Class 1 Class Monitor

On the lawn.

The atmosphere at the edge of the field instantly grew heated.

Everyone widened their eyes, staring intently at the two figures in the arena.

One was a petite, well-behaved little girl; the other was an absurdly handsome, haughty young master.

Both of them were top-tier monsters who had displayed thousand-year spirit rings during the preliminaries.

Just watching their clash made everyone's blood boil.

Zhou Yi stood at the edge of the field, her gaze sharp.

"Begin."

The moment her words fell.

Two blinding bursts of light erupted across the field at the same time.

A pair of dazzling pink-blue butterfly wings instantly spread from Wang Dong's back.

Xiao Xiao was no less willing to yield. With a light wave of her right hand.

The heavy, pitch-black Three Lives Soul-Subduing Cauldron crashed down onto the ground.

One yellow, one purple.

The same eye-catching spirit ring configuration appeared beneath their feet.

Wang Dong forcefully pushed off the ground with the tip of her foot.

Two small craters were stomped into the turf.

Her butterfly wings gave a fierce beat, and she shot forward like a streak of light.

Her tactics were clear.

The Light Goddess Butterfly was a top-tier beast spirit, giving her superior physical abilities.

As long as she closed the distance and entered close combat, she could easily suppress Xiao Xiao, a tool spirit master.

But Xiao Xiao gave her no chance to approach.

Her little face remained calm as her fingers made a gentle motion through the air.

Her first soul skill activated instantly.

The Three Lives Soul-Subduing Cauldron let out a deep hum and immediately split into three.

The three massive cauldrons traced different paths through the air.

Accompanied by howling winds, they smashed toward Wang Dong from the front and both sides at once.

This encirclement was practically impossible to evade.

Wang Dong's eyelid twitched.

She had no choice but to forcibly twist her body in midair.

Her pink-blue wings beat violently, allowing her to narrowly evade the first cauldron crashing in from the side.

But immediately afterward, the second cauldron descended over her head.

Wang Dong gritted her teeth as her first soul skill, Sidewing Guillotine, suddenly activated.

Pink-blue light coated the edges of her butterfly wings.

The once-soft wings instantly turned into razor-sharp blades.

She fiercely raised her wings and slashed them hard against the black cauldron.

Clang!

A deafening clash of metal rang across the field.

The surrounding air was shaken into a visible ring of ripples.

At the instant the blade met the cauldron.

A flash of darkness passed through Xiao Xiao's eyes.

"Cauldron Shock."

Bzz—

An invisible shockwave burst from the cauldron.

Wang Dong only felt an immense rebounding force travel through her butterfly wings and spread across her entire body.

Her wrist went numb.

Not only was her attack interrupted.

The instant dizziness brought by that shockwave also made her pause in midair for half a second.

Seizing the opportunity, the third cauldron rammed directly into her.

Wang Dong could only hurriedly defend herself and take the blow head-on.

With a bang, she was sent flying several meters away.

Outside the arena.

Huo Yuhao stood with his hands in his pockets, quietly watching the battle unfold.

He raised an eyebrow slightly.

Xiao Xiao's timing was far too precise.

Every time Wang Dong tried to close the distance or use her physical strength to withstand the cauldrons, Xiao Xiao seized the chance to activate Cauldron Shock.

She would immediately trigger the shock effect, directly disrupting Wang Dong's rhythm.

This almost shameless kiting strategy was frustrating to watch.

Huo Yuhao could not help nodding inwardly.

As an ancient ritual vessel, the Three Lives Soul-Subduing Cauldron possessed top-tier hardness and weight by nature.

That made it an almost unsolvable defensive line in the early stages.

It had offense when offense was needed, and durability when durability was needed.

At this freshman stage, when everyone's levels were low, their soul skills scarce, and their stats unimpressive, facing such a heavy tool meant getting hurt if it grazed you and dying if it hit you.

Big was good, and hard was strong!

On top of that, it could be remotely controlled and split apart to surround its opponent.

As long as there was enough soul power, there was simply no way to deal with it.

Wang Dong was currently being swatted around in midair like a fly, all her brute strength being neutralized.

In the arena.

The battle continued.

Wang Dong was fuming after being beaten around like this.

Every time she tried to break out from above, Xiao Xiao used the third cauldron to completely block her path.

Yet she still gritted her teeth and stubbornly refused to use her second soul skill.

It was not that she did not want to use it, but her second soul skill required a long charging time and consumed an enormous amount of energy.

She could not move while charging and had to stay alert for Xiao Xiao's attacks. Even after charging it, she still had to worry whether it would deal any damage; the cost and return were completely disproportionate.

However, although Xiao Xiao was currently suppressing the situation through control.

This was actually a battle of attrition.

Wang Dong was flying through the air, with a vast amount of room to maneuver.

Xiao Xiao's remote control certainly had a maximum range. Once the distance was stretched too far, her control over the cauldrons would decline sharply.

So this battle.

Ultimately came down to whose soul power ran out first.

The two remained locked in a stalemate on the field.

One frantically charged forward, while the other firmly blocked every route.

Bang!

Another dull collision rang out.

Wang Dong was jolted into two rolls in midair, and her breathing had already become extremely ragged.

The glow of the Light Goddess Butterfly had begun to dim.

Finally.

After withstanding another Cauldron Shock head-on.

The wings behind Wang Dong flickered twice before retracting into her body.

Her feet landed on the grass, and her body staggered.

The soul power within her had been completely drained.

"I concede."

Wang Dong braced her hands on her knees and shouted those three words with a face full of unwillingness.

Whoosh.

Thunderous applause erupted across the field.

Though the freshmen could not understand much of the finer detail, this intense battle of maneuvering had indeed been far more exciting than the previous matches.

Xiao Xiao also put away her martial soul.

Several beads of sweat hung on her forehead, and her face was slightly pale. Clearly, she had consumed a considerable amount of soul power as well.

Zhou Yi expressionlessly made a mark on her clipboard.

"The match is over."

Zhou Yi's hoarse voice spread across the field.

"Xiao Xiao wins and becomes the official class monitor of Freshman Class 1."

"That's all for today. Dismissed."

She offered no unnecessary words.

Zhou Yi turned and left the field without looking back.

The freshmen immediately collapsed onto the ground as though their bodies had fallen apart, and the entire field was instantly filled with groans.

At the center of the field.

Wang Dong's legs gave out, and she nearly fell straight to the ground.

She had gone through several battles earlier today, and now she had endured another extreme battle of attrition.

Even if she had been made of iron, she could not have held on.

Just as she was about to find somewhere to lie down for a while.

A hand suddenly reached out from beside her and firmly supported her arm.

Wang Dong froze for a moment.

When she turned her head, she saw Huo Yuhao looking at her with a calm expression.

Before she could speak.

Huo Yuhao directly took out a Blue Jade Pill and accurately stuffed it into her mouth.

"Swallow it."

His voice carried an unmistakably commanding tone.

Wang Dong swallowed it instinctively.

The moment the pill entered her throat, it transformed into a warm, clear current that instantly flowed through her meridians and spread to every part of her body.

The weakness and stabbing pain caused by her depleted soul power began to fade at a visible rate.

Even her breathing became much smoother.

Wang Dong leaned against Huo Yuhao's arm, a complicated emotion flashing through her pink-blue eyes.

This guy.

Though his mouth was terribly vicious, he actually seemed rather dependable at times like this.

At that thought, Wang Dong's little face turned faintly red.

She awkwardly turned her head away and murmured weakly.

"Thank you."

Upon hearing those words.

Huo Yuhao looked at the weak, beautiful face in his arms.

The curve of his lips suddenly lifted a little higher, revealing a warm, sunny smile.

"No need to be polite."

Huo Yuhao spoke sincerely. "Since you've recovered your strength, I'll let go now."

"Wha—"

Wang Dong froze, her mind not yet catching up.

The next moment.

Huo Yuhao actually let go of her.

Without the slightest warning.

Bang!

Wang Dong immediately lost her balance and landed hard on her backside on the grass.

Even with the grass beneath her, the impact still hurt badly.

"HUO! YU! HAO!"

An uncontrollable roar rang across the field.

Wang Dong tightly covered her aching backside with both hands, raising her head as though she wanted to flay him alive with her gaze.

That bastard!

Sure enough, she could not afford to improve her opinion of this pig by even the slightest bit!

Whenever she had just begun to feel even the tiniest trace of goodwill toward him, this guy always found the most unreasonable way to smash it to pieces.

She was furious!

Huo Yuhao flatly ignored the murderous glare.

With his hands in his pockets, he turned and walked over to Xiao Xiao, who stood not far away.

Xiao Xiao was steadying her breathing.

When she saw Huo Yuhao approaching, she instinctively straightened up.

Even though she had defeated Wang Dong, the toughest opponent in the class,

she still remained wary of this boy, who had won battle after battle with such strange methods.

Huo Yuhao stopped in front of her.

He did not offer any congratulations.

Instead, in a calm voice low enough for only the two of them to hear, he softly asked,

"Have you cultivated the Heavenly Origin Art too?"