Soon, both teams entered the competition venue. Not only were the few members on the field tense, but even the class teachers from both sides were also feeling extremely nervous.
On Wang Dong's team, Wang Dong stood at the forefront with a tall boy, while the petite Xiaoxiao stood not far behind them.
However, the lineup on Huo Yuhao's side had changed. This time, he took the initiative to stand at the forefront, with Wu Feng following closely behind. Ning Tian stood behind Wu Feng, seemingly protected by her.
"Both sides, please announce your names!" The teacher acting as the referee glanced nervously at Huo Yuhao. He had also been the referee during yesterday's match when Xie Xie got injured, and he endured three hours of scolding from Du Weilun afterward.
Referee Teacher: Eventually, I have to bear all of it.
"Class One of the Freshmen, Wang Dong."
"Class One of the Freshmen, Xiaoxiao."
"Class One of the Freshmen, Lu Renjia."
After the members of Class One had announced their names, Huo Yuhao's team also stated theirs. After the referee teacher made the announcement, the round of sixteen match officially began.
"The Seven Treasures spin out with luster, named the Seven Treasures, first: speed!"
Two dazzling streams of colorful light fused into Huo Yuhao and Wu Feng's bodies. Huo Yuhao stepped forward with the Skywalk, his body transforming into afterimages as he dashed straight toward Wang Dong.
"Wang Dong, are you ready to fight me?"
Seeing this, Xiaoxiao's eyes narrowed, and she raised her hands in front of her.
Then, the two yellow soul rings on her body suddenly merged into one. The Three Lives Soul Suppression Cauldron floated above her head, while she also held a green jade flute in her hands.
The jade flute was long, with vivid phoenix reliefs engraved on it. Compared to the solemnity of the Three Lives Soul Suppression Cauldron, Xiaoxiao holding it gave her a celestial beauty.
The yellow hundred-year soul rings quietly lit up, and a faint melody began to play. Although the melody wasn't particularly melodious, it gave a sticky texture, and a layer of green light halo spread out from Xiaoxiao's body.
When Huo Yuhao's charging figure touched the green light halo, he suddenly felt a stagnation, and then his speed immediately slowed down.
"Dual Martial Souls!" Xuanzi in the stands stood up abruptly, his eyes shining brightly. "What a promising talent! But it's a pity, attaching soul rings for the second martial soul at this stage is a bit too early. It should be meant to be used as a secret weapon in the freshman assessment, but it's not worth it."
At this moment, Xiaoxiao was using her second martial soul, the Nine Phoenix Immortal Flute. Although this second martial soul only had one soul ring, at this moment, Xiaoxiao was already playing the role of a control system soul master.
Although it was only a twenty percent reduction in speed, Huo Yuhao's speed had been too fast just now. After the sudden slowdown, the deceleration effect became very obvious.
Seeing Huo Yuhao's momentum being suppressed by Xiaoxiao, Wang Dong quickly released her Radiant Butterfly Goddess Martial Soul. Her dazzling and huge wings unfolded, blocking Xiaoxiao behind her.
"Let's fight then, no holds barred!"
Wang Dong's wings and arms merged instantly, forming sharp golden light edges on the wings. This was her first soul skill, the Winged Blade, which had extremely destructive power.
The Winged Blade slashed straight towards Huo Yuhao's chest. Wang Dong had seen Huo Yuhao's close combat ability in his battles with other teams, so she was fully prepared to deal with his next attack.
Suddenly, Huo Yuhao chuckled. His previously slowed-down figure suddenly burst out again, but his target was not Wang Dong, but the male student, Lu Renjia, standing beside Wang Dong.
Previously, he had only revealed the strength of the first three layers of the Skywalk, but in reality, after three months, his Skywalk had already reached a rudimentary level. He deliberately pretended to be slowed down earlier to catch his opponents off guard.
"Octagonal Collapse!"
Unfortunately, Lu Renjia hadn't even released his martial soul yet when he was directly hit in the chest by Huo Yuhao's right elbow. This time, the experienced referee teacher promptly escorted him out of the competition venue before he flew backward.
Seeing their teammate being eliminated by Huo Yuhao directly, Wang Dong was momentarily stunned. It took her a moment to realize that she had been played by Huo Yuhao.
"Huo Yuhao, you big liar!" Wang Dong exclaimed angrily. "Are you afraid to fight me fair and square? What's the point of using such deceitful tactics?"
Huo Yuhao ignored Princess Wang Dong's performance. After all, reasoning with such a spoiled princess would only result in "I won't listen, I won't listen."
"Wu Feng, take out Wang Dong first, then deal with Xiaoxiao!"
Huo Yuhao shouted, and once again, his figure burst out. Upon hearing this, Wu Feng no longer protected Ning Tian's side but charged towards Wang Dong instead.
Wang Dong was taken aback and quickly focused all her attention on defense. However, Huo Yuhao's original trajectory towards her suddenly changed, and he flew towards Xiaoxiao instead.
"Huo Yuhao!!!" Wang Dong screamed. "You jerk, I won't let you off!"
"Don't shout, your opponent is me."
By this time, Wu Feng had already arrived in front of Wang Dong. With dragon-scale-covered arms, she punched straight towards Wang Dong's chest.
However, at this moment, the second millennium soul ring on Wang Dong's body lit up, and the wings formed by her Radiant Butterfly Goddess Martial Soul also shone brightly.
On the azure wings, the golden light patterns seemed like ignited little suns, bursting with intense radiance.
All these light patterns converged on the front wings. Her left front wing suddenly twisted towards her back, while the right front wing faced Wu Feng. The golden light patterns on both wings simultaneously shone brightly.
Wang Dong's entire body was rendered golden at this moment, and her dazzling wings simultaneously emitted small clusters of light, surrounding Wu Feng like little suns.
Just as Wu Feng was unleashing Dragon's Fury, she was almost instantly engulfed by the golden light. Her second soul skill, which was in the process of being released, was forcibly interrupted. She felt a warm sensation all over his body, and then he was violently blasted away.
The powerful attack of the millennium soul skill, combined with the backlash from the forcibly interrupted soul skill release, caused Wu Feng to spew out a mouthful of blood and faint on the ground.
The referee teacher quickly entered the field and escorted Wu Feng away. The teachers in the stands turned their attention to Huo Yuhao, who had already arrived ten meters in front of Xiaoxiao.
Xiaoxiao retracted her second martial soul, the Nine Phoenix Immortal Flute, and the Three Lives Soul Suppression Cauldron above her head suddenly split into three, surrounding Huo Yuhao. The second soul skill, Cauldron's Ripple, was activated.
Xiaoxiao didn't underestimate her opponent at all, as Huo Yuhao had defeated a Soul Grandmaster level powerhouse head-on. That's why she displayed her strongest soul skill right from the start.
A layer of black ripples splashed out from the cauldron, and Huo Yuhao's body, surrounded by it, trembled and fell into dizziness.
At this moment, Wang Dong's wings flapped, flying towards Huo Yuhao's direction, and the Winged Blade was about to slash down in mid-air.
"It's all over!" Zhou Yi's face suddenly showed a triumphant expression as she looked proudly at the nearby Mu Jin.