Chapter 181: Jia Kui vs. Huo Wushuang

The Gu Lei Team had lost two matches in a row; their morale should have plummeted, while the Blazing Academy should have been full of confidence.

Yet the reality was the exact opposite: the Gu Lei Team showed no disappointment at all from their defeat, while the Blazing Academy wore grave expressions.

It was truly because the move Nan Feihuang had just revealed had intimidated them.

"It seems that before we encounter the Flying General, we must secure as many wins as possible, eliminate the rest of the Gu Lei Team, and finally, face the Flying General using a wheel tactic," said the team leader of the Blazing Academy.

In fact, this was a consensus reached by almost all the academies.

Except for the Exotic Beast Academy, everyone else's understanding of the Gu Lei Team remained stuck at the tournaments of previous years; if not for Nan Feihuang, they wouldn't have even bothered to glance at this bottom-tier academy.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Crane of Fire Scorches the Plains!" Finally, Huo Yun flapped his flaming wings, unleashing a massive array of flames.

Having successfully avoided the explosion, and because he had only used thirty percent of his power at the time—while Huo Wushuang was still recovering from using his full strength—Jia Kui had already prepared his next attack.

Under the amplification of the scorching wind blown by the crane's wings, Jia Kui was completely trapped by the flames.

He honestly chose to concede; he was also unlucky—if his opponent hadn't been a bird or of the fire attribute, he wouldn't have been without a chance of winning.

Huo Wushuang retreated to the Blazing Academy; no one said anything to him, as he had already eliminated two of the opponents and exhausted their Soul Ancestor. As captain, he could be considered to have fulfilled his duty.

"First Soul Skill, Horn Thrust!"

Jia Kui kept pushing Huo Wushuang back for dozens of meters, then suddenly withdrew his strength and returned to the center of the arena.

"Jia Kui, Level 42 Qiangong Xi Battle Soul Ancestor, martial soul Herakles. Huo Wushuang, get ready to receive my move." Jia Kui was possessed by the Giant Strength Big-Horned Beetle; Herakles was actually a name Nan Feihuang had come up with.

When the force he struck with touched the Raging Flame, that flame power immediately exploded, but the rapid-return characteristic allowed Jia Kui to return to the place where he had launched the attack at the fastest speed.

Their thoughts were all much the same: quickly eliminate the others, then use the wheel tactic to wear down the Flying General.

It was still a pretty decent Third Soul Skill.

The giant horn struck Huo Wushuang directly; no matter how strong Huo Wushuang was, he had already fought three matches in a row, his second and third soul skills had been active the whole time, and he had used his fourth soul skill twice.

Without these factors, if he had faced Huo Wushuang alone, the result would have been a draw at best, and with a bit of bad luck, even he would have lost to Huo Wushuang.

Giving pointers on the field is of course not allowed, but before the match starts, it doesn't matter; it is also the duty of a captain.

Besides power, they are equipped with auxiliary skills; for example, Zhao Wuji also possessed a locking skill.

The next person sent out by the Blazing Academy was Huo Yun, one of their two great Agility Attack System Spirit Ancestors.

Rapid Return, a soul skill for a quick attack followed by a quick retreat, can be used to prevent the opponent from launching a defensive counterattack.

"Yes, Captain!" Jia Kui nodded and stepped onto the competition field.

The purpose of that Horn Thrust was not to attack, but to push him out of the arena.

"Sigh!" With a sigh, Huo Wushuang cupped his hands and said, "Student Jia Kui's strength is astonishing; Huo Wushuang is impressed."

At least that was the situation as it appeared; Huo Wushuang's "one-versus-two" hadn't been too difficult, and while his soul power consumption was not small, he hadn't suffered any real injuries, so fighting another match or two shouldn't have been a problem.

But he couldn't withstand the opponent's continuous high-speed attacks.

He wanted to exert force, but he couldn't muster any, so how could he possibly block Jia Kui from the Brute Force Sect?

Although the Brute Force Sect was also a sect known for strength, it was slightly different compared to the Power Clan; the Power Clan stacked all their soul rings toward strength, while the Brute Force Sect's heritage was similar to Zhao Wuji's: strength and auxiliary combined.

The quality of the martial soul was already quite good; calling it a high-level martial soul was no flattery.

'Boom!'

This move also had a technique that paired with it, and that was...

Although the Brute Force Sect was far from having the fame of the Seven Great Sects, it was still a sect with a hundred-year heritage on the continent; one could not afford to be careless or underestimate them.

"Second Soul Skill, Rapid Return."

Hearing this, Huo Wushuang subconsciously looked down and discovered that one of his feet had already stepped out of bounds; no wonder Jia Kui had suddenly pulled back.

If not for Nan Feihuang and the others, he would have been the Gu Lei Team's only Soul Ancestor, and his combat power would not have been weak.

Jia Kui's Insect Warning had two effects: first, when activated in advance during battle, it could borrow the insect's keen perception of danger to sense the surroundings and make the most accurate judgments; second, when the user's soul power dropped below thirty percent, the Insect Warning would become an Insect Alarm, temporarily increasing strength by fifty percent.

After all, the fire attribute did have a certain degree of restraint against insect martial souls.

Huo Wushuang steadied his stance and was just about to prepare a counterattack when he heard the referee say, "Contestant Huo Wushuang is out; Contestant Jia Kui wins."

Nan Feihuang walked off the field with Pan Feng; the next person they sent out was the former captain of Gu Lei, Jia Kui.

"A descendant of the Brute Force Sect, eh? Fourth Soul Skill, Raging Flame of the Tyrant Dragon!" Huo Wushuang once again started directly with his fourth soul skill.

This could be considered to have countered Jia Kui to the core; both fire and birds were restraints against insects.

"If you hadn't consumed so much soul power, I couldn't have won so easily; I took advantage of the situation." Jia Kui was also very humble.

"Senior Jia Kui, remember, to break Huo Wushuang's tactics, when exerting force, use thirty percent and hold back seventy percent; retreat as soon as you make contact, do not clash head-on," Nan Feihuang said.

Moreover, when facing an Agility Attack System Spirit Master, Jia Kui's weakness of being relatively slow began to show; no matter how great his strength was, it was meaningless if he couldn't hit his opponent. Although Rapid Return gave him a certain chance to counter,

"Third Soul Skill, Insect Warning!"

Jia Kui had won fair and square; he had nothing to say.

Herakles spread its wings; this was actually a beast spirit that could fly.

Jia Kui used Insect Warning to sense the explosion point of the Raging Flame of the Tyrant Dragon unleashed by Huo Wushuang, then quickly rushed out using Rapid Return, following Nan Feihuang's advice to use thirty percent of his power and hold back seventy percent.

However, he knew that it didn't matter if he lost; the Blazing Academy's good luck had completely ended here.

Level 41, martial soul Fire Crane.

Even when the Insect Alarm began to trigger, he still couldn't find a chance to win.

There were many factors in his victory; the opponent's consumption and Nan Feihuang's guidance were both very important.

One of the two great team leaders of the Gu Lei Team, Jia Chong, was grinning from ear to ear at this moment; the one performing so brilliantly on the field was his son.

There was more than one way to win a match; knocking the opponent down was of course the fastest method, but knocking them out of bounds was also a way to win that complied with the rules.

The next to appear would be the true main force of the Gu Lei Team.

Beside Nan Feihuang, the stunning woman with short silver hair nodded at Nan Feihuang, then stepped onto the arena.

(End of chapter)