"Jin Mian, take it easy, you're hurting me!"
As soon as these words were spoken...
Jin Mian, who had originally intended to throw Huo Wu out of the ring,
hurriedly let go of her hand.
He was afraid that others might misunderstand.
After all, his two girlfriends were still present at the scene.
As he expected,
after hearing Huo Wu's voice,
the expressions of three people at the scene changed.
Feng Xiaotian gritted his teeth, wishing he could bite through the railing in front of him.
Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling both frowned in unison. Although they understood that Jin Mian had just wanted to throw Huo Wu out of the ring,
Huo Wu's voice had been far too strange.
It forced them to overthink things.
To be safe, both of them decided simultaneously that they would give Jin Mian a proper interrogation when they got back tonight.
At the same time,
Jin Mian pointed at Huo Wu and said, "Hey, hey, hey, we're in a match. Can you not say such misleading things? It makes it sound like there's something between us."
"Misleading?"
"You really did hurt me." Huo Wu hadn't realized the implication yet.
She rubbed her wrist, which had been squeezed painfully.
Considering that her opponent's strength was overwhelming, Huo Wu thought for a moment and said, "Jin Mian, if you're a man, then face me in a direct confrontation! Don't use that eerie speed and footwork!"
"A direct duel?" Jin Mian gestured for her to come forward. "Bring it on. Let me tell you, never mind a direct duel—with those little sparks of yours, even if I just stand here and let you hit me, you won't be able to cause me any harm today."
Hearing this,
a hint of cunning appeared at the corner of Huo Wu's mouth as she quickly followed up: "Fine! You said it."
"You're going to stand still and let me hit you."
"Everyone present heard it too."
"If you dodge later, then from this day forward, you're not a man!"
The corner of Jin Mian's mouth twitched.
After all that, this woman's real objective was this.
How insidious.
However, to him, it didn't matter at all.
Simply standing still was child's play.
"Fine, I agree. Come at me," Jin Mian said with a confident smile.
"Very well, I hope you can still smile later."
As Huo Wu finished speaking,
she quickly pulled back to a distance.
A red light flashed in her eyes.
She crossed her hands.
Four Soul Rings slowly rose above her head.
Behind her, her originally crimson Fire Shadow Martial Soul instantly turned white.
"spirit ring fusion? Interesting." Jin Mian recognized Huo Wu's move at a glance.
The so-called spirit ring fusion was actually a high-level technique that concentrated the energy of multiple Soul Rings into a single Soul Ring.
It wasn't that big of a deal.
It was simply a way to maximize the power of a specific Spirit Ability.
However, this move put a massive strain on a Soul Master's control.
A slight mishap could lead to spirit power going out of control, resulting in a backlash against the Soul Master themselves.
Furthermore,
spirit ring fusion would consume a large amount of a Soul Master's spirit power,
leaving them weak for the later stages of a battle.
Jin Mian also knew this move, but with his strength,
there was absolutely no need to use spirit ring fusion.
Huo Wu raised her hands.
Between her palms, scorching flames gathered, gradually condensing into a fireball.
In just a few moments,
that fireball grew exponentially.
It turned into a massive fireball.
It was extremely explosive and unstable.
Huo Wu exerted all her strength to barely keep the fireball under control.
However, she was also exhausted, her body drenched in sweat that dripped from her chin.
Seeing that Jin Mian really wasn't making any move to dodge, a triumphant look appeared on her face: "Take this! Fourth Spirit Ability, Blazing Sun of the Dancing Fire!"
Huo Wu threw it out with all her might.
The massive fireball smashed toward Jin Mian.
The attention of the entire audience and all the academies was focused on Jin Mian at this moment.
They all wanted to see
how this young man would defend against Huo Wu's powerful strike.
The next moment,
Jin Mian slowly extended a single finger: "For the power of this strike, one finger should be about enough."
Seeing this action,
Huo Wu's brow could not help but tighten.
"He actually wants to use one finger to block my Blazing Sun of the Dancing Fire in its spirit ring fusion state? How arrogant!"
"Who do you think you are, Xing Daorong?"
She didn't know yet that the so-called Xing Daorong was actually Jin Mian.
If she did,
Huo Wu might have chosen to admit defeat without hesitation.
After all, that battle years ago had left a shadow over all the academies of the Tiandou Empire.
In the blink of an eye,
the fireball collided with Jin Mian.
The exploding fireball burned with high temperatures at every moment.
But no matter how powerful the fireball was, it still could not break through Jin Mian's finger.
Jin Mian yawned and said, "It seems I still overestimated you. A move of this level isn't worth my effort at all."
After saying that,
he waved his sleeve.
The fireball instantly transformed into drifting energy and dissipated.
"What!" Huo Wu's eyes widened as she watched this scene in disbelief.
Although she still wanted to attack, she was helpless; the previous move had exhausted her spirit power, and her face had already turned pale.
She had completely lost the ability to fight.
Jin Mian walked slowly to Huo Wu and pointed his fingers at her like a sword: "Are you going to admit defeat yourself? Or should I throw you down?"
"I... I admit defeat."
Huo Wu only hesitated for a moment before directly surrendering.
She was once again beaten into submission.
There was no other way; she had already used her strongest move,
yet the opponent had neutralized it with just one finger.
She had to accept it.
Huo Wu stumbled as she left the competition grounds. Suddenly, she turned back and said, "You are very strong. Perhaps only Xing Daorong can fight you!"
After saying that, Huo Wu left the stage.
The Hall of Worship Team had once again wiped out a team single-handedly.
Feng Xiaotian saw Huo Wu walking down
and hurriedly went to meet her.
"A'Wu, are you alright? You're not hurt, are you?"
"I've brought a Royal Physician for you. Do you want them to take a look?"
As usual,
Feng Xiaotian still acted like a complete simp.
Huo Wu originally didn't want to pay any attention to Feng Xiaotian.
But after taking a couple of steps,
she suddenly thought of something fun.
She then turned her head to look at Feng Xiaotian: "Feng Xiaotian, you like me, right?"
Feng Xiaotian nodded repeatedly.
Huo Wu continued: "Fine! Then today, I'll give you a chance!"
Hearing this,
Feng Xiaotian beamed with joy.
He thought to himself,
I've been a simp for so many years.
I'm finally going to win over my goddess!
Hahaha! All those people who kept calling me a simp, you can just be jealous.
"A'Wu, just say the word. As long as you agree to let me pursue you, whether it's climbing a mountain of blades or jumping into a sea of fire, I, Feng Xiaotian, won't even blink an eye," Feng Xiaotian said loyally.
Huo Wu smiled and said, "I don't need you to climb mountains of blades or jump into seas of fire. I only have one requirement."
"As long as you can defeat Jin Mian, I'll agree to be your girlfriend!!!"
"Ah! This..." Feng Xiaotian was a bit troubled.
After all, Jin Mian's strength was obvious to everyone.
Like the Xing Daorong who defeated them back then, he was a freak among freaks.
He really couldn't beat him.
Seeing Feng Xiaotian hesitate, Huo Wu turned away and said, "Hmph! If you don't dare, then forget it. I, Huo Wu, won't fall for a coward."
"Who said I don't dare!" Feng Xiaotian quickly tried to prove himself: "Tomorrow is our Divine Wind Team against the Hall of Worship Team."
"When the time comes, I will definitely defeat Jin Mian!"
"Good, I look forward to your performance." Huo Wu left straight away after speaking.
Feng Xiaotian roared to the sky: "For my goddess, Jin Mian, I will definitely defeat you!!!"
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