Chapter 121: Huo Wu's Persistence-Soul Land: Legend of the Sacred Domain(White Orchid Tomato)

"The match begins!"

At the referee's command, Huo Wu surged forward at full speed toward Hu Yan Shi. Her long, powerful legs granted her a speed that rivaled even agility-type soul masters. Although the original battle plan was to leverage her strengths as a control-type soul master and avoid head-on clashes with the Elephant Armor Sect disciples—who were renowned for their power and defense—Hu Yan Shi was clearly still caught in a daze. Huo Wu immediately chose to strike first.

"Second soul skill, Scarlet Flame Burst!"

Boom!

As the dazed Hu Yan Shi scrambled to activate his defensive soul skill, the explosive flame energy slammed into him, instantly blasting him out of the arena.

"Next!"

Huo Wu cast a provocative glance toward the Elephant Armor Academy’s preparation area, her crisp voice ringing across the entire arena: "So much for the world's number one defensive sect! You can't even take a single blow from this girl!"

"That crazy girl, she's actually quite clever when she gets serious!"

In the rest area, Xiao Yu smiled as he watched Huo Wu deviate from the original plan. Plans were just plans; there was no such thing as a plan that remained rigid in this world. If she had stuck to the script without adapting, that would have been what truly disappointed him.

Ye Lingling pursed her lips and smiled. "By provoking the Elephant Armor Sect like that, those big oafs are going to be furious. When they get up there, they'll definitely exhaust all their brute force to attack her, which means they'll fall right into her trap."

Xiao Yu smiled slightly as well. Just as he was about to speak, he felt a gaze suddenly land on him. He looked up toward the VIP dais and saw Qian Renxue—disguised as Xue Qinghe and seated behind Emperor Xue Ye—watching him with a lingering, intense gaze.

Qian Renxue clearly remembered that over a year ago, when Huo Wu accompanied her to suppress a rebellion, she had only been a level 42 soul master. To have gained four levels in just one year was clearly inconsistent with Huo Wu’s innate aptitude. Even when Huo Wu had used her soul skill just now, Qian Renxue had detected no signs of unstable soul power; instead, she felt that the flames Huo Wu unleashed were even purer than they had been a year ago. If Xiao Yu hadn't been giving her special guidance behind the scenes, she would eat her own name.

Qian Renxue didn't know why, but even though she understood the relationship between Huo Wu and Xiao Yu, and knew it was perfectly reasonable for him to find ways to improve her aptitude, she simply couldn't suppress the fire of jealousy burning in her chest.

Is this little vixen jealous?

Sensing Qian Renxue's look, which resembled that of a resentful woman, Xiao Yu almost subconsciously wanted to use soul power transmission to tease the little angel. However, seeing Ning Fengzhi watching the match nearby, he immediately reined in his thoughts. Ning Fengzhi was always accompanied by one of the two titled Douluo, Sword or Bone, and he didn't think such a transmission could escape the perception of a Titled Douluo.

Unable to transmit his voice, Xiao Yu arched an eyebrow at Qian Renxue, trusting that she would understand his meaning.

*Bastard, bastard!*

Qian Renxue did indeed understand, her teeth gritting in frustration as she cursed him silently. Just as Xiao Yu was feeling smug, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his waist. Ye Lingling had caught him flirting with his eyes toward Qian Renxue, and her delicate hand had pinched his skin, twisting it a full one hundred and eighty degrees.

While the group continued their small antics, Huo Wu faced her second opponent on the stage: the level 37 Hu Yan Gai. The Elephant Armor Academy’s order of battle was simple: from the lowest soul power level to the highest. Since all seven of them possessed identical martial souls and even identical soul skills, there was no point in expecting any complex tactics.

Just as Ye Lingling had analyzed, the moment Hu Yan Gai stepped onto the stage, he charged at Huo Wu like a rabid dog, aiming to stomp her flat in one go. Huo Wu snorted, a smug smile tugging at the corner of her lips. Without even using a soul skill, she relied on her mastery of soul power to dodge left and right, running the several-hundred-pound Hu Yan Gai in circles until, catching him off guard, she kicked him right off the stage.

"Out of bounds! Nine Star Academy wins. Will the Elephant Armor Academy please send out their next participant."

The Elephant Armor Academy’s brainless, muscle-bound members were led by the nose by Huo Wu. Even the two soul ancestors who had broken through level 40 were played like children. In particular, the first soul ancestor to appear, Hu Yan Shan, was tricked when Huo Wu feigned a head-on clash, pretended to be overwhelmed, and retreated toward the edge of the stage. At the final moment of Hu Yan Shan's all-out attack, she sidestepped, and he, unable to stop his momentum, tumbled off the stage, drawing peals of laughter from the crowd.

"One sweeps seven!"

By now, the surrounding soul masters, who loved nothing more than a spectacle, began to cheer excitedly.

Hu Yan Li stepped onto the stage with a gloomy expression. He made a different choice than his six teammates. After the referee gestured for him to summon his martial soul, he occupied a corner of the stage and watched Huo Wu coldly, refraining from launching a blind attack like his peers. Although Hu Yan Li’s brain was mostly muscle, as the young sect master of the Elephant Armor Sect, he still had a sliver of intellect left for thinking. After witnessing the previous five matches, he had finally calmed down.

"Huo Wu!"