Transmigrating into Huo Yuhao, my abilities are refreshed every month.

Huo Yuhao chuckled and said, "Maybe my staff is male and yours is female, so the ice elementals summoned by your staff will naturally obey me."

Ling Luochen fell silent again. She silently raised the Mother Ice Staff in her hand, and her fourth spirit ring shone brightly.

A cloud of icy mist billowed out in front of her, obscuring Huo Yuhao's vision, and quickly swept towards him. At the same time, her fifth spirit ring shone, and the extreme cold covered the surrounding area with a layer of snow-white frost. Ice pillars rose from the ground beneath Huo Yuhao's feet, instantly imprisoning him within them.

Huo Yuhao remained completely calm. He simply watched the whole scene with great interest. With his mental detection abilities, the mere ice mist could not obstruct his vision. Moreover, the extreme cold of the ice prison and the ice mist had no effect on him whatsoever.

After carefully studying it for a while, Huo Yuhao learned Ling Luochen's fourth and fifth soul skills. He raised his ice staff once again to dispel the icy mist that enveloped him, and then extended ice pillars under Ling Luochen's feet, trying to trap Ling Luochen in them.

Ling Luochen obviously wouldn't let Huo Yuhao trap her so easily with his soul skills, and she naturally knew how to counter her soul skills as well.

The instant he felt something amiss beneath his feet, Ling Luochen dashed off to another spot, simultaneously waving his staff. Ice elements gathered at the extension of the ice pillar, momentarily blocking it.

But in that one instant, she was able to escape from prison.

Huo Yuhao watched helplessly as Ling Luochen was about to escape from the ice prison, and he felt somewhat displeased.

Since I didn't even dodge and got hit by her soul skill, couldn't she cooperate and get hit by my soul skill as well?

The same soul skill, she hit it but he missed. Isn't that telling others that Huo Yuhao is not as good at using Ling Luochen's soul skill as Ling Luochen?

He doesn't want to lose face?

Therefore, Huo Yuhao instantly poured out his ultimate ice soul power, instantly suppressing Ling Luochen's attributes.

Ling Luochen's body suddenly stiffened, and then she stood motionless on the edge of the ice prison, trapped inside. But upon closer inspection, it could be seen that the ice armor protecting her had suddenly solidified, and the ice beneath her feet had frozen to the ground, preventing her from moving an inch. She was now completely frozen solid by her own ice armor.

Huo Yuhao nodded in satisfaction when he saw that Ling Luochen had not escaped the ice prison he had created. He then withdrew the extreme ice soul power that had been attached to Ling Luochen's ice armor.

Ling Luochen slowly recovered. Her already fair face was now pale from the cold, but she remained steadfastly in place, her icy blue eyes fixed on Huo Yuhao, and asked in confusion:

"Ultimate ice?"

Huo Yuhao nodded. "It was the ultimate ice, but my victory over you, senior, was also related to the fact that I used your soul skill better than you, right?"

Faced with Huo Yuhao's shameless words, Ling Luochen simply nodded and said calmly, "Your learning ability is indeed the strongest I have ever seen. I have lost this competition."

Huo Yuhao's gaze towards Ling Luochen changed instantly. This senior sister looks aloof, but she's actually quite good at praising people, isn't she?

Could it be that her coldness is just a facade, and she actually has a warm heart?

In the original novel, Ling Luochen confessed her feelings to her at the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event, showing that she was willing to be an older man with a younger woman. This suggests that besides the extreme allure of the Ice Realm to her, she also has a certain hidden, brooding side to her personality.

After analyzing Ling Luochen's personality, Huo Yuhao continued shamelessly, "Senior, why don't you show me your third soul skill again? Look, I'm only missing your third soul skill out of your five. How frustrating is that?"

Huo Yuhao's openness made Ling Luochen fall silent again.

There's no reason to actively show off your soul skills to others. It's like pushing your partner into someone else's arms.

Ling Luochen looked at Huo Yuhao for a while before nodding and saying, "Okay."

Immediately, she raised her ice staff and demonstrated her third soul skill, the Ice Ring, to Huo Yuhao. At the same time, she also thoughtfully explained the function and application of this soul skill to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao listened attentively to everything. Although he had learned all of Ling Luochen's soul skills, his application of them was certainly not as good as hers.

Huo Yuhao knew very well that the reason he was able to defeat Ling Luochen using her own soul skills was because his attributes overwhelmed her, not because he surpassed her in the application of these soul skills.

However, with Ling Luochen's complete instruction, Huo Yuhao believed that his skills would soon catch up with or even surpass hers.

It must be said that this senior, Ling Luochen, is truly a "good person," and even more so, a smart one.

After listening to Ling Luochen's explanation, Huo Yuhao sincerely thanked her, saying, "Thank you, Senior Sister Ling. Today, you have shared your knowledge with me generously. I will surely be able to learn from you in the future."

Ling Luochen's cold face remained expressionless. She stared at Huo Yuhao's mysterious and beautiful pink-gold eyes for a while, then nodded slightly and said calmly, "Just call me Senior Sister Luochen. If you have any questions about other soul skills, you can come to the inner courtyard to find me."

After saying that, he went straight to Zhang Lexuan's place outside the arena. However, she did not leave after sparring with him as she had said at the beginning. Instead, she stood quietly outside the arena and silently watched Huo Yuhao's next battle.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 229. The Battle Against Ma Xiaotao: Fulfilling the Original Agreement

229.

After Ling Luochen finished sparring with Huo Yuhao, Zhang Lexuan lightly touched the ground with her toes and flew to Huo Yuhao's side. She looked at Huo Yuhao with a pair of bright eyes, her gaze filled with strangeness, reproach, and helplessness.

She never expected that Huo Yuhao would engage in flirtatious behavior even during a competition with someone.

She wasn't sure if Huo Yuhao's actions towards Ling Luochen just now could be considered flirting. Having witnessed how Huo Yuhao won over Zhu Lu and Tang Ya, she was well aware that she had some misunderstandings about Huo Yuhao's image, and that she might have been overthinking things.

But regardless, the most important thing now is to continue sparring with him.

Zhang Lexuan asked softly, "Yuhao, do you need to rest for a bit?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head and said, "No need, Sister Lexuan, I'm not very tired. Let's go next."

Zhang Lexuan nodded and then signaled to the inner court students on the other side to proceed to the next round.

This time, it was Ma Xiaotao who took the initiative to step forward.

She stood opposite Huo Yuhao, her long, narrow phoenix eyes fixed on him with a half-smile, her voice tinged with a hint of bitterness:

"I didn't realize you were so charming; you hooked up with that cold-hearted woman so quickly."

Huo Yuhao laughed and said, "I just exchanged some insights on soul skills with Senior Sister Luo Chen. Sister Xiao Tao, you should also give me some pointers in the future."

"What, you want to learn my soul skills?" Ma Xiaotao raised her head and said.

"I want to learn," Huo Yuhao said frankly.

"Then I'll teach you properly." Ma Xiaotao smiled, then pushed off the ground with both feet and launched herself towards Huo Yuhao.

Six spirit rings appeared as if following her lightning-fast figure, with the second and third spirit rings lighting up simultaneously. Intense golden-red flames erupted from her body like a geyser, and wings sprouted from her back. With a flap of her fiery wings, her speed soared once more, and the exploding flames propelled her body straight towards Huo Yuhao like a fiery meteor.

Huo Yuhao used his mental detection to observe Ma Xiaotao, and when he saw Ma Xiaotao appear in front of him in an instant, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This woman is really giving it her all!

In that instant, he observed that she had used two soul skills, Phoenix Reborn in Flames and Soaring Phoenix Wings, and even used the recoil from the burst of flames to push her speed to its limit.

Upon seeing this, Huo Yuhao instantly teleported to the other side and simultaneously established a mental link with Ma Xiaotao.

"Sister Tao, are you trying to murder your husband?"

Ma Xiaotao snorted, "Stop talking nonsense! I've wanted to beat you up for a long time, you lecherous bastard! Now that I can beat you, I'm going to vent my anger on you for flirting with other women everywhere!"

After saying that, Ma Xiaotao turned the gun around, and at the same time her legs lit up. Circles of golden-red fire patterns instantly flowed backward, followed by two beams of golden-red flames shooting out from the soles of her feet.

Ma Xiaotao's speed increased again. Wherever she passed, the air collided with the flames, bursting out a series of explosions and shrieks.

Huo Yuhao stared wide-eyed.

It's you, our hero Nezha!

Although Ma Xiaotao was fast, Huo Yuhao had the ability to teleport almost infinitely. As long as his body could keep up with his mind, he was invincible from the start.

Unless Ma Xiaotao can find a way to disrupt the space.

"Sister Xiaotao, you weren't like this before. Didn't you and Sister Nannan fold them happily together?" Huo Yuhao whispered.

Ma Xiaotao's pretty face flushed red, her cheeks burning. She stopped in her tracks, her narrow phoenix eyes flashing with a dangerous light. She glared fiercely at Huo Yuhao and said, "It's my duty to let you do whatever you want in bed, but that doesn't stop me from getting angry at you for philandering. Stop hiding like a mouse. Do you dare to fight me head-on?"

Huo Yuhao said with a grin, "Sister Xiaotao is afraid that she won't be able to beat me in the future, so she wants to take this opportunity to beat me up."

Ma Xiaotao scoffed, "You think I'm afraid of you surpassing me? You should cultivate for another ten years!"

That's what she said, but Ma Xiaotao's tone was so outwardly strong but inwardly weak.

Huo Yuhao sighed helplessly; it really was best to strike her husband early. However, it was too late for her to act now.

His current strength is no less than Ma Xiaotao's. Although Ma Xiaotao is also an extreme fire, he can't completely overwhelm Ma Xiaotao in terms of attributes like he overwhelmed Ling Luochen, but he can still suppress her slightly.

Most importantly, he is completely immune to even extreme fire.

She activated her own damage immunity during her attacks, so how can she fight back?

Huo Yuhao said quietly, "I can fight you normally without dodging, but if I win, you absolutely cannot go back on your promise!"

Ma Xiaotao naturally knew what Huo Yuhao was referring to; he simply wanted to defeat her so he could do whatever he wanted to her.

Given her experience, she figured that Huo Yuhao would at most put her alongside Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, which wasn't unacceptable to her.

So, Ma Xiaotao raised her chin, revealing her long, fair neck, and said, "I will not go back on my promise to you."

Huo Yuhao smiled brightly, "That would be great! I look forward to the day when I can do whatever I want to Sister Xiaotao."

When the time comes, we must put her and her good teacher's wife, Cai Meier, together and see if she still holds the same firm beliefs she has now.

Of course, Huo Yuhao wouldn't rashly tell Ma Xiaotao that he had ruined her good teacher's wife Cai Meier just because he was lustful. He had to achieve the established fact in a roundabout way, so that Ma Xiaotao would have no choice but to accept it. And this agreement to do whatever he wanted afterwards was the best way to save face for her.

After exchanging words, Huo Yuhao severed their mental connection, preparing to confront Ma Xiaotao head-on.

Huo Yuhao stared at Ma Xiaotao, an ice staff appeared in his hand, and then he raised it into the air, causing a rain of fire to fall.

Ma Xiaotao was slightly taken aback when she saw this. How could he use an ice staff to unleash a fire-attribute soul skill? She originally thought Huo Yuhao was going to use Ling Luochen's soul skill, but instead, he started raining fire?

However, Ma Xiaotao quickly regained her senses and dashed through the rain of fire. As she rushed forward, her first soul ring lit up, and soul power gathered in her mouth, shooting a golden-red line of fire straight at Huo Yuhao.

Facing the scorching flames, Huo Yuhao did not flinch. The extreme fire did not cause him any harm, only some energy impact, but with his physical strength, he could easily withstand it.

Huo Yuhao remained calm, his soul power flowing as he unleashed various soul skills he had created during this period.

Time slowed down, and Ma Xiaotao's speed dropped sharply.

Air tremor: Uses spatial vibrations to delay the enemy, making them feel as if they are trapped in a quagmire when they move.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao waved his ice staff, gathering extreme ice elements. An ice ring spread outwards from him, and a beam of ice-blue light shot into the sky, enveloping Ma Xiaotao, whose movements had been delayed. Ice spikes condensed around Huo Yuhao, shooting aimlessly in all directions, but in the blink of an eye, they teleported around Ma Xiaotao and launched a surprise attack on her.