At the edge of the Soul Fighting Arena,
Huo Yuhao radiated a bone-chilling aura as a white Soul Ring and a yellow one rose around him,
His hands were covered in a layer of crystal-clear ice spikes, shaped like scorpion pincers,
which he drove viciously into Dai Huabin's unguarded flank!
"Ah—"
Dai Huabin's back arched like a shrimp, his face turning deathly pale in an instant, his features contorted with agony,
The veins in his neck and temples bulged,
The pain snapped him out of his daze, and he abruptly regained consciousness,
In that instant,
His eyes turned bloodthirsty,
Three Soul Rings—two yellow and one purple—appeared as the White Tiger Protection Barrier gathered around him,
His body began to swell, black-and-white fur sprouting wildly—
"Huo Yuhao, I'm going to kill—"
But the moment he raised his hand,
A flash of crimson flickered in Huo Yuhao's deep-blue eyes,
The three Soul Rings and Dai Huabin's fury vanished at once,
The palm that had transformed into a tiger's claw reverted to normal,
All control slipped away,
It flopped against Huo Yuhao's arm like a noodle,
Then immediately went limp,
And slid helplessly to the ground.
There was no excitement on Huo Yuhao's face, nor any agitation,
Only ice-cold fury!
Rage churned in his eyes, fierce enough to swallow Dai Huabin whole,
The Ice Crystal Scorpion Pinchers on his hands shattered in an instant, leaving only the ice crystals coating his skin,
Without hesitation, he clamped both hands around Dai Huabin's throat,
His right hand flooded with hatred and Soul Power,
He aimed at that dazed, pain-twisted face,
And hammered down again and again,
"Thud!"
"Thud!"
"Thud!"
Every blow landed with a heavy thump. Before the sound had faded, the next one was already following!
Dai Huabin's nose visibly caved in under the