The Peerless Tang Sect: Possessing Huo Yuhao at the Start

Chapter 33 Making Great Contributions in the Frozen Domain

The referee took a deep breath and shouted, "The match begins!"

On the city wall, even the emperor couldn't help but place his hands on the battlements and watch intently.

With a shout of "Start the match!", both sides simultaneously released their martial spirits.

Huo Zhanji released his Double Pupil Martial Soul, and a purplish-red light appeared in his eyes. Two soul rings, one white and one purple, appeared under his feet.

"A ten-year spirit ring? This...this can't be possible, can it?"

Perhaps from the very beginning, the audience only noticed the 100,000-year spirit ring, thus overlooking the fact that Huo Zhanji also had a white spirit ring. The disappointment was immediately apparent, and the audience was in an uproar.

Compared to Huo Zhanji, Ye Wuqing's martial soul didn't seem particularly unique. A long, narrow golden leaf floated quietly in front of him, and his spirit ring was also on his body. He raised his right hand and held the leaf between his index and middle fingers—a golden leaf, Ye Wuqing's martial soul. And he was a power-attack type battle spirit master.

Ye Wuqing made his move, flinging the leaf he had been holding between his fingers. As he flung it, his second spirit ring lit up. However, the seemingly dazzling golden leaf landed four or five meters away from Huo Zhanji.

It was just a seemingly harmless parabola as the golden leaf landed on the ground.

"bite--"

The golden leaf landed, then bounced back up, its original golden color suddenly turning reddish-gold, and its speed increased dramatically, becoming three times faster than before, heading straight for Huo Zhanji.

Huo Zhanji neither dodged nor evaded. A flash of green light appeared on the Ice Jade Scorpion skeleton on his chest, and a pale green light shield appeared in front of Huo Zhanji.

"boom--"

Ye Wuqing's golden leaf, like a sharp dagger, embedded itself into Huo Zhanji's Ice Emperor Protection with a dull thud, but it only left a small hole in the shield.

Even though Ye Wuqing's golden leaf was incredibly sharp, it only penetrated a little over halfway. This alone demonstrates that the attack power of Ye Wuqing's golden leaf martial soul was still very strong.

Ye Wuqing's eyes suddenly turned gold. At the same time, his first and third soul rings shone brightly. At least dozens of golden leaves flew out from his hands, instantly forming a golden net in the air, fiercely attacking Huo Zhanji.

Huo Zhanji wasn't stupid. Ye Wuqing's attack power was not weak and could leave a hole in the Ice Emperor's protective barrier. The sharpness of the Golden Leaf was enough for him to break through the Ice Emperor's protective barrier if he wanted to. Huo Zhanji did not retreat. Instead, he rushed forward and pounced on Ye Wuqing.

Ye Wuqing's smile was disdainful. He thought to himself, "Do you think you can stop my ever-changing Golden Leaf?"

While Ye Wuqing was still imagining, Huo Zhanji had already disappeared into the Golden Leaf Formation. To Ye Wuqing's astonishment, Huo Zhanji's figure suddenly vanished. When Ye Wuqing opened his eyes again, Huo Zhanji was already in front of him. At the same time, Huo Zhanji had completed the Ice Emperor form of his self-body martial soul fusion skill and slashed at him with his sword.

Ye Wuqing's face remained expressionless. He did not retreat. Facing Huo Zhanji's swift sword strike, he suddenly raised his left hand and formed a fist to meet the attack.

"boom--"

Ye Wuqing's left hand suddenly enlarged, with numerous leaf-vein-like blood vessels gleaming with dazzling golden light; his hand had completely turned golden. His fourth spirit ring shone brightly, and his fist collided with the sword tip, producing a dull thud.

Ye Wuqing made no other moves, waiting for his golden leaf. The combination of his first soul skill, Leaf Blade, and his third soul skill, Leaf Array, with his left hand slowing down Huo Zhanji, how could Huo Zhanji dodge?

"Hide? Not a chance," Huo Zhanji said dismissively.

The Ice Emperor form unleashed a fierce aura, forcefully shaking Ye Wuqing away. At the same time, he suddenly turned to face the Golden Leaf Formation. Then, under everyone's gaze, Huo Zhanji transformed into the third form of the Holy Eye Frost Holy Spirit Armor. The ice-blue armor on his body instantly turned into a bright red, and his eyes were completely covered in red. The Frost Sword also disappeared. In his heavy particle form, Huo Zhanji withstood the Golden Leaf Formation with just his aura.

A series of clanging sounds rang out, and to Ye Wuqing's incredulous gaze, his Golden Leaf Formation was shattered.

If the Eternal Night form represents balanced magic, the Ice Emperor form represents close-range control, and the current Heavy Particle form represents Huo Zhanji's desperate struggle, exchanging a temporary loss of some rationality for absolute combat instinct, enhancing his original defense and formidable destructive power.

Huo Zhanji was far more troublesome than Ye Wuqing had imagined. As his black fifth spirit ring lit up, Ye Wuqing's aura changed completely. On that black fifth spirit ring, specks of golden light shone, and countless tiny golden light spots quickly drifted out and spread around his body, forming a golden light curtain. Then, those golden light spots rapidly grew larger, transforming into smaller, but incredibly numerous, golden leaves.

If the previous leaf array consisted of only a few dozen leaves, now it has transformed into hundreds, or even thousands, of golden leaves. Centered on his body, they began to rotate rapidly, instantly bathing the entire arena in a dazzling golden light.

Ye Wuqing coldly said, "This is my fifth soul skill, Golden Leaf Dance. If you don't want to be turned into pieces of minced meat in it, you should admit defeat."

Having lost his mind, Huo Zhanji obviously didn't hear and released the Eternal Frozen Domain. However, the originally emerald green Eternal Frozen Domain also turned into a bright red, and a semi-circular red light shield burst out, filling the area with a dangerous red aura.

Even more terrifying was that, under Huo Zhanji's control, it continued to expand, completely enveloping the dance of golden leaves flying in the air. The golden leaves turned into dust as they entered Huo Zhanji's domain, and in an instant, they were annihilated.

With a thought, Huo Zhanji unleashed the crimson Eternal Freeze Domain, which surged forth and enveloped Ye Wuqing. Ye Wuqing, equally defiant, unleashed a barrage of golden light and violent roars, creating a series of metallic storms as he directly clashed with the Eternal Freeze Domain.

The two attacks collided simultaneously. The moment they hit each other, Ye Wuqing sensed something extremely ominous. The golden leaves that had been spinning at high speed were directly disintegrated by the Eternal Frozen Domain, which then crashed head-on into Ye Wuqing.

Ye Wuqing staggered back a step, his face gradually turning pale, as the attack from the Eternal Frozen Domain arrived instantly.

*Pfft!* A mouthful of blood spurted from Ye Wuqing's mouth. "I couldn't dodge it. I've lost."

The red light receded, and Huo Zhanji, in his berserk form, swayed slightly, but he still managed to stand firm.

"He won! He actually won!" Wang Yan stared dumbfounded at Huo Zhanji on the competition stage. For a moment, he was so excited that his lips trembled and he could not utter another word. A level 32 Soul Master had actually defeated two Soul Kings in succession without obtaining a third Soul Ring.

At this moment, Huo Zhanji's mind was in turmoil, and waves of weakness gradually became uncontrollable. The rapidly expanding Frozen Domain had pushed him to the brink of exhaustion. After taking a few steps, Huo Zhanji, who had deactivated his heavy particle form, collapsed.

The referee didn't hesitate; he raised his right hand and loudly announced, "In the round-robin tournament, Shrek Academy versus Zheng Tian Academy, Shrek Academy wins!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, a deafening roar of cheers erupted from the audience once again. From the start of the competition until now, Huo Zhanji, who had always been able to secure victory, had actually given it his all.

Huo Zhanji was carried off the field by Bei Bei and the others, and Shrek Academy left once again after the competition.

When Huo Zhanji regained consciousness, he felt intense pain all over his body. The pain seemed to start from his bone marrow, then spread to his bones, meridians, internal organs, and even his brain. The intense pain made him groan. Fortunately, he had regained consciousness by then.

"Did I win?" Huo Zhanji murmured without even opening his eyes.

"Don't worry, we won." A gentle voice rang in Huo Zhanji's ear.

With this answer, Huo Zhanji breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless of whether it was for the reward or not, all he wanted was victory. He wanted to open his eyes, but in the end, he fell into a deep sleep.

Sitting beside Huo Zhanji's bed was Ma Xiaotao. After the competition, Huo Zhanji and the others were injured or exhausted. Xu Sanshi was injured in his source energy. Wang Dong and Bei Bei were in the best condition, but they also collapsed and fainted after returning.

Wang Yan could only notify Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochen, whose injuries had improved considerably. After listening to Wang Yan's explanation, the three of them remained silent for a long time. They immediately joined Wang Yan in taking on the responsibility of caring for Huo Zhanji and the others.

Ma Xiaotao tucked Huo Zhanji in, patted his hair, and said gently, "Huo Zhanji, these should have been my responsibility, but you've taken it all on. Don't worry, leave the rest to us. I will make sure everyone knows that no one at Shrek Academy can be insulted."

When Huo Zhanji regained consciousness, it was already the next morning. This time, the overexertion was not only in terms of soul power, but also in terms of physical strength, which made his body unable to bear it. After a day and a night of rest, he finally recovered a lot. As soon as he opened his eyes, Huo Zhanji saw Ma Xiaotao sitting by his bedside.

"Senior Sister Xiaotao," Huo Zhanji said.

Ma Xiaotao smiled slightly, "How are you? Feeling better?"

"I'm much better now." Huo Zhanji struggled to sit up.

"Since there's nothing wrong, get up, wash up, and get something to eat. Then rest well." As Ma Xiaotao spoke, she stood up, stretched, and then walked out.

After changing into new clothes, Huo Zhanji stretched his body. His soul power had recovered by more than half. Although his whole body was very sore, fortunately there were no damaged meridians.

"It seems this form should be used sparingly; it almost killed me." Huo Zhan shook his head rapidly.

After the first three rounds of matches, the situation gradually became clearer, with traditional powerhouses breaking through. Today should be Shrek Academy's fourth appearance in the round-robin tournament.

A light drizzle began to fall from the sky.

"They're here, they're here."

The Shrek Academy team, dressed in dark green school uniforms, arrived. Leading the way was their captain, Bei Bei, followed by He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, Huo Zhanji, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Ling Luochen. Even those familiar with the previous Shrek Academy team members might not recognize Ling Luochen.

Upon seeing Ling Luochen, the strongest reaction came from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team. Ma Rulong frowned slightly and muttered to himself, "Is Shrek Academy finally sending their regular members? If I remember correctly, they're sending ten members this time. This is the first one to appear besides the reserve team."

Soon, the referees arrived at the competition stage, and the draw began. Today, luck was clearly on Shrek Academy's side, and the result of the draw was a team battle.

Ling Luochen stood up, walked to Beibei's side, and said in a deep voice, "Beibei, leave this team battle to me. Let Huo Zhanji go out with me alone."

Ling Luochen waved to Huo Zhanji, then whispered something in his ear, and Huo Zhanji followed Ling Luochen onto the competition stage.

The seven students from Changning College quickly went on stage after the draw.

Seeing that only two players from Shrek Academy went up on stage, the referee asked in confusion, "Shrek Academy team, what's this?"

Ling Luochen said calmly, "We only need two people to participate in this team battle." As she spoke, she didn't even glance at her opponents before leading Huo Zhanji to one side of the arena.

Stepping back to the edge of the playing platform, the referee raised his right hand. "Both sides, get ready! The match begins!"

As his right hand fell instantly, the seven students from Changning Academy swiftly released their respective martial spirits.

Ling Luochen also released her martial soul, with two yellow, two purple, and one black soul rings, while Huo Zhanji behind her released the rather controversial 100,000-year soul ring.

Ling Luochen raised her right hand and said in a deep voice, "Begin." The Ice Staff appeared in her hand, and the surrounding air immediately turned cold.

Huo Zhanji stepped forward, closed his eyes, and placed both hands on Ling Luochen's back. Instantly, Ling Luochen's gaze turned cold, and an indescribable aura emanated from her. Her black soul ring radiated a powerful and oppressive light.

"This crazy woman used a ten-thousand-year soul skill right off the bat. Everyone be careful." Captain Changning cursed under his breath and immediately released his soul skill, preparing to carefully resist.

Before the people from Changning Academy could react, they all felt the extreme cold one after another. The extreme cold made each of them feel a chill, and the next second, eight ice sculptures appeared on the competition stage, including the unfortunate referee.

The referee, having recovered from his trembling, glanced in shock at Ling Luochen, who had already withdrawn his martial soul. "Shrek Academy wins."

The Shrek Academy team didn't linger long and quickly left the venue after the match, returning to their hotel.

(End of this chapter)