Sorry for the Trouble

Was he an elementary school kid?

Huo Yuhao noticed the look Wang Dong gave him.

He smiled helplessly.

Speaking of which, this version of Wang Dong was way too competitive. But then again, she didn't even know who her biological parents were.

Her soul had been split into several pieces by Tang God King.

Then her Divine Sense and memories had been sealed, and her own father had tossed her down from the Divine Realm.

And on top of that, her father had put a Chastity Lock on her.

What the hell? As Huo Yuhao counted up everything that had happened to Wang Dong, it all seemed more and more wrong.

No, seriously, if Tang God King had done something this beastly, didn't that make him an Evil Spirit Master? Even Evil Spirit Masters weren't this evil, were they?

Huo Yuhao shuddered.

Looking at Wang Dong on the stage, he couldn't help feeling a little sorry for her.

Considering how tragic her life was, he'd let her off the hook.

Wang Dong onstage naturally had no idea what Huo Yuhao was thinking.

At that moment, the three students facing Wang Dong also simultaneously used Martial Soul Possession.

Wolf, leopard, and hyena traits appeared on their bodies.

All three of them were Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Masters!

The next second, the three sprang into action, attacking Wang Dong's team from three different directions.

Their speeds varied slightly. Two of them pounced toward Xiao Xiao and Zhou Sichen at the back, while the student with a wolf Martial Soul sprinted toward Wang Dong at full speed.

The three worked together with remarkable coordination.

Facing their charge, Wang Dong showed no fear. Instead, a faint smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.

She flapped the gorgeous blue-violet wings behind her, and her figure rose above the center of the arena.

Then the purple Second Soul Ring around her suddenly lit up.

Wang Dong spread her wings wide. Golden patterns across them shot out countless golden orbs of light at incredible speed, raining down in a dense barrage.

"Second Soul Skill, Light of the Butterfly God."

On the ground, the three Agility Attack System Soul Masters racing toward Xiao Xiao looked up at the orbs and paled.

They had nowhere to dodge with such a massive barrage of energy orbs coming at them.

And the light element contained in those orbs was so potent that none of them believed they could block it.

"We surrender!"

The three hurriedly signaled Wang Yan at the edge of the arena.

Seeing this, Wang Yan moved with incredible speed and pulled them out of the arena.

The golden orbs slammed into the ground in a continuous series of booms, kicking up clouds of dust.

When the dust settled, Wang Yan stood in the middle of the arena and announced, "The winner of this match is Wang Dong's team from Freshman Class 1!"

At that, Wang Dong slowly descended from the air. She lifted her chin with a proud expression and led her two teammates out of the Assessment Zone.

As she passed Huo Yuhao, she murmured, "See? This is my real strength, Huo Yuhao. Now I really want to fight you. Let's see if you can beat me when I'm actually trying."

Huo Yuhao shook his head with a smile and said nothing.

What could he say?

With her two teammates following behind, Wang Dong was about to leave.

Just then, Wang Yan's voice rang out. "The second match: Huo Yuhao, Ouyang Junyi, and Chen Junfeng from Freshman Class 3 versus Huang Chutian, Lan Luoluo, and Lan Susu from Freshman Class 7."

"Both teams, enter the arena and get ready to compete."

Wang Dong stopped and turned to Xiao Xiao and Zhou Sichen. "Let's stay and watch the match."

Neither of them objected.

My turn already?

Huo Yuhao was startled when he heard his name, but he didn't delay.

He held out his hand. Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng put theirs on top of it. The three exchanged glances and shouted, "Let's go!"

Then they entered the arena and took their positions.

Only after Huo Yuhao reached the back of the arena did he notice that the opposing team had two female students who looked exactly alike.

Twins?

Both girls had long blue hair and delicate little faces flushed pink. They looked very young.

The two girls were now looking at Huo Yuhao with great curiosity.

In front of them stood an exceptionally tall, muscular male student, who was probably Huang Chutian.

The two teams took their positions. Huo Yuhao stood at the back, while Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng stood side by side in front of him.

The opposing team was arranged in the opposite formation, with Huang Chutian in front and the twin sisters side by side behind him.

"You're Huo Yuhao, right? We know you're strong, but we won't give up easily," Huang Chutian said, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

During his first three months at the academy, he'd heard Huo Yuhao's name countless times. Huang Chutian was thrilled to finally face him.

Huo Yuhao merely smiled faintly, offering no response.

Seeing that both teams were ready, Wang Yan began the match.

"Begin!"

The next second, both teams quickly released their Martial Souls. Huang Chutian roared and pounded his chest with both fists. His body swelled instantly, and he grew to nearly two meters tall. His bulging muscles burst through his uniform, and all his exposed skin turned iron-black.

His eyes changed from black to yellow, and two sharp fangs protruded beneath his lips.

Two yellow Spirit Rings rose from beneath his feet.

The two girls behind Huang Chutian released their Martial Souls at the same time, their water-blue hair unfurling rapidly in the air.

Two yellow Hundred-Year Soul Rings appeared around each of them as well.

Seeing this, Wang Dong grinned maliciously from below the stage.

"This team's pretty strong. Even if Huo Yuhao wins, he'll probably have to work for it. There's no way he can beat them effortlessly, right?"

Wang Yan, acting as the referee, also looked intrigued.

After years of studying Martial Souls, he could tell at a glance that this team was likely Freshman Class 7's strongest contender.

First, Huang Chutian, who was holding the front line, was an assault-type Battle Soul Master with the top-tier Beast Martial Soul, the Great Strength Divine Ape.

The two blue-haired girls behind him also possessed a special kind of Body Martial Soul: their hair.

And since the two girls were twins, there was a good chance they possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!

"After all, this is a team battle, not an individual one. In a one-on-one match, Huo Yuhao is undoubtedly the strongest. But against a team with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, even he might have trouble winning, right?"

Wang Yan looked forward to seeing what Huo Yuhao could do. He naturally favored Huo Yuhao, but he also wanted to see how he'd perform against opponents like these.

Back on the arena, Huo Yuhao didn't release his Martial Soul as soon as the match began. Instead, his two teammates were the first to release theirs.

Ouyang Junyi's Martial Soul was a Sword-Beak Hummingbird. Once he released it, a sharp spike quickly emerged from the end of his right arm.

Chen Junfeng's Martial Soul was a Soft Sword. Both of them had reached level twenty Soul Power.

"Since that's the case, I might as well try out my newly acquired Soul Skill," Huo Yuhao thought.

The next second, his body changed too, but without the grand spectacle of the others. He simply opened and closed his eyes.

Then the Spirit Rings around him rose and began to revolve.

But the moment he released his Spirit Rings, the entire thirty-third arena fell silent.

The whole arena was utterly quiet.

"A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?"

Huang Chutian was the first to speak. He stared at the two Spirit Rings around Huo Yuhao, looking them over again and again.

The First Soul Ring was white. That made sense.

The Second Soul Ring was black? No, man, that was just ridiculous.

He shook his head again and again, wondering if he was still asleep.

Could a Soul Master really absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring at the second-ring stage?

That wasn't in the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul theory I'd studied and memorized!

Huang Chutian nervously swallowed, then turned to look at the Lan sisters.

The three of them spoke in unison toward Huo Yuhao's team: "Sorry for the trouble!"

"Teacher, we surrender!"