Teacher's Reward! Huo Wushuang's Overture! Qian Renxue's Temptation!

"Hmph, stop spouting nonsense."

Huo Wu rolled her eyes at him, her lips curling in a rare moment of bashfulness.

"It is true that I nearly failed just now... but this young lady had a breakthrough right in the heat of battle!"

As she spoke, she puffed out her chest and looked around with pride.

Catching a glimpse of Qian Renxue walking slowly toward the other side of the arena, she added, "I am already a level 40 Soul Ancestor now!"

Huo Wu deliberately raised her voice, even taking the opportunity to release her newly broken-through, still-unstable soul power to show off.

"The Vice-Captain is truly amazing!"

Huo Yu exclaimed in shock, "To think you broke through even before the Captain!"

Huo Wushuang didn't feel any embarrassment; he simply reached out and patted his sister's shoulder, his tone filled with concern:

"Don't take such risks in the future. You were just lucky this time..."

"Hmph, next time? Even if there is a next time, I still wouldn't regret it!"

Huo Wu shook off his hand, lifted her chin, and cast a glance past a row of seats toward Qian Renxue.

"This young lady cannot stand people who look down their noses at others. I'll beat them every time I see them!"

"It's a pity, though. Now that I've broken through to Soul Ancestor, I won't have the chance."

Hearing the little spitfire's provocative tone, Qian Renxue secretly gritted her teeth.

This was truly rubbing salt in the wound.

Even though she was usually quite magnanimous, she had to make a mental note of this.

Huo Wu held her chin high, yet her peripheral vision remained fixed on Qian Renxue, waiting for her to lash out or at least give some kind of reaction.

To her surprise, the other party ignored her entirely, walking straight past...

Huo Wu was instantly so infuriated by that dismissive attitude that her chest heaved violently.

To be honest, she actually admired that person quite a bit.

Although he was a bit arrogant, he certainly had the strength; she had nearly fallen into his hands.

Therefore, she had intended to dampen his spirits and give him a chance to turn over a new leaf.

If he could just lower his head and offer an apology, she wouldn't mind accepting him into Blazing Fire Academy and giving him a more glorious and brilliant future.

"That detestable guy actually doesn't know what's good for him, wasting this young lady's good intentions for nothing!"

Huo Wu snorted coldly and turned her head away in anger.

But the next second, she was pulled back by an exclamation from a teammate beside her.

"Holy crap! That guy—did I see that right?"

Huo Yun widened his eyes, "That guy is heading toward the registration desk again! Could he be looking for another wager?"

"Is he insane?"

In the waiting hall, the soul master contestants who had been whispering among themselves

looked up to see the wager notification popping up on the giant screen once again.

They stood stunned with their mouths agape for a moment, before being completely ignited with fury.

"Again and again! This is rubbing our faces in the dirt!"

"We can't back down! Doesn't he have money? Doesn't he want to gamble? Then let's satisfy him!"

"Register! Everyone go register! If we don't beat this kid until he never dares to step foot in the Soul Fighting Arena again, I'll write my name backward!"

In an instant, the people in the waiting hall swarmed toward the registration desk like a tide.

The members of the Blazing Fire Team fell into a momentary silence, unsure of what choice to make.

"What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and sign up!"

Huo Wu said indignantly, "Beat him up! He's too arrogant!"

"Damn it, how did I suddenly break through?"

"Otherwise, I would have gone up to beat him again!"

But this time, The crowd no longer listened to Huo Wu, but instead turned their gazes to Huo Wushuang.

After all, that kid's actions were too strange.

And they had heard Feng Xiaotian say before that the kid seemed to be honing his Self-Created Soul Skill.

"Go!"

Huo Wushuang pondered for a moment and said, "If you want to go, then go. Just treat it as a normal spar!"

He paused, his gaze meaningful, "By the way... test this guy's background!"

"If he's not old and hasn't joined any other academy!"

"We must recruit him to Blazing Fire Academy."

With his strength, he would surely shine in the Soul Master Competition.

Winning the championship seemed to be within reach!

Tonight's Soul Fighting Arena was destined to be an unforgettable night.

A young, unknown Soul Master, betting one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, Without using his martial soul or soul skills, Publicly challenged all contestants.

A total of six matches, six hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Although he only won the first match, it still caused a huge stir, and the news quickly spread throughout Heaven Dou City.

"Hey, you don't really need to take it too much to heart."

"The later matches were just bad luck. I've seen your progress!"

Qian Renxue walked dejectedly on the street, with Ling Xiao comforting her beside her.

After losing a match to Huo Wu, she continued to challenge others.

But the opponents she met next, although not geniuses, some were even in their seventies or eighties with only Soul Elder cultivation.

But those were all experienced veterans.

They had been fighting in the Soul Fighting Arena for years, and some even made a living by helping others hunt soul beasts for soul rings.

All sorts of underhanded tactics were used, and they had an almost beast-like intuition for danger.

This was something she, the young master of the Martial Soul Hall, had never seen before.

She unfortunately, Lost to them one after another!

Seeing his disciple losing almost obsessively, Ling Xiao quickly called a halt, terminating the subsequent matches.

"Mhm, I know."

Qian Renxue nodded dully.

She understood the logic, but she just couldn't get past that hurdle.

Huo Wu had broken through while fighting her, not only winning but also showing off in front of her.

The ordinary Soul Masters she had previously barely glanced at, Had actually defeated her one by one.

Was she really that useless?

Had she disappointed her teacher?

Suddenly, A sweet scent entered her nose.

She subconsciously looked up, and a string of bright red, glistening candied hawthorns was right in front of her eyes.

The hawthorn fruits were round and plump, and the sugar shell shimmered with an amber-like luster.

"Life is always bitter, but you have to learn to find some sweetness for yourself."

Ling Xiao pushed the string of candied hawthorns closer to her eyes, "You've worked hard all day, here's a reward for you!"

"No!" Qian Renxue turned her head away. "I'm not a child anymore; how could I possibly eat something like this?"

"Are you sure you don't want any?"

"I don't!"

"Then your teacher will eat it himself."

Ling Xiao didn't hesitate to bite off a piece.

"Sss—sour and sweet, this flavor is refreshing!"

He immediately narrowed his eyes, letting out a few sounds of satisfied smacking.

But those rhythmic smacking sounds, Caused her gaze to drift back uncontrollably.

She stared at the bright red fruit in Ling Xiao's hand, swallowing her saliva discreetly.

She swallowed her saliva again, secretly.

"Oh my, how could I have forgotten to buy an extra skewer?

What to do, I can't finish it... maybe I should just throw it away!"

Ling Xiao said with a cheeky grin.

The next second, the Candied Hawthorn in his hand was snatched away.

"Food is the necessity of the people; how can a teacher be so wasteful?"

Qian Renxue snatched the Candied Hawthorn away with a straight face.

When she was little, seeing other parents buy Candied Hawthorn for their children, watching them eat it with such sweetness and warmth, she had always wanted to try it.

But she was the young mistress of Martial Soul Hall, the Crown Prince of Heaven Dou.

How could such low-class commoner food ever appear on her menu?