Chapter 40: Don't Give Up! I'm Not Done Having Fun Yet!
The next day.
Since they had won every match on the first day, they remained in Area Thirty-Three.
There were six more groups today than yesterday, though!
Twelve groups in all, with thirty-six students!
Of course, none of them were the top group from another area.
For the others, the difficulty had increased a little, but Huo Yuhao and his teammates could still win with ease.
Wang Yan glanced over everyone present. Once he had confirmed they were all there, he said, "Since Wang Dong's group had the best results in this area, they'll be the first to compete."
"Freshman Class One's Wang Dong group versus Freshman Class Seven's Huang Chutian group!"
This time, no one surrendered before the fight even began like they had yesterday.
All six students entered the arena at once, taking their places opposite one another!
"My name is Huang Chutian," said the tall, burly male student at the front.
"My name is Lan Susu," said the blue-haired girl standing behind Huang Chutian on the left.
"My name is Lan Luoluo," said the blue-haired girl standing behind Huang Chutian on the right.
Huo Yuhao looked at the three across from them and introduced himself as well. "Huo Yuhao."
Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao followed right after him.
"Wang Dong."
"Xiao Xiao."
Huo Yuhao stood in the corner, Wang Dong at the front, and Xiao Xiao in the middle.
On the other side, Huang Chutian stood at the front, with Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo behind him.
According to the rules, the twin girls across from them clearly weren't Power Attack System Soul Masters.
They were either both Control System Soul Masters or both Auxiliary System Soul Masters.
"Begin!" Wang Yan shouted.
Huo Yuhao's Mental Detection instantly covered the entire arena, sharing its effects with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.
Huang Chutian roared and released his Martial Soul!
Two yellow Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet!
The Lan Sisters released their Martial Souls, too—their hair!
Two yellow Soul Rings appeared beneath Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu as well!
Their hair instantly grew more than ten meters long!
It floated in midair without touching the ground!
Honestly, it was a little scary to watch. Luckily, there were no mirrors here.
The students from the other groups watching were dumbfounded!
What was going on?!
How could a group made up of three Soul Grandmasters over level twenty not be the top group in their area?
But some of the onlookers were secretly delighted. Both sides had Soul Grandmasters!
There was bound to be a fierce battle!
When the time came, perhaps weaker groups like theirs could take advantage of their exhaustion and defeat them!
As soon as Wang Dong released her Martial Soul, she took Xiao Xiao into the air, leaving Huo Yuhao alone in the corner.
The moment the dazzling Light Goddess Butterfly appeared, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo were so captivated that they nearly lost their bearings!
Huang Chutian was about to charge at Huo Yuhao when a massive black cauldron slammed into him!
This move was called High-Altitude Projectile!
It was a move Huo Yuhao had helped them master: the least costly in Soul Power and the most powerful!
With Huang Chutian's two rings' worth of Soul Power, there was no way he could withstand it!
But Huang Chutian wasn't about to go down without a fight!
He roared, and his Second Soul Ring lit up!
He charged straight at the black cauldron!
Power Cannon Hammer!
A tremendous crash rang out!
But the result wasn't what he had imagined!
The black cauldron had already flown right into his face!
They made contact at point-blank range!
Of course, Huo Yuhao hadn't taught them just that one move!
There was also the second High-Altitude Projectile!
If they missed, they could recall their Martial Soul, then release it again. That way, they didn't even need to spend Soul Power pulling it back!
It was practically a butterfly-powered cauldron smasher!
And one with virtually infinite ammo!
With Huo Yuhao's Mental Detection locking on for them, they almost never missed!
Seeing things take a turn for the worse, Wang Yan immediately rescued Huang Chutian. Otherwise, the third High-Altitude Projectile would have left him badly injured!
That was the power of High-Altitude Projectile!
Even Huang Chutian, with his iron skin and steel bones and his Hercules Ape Martial Soul, couldn't take it!
If either of the Lan Sisters had taken a hit, they would have been left half-dead!
But they had their hair to protect them. As long as they spent Soul Power, they could block the attacks.
The problem was, they had to protect themselves from every direction each time, because they had no idea when Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao would strike!
If they failed to block an attack and Wang Yan reacted too slowly, it would be over!
So they could only defend themselves from every direction!
But all-around protection consumed an enormous amount of Soul Power!
By contrast, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao spent so little Soul Power on each attack that it was practically negligible!
As long as Wang Dong didn't fly at super-high speed, her Soul Power consumption was tiny, too!
After all, flight was an innate ability of her Martial Soul!
If things continued like this, their defeat was inevitable!
Besides, their opponents still had a two-ring Soul Grandmaster who hadn't even made a move!
The gap in strength was simply too great!
The Lan Sisters immediately decided to conserve their strength!
"We surrender!"
Wang Dong shouted in protest, "Don't give up! I'm not done having fun yet!"
Whether Xiao Xiao had gotten carried away from all the smashing or had some other reason, she chimed in, "Yeah, don't give up! What if we go easy on you?"
The Lan Sisters walked toward the waiting area, their faces burning with anger.
They had never felt so humiliated!
Now their opponents were telling them not to give up and promising to go easy on them!
But they had no way to argue back. They couldn't exactly tell them they had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, could they?
That would be giving away their own information!
Even if they used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill against opponents who kept their distance, they would still have to spend a great deal of Soul Power to have any chance of winning!
And that clearly wasn't a wise choice!
There were still six more matches after this!
Wang Yan was a little disappointed. He hadn't gotten to see an intense battle.
But he was very interested in the High-Altitude Projectile Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao had used.
How had he never thought of that tactic before?
Even now, he still didn't know what Soul Skills Huo Yuhao had.
He didn't even know what Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul was!
All of Huo Yuhao's records had been taken away!
Out of the entire class of one hundred, Huo Yuhao was the only one who stood out as unusual!
That made Wang Yan extremely curious about Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul, but he didn't want to ask him outright.
After all, that was personal information.
He had thought he would finally get to see Huo Yuhao fight this time. Instead, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao had defeated a group made up of three Soul Masters all by themselves!
Huo Yuhao had sat there the whole time!
He hadn't moved a muscle!
But who was he?
He was a leading figure among the theorists at Shrek Academy!
He was also one of the Outer Courtyard's most distinguished senior teachers!
He was qualified to teach students in the Inner Courtyard!
He had noticed a flash of light in Huo Yuhao's eyes at the start of the match!
His Soul Rings hadn't lit up, but Wang Yan was certain Huo Yuhao had used a Soul Skill!
He trusted his instincts!
Even if he couldn't figure out anything else yet!
He hadn't even figured out what type of Soul Master Huo Yuhao was!
But none of that stopped him from believing his instincts were right!
"Wang Dong's group wins!" Wang Yan announced.
The remaining six matches were basically just formalities. No one wanted to fight Huo Yuhao and the others.
After all, most of the groups only had one two-ring Soul Master!
Some groups even had nothing but one-ring Soul Masters!
Some had fewer Soul Rings between them than Huo Yuhao alone!
Honestly, Huo Yuhao was a little disappointed. Not one group had brought out an option for him!
The loneliness of being invincible!
Huo Yuhao wasn't the only one. Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were frustrated, too.
They'd said the assessment would be difficult. Why was everyone surrendering right at the start?
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