even his blood flow slowing.

He struggled with all his strength as the flames around him burned madly.

Suddenly, he felt a wave of dizziness.

Then his entire body dropped downward, crashing heavily onto the ground with a dull thud.

"What powerful spiritual force! Shui Bing'er's soul skill even has a spiritual stun effect..."

Holding nothing back, Huo Wushuang drove all his Soul Power into his body, yet only managed to crack the surface of the ice.

"How is this possible?!"

In the stands, Blazing Fire Academy's leading teacher abruptly rose to his feet, his face full of disbelief.

After all, Huo Wushuang's One-Horned Fire Tyrant Dragon martial soul was known for its fierce, scorching attacks, while its defense was equally formidable.

Yet under the restraint of Shui Bing'er's thousand-year soul skill, he actually found it difficult to break free.

On Godwind Academy's side, Feng Xiaotian narrowed his eyes at Shui Bing'er in the arena and muttered softly:

"What powerful control. Even Huo Wushuang can barely break free. As expected of the Ice Phoenix—Shui Bing'er's thousand-year soul skill is truly remarkable."