NABC Chapter 68 The Showdown at Night
Chapter 68 The Showdown at Night
Chapter 69 The Showdown at Night
Night fell like a giant, deep blue velvet cloth, slowly covering Donghai City.
The hustle and bustle of the Donghai College teaching area fell completely silent. The teaching buildings and roads were shrouded in darkness, with only a few streetlights casting a lonely glow.
However, the advanced soul guidance training ground reserved for Class Zero was brightly lit, as if it were daytime.
All five students of Class Zero, along with their class teacher Wu Changkong, are gathered here at this moment.
The daytime combat duel ended with Huo Yuhao's overwhelming victory.
However, Xu Xiaoyan, as a newcomer, was clearly not convinced and insisted on a rematch that night, which Wu Changkong agreed to.
Huo Yuhao stood on one side of the training ground, calmly looking at the three people opposite him who had already set up their formation.
To his slight surprise, this time he saw a burning fighting spirit in the eyes of the three people opposite him!
Even Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, who had suffered many setbacks at his hands, were no exception.
What gave them such confidence?
Huo Yuhao's mind raced, and the answer was obvious: it was Xu Xiaoyan.
Since this new transfer student proposed another match that night, he might actually possess some special ability that could change the course of the battle.
"start."
Wu Changkong's cool voice echoed in the empty training ground, interrupting Huo Yuhao's thoughts.
He composed himself and suppressed that hint of curiosity.
Regardless of what the opponent prepared, he had absolute confidence in his own strength.
The mental detection quietly unfolded, covering the entire area, while the jet-black soul-guided longsword in his hand pointed diagonally at the ground.
Battle is imminent.
As an agility-type Soul Master, Xie Xie was the first to make a move!
His figure transformed into a blurry streak of light, showing a significant improvement in speed compared to the previous semester.
Only a faint afterimage remained in the air, the sharp dagger's cold light pointing directly at Huo Yuhao's vitals.
Tang Wulin did not rush forward. Although only one spirit ring rose beneath his feet, it had already increased from a hundred years to a thousand years.
The Blue Silver Grass, strengthened by the blood and qi of dragons, has become even more resilient and robust, gleaming with a faint metallic luster. Like serpents lurking in the shadows, it coils around and lashes at Huo Yuhao from tricky angles, restricting his movement.
Even Huo Yuhao's soul-guided sword would need to expend more soul power than before to cut these vines.
Xu Xiaoyan, who had just joined the fight, stood quietly at the very back of the battle circle.
A bright yellow spirit ring appeared beneath her feet, and in her hand she held a crystal-clear ice staff spirit weapon that exuded a chilling aura.
She did not immediately join the attack, but instead stared intently at the battlefield, as if waiting and preparing something.
Huo Yuhao moved with agility, his figure like a willow catkin in the wind, weaving and dodging through Tang Wulin's woven blue-silver grass net and Xie Xie's rapid and fierce dagger attacks. It looked dangerous, but in fact, he was in complete control.
The long sword in his hand sometimes moved like a snake spitting its tongue, precisely striking the weak points in Xie Xie's attack.
At times, his swordsmanship was like a rainbow piercing the sun, forcefully sweeping away and severing the tough Blue Silver Grass.
After a semester of meticulous guidance from Wu Changkong and his own diligent practice, Huo Yuhao's swordsmanship has improved dramatically. He has shed his initial awkwardness, his moves are now fluidly connected, and he can control his power with ease.
More importantly, with the aid of the "Mental Detection" skill, which can be described as a divine ability, Huo Yuhao's swordsmanship exhibited a unique style.
He does not follow fixed sword techniques, but can "foresee" the opponent's attack trajectory and subsequent changes in advance.
Therefore, every time he drew his sword and moved, it seemed as if he could "predict" several steps ahead.
Even a seemingly casual movement can turn the impossible into the possible in the next moment, appearing in a position that the opponent could not have anticipated but was extremely important.
It was precisely because of this unique swordsmanship that, even without using powerful mental attack soul skills, Huo Yuhao had caused Tang Wulin and Xie Xie a lot of trouble in the past, repeatedly suppressing them in close combat and leaving them powerless.
From the very beginning of the duel, Xie Xie and Tang Wulin displayed an unprecedentedly fierce offensive.
Faced with the combined full force of the two, even someone as strong as Huo Yuhao had to be on high alert and carefully analyze and counter their attacks.
However, in Huo Yuhao's blind spots and during the gaps in the battle rhythm, sharp "ice wheels" would always fly out silently.
Its angle was extremely tricky, and its timing was just right, like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, ready to bite him unexpectedly.
Despite her cute and lively appearance, Xu Xiaoyan is actually a "black wolf in sheep's clothing," and her timing and positioning for making moves are both "cunning" and "precise."
If it were any other Soul Master, they would probably have been overwhelmed and unable to defend themselves against this three-dimensional offensive.
Unfortunately, she encountered Huo Yuhao, who possessed "mental detection" abilities.
Under that all-around, all-encompassing perception, Xu Xiaoyan's carefully designed "little tricks" had nowhere to hide.
Before those ice wheels could even get close, Huo Yuhao either nimbly dodged them or knocked them away with a single sword strike.
But then, something unexpected happened!
Huo Yuhao keenly sensed that Xu Xiaoyan's martial soul aura behind him had undergone a drastic change!
A mysterious pale golden light, as if drawn from the depths of the night, pierced through the dome of the training ground and landed precisely on the ice staff in her hand!
The light flowed and condensed, transforming into a six-pointed golden halo radiating starlight at the head of the staff!
Xu Xiaoyan pointed her ice staff in Huo Yuhao's direction!
The golden six-pointed star halo instantly detached from the ice staff, like a thrown halo, moving at incredible speed, seemingly ignoring the distance, and appeared directly at Huo Yuhao's feet!
The starlight suddenly became dazzling, and the six-pointed star pattern under his feet shone brightly. Chains of ice, formed from pure star power and ice elements, rose rapidly from the edge of the star array, intertwined, and instantly bound Huo Yuhao tightly!
A hint of surprise flashed across Huo Yuhao's eyes. He hadn't expected Xu Xiaoyan's martial soul to undergo such a change at night.
He tried to break free, but found the ice chains to be exceptionally hard, making it difficult to break free for a time!
Just as he was bound by the icy chains, an attack from both sides descended upon him!
Behind him, Xie Xie's second soul skill, "Twin Dragon Storm," was unleashed!
The Light Dragon Dagger and the Shadow Dragon Dagger intertwined to form a metallic storm of gold and black, accompanied by a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air, sweeping towards Huo Yuhao's unsuspecting back!
Ahead, a golden light flashed in Tang Wulin's eyes, his right arm transformed into a dragon, and the "Golden Dragon Claw" covered with golden scales, carrying the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, slammed down hard on Huo Yuhao's vital chest!
With deadly attacks coming from both sides, Huo Yuhao seemed to have no way to avoid them!
Although Wu Changkong, a Soul Emperor-level teacher, was there to support him, Huo Yuhao was in no danger.
But seeing his two "classmates" seize the opportunity and unleash their full power without mercy, as if they wanted to send him away immediately, Huo Yuhao felt a little "sad".
Although his body was firmly bound by those strange starlight ice chains, he was unable to move.
But the chains, interwoven with the chilling air and star power, could not restrain his spiritual power!
In the blink of an eye, the vast spiritual power of the Spirit Sea Realm surged forth, instantly condensing into two invisible and intangible spiritual impacts, which precisely entered Xie Xie and Tang Wulin's spiritual seas!
The two, who were unleashing their soul skills with all their might, felt as if they had been struck by a heavy hammer at the same time. Their vision went black, and their soul power flowed out of control for an instant. Their forward momentum and fierce attacks were abruptly halted for a moment!
For Huo Yuhao, this moment was enough.
With a few crisp "crack" sounds, the tough starlight ice chain was forcibly shaken open with several cracks, and then turned into starlight and ice flowers that scattered in all directions.
Breaking free from his restraints, Huo Yuhao flicked his wrist, and his longsword moved with lightning speed, leaving two streaks of cold light that appeared almost simultaneously in the air!
"Swoosh! Swoosh!"
Two very faint tearing sounds rang out.
Xie Xie and Tang Wulin felt a slight chill on their chests. When they regained their senses and looked closely, they were shocked to find that each of them had a small, neatly cut hole in the fabric of their clothes.
The two exchanged a glance, a hint of helplessness flashing in their eyes; they had lost again.
Tang Wulin looked down at the new "wound" on his clothes, a genuine look of pain on his face. He couldn't help but mutter a complaint in a low voice, "Yuhao—why are you doing this again! I've gone through dozens of outfits in the past six months fighting you!"
As a child from a poor family, even though I can now earn some money through forging, the habit of diligence and thrift is ingrained in my bones.
Moreover, the mysterious "Old Tang" in his mind had said that he would need a lot of expensive rare and precious materials to "extend his life" in the future, so he naturally had to be careful with his money.
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but chuckle. He sheathed his sword and said with a smile, "Alright, alright, it's my fault. I'll pay for your clothes, okay?"
After saying that, he stopped looking at Xie Xie and Tang Wulin, who both looked depressed, and turned his gaze to the back of the battle circle.
Xu Xiaoyan's martial soul form has changed at this moment, and she is looking at Huo Yuhao with a complicated expression and her lips pursed.
With a gentle smile, Huo Yuhao asked loudly, "Xu Xiaoyan, now—you've fought again, what do you have to say?"
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