Barak's Old Debts

On the day the Promotion Tournament began, the training ground in the center of the Royal Hunting Grounds opened early.

The competition venue was a circular patch of empty ground thirty meters in diameter. There was no elevated platform like during the Preliminary Tournament, nor were there any complicated Soul Power barriers around it. A circle of red flags was planted around the edge of the arena; leaving the area within the flags counted as a loss.

Xue Ye sat on the hastily erected grandstand to the north. Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas were there as well. Five hundred Royal Knights surrounded the training ground, while the other thirteen academy teams sat on either side according to the order drawn by lot.

Shrek and Barak were in the second match of the day.

The first match was Blazing Fire Academy against a team from a duchy. Huo Wu had been assigned as the second contestant. Her first teammate had just won, but immediately forfeited because of her depleted Soul Power.

After entering the arena, Huo Wu won four consecutive rounds against the opposing team.

Her Fire Resistance Ring was especially powerful in individual matches. The moment an opponent stepped within its range, they would be pushed completely out of the arena. As long as the difference in rank did not exceed ten levels, it was difficult to resist head-on.

The final two opponents had not even been able to force her to use Huo Wu's Sunflare.

When Huo Wu left the arena, she first glanced at Tang San before turning her gaze to Yuan Yu.

Yuan Yu shook his Wine Gourd at her in congratulations.

Feng Xiaotian was seated with Godwind Academy. Seeing that gesture, he immediately shifted forward, blocking Huo Wu's line of sight with his body.

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