Huo Lei Takes Action, Shrek Academy Defeated

When the lightning ball flew above Tang San's head, it exploded instantly, and five bolts of lightning crashed down fiercely upon the members of the Shrek Academy Team below.

Tang San had only just emerged from the Blue Silver Grass when the lightning arrived. Unable to dodge, he could only take the blast head-on.

In an instant, Tang San's hair stood on end from the shock. His eyes rolled white, his face turned blackened, smoke streamed from his mouth, and after his body trembled and convulsed twice, he collapsed to the ground unconscious.

At the same time, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan were also struck by lightning and fainted one after another. In an instant, only Tai Long and Jiang Zhu remained on the Shrek Academy Team.

This feels incredible. I took out five of them at once. The remaining two can only surrender obediently. Huo Lei secretly rejoiced.

At the same time, he called out loudly, "I've already shown Shrek Academy mercy. If you know what's good for you, surrender quickly."

Huo Lei's actions were not only meant as a warning to Shrek Academy, but also to all the other academies. Anyone who failed to appreciate his goodwill would end up just like Shrek Academy before them.

Huo Lei's voice rang throughout the entire venue, jolting the stunned and astonished audience awake.

Huo Lei swept his gaze across the arena, raised his right hand high, and shouted, "Blazing Fire Academy! Blazing Fire Academy..."

At that moment, earth-shaking applause and cheers erupted across the venue. The excited spectators joined Huo Lei in shouting the name of Blazing Fire Academy.

Only then did the six members of the Blazing Fire Academy Team come back to their senses amid the crowd's cries. Each wore an indescribable expression, both shocked and delighted.

The siblings Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu looked at each other, still unable to believe what had just happened.

Huo Wu looked at Huo Wushuang and asked loudly, "Brother, I'm not dreaming, am I?"

Huo Wushuang responded just as loudly, "Probably not! The cheers are so loud my ears are about to go deaf."

The two of them broke into brilliant smiles at the same time.

The other members of Blazing Fire Academy happily waved to the spectators in response.

On Shrek Academy's side, when Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the other three members fell, Tai Long and Jiang Zhu were stunned for a while before snapping out of it. Tai Long rushed toward Tang San, while Jiang Zhu immediately began treating her teammates. Neither of them had any mind left for the match.

On the VIP platform, the moment the lightning appeared, Ning Fengzhi, Xue Ye, and Salas all wore identical expressions of shock.

The stands for the various academies also erupted into chaos. No one had expected Huo Lei to possess Twin Martial Souls, and every contestant wore a miserable expression.

Shrek Academy had the fiercest reaction. Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun all looked deeply worried. Yu Xiaogang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he kept pounding the railing with his fists while muttering something under his breath.

At the Godwind Academy stands, Feng Xiaotian stood wearing a mask, staring at Huo Lei on the arena stage. He sighed, "Huo Wu's younger brother has really hidden himself well! Their secrecy was excellent. For all these years, no one knew he had Twin Martial Souls. Sigh! It seems Godwind Academy doesn't even qualify to face Blazing Fire Academy anymore."

"Huo Lei, that brat really picked his timing well. He didn't disappoint this old man. Looks like I'll make a small fortune this time. But then again, is he really only seventeen?" Jin Shan was delighted in the audience, but he could not help feeling doubtful as well. He kept muttering to himself.

Lin Yin, meanwhile, applauded wildly and cheered enthusiastically.

Xie Chong and Huo Chui excitedly shouted the name of Blazing Fire Academy from the stands.

Everything had happened in an instant. The referee walked to the center of the arena stage and looked toward the only two remaining members of the Shrek Academy Team.

"Shrek Academy Team, will you surrender or continue fighting?"

Tai Long and Jiang Zhu looked at each other. After a moment, they seemed to reach an agreement, and Tai Long said, "We surrender."

The referee announced loudly, "I declare that in the eleventh round of the Preliminary Round, Blazing Fire Academy is victorious."

Cheers and applause erupted once more.

After the match ended, the members of Blazing Fire Academy had to struggle for quite some time before returning to the hotel. Because Blazing Fire Academy had defeated Shrek Academy, their popularity soared instantly, and countless fanatical new fans packed around them so tightly on the way back that they could barely move.

There were nine people in Blazing Fire Academy altogether. After returning to their hotel room, every one of them collapsed limply onto the sofas in exhaustion.

Huo Wushuang sighed weakly, "There were way too many people, and they were so enthusiastic. Dealing with them felt even more exhausting than competing."

"This is a good thing. A little hardship and exhaustion are worth it. Otherwise, we would have taken those seven fireballs for nothing." Huo Lie complained.

"Hahahaha~" Everyone burst into laughter.

After resting for a while, the members of Blazing Fire Academy regained some of their strength. Huo Wushuang sat up from the sofa, cracked his knuckles, and walked toward Huo Lei with an unfriendly expression.

When Huo Wu saw this, she instantly stood up as well and walked toward Huo Lei.

Huo Lei looked somewhat panicked. "No, Brother, Sister, what are you two trying to do?"

At this point, Xie Chong and the other team members also walked over.

"What are we trying to do? What do you think? You hid the fact that you have Twin Martial Souls from us for all these years. You have to give us an explanation!" Huo Wushuang moved close to Huo Lei with a wicked grin.

"Well... Father wouldn't let me say anything. If you don't believe me, you can ask our father after we go back." Huo Lei wore an awkward smile.

Huo Wushuang refused to let it go. "Don't drag Father into this. We're asking you. If you can't give us a proper explanation today, we'll all tickle you."

"That's right! We'll all tickle you." Huo Wu echoed with a wicked smile.

"Don't tickle me. I'm most afraid of being tickled. I'll talk, I'll talk." Huo Lei begged everyone for mercy.

"You all know how significant Twin Martial Souls are in the soul master world! Who would take something so valuable out to show off? Twin Martial Souls are like a treasure; they can be both a blessing and a curse. If you grow strong enough, they're a blessing, because you can become an exceptionally powerful expert. But if a major power learns about you, they may try to recruit you. If you agree, that's fine, but if you refuse, they may kill you before you can grow. Our Blazing Fire Academy has some strength, but we don't rank among the top powers on the continent. To avoid trouble, Father kept it hidden and, just in case, forbade anyone from knowing. Are you satisfied with that explanation?" Huo Lei put on a pitiful look and glanced at everyone.

"Huo Lei is right, and the headmaster's decision was also correct. It really did avoid a great deal of trouble. But! You were already preparing to use your second martial soul, yet you still didn't tell us. You must be punished, so you can't escape this tickling." After Xie Chong rambled on for quite a while, he was still the first to reach out and tickle Huo Lei.

Huo Wushuang egged everyone on. "Teacher Xie Chong is right. Brothers, attack Huo Lei!"

"You can't do this. Oh~, oh~!" Huo Lei helplessly endured everyone's enthusiastic treatment.

Knock, knock, knock!

"Quick! Someone's knocking. Stop tickling me." Huo Lei begged.

"Who could it be at a time like this?" Huo Wushuang stopped what he was doing and looked at the others.

Huo Lie stopped as well and replied, "Could it be teachers from Shrek Academy coming to demand an explanation? Huo Lei beat five members of their academy so badly."

Huo Wu also stopped, saying indignantly, "Even if they came, there's no need to fear them. Little Lei already showed them mercy. They were weaker than him and deserved to be beaten. Just thinking about Tang San's 'fire immunity' makes me angry."