Crushing Feng Xiaotian! Hu Liena VS Lin Tian?!

The two teams took their positions at the center of the Soul Battle Platform.

The referee began confirming the participants on both sides.

But Feng Xiaotian stepped forward first.

"Lin Tian."

Lin Tian looked at him.

"What is it?"

"Did Huo Wu come to see you last night?"

"Yes."

"Did she kiss you?"

Whispers quickly spread through the audience.

Huo Wu sat in the viewing area, her cheeks immediately flushing red.

She did not deny it.

Hu Liena stepped half a pace forward.

"This has nothing to do with the match."

Feng Xiaotian did not look at her.

"I want Lin Tian to answer himself."

Lin Tian remained calm.

"She did kiss me."

Feng Xiaotian slowly clenched his fists.

"What is your relationship with her?"

"That is my business."

Lin Tian looked at him.

"You have no right to ask."

Soul Power erupted beneath Feng Xiaotian's feet.

Green currents of air rapidly spiraled around his body.

"I've liked Huo Wu for many years."

"She has never kissed me."

"Why you?"

Lin Tian glanced toward Blazing Fire Academy's viewing area.

"The fact that you like her has nothing to do with me."

"Whom she wishes to kiss is her own choice as well."

Huo Wu heard those words, and her gaze settled on Lin Tian.

But Feng Xiaotian could no longer remain calm.

Four Soul Rings rose beneath his feet.

The Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Martial Soul appeared behind him.

Both wolf heads lifted at once as vast green currents swept across the Soul Battle Platform.

"Today, I will defeat you."

"I'll let Huo Wu see that you're not as strong as she thinks."

Lin Tian took a step forward.

"You can try."

The referee glanced at the two of them.

He retreated to the edge of the Soul Battle Platform and raised his right hand.

"The match begins!"

The six Godwind Academy members spread their wings at the same time.

Green currents carried them into the air.

Hu Liena released her Demon Fox Martial Soul.

Pink light spread upward.

Xie Yue and Yan charged forward together.

Moon Blades and flames sealed off the movement routes of Godwind Academy's remaining members.

Feng Xiaotian ignored his teammates.

His first and second Soul Rings lit up simultaneously.

Green wolf claws covered both hands.

A pair of wind wings rapidly unfurled behind him.

He pushed off the ground and shot straight toward Lin Tian.

"Lin Tian!"

"Gale Demon Wolf Slash!"

Two green claw strikes descended in a cross.

Lin Tian raised his right hand.

The Nine Nether Beast stepped out from behind him.

Five pitch-black Soul Rings rose one after another.

An aura of destruction spread in every direction.

The instant the Gale Twin-Headed Wolf came into contact with the Nine Nether Beast's pressure, both wolf heads lowered themselves at once.

Feng Xiaotian's Soul Power stalled within his body.

The green claw strikes weakened in midair as well.

Lin Tian thrust out his palm.

Bang!

Both claw strikes shattered at once.

Feng Xiaotian was struck head-on by the force of the palm.

His body flew back more than ten meters. Even after his feet hit the ground, he continued sliding toward the edge of the Soul Battle Platform.

Only after repeatedly flapping his wind wings did he barely manage to stop.

Feng Xiaotian lowered his head and looked at his hands.

The webbing between his thumbs and forefingers had already split open.

Blood dripped from his fingers onto the ground.

That had only been one direct clash.

Lin Tian had not even used a Soul Skill.

"Is that all you've got?"

Lin Tian walked forward.

Feng Xiaotian raised his head.

He saw that Huo Wu was still sitting in the viewing area.

She was not looking at his injuries.

Her gaze still followed Lin Tian.

Feng Xiaotian gritted his teeth.

His third Soul Ring quickly lit up.

"Twin Wolf Possession!"

The Gale Twin-Headed Wolf merged into his body.

Feng Xiaotian's wind wings expanded further.

Green fur covered his arms.

His wolf claws extended outward.

His speed increased once more.

Feng Xiaotian shot into the air.

His body spun continuously.

Green currents gathered along the edges of his wolf claws.

"Thirty-Six Gale Demon Wolf Slashes!"

The first slash fell from the air.

Lin Tian raised his arm.

The wolf claw collided head-on with his arm.

Clang!

Using the rebounding force, Feng Xiaotian soared into the air again.

The second slash followed immediately.

The third slash.

The fourth slash.

With every attack, Feng Xiaotian's power continued to stack.

Green currents covered the entire Soul Battle Platform.

The audience could no longer see his figure clearly.

Lin Tian stood where he was.

Feng Xiaotian's wolf claws struck Lin Tian's arms and shoulders again and again.

Several tears appeared in Lin Tian's black-and-gold battle suit.

Yet not a single injury appeared on Lin Tian's skin.

The twelfth slash descended.

Lin Tian raised his hand and grabbed Feng Xiaotian's wrist.

Feng Xiaotian's spinning body came to an abrupt stop.

All the accumulated power was forcibly interrupted.

"How could this be..."

Feng Xiaotian tried to pull his arm back.

Lin Tian tightened his five fingers.

A faint crack of bones shifting came from his wrist.

"Your Self-Created Soul Skill requires continuous attacks to increase its power."

Lin Tian raised his other hand.

"As long as you stop midway, all the previous buildup becomes meaningless."

A palm strike came down.

The protective Soul Power over Feng Xiaotian's chest shattered directly.

His body slammed into the Soul Battle Platform.

Boom!

A large section of stone slabs collapsed inward.

Feng Xiaotian lay at the center of the crater.

The Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Martial Soul fluctuated violently.

Just as he tried to rise, a foot had already pressed down on his chest.

Lin Tian looked down at him.

"What are you trying to prove to Huo Wu?"

Feng Xiaotian grabbed Lin Tian's ankle with both hands.

He used all his strength, yet could not move that foot even an inch.

"I've pursued her for so many years."

"Why would she choose you?"

"She did not choose me."

Lin Tian's expression did not change.

"She merely kissed me."

When those words fell, Feng Xiaotian's face turned even paler.

In the viewing area, Huo Wu raised a hand to cover half her face.

She no longer wanted to listen.

Lin Tian exerted a little force with his foot.

The stone slabs beneath Feng Xiaotian shattered again.

The Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Martial Soul completely dissipated.

"You've put all your thoughts into her."

"But whether she likes you has never been up to you."

Feng Xiaotian looked at Lin Tian.

"You don't like her at all."

"So what?"

Lin Tian withdrew his foot.

"You do not even have the strength to stand before me."

Feng Xiaotian tried to prop himself up.

Just as he tensed his arm, Lin Tian raised a hand and pressed down on his shoulder.

A massive force descended instantly.

Feng Xiaotian's knees slammed into the Soul Battle Platform.

Shattered stone slabs flew in every direction.

He knelt before Lin Tian, unable to rise again.

Elsewhere.

All six members of Godwind Academy had already been defeated.

Hu Liena's Enchantment restricted the movements of three opponents.

Xie Yue sent two of them off the Soul Battle Platform with his Moon Blades.

The last was forced to the edge by Yan's flames and could only surrender voluntarily.

Spirit Hall Academy once again held an absolute advantage.

The referee came to Feng Xiaotian's side.

"Does Godwind Academy surrender?"

Feng Xiaotian did not answer.

He looked toward Blazing Fire Academy's spectator area.

Huo Wu had already risen to her feet.

Their gazes met briefly.

Huo Wu frowned tightly.

She did not speak up to plead for Feng Xiaotian.

Feng Xiaotian lowered his head.

"I surrender."

The referee immediately raised his right hand.

"The match is over!"

"The winners are Spirit Hall Academy!"

Lin Tian released his hand.

Feng Xiaotian braced himself against the ground with both hands but still did not stand.

Hu Liena came to Lin Tian's side.

She naturally linked her arm through his.

"You were right."

"He really wasn't difficult to deal with."

Lin Tian withdrew the Nine Nether Beast.

Five black Soul Rings vanished with it.

He led the members of Spirit Hall Academy toward the exit.

As they passed Blazing Fire Academy's spectator area, Huo Wu stepped forward twice.

She glanced at Feng Xiaotian, who was still kneeling on the Soul Battle Platform.

Then Huo Wu turned her gaze back to Lin Tian.

"I'll keep practicing the method you taught me."

Lin Tian nodded.

"Control your Soul Power first."

"I know."

Huo Wu looked at Hu Liena, who was holding Lin Tian's arm.

Hu Liena looked back at her.

Neither of them looked away.

Lin Tian did not linger.

He led Spirit Hall Academy into the passage.

Huo Wu remained where she was, watching his figure disappear.

At the center of the Soul Battle Platform.

Feng Xiaotian finally rose from the rubble.

He saw that Huo Wu was still staring toward the passage, and his face turned even paler.

In that match, he had used the Thirty-Six Gale Demon Wolf Slashes.

Yet Lin Tian had used only one hand to completely interrupt his Soul Skill.

From beginning to end, he had not harmed Lin Tian at all.

Feng Xiaotian lowered his head and looked at his split palm.

He finally understood.

The gap between himself and Lin Tian was far beyond what a Self-Created Soul Skill could make up for.

After Shrek Academy surrendered, the referee in the arena announced the result.

Spirit Hall Academy had won.

Lin Tian withdrew the Nine Nether Beast.

The five black Soul Rings simultaneously sank into his body, and his body, which had stood over five meters tall, began to shrink as well.

A moment later, he returned to his normal size.

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan came to Lin Tian's side.

"Captain, do we still need to fight in the next match?"

Yan glanced at the Shrek group in the distance.

"That depends on the opponent."

Lin Tian stepped down from the Soul Battle Platform.

"If the opponent is strong enough, you'll naturally have a chance."

Yan immediately nodded.

"I'll definitely seize the opportunity."

Hu Liena walked beside Lin Tian.

Looking at his calm profile, she said softly:

"You kept watching Tang San just now."

"He used hidden weapons."

Lin Tian replied:

"I was only reminding him that matches can't rely on those things."

"You beat him until he knelt on the platform, and that counted as a reminder?"

"He surrendered."

"But you were still holding him down."

"Because he didn't surrender immediately."

Hu Liena paused for a moment.

"Captain, you have quite a strong opinion of Shrek."

"They have nothing to do with me."

Lin Tian looked toward the passage ahead.

"They were simply the ones who came looking for trouble."

The group walked out of the resting area.

On the other side of the passage, the members of Blazing Fire Academy happened to be approaching them.

Huo Wushuang walked at the front.

Huo Wu followed behind him.

She wore a crimson short-skirted uniform, a black belt around her waist. Her long legs were wrapped in red stockings, and her boots clicked crisply against the stone slabs.

Huo Wu's gaze fell on Lin Tian.

She stopped walking.

"Lin Tian."

"Huo Wu."

Huo Wushuang looked at Lin Tian.

"Congratulations on defeating Shrek."

"Thank you."

Huo Wu ignored her brother.

She walked up to Lin Tian and looked him over.

"Did you use your fifth Soul Skill just now?"

"No."

"What about your fourth Soul Skill?"

"No."

Huo Wu's brows furrowed slightly.

"You faced seven people and didn't even use a Soul Skill?"

"They weren't worth it."

As those words fell, Huo Wushuang's expression turned serious.

Huo Wu, however, did not get angry.

She lifted a hand and adjusted the red hair beside her ear.

"You're still as arrogant as ever."

"It's the truth."

"If I were standing on the Soul Battle Platform, would you say the same thing?"

"You can try."

Huo Wu stepped half a pace forward.

The distance between them narrowed.

The fiery aura around her reached him, raising even the surrounding temperature by several degrees.

"Are you inviting me?"

"Just a spar."

Huo Wu raised her chin.

"I don't accept ordinary spars."

"Then what do you want?"

"If I lose, you have to agree to one condition."

Hu Liena's gaze fell on Huo Wu.

She stepped forward, positioning herself at Lin Tian's side.

"Huo Wu, it's not very appropriate to fight privately during the tournament, is it?"

Huo Wu glanced at her.

"Hu Liena, why are you so nervous?"

"I'm only reminding you."

"Or are you worried Lin Tian will lose to me?"

Hu Liena's eyes narrowed slightly.

"He won't lose."

"Then why are you stopping him?"

Hu Liena did not answer.

Lin Tian looked at Huo Wu.

"What's the condition?"

Huo Wu turned her gaze back to him.

"After the tournament ends, you'll accompany me somewhere."

"Where?"

"You'll find out then."

"Fine."

Lin Tian nodded directly.

Huo Wu visibly paused.

She had prepared several probing remarks, yet she had not expected Lin Tian to agree so readily.

"You won't ask where I'm taking you?"

"After you lose, I'll naturally find out."

Huo Wu pressed her lips together.

"And if I win?"

"You can't win."

"You haven't fought me yet."

"The result won't change."

Huo Wu stared at Lin Tian for a moment.

"After tomorrow's match, I'll be waiting for you."

"Yes."

Huo Wushuang glanced at his sister.

"Huo Wu, it's time for us to go."

Huo Wu did not turn around immediately.

She raised a finger and lightly tapped the black-gold lapel over Lin Tian's chest.

"You can't go back on your word."

"I never go back on my word."

"Remember what you said."

Huo Wu withdrew her hand.

She turned and headed toward Blazing Fire Academy.

After taking a few steps, she looked back again.

Lin Tian had already led the others from Spirit Hall Academy into another passage.

Huo Wu stopped where she was.

Huo Wushuang turned back to look at her.

"You're really planning to spar with him?"

"Of course."

"You should know he's already reached Soul King rank."

"I know."

Huo Wu lowered her head and looked at her hands.

Crimson flames flickered in her palms.

"That's exactly why I want to try."

"Besides, I want to see just how strong he really is."

Huo Wushuang did not try to persuade her further.

He knew his sister's temperament.

Once Huo Wu made up her mind, it was difficult for anyone to change it.

Meanwhile.

Lin Tian returned to Spirit Hall Academy's rest area.

Hu Liena followed him into the room.

She closed the door and turned to look at Lin Tian.

"You agreed to Huo Wu's request?"

"Mm."

"Did you know each other before?"

"We met once in the Great Star Dou Forest."

"Only once?"

"She was injured at the time."

Lin Tian walked to the table and poured a cup of water.

"I saved her."

Hu Liena walked over to his side.

"So she wants to repay you now?"

"She said it was a spar."

"Do you believe her?"

"That isn't important."

Hu Liena reached out and took the cup from Lin Tian's hand.

She did not drink. She merely lowered her head and looked at the clear water in the cup.

"You agreed to go somewhere with her."

"She said she'd tell me after she lost."

"What if she doesn't?"

"Then I won't go."

Hu Liena set the cup back on the table.

She raised her eyes.

"You're rather patient with her."

"She's a competition opponent."

"I'm your opponent too."

Hu Liena stepped forward.

She wore a platinum academy uniform, its short skirt clinging to her waist, black stockings wrapping her legs, while a golden belt made her figure appear even more slender.

"Why don't you spar with me?"

"You want to spar?"