Chapter 230: Huo Wu

Huo Wu's fourth soul skill, Huo Wu Yao Yang, is less than five thousand years old, but after merging the rings, its age is equivalent to the total age of her four Soul Rings, roughly over seven thousand years of soul skill.

Moreover, because this soul skill is a charge‑type, it has been charging since the competition began, and its power far exceeds that of a typical seven‑thousand‑year Soul Ring soul skill.

Furthermore, Huo Wu's martial soul quality is extremely high and she is fully amplified by two auxiliary Soul Masters; at this moment, the power of her Huo Wu Yao Yang can be said to be infinitely close to the sixth soul skill of an ordinary Soul Emperor‑level strongman.

"He could easily win by taking his brother as a hostage; why would he give up that chance? Does he really have confidence to take it?" Huo Wu was a bit puzzled, her large eyes, like those of Kazuha, showing a naive clear innocence, completely lacking the anger of the previous second.

She didn't understand why Yu Tianyun would do this; she thought Yu Tianyun had already been exhausted by her own teammates for such a long time and should have no strength left to block her move.

But she didn't have time to think further, because Huo Wu Yao Yang was about to go out of control; instantly, her gaze became unwavering: "Yu Tianyun, thank you. To thank you, I will show no mercy! Moreover, the final victory will belong to our Blazing Fire Academy!"

"Hu— Wu— Yao— Yang—" a crisp voice came from Huo Wu's mouth; with each syllable, the white fire sphere in her hand grew a degree hotter.

When she uttered the final "Yang" character, the massive white blazing fire sphere seemed to truly radiate like the sun, its dazzling light even eclipsing the real sunlight in the sky.

Yu Tianyun stared at the tiny sun rushing toward him, his face expressionless, thinking: "Do you always thank people like this? Besides me, who could stand it? No wonder Feng Xiaotian acts like a lapdog in front of you."

Huo Wu, to "thank" Yu Tianyun, even though she could barely control Huo Wu Yao Yang at this point, still, at the final moment of launching it, unhesitatingly poured all the remaining soul power in her body into it in one rush.

After releasing Huo Wu Yao Yang, Huo Wu seemed instantly drained of all strength, her legs going limp as she knelt on the ground, yet her gaze remained fixed on Yu Tianyun; she wanted to see with her own eyes what method Yu Tianyun would use to counter this move.

The fireball, like a tiny sun, floated over, drifting half a meter forward before suddenly turning into a dazzling streak of light that shot toward Yu Tianyun at high speed.

Although this dazzling sun moved as fast as lightning, having lost Huo Wu's control it could not precisely lock onto Yu Tianyun, merely following its preset trajectory.

Given Yu Tianyun's previously demonstrated speed, he could have easily dodged, but he did not; he didn't even move.

He simply performed what seemed a very simple motion, and the last Soul Ring on his body merely flickered lightly.

"What a Huo Wu Yao Yang—truly the trump card of the Blazing Fire Academy, its power is astonishing, nearly comparable to the martial soul fusion technique of two Soul Ancestors," feeling the terrifying temperature of that tiny sun, which almost reached the minimum standard of ultimate fire, Yu Tianyun couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, then proudly added: "However, if you think you can defeat me with just this move, that's a fool's dream! Let me show you my strongest power!"

Yu Tianyun wore a face of arrogant pride; his golden hair stood up in fluffy spikes like a hedgehog's quills, arcs of lightning leapt and flickered among the strands, and golden aura radiated from his entire body, resembling a majestic war god, exuding great intimidation.

Huo Wu couldn't help but stare in a daze, her eyes seeing only Yu Tianyun's figure, even subconsciously ignoring his somewhat provoking words; had she been in her usual temper, she would have immediately retorted.

"So handsome! Sister, he's really so handsome! Zzz..." On the viewing platform, Shui Yueer's eyes lit up, saliva almost spilling, her two white, slender thighs involuntarily tangled and rubbing, her body collapsing into Shui Bing'er's arms.

The teammates beside her were no better, all gazing at Yu Tianyun with dazed eyes.

"Sigh~" Shui Bing'er sighed helplessly in her heart, thinking none of her teammates were normal—seeing a handsome guy made their legs go weak, and now shouldn't they be focusing on how powerful Yu Tianyun's sixth soul skill is?

She had no doubt that if Yu Tianyun now snapped his fingers, her teammates would immediately start fighting over the chance to claim the coveted spot, and suddenly she grew worried that when they faced Yu Tianyun, they might defect on the spot! "They shouldn't be this unreliable, right?" The more she thought about it, the more insecure Shui Bing'er felt, her pretty face turning sour.

"Dragon Emperor Shockwave!"

Yu Tianyun's simple gesture was to hold both hands in a flower‑calyx shape at his waist, legs spread and arched, and as his words fell, the electric light around him surged sharply.

Then the blue‑white lightning arcs raced along his golden dragon arms, swiftly converging into the Dragon Claw.

"Zzz!"

A white dot lit up at the center of that calyx, then instantly expanded to the size of a human head.

Yu Tianyun thrust his hands forward forcefully, a blue‑white beam even more blinding than Huo Wu's Yao Yang roaring out, charging straight at the tiny sun.

The on‑site audience and all the trainees, except the team teachers whose cultivation was above Soul Saint level, couldn't help but subconsciously close their eyes.

"Boom~"

With that booming sound, the blue‑white beam collided violently with the white‑blazing tiny sun.

In an instant, an incomparably dazzling light burst forth, as if an angelic deity of light had descended to the mortal realm, turning the entire Grand Soul Battle arena into a white world.

Even with their eyes closed, all the spectators could feel that intense white glare, and the other eight competing teams also had to halt their actions.

Only Soul Masters of at least Soul Commando level could remain unaffected; even Soul Saint elites found it glaring and struggled immensely to keep their eyes open.

The intense energy fluctuations swept outward, raising an energy storm that made the audience's hair and clothing rustle loudly.

"Is he okay..." Huo Wu's heart tightened, wanting to open her eyes to see if Yu Tianyun was injured.

But the intense glare forced her eyelids shut; her weakened body simply could not resist this instinct to avoid harm.

For a moment, Huo Wu burst into tears, drops of tears slipping from her tightly shut eyes, fearing Yu Tianyun might die beneath her Huo Wu Yao Yang.

【9】 The previous chapter was three thousand words, this chapter two thousand, together still 25 starting coins, the same total price as before, with no missing words.

【10】 (End of Chapter)

The previous chapter was three thousand characters, this chapter is two thousand characters; together they still amount to 25 Qidian coins, same as the total price of the earlier mistaken release, with no missing characters.

(End of chapter)