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Chapter 416: Chapter 416: Winning Over Huo Wu

"Damn!"

Even Huo Wu couldn't help but curse. She had poured all her soul power into this fourth soul skill, only to see it caught effortlessly?

It didn't make any sense! Shouldn't this wooden figure at least pretend to struggle, maybe shatter halfway through? That way, she could accept the outcome more easily. But to catch her attack barehanded? This was absurd.

Su Ming himself was only experimenting. After all, in Naruto, the Wood Human could catch a tailed beast bomb with ease. Catching a mere fireball here wasn't asking too much, right? Fortunately, it worked out, but summoning the Wood Human consumed more soul power than he had expected. Luckily, his abilities included skills to restore and accelerate soul power recovery; otherwise, he might not have been able to sustain it for long.

Su Ming looked at Huo Wu, grinning. "Huo Wu, looks like it's my turn to attack. Let's see if you can handle it?"

The next moment, the Wood Dragon threw the giant fireball straight back at her.

"Ahh!"

Huo Wu's heart raced. There was no way she could catch an attack like this—she was doomed! She closed her eyes, bracing for impact.

But in an instant, she felt a strange pull in the air. When she opened her eyes, she found herself beside Su Ming. She even heard him mumbling, "Wood Release: Wooden Wall Technique!"

A wooden shield with a fierce, ghostly face appeared just in front of the Blazing Dance of the Sun.

Boom!

Dust filled the air as Su Ming demonstrated his second wood technique of the day. In Naruto, the Wooden Wall Technique had blocked Madara's enhanced Susanoo blade, showing its immense defensive strength. Even if Su Ming's current version couldn't match the original, it was more than enough here.

Huo Wu was shocked by Su Ming's skill, seeing the shield emerge unscathed from the explosion. The sheer defensive power left her in awe. She looked at Su Ming, realizing the vast difference in their strength. Though reluctant to accept it, her heart beat faster, as if someone had stolen their way in.

Satisfied with the Wooden Wall's defensive power, Su Ming smiled, "Well, it looks like you lost this one, right?"

Huo Wu gritted her teeth. "Don't get cocky! I'll double my training and beat you next time!"

Seeing her stubbornness, Su Ming leaned closer. "Oh? You're certain you'll win next time? What if you lose?"

Watching him draw near, her heart pounded faster. Backed into a corner, she stubbornly retorted, "What do you think you're doing?"

Su Ming met her gaze. "If you lose, you agree to one condition I set."

However, he underestimated Huo Wu's fiery nature; in a quick move, she "pinned" him against the wall instead. "By the way, why'd you even agree to that duel with Feng Xiaotian?"

Ignoring his challenge, Huo Wu changed the subject. She knew her chances of winning in the finals were slim. Just Su Ming alone could likely take out her entire team, let alone with his other teammates.

Without missing a beat, Su Ming answered, "To be honest, I didn't even want to entertain his challenge. But as you saw, he wouldn't stop. He said that if I didn't accept, I wasn't a man. How can I prove I'm a man with just words? That was an insult. Plus, didn't I say I'm drawn to beautiful girls? Feng Xiaotian probably thought we were something more than friends, making us rivals. The duel would keep him away from you, so why not? You'd have peace and quiet too, right?"

Su Ming finally laid it all out. As he spoke, he placed his hand on Huo Wu's shoulder, reversing the pin until she was the one backed against the wall.

Thump, thump, thump…

Huo Wu's heart pounded. Was he confessing? She realized she was a bit moved—but what should she do? Su Ming already had other women in his life.

While she was lost in thought, something unexpected happened. She felt her lips pressed softly by his.

"Mmm…"

Huo Wu's eyes widened in surprise. Su Ming had kissed her when she least expected it!

No matter how hard she pounded on his chest, Su Ming remained unmoving, steady as a rock.

A few moments later, she closed her eyes.

Sigh… If you can't fight it, might as well enjoy it.

After a while, Huo Wu looked at Su Ming with a mix of frustration and embarrassment. "You… you jerk, how could you…"

She was surprised to find she didn't feel any dislike. In fact… she'd even liked it.

"Ahem… Well, you looked so conflicted, so I just made the decision for you. Besides, you didn't seem to mind it either," Su Ming replied, feeling a bit sheepish. Honestly, even he was taken aback by his boldness. He wouldn't have tried this with anyone else. Attempting such a move might risk the entire friendship. But Huo Wu was different—he knew she'd appreciate a show of strength, and based on what he remembered, he had a solid 98% chance of success.

"Idiot… I can't believe you!" Huo Wu's face turned red with embarrassment.

What choice did she have now? She'd been kissed; there was no turning back.

If Su Ming didn't have so many women around, she might not have hesitated. Knowing his character was precisely why she had doubts—Su Ming attracted women like a magnet.

But now, she was on the "thief's ship." Since she'd lost her first kiss, she was committed to staying by him.

Once Huo Wu fell for someone, she was all in. She wouldn't change her mind so easily. But now, she wondered how she'd explain things to Xiao Wu and the others…

Seeing Huo Wu's silence, Su Ming broke the tension. "Alright then, Huo Wu. It's decided—you're officially my girlfriend now!"

Huo Wu huffed, "Aren't you worried about how Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong will react when they find out?"

Feeling a bit guilty, Su Ming replied, "Ahem… Don't worry. They know my type already—I'm into beautiful girls. I'll talk to them when the time comes."


Chapter 417: Chapter 417: Power Boost and Feng Xiaotian's Embarrassment

That night, after returning, Su Ming recorded the day's events in his journal.

Now, everyone knew that both Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu had challenged Su Ming and lost, with Huo Wu ultimately taken by Su Ming.

At midnight:

Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing today's journal entry. You have been awarded: all three initial soul rings upgraded to 50,000-year-old rings!

In an instant, the boost in soul ring power propelled Su Ming's soul power from level 58 to the peak of level 59. With a few more days of training, he could likely break through to level 60 during the finals!

With the first three soul rings reaching 50,000 years, their skills improved significantly. Unlike the changes to the fourth soul skill, where its life-attribute amplification rose from 50% to 70%, Su Ming's first three rings saw a 100% increase, doubling their previous 50% boosts. This makes sense, as life attributes are inherently rare, amplifying all attributes but with a smaller percentage increase.

Su Ming's second soul skill, Renewal, now provided a passive and active increase of 100% in total soul power, and the cooldown interval had reduced from thirty minutes to ten minutes. If this skill reaches a 100,000-year level, the cooldown might even drop to five minutes, or even one minute!

Combined with his third soul skill, which enhances soul power recovery, Su Ming practically had limitless soul power! Just imagining this possibility filled him with excitement. With endless soul power and abundant life attributes, he felt like he was developing a simplified version of the Sage Body.

Ding! Today's most mentioned female character is Huo Wu. Reward: all soul skills now have explosive properties.

Huo Wu read through her reward thoughtfully. Explosive properties? This likely meant her soul skills' power had increased and gained an explosive effect, which would help against opponents resistant to fire.

However, she wondered whether this explosive property would work on Su Ming's wood-based techniques.

System: Girl, you're overthinking it.

The explosive attribute simply allowed Huo Wu to unleash energy explosions without extra compression, which would otherwise consume excessive soul power. While she thought it was a decent reward, it was rather ordinary. Against Su Ming, it might only succeed in knocking off a few wood chips, so to speak.

The following day, all academies gathered at the designated venue, with Emperor Xue Ye and Bishop Salas seated on stage.

For the fourteen matches of the qualifying tournament, Emperor Xue Ye was surprised that Tianshui and Blazing Academies had tied for first, with Godwind Academy in third and Thunderclap Academy in fourth—an unusual shift from previous years. This year, Tianshui and Blazing had produced several outstanding talents.

That day, Emperor Xue Ye delivered an inspiring speech.

The final match would be held in Spirit City, located on the border between the two empires. As the Emperor, he couldn't leave Heaven Dou Palace himself, so the delegation would be led by Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

Typically, the final tournament wasn't held in Spirit City, but for some reason, the Spirit Hall had decided to move this year's finals to its main city.

Su Ming understood the reason well—it was all because of Tang San. In the original story, Bibi Dong had planned this as a backup. If her attempt to assassinate Tang San with Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo failed, the finals in Spirit City would prevent him from escaping.

She hadn't anticipated that her carefully laid plan would ultimately be foiled by Tang Hao.

Su Ming glanced up at Xue Qinghe on the platform, wondering if she was fully prepared.

Traveling from Heaven Dou City to Spirit City would take around twenty days. The finals wouldn't last long, as the knockout system with thirty-three teams would determine the champion in under ten days.

Seeing Su Ming looking at her, Xue Qinghe smiled and nodded, signaling that everything was in place.

Without the help of Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo, Tang San would be relying solely on Tang Hao.

When Emperor Xue Ye finished his speech, all the academies boarded the carriages prepared for them by the Empire, along with a dedicated guard escort.

But Su Ming knew the 500 guards would be ineffective against a Titled Douluo—far too weak.

Suddenly, he noticed Feng Xiaotian sneaking over to Huo Wu's carriage and frowned. Had Feng Xiaotian forgotten his promise from yesterday?

After all, he had agreed that the loser wouldn't approach Huo Wu, yet here he was, doing just that.

Huo Wu, intending to greet Su Ming, spotted Feng Xiaotian approaching her carriage stealthily.

Annoyed, she said, "Feng Xiaotian, what are you doing here? Did you forget our agreement from yesterday?"

Feng Xiaotian smiled awkwardly, "Huo Wu, I just wanted to help you teach Su Ming a lesson yesterday. Who knew he'd be so strong? Let's just forget about that promise, okay?"

Huo Wu was speechless.

She hadn't expected Feng Xiaotian to be so shameless!

Then again, she thought, if he had any sense of shame, he wouldn't have followed her around all these years.

At this moment, Su Ming asked Xiao Wu and the others to board the carriage first, then walked over.

"Feng Xiaotian, are you looking for another fight? Huo Wu is my girlfriend now. If you keep bothering her, it won't just end with you passing out and wetting yourself."

Su Ming didn't hold back his voice, so the nearby students from Tianshui Academy and others overheard.

Now, Feng Xiaotian's humiliation was complete.

Even the students from Godwind Academy turned their heads, too embarrassed to look.

They had rushed over immediately after finding their unconscious captain yesterday and cleaned up the scene, only for everything to come out today. Now they were about to be as infamous as Thunderclap Academy!

Feng Xiaotian's face flushed red. He hadn't expected Su Ming to humiliate him publicly.

But he hadn't thought about it logically—he was the one who broke the promise. Why would Su Ming spare his dignity?

Meanwhile, Huo Wu blushed at hearing Su Ming refer to her as his girlfriend, sneaking a glance at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's carriage.


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