Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 24 Blushing

Because Tang San lacked immunity to ice and fire, his strength was significantly lower than in the original story. Furthermore, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was most vulnerable to fire. This led to his complete defeat in the match.

After the match, Tang San and the others were very disappointed. At this moment, Yu Xiaogang said, "Xiao San, this match is not your fault. It's my fault for misjudging. Only after fighting against them did we realize that the strength of Blazing Fire Academy is much stronger than I imagined."

Tang San lowered his head and thought for a while before saying, "I don't know why, but I feel that the people from Blazing Fire Academy are all exceptionally agile. Everyone is incredibly fast and very strong."

Yu Xiaogang nodded and said, "That's right. After you fought with Chi Huo, I also noticed this problem. I don't know what method they used, but they were able to train both speed and strength so well at the same time. You could say that they are both agility-type and power-type Soul Masters. That's what I find strange."

The group discussed it for a while, but finding no clues, they went back.

After the match, Xiao Fei, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang walked out of the Soul Arena. "Xiao Fei, I'm in a good mood today, how about we go check out the auction house?" Huo Wushuang and Xiao Fei both nodded, they were indeed feeling a bit bored.

The three of them headed towards the auction house, walking along the road until Xiao Fei suddenly felt something was amiss. The Great Soul Arena and the auction house were supposed to be close, so why hadn't they arrived yet after walking for so long? Was something wrong? He took a closer look at his surroundings, and sure enough, something was off. The people were still busy, but they seemed soulless. Xiao Fei instantly understood what was happening, and his right hand subtly loosened its grip.

Suddenly, their vision changed. The scene before them shifted, and they found themselves in a wedding hall. Xiao Fei was astonished to find himself dressed in a red suit, bowing to a girl in a wedding ceremony, and even wearing a red veil. Upon closer inspection, he realized the girl was Huo Wu, and the young man beside her was Huo Wushuang. Huo Wushuang placed Huo Wu's hand in Xiao Fei's and solemnly said, "Xiao Fei, from now on, my sister is in your care. You must treat her well."

Huo Wu then said domineeringly, "Little Fei, don't worry, after you marry me, I will definitely treat you well. No matter where you are in the future, I will protect you."

Immediately afterwards, the two entered the bridal chamber and engaged in a passionate embrace.

Suddenly, a deafening roar echoed through the sky, and countless assassins stormed in, flames raging everywhere. Several of the Huo family's uncles and the dean lay dead in pools of blood. A few of them were brandishing knives, aiming to stab Huo Wu, Xiao Fei, and their companions.

Xiao Fei cursed as he approached the assassin. Suddenly, his eyes flashed, a beam of light shooting directly at the assassin. The assassin instantly felt dizzy. Five sharp steel claws extended from Xiao Fei's fingers, and with a swift slash, the assassin was instantly cut into several pieces.

Immediately afterward, the scene before them shattered, and all three opened their eyes. Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang wore expressions of pain and confusion, while Xiao Fei approached a gloomy-looking old man. The old man had been torn into several pieces by Xiao Fei's steel claws, and Xiao Fei sat on the ground, panting heavily. The old man coughed up blood and said with difficulty, "I didn't expect you to be the strongest of the three, and you even have an external soul bone."

Xiao Fei snorted coldly and said, "Shi Nian from Canghui Academy." "You actually know me?" The old man died with an expression of resentment.

"It's actually Shi Nian?" Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang quickly came over. Huo Wushuang said, "Xiao Fei, you're getting stronger and stronger. Even Shi Nian can't beat you."

Huo Wu walked over without saying a word, only her face appeared slightly flushed. Xiao Fei and Huo Wushuang suddenly recalled the scene from their dream, and Xiao Fei swallowed hard. Huo Wu's face turned even redder, and she said angrily, "What are you two looking at? No one is allowed to tell anyone about what happened today, or I'll chop you both up." The two of them immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

The three of them remained silent for more than ten minutes, until they had almost fully recovered. Huo Wushuang said, "What do we do now? Shi Nian is dead, there's no way to verify anything."

Xiao Fei surveyed the surroundings; the area was extremely secluded, indeed a perfect place for murder and robbery. A thought flashed in Xiao Fei's eyes. A flame ignited above him and flew towards Shi Nian's corpse. After the corpse burned for a while, sure enough, a shimmering, crystalline object appeared in the fire. Xiao Fei quickly retrieved it. Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu were astonished; they hadn't expected Shi Nian to possess a head soul bone. Xiao Fei quickly put away the soul bone and carefully looked around to make sure no one was nearby. He then said to the two, "Let's go back first." The two nodded and quickly returned to the city.

After the three returned to a room, Huo Wushuang quickly called over Huo Lie and Huo Tianchen. Huo Wushuang hurriedly told the two what had just happened. The two looked at the head soul bone on the table and looked at Xiao Fei and the other two with lingering fear.

Huo Tianchen said, "Xiao Fei, you actually managed to kill a Soul Saint. Shi Nian from Canghui Academy is no small fry; many Soul Douluos don't like facing him."

Huo Tianchen continued, "Since you killed Shi Nian, Xiao Fei can keep this head bone himself. Was that a clean slate?"

Xiao Fei quickly said, "I looked carefully, and there shouldn't be anyone around who noticed."

Looking at the soul bone, Xiao Fei thought for a moment and said, "The attributes of this soul bone don't match mine. Sister Huo Wu, your martial soul is supportive, so this soul bone will be more effective for you to absorb. If all else fails, you can sell it to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School; I believe they would love to have this kind of soul bone."

The five discussed for a while, and finally, Huo Wu happily put away the soul bone. Huo Wu suddenly said, "Was it that you weren't actually under an illusion? Did you deliberately pretend to be under an illusion just to kill Shi Nian in one blow?"

Xiao Fei quickly shook his head and said, "No, I was indeed under an illusion. It's just that my mental strength is special, so I can break free from the illusion."

Huo Wu was furious. "Then what were you doing inside the illusion just now...?" She looked around at the people around her and stormed out of the room.

Huo Wushuang stepped on Xiao Fei's foot and said, "Hurry up and explain to Huo Wu."

Xiao Fei had no choice but to walk down to Huo Wu's door and knock, but Huo Wu didn't open it. Xiao Fei knocked again, and Huo Wu finally opened the door, angrily saying, "Xiao Fei, I've been so good to you all this time, and you turn out to be this kind of person?"

Xiao Fei rolled his eyes, somewhat speechless, and thought to himself, "What kind of person am I?"

Xiao Fei had no choice but to say seriously, "Sister Huo Wu, I really have no other choice this time. Shi Nian of Canghui Academy is a dignified Soul Saint, while he is just a mere Soul Sect Master. If I don't do this today, I'm afraid all three of us will die."

Huo Wu finally said in a low voice, "Even if you have no other choice, you can't do things like this. What are we to you?"

Xiao Fei immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

(End of this chapter)