Victory After Victory

The instant Wang Dong was brushed aside by Wu Feng, she froze for a moment. Just as she was about to rush forward to salvage the situation, Huo Yuhao's will entered her mind.

"Let her through. Go straight for their Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda soul master!" Huo Yuhao directed Wang Dong with his spiritual power. Wang Dong was stunned for an instant, then gritted her teeth. Trusting Huo Yuhao, she turned and charged toward Ning Tian.

Ning Tian frowned. Her gaze completely ignored Wang Dong as she approached, focusing instead on Wu Feng charging toward Huo Yuhao.

She had already prepared herself to be taken out alongside Huo Yuhao by the enemy's assault-type soul master.

Illusionary Thought Confusion was a continuous weakening effect, while the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda's strength and speed enhancements were also permanent buffs.

Ning Tian only needed to time things right at the final instant before she was eliminated and activate the two enhancement soul skills. Then, without the support of Illusionary Thought Confusion, the two of them would have absolutely no chance of defeating Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er, whose strength and speed had been increased by thirty percent.

Wu Feng had already reached Huo Yuhao, while Wang Dong was also about to arrive before Ning Tian.

At that moment, Nanmen Yun'er squeezed out from the gap between two Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldrons and blocked Wang Dong for a moment.

Ning Tian was even more delighted. If they could take down Huo Yuhao one step sooner, she might even win this match without suffering particularly serious injuries.

However, when Wu Feng's fist flew straight toward Huo Yuhao's cheek, the air seemed to freeze in that instant.

Huo Yuhao caught Wu Feng's fist with his right hand. Then he raised his eyes. "You think I'm an auxiliary-type soul master just because I hide at the back of the team and have weakening soul skills?"

Wu Feng's expression turned ugly. She frantically tried to pull her arm free, while the gleam in Huo Yuhao's eyes faded and Illusionary Thought Confusion was withdrawn.

In its place appeared a gigantic ice-blue figure.

"Is that a Titan Snow Demon?" At the other end of the viewing platform, Wang Yan rose to his feet in astonishment and blurted out the question.

Zhou Yi and Mu Jin, on the other side, also stared at Wang Yan in shock. Then Zhou Yi glanced at Mu Jin's expression and sneered, "It's truly laughable for a teacher not even to know how many martial souls her own disciple has."

Mu Jin snorted coldly, then retorted, "That's still better than certain people who have taught for half their lives, yet hardly anyone knows what they look like."

Huo Yuhao gripped Wu Feng's wrist and suddenly hurled her down onto the floor beside him.

Wu Feng did not even have room to resist before she was smashed into the ground.

"Damn it!" Wu Feng tried to fight back with her other hand, but Huo Yuhao released the arm he had restrained and pressed both her hands together against the floor.

"Your match is over." As he spoke, Huo Yuhao threw Wu Feng straight at the referee.

With one person gone, the situation immediately became one-sided. Wang Dong had also seized one of Nanmen Yun'er's legs and pinned her beneath her.

Facing the three cauldrons closing in on her, Ning Tian could only helplessly choose to surrender.

Zhou Yi could not help smashing her fist against the railing beside her. Gritting her teeth as she watched, she said, "They lost just like that? The quality of students this year is really getting worse and worse."

Mu Jin, meanwhile, smiled brightly and patted Zhou Yi on the shoulder with a provocative air. "I'll be waiting for you to deliver my Gold Soul Coins."

Zhou Yi snorted at that. Her face grew increasingly pale, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth. "I'll honor the wager."

The proctor beside them was somewhat dazed. Only after Huo Yuhao reminded him did he announce that they had won the match.

By successfully entering the top sixteen and defeating one of the three most competitive opposing teams, Huo Yuhao and the others had not only proven themselves but also gained confidence.

Even the overwhelmingly powerful Ning Tian Team had lost to them. The excitement in the hearts of Huo Yuhao's trio was easy to imagine.

Wang Dong stretched her limbs, then hooked an arm around Huo Yuhao's neck. "Well, damn. No wonder you had no interest in practicing Martial Soul Fusion Skills with me and weren't worried about running into one in the future. So you were hiding this."

Huo Yuhao curled his lips and patted Wang Dong's chest. "What's so remarkable about a mere second martial soul? I've got plenty more trump cards hidden away."

Wang Dong's expression stiffened for a moment. Then she tilted her head at Huo Yuhao, pretending to be calm. "With your build—not tall, not fat, not broad, not narrow—where exactly did you pull out a second martial soul?"

Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong. "I already told you, that's nothing. Have you ever seen my primary martial soul use its second soul skill? That's my real trump card."

There were playing cards on the Douluo Continent, so Wang Dong understood what Huo Yuhao meant and gave an immediate "Oh."

After a while, Wang Yan reported the details of this match to Xuan Zi. Xuan Zi paused in chewing his chicken leg, then continued biting into it as he said, "A Titan Snow Demon martial soul? Interesting. But the ice element of this martial soul is still lacking somewhat. It could be considered the strongest martial soul beneath Ultimate Ice."

Wang Yan shook his head and said to Xuan Zi, "Teacher, there are several things I still don't understand. First, that Titan Snow Demon did not have snow-white fur, but armor made of ice crystals. Its aura already seemed to carry the meaning of Ultimate Ice. And I keep feeling that he used some method to conceal his soul rings. After switching to the Titan Snow Demon martial soul, the aura he unleashed didn't seem like that of a martial soul without soul rings."

After taking a sip of wine, Xuan Zi said to Wang Yan, "If that's the case, then this is interesting. Starting from his next match, tell me the moment the draw results are out. I want to observe him carefully. If he truly has potential, the academy will not easily bury such talent."

Wang Yan nodded, then bowed to Xuan Zi. "Then please continue eating, Teacher. I'll get back to work."

Around dinnertime, a light rain fell over Shrek City. Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao arranged to eat outside the city together once more.

The three of them were soul masters and had no fear of rain. Once they circulated their Soul Power, the shower instead brought them a refreshing coolness.

In just one day, more than half of the sixty-four teams had already been eliminated. By the next day, the contest for the top sixteen would begin.

Xie Huanyue's team encountered Huo Yuhao's group again. This time, however, Huo Yuhao directly weakened the overall strength of their team before instantly switching to his second martial soul. It was a crushing victory...