Victory and Return

The group was neither too casual nor too nervous. Huang Chutian's martial soul was the strength-focused Mighty Ape, while Wang Qiu'er's martial soul was the Golden Dragon, which possessed ultimate strength. The gap between them was obvious. Wang Qiu'er did not even use her Golden Dragon Spear, directly meeting Huang Chutian's Soul Skill-enhanced fist.

Bang!

Huang Chutian felt utterly stifled. He had lost a round earlier because his opponent had countered him, and he had come here hoping to perform well. Instead, he had encountered an opponent who crushed him in every aspect.

What terrible luck!

"Force Cannon Hammer!" Huang Chutian shouted, seemingly wanting to vent the frustration in his heart. Looking as though he was about to fight Wang Qiu'er to the death, he unleashed his second Soul Skill. A solid yellow orb shot out, flying straight toward the air beside Wang Qiu'er...?

Bang!

Wang Qiu'er sneered. Relying on her cultivation, she punched the flying orb apart and continued battling Huang Chutian.

What the hell was wrong with her?!

Huang Chutian felt awful. He had no idea why Wang Qiu'er had blown up that orb. He looked huge and burly, like a reckless brute, but he was actually rough on the outside and meticulous within. He had deliberately missed just now, intending to support Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo.

Yet Wang Qiu'er had blown it up directly!

Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo had not helped Huang Chutian because Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao had tied them down. At the start of the match, Wang Dong'er had carried Huo Yuhao through the air toward the Lan sisters, while Wang Qiu'er had kept Huang Chutian occupied.

Black-Hair Blade!

Seeing Wang Dong'er carrying Huo Yuhao toward them, the Lan sisters unleashed their second Soul Skill while there was still some distance between them. This Soul Skill used their hair to slash, equivalent to wielding immensely powerful whips. However, it was difficult to use once they entered close combat, so they released it immediately to maintain the optimal fighting distance.

They had taken the bait.

It was not some brilliant scheme. Wang Dong'er merely slowed her flight, applying some pressure while preventing the Lan sisters from feeling too threatened. That way, they would neither use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill nor have the chance to support Huang Chutian.

This was a simple open strategy. Wang Qiu'er could certainly suppress Huang Chutian outright. As long as Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo could be held back, Wang Qiu'er defeating Huang Chutian was only a matter of time.

With Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong deliberately showing weakness, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo did not use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, merely circling around them with Soul Skills.

"Not good!"

After Wang Qiu'er punched apart Huang Chutian's Force Cannon Hammer, the Lan sisters finally became wary.

The twins shared a tacit understanding. Lan Susu had just wanted to activate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Lan Luoluo when she realized that, after being pulled apart in battle, they were too far away even to touch hands. How could they possibly use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?

Lan Susu being tied down by Wang Dong'er was unsurprising. Wang Dong'er was a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, and her second Soul Ring was even at the thousand-year level. Yet Lan Luoluo was being held back by Huo Yuhao, who only had one ring.

Huo Yuhao had stored fused Soul Power in his body. His combat strength was already considerable, and with so many Soul Skills on the field available for Imprint, stopping Lan Luoluo was more than manageable.

Once, the Lan sisters finally found an opportunity to fuse their martial souls, only for Lan Luoluo's expression to stiffen, causing them to miss their chance.

Huang Chutian was ultimately defeated. He truly could not hold on any longer. His strength had been completely overwhelmed, and in the end, he fell to Wang Qiu'er.

Seeing this, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo stopped struggling as well and chose to concede, preparing for their next battle.

"This assessment round is over. Class One's Huo Yutong team has won six matches." Wang Yan announced the result helplessly. He was happy for them, but also regretted not seeing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

They had won anyway. He would see it during the elimination rounds.

Seeing this three-person Soul Grandmaster team return empty-handed, the students of Area Thirty-Three became even less willing to face Huo Yuhao's group. Encountering them would only mean conserving their strength in hopes of winning the next match.

"That went so smoothly. Why is Shrek's assessment so easy?" Wang Qiu'er said smugly.

"There are ten lotus flowers in the pond. We pick one, while you pick nine! Hahahahaha!" Wang Dong'er got carried away as well. Huo Yuhao quietly moved a few steps away, pretending not to know them.

So, so embarrassing!

The following elimination rounds differed from the round robin. There would be two matches per day, but that was tomorrow. The rest of the day was free.

Huo Yuhao seized the time to cultivate alone. He needed to conserve his stamina for the competition, so he did not temper his muscles and bones or train his strength. He merely practiced combat techniques.

"Sister, sister, he looks so ordinary."

"Younger sister, younger sister, how did he manage to hold you back?"

Hearing the voices, Huo Yuhao stopped practicing and turned around. He saw two adorable girls with long blue hair. Their clothes and appearances were symmetrical, as though reflected in a mirror, giving them a harmonious beauty.

It was Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo.

Damn! They came looking for trouble!

Huo Yuhao's heart skipped a beat. During the five battles today, the Lan sisters had never used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill because their opponents had not been strong enough. Now that Huo Yuhao was alone, trying to face a Martial Soul Fusion Skill would be nothing but a fool's dream.

"W-What do you want? This is a public place. If you attack me, I'll shout!" Huo Yuhao took two steps back. He still had one use of Butterfly Goddess's Light Imprinted. While it could not withstand a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it could at least delay them for a while.

Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo were connected in thought. They had merely been curious about Huo Yuhao at first, but seeing him like this, they spoke in unison without needing to communicate.

"Hehehe, if you want us to let you go, tell us which one of us is Luoluo and which one is Susu."

Their voices overlapped perfectly, carrying a strange sort of beauty.

Huo Yuhao visibly relaxed. "Oh, that's all..."

He pointed to the girl on the left. "You're Lan Luoluo."

Then he pointed to the girl on the right. "You're Lan Susu."

"Wrong answer! You deserve a beating!" Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo spoke at the same time, releasing their martial souls, though they showed no actual intention of attacking.

"Wait! I saw Huang Chutian point like that..." Huo Yuhao hurriedly said.

The Lan sisters were somewhat surprised. They had intended to say he was wrong no matter what he answered, just to scare him and get a little revenge for their defeat today. They had not expected him to actually recognize them.

That was a lie. He had guessed. It was purely a bluff. These two were not Qiu'er and Dong'er—how could he possibly tell apart two strangers he had met for the first time?

"How did you tell?" Lan Susu asked alone.

"That's amazing. Even Mom and Dad can't tell us apart," Lan Luoluo exclaimed.

"Isn't it only natural to tell beautiful girls apart?" Huo Yuhao said without even blushing.

"Wow..." they both cried out at once.

"Aha, well, if there's nothing else, I'll be going. I still need to bring in my laundry..." Huo Yuhao was terrible at making up excuses. On such a sunny day, what laundry was there to bring in?

"You're not leaving."

"Wait a moment."

The Lan sisters grabbed him together and looked him up and down.

"So, between the two of us, which one would you rather date?"