Huo Yuhao walked helplessly into the arena, circulating the Soul Power within his body to slowly dry the water dripping from him.
Xiao Xiao glanced back at Huo Yuhao from time to time, and sighed in relief when she saw that he was fine.
Wang Dong'er simply turned her head away heartlessly and looked at their opponents for this match.
Huo Yuhao focused his gaze. Among the opposing team, a pair of identical female students stood out.
The two girls had long blue hair and delicate, flushed faces. They were rather cute, but still could not compare to Xiao Xiao.
Twins?
Huo Yuhao pinched his chin, his eyes unfocused as he thought. He remembered that they seemed to have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. He had been here for over ten years, and there were some things he could no longer remember very clearly.
Still, I just need to observe them carefully when the time comes.
Seeing that the match was about to begin, Wang Dong'er finally turned back to check on Huo Yuhao and return the White Tiger Dagger he had dropped by the shore.
To her surprise, this fellow was staring straight at the opposing girls without even blinking.
The two girls grew a little shy under Huo Yuhao's gaze. They lowered their heads and stood there awkwardly, unable to either stay or leave.
"Huo Yuhao! Can't you take this seriously!"
Wang Dong'er hurled the White Tiger Dagger in her hand viciously at him.
Huo Yuhao snapped out of his thoughts, only for a long, dark object to strike him straight in the face.
With a clack, Huo Yuhao clutched his face in pain and crouched down at the back.
Thoroughly satisfied, Wang Dong'er turned her head away haughtily.
Xiao Xiao felt a little sorry for him, but when she remembered Huo Yuhao's outrageous actions in his sleep earlier, she hardened her resolve to wait until after the assessment to show him any concern.
In front of the two girls stood a tall, burly male student who looked every bit the team leader. Clearly, he was Huang Chutian.
"My name is Huang Chutian. The one on the left is Lan Susu, and the one on the right is Lan Luoluo. Please give us your guidance."
"I'm Wang Dong, that's Xiao Xiao, and then there's our hooligan team leader, Huo Yuhao. Please give us your guidance," Wang Dong'er replied without the slightest restraint.
Huang Chutian glanced at Huo Yuhao crouching there and was completely dumbfounded. What does she mean, hooligan team leader? Is that a nickname? Isn't that a little too bizarre?
"Begin the assessment."
Before he could think any further, the teacher on the raised platform announced the start.
Both sides swiftly released their Martial Souls. Huang Chutian roared and pounded his chest with both fists like a gorilla. His body shot up to 1.8 meters tall, his powerful muscles bursting through his school uniform, every sharply defined muscle turning iron-black.
His eyes turned yellow, and two fangs grew out beneath his lips. Great Strength Divine Ape Martial Soul Possession!
The twin sisters behind Huang Chutian released their Martial Souls at the same time. Their long hair kept growing, flying and spreading through the air. It soon became blue strands over ten meters long, floating in the air without touching the ground.
Two Soul Rings rose beneath each of the three at the same time. This team was actually made up entirely of students above rank twenty.
Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Dong'er immediately flew into the air. Her wings spread, her gorgeous, colorful butterfly wings gleaming and dazzling Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo opposite her.
Huang Chutian growled and charged toward Wang Dong'er on his thick legs, his heavy steps making the entire arena tremble.
Judging the distance, he leaped up when he was three meters from Wang Dong'er, raised both fists above his head, and smashed them down at her.
As though she had not seen him, Wang Dong'er spread her butterfly wings and flew straight toward the twin sisters.
Huang Chutian inwardly rejoiced. This way, his attack would land squarely on the undefended Wang Dong'er. He put even more force into his fists as he brought them crashing down.
Just then, a pitch-black cauldron silently appeared above Wang Dong'er, positioned at an exceptionally tricky angle that blocked Huang Chutian's attack perfectly.
Huang Chutian was helpless against the cauldron's sudden appearance. With nothing to push off against in midair, he could only slam both fists hard against it.
Hum!
The Soul Suppressing Cauldron hummed the instant they made contact!
Bang- Huang Chutian was sent flying backward by the impact. He briefly lost consciousness, only coming to just before he hit the ground.
Huang Chutian stared at his fists in disbelief. Both hands were still trembling, the lingering force of that vibration yet to fade.
Xiao Xiao had finally made her move in the freshmen assessment, repelling the opposing Power Attack System Soul Master with a single strike.
Without encountering any obstruction, Wang Dong'er arrived right before Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo. As she channeled her Soul Power, golden patterns of light once again spread from the edges of her butterfly wings.
Wang Dong'er looked back with a smile. "I think we should be able to finish this assessment very soon."
Her Wing Guillotine slashed straight toward the two!
Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo did not panic, as though they had anticipated this situation. Their four hands clasped together, and a much more intense fluctuation of Soul Power erupted.
The blue hair stretching over ten meters behind them flew up, forming a great net in the air that instantly surrounded Wang Dong'er.
With Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection, Wang Dong'er kept slashing through the hair and charged toward the sisters again.
Huang Chutian immediately rushed back to defend them. A passage just wide enough for one person opened in the hair net, and he charged inside.
Wang Dong'er remained completely calm. Her butterfly wings turned and struck Huang Chutian's fists directly.
The tremendous force instantly sent both of them flying backward. Wang Dong'er twisted her body and accelerated again, her Wing Guillotine shredding countless strands of hair as she drew closer and closer to the sisters.
With the assistance of Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection, accomplishing this was simply too easy.
The sisters' hair could not stop her at all, and Huang Chutian could no longer make it back in time to help.
The sisters exchanged a glance, determination showing in their eyes. The Soul Rings beneath their feet actually vanished simultaneously. They released each other's hands at the same time, spread their arms, and quietly embraced.
Wang Dong'er froze for a moment. What are they trying to do?
The next instant, she learned the answer.
An enormous surge of Soul Power far beyond its previous level burst forth instantly. The collision of Soul Power blew Wang Dong'er's hair wildly about, revealing her fair skin from time to time.
The instant Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo embraced, a deep-blue halo shone from both of them.
Countless strands of hair enveloped their figures, hiding them from sight.
Their originally blue hair began turning crystalline and translucent, yet the strands remained fine.
Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Heavenly Net!
The hair net enveloped Wang Dong'er once again. An oppressive sense of confinement instantly filled her heart, and the utterly different sensation made the golden patterns on her butterfly wings flare fiercely.
Countless golden slashes of light landed on the crystalline hair net, only to rebound and vanish. Under this stimulation, the great net kept shrinking the space within it, drawing tighter and tighter.
In less than five seconds, even the effect of Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing disappeared.
Anxiety filled Wang Dong'er's heart. Several slashes of her Wing Guillotine left, at most, a few white marks on the hair. She could find no weakness or opening at all.
At the very back, Huo Yuhao watched the scene and activated his Spirit Eyes, swiftly recording the way their Soul Power circulated.
Huo Yuhao smiled faintly, picked up the White Tiger Dagger from the ground, and drew the short blade from it.
Seeing that Wang Dong'er was trapped, Huang Chutian immediately readied himself, charged out of the hair net, and rushed fiercely toward Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao moved her hand, and three great cauldrons appeared, swiftly surrounding Huang Chutian. The three black cauldrons spun continuously, trapping him in place.
"Cannon Hammer of Strength!" Huang Chutian bellowed. A dense yellow ball of light blasted out from between his fists and struck the Soul Suppressing Cauldron directly.
A tremendous boom rang out. Xiao Xiao let out a muffled groan, and the three great cauldrons immediately slowed their rotation. Huang Chutian seized the opportunity to break free and charged straight toward Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao.
Huang Chutian's thinking was simple. The opposing Power Attack System Soul Master was already restrained. As long as he took out their Control System Soul Master before the Martial Soul Fusion Skill disappeared, his side was sure to win.
"Damn it!"
Wang Dong'er was frantic, the butterfly wings behind her beating constantly as she urgently tried to escape the great net woven from hair.
Shing!
Somehow, Wang Dong'er seemed to hear the ring of a blade. Turning to look, she saw that a half-meter-long opening had appeared there at some unknown moment.
Without time to think further, Wang Dong'er moved her wings and flew straight out, the second Soul Ring behind her flashing.
Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo cried out in surprise, with no idea what had happened.
Wang Dong'er had actually escaped from their Martial Soul Fusion Skill!