This time, Huo Yuhao no longer held back. His palms turned jade green, and the Crane Controlling Dragon Capturing technique appeared.
With a whoosh, Yu Feng was struck by these two palms and retreated about five meters. At this moment, she could no longer maintain her balance and fell directly to the ground, rolling several times.
Although Huo Yuhao's cultivation was not as high as Yu Feng's, he was already a seventeenth-level Soul Master, a true Soul Master. Now, using the Mysterious Jade Hand and Crane Controlling Dragon Capturing, he could unleash a considerable amount of offensive power.
Yu Feng spun around and stood up, looking a bit unsteady. Then, with an "ooh" sound, she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. Clearly, she was injured.
All the students from Class One in the stands were dumbfounded. Before this competition began, who would have expected such a situation to arise?
Huo Yuhao had completely gained the upper hand, suppressing Yu Feng to the point where she had no power to retaliate.
Dai Huabin was startled, Zhou Lu was flustered, Xiao Xiao's eyes widened, Zhou Sichen nervously bit his nails, while Cao Jinxuan's eyes shone brightly as he stared intently at Huo Yuhao without blinking.
At least, on the surface, neither side had used any Soul Skills. A Strength Attack Battle Soul Master and a Control System Battle Soul Master were fighting hand-to-hand. Unexpectedly, the one who specialized in offense was ultimately defeated, and there was a significant difference in their cultivation levels.
Yu Feng possessed the Red Dragon martial soul, so her body was originally many times tougher than Huo Yuhao's. Regardless of speed, strength, or flexibility, she should have far surpassed Huo Yuhao. What was going on in this situation?
Being kicked in the butt wasn't even the worst of it; she was actually struck by a palm and sent flying, even spitting blood. And this was while her body was protected by the Red Dragon martial soul. Was Huo Yuhao really that strong?
During the New Student Assessment, except when he used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to deal with Dai Huabin and his two companions, he had almost never fought directly. He always stood still in the back, which was why everyone overlooked him as if he wasn't there. Only at this moment did everyone realize how wrong they had been, especially those students with Twin Rings. They asked themselves if they could win if they fought Huo Yuhao. Did Yu Feng fail because she underestimated her opponent?
At this moment, Wang Yan was also completely stunned. He saw Huo Yuhao using many novel fighting methods to counter Yu Feng, a very strange guerrilla tactic, but in the end, he won.
Another person who was extremely surprised was Yu Feng herself. She never expected that Huo Yuhao could fight her to this extent. She had always been careful about the Soul Shock, yet she still suffered a loss...
When that palm struck her body, she immediately felt as if two iron blocks had slammed into her. These two forces gently coursed through her body, making it impossible for her to expel them with her soul power. She could only spit out a mouthful of fresh blood to slow down their movement, but her internal organs had already been injured.
What embarrassed Yu Feng the most was that kick to the butt earlier. It wasn't because of the pain, but because it happened in front of all her classmates! Moreover, no one had ever touched her there before. A strange sensation spread from her butt upwards; that was the main reason she couldn't stand firm.
"Damn it, I'll kill you!"
Yu Feng roared in anger. At this moment, she looked like a frenzied lion, charging towards Huo Yuhao. She no longer held back, and her first soul skill, Dragon's Flame, instantly appeared.
Among all the Strong Attack System Battle Soul Masters in the class, if one were to consider which Soul Master received the most significant boost after using a soul skill, Dai Huabin's White Tiger Adamant Transformation, from his thousand-year soul ring, would be first, followed by Yu Feng. Both Dragon's Flame and Dragon's Fury possessed the ability to enhance combat. Simultaneously, both were close-range attack types. Close combat was her forte. If Dai Huabin were to fight Yu Feng without using his third soul skill, he would likely gain no advantage whatsoever. Yet, just now, she had suffered a disadvantage at Huo Yuhao's hands.
Huo Yuhao's eyes were tightly shut, but his expression gradually darkened. His ability to injure Yu Feng was merely due to the element of surprise and the unique techniques of the Tang Sect, coupled with his Spiritual Detection, which allowed him to foresee all situations. Ultimately, it was because Yu Feng had not yet used her soul skills.
As soon as Dragon's Flame appeared, it immediately enveloped Yu Feng, causing the surrounding air to intensely twist and burn. Huo Yuhao was a Spiritual System Battle Soul Master; his Spiritual Detection could probe everything but could not attack, and especially could not break through an opponent's body-protecting soul skill.
Nevertheless, Huo Yuhao did not retreat. He knew clearly that he had no chance of winning this battle; he could only seek an opportunity to launch a surprise attack. At this point, he was already quite satisfied with the outcome. However, truthfully, he did not want to lose. Even if there was only a tiny chance, he would not give up.
Therefore, Huo Yuhao absolutely refused to retreat. He employed Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track with his feet, enduring the incoming heat wave to meet Yu Feng's attack.
At this moment, Yu Feng no longer jumped but took steps towards Huo Yuhao. As the two drew closer, she raised her left hand to grab Huo Yuhao's chest, while simultaneously bracing her feet firmly on the ground.
After all, she was someone qualified to become a core disciple. Although her personality was fiery, she was not reckless. Having failed at a certain point, she was determined not to repeat the same mistake.
Facing this palm strike, Huo Yuhao immediately darted forward, avoiding Yu Feng's attack, while still maintaining a distance of at least one chi from her.
Yu Feng's right thigh swung up like lightning, kicking directly at Huo Yuhao. Her speed this time was incredibly terrifying, almost hitting Huo Yuhao's chest.
But unexpectedly, Huo Yuhao seemed to lose his balance, sliding past her. Yu Feng's kick missed again. The front of Huo Yuhao's shirt was scorched as it brushed past the Dragon's Flame enveloping Yu Feng.
Spiritual Detection was not omnipotent. He could only use it to devise countermeasures and fight with all his might.
Yu Feng's missed kick meant she had her back turned to Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao reached out with both hands to grab Yu Feng, simultaneously suppressing the heat from Dragon's Flame. He raised his left foot and kicked Yu Feng hard in the back, causing her to stumble forward and lose her balance.
However, at this moment, Huo Yuhao also had to release Yu Feng, because Yu Feng's body-protecting Dragon's Flame was truly no joke. Her body was burning hot, and moreover, he felt that something was not right.
The spot he grabbed seemed to stiffen and push his hand away. The suddenness of it left him no time to react, so he could only grab a handful of her clothes—no, to be precise, her pants...
His forceful tug on her pants revealed a small, beige inner garment and fair, vibrant skin.
Tick-tock, Huo Yuhao was completely stunned, causing the kick he had just launched to significantly lose power.
Yu Feng stumbled forward, quickly grabbing her pants with both hands. The girl was so angry she could practically smoke. She immediately sat down, sweeping her right leg backward.
This damn guy... dared to do something so shameful, truly a degenerate. Huo Yuhao reacted just as quickly; although his eyes were closed, with Spiritual Detection, it was essentially no different.
He almost blurted out:
"I didn't see anything."
Then Yu Feng's kick arrived before him.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao had no time to dodge even if he wanted to, so he used Profound Jade Hand to block the attack.
Yu Feng's strength was well-known, not to mention she was using spirit power to augment it at this moment. Huo Yuhao felt as if a giant iron had slammed directly into his chest, sending him sprawling to the ground.
His hands, protected by Profound Jade Hand, weren't seriously injured, but the kick was too powerful. With just the strength of his arms, he couldn't completely neutralize it. His knuckles hit the ground, and Huo Yuhao felt dizzy, blood flowing from his nose.
The spectators outside, seeing this scene, really wanted to ask if he fell, or if he saw something he shouldn't have and was now bleeding from his nose because of it.
After kicking Huo Yuhao, Yu Feng finally managed to secure her pants. She was so angry she couldn't control her emotions anymore. Kicking her was one thing, touching her was another, but pulling down her pants to look...
"Huo Yuhao, you bastard!"
The red light enveloping Yu Feng grew darker and darker. Her second spirit ability, Dragon's Fury, had appeared. She shot towards Huo Yuhao like a blur, seemingly determined to fight to the death.
At this very moment, Huo Yuhao finally opened his eyes. Wang Yan, who was about to intervene nearby, stopped when he saw the change in Huo Yuhao's eyes.
Huo Yuhao's eyes had turned golden, showing no weakness even against Yu Feng's fiery red figure.
Yu Feng, in her rage and simultaneously using two spirit abilities, completely forgot about Huo Yuhao's true offensive capabilities.
It wasn't until her mind was pricked by something like a tiny needle that Yu Feng started in alarm. The light enveloping her body also diminished somewhat. The Spiritual Shock struck, causing her pain, and she instinctively clutched her head.
Huo Yuhao seized this opportunity to leap up, striking directly at Yu Feng. His hands quickly grabbed the lapels of her clothes, intending to use the momentum to throw Yu Feng down.
However, it wasn't that his calculations were inaccurate or his timing was off; rather, he had underestimated the power of Dragon's Fury, and he had also forgotten that his arm had been injured by Yu Feng earlier.
The moment his hand touched her, a terrifying wave of heat swept over him. Huo Yuhao felt as if he had touched a miniature sun. The heat relentlessly pounded his face, and the front lapels of his clothes were scorched. Waves of pain from his hands caused him to instinctively release his grip.
Indeed, Yu Feng was still very afraid of the Soul Shock, but she completely disregarded it. After dodging that one attack, she immediately used her shoulder to strike Huo Yuhao's chest, sending him flying backward.
This collision was much heavier than previous ones. Although his chest was protected by soul power, the heat that passed through every fiber of his flesh directly into his body caused him to painfully spit out a mouthful of fresh blood. He couldn't stand steadily and almost fainted.
Yu Feng hugged her head tightly with both hands and squatted on the ground, groaning in pain. Huo Yuhao's Soul Shock was not a simple thing; streaks of blood flowed from her nose, but compared to Huo Yuhao, she was much better off.
It's over. Wang Yan sighed inwardly. Although Huo Yuhao was defeated, he lost with glory. With his cultivation, being able to injure Yu Feng was enough to be proud of. What he specialized in was control and support. He never expected to have such talent in close combat.
But... was it really over?
Yu Feng, with her hands clutching her head, slowly stood up. The pain made her unable to control the fluctuations of soul power around her. Humiliation, a terrible humiliation.
As the headache gradually subsided, Yu Feng saw Wang Yan appear beside the two of them. She feared that she wouldn't be able to continue attacking Huo Yuhao today, but the anger in her heart still wouldn't subside. She went crazy and shouted:
"Huo Yuhao, you just wait. As long as you are in Class One for one day, I will target you for one day, until you get out of Shrek Academy!"
Just then, Huo Yuhao suddenly slowly stood up. When he stood upright, everyone was startled to discover that streaks of blood had appeared in his eyes. His icy gaze stared intently at Yu Feng, just like a fierce tiger staring at its prey. Locked by this terrifying gaze, Yu Feng couldn't help but shiver.
"I haven't lost!"
Huo Yuhao's voice was hoarse, but it was filled with unyielding determination. That's right, he hadn't lost. As long as he had a shred of strength left, he would absolutely not admit defeat. It was this stubbornness and obsession that supported him. His entire body was in pain, and being continuously humiliated by his opponent caused the anger in his heart to continuously erupt.
And at this very moment, his entire body suddenly trembled. Immediately afterward, the red streaks of blood in his eyes completely disappeared, replaced by a gloomy, deathly gray color!