The Peerless Tang Sect: Possessing Huo Yuhao at the Start

Chapter 9 Xu Sanshi, the Treasure-Presenting Boy

The Soul Fighting Zone is a very important area in Shrek Academy. After reaching the fourth year, students from the outer academy must have Soul Fighting Credits to advance to the next level. If two sides want to have a Soul Fighting match, they must pay at least ten Gold Soul Coins as venue fees.

There are no restrictions on fighting in the Soul Fighting Zone, and you don't have to worry about going too far. The Soul Fighting Zone is open to all students, provided that you pay a one-silver-coin entrance fee.

The news that Huo Zhanji and Xu Sanshi from Class 1 of the freshmen were going to have a soul-fighting competition spread like wildfire, and most of the people who had been watching went to watch.

While heading to the Soul Fighting Zone, Huo Zhanji distributed the remaining grilled fish to Wang Dong, Tang Ya, and Bei Bei. Although the fish had cooled down, it was still incredibly delicious.

Soon, everyone arrived at the Soul Fighting Zone, and thanks to the word of some busybodies, more students learned that Xu Sanshi was going to fight against the freshmen from the outer academy.

Xu Sanshi is a regular in the Soul Fighting Zone, so many students are very interested in his opponent, Huo Zhanji.

The fighting area is hexagonal in shape, surrounded by concentric circles of seats that gradually rise in height. It can accommodate quite a few people, and at this moment, there are already a couple hundred people sitting around the edge of the arena.

Half of the ticket fees collected in the Soul Fighting Zone will go to the winner of the match. For a battle between Xu Sanshi and Huo Zhanji that spans different grades, if Xu Sanshi, as a senior student, loses, he will have to give Huo Zhanji an extra ten gold soul coins.

At this moment, Xu Sanshi had already entered the Soul Arena. Accompanying him was a teacher who was about forty years old. On the other side of the Soul Arena, Huo Zhanji emerged.

The referee walked to the center of the field and said in a deep voice, "Freshman Huo Zhanji challenges fifth-year student Xu Sanshi. If Xu Sanshi loses the match, he will have to pay an additional ten gold soul coins. The two sides have privately agreed on the stakes. Now, are you ready?"

Huo Zhanji and Xu Sanshi both nodded to the referee, and after receiving their signal, the referee quickly retreated after announcing the start of the match.

Huo Zhanji and Xu Sanshi simultaneously released their martial souls, and their mental detection instantly covered the entire area. However, no changes occurred on Huo Zhanji's body. It is estimated that only Wang Dong, Huo Zhanji's roommate, knew what Huo Zhanji's martial soul was. Two soul rings, one white and one purple, appeared under Huo Zhanji's feet.

Everyone noticed Huo Zhanji's gleaming white spirit ring and began to whisper among themselves, "A white spirit ring? His second spirit ring is indeed a thousand-year-old one?"

It's not that the people were ignorant; the shock that Huo Zhanji's spirit ring brought them was simply too great. In fact, Huo Zhanji's first spirit ring came from the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm. Although it appeared to be just a pure white color, very similar to an ordinary ten-year spirit ring, its power had already reached the level of an eight-hundred-year spirit ring.

On the other side, Xu Sanshi did not underestimate Huo Zhanji's spirit rings. His body expanded again, stretching his school uniform tightly, and the huge tortoise shell shield appeared in his right hand.

Huo Zhanji suddenly roared and rushed towards Xu Sanshi in a flash.

Xu Sanshi was slightly taken aback, but he dared not slack off.

Huo Zhanji dodged and leaped up when he was about five meters away from Xu Sanshi, raising his right hand slightly, ready to attack at any moment.

Xu Sanshi remained calm and composed, crouching slightly and holding the heavy shield in his right hand in front of him, completely protecting his body. At this moment, dark soul power surged out from the tortoise shell shield, forming a black light shield.

"Throat-crushing lock!"

Huo Zhanji didn't exert any sudden force with his right hand. The attack of the Throat-Shattering Lock landed steadily on the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield. Both of their bodies shook at the same time. Huo Zhanji fell to the ground, while Xu Sanshi's body slid backward a meter.

"Second Soul Skill, Simulation of Double Pupil Power." After Huo Zhanji fell to the ground, his second soul ring flashed, and a long spear appeared in his hand, while a golden light surged in.

Huo Zhanji quickly changed direction and hurled his spear, aiming it at Xu Sanshi's weak point under his mental detection.

"Bang"

Xu Sanshi was instantly forced back by the spear, which was a full-force attack launched by Huo Zhanji using his physical strength after he used the Dragon Elephant Transformation Sea Scripture.

As Xu Sanshi was forced back, Huo Zhanji moved with incredible speed, his movements so fast that they were impossible to follow with the naked eye. He quickly approached Xu Sanshi, his right hand also slightly gathering power.

Xu Sanshi wanted to stop Huo Zhanji as he rapidly approached, but in that instant, his brain felt as if it had been pricked by a needle, and his consciousness became blurred.

Under Huo Zhanji's mental attack, Xu Sanshi had no power to resist. If Huo Zhanji were to unleash his Throat-Shattering Lock, Xu Sanshi would certainly not be able to withstand it. As the referee, the teacher could naturally judge the situation clearly and immediately made a conclusion.

"The newcomer Huo Zhanji wins swiftly!"

"A bet's a bet, so give me the Mysterious Water Pill." Huo Zhanji helped Xu Sanshi up and stretched out his hand with a grin.

Xu Sanshi took out a porcelain bottle from his storage soul tool, glanced at it with some reluctance, then turned his face away and handed the bottle to Huo Zhanji.

Upon receiving the porcelain bottle, Huo Zhan said quickly, "Senior, remember to call me next time you have something like this."

On the arena, although Xu Sanshi had lost, his gaze remained fixed on Huo Zhanji. Seeing Huo Zhanji about to leave, he suddenly spoke up, "Was your first spirit ring a ten-year spirit ring?"

Xu Sanshi wasn't a sore loser, because there were too many hidden talents in Shrek Academy, and winning and losing were almost commonplace. However, he had to get to the bottom of losing to the new student Huo Zhanji.

"No, I have a spirit-attribute martial soul, which mutated when I absorbed a spirit ring," Huo Zhanji said, waving his hand.

"I see. This year's freshmen are much better than in previous years. Huo Zhanji, can I still come over to your place for fish?" Xu Sanshi said.

"Sure, Brother Xu, as long as you don't ruin my business again," Huo Zhanji said with a smile.

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As soon as Huo Zhanji stepped off the Soul Battle Platform, Wang Dong immediately came to Huo Zhanji's side. The next instant, Huo Zhanji slumped over and fell towards Wang Dong.

"Huo Zhanji, what's wrong with you?" Wang Dong asked, supporting the weak Huo Zhanji.

"My soul power and mental energy are exhausted, but I'm fine. Help me back," Huo Zhanji said after a cough.

Wang Dong helped the weakened Huo Zhanji back to the dormitory. The old man who had been lying lazily at the dormitory entrance glanced at the weak Huo Zhanji, and only returned to his original state after confirming that he was alright.

"Alright, Huo Zhanji, take the Xuan Shui Pill first. I'll protect you," Wang Dong said.

Huo Zhanji shook his head. "No need. It's nighttime now, so no one will bother us. Here, take this Xuan Shui Pill."

Hearing Huo Zhanji say this, Wang Dong did not insist. He quickly climbed onto his bed, sat cross-legged in meditation, and then swallowed the Xuan Shui Dan in one gulp.

As soon as the Xuan Shui Pill entered his stomach, the refreshing and invigorating feeling almost made Wang Dong groan out loud. Wang Dong quickly calmed his mind and focused on meditation.

Huo Zhanji glanced at Wang Dong, put the Xuan Shui Pill into his mouth, and began to operate the Nine Heavens Star Technique and the Dragon Elephant Transformation Sea Scripture. Huo Zhanji felt as if he were in an extremely refreshing pool.

At night, the blue light emanating from Huo Zhanji and Wang Dong was particularly noticeable. A thin layer of water mist floated on the surface of their bodies, and a unique fragrance wafted through the mist.

As time went by, the mist gradually became thinner and thinner, and the fragrance became fainter and fainter. After a while, the smell of the mist around the two people changed from a pleasant fragrance to a fishy stench, and the color also became darker and darker.

The Xuan Shui Dan cleansed the marrow and eliminated impurities. After these impurities were expelled, they formed the mud-like grime on the two people's bodies. Due to the Nine Heavens Star Technique and the Dragon Elephant Transformation Sea Scripture, Huo Zhanji's Xuan Shui marrow cleansing process was much faster than Wang Dong's, and he opened his eyes first.

Huo Zhanji stood up, opened the dormitory window to ventilate, and then went straight to the bathroom at the end of the corridor. A little while later, Wang Dong also woke up slowly and smelled the stench on himself and around him as soon as he opened his eyes.

Looking at Huo Zhanji's empty bed, Wang Dong was slightly taken aback: "This guy actually moved so fast?"

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(End of this chapter)