Yan Shaozhe laughed, while Qian Duoduo had a look of righteous indignation on his face. In reality, however, Qian Duoduo had also burst into laughter inwardly. Glancing at Yan Shaozhe, he inwardly thought, Old Yan, Old Yan. No matter how sly you are, you’ll have to drink the water this daddy uses to wash his feet this. Hehe, I hope that you don’t regret this in the future. Of course, it’ll be too late to regret it then. Wahahaha!
Naturally, the two teams that were partic.i.p.ating in the finals of the freshmen a.s.sessment’s knock-out tournament weren’t aware that their match had gotten to the point that even the two Deans were betting against each other.
Both sides had arrived in the arena early. One side was making their preparations, while the other observed their opponents.
Although Dai Huabin didn’t recognise Huo Yuhao, he naturally sensed the threat that Huo Yuhao’s team posed. Based on cultivation rank alone, their team should win. However, there were many things that ‘should’ have happened but didn’t; nothing was set in stone yet. Was Ning Tian’s team weak? No matter whether it was Ning Tian, who possessed the Seven Treasures Glazed PaG.o.da, or Wu Feng, who possessed the Fire Dragon, they were both outstanding first tier students from this year’s batch of new students, and the overall strength of Ning Tian’s team wasn’t far off from their team’s strength. Was Xie Huanyue’s team weak? Xie Huanyue had an extremely strong defense, but that match had still ended after the teacher was forced to interfere. Otherwise, he might not even have been able to escape with his whole body intact.
There was the powerful w.a.n.g Dong, the twin-souled Xiao Xiao, as well as Huo Yuhao, who was somewhat mysterious even though he was only a one-ringed Soul Master. The three of them made Dai Huabin feel threatened. Due to this, they’d made sufficient preparations before the match started; they’d even specially found the teams who had previously fought against Huo Yuhao’s team and used them to carefully understand their abilities.
When compared to Dai Huabin’s cautious and concentrated state of mind, Huo Yuhao felt a few different emotions. Although he’d done all he could to convince himself to hide his hatred deep within his heart, Huo Yuhao’s heartbeat still sped up violently just as they were about to enter the arena and start the final match of the knock-out tournament. He truly wanted to just get his revenge now! However, he knew that that wasn’t a realistic option. With so many teachers present, in addition to the referee, who was monitoring and controlling the match, it was practically impossible for him to kill Dai Huabin with his current strength.
“Yuhao.” w.a.n.g Dong whispered.
“Yup.” Huo Yuhao turned to w.a.n.g Dong and saw the cold look in his eyes. “Relax, don’t expose any flaws.” He urged Huo Yuhao with a low voice that even Xiao Xiao couldn’t hear.
At this moment, the refereeing teacher entered the vast a.s.sessment Area. All of the part.i.tions had been removed during the afternoon, exposing the enormous a.s.sessment Area.
The referee waved towards both sides, motioning for them to enter the arena.
Huo Yuhao’s trio proudly entered the arena. As usual, Huo Yuhao stood in the middle, with w.a.n.g Dong and Xiao Xiao on either side of him. On the other side, Dai Huabin also stood in the middle as he walked into the arena with the two girls beside him.
The referee called the two parties to him and said in a deep voice, “The finals are about to start, and there will be a change in the rules, so you have to listen well. You can move as you wish in the arena, but students with flying-type martial souls are not allowed to fly more than ten meters into the air. For the sake of allowing you to display the entirety of your strength, you can go all-out with your attacks; don’t hold anything back during the match. I’ll take care of the situation if any problems arise. However, any partic.i.p.ants who I have to rescue will be disqualified from the match. Do you understand?”
“Understood.” Both parties simultaneously replied. A peculiar light flashed through both Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong’s eyes. At the same time, a trace of chilliness appeared in Dai Huabin’s eyes, and an incorporeal killing intent seemed to erupt from his body.
Although Dai Huabin wasn’t the eldest son, he was still one of the White Tiger Duke’s sons. He’d received the best education a child could get since he was young. He hadn’t just learned how to cultivate his martial soul, he’d also learned about how to partic.i.p.ate in a war, as well as ways to kill others. The White Tiger Duke was a commander of one of the Star Luo Empire’s three armies; his sons would definitely obtain military experience in the future.
As a result of this, Dai Huabin had a much colder temperament than his peers; he already had the basic mannerisms of a soldier. Of the White Tiger Duke’s many sons, he had the best amount of talent, which in turn made the White Tiger Duke value him highly. On the other hand, any of the White Tiger Duke’s sons could inherit the position of Grand Duke; this formed Dai Huabin’s firm and ruthless personality. When he was just five, he had personally killed a young soul beast.
“Both sides, introduce yourselves.”
“Huo Yuhao.”
“w.a.n.g Dong.”
“Xiao Xiao.”
On the other hand, Dai Huabin’s team of three exuded an obvious sense of hostility.
“Dai Huabin.”
“Zhu Lu.” The black-haired girl said.
“Cui Yajie.” The pink-haired girl said.
The referee spread his arms wide and said, “Both teams, return to your sides. When I give the signal, you can start attacking.”
Both parties slowly moved backwards, but Huo Yuhao continued to train his eyes on Dai Huabin. A savage light flickered through Dai Huabin’s eyes, revealing a faint killing intent. However, he was astonished by the fact that Huo Yuhao didn’t yield at all. Strength-wise, there was a world of difference between the two of them. However, the aura that Huo Yuhao exuded in this instant didn’t lose to Dai Huabin’s at all.
At this moment, the onlooking teachers were completely silent. Even Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo were fully concentrated on the arena below.
As Fan Yu looked at the retreating Huo Yuhao, he inwardly thought to himself, Brat, I hope that you won’t disappoint me. This match isn’t just related to your freshmen a.s.sessment; it’s also the most important a.s.sessment that the Soul Tool Department has for you.
Both parties quickly reached their respective sides of the arena. The a.s.sessment Area was extremely large, thus, due to the distance between them, both parties had already become extremely miniscule dots in each other’s eyes.
The referee raised his right hand, then brought it down swiftly. After that, a clear “Begin!” rang in the ears of the partic.i.p.ants.
The instant after the announcement was made, both parties moved identically; they both charged towards each other.
At this moment, they were separated by too great a distance; even Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection was unable to scout their opponents.
w.a.n.g Dong let out a clear shout as he ran, causing the wings of his Radiant b.u.t.terfly G.o.ddess to unfurl. He flew directly into the air, but he didn’t overtake Huo Yuhao. Instead, he flew right above him.
They understood that there was little chance of them winning if they competed in pure strength; Dai Huabin’s White Tiger was even better than Wu Feng’s Red Dragon in terms of quality, albeit only slightly. Furthermore, Wu Feng only had two soul rings. Even though Ning Tian was a three-ringed Soul Elder, her strength-boosting boost had been completely stopped by Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Shock. However, Dai Huabin would definitely not allow himself to lose to the same trick; he’d definitely guard himself against Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Shock. With his cultivation rank as a Soul Elder, Huo Yuhao’s team was fated to be dragged into a bitter fight in which their only chance of winning would lay with Huo Yuhao and w.a.n.g Dong’s Haodong Power.
Xiao Xiao ran in front of Huo Yuhao, using her body to s.h.i.+eld his. Simultaneously, she took out her Ninephoenix Wors.h.i.+pping Flute.
On the other hand, Dai Huabin’s trio kept their previous formation as they dashed wildly forward. Dai Huabin was in the very front, and he shouted loudly as he ran, “White Tiger, Possession!”