The Peerless Tang Sect: Possessing Huo Yuhao at the Start

Chapter 52 "Ghosts" Encounter the Undead

early morning

The Sun Moon Empire Academy's training grounds were packed to capacity. Jing Hongchen was also present for the competition between the two academies. The person in charge of hosting the competition was Lin Jiayi, the Dean of Studies.

For Jing Hongchen, this exchange of sparring, regardless of victory or defeat, has brought unimaginable benefits to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.

The previous matches were hardly a warm-up for Huo Zhanji. He basically defeated his opponents in a single move, not even lasting a single round. It wasn't until Huo Zhanji easily dealt with those students that the teachers and students of Sun Moon Academy realized what was happening, and they were once again in an uproar.

The students of Sun Moon Academy looked at Huo Zhanji with complicated expressions. They hadn't realized that Soul Masters could be this strong. Some of the more promising and intelligent students began to ponder the situation. The scenario that Jing Hongchen had hoped for had finally come to pass.

"Heh, are you using me as a whetstone? Be careful you don't ruin the knife." Huo Zhanji said, watching this scene.

"Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, sixth-year Practical Soul Guidance Department, Nana. Please guide me." The girl said, pulling up her dark red hair.

"Shrek Academy, Huo Zhanji," Huo Zhanji said with a slight smile.

"Begin!" With Lin Jiayi's loud shout, the third exchange and sparring session began.

From the very beginning, Nana charged straight at Huo Zhanji.

"A five-ring agility-based melee soul master..." All of Nana's information instantly appeared in Huo Zhanji's mind.

Two yellow, two purple, and one black spirit rings floated up from Nana's feet and rapidly approached as both sides sprinted at the same time. A fiery red light flashed from Nana's body, and a crimson sword slashed straight at Huo Zhan.

At the same moment Nana launched her attack, Huo Zhanji also moved. A cold aura clung to his right hand, unleashing the Xuanbing Dragon Claw, Huo Zhanji's first soul skill, the Xuanbing Dragon Emperor.

The crimson blade light that swept through the air was instantly obscured when Huo Zhanji unleashed his Xuanbing Dragon Claw.

The moment the two collided, their energies produced a clang, and immediately afterward, a phantom figure was sent flying backward, drifting more than ten meters away.

Nana flashed and charged toward Huo Zhanji again. This time, her speed increased dramatically, and her first and second spirit rings shone brightly one after another. Nana actually transformed into three people. The three figures quickly separated when they were less than five meters away from Huo Zhanji, and three crimson lights attacked at the same time.

A faint smile appeared on Huo Zhanji's lips. The moment Nana surrounded him, he also moved, but Huo Zhanji was faster than her. This speed came from the Phoenix Dance Six Illusions.

At this point, many spectators could no longer see the situation on the field. They could only vaguely see Huo Zhanji weaving between Nana's three figures, while Jing Hongchen's expression gradually became serious.

No matter how she attacked, Huo Zhanji always managed to appear at her weakest point. Nana became increasingly alarmed as the battle progressed, and her initial contempt for Huo Zhanji vanished completely.

"If this is all you have to offer, then you're going to lose," Huo Zhanji's voice rang in Nana's ears.

The next second, Nana's third spirit ring suddenly lit up, and her body instantly became illusory, passing directly through Huo Zhanji's body. A dark shadow instantly split off from her body, and Nana's face also turned a few shades paler. The dark shadow suddenly landed on Huo Zhanji, who appeared to be completely enveloped by a layer of black energy.

Nana suddenly turned around, wielding her light blade, and rushed towards him in an instant. With a swift movement, she slashed at Huo Zhanji with her fourth soul skill—Wraith!

"We won?" Nana thought to herself, "No, that's not right!"

The moment Nana sensed something was wrong, an indescribable fear instantly gripped her heart. However, there was no backlash. Nana only felt a void in her heart, but she still reacted immediately. As her fifth spirit ring suddenly shone brightly, she also extended her left hand, sending a white short sword, only five inches long, flying towards Huo Zhan.

"This soul tool has good penetrating power, what a pity." Just as the short sword came in front of him, Huo Zhanji only glanced at it, and the short sword seemed to freeze in place, not moving at all. With the help of Electrolux, Huo Zhanji also intercepted a part of the vengeful spirit.

"Behave yourself if you don't want to die."

A chilling voice sent a shiver down Nana's spine; she could clearly feel the presence of death. "I surrender... You, what exactly are you...?"

"Don't say it out loud, or you'll die!" Huo Zhanji warned sternly.

The fear intensified instantly. She clearly didn't sense any soul power fluctuations from Huo Zhanji, and the power binding her seemed to emanate from within, meaning that Huo Zhanji and her power were from the same source.

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The following matches all ended within a minute. On the podium, Jing Hongchen was getting restless. How could they possibly fight a match that lasted only a minute?

The students who appeared first were all the best selected from the fifth-level soul masters. The competition that followed became even less suspenseful. Huo Zhanji won twenty games in a row in one morning. Until the lunch break, he did not elicit a single cheer from the stands.

What's most astonishing is that the abilities he uses all seem so simple and unadorned, or rather, inherent in his abilities. Huo Zhanji also obtained a large amount of gold soul coins, roughly estimated at around three million. Previously, the students of the Sun Moon Empire did not know much about Huo Zhanji, which led to the odds getting bigger and bigger. Moreover, Huo Zhanji, together with other students from Shrek Academy, spent a lot of gold soul coins to bet on himself to win, which also made them very rich.

"This money came faster than robbery, and it felt like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth without a scratch," Huo Zhanji said with a smile.

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(End of this chapter)