"Trash is just trash, even if you are the champion of the new student assessment? My Martial Soul, the White Tiger, is among the top, already at the cultivation level of a Soul Elder of the third rank. Whereas you are just a puny first-rank Soul Master. Even most of the students in our class are stronger than you!"
Dai Huabin knew he might not gain any advantage against Huo Yuhao directly, so he began to employ psychological tactics.
"Dai Huabin, if you're willing to be this clown, then I won't stop you," Huo Yuhao said with a slight smile. "It's okay, after this fight, you won't need to call those people classmates anymore, because your name won't be on the list of our class anymore."
"Humph, you sharp-tongued kid, I'll knock all your teeth out this time!"
"White Tiger, possess me!"
Suddenly, a strong pale light burst out from Dai Huabin's body. His arms stretched out to the sides, his chest protruded, and his bones crackled.
The muscles all over Dai Huabin's body swelled, lifting his clothes high. Every muscle under his clothes became clearly visible, and even the air around him became restless.
Dai Huabin's originally golden hair turned into black and white, mostly white with a few strands of black, especially noticeable among them. Four faint lines appeared on his forehead, three horizontal and one vertical, forming the shape of a king.
His hands turned into a pair of tiger paws, doubling in size. Each paw was covered with white fur, and between the fingers, short blade-like claws continuously extended and retracted. Each claw was as sharp as a knife blade, about eight inches long, shimmering with a cold light.
In contrast to Dai Huabin, Huo Yuhao seemed much less imposing. The light in his eyes flashed, not the original black-gold color, but a dazzling array of colors.
Dai Huabin's three soul rings, two yellow and one purple, slightly flickered. A bloody and murderous aura instantly enveloped Huo Yuhao. At the same time, Dai Huabin's figure flickered, almost instantly appearing behind Huo Yuhao, his sharp tiger claws aiming for Huo Yuhao's head from behind.
"Quite ruthless. In that case, I won't hold back either."
As Dai Huabin's tiger claws descended, he thought he had succeeded, only to find that Huo Yuhao's figure slowly disappeared before him.
"Afterimage? Not good!"
Dai Huabin's heart trembled. He quickly turned around, and the first and second century soul rings on his body lit up simultaneously. A white light shield instantly protected his body. At the same time, accompanied by a roar from Dai Huabin, a milky white light ball spewed out from his mouth.
However, to Dai Huabin's surprise, Huo Yuhao did not attack him from behind, and his White Tiger's Fierce Light Wave hit nothingness, dissipating instantly.
But in the eyes of the onlookers, Huo Yuhao's figure seemed ghostly, always in Dai Huabin's blind spot, mocking him like a cat toying with a mouse.
In some first-person perspective martial arts games, this kind of operation has a special term: Shadow Step!
Finally, Dai Huabin's defense revealed a flaw. Huo Yuhao shifted his body, and his right elbow swept out with the rotation of his body.
"Eight Desolation Burst!!"
Huo Yuhao's body speed was so fast that it even left behind a series of afterimages. With a loud explosion, Dai Huabin's body was directly sent flying backward.
On Dai Huabin's body, the white White Tiger protective barrier shattered like fine porcelain falling to the ground. His chest had collapsed slightly, as if several ribs had been broken by Huo Yuhao.
"How... how is this possible?"
The intense pain from his chest almost made Dai Huabin faint. He looked at Huo Yuhao in front of him incredulously.
He had never personally witnessed Huo Yuhao's legendary close combat ability, and since childhood, he had been taught by the warriors of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, believing that his close combat skills were quite strong and could match Huo Yuhao's.
But now, in just a moment, he was injured by Huo Yuhao's hand.
"No, I don't believe it!" Dai Huabin's heart was filled with despair, and the intense pain from his chest stimulated his ferocity. The third purple soul ring on his sturdy body suddenly lit up.
"White Tiger's Golden Ape Transformation!!!"
At this moment, Dai Huabin's already muscular body expanded again, and his muscles all over his body swelled exaggeratedly, even bursting his upper body clothes, revealing a terrifying muscle texture.
What's even more bizarre was that black horizontal stripes appeared on his exposed skin, resembling tiger stripes if there were no hair.
Dai Huabin's pair of tiger paws grew even larger, and the blades that popped out were now bright silver. The most peculiar thing was that his whole body was shrouded in a strong golden light, as if he had been gilded. His blood-red eyes emitted a bloodthirsty light, and he exuded the aura of a tiger roaring in the mountains, causing the beasts to tremble in fear.
"Huo Yuhao, it ends here!" Dai Huabin roared.
Huo Yuhao smiled faintly, sighing, "Is this the direct descendant of the White Tiger Family? Alas, generations are not as good as the previous ones."
Dai Huabin's eyes widened with anger at Huo Yuhao's words, which he couldn't accept as an insult.
"Huo Yuhao, I'll kill you!"
At this moment, Dai Huabin was like a mad tiger, his figure flickering with a faint sound of wind and thunder. White Tiger Fierce Light Waves continuously spewed out of his mouth. Under the blessing of White Tiger's Golden Ape Transformation, the speed and power of these white light waves were doubled.
However, Huo Yuhao, with his feet on the Heavenly Rotation Technique, dodged one light wave after another with strange steps.
Dai Huabin was slightly surprised. He directly confronted Huo Yuhao's body, which dodged numerous fierce light waves. His body sank, emitting a deafening roar.
"Shouting and screaming won't help; your strength is too weak."
Huo Yuhao sneered coldly, his eyes of the Bright Goddess staring in Dai Huabin's direction, instantly shooting out colorful flames several feet long.
Dai Huabin was slightly startled, trying to condense a White Tiger protective barrier to protect his head. However, in just an instant, the White Tiger protective barrier was shattered by a powerful mental fluctuation.
"Ah!"
A scream rang out, as Dai Huabin felt as if a sharp blade was stirring in his brain, bleeding profusely from his seven orifices, looking extremely miserable.
He trembled as he looked at Huo Yuhao, who stood there calmly, as if nothing had happened. Reluctantly reaching out his hand, his body was powerless and collapsed.
Dai Huabin, defeated!
"A Soul Elder can't even defeat a first-rank Soul Master. What's this about being the direct descendant of the White Tiger Family? Pathetic!" Huo Yuhao turned to the other students in the class, saying calmly, "Anyone else got a problem? Come at me. The terms are the same: you win, I leave; I win, you leave. Anyone else dares to challenge?"
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