Two-on-Two

But after spouting nonsense and batting her eyes flirtatiously at Han Bing for ages, Hu Liena only felt a chill wash over her.

She was astonished. It had been so long, so why hadn't Han Bing said a single word?

Could it be that she'd already charmed him unconscious?

Hu Liena kept up her charms for a full five minutes, and by now her Soul Power was nearly depleted.

So she slowly dispelled her two Soul Skills. As the pink mist faded...

All that remained was Han Bing, encased in ice.

Han Bing stood frozen solid, like a statue before her. All of his senses had been sealed away by the ice.

That was why neither Hu Liena's first Soul Skill, Fox Eye Charm, nor her second Soul Skill, Fox Charm, had worked on him.

His five senses were completely sealed in ice; he couldn't see or feel a thing.

But Observation Haki was still keeping watch.

Hu Liena stared in shock.

"Han Bing, you actually froze yourself! Are you trying to kill yourself?"

The crowd below had snapped out of it, and they all found the sight unbelievable.

But Hu Liena saw that Han Bing hadn't just frozen himself. Ice was spreading from beneath his feet, and the entire No. 1 Soul Fighting Arena was about to freeze over again.

Hu Liena was at a loss. Her charms were completely useless. She gave a huff.

"You're such a cold person."

The ice was about to reach her and freeze her in place. Terrified, Hu Liena fell over and hurriedly cried out,

"I lost! I forfeit!"

Suddenly, there was a sharp crack as ice shattered, and Han Bing burst free.

He looked at Hu Liena and immediately reached out to help her up.

Hu Liena took his hand and stood, then said at once,

"Thank you, Han Bing!"

Han Bing smiled faintly. "You're welcome. Your charms really are troublesome."

Hu Liena gave a small smile. Since she'd lost, she had nothing more to say.

Han Bing stepped down from the arena. All those battles today had helped him get used to wielding his Devil Fruit. The only opponents he needed to watch out for were Soul Masters like Hu Liena, who could inflict mental damage.

The others were no problem.

Still, he had a trump card he hadn't used yet: Haki.

After all, Haki stood above everything. If his Observation Haki were a little stronger, he could face Hu Liena's charms head-on.

Gao Lan pushed up her glasses and announced,

"Good. Now you all understand that there's always someone stronger out there. Han Bing, who just joined us, took first place in today's one-on-one matches. Hu Liena, Xie Yue, do you two still want to fight for second place?"

They shook their heads. They were siblings, after all, and saw no need to keep fighting.

Seeing this, Xie Yue wondered if he and his sister could break through Han Bing's elementalization by using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

He wanted to give it a try in the upcoming two-on-two matches and win back some face against Han Bing.

But just as he was about to walk over to his sister, he saw Hu Liena staring fixedly at Han Bing, her eyes full of admiration. She took the initiative to greet him.

"Han Bing, can I team up with you for the next two-on-two match?"

Han Bing didn't mind, so he nodded.

Xie Yue could only shake his head helplessly. But as soon as the others heard her, they cried out,

"How is that fair? If you two team up, what chance do we have? One of you charms the whole arena, and the other freezes it over. We might as well just forfeit!"

Sun Haoran spread his hands and said helplessly.

The others nodded in agreement.

Hu Liena huffed and pouted.

"What? I said that whoever beat me could team up with me. Got a problem with that? If you do, then fight me again. I'm always ready!"

No one could argue with her. Teacher Gao Lan had everyone take a half-hour break before starting the two-on-two matches.

Han Bing also felt that if things went on like this, he'd steamroll the whole arena. He wanted to practice his Haki, so he said to everyone,

"How about this? I won't use my Second Martial Soul. How's that?"

The moment they heard this, everyone lit up with joy. Sun Haoran spoke up on the spot.

"Great, Han Bing! You said it yourself. You won't use your Second Martial Soul. Everyone heard that, right?"

They had all heard him. Sun Haoran then walked over to Teacher Gao Lan and said,

"Teacher Gao, Han Bing said he won't use his Second Martial Soul in the two-on-two match. You don't object, do you?"

Gao Lan stood there with a serious expression and replied calmly, "He agreed to it himself. I don't object."

"Great! That's perfect. Big Brother Yan, let's team up and teach Han Bing a good lesson!"

But Yan shook his head. "I've already teamed up with Xie Yue."

Sun Haoran had no choice but to find someone else.

He thought that without Han Bing's Second Martial Soul, he'd only have his Candy Spirit. Beating him would be a piece of cake.

But Han Bing meant to test out his Haki. Top-tier Haki was the most powerful, especially when combined with Devil Fruit abilities.

He'd been training his Haki all this time, but had never used it. And in the arena, his Observation Haki could improve tremendously.

This was the perfect place for him to train his Haki.

Hu Liena was a little confused, so she asked,

"Han Bing, your Second Martial Soul is so powerful. Why don't you use it?"

Han Bing smiled. "Actually, I have something even more powerful."

Hu Liena was baffled. She pressed her lips together and followed behind Han Bing.

By now, everyone had formed their teams and was waiting for Teacher Gao Lan to draw the matchups.

"Good, now that the teams are ready, let's draw lots on the big screen!"

Before long, the draw was complete. Since one person was left without a partner, he would continue to have a practice match with Teacher Li Gang.

Forming teams was all about finding someone powerful to carry you.

The big screen displayed:

Han Bing, Hu Liena VS Sun Haoran, Liu Mingyue (No. 1 Soul Fighting Arena)

Yan, Xie Yue VS Lin Yuetian, Zhao Feng (No. 2 Soul Fighting Arena)

Zhang Yuan, Wu Tian VS Wang Dan, Teacher Li Gang (No. 3 Soul Fighting Arena)

Wang Dan had already fought Teacher Li Gang one-on-one, and now he was thrilled to be teamed up with him.

He clenched his fists. "That's great! My luck's really good—I'm on the same team as Teacher Li Gang!"

But Teacher Li Gang patted Wang Dan on the shoulder and said,

"Do your best, Wang Dan!"

What he really meant was that he wouldn't step in unless absolutely necessary. After all, this was the students' training; he was only there to fill a spot.

Wang Dan still thought he'd landed himself a powerful teammate.

The rules remained the same. Once the draw was complete, everyone made their way to their assigned Soul Fighting Arenas.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Teacher Gao Lan said,

"Everyone, the battle begins in three seconds."

Three seconds passed, and everyone summoned their Martial Souls.

Over at the No. 1 Soul Fighting Arena!

Sun Haoran was thrilled that he'd drawn Han Bing's team. He pointed at the two of them and said,

"Han Bing, Nana, don't blame me for showing no mercy. Without your Second Martial Soul, all you've got is an ordinary support-type Martial Soul. Let's see how you plan to beat me! Martial Soul Possession!"

The Gale Leopard possessed him, and his teammate Liu Mingyue also used Martial Soul Possession.

Her Martial Soul was the Diamond Bear. The battle was about to begin!