Blazing Fire Academy vs. Shrek Academy (Part 2)

At this critical moment, Huo Lie reacted in time. He crossed his hands before his chest, and a dense burst of fire erupted from his palms.

"First Soul Skill, Flame Roar!"

At that moment, aside from the other four arenas where matches were still underway, the entire venue fell silent. Nearly every spectator's gaze was fixed on Tang San.

Tang San stepped with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. With a slight shift of his feet, he had already slipped around Huo Lie's body.

With just that simple movement, the entire situation changed completely. Tang San had originally been facing the attacks of seven flame bullets, Huo Wushuang, Huo Yun, and Huo Yu. Now, however, Huo Lie was the one receiving those attacks.

The three members of Blazing Fire Academy watched helplessly as their enemy became their teammate, hurriedly redirecting their attacks toward the sky as much as possible.

Boom!

Huo Lie let out a miserable cry, his body blasted black by his own Explosive Seven-Star Flame Bullets. Since he possessed a fire attribute and was extremely familiar with his third Soul Skill, he avoided suffering serious injuries.

Huo Wushuang, Huo Yun, and Huo Yu forcibly changed the direction of their Soul Skills. Their bodies became sluggish beyond their control, and pain filled their faces.

After evading Huo Lie, Tang San quietly activated Blue Silver Grass, wrapping it around the waists of Dai Mubai, Tai Long, and Huang Yuan, controlling the three of them as they rapidly attacked the Blazing Fire Academy members.

The battle on the arena had entered its most intense stage. Every instant could become the key to deciding victory or defeat.

Huo Wu once again activated her third Soul Skill, Repelling Flame Ring, to save the situation.

A dense ring of flames erupted once more, and an almost identical scene to before appeared on the arena. The Shrek Academy members were blasted away again. In an instant, the crisis had been resolved once more.

By now, Huo Wu's body was drenched in sweat, something Huo Lei behind her could see clearly.

Having escaped danger, Huo Wushuang and the other three immediately rushed to join Huo Lei, Huo Wu, and Huo Jun, reforming their original formation.

On the other side, the seven members of Shrek Academy also gathered together.

Jiang Zhu's Healing Scepter had already been planted in the ground. Rings of restorative light spread out, dispelling the effects of fire-attributed Soul Power from everyone's bodies.

The Shrek Academy Team quickly regained their spirits.

Huo Lei stood at the rear of the team and quietly reminded his teammates, "You can use your final move now."

Huo Wushuang turned around and looked at Huo Wu. The two nodded at the same time in perfect understanding.

Huo Wu slowly raised her hands. Two clusters of orange-red flames began to rise from her palms, reaching over a meter high.

At that moment, the other five members of Blazing Fire Academy moved at the same time.

Firelight blazed from Huo Jun's body as he spared no effort in releasing his third Soul Skill again, directly empowering Huo Wu.

Solid clusters of fire poured into Huo Wu's body. The orange-red flames above her palms grew brighter and brighter. Rather than rising further, they gradually changed color, from orange-red to deep blue, then from deep blue to incandescent white.

The instant the firelight turned white, it completely condensed inward. It no longer seemed to be flame.

In the original story, Huo Chui and Huo Jun, the two brothers, supported Huo Wu, but she was Level 43 at the time. Now that I've given her immortal grass, her strength has improved. Although she has one less support, the gains and losses should balance out, and the power she can unleash should be about the same. The might of this attack has at least reached the level of a Soul King. Huo Lei silently calculated.

Led by Huo Wushuang, Blazing Fire Academy's other three attack-type teammates formed a line before Huo Wu, maintaining a defensive formation. The light of their third Soul Rings rose simultaneously as they guarded against any sudden assault from the Shrek Team.

Huo Wu's fourth Soul Ring blossomed. Its purple light merged with the incandescent white glow in her palms, illuminating her until she seemed almost illusory.

Huo Lei looked toward Shrek Academy and saw that Tang San's expression had already turned grave.

"Flame... Dance... Blazing... Sun..." Huo Wu's clear voice emerged. With every word, the incandescent white light in her hands grew stronger. When the final word, "Sun," left her lips, an enormous mass of white flame had already condensed above her head, shining like a sun. At that moment, even the sunlight in the sky was eclipsed by its radiance.

At this point, Tang San made a gesture to his teammates. The other five members of the Shrek Team did not move as he alone walked toward Blazing Fire Academy.

Tang San wore a smile as he advanced step by step, his movements appearing exceptionally light.

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was already linked to every teammate, but he did not tug on it. By now, he had moved more than five meters away from them.

"You're very strong, stronger than I imagined. But victory belongs to us." Huo Wu could finally hold on no longer. After charging for so long, she had nearly reached her limit.

Huo Wu controlled the "sun" in her hands and hurled it directly. The "sun" became a streak of light and blasted toward Tang San.

"Big Sister Huo Wu's fourth Soul Skill can lock onto an opponent. Once locked on, even the fastest agility-type Soul Master will never be able to escape." Huo Lei's lips curled into a smug smile.

Tang San did not move, nor did he call for his teammates to save him. He merely lit up his first Soul Ring. Then dense Blue Silver Grass began winding around his body, wrapping him tightly in an instant.

In a flash, Tang San's body was completely swallowed by that incandescent blaze.

Everyone on the Shrek Team showed worried expressions. Xiao Wu reacted the most fiercely. She screamed and was about to rush forward, only for Dai Mubai to grab her.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Wu's furious roar echoed across the arena as she glared at Dai Mubai.

After Dai Mubai said something to Xiao Wu, she calmed down, though her face still carried an anxious expression.

Seeing Tang San's body completely consumed by the incandescent light, everyone from Blazing Fire Academy except Huo Lei visibly relaxed, their faces revealing expressions of relief.

At that moment, the entire venue's attention was focused on Tang San. Everyone wanted to see what would happen to this genius youth.

The people from Shrek Academy had long forgotten about Huo Lei. Even the Blazing Fire Academy members had failed to notice that, at some point, Huo Lei had already arrived beside Huo Wu.

Just then, something no one expected happened. A clear and calm voice emerged from the scorching white flames.

"You're far too naive. From the very beginning, you were misled by me. What a pity! My Blue Silver Grass is immune to fire."

Upon hearing Tang San's voice, the Shrek Academy members instantly went from worry to joy.

At the same time, when Blazing Fire Academy heard the voice coming from the flames, everyone wore expressions of shock and disbelief. Only then did the six realize that Huo Lei was already standing beside them, with his left hand raised.

When they heard Tang San's voice, the expressions of the entire audience were much the same as those of Blazing Fire Academy's six members. Taking advantage of everyone's shock, Huo Lei raised his voice, making it ring throughout the venue.

"Tang San, you're celebrating too soon. You can be immune to flames, but can you be immune to lightning?"

"Lightning Martial Soul, First Soul Skill, Five Thunderbolts—Strike!"

At that moment, a blue lightning sphere as large as a washbasin had already condensed in Huo Lei's raised left palm. Electric arcs writhed over it like countless thunder snakes, crackling loudly. He controlled the lightning sphere and hurled it directly into the sky above where the Shrek Team stood.