"Huo Yuhao!"
An angry voice rang out from the spectator stands.
Huo Yuhao turned and saw Wang Dong standing in the aisle, hands on her hips, glaring at him furiously.
"Wang Dong!"
Huo Yuhao called out instinctively, an awkward smile appearing on his face.
Wang Dong recalled what had happened in the dormitory, and her face turned completely red, the blush spreading from her cheeks all the way to her ears. She looked like a boiled shrimp.
"Go die!"
She made to charge at him, but a hand firmly grabbed her.
Tang Ya caught her wrist and said with a smile, "Oh, junior, don't be in such a hurry. Watch the show first. You don't get to see a soul fight like this just anywhere."
Wang Dong struggled twice but could not break free, so she could only give up resentfully.
She looked toward the stage, her gaze landing on the white-haired boy. She froze for a moment.
"It's him!"
Tang Ya tilted her head and asked curiously, "You know him?"
Wang Dong nodded, her tone complicated. "He's in my class. When school first started, he knocked me flat with one slap without even using his martial soul."
Tang Ya raised her brows, interest flashing through her eyes before she turned to Huo Yuhao.
"Little Yuhao, what's the range of your Spiritual Detection Sharing?"
Huo Yuhao paused. He did not know why Tang Ya was suddenly asking, but he answered honestly, "Around fifty meters."
Tang Ya's eyes lit up. She leaned close to his ear and whispered a few words.
After listening, Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up as well. He nodded quickly, then closed his eyes as an invisible wave of spiritual power spread from his body.
On the arena, Beibei and Xu Sanshi were preparing to launch another attack when they suddenly felt something appear in their minds.
It was a peculiar sensation, as though someone had opened up a panoramic map before their eyes.
Every detail of the entire arena was clearly displayed in their minds.
Xuan Xiao's every movement, every twitch of muscle, even the rhythm of his breathing, was captured with perfect precision.
The two had no time to think. Since their soul skills had not worked, they could only settle this with their fists and feet.
They closed in from both sides, flanking Xuan Xiao from the left and right.
Beibei struck first. Golden dragon scales covered his right arm as his fingers curled into a claw. With a piercing howl through the air, he viciously clawed at Xuan Xiao's head.
If that claw landed solidly, it could tear five holes through even a steel plate.
Facing the dragon claw sweeping toward his head, Xuan Xiao remained calm. He raised his left arm and used an upward parry to catch Beibei's wrist firmly.
Immediately afterward, he chopped down with the edge of his right hand, striking precisely into Beibei's elbow hollow.
Beibei felt his right arm go numb, all strength draining from it as the golden dragon scales dimmed slightly.
The instant Beibei's right side sank, Xuan Xiao raised his knee and drove it brutally into his abdomen.
"Ugh!"
Beibei let out a muffled groan, his whole body folding over like a shrimp, saliva nearly spraying from his mouth.
Xuan Xiao seized his collar, twisted at the waist, and flung him away with a swing of his arm.
Seeing this, Xu Sanshi roared and swung the Black Tortoise Shield at Xuan Xiao.
The Black Tortoise Shield was coated in a heavy layer of water element energy. Carrying the force of a mountain, it smashed down viciously.
Xuan Xiao performed a Flying Swallow Step, lightly tapping the tip of his foot against Xu Sanshi's shoulder. He rose gracefully like a swallow, evading the shield.
After landing, his left leg snapped out like a whip and lashed viciously across Xu Sanshi's back.
With a crisp smack, Xu Sanshi staggered several steps forward and crashed directly into Beibei, who had just climbed to his feet.
The two collided and rolled into a heap, looking utterly miserable.
The stands instantly erupted with deafening cheers.
"Holy shit! This kid is insane!"
"He can fight two against one and still dominate like this? What kind of monster is he?"
"Xu Sanshi and Beibei can't beat him even together? That can't be real!"
"Are you blind? The facts are right in front of you!"
Those who had originally looked down on Xuan Xiao all fell silent.
Facts spoke louder than words. Xuan Xiao had proven with his strength that he was not just boasting.
In the VIP seats, Mu En narrowed his eyes, a meaningful smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
He could tell that Xuan Xiao's hand-to-hand combat skills were exceptionally solid. They were certainly not something one could develop overnight.
Every movement was clean and decisive, without the slightest bit of needless flair.
The purpose behind every move was to inflict the greatest possible damage on his opponent.
This was not the kind of combat experience a twelve-year-old boy should possess.
It was more like the instinctive reaction of a battle-hardened veteran forged through countless trials.
What exactly had this kid been through?
Xuan Xiao hovered in the air, the six feathered wings behind him gently flapping to maintain his balance.
He looked down at the two people below and slowly raised his left hand.
Endless currents of wind gathered in his palm, forming a massive azure bow over two meters long.
The bow was covered in intricate patterns that shimmered faintly in the wind, radiating an energy that made one's heart tremble.
Ever since awakening his martial soul, Xuan Xiao had been imitating this move. It had taken him a full three years to truly master it.
"Azure Kite Piercing Demon Blast!"
His voice echoed over the arena, carrying a chilling killing intent.
He drew the bowstring, and an azure arrow condensed into shape upon it, its tip aimed at Xu Sanshi and Beibei below.
The arrow radiated a terrifying aura, as though it could pierce through any obstacle.
"Not good!"
The referee in charge of the match saw the azure arrow and was terrified out of his wits.
He could sense the dreadful energy contained within it. If it truly struck Xu Sanshi and Beibei, the consequences would be unimaginable.
He had no time to hesitate. Soul power erupted from his body.
Two yellow, two purple, and three black soul rings lit up in an instant, circling around him and radiating overwhelming pressure.
A fiery red spear appeared in his hand, blazing Lie Yans engulfing its shaft and warping the surrounding air with heat.
He stomped violently off the ground and shot into the sky like a cannonball, thrusting his spear straight at the azure arrow.
At the instant the spear tip collided with the arrow, time seemed to freeze.
Then—
"BOOM!"
A world-shaking explosion erupted above the arena. A powerful shockwave spread in all directions, shaking the entire area around the stage violently.
A massive fireball blossomed in the sky, mixed with azure wind blades that scattered outward.
"Pfft!"
The referee took the strike head-on and was blasted into a wretched state. Several large holes had been burned into his clothes, and half his hair was singed away.
He landed on the ground and staggered a few steps before opening his mouth to spit out blood. His face was as pale as paper.
He raised his head and glared at Xuan Xiao with bloodshot eyes, looking as though he wanted to swallow him alive.
Xuan Xiao shrugged and said innocently, "Don't look at me. If that was enough to kill the two of them, then you referees really are just getting paid to do nothing."
The referee was left speechless by those words. He could only glare fiercely at Xuan Xiao before turning to check on Xu Sanshi and Beibei.
Although Xu Sanshi and Beibei had not taken the attack directly, the blast's aftermath had still left them dazed and disoriented. They were climbing up from the ground, relief at surviving written all over their faces.
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