Douro Continent

Chapter 381 Tang San VS Huo Wu (Part 1)

Seeing Huo Wu's gloomy face as she stepped onto the stage, Tang San took a deep breath. Although he appeared no different from when he played the first match, he was actually exhausted.

He conserved his soul power as much as possible, but in the previous six matches, he had faced three opponents above level 40. Besides Huo Wushuang, the Fire Cloud and Fire Rain brothers' Fire Crane Martial Souls caused him considerable trouble, especially since they used their strongest soul skills right from the start, forcing Tang San to expend a lot of energy dodging and escaping their attacks.

Moreover, conserving soul power means that he must control the use of each of his abilities to the most precise degree, which requires an enormous amount of calculation.

Therefore, although Tang San's soul power was only around 40% depleted at this point, his mental energy was actually over 70% depleted. He was at his last gasp.

The spectators, whether warriors of the Royal Knights or soul masters from other academies, all wanted to see one thing: whether Tang San could single-handedly defeat Blazing Fire Academy and achieve the feat of defeating seven opponents single-handedly.

Gazing at Tang San, Huo Wu gradually calmed down. She knew that this match was not only between herself and Tang San, but also concerned the honor and disgrace of Blazing Academy.

If we lose and allow our opponents to achieve a seven-kill victory, then Blazing Fire Academy will never be able to hold its head high among the Five Elemental Academies again. Therefore, no matter what, we cannot afford to lose. We absolutely cannot lose.

It was with this unwavering belief in victory that Huo Wu calmed down. She was not yet twenty years old.

The youngest genius in the history of Blazing Fire Academy. Her recent arduous training has advanced her soul power to level 44. She believes that both her martial soul and soul power are superior to the young man before her.

But why, why couldn't the entire Blazing Fire Academy defeat him alone? Was it because he was a control-type Soul Master? Because of his fire immunity? No, it's definitely not just that.

Tang San quietly watched as Huo Wu stopped thirty meters away from him. He was surprised to find that Huo Wu's aura seemed to have undergone some strange changes. He and Huo Wu had never interacted much, but every time he saw her, she seemed to exude a fiery aura. In some ways, her personality was quite similar to Liu Erlong's.

But now that Huo Wu had calmed down, she seemed like a completely different person. Her already slender body appeared even more stunning under the faint red glow on her skin. She seemed capable of igniting the hearts of every man.

With a swift movement, a faint orange-red shadow gradually emerged behind Huo Wu, mirroring her figure perfectly. The blurry fire shadow possessed an ethereal quality. But this was her martial spirit, the Fire Shadow.

The Fire Attribute Shadow is an extremely special martial soul that can unleash the full potential of the fire element.

It's clear that Blazing Academy has no chance of winning today's qualifying match, since Shrek Academy still has six people behind them. However, Huo Wu is determined to win this match no matter what.

Game start.

Tang San had been pondering what kind of attack Huo Wu would use, and as soon as the referee announced the start, Huo Wu gave her answer: run.

Huo Wu's long and powerful legs moved rapidly, rushing straight towards Tang San.

Although her speed couldn't compare to that of an agility-based Soul Master, after reaching level forty, a Soul Master's body, aided by the attributes granted by their Soul Rings and their own Soul Power, far surpassed that of ordinary people. Her full-force charge was astonishingly fast. The distance between the two rapidly closed.

A strand of blue silver grass surged forth, sweeping across the area. Its target was Huo Wu's slender yet powerful waist.

A probing attack. Tang San's energy was already greatly depleted, and the calculations required for a proactive attack were far greater than those for waiting for an enemy to run into his trap.

He chose a strategy of steady defense and counterattack. With the advantage of fire immunity, Huo Wu's skills could only be used on himself in an explosive form, like Fire Unparalleled.

Therefore, Tang San was not too worried.

If Huo Wu were to use her fourth soul skill, the charging process would be enough for her to react.

Faced with the sweeping attack of Blue Silver Grass, Huo Wu not only did not dodge, but increased her speed even more, and the distance between the two of thirty meters was shortened to ten meters in the blink of an eye.

Huo Wu's eyes lit up, her bright eyes sparkling as her third spirit ring also glowed. A purple halo enveloped her, enhancing her beauty even further.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Tang San, and he instantly understood Huo Wu's attack method. His Blue Silver Grass continued its sweeping attack, and his body moved swiftly as well. Neither forward nor backward, but sideways, moving rapidly to the side.

Huo Wu seemed to have anticipated Tang San's reaction. Her originally straight-lined figure immediately changed to a diagonal charge, but she was still pressing towards Tang San.

Just as the Blue Silver Grass was about to take hold, Huo Wu's third soul skill, Fire Resistance Ring, was activated.

A dazzling orange-red halo was released instantly, and this soul skill, which had no offensive power, instantly swatted away the nearby Blue Silver Grass. The entire range of the soul skill reached a terrifying diameter of sixty meters, while she was only ten meters away from Tang San at this moment.

The fire-resistant ring with a radius of thirty meters not only blocked the Blue Silver Grass but also sent Tang San's body far away.

The entire arena has a diameter of 100 meters, while Huo Wu's Fire Resistance Ring has a diameter of 60 meters, covering most of the arena. Propelled by the Fire Resistance Ring, Tang San almost instantly reached the edge of the arena.

Leaving the arena means losing; in the first match, Tang San used this rule to defeat Huo Wushuang.

The most terrifying aspect of Fire Dancer's Fire Resistance Ring is that it ignores all skills and defenses; all skills within its attack range will be temporarily dispelled.

Of course, the opponent's attack skills cannot exceed ten levels of her own soul power.

Huo Wu's movements didn't stop at all. Just as Tang San was forced to the edge, another resistance fire ring lit up.

Tang San sighed inwardly. This girl seemed to have a fiery temper, but she was actually quite clever. A control-type Soul Master was indeed extraordinary. Using the Fire Resistance Ring, she had instantly put him in a difficult position.

At this moment, even his fourth soul skill could only temporarily stop Huo Wu's advance, but could not prevent the release of the Fire Resistance Ring. This skill, originally intended for self-defense, was used by Huo Wu in this way, undoubtedly after careful consideration.

The Fire Resistance Ring isn't absolute, of course; otherwise, there would be no need to fight in the promotion tournament. With just this skill, Fire Dancer could sweep aside all opponents. The limitation of the Fire Resistance Ring lies in its height. Its effective range is 60 meters in diameter and 3 meters in height.

In other words, three meters in the air is a range that the Fire Resistance Ring cannot cover, unless Fire Dance's Fire Resistance Ring is launched directly into the air.

In this situation, no matter how exquisite Tang San's Ghost Shadow Phantom Technique was, he couldn't dodge the attack of the Fire Resistance Ring. Therefore, his only option was to take to the air. Just as Huo Wu released the Fire Resistance Ring for the second time, Tang San leaped up and gracefully crossed over it.

Seeing this, Huo Wu revealed a cold smile. Although she had spent a lot of soul power by casting the Fire Resistance Ring twice, she had still achieved her goal of forcing Tang San into the air.

A bizarre scene unfolded: the four spirit rings on Huo Wu's body simultaneously lit up the moment Tang San leaped into the air, and the fire shadow behind her instantly transformed into an incandescent white.

"Merge Rings?" A master watching the match from outside the arena suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Ring fusion is not a skill, but a talent, and only a few extremely special Soul Masters can possess this ability.

It means releasing the soul power that can be released when using several soul rings' output skills in an instant, or releasing a large amount of soul power in an instant to use a soul skill.

The biggest advantage of a fusion ring is its explosive power. Simply put, if a pool of water has only one outlet, then the water can only flow out from that one outlet. Although it will eventually run dry, it can never compare to the speed at which four outlets flow out simultaneously.

During the last preliminary round, the master guessed that Huo Wu possessed such a skill, but at that time she had the help of a support-type Soul Master, so the master was not sure. But now he can be completely certain that she is using the Fusion Ring.

When the ring is fused, one's own soul power output is maximized, and the power of the soul skills used at this time will undoubtedly be multiplied.

Incandescent light condensed in her palm. This time, Huo Wu released not heat, but a concentrated burst.

A white ball of light, no bigger than an egg, floated out and flew straight towards Tang San in the air. Upon releasing this white ball of light, Huo Wu's face immediately turned pale.

Unlike Huo Wushuang's attack, the moment Huo Wushuang released the white ball of light, Tang San felt his body become sluggish. It was as if the seemingly small ball of light possessed infinite attraction. Being in the air, he was unable to dodge, and as he watched the small white ball fly towards him, all he could do now was to block it head-on.

There are many ways to block a direct attack. Despite being in a disadvantageous position, Tang San did not give up. He raised his right hand and unleashed his third soul skill for the first time today.

(End of this chapter)