Chapter 72

Huo Yuhao's mental detection sharing and soul impact were released simultaneously.

Even though only three months had passed, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's cultivation had improved significantly, and their cooperation was very默契. Suddenly, Wang Dong grabbed Huo Yuhao from behind and flew up, quickly retreating backward.

Ma Xiaotao was clearly caught off guard. With one being at the first ring and the other at the second ring, it was impossible for her to take them seriously! As soon as her soul power was released, the dazzling fiery red feathers had just covered her body when Wang Dong had already hugged Huo Yuhao and quickly flown up and away.

Immediately after, Ma Xiaotao saw Huo Yuhao's eyes glowing with a purple light. In that instant, she felt as if Huo Yuhao's gaze was like two sharp needles piercing her, making her instinctively close her eyes, and her mind experienced a moment of dizziness.

After the Purple Extreme Demon Eyes advanced, Huo Yuhao's soul impact became even more powerful. Even at Ma Xiaotao's level of cultivation, a sixth-ringed soul master, she could feel the impact and was not immune to it.

Although it was just a moment, Wang Dong had already carried Huo Yuhao out of the forest and back to the lakeside path.

"Back to the teaching building," Huo Yuhao shouted. At the same time, he waved his hands toward Ma Xiaotao, and a series of cold flashes shot out, heading straight for her. These were the hidden weapons given to him by Tang Ya. The simplest but also the fastest throwing technique made the hidden weapons emit a piercing whistling sound.

The golden patterns on Wang Dong's wings simultaneously spewed out strong air currents, propelling his body to quickly escape.

Ma Xiaotao was not about to let the two of them escape. She ignored Huo Yuhao's hidden weapons, flashed her figure, and chased after them. A pair of huge fiery wings unfolded behind her, and all the metal hidden weapons that reached her melted instantly, turning into liquid and dripping to the ground. The terrifying high temperature enveloped Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong from behind like a giant hand.

Huo Yuhao's mental detection sharing was a powerful skill that could almost change the outcome of a battle among peers, but against an opponent at Ma Xiaotao's level, it seemed too weak. What good was accurate judgment if it couldn't be defended against?

Wang Dong was already flying with all his might, but the heat wave behind them almost instantly engulfed their bodies. If viewed from above, one would see that Ma Xiaotao had flashed and caught up to Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, then her huge fiery wings expanded again, suddenly closing in the middle and enveloping Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, making them disappear.

Ma Xiaotao grabbed the collars of Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao with one hand each. Her terrifying soul power made the two of them lose their resistance. Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao were shocked to see that everything around them was a fiery red, and they couldn't see the outside world at all. They couldn't even speak.

Ma Xiaotao's face was solemn as she waited quietly. After a full half-minute, she frowned. "Was it really just a coincidence last time?"

Her purpose in attacking Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong was to force the soul master who had suppressed her with ice attributes to appear. But contrary to her expectations, from the outside, it seemed she had completely engulfed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, yet that soul master still did not show up.

The flames subsided, and all the red around them faded away. Ma Xiaotao returned to normal and released her grip, pushing Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong away. Both of them stumbled and fell to the ground.

Ma Xiaotao said coldly, "Since it's not related to you, let it be. I know you're不服气, so practice hard. If one day you can enter the Inner Academy, I'll give you the chance to challenge me." With that, she turned and drifted away, ignoring the anger and frustration in Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's eyes.

"That crazy woman," Wang Dong shouted angrily.

Huo Yuhao got up from the ground and then pulled Wang Dong up. "Enough. If you have the energy to curse her, you might as well go back and practice. She's not wrong. Why should we blame her for being stronger than us? Let's go back." Huo Yuhao had seen the entire process of Ma Xiaotao being repelled by the Heavenly Dream Ice Worm, so he had guessed her intentions beforehand.

A clear-headed Ma Xiaotao would almost certainly not kill them in the academy; she just wanted to force the Heavenly Dream Ice Worm to appear. Even if Huo Yuhao hadn't guessed her purpose, the Heavenly Dream Ice Worm couldn't come out anyway! The old man was sleeping soundly and had already said he couldn't possess Huo Yuhao again within a year.

The next morning, when Xiao Xiao saw Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, a hint of surprise appeared on her face. "What happened to you two? Why are you both so sullen? Did that Inner Academy senior not do anything to you yesterday?"

Wang Dong quickly said, "Of course not, she just asked us some questions. Let's go, it's time for the assessment." He was unwilling to reveal such an embarrassing incident.

Since they had the best performance in the previous five rounds, they remained in Zone 33. After the re-draw, they were paired with five new groups of freshmen for the assessment.

These new freshmen were definitely not the first-place winners from other zones, so the next five rounds of round-robin matches would not be against the strongest opponents. However, compared to the previous rounds, it might not be as easy.

Teacher Wang Yan looked at Huo Yuhao and the others with a deep meaning and then announced, "Alright, everyone is here. Since Huo Yuhao's team from Class 1 performed the best in the previous five rounds, they are the seed team for this zone. According to the match schedule, they will be the first to compete. The first match of the sixth round in Zone 33: Huo Yuhao's team from Class 1, Freshman Class 7, and Huang Chutian's team will be assessed."

Both teams entered the arena, and Huo Yuhao and the others were immediately surprised to find that in the opposing team, there were two female students who looked exactly the same.

Both female students had long blue hair, and their delicate faces were rosy, making them look very cute. They seemed to be a bit younger than Huo Yuhao and the others.

Twins?

In front of the two female students was a tall and muscular male student, clearly Huang Chutian, the leader of their small team.

"My name is Huang Chutian. The one on the left is Lan Susu, and the one on the right is Lan Luolu. Please guide us."

"I am Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao. Please guide us," Huo Yuhao replied.

Both teams took their positions. On Huo Yuhao's side, they followed their usual formation: Wang Dong in front, Xiao Xiao in the middle, and Huo Yuhao in the corner at the back.

On the other side, Huang Chutian was in front, with Lan Susu and Lan Luolu behind him. Each team could have at most one strong attack-type soul master. Clearly, these twin girls were not strong attackers; they were likely to be dual-support or dual-control types like Huo Yuhao's team.

Teacher Wang Yan shouted, "Assessment begins."

Both teams quickly released their soul powers. Huang Chutian roared, pounding his fists on his chest. He was definitely not yet twelve years old, but he was already over 1.5 meters tall. When his soul power was released, his body instantly grew to about 1.8 meters, his muscles bulging and bursting through his school uniform. His exposed skin turned iron black.

His eyes changed from black to yellow, and two canine teeth protruded from his thickened lips. His limbs were exceptionally muscular, each block of muscle as solid and powerful as steel.

Two yellow soul rings rose from his feet, revealing him to be a soul master of at least level 20, a strong attack-type.

The twin girls behind Huang Chutian also released their soul powers. Their soul power was actually their hair...

Lan Luolu and Lan Susu each had two soul rings appear at their feet, both yellow. With a flick of their heads, their long blue hair flew up and quickly spread out in the air, becoming blue strands over ten meters long. They floated in the air without touching the ground.

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