Although somewhat perplexed, Shui Bing'er certainly did not want to forfeit this opportunity for victory!
Thus, she took advantage of the situation to close in on her opponent and launched a counterattack...
"Bang!"
It was only after her cheek was struck by a punch that intense pain brought her to her senses...
Covering her nose, which was bleeding, she exclaimed angrily, "You... you have no honor in martial arts, didn't you see I was just thinking about something?"
If she hadn't been pondering a very serious matter just now, how could she have let her opponent succeed!
Shui Bing'er's emotions were not shaken, instead she said coldly, "This is a friendly match, if you're not in the mood to fight, then you should just step down!"
Indeed, facing an assault-type Soul Master, the damage inflicted through close combat just proved too insignificant!
She should have used her soul skill right from the start, aiming to eliminate the opponent in a short time!!
Flame was somewhat angered, "You..."
He could not believe that someone who looked so pretty could be so cruel at heart...
Meanwhile, Evil Moon, who was fighting Gu Qingbo, glanced sideways at Flame, who was passively dodging, clearly not understanding what he was doing...
He chastised loudly at once, "Flame, what are you doing? Why haven't you taken him down yet!"
The plan had been for Flame to quickly take care of Shui Bing'er, while he and Hulena were to hold off the other two!
But now, Flame was just foolishly standing there, blanking out...
This was simply incredulous!!
Hulena also seemed to have witnessed this scene, but she just frowned and said nothing...
Having Flame quickly deal with Shui Bing'er was just the most ideal scenario, judging from the latter's previous behavior, he must have been thinking about something!!
Standing in front, Yu Hairou clenched her fists tightly, "Your opponent is me, yet you dare to look elsewhere? That's truly arrogant!"
Since joining the friendly match, she had never felt such humiliation!
After all, the look in her opponent's eyes showed complete disregard for her!
As her words fell, a soul ring at her feet began to flicker...
"First soul skill!!"
Then, she launched another ferocious attack at Hulena...
Coming back to her senses, Hulena likewise released her first soul skill...
Her eyes shimmered with a pink glow, and as Yu Hairou met her gaze, she felt a sense of foreboding and quickly turned her head away...
But it was too late, the effect of Charm had already taken hold!
Her whole being, eyes shining with the same glow and suffused with love, found her consciousness becoming hazy...
Hulena, sneering, drew closer and struck her chest with her palm, sending her flying back...
She thought to herself with satisfaction, "Her attacks have suddenly become fierce; seems like she's been angered. But this way, my chances of winning are even higher!"
In battle, losing one's head due to anger, resulting in a complete collapse, happens all too often!!
Staggering back several meters before regaining her stance, she gritted her teeth and said, "Damn it... Was that the Charm skill just now? I almost fell for it!"
Even the foolish realize at this moment that the opponent intentionally drew her in close to deploy that move!!
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On the platform!
Ning Fengzhi watched the duel platform with a somewhat solemn expression...
"Judging from the battle just now, it seems that the members of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation all have very rich combat experience!!"
Gu Rong by his side furrowed his brows, puzzled, "But that child called Flame seemed to be distracted during the fight, which doesn't seem like a problem that would occur to an excellent Soul Master!"
"Feng Zhi, could it be that you're overestimating them?"
Since the former mentioned that the Spirit Hall Golden Generation had rich practical combat experience, it implied that whether in terms of strength or experience, the Skywater Academy's students were far inferior!!
The possibility of their victory had become extremely slim!
Ning Fengzhi glanced at him and confidently said, "Uncle Bone, I wouldn't be wrong about this. The difference in actual combat experience between the two sides is not just a little bit. The Spirit Hall Golden Generation truly lives up to its reputation as the strongest among their peers!"
He had originally held a sliver of hope for Skywater Academy, until now, when it had finally turned to nothing!!
Hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Xue Ye's face also showed some embarrassment, and he couldn't help asking, "Sect Master Ning... Is the gap between the two sides really that large?"
Ning Fengzhi sighed and replied helplessly, "Your Majesty Xue Ye, although it might sound somewhat presumptuous, the possibility of Skywater Academy winning the finals is zero!!"
Let alone Skywater Academy, even Shenfeng Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy looked pale in comparison in front of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation!!
Xue Ye stroked his beard and coldly said, "Since Sect Master Ning has said so, it seems that the Spirit Hall Golden Generation is indeed extraordinary!"
He then looked toward Bi Bidong not far away and said with irritation, "Pope, you've indeed instructed them well in this regard!"
Damn it!
Spirit Hall actually has so many excellent young Soul Masters!
Wouldn't they be even more terrifying once they grow up!!
Bi Bidong naturally heard the sarcasm in the words and responded indifferently, "Your Majesty Xue Ye has overpraised. The students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy are also very excellent. It was only due to oversight that they lost the match!"
Xue Ye pursed his lips, "Is that so? That is what I think as well. The most important aspect of the friendly match is the friendship. No matter which team wins in the end, it is a cause for celebration!"
Now that the championship of this friendly match belonged to Spirit Hall, Bi Bidong, henceforth, presumably wouldn't do anything superfluous!
Bi Bidong simply hummed with a "Hmm!!"...
The next second, a member of Spirit Hall burst in...
"Your Holiness Pope, I have something to report to you!"
Bi Bidong looked at him and said indifferently, "What is it? Speak!"
The Spirit Hall member hesitated before leaning in and speaking a few words in a low voice...
After listening, Bi Bidong did not show any emotion but waved her hand dismissively, "Alright, I understand. You may leave!"
The Spirit Hall member could only comply, "Yes, Your Holiness Pope!"
I had wanted to ask His Holiness Pope how to deal with it but seeing as there was no comment, there mustn't be a necessity.
Having said this, he turned and left...
Seeing this, Xue Ye became curious and asked, "Pope, what's something that we cannot hear about?"
Bi Bidong looked directly at him, her gaze unwavering, "It's just some trivial matters of Spirit Hall, no need to trouble Your Majesty Xue Ye over it."
This Xue Ye is really noisy, always liking to inquire about the affairs of Spirit Hall!!
But I cannot outright refuse him to his face, so I must resort to such euphemistic replies...
Xue Ye nodded in understanding, "Is that so? If Spirit Hall encounters any difficulty, you may speak openly, the royal household will provide as much help as possible!!"
Whether we'll actually help or not is another matter, but we must make our graciousness known on the surface!
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