The light of the enormous golden Fire Shadow dimmed slightly.
Huo Wu's Soul Power fluctuations also became somewhat erratic.
"What's wrong?"
Quan Yi's expression changed abruptly as he noticed Huo Wu's complexion was worse than before.
Huo Wu waved her hand, indicating she was fine, but she still began to retract the huge Fire Shadow behind her, returning it to its normal state.
Immediately afterward, Huo Wu activated Phoenix's Protection. With the help of the Soul Skill, Huo Wu's pale face finally regained its normal color.
"The consumption in this state is too great. Just maintaining it for a few minutes consumes all my Soul Power, and even my life force.
Using this skill is like burning my own life.
If I were to unleash its full power, I don't think even Phoenix's Protection could last long."
Huo Wu took a deep breath, explaining with lingering fear.
High burst damage inevitably comes with high consumption, but she hadn't expected this skill to also drain her life force.
Besides that, Huo Wu's own cultivation level was also one of the reasons limiting its effectiveness.
If Huo Wu reached the Titled Douluo realm, the burden brought by the three awakenings would definitely be smaller.
"It seems that lagging behind in cultivation will be a fate we can't escape for a long time."
Quan Yi smiled wryly at their situation.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's continue cultivating!"
Huo Wu wasn't content with the status quo either, her face filled with enthusiasm, and she walked behind Quan Yi, pushing him into the Yang Spring.
Despite the interlude, it didn't change their passion for cultivation.
Another day of tedious cultivation passed.
A week had passed since the opening of the Preliminary Competition.
The competition was in full swing, and Quan Yi and Huo Wu's cultivation progress had entered a plateau.
The many significant breakthroughs they had achieved in the previous week could be described as the result of their accumulated efforts.
After the burst, they needed to consolidate their gains and accumulate again for the next burst.
In the sixth round of matches, the battle schedule included a match between Thunder Academy and Heavenly Water Academy.
However, unfortunately, Heavenly Water Academy conceded to Thunder Academy before the match.
Quan Yi was greatly disappointed, but he could understand. Thunder countered Water, and even if Heavenly Water Academy had a slim chance of winning, they would have to risk serious injuries.
This would have an extremely negative impact on their future matches.
So far, among all the participating Academies, only three Teams had maintained a perfect record of six wins.
Blazing Fire, Thunder, and Shrek.
This result inevitably overturned various pre-competition predictions, but it also made the entire event more exciting and unpredictable.
Among them, Shrek Academy once again became the focus of everyone's attention.
Everyone no longer underestimated this Team, and they began to speculate about how far Shrek could go.
Some even saw hope of advancing from Shrek.
Indeed, the current situation was extremely favorable for Shrek, and the joy of consecutive victories permeated all the members of the Shrek Team.
However, this high level of attention was secretly burying hidden dangers for Shrek.
Preliminary Competition, seventh round.
Today's competition had a very important match, which was the duel between Elephant Armor Academy and Thunder Academy.
Inside the spectator stands, Quan Yi and Huo Wu had also stayed to watch the match.
The Master of Ceremonies' voice introducing the information of each Team echoed throughout the arena.
"Huh, why is Shrek Academy in the spectator area?"
Huo Wu saw the Shrek Team members from the entrance. Instead of preparing in the resting area, they had come to the spectator area.
Quan Yi also noticed Shrek's arrival.
"Looking at their relaxed atmosphere, their opponents probably conceded early, just like ours."
The reality was as Quan Yi had guessed. Shrek also had a match in the same group, but Shrek's opponents seemed to have conceded early as well, granting Shrek a day of rest.
Quan Yi glanced at them before retracting his gaze and focusing on the arena.
The duel between Elephant Armor Academy and Thunder Academy could be expected to be a spectacular showdown above average.
Huyan Li, the captain of Elephant Armor Academy, had learned from his pain after being defeated by Shrek and had become more composed, never underestimating any opponent.
However, facing the baptism of Thunder Academy's super-strong Thunder attacks, Elephant Armor Academy's proud defense seemed slightly inferior.
Faced with a disparity in strength and a lack of flexibility, Elephant Armor Academy, no matter how composed they appeared, could not escape the fate of defeat.
As this match was about to begin, Tang San's figure quietly disappeared from the spectator stand.
At the same time, on the opposite side of the spectator stand, a gaunt figure exuding a gloomy aura also vanished.
At this moment, Quan Yi, who was still watching the match, frowned slightly, shifting his gaze from the arena to the direction where the two figures had disappeared.
Seeing Quan Yi distracted from the match, Huo Wu asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Sigh, it seems we won't be able to watch this match."
With that, Quan Yi took Huo Wu's hand and left the spectator area.
Outside the Great Soul Arena, Quan Yi and Huo Wu stood on a tall building, watching the street below.
In the warm morning sunlight, the entire street looked peaceful.
However, this was all a false facade, hiding a truth that ordinary people could not see through beneath the seemingly harmonious scene.
"So that's how it is."
Huo Wu knew the reason Quan Yi had brought her away from the Soul Fight Arena with just a glance.
Even without the Mental Power of someone whose soul had transformed into divinity, Huo Wu could easily see through the trick in front of her.
Her gaze pierced through all illusions, revealing the two hidden figures.
They happened to be people Huo Wu knew.
One was Tang San, and the other was Shi Nian.
Tang San was in front, and Shi Nian was behind, maintaining a certain distance as they moved towards the city gate.
More importantly, Shi Nian was currently activating his Nightmare Martial Soul, using illusions to conceal his figure and focusing on controlling Tang San.
Acting so furtively, their purpose was self-evident.
Quan Yi's eyes narrowed slightly as he beckoned Huo Wu to quietly follow the two figures.
Before long, Tang San and Shi Nian walked out of the city gate and arrived at a small forest outside the city.
The moment he entered the forest, Tang San seemed to have noticed something. He quickly took out a well-crafted metal crossbow from his Soul Guidance Device and summoned his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, adopting a defensive stance.
In the secluded forest, killing intent permeated the air.
Tang San found that the world before him suddenly became silent. Even the noisy sounds of the street beside his ears disappeared instantly. The whole world seemed to be covered by a light mist, becoming blurred.
And at this moment, a figure appeared ten meters in front of him.
"Your performance is better than I imagined. Unfortunately, you discovered it too late."
It was Shi Nian's figure. Tang San recognized the other party's identity at a glance.
However, this only made his heart sink further.
Tang San remained calm and said, "So you are the Team Leader Teacher of Azure Radiance Academy. May I ask what you want?"
Shi Nian smiled slightly and replied, "I don't have any advice, I just need you to disappear."
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