Hard-Headed Against a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!

As Dai Huabin activated his third soul skill, his eyes glowed with bloodthirsty red light. He launched a relentless barrage of tiger claw attacks at Huo Yuhao, each strike powerful enough to seem capable of tearing through the air.

Huo Yuhao did not falter either. His sword moves flowed forth like pouring water, colliding with Dai Huabin's tiger claws. For a moment, he was evenly matched with the empowered Dai Huabin.

The other four noticed this. Zhu Yu and Cui Yahao wanted to provide support, but Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were no pushovers. Winged Guillotine and Cauldron Suppression came flying at them in rapid succession, leaving them unable to advance even a step.

"Damn it, this won't do! At this rate, we'll be worn to death!" Zhu Yu watched Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin's battle with growing anxiety. However, Wang Dong's Martial Soul was extremely mobile, making it impossible for her to break free.

"Second soul skill! Butterfly God's Radiance!" Orbs of light gathered around Wang Dong before firing out in beams from every angle. Zhu Yu darted around the arena with the speed of the Netherworld Spirit Cat, but she was still injured by Wang Dong's dense barrage.

"Second soul skill! Netherworld Hundred Claws!" After forcibly enduring an attack, Zhu Yu charged straight at Wang Dong. Her sharp claws danced like phantoms, hundreds of claw strikes descending upon him.

At that moment, Wang Dong's lips curled upward. In the next second, a sturdy shield of light elemental energy appeared before him, and Zhu Yu's attacks sent ripples across its surface.

"Hmph! If I can't beat Zhu Lu, can't I beat you?" Wang Dong snorted coldly. His Winged Guillotine slashed out instantly, its blade aura sending Zhu Lu—unable to alter her position due to inertia—flying.

"Ugh!" Zhu Yu groaned as she was blasted away, crashing heavily onto the arena floor and kicking up a cloud of dust. She clutched her abdomen and looked miserably at Wang Dong in the air, but the corners of her lips slowly lifted!

She unleashed successive Netherworld Thrusts, shooting toward Dai Huabin in an instant. By the time Wang Dong reacted, it was already too late.

"Not good! Yuhao, Zhu Yu is heading your way!" Unable to stop her in time, Wang Dong could only relay the warning through their mental link.

Hearing Wang Dong's warning, Huo Yuhao's gaze sharpened, and he no longer held back with his sword.

"Thunderclap Strike!"

He slashed downward in a straight line. The sword momentum he had been building erupted all at once, its power even comparable to a Soul Elder's third soul skill.

Sensing the terrifying sword momentum emanating from the Human Emperor Sword, Dai Huabin went all out. He layered the White Tiger Protective Shield and White Tiger Vajra Transformation onto his tiger claws before slamming a palm toward Huo Yuhao's sword.

Sword and tiger claw collided, and the sound of air splitting rang out instantly. A massive energy wave spread across the entire arena. Huo Yuhao was forced back again and again before dropping to one knee, slightly injured. Dai Huabin, meanwhile, was sent flying outright. A bone-deep sword wound on his right hand showed that he could no longer use it!

So he was a Soul Elder after all. I'm still a little lacking in terms of power! Huo Yuhao's expression twisted in discomfort. His first move had consumed all of his sword momentum, yet it had only managed to match that attack!

"Damn it!" Dai Huabin glared venomously at Huo Yuhao, who was kneeling on one knee from the recoil. He was furious. As the son of the White Tiger Duke, he had actually been forced into such a miserable state by a one-ring Soul Master!

"Huabin!" Zhu Yu's voice came from nearby. Though Dai Huabin was unwilling, he still ran toward her. It was clear that they were about to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Xiao Xiao intended to stop them and was preparing to use her second Martial Soul, but a dense rain of needles blocked her path. She could only defend with the Soul-Calming Cauldron.

"I won't let you interfere with them!" Cui Yahao said smugly. It was finally their turn to strike back!

"Damn it! We can't stop them in time! Wang Dong, let's work together!" Seeing that it was too late to stop them, Xiao Xiao could only try to eliminate their teammate first.

Wang Dong nodded. The two joined forces, sending the Soul-Calming Cauldron and Winged Guillotine at Cui Yahao together. A black shadow flashed past, and Cui Yahao was rescued by a teacher at the side.

Seeing Cui Yahao eliminated, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao immediately rushed to Huo Yuhao's side. Before them stood the completed Martial Soul Fusion Skill—the Netherworld White Tiger!

Roar!

A tiger's roar echoed throughout the arena. Before them stood a massive tiger, its white fur dotted with faint dark-purple markings. Its thick limbs stamped deep prints into the ground!

"You can still surrender now!" Dai Huabin's proud voice came from the Netherworld White Tiger's mouth, but Huo Yuhao and the other two did not even spare it a glance!

"This is the final move. Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, cover me!" Huo Yuhao's voice rang in the two girls' minds. They nodded, and Wang Dong was the first to charge forward, firing four Winged Guillotines at the Netherworld White Tiger.

The blades that had once cut through everything were ignored by the Netherworld White Tiger. It simply took them head-on with its iron-like head.

"Didn't eat enough?" Dai Huabin's mocking voice rang out. In the next second, the Netherworld White Tiger roared, and its sheer aura blasted Wang Dong back, forcing him to struggle to steady himself in midair.

"Keep acting arrogant! Heavy weapon of the state! Cauldron Suppression!"

Three Soul-Calming Cauldrons formed an array in the air. Powerful gravity swept out, instantly restraining the Netherworld White Tiger. However, Xiao Xiao's soul power was being consumed at a terrifying rate!

"Hm? What a good idea! She's a fine prospect!" Yan Shaozhe's face lit up in surprise. The Soul-Calming Cauldron, as a heavy weapon, possessed the power to suppress all things. Yet she had actually thought of forming an array to unleash its greatest power—even the space around it was being suppressed!

"This Xiao Xiao can be admitted into the inner court!" Yan Shaozhe declared without room for doubt. Du Weilun nodded. Even if Yan Shaozhe had not said so, he would have done the same. Her twin Martial Souls alone were worth the inner court's investment!

"Damn it! You think a few broken cauldrons can suppress me?" Dai Huabin's furious roar rang out, and the Soul-Calming Cauldrons' suppression immediately weakened considerably.

"The Netherworld White Tiger truly is an all-rounded Martial Soul Fusion Skill! No wonder House Dai has never abandoned this tradition!" Du Weilun sighed in admiration. Yan Shaozhe nodded. A Martial Soul Fusion Skill like the Netherworld White Tiger truly had no weaknesses.

"What a terrifying fusion skill!" Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao had pale faces. Their soul power had been completely exhausted, and they could no longer launch a counterattack. At that moment, a terrifying surge of soul power rose behind them.

"Hm? Yuhao?!" The two girls turned around and saw the terrifying aura surrounding Huo Yuhao. He had accelerated the rotation of the Heavenly Cycle within his body to its absolute limit!

The Human Emperor Sword lay horizontally before his chest, on the right side of his body. Soul power held the Human Emperor Sword aloft while more soul power revolved around its blade, gathering terrifying force within it.

As time passed, the aura radiating from the sword gradually became equal to that of the Netherworld White Tiger! Upon noticing this, the teachers present all revealed shocked expressions!

Dai Huabin, as the target, felt it most deeply. The pressure emanating from that sword instinctively made him feel threatened!

"You again! You again! I'm already the Netherworld White Tiger, and you still want to contend with me? Dream on! I'll send you off the stage!" Dai Huabin dove down, terrifying soul power gathering in his tiger claws as he viciously attacked Huo Yuhao.

"Wang Dong! Xiao Xiao, move aside!"

Huo Yuhao shouted, and the two girls immediately dodged away!

"Human Emperor Sword Technique! Second Form! Dragon Domain Soaring the Nine Heavens!"

His gathered soul power reached its critical point. Huo Yuhao lunged forward and thrust his sword fiercely outward. A blue-gold dragon head formed before him, roaring as it charged at the Netherworld White Tiger!

The sword tore through the air as though it would rip apart space itself. Huo Yuhao fixed his gaze on the Netherworld White Tiger before him. Even if he had to suffer severe injuries, he would tear off a piece of its flesh!

The two terrifying forces collided, shaking the earth and mountains. The arena cracked apart as horrifying soul power rippled outward. Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao used all their strength to withstand the impact of the enormous energy.

Just as everyone watched the center of the arena expectantly, Yan Shaozhe, who had originally been at the referee's stand, suddenly appeared between the two attacks and casually blocked them both.

However, when blocking Huo Yuhao's sword move, his carelessness allowed the palm of his hand to be cut open!