There is nothing more unbearable for a soul master than the scorn of others.
Yu Xiaogang, a young master, fled from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect because of his clan's contempt.
He swore that he would never return to the sect unless he achieved something remarkable.
He was not very strong, but he kept his word on this matter.
He would rather die than go back on it.
Huo Wu was the granddaughter of the dean of Blazing Fire Academy. She had grown up there. It was her home.
After all, Blazing Academy had always been her home.
She couldn't stand or accept the fact that one of the prestigious five-element academies had lost seven times in a row to an opponent who had restrained by themselves.
She would rather perish with Tang Yin than giving up.
She would defend the glory of Blazing Academy with her life.
As soon as Neuvillette said that, the entire arena fell silent.
Everyone realized that it was true what Neuvillette had said. Huo Wu had intended to harm others deliberately.
Even herself.
That was absolutely forbidden in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition.
They all knew that the participants of this competition were the most talented young people on Douluo Continent. If one of them died, it would be a loss for the empire.
This competition was meant for everyone to showcase their skills, not to kill their peers.
Even the Spirit Hall team couldn't do that. The most they could do was be ruthless, but they couldn't have the intention of killing their rivals.
They could think about it, but they couldn't act on it.
"This..."
Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, and the others looked bewildered. They were not unreasonable people.
Huo Wu had frightened them before. If Neuvillette hadn't been powerful enough to block Huo Wu's Brilliant Sun in an instant, Huo Wu would have been seriously injured or dead by now.
She had wanted to die together with Tang Yin.
They didn't care what would happen to Tang San, but Huo Wu's behavior, according to the rules, deserved a severe punishment.
"It's over..."
Huo Wushuang felt like crying but had no tears. His sister had been fine just a moment ago and he should have been happy, but now, he couldn't feel any joy.
It was over.
How could they fix this?
Was the game over?
They had made it to the promotion round, but could they even reach the finals?
At that moment, Tang San looked at Neuvillette and Huo Wu, and sighed inwardly.
He had misunderstood Neuvillette before.
If Neuvillette had really wanted to target him, would Tang San still be alive?
Clearly, the other party was fair and just.
Thinking about it carefully, he realized that he had been wrong.
He shouldn't have attacked those two brothers in the ring. He should have waited until they left the spirit fighting arena before he confronted them.
It was Neuvillette's duty to stop him. Why couldn't Tang San understand that?
Suddenly, a flash of murderous intent crossed Tang San's eyes, and he glared at Huo Wu, the woman who had tried to kill him.
This crazy bitch!
He had never meant to hurt her, but in the end, this mad woman had wanted to die with him!
"Enough, enough..."
"Blazing Fire, Huo Wu!"
"I will remember this!"
Tang San clenched his fist, and then relaxed it. Now was not the time for revenge.
After all, Blazing Fire Academy was also an academy under Soul Douluo's jurisdiction, and that old guy was watching everything.
Not to mention Dean of Blazing Fire, this was on the arena.
If he attacked Huo Wu, Neuvillette might slap him to death.
"Just wait, if I get a chance, I will make you pay with blood!"
When would he get his revenge?
To Tang San, who was born in the Tang Sect, this was a ridiculous question.
How could a sect be upright if it had a rule that allowed its members to take their own lives?
If he had a grudge, Tang San would settle it on the spot.
If he couldn't get his revenge right away, he would wait patiently until the opportunity arose.
A gentleman's revenge was never too late.
In Tang San's opinion, he was a gentleman.
"Referee Neuvillette, I... I..."
Huo Wu tried to say something, but couldn't.
She remembered her madness and realized that she had really wanted to kill Tang Yin...
She had not only said it, but also acted on it.
Her explanation seemed so weak at this moment.
"Your Honor, this is my personal matter, please don't punish Blazing Fire Academy."
In the end, Huo Wu said with a dejected expression on her face.
Resist?
Scold the referee?
Don't make jokes!
Hu Yanzhen, who was much more powerful than her grandfather, had immediately admitted his mistakes when he saw this person.
Huo Wu was hot-headed, but she was not stupid!
"Huo Wu..."
Huo Wushuang looked at Huo Wu, and then thought about Blazing Fire Academy. In the end, he didn't say anything about sharing the blame with her.
"Player Huo Wu, your behavior was very bad and violated the bottom line of the rules."
"This was your first offense. You didn't hurt anyone, and you have a good attitude toward admitting your mistake."
"You will be fined three thousand gold soul coins, and you will not be able to compete in the promotion round."
"Can you accept the punishment?"
Neuvillette said coldly.
After hearing this, everyone was slightly surprised, but they still nodded.
For a player, not being able to appear on the stage was more painful than death.
However, this was already the best possible outcome.
Instead of being disqualified from the competition, they could still go to Spirit City!
Of course, their results in the promotion round might be worse, since they were missing one of their main member, Huo Wu.
"Sister, agree what is His Majesty Neuvillette asking you?"
Seeing Huo Wu standing there, Huo Wushuang shouted quickly.
The results in the promotion round were no longer important. Being able to go to the finals was already a miracle.
"Ah?"
Hearing Huo Wushuang's voice, Huo Wu came to her senses and said quickly, "I agree, the Referee's decision was fair."
"I agree!"
Huo Wu could still go to the finals. She breathed a sigh of relief.
It was all her fault for being too impulsive.
But Tang Yin's performance was really infuriating!
How could she let him off the hook without giving him a beating!
"Tang Yin, wait for me! In the finals, I will make you pay!"
Tang San: "..."
Neuvillette: "..."
It was hopeless, only Feng Xiaotian liked this woman.
"By the way, we need to add a rule here..."
Neuvillette said that they couldn't bring relatives or friends of the other party with them when they were taunting them.
Everyone was stunned at first, and then it seemed as if a new world had opened up.
So, taunting could be done like this?
They didn't have to do it in the ring, but when they dueled in private, there were fewer restrictions!
No one had any objections to this rule. Tang San's eyes twitched, but he didn't say anything.
It seemed Neuvillette had also changed.
Time passed and the day's game ended quickly.
Because of Tang San's performance today, many flying spirit masters in the team had followed his example, but their recovery ability was not as strong as Tang San's, and they couldn't last long against their opponents.
This was what everyone was amazed by. They knew that Tang San had domain recovery, but he kept using his soul bones to fly without much consumption. This was simply too incredible!
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