External Soul Bone: Empty Clarity Immortal Feather

External Soul Bone: Empty Clarity Immortal Feather

Class One's dark horse team had met a dismal end just like that.

Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao had suffered severe burns. The healing soul master who treated them afterward sighed that if Su Qingfeng had not immediately used Ice Element again to seal the surface of their bodies and cool them with ice, their condition would only have been worse.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's eyes welled up with tears. It seemed Brother Qingfeng had truly gone easy on them.

Wang Dong became even more certain of Su Qingfeng. She had initially admired Brother Qingfeng only because he was as handsome as a Fallen Immortal descended to earth, but now it seemed his talent and strength were hardly inferior to his looks!

How did that saying go again? Drawn in by looks, captivated by strength, devoted to character!

Only the petite little girl Xiao Xiao had nearly been burned to tears by the ice-fire reaction.

Because she had charged the farthest forward, Su Qingfeng's Ice Extreme Stars had hit her the hardest, and she had suffered the worst from the evaporation reaction.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong could only offer her their deepest sympathy:

"Ah, Xiao Xiao, we told you long ago not to force it. Going head-to-head with Brother Qingfeng never ends well. Be like me and become Brother Qingfeng's good friend!"

"Only a good friend, though," Wang Dong added.

Xiao Xiao turned her head away on the hospital bed, making it clear that she did not want to speak to them. Those two traitors!

That evening, Zhou Yi came to the ward carrying a basket of fruit, which she set on the table.

Huo Yuhao quickly greeted her. "Teacher Zhou Yi, why are you here?"

"We lost and disgraced Class One."

"The strength you displayed during the competition was already quite good. I've received some news: all of you will be able to become first-year students of the academy, though which of you will be Core Disciples is still under discussion and review."

"But I still have to criticize you. Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, what exactly were you two doing? You didn't take the match seriously and nearly made a complete joke of yourselves. If you two don't want to stay at Shrek, I can help you with that."

Clearly, Zhou Yi was settling accounts after the fact. She greatly disapproved of how Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had gone easy on Su Qingfeng during the match and had even seemingly defected to the enemy.

At her words, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong both fell silent. Yet they did not regret it. If they had another chance, they would probably make the same choice!

Hurt Su Qingfeng? They would rather hurt themselves!

"Fortunately, the dean has spoken personally and won't punish you. That Specially Selected Student's identity really is mysterious. Even the dean favors him so greatly. He's becoming more and more mysterious."

"Let me ask you: do you know something?"

Zhou Yi looked at Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, while Xiao Xiao also perked up her ears to listen.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong shook their heads in tacit agreement. "No. We don't know anything."

"Fine, fine. If you don't want to say it, forget it. Rest and recover properly. The dean is concerned about your injuries, so your final match has been postponed until the day after tomorrow."

"Oh, right. Since your Runner-Up Match was delayed, the finals were moved up and held this afternoon. Freshman Class Five has already finished fighting that Specially Selected Student's team. Once you finish fighting Dai Huabin and the others from Freshman Class Five the day after tomorrow, the rewards will be handed out, and the first-year classes will be assigned."

Zhou Yi spoke flatly.

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao's heart skipped a beat. Dai Huabin was one of the culprits who had caused his mother's death.

At the mention of that name, Huo Yuhao's eyes gradually reddened, and his fists unconsciously clenched. "Teacher, who won?"

"Are you stupid?"

Before Zhou Yi could answer, Wang Dong spoke first. "They said we're fighting the Runner-Up Match, so Brother Qingfeng must have won. Otherwise, we'd only be competing for third place."

"Yes, that's right. And I have good news for you: Dai Huabin and his team were injured even more severely than you. That Specially Selected Student truly is extraordinary. The Ice-Fire Evaporation Reaction he used on you last time must have been him holding back.

"This time, Dai Huabin's group of three provoked Su Qingfeng in the arena, claiming they would knock off his mask here and make him beg for mercy. In the end, Su Qingfeng and Wu Feng's Ice-Fire Evaporation Reaction scalded them until their skin split and their flesh tore, leaving them in unbearable agony."

"The teachers from the treatment team said they won't fully recover without at least half a month. I went to see them myself, and they really were badly injured. Large portions of their skin were severely burned. A wisp of water vapor even entered one of Dai Huabin's eyes, so he's currently half-blind. Whether it can recover is still unknown. But the academy has already been lenient by delaying the match for one day. Since you're injured too, all the teachers unanimously considered it reasonable. In any case, your chances of winning the day after tomorrow are very high..."

After Zhou Yi explained the situation to Huo Yuhao and the others, they were instantly invigorated.

Huo Yuhao was excited as well.

What? Dai Huabin had nearly lost an eye?

In a way, Brother Qingfeng had helped him get a little revenge without even realizing it.

After a day and a night had passed, the final Runner-Up Match began, and only then did Huo Yuhao's group learn just how serious Dai Huabin's injuries were.

Even after resting for a full day and night, they were still in terrible condition. Most of their skin was covered in dark red scars, clearly freshly scabbed over. If they went through an intense battle, those wounds would likely split open again.

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao and the others had recovered from more than half of their burns.

This made Dai Huabin and the other Freshman Class Five students cry foul. Hadn't they all supposedly suffered severe burns? Where was the fairness they had promised?

Seriously injured opponents against lightly injured opponents—was that fair?!

In the end, Huo Yuhao worked with Wang Dong in the arena and thoroughly beat Dai Huabin up.

Poor Dai Huabin possessed the formidable strength of a Soul Elder and had Zhu Lu, the wielder of the paired martial soul Hell Spirit Cat, working with him. He could have contended for the championship, yet he ended up not only taking third place, but also getting beaten so badly that he could hardly face his own mother. The beating had left him with psychological trauma.

Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, felt exhilarated. Mother, did you see that? Your Xiao Yuhao has begun avenging you. This beating is only the beginning. One day, I will possess enough strength to take revenge and wash away the pain and humiliation that we mother and son endured for more than ten years!

Meanwhile, Su Qingfeng had already been summoned to the dean's office by Yan Shaozhe.

This was because Su Qingfeng had either remained silent or astonished everyone the moment he made a move. They had originally wanted him to gain some experience in the Outer Court and see how much power Ultimate Ice could display among peers his own age.

But they had never expected Su Qingfeng to develop an entirely new system.

Moreover, just yesterday, Su Qingfeng had broken through to Level 19. He was only one level away from Level 20 and would soon be able to absorb his Second Soul Ring. This also meant that the time to choose his Second Attribute was approaching.

Mu En and Yan Shaozhe both attached great importance to this.

"Qingfeng, Qingfeng, you truly are full of surprises. Come, this is the championship reward I prepared for you. Take a look."

Yan Shaozhe pushed a treasure box toward Su Qingfeng.

Su Qingfeng opened it and saw a radiant Wing Bone lying within.

"This soul bone was obtained ten years ago when I killed a Sixty-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest. It is an External Soul Bone from a Skybright Immortal Hawk. I named it the Empty Clarity Immortal Feather."

At a glance, it was obvious that Yan Shaozhe had taken out this soul bone privately. It was his affection for his Little Junior.

It happened to make up for Su Qingfeng's current weakness: he could not freely enter or leave Sea God Island. If he possessed a pair of wings for flight, things would be different.

At that moment, Mu En also shuffled in with his body hunched over.