Gambling Dogs Deserve to Die, Meow!

"Seven treasures turn, revealing colored glass. Seven Treasures Have Names, second: release!"

Yet just as everyone thought the match had been decided, another dazzling beam of colored light suddenly flowed into Huo Yuhao's body, instantly dispelling his dizziness.

A trace of amusement flashed through Huo Yuhao's eyes. He had told Wu Feng and Ning Tian to keep their Soul Skills hidden precisely because he had been waiting for this moment.

He had deliberately let Xiao Xiao's Soul Skill stun him just now to make the two girls lower their guard.

And now that Ning Tian had dispelled his dizziness, less than five meters separated him from Xiao Xiao.

Wang Dong immediately found herself caught in a dilemma. She should have seized this chance to eliminate Ning Tian, but she did not know whether Xiao Xiao could hold out against Huo Yuhao.

And if Xiao Xiao ended up eliminated, she had no confidence that she could beat Huo Yuhao one-on-one.

Gritting her teeth slightly, Wang Dong chose to support Xiao Xiao after all. Her wings flickered rapidly as she flew above Xiao Xiao's head, and her Winged Guillotine slashed down, forcibly driving back Huo Yuhao's advancing figure.

"Xiao Xiao, I have a move that will guarantee victory once I use it. But you need to hold Huo Yuhao off for fifteen seconds. Can you do that?" Wang Dong asked gravely, watching Huo Yuhao retreat.

"I can!"

Xiao Xiao nodded firmly. The Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron abruptly drew back around her, its three great cauldrons forming a triangular formation to protect her and Wang Dong.

Seeing this, Wang Dong closed her eyes without worry. Her two Soul Rings, one yellow and one purple, lit up simultaneously. Rings of golden light began rising from the dazzling blue wings on her back, and she raised both arms, pressing them against her front wings.

A mocking gleam flashed through Huo Yuhao's eyes. He surged forward again, instantly coming within five meters of Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong.

"Pillar of the nation, cauldron's quake!"

The three great cauldrons beside Xiao Xiao simultaneously blazed with dark light and hurtled toward the center. Rather than colliding with Huo Yuhao, they collided with one another, while the two Soul Rings attached to Xiao Xiao's Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron lit up at the same time.

The three cauldrons merged with a deafening boom, and a massive cauldron twice the size of any of the previous ones emerged out of thin air. Strange runes faintly appeared across its surface, and an indescribable majesty erupted with that thunderous crash.

"Hmm, interesting. Two Soul Skills layered together-their power is no less than an ordinary Martial Soul Fusion Skill." Xuan Zi chuckled and took a bite of his chicken leg, looking toward Huo Yuhao opposite him. "This brat is going to suffer this time..."

But before he could finish, Xuan Zi's gaze abruptly froze, and the chicken leg in his hand dropped to the ground with a plop.

Under Xiao Xiao's control, the three-in-one Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron was actually descending to crush her and Wang Dong.

Wang Dong, who had been channeling her skill, suddenly felt an unusual suction force and was startled. But when she opened her eyes and looked up at the sky, all she saw were three cauldron legs smashing toward the crown of her head.

"Xiao Xiao, what are you doing?!"

Confusion flashed through Xiao Xiao's eyes. When she raised her head and saw the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron overhead, she immediately cried out in alarm.

She remembered clearly locking onto Huo Yuhao's body just now. Why had the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron turned around to crush her instead?

The answer was obvious: it was once again Huo Yuhao's first Soul Skill, Mental Interference.

A Soul Master Battle was nothing like those online games; friendly fire existed. And the black light released by the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron could evaporate Soul Power, forcibly interrupting Wang Dong's skill channeling.

At that moment, two jets of blazing light suddenly shot from Huo Yuhao's eyes. Their minds already in turmoil, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao instantly felt as though a massive hammer had slammed into their brains. Their vision went blank, their bodies went limp, and they collapsed to the ground, blood streaming from their noses and mouths like little snakes.

Seeing this, the referee immediately covered his eyes, his expression one of utter agony.

Fuck, why did this happen again?! Did you come to take the Freshman Assessment, brat, or to assassinate Shrek Academy's elite?

I won't be the referee once the semifinals start. I'm begging you, can't you screw someone else over instead?!

With a rush of wind, another person instantly appeared beside Huo Yuhao. It was Xuan Zi.

"Has your Body Martial Soul undergone a second awakening?" Xuan Zi asked, somewhat puzzled. "What ability did you just use? Was it your Soul Skill?"

"No, just a few simple applications of mental power I developed myself," Huo Yuhao said with a smile, shaking his head.

Naturally, he knew who Xuan Zi was. After all, there could hardly be a second person in all of Shrek Academy whose appearance was scarcely better than a beggar's.

"Rigged! This is rigged!" Suddenly, Zhou Yi strode toward the referee from nearby, roaring, "Our student attacked her own teammate! There was definitely something underhanded going on here. I demand an investigation!"

With that, Zhou Yi pointed at Huo Yuhao. "It was him! He must have bribed a student from our class, or something like this could never have happened. He cheated in Shrek Academy's Freshman Assessment. He should be expelled!"

"Fuck your bullshit," Huo Yuhao said flatly.

"What? What did you say?!" Rather than getting angry at his words, Zhou Yi grew excited. "Did you all see that? A student actually dared to insult a teacher! Expel him! He must be expelled!"

"I said, fuck your bullshit!" Huo Yuhao shrugged and turned to leave. "I never imagined anyone would enjoy hearing that. I've never heard a request like that in my life."

"Get back here!" Zhou Yi roared. "What, you think you can just walk away? You're not leaving until you explain this!"

"Zhou Yi, haven't you ever heard the rule that you must honor a bet when you lose? What, your class losing means we cheated? Are you going back on your word, Teacher Zhou, and trying to welsh on your debt?"

Mu Jin also approached from the other side, looking at Zhou Yi with open contempt as he spoke.

As he passed Huo Yuhao, Mu Jin patted his shoulder approvingly and said with a smile, "Yuhao, well done. This time, our illustrious Teacher Zhou has fallen at your hands. She'll have to pack her bags and leave Shrek Academy."

"Oh?"

This time, Huo Yuhao was rather surprised. Shortly after he had enrolled, Zhou Yi had made a bet with Mu Jin over a weighted running exercise. She had lost a Secret Art Soul Soul Bone to Mu Jin that time, and Huo Yuhao had happily accepted it.

But unexpectedly, Zhou Yi was the sort who remembered the treats but forgot the beatings. She had actually started a second round with Mu Jin during the Freshman Assessment.

Gambling dogs deserve to die, meow!

"No, I won't leave Shrek Academy. My teaching is the best in the Outer Academy, and my students' advancement rate to the Inner Academy far exceeds that of the other teachers. If I leave, the academy will suffer a tremendous loss. I can't go!" Zhou Yi's eyes shifted, and she hurriedly raised her voice.

She turned her gaze toward Xuan Zi beside them, hoping he would speak up on her behalf.

After all, Xuan Zi was the future master of the Sea God Pavilion and, publicly, Shrek Academy's strongest expert. With him acting as mediator, Mu Jin would be unable to insist that she honor her promise.

"Listen, Mu Jin, why don't we just let this matter..." Sure enough, Xuan Zi spoke, trying to persuade Mu Jin to let it go.

But just then, Huo Yuhao's voice sounded from beside them, carrying a half-smile.

"The best teaching in the Outer Academy? Teacher Zhou Yi, what you just said is like ridiculousness's mother opening the door for ridiculousness-ridiculousness has come home!"