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As soon as Xuan Zi finished speaking, a chaotic brawl instantly began. Twenty-four Core Students moved almost at the same time!
Huo Yuhao's attack wasn't heavy, so Xu Sanshi was only in a bit of a daze and hadn't sustained any other injuries.
His good brother Bei Bei immediately moved closer, and the two naturally formed a team.
As for the "simp" Xu Sanshi, he naturally didn't forget to pull Jiang Nannan in.
Jiang Nannan frowned slightly, a flash of disgust appearing in her eyes. She loathed how Xu Sanshi pestered her all day, but at this moment, she didn't refuse to team up for personal reasons.
With just these three, their strength was already formidable enough. Naturally, the others tacitly viewed them as their greatest opponents. Seven or eight people surrounded them at once, and various Spirit Abilities rained down overwhelmingly!
Yet the cooperation between the three was unexpectedly seamless; Bei Bei took the lead in attacking, Xu Sanshi defended, and Jiang Nannan provided support.
In a short time, the three of them actually held a steady advantage!
Meanwhile, in another corner of the battlefield, the two second-year Students, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, were ignored. In the eyes of others, the two of them were just lower-grade "tots"; what threat could they pose?
So the two of them just stood quietly in the corner, watching the fierce battle around them.
However, Wang Dong wasn't there just to watch the show. As a member of the Tang Sect, Bei Bei was his Senior Brother, so he naturally couldn't just stand by and watch. He had been secretly observing the battle, waiting for an opportunity.
Finally...
The trio of Bei Bei and the others were struggling under the siege, and it looked like they were about to lose their advantage.
Just then, Wang Dong moved! He and Xiao Xiao silently circled behind those people and struck simultaneously at the moment they were fully focused on attacking and completely unguarded!
The radiance of the Light Goddess Butterfly suddenly bloomed!
The gravity field of the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron pressed down abruptly!
Because of their sudden intervention, the group's offensive was instantly interrupted.
Seizing the opportunity, Bei Bei's trio directly eliminated two people, resolving the crisis.
The entire chaotic brawl lasted for half an hour.
Finally, after Xu Sanshi unleashed the Power of Xuanwu, he dealt with the last three stubborn opponents.
The Soul Fighting Arena finally fell silent. At this moment, only six people remained on the field.
These six were Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and... He Caitou.
The first five were precisely the five who had formed a temporary team.
As for the final Soul Engineer, He Caitou, he wasn't familiar with the others and hadn't blindly launched an attack at the beginning.
Everyone else had gone to besiege Bei Bei and his group, leaving him alone instead.
He just stood in the corner, and from beginning to end, no one paid him any mind.
Even he hadn't expected to win by just lying low like that.
On the spectator stand, Xuan Zi watched this scene, his lips twitching involuntarily. A guy who had been coasting the entire time actually managed to sneak into the top six? But since he had announced the competition rules himself, he could only accept the result.
However...
He narrowed his cloudy old eyes and stared at He Caitou for a good while.
He was already prepared to go to Qian Duoduo later to find out more about this He Caitou; if his strength wasn't up to par, he would kick him out of the team.
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After the selection ended, the seven who passed already knew they would participate as reserve members in the upcoming All-Continent High-Rank Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament.
To be able to participate in such a grand event, the several of them were naturally very excited.
Only Huo Yuhao remained calm, his handsome face showing no signs of excitement or thrill.
Because he wasn't just going there to compete.
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Three days later.
Xuan Zi gathered everyone in the Soul Dueling Area once again. However, by the time they arrived, several people had already reached the place ahead of them. These people, both male and female, were clearly older than them.
With one glance, Huo Yuhao knew what was going on; these should be the official team members, and he saw Ma Xiaotao among them.
After a short while, Xuan Zi's figure appeared. He still had that slovenly appearance, clutching a chicken leg in his hand and gnawing on it as he walked, his mouth covered in grease. Walking up to everyone, he finally raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the two groups.
"There are only about ten days left before the All-Continent High-Rank Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament begins. You are the official and reserve members for this tournament; this is a good time to introduce you to each other."
After Xuan Zi finished speaking, both sides sized each other up, with many eyes filled with curiosity.
Then, as if remembering something, Xuan Zi spoke again, "Oh, right."
"The reserve team's captain, Huo Yuhao—although he is a reserve member, he will also compete in the matches, no different from the official members."
Upon hearing this, the reserve members didn't react much.
But on the official team's side, several people instantly began to whisper.
Normally, reserve members only went along to watch the matches and gain experience.
Only when facing a weak team would reserve members be allowed to play and gain some experience.
But Xuan Zi's meaning right now was not that; he was clearly saying that Huo Yuhao, as a reserve member, held the same status as an official member!
There seemed to be a thick information barrier between Shrek Academy's Inner Court and Outer Court, resulting in almost no information exchange between the two. Perhaps this was also related to many Inner Court Students having to go out for training and inspection missions; they often weren't in the academy and naturally knew very little about what happened in the Outer Court.
In short, Huo Yuhao already had a huge reputation in the Outer Court and was even registered with the Sea God Pavilion.
But these Inner Court Students still didn't seem to know enough about him. Some hadn't even heard of him.
"Elder Xuan."
A clear female voice rang out. The speaker was a short-haired woman with an ordinary appearance but sharp eyes. Her name was Xi Xi, an Inner Court Student and one of the official members this time.
"Allowing an Outer Court Student to receive the same treatment as an official member, isn't that a bit against the rules?"
As soon as she said this, another member, Chen Zifeng, followed suit.
"Yes, Elder Xuan, the tournament allows for no carelessness; if his strength is insufficient, going up will only drag the whole team down."
Xuan Zi snorted. He didn't answer but instead looked at Huo Yuhao.
"Yuhao, introduce yourself."
Huo Yuhao's expression was indifferent as he stepped forward, his gaze slowly sweeping over the official members.
He spoke calmly, "Huo Yuhao, second year of the Outer Court, Level 52 control system Battle Spirit King."
Once these words were spoken, the expressions of the Inner Court Students all changed.
Their originally questioning gazes were instantly replaced by shock.
They looked at Huo Yuhao, their faces filled with disbelief.
Level 52?!
Spirit King?!
Second year of the Outer Court, wouldn't that mean he's only eleven or twelve years old!
This youth, seven or eight years younger than them, was actually a Spirit King?
Even Ma Xiaotao, who needed Huo Yuhao's help to suppress her Evil Fire, had a flash of surprise in her eyes.
When he helped her suppress the Evil Fire before, he was still a Spirit Ancestor. How long has it been, and he's already had a Breakthrough?
Xi Xi and Chen Zifeng, who had spoken earlier, felt a momentary daze. They were also Spirit Kings. Xi Xi was Level 56, and Chen Zifeng was Level 57; their Spirit Power was a bit higher than Huo Yuhao's.
But they were several years older than Huo Yuhao!
When they were Huo Yuhao's age, they were still struggling in the Spirit Elder Realm.
Yet this youth before them was already a Spirit King at the age of eleven or twelve.
What kind of concept was this?
It meant that by the time Huo Yuhao reached their age, wouldn't he likely be a Spirit Saint?
These people who had always been called Geniuses were now feeling crushed in terms of talent for the first time.
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A/N:
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