Chapter 78: Wang Dong and Zhou Sichen

It was strange that later Tang Wulin went to Huo Yutong's room to look for her but couldn't find her, and when he saw her again it was already afternoon.

In response to Tang Wulin's question about where she had gone, Huo Yutong's face flushed red, and she gave him a resentful stare, offering no explanation.

In the end, Tang Wulin never found out what had happened to Huo Yutong.

Figuring out the truth would only happen years later.

Two days later, Huo Yutong, Wang Dong, and Zhou Sichen went to the Beast Battling Arena together with Wang Yan.

Wang Yan earnestly advised:

"This exam doesn't require you to defeat your opponents; you just need to perform seriously, and safety is most important. As far as I know, if you act too rashly you'll lose points, so never do anything foolish—remember this is just an assessment."

To be honest, he didn't think Huo Yutong's trio could defeat three thousand-year soul beasts.

Thousand-year soul beasts themselves possess combat power no less than that of a top Soul Elder, especially since the soul beasts raised at Shilake Academy are mostly types with strong frontal combat ability, making this even more true.

Under these circumstances, he wasn't optimistic about Huo Yutong's trio; while passing the assessment was no problem for them, wanting to wipe out the opposition was somewhat wishful thinking.

Wang Yan had this view because Huo Yutong had only returned to class yesterday, and he still didn't know her current soul power level.

If he knew she had already broken through to three rings, he certainly wouldn't think that way.

Huo Yutong and the others nodded together.

Although Wang Yan had repeated similar remarks along the way, they didn't feel impatient.

The concern in Wang Yan's words was audible to anyone, and they only felt warm inside.

Wang Yan wanted to add more advice, but the referee in the distance was already urging him to leave, so he could only say to Huo Yutong: "Huo Yutong, among you three you're the calmest, and I know you're the true main controller soul master; if anything goes wrong, don't push yourself—surrender promptly."

Huo Yutong broke into a smile for him.

"Don't worry, Teacher Wang Yan, we're fine."

"Then that's good."

Wang Yan let out a slight sigh of relief.

He still felt reassured by Huo Yutong's character; this child has always been very calm and meticulous, and having her in command put him most at ease.

He still didn't know the true meaning of Huo Yutong's "no problem" at this moment, but it didn't matter—he would find out soon.

Seeing Wang Yan leave the arena, the referee pressed the switch on the wall.

With a loud bang, the iron door imprisoning the soul beasts slowly rose, and three soul beasts of different shapes walked out.

They were a cyan wolf, a monkey whose body burned with flames, and a golden lion; the only thing they shared was the same terrifying gleam in their eyes.

First to move was the golden lion, king of beasts, which let out a roar to the sky and then charged toward Huo Yutong's trio.

Seeing it act, the wind wolf and fire monkey beside it followed behind, swiftly approaching Huo Yutong and the others.

At that moment, Huo Yutong and her companions also released their martial souls together.

Seeing the one white and two purple soul rings floating around Huo Yutong, Wang Yan's eyes widened.

Wait, she wasn't even at two rings before her break—how did she become a Soul Elder upon returning, and like Wang Dong and Tang Wulin, have purple rings from her second soul ring onward? The Huo Yutong on the battlefield naturally had no time to explain; she had already released her Mental Detection Sharing and began directing her two teammates. Upon feeling the Mental Detection Sharing, Wang Dong and Zhou Sichen were mentally jolted.

Not only because Huo Yutong's detection range had expanded, nearly doubling compared to before her break, but also because while under the sharing they felt a cool clarity in their minds, making their thoughts much clearer.

This is the effect of Huo Yutong's third soul skill, Snow Intent; it can not only affect enemies but also assist allies.

"Hahaha, beasts, Grandpa Zhou Sichen is here!"

Zhou Sichen laughed loudly, but unlike his boastful words, he quickly stepped back and hid behind Huo Yutong and Wang Dong.

And the soul beast that emerged from his treasure tome was now one more than before.

Whoo—

With a sharp whistle, a golden-light flashing azure eagle soared into the sky, reflecting dazzling light.

As it rose into the sky, golden light poured down from it onto the three people on the field.

Instantly, a faint golden light membrane appeared on each of them.

This is the effect of his third soul skill; the newly summoned beast is called the Radiant Golden Eagle, a light-attributed soul beast whose trait is to grant allies protection and healing.

Obviously, this is a soul beast with group support effects; precisely because its strength lies in support, Zhou Sichen's personal assessment scores aren't great, even falling short of some top-tier great soul masters.

Wang Dong, meanwhile, had already shot forward at extreme speed to meet the lion charging in front.

The golden lion looked at Wang Dong as if he were a fly, annoyed, and lifted its paw to swipe fiercely at him.

Also, Wang Dong, assisted by Huo Yutong's Mental Detection Sharing, naturally wouldn't be easily swatted; he hastily retreated to dodge the lion's claws, then his first soul ring flashed as he unleashed the Butterfly Wing Blade.

However, a shocking scene unfolded: the sharp Butterfly Wing Blade struck the golden lion's body, as if hitting hard metal, unable to pierce its defense, leaving only two white marks.

This golden lion, like the golden leopard Tang Wulin faced a few days earlier, is also a metal-attributed soul beast; as king of beasts, its bodily strength surpasses that of the golden leopard to an astonishing degree.

Wang Dong is ultimately not Tang Wulin; he couldn't possibly break the defense of a thousand-year metal-attributed soul beast as casually as Tang Wulin could, let alone one that is a lion, the king of beasts.

However, he wasn't without means to break through defenses.

A bright light rose in Wang Dong's pupils; a dazzling glow gathered in his palm, emitting a piercing radiance.

Since a hundred-year soul skill couldn't handle this lion, it was time for a thousand-year soul skill!

Now the golden lion finally put aside its arrogance, exerted force with its legs, leapt high into the air, and lunged at Wang Dong in midair, aiming to knock him to the ground.

However, Wang Dong's teammates could not allow this to happen.

"Whoo—"

With a mournful howl, the golden lion's previously agile airborne figure suddenly lost control, failed to accurately pounce on Wang Dong, and fell to the ground.

Obviously, Huo Yutong had used Soul Impact.

And Wang Dong didn't miss the opportunity she gave him; the Butterfly God's Light finished charging and struck the golden lion with tremendous force.

(End of chapter)