Chapter 323: Snow Devil Sect

Over the next few days, nothing remarkable happened; Tang Sect and the Shilake Academy team encountered no strong opponents, and they completed another victory in a calm and uneventful manner.

But on the day before the third round of this tournament was about to begin, the Shilake Academy's room was deathly silent.

Wu Feng roared, "You dead fatty, why is your luck so terrible? Why did we draw such a strong opponent in the final stage of the elimination tournament for us?"

Xie Hanyue slumped his shoulders; Wu Feng had been yelling at him for over a minute, yet he didn't dare to talk back.

The reason is simple; his slip had the three large characters "Snow Devil Sect" written on it.

When Huo Yutong saw those three words "Snow Devil Sect," her expression instantly became wonderfully vivid.

Everyone noticed her expression change and hurriedly asked the reason; her answer was simple: "Snow Devil Sect is a disguised sect; its true identity is the Body Sect."

After arriving in Mingdu, Huo Yutong specially investigated the whereabouts of Weina and Long Aotian, and thus discovered the matter of Snow Devil Sect on the second day of the competition.

For her, who knew those two well, the disguise of Snow Devil Sect was as good as none; she could see through it at a glance.

Yet even she never imagined that Xie Hanyue would actually draw such a strong opponent for Shilake Academy in the third round.

Although even if they lost the final round of the elimination tournament, they might not fail to make the top 32, and given Shilake Academy's past record, their small points could support their advancement, but as members of Shilake, they have a strong aversion to losing itself.

The problem is that the name Body Sect is simply too huge; at this moment those three characters seemed to turn into three massive mountains, heavily weighing on everyone's hearts.

Seeing that Wu Feng was still about to scold Xie Hanyue, Huo Yutong said impatiently, "Enough, Wu Feng, calm down."

Wu Feng's eyes widened instantly, and he laughed angrily.

"How about it, Captain? He drew us such a lousy slip; can't I curse him a couple of words? What mighty authority."

Huo Yutong gave her a cold glance.

"If your frantic barking could help us defeat the Body Sect, I'd have no objection, but you can't, so shut up."

"You……"

Wu Feng took a step forward, somewhat agitated.

Then she saw Huo Yutong's eyes faintly turning ice‑blue; boundless fear instantly exploded in her heart, she instinctively halted her steps and even retreated two steps.

During this time she had truly been convinced by Huo Yutong; thus, whenever she saw signs of Huo Yutong's martial soul manifesting, her body reflexively wanted to dodge.

Huo Yutong let out a cold snort.

"Don't say anything else; I'll be the first to go out in this match."

Upon hearing her words, everyone's expressions brightened.

In the previous two rounds, Shilake had a bye in the first round, and in the second round Huo Yutong placed herself last; thus this was still her first appearance in an individual match.

Moreover, judging from their knowledge of Huo Yutong, her ability among peers is absolutely crushing; no matter how strong the Snow Devil Sect members are, they could not defeat her.

Now, hearing that she would go first, they immediately felt a strong sense of relief.

Huo Yutong glanced again at the slip in Xie Hanyue's hand bearing the three words "Snow Devil Sect," slightly narrowed her eyes, as if in thought.

One day passed, and in the blink of an eye it was the next day.

At the edge of the arena, Huo Yutong unsurprisingly saw Weina and the others.

At the moment she saw Weina, Weina also saw her; the princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire immediately revealed a meaningful smile, pointing from the competition stage at Huo Yutong and then at her own eyes. Huo Yutong understood, and sent a Mental Detection Sharing over.

After linking with Weina, she spoke first: "How about it, are you still unwilling to forfeit?"

Weina also sighed helplessly.

"Sorry, Huo Yutong, I also know you're right, but after discussing it, we still want to give it a try."

After the Shilake group dispersed yesterday, Huo Yutong sought out Weina and analyzed the current general situation with her.

Huo Yutong bluntly told Weina that they could not win, and that in this match, destined to lose, admitting defeat was the best choice.

After all, as long as they admit defeat, the Body Sect can not only preserve all its strength unharmed, but also hide many trump cards.

What Weina must admit is that she was persuaded.

Although Huo Yutong's confident tone of being able to win made Weina very unhappy, as Huo Yutong said, in this situation admitting defeat is still the best choice.

However, after returning to discuss with the Body Sect's members, they generally believed they could not avoid the battle.

The reason is actually simple: the relationship between the Body Sect and Shilake Academy has always been bad; losing is acceptable, but avoiding the fight would be too embarrassing, making it seem as if they feared the opponent.

The match can be lost, but the momentum must not be.

Regarding this, Weina, though very helpless, had no choice but to agree.

After all, the Heavenly Soul Empire still hoped the Body Sect could help resist when the Ri Yue Di Guo invaded; Weina's father had also specially instructed her to fulfill the Body Sect members' wishes as much as possible.

Thus today's match would proceed as usual.

Hearing Weina say they would still participate normally, Huo Yutong's expression remained unchanged; she nodded calmly.

"I understand."

Weina couldn't read her expression, feeling a bit uncertain in her heart, and quickly asked, "Huo Yutong, can you go easy on us?"

Huo Yutong did not directly answer her question, merely saying:

"In this match I will go out first; you make the arrangements."

Upon hearing that, Weina first froze, then quickly grasped the meaning of Huo Yutong's words, and her face lit up with joy.

"Mm!"

The Shilake group couldn't hear Huo Yutong and Weina's conversation; they only saw the two exchange glances for a moment, during which Weina's expression kept changing, and then Weina broke into a smile, looking as if she had let out a sigh of relief.

Several of the more quick‑witted among them instantly realized Huo Yutong was using Mental Detection Sharing to communicate silently with Weina, but wondering what exactly they had said, they were about to ask when the referee shouted:

"Shilake Academy, Snow Devil Sect, the third round is about to begin; please have the first competitors from each side step forward."

Hearing the referee's voice, Huo Yutong slowly rose and walked toward the competition stage.

Her expression was extremely calm, her steps very confident; obviously she felt no anxiety or the like.

To her, Snow Devil Sect was no different from the opponent in the previous match.

(End of chapter)