The Soul Fighting Battle that Kong Xuan challenged the entire Inner Court attracted almost all the teachers and students of the Shrek Academy to watch.
In contrast, Huo Yuhao's challenge to Dai Huabin is attracting far less attention these days.
Dai Huabin was completely baffled by Huo Yuhao's sudden challenge.
In his mind, he had very little interaction with Huo Yuhao, the exchange student from the Sun Moon Empire.
Therefore, he racked his brains but still couldn't understand why Huo Yuhao would specifically challenge him on the eve of his departure from Shrek.
Clearly, Dai Huabin had almost no recollection of the younger brother he had bullied.
"Could it be... that you think I, Dai Huabin, haven't been well-known lately, and that you think I'm an easy target, wanting to step on me to make a name for yourself so you can return to the Sun Moon Empire in glory?"
Ultimately, Dai Huabin could only attribute the cause to this.
He felt this was nothing more than a "performance" by Huo Yuhao to prove his strength before leaving.
And I was just an unfortunate "background character" who was chosen.
Thinking of this, Dai Huabin couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.
Despite being severely impacted by Sun Moon like Kong Xuan and Gu Yuena over the past two years, and even doubting himself at times, the pride and resilience inherent in him as a direct descendant of the White Tiger Duke were not completely extinguished.
He was not the kind of coward who would give up after suffering a setback; instead, he turned that pressure into motivation to work even harder.
Now, an exchange student whose cultivation level is clearly lower than his own actually dares to openly challenge him?
In Dai Huabin's view, this was undoubtedly a form of contempt, a provocation against him Dai Huabin, and even against the dignity of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion!
He was just feeling frustrated and had nowhere to vent his anger when Huo Yuhao's challenge happened to be right in his line of fire.
He wanted to take this opportunity not only to defeat Huo Yuhao, but also to prove to everyone that he, Dai Huabin, was still that genius boy and was by no means someone to be easily manipulated!
Without any hesitation, Dai Huabin immediately accepted Huo Yuhao's challenge.
He could even imagine the astonished and awe-inspiring gazes around him as he crushed Huo Yuhao with absolute power in the highly anticipated Soul Fighting Arena, personally defeating this arrogant Sun Moon Exchange student.
He wants to use this battle to reclaim his glory and dignity!
The following day, in the afternoon.
Shrek Academy, Small Soul Fighting Arena Number Twenty-One.
This Soul Fighting Arena is not large, and can only accommodate a few hundred spectators.
All the exchange students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, led by Kong Xuan, were present without exception.
There were already few people from the Sun Moon, so naturally they wanted to come and cheer Huo Yuhao on.
Among the other spectators were some of Dai Huabin's classmates and a few students who had heard about the match and were interested in it.
In the center of the Soul Fighting Arena, Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin stood facing each other.
According to Shrek's rules, teachers can be invited to act as referees in Soul Fighting.
Referees are not only responsible for determining the winner, but more importantly, they have the responsibility to intervene at critical moments to protect the trainees and prevent accidents that could result in serious injury or death.
However, both Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin had absolute confidence in their own abilities.
Or rather, they both have a strong desire to completely defeat each other.
Inviting referees means being restricted and unable to fully "play to their potential".
What Huo Yuhao wanted was a thoroughly satisfying and unreserved revenge!
What Dai Huabin wanted was a clean, decisive, and awe-inspiring demonstration of his authority!
Therefore, the two of them, in a very "tacit" manner, did not invite a referee.
This means that there will be no third party involved in this Soul Fighting.
The fighting will not stop unless one side completely loses its fighting capacity or the other side voluntarily admits defeat.
Dai Huabin looked at Huo Yuhao, whose expression was unusually calm, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.
He cracked his neck, and a powerful aura belonging to the Soul King level began to rise, carrying the unique killing intent and sharpness of the White Tiger Martial Soul.
" Huo Yuhao, it's not too late to admit defeat now. Otherwise, fists and feet have no eyes, and if you suffer any serious injuries later, don't blame me for not warning you."
Dai Huabin's voice carried undisguised contempt; he wanted to use words to undermine the other party's confidence first.
Huo Yuhao slowly raised his head, his usually clear and Spirit Eyes now as deep and cold as a still pool.
He wasn't angered by Dai Huabin's words. Instead, he spoke slowly in a chillingly calm tone, " Dai Huabin, enough nonsense. Today, I will take back everything you did to me... with interest."
His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly carried throughout the small Soul Fighting Arena. His resolute will instantly quieted the previously noisy audience.
Dai Huabin frowned. The other party's words made him feel a strange sense of unease again, but he was now completely enraged by Huo Yuhao's attitude.
"Since you're courting death, then I'll grant your wish!"
With a tiger's roar filled with murderous intent, Dai Huabin's Soul Power suddenly erupted, and five perfectly matched Soul Ring— two yellow, two purple, and one black—rose from his feet. His powerful aura pressed down on Huo Yuhao like a storm!
Although Dai Huabin believed that Huo Yuhao was no match for him, he did not act arrogantly in the slightest.
He let out a low roar, and the Soul Ring beneath his feet began to flash.
The three powerful amplification-type Soul Skill White Tiger Protection Barrier, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, and White Tiger Demon God Transformation, are used simultaneously.
His body swelled to over three meters tall, his muscles bulging like granite, exuding explosive power, and black and white tiger stripes faintly appeared on his skin.
A fierce and domineering aura swept across the entire Soul Fighting Arena; its terrifying pressure was comparable to that of an ordinary Soul Emperor!
"Roar--!"
With a deafening roar, Dai Huabin moved!
He exerted force with his feet, cracking the ground, and his entire body, like a white lightning bolt, charged straight at Huo Yuhao with overwhelming momentum!
On those enormous tiger claws, Soul Power condensed into an incomparably sharp, cold light, seemingly tearing the air apart and emitting a piercing whistle.
He held nothing back with this palm strike, determined to severely injure Huo Yuhao and secure victory!
Faced with this ferocious attack that would make any Soul King tremble, Huo Yuhao's expression remained terrifyingly calm, as if what was coming towards him was not the White Tiger Demon God, but merely a Qingfeng.
Deep within his profound, Spirit Eyes, a faint golden light flickered.
The Spiritual Detection Sharing had already been silently activated, detecting Dai Huabin's forward trajectory, the subtle tremors of his muscles, the flow of Soul Power through his meridians, and even the fleeting ruthlessness in his eyes...
Everything was clearly presented in Huo Yuhao's mind; Dai Huabin had almost no secrets from him.
At the same time, Simulation Soul Skill activated!
Huo Yuhao's Soul Power is lower than Dai Huabin's, but after consuming the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul Second Awakening. His current Divine Power is comparable to that of Soul Saint, far surpassing Dai Huabin's.
Just before Dai Huabin's tiger claws were about to strike, Huo Yuhao's figure twisted slightly in an extremely eerie way, the movement so small that it was almost mistaken for a visual illusion.
However, this almost imperceptible movement, combined with the perfect control of light and mental perception through Simulation Soul Skill, left behind a lifelike illusion in place, imbued with its own aura!
His true body, under the cover of Mental Interference, shifted to the side with a mysterious movement technique, barely missing a beat.
Thus, what happened, astonishing, unfolded before Dai Huabin and the vast majority of the audience...
Dai Huabin's terrifying tiger claws, powerful enough to split rocks and shatter stone, passed right through the center of " Huo Yuhao's" body as if piercing through the air!
There was no sound of bones shattering as expected, no booming of Soul Power colliding, not even the slightest ripple!
"What?!"
Dai Huabin's determined strike missed its mark, and the feeling of misdirected force made his chest tighten, causing him to stumble as he charged forward.
The sneer on his face froze instantly, replaced by utter astonishment and disbelief!
He turned around abruptly, looking at " Huo Yuhao," who was still standing in the same spot after he had "pierced" him, with even a faint hint of mockery on his lips. His mind went completely blank.
How is this possible?! Is it an afterimage? Or... an illusion?!
In that precious moment when Dai Huabin was shaken and momentarily stunned by the missed attack...
The real Huo Yuhao has moved!
His figure appeared silently behind Dai Huabin, like Gui Mei.
Those Spirit Eyes held a cold light, like ice that had stood for millennia, devoid of any warmth.
The first blow of revenge is about to fall!