Huo Yuhao's Mysterious Soul Skill

Having landed a successful blow, Shrek Academy now held the advantage in numbers.

As long as they continued wearing down the opposition, Dior Academy would inevitably meet defeat in the end.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

Dior Academy's captain, Jiang Peng, suddenly called out while fending off Ma Xiaotao, "We concede the team battle!"

The entire venue erupted in uproar. No one had expected Dior Academy to make such a decisive choice.

What followed was a torrent of curses from the gamblers who had placed heavy bets on them.

Yet unexpectedly, Jiang Peng's next words made the gamblers obediently shut their mouths.

"Ma Xiaotao, I admit that all of your Shrek team's soul skills are absurdly powerful."

"But that was only the team battle. In the upcoming individual matches, I will take each and every one of you down."

With Shrek's victory in the team battle, Dior Academy now had to send out four members and defeat all seven opponents in the individual matches to win.

Seeing this, Ye Fan and Xu Jiujiu exchanged glances, both thinking, Dior Academy is in trouble.

Fortunately, they had both bet on Shrek Academy.

Xu Jiujiu thought, Damn it, can Ye Fan really predict the future, or does he actually know something?

Why does he always place his bets so accurately?

After a brief rest, the two sides quickly entered the individual battle stage.

Shrek Academy sent out Bei Bei first, while Dior Academy sent out Yuan Ye. The level 53 battle Soul King faced the level 49 battle Soul Ancestor, Bei Bei.

As the two entered the arena, Bei Bei relied on his formidable Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and actually fought Yuan Ye to a standstill.

This made Dior Academy captain Jiang Peng's expression turn grim.

"Yuan Ye, I don't care what method you use. You can only win this battle, not lose it."

Hearing that, Yuan Ye stopped holding back. He unleashed his Flameburst Heavy Crossbow Martial Soul and, together with his soul tool, went all out against Bei Bei. But Bei Bei was no pushover either.

In the end, both sides suffered severe injuries and lost the ability to continue fighting.

Jiang Peng's expression eased somewhat. "Good. At least we managed to take one of them down."

Dior Academy next sent out their vice-captain, Tang Niuniu, while Shrek sent out Xu Sanshi.

Unexpectedly, although Xu Sanshi possessed a spatial displacement soul skill, he was still controlled and suppressed by Tang Niuniu.

He ultimately suffered a crushing defeat.

With no other choice, Shrek Academy sent out Dai Yueheng.

A power attacker against a controller—one had the higher level, while the other possessed an attribute that countered power attackers.

For a time, neither side could gain the upper hand. At the very end, Dai Yueheng unleashed a Soul Emperor-level strike and finally took Tang Niuniu down.

Dior Academy next sent out Feng Chen, a power-attack battle Soul King whose Martial Soul was the Winged Tiger, combining mobility and explosive force.

Relying on the advantage of his Martial Soul, he overwhelmed Dai Yueheng.

The two sides returned to an even footing once more.

With no other choice, Shrek Academy could only send out Ma Xiaotao.

Wang Dong and the others simply had soul power levels that were too low, and their soul skills were not particularly outstanding.

As soon as Ma Xiaotao entered the arena, she likewise relied on the advantage of her Martial Soul. The Evil Fire Phoenix's speed advantage suppressed Feng Chen.

She pulled back another round.

However, this also allowed Jiang Peng, who had fought Ma Xiaotao earlier, to see something.

After his teammate's defeat, Jiang Peng stepped forward at once and faced Ma Xiaotao again.

"Ma Xiaotao, I know your weakness now."

As he spoke, Jiang Peng did not clash head-on with Ma Xiaotao. Instead, he constantly dragged out the fight. Whenever Ma Xiaotao attacked, Jiang Peng blocked or evaded; whenever she did not attack, Jiang Peng harassed her.

In this manner, as Ma Xiaotao released more and more of her evil fire power, she gradually lost control of herself.

At the sidelines, Huo Yuhao saw that Ma Xiaotao was about to lose control and hurriedly shouted, "We concede this match!"

"Hah!" Jiang Peng secretly drew a breath. I bet right!

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong immediately stepped forward to support Ma Xiaotao.

Ma Xiaotao still tried to struggle, but Huo Yuhao firmly held down her arm. "Sister Xiaotao."

That single cry of "Sister Xiaotao" pulled Ma Xiaotao back from the brink of losing control.

"Yuhao, I'm sorry!"

Huo Yuhao said, "It's okay. I'm still here for the next match, aren't I?"

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao gestured for Wang Dong to help Ma Xiaotao off the arena to rest.

Only Huo Yuhao and Jiang Peng remained in the arena.

Below the stage, Ye Fan exchanged glances with Meng Hongchen and the others beside him.

"Sister Meng Meng, Brother Xiao Xiao, did you notice anything?"

Ye Fan asked everyone.

Meng Hongchen rushed to answer first, "There is something wrong with that Ma Xiaotao's Martial Soul. She cannot continuously output soul power."

Ye Fan nodded in agreement. "That's right!"

"This is Shrek Academy's fatal weakness."

"I believe this is also why Jiang Peng dared to give up the team battle and challenge Shrek's members in individual matches."

Everyone in Ye Fan's group fell into thoughtful silence.

With Ma Xiaotao leaving the arena, the battle between Shrek Academy and Dior Academy once again reached a strange balance.

The spectators who had bet on either academy winning now had their hearts in their throats as the situation on the stage shifted.

"Fixed match!"

"Fixed match!"

The spectators who had bet on Shrek Academy to win could no longer hold back when they saw Ma Xiaotao concede without any apparent injury.

They only felt that Shrek Academy must have colluded with the betting house to deliberately cheat them out of their money.

"It was like this last time, and it's still like this now!"

"Are you people from Shrek Academy ever going to stop?"

The curses grew louder and louder, while the expressions of Shrek's members grew darker and darker.

Even Huo Yuhao looked displeased.

Jiang Peng of Dior Academy, however, remained calm.

Because he knew, As long as I defeat Huo Yuhao in this battle, I can lead Dior Academy to defeat the powerful Shrek Academy.

With both sides in position, the individual battle between Huo Yuhao and Jiang Peng began.

Jiang Peng was the first to unleash a soul skill. "First Soul Skill—Mountain-Splitting Slash!"

The blade of his Heaven-Shaking Axe Martial Soul behind him condensed soul power and cleaved forward, sending a curved axe force hurtling toward Huo Yuhao.

At that moment, a bizarre scene unfolded in the arena.

Everyone saw vertical patterns spinning rapidly over Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes Martial Soul. Then, from behind him, he unleashed the very same soul skill: "Mountain-Splitting Slash!"

Moreover, it was faster than Jiang Peng's and even more powerful.

"What? How does Huo Yuhao know Jiang Peng's soul skill?"

"What kind of move is this?"

The spectators below the stage were all stunned beyond belief.

Even Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Jing Hongchen, and the others were no exception.

Xu Jiujiu was equally shocked.

Ye Fan, on the other hand, was not overly surprised.

This made Meng Hongchen, who sat beside him, extremely curious.

Meng Hongchen asked, "Xiao Fan, you do not seem surprised by Huo Yuhao's miraculous soul skill."

As soon as she said this, Xiao Hongchen, Ma Rulong, Jing Hongchen, and the others all turned their gazes toward Ye Fan.

Ye Fan raised his eyes to look at Meng Hongchen, his expression calm. "It is not unexpected!"

"This should be Huo Yuhao's soul skill. It can copy other people's soul skills and release them faster and with greater power."

After saying that, Ye Fan studied everyone's reactions and found that their expressions were all very unnatural.