"Boom!"
The arena fluctuated between red and blue.
Water gleamed across the sky, and the fierce flames boiled over.
With her blue hair fluttering, Shui Yue'er's pretty face solemn, her beautiful legs moving nimbly, she continuously sought opportunities to attack Huowushuang.
The audience below was as silent as a graveyard, holding their breath.
They were terrified that the goddess in their hearts would be harmed.
"Bang!"
Shui Yue'er stomped on the ground with her boots, flipping her body to dodge a fireball flying straight at her.
Her second Soul Ring blazed in an instant, hands sweeping forward.
She launched a zero-degree assault, cold air transforming into a tornado hurtling forward.
After transforming into a dragon, Huowushuang looked slightly ferocious with dense red Dragon Scales covering his body and a short horn atop his forehead. Seeing the incoming cold air, he didn't dodge or evade.
He reached forward with his red dragon claw, firelight surging to the sky, directly shattering the tornado.
He sneered at Shui Yue'er.
"If that's all you've got,"
"then you might as well surrender."
Shui Yue'er snorted, "You're just flaunting the advantage of being a few years older than me, having more Soul Power than me. What's so great about that?"
"Hahaha."
Huowushuang chuckled, then looked at her proudly.
"Sorry, being born early is also a skill. Being older than you is indeed something to be proud of."
"Heh."
Shui Yue'er attacked once more, cautiously looking for openings.
Seizing a gap, her third Soul Ring gracefully ascended.
The temperature in the arena plummeted rapidly, and dozens of frigid ice spears appeared.
They exploded towards Huowushuang from every dead angle.
Seeing Shui Yue'er's astonishing move, the surrounding male viewers already started to boil over, as if they saw Huowushuang on the verge of defeat, ready to celebrate in advance.
Yet Luo Yu just shook his head; Huowushuang had the benefit of age.
Shui Yue'er was about to lose.
As the ice spears approached, Huowushuang shook his head in disdain.
"Insignificant tricks, not worth mentioning."
He stamped his foot, and the arena shook.
Opening his mouth, he expelled a surge of fiery golden-orange flames.
Ice and fire alternated, emitting sizzling noises.
All the icicles melted, and the blaze surged forward.
Shui Yue'er's pretty face changed color as she bit down on her silver teeth, dodging repeatedly. However, the relentless pursuit of his flames left her no choice but to turn around and open an Ice Shield to defend.
She blocked the flames, but suddenly a dragon-transformed figure howled out from the midst of the firelight.
A punch shattered Shui Yue'er's Ice Shield in an instant.
Cries of alarm sounded from outside the ring.
Ice shards flew everywhere, quickly melted by the flames.
The delicate girl let out a muffled grunt as she was blasted out of the arena.
Shui Bing'er's face turned ugly. With a leap, she helped her sister stabilize.
Countless men on the sidelines were wide-eyed, as if someone had choked them, their voices becoming hoarse, filled with disbelief.
"How could my Goddess Yue'er lose?"
"How could she be defeated so thoroughly?"
Someone shook their head and sighed, "It's not that our Goddess Yue'er is too weak, it's obviously that this guy is too strong. Although both are in the Soul Sect Realm, the difference in Cultivation Level is too vast."
"With that kind of strength, I feel like Tianshui Academy is in big trouble today."
On the stage, Huowushuang stood with his hands behind his back.
His fiery red Dragon Scales radiated intense heat. After defeating Shui Yue'er, the haughty look on his face grew even deeper, with a dismissive indifference as he looked in the direction of the Tianshui Battle Team.
A smirk appeared on his lips, and he hooked his finger.
"Don't waste time,"
"Next."
A neat and capable beauty with ear-length hair stepped out from the Tianshui Battle Team, "Huowushuang, it's just a friendly match, do you really need to be so arrogant?"
"Arrogant?" Huowushuang shook his head, "You don't understand."
"I'm merely quite confident."
Huowushuang said playfully, "If you think I'm arrogant, you can defeat me."
The capable and beautiful woman turned her head to look at Shui Bing'er.
"Captain, let me go this time."
Shui Bing'er furrowed her brows, "Yi Na, with Huowushuang's strength, I'm afraid only I can take him on."
Yi Na shook her head, "That won't do, Captain. They have even stronger players to follow. If we can't deal with this Huowushuang for you, we've lost today."
In the end, Shui Bing'er agreed to let Yi Na take the stage.
Huowushuang sized up Yi Na and shook his head slowly.
"You—"
"Won't do."
"Cut the crap." With a flicker of her beautiful legs, Yi Na transformed into a blue phantom, summoned a Frost Ice Blade, and three rings of Soul Power shone as she aimed to slice at Huowushuang's throat.
"Too slow," Huowushuang shook his head repeatedly.
He spun on his feet and easily dodged Yi Na's attacks time after time.
Below the stage, Luo Yu moved his wheelchair next to Shui Yue'er.
"How are you doing, are you okay?"
Shui Yue'er simply brushed her messy strands of hair behind her ear and shook her head, "I'm fine."
"It's just that..."
"Just what?" Luo Yu asked curiously.
Shui Yue'er blushed slightly, "It's just that I was bragging about showing you my performance on stage, and yet I got slapped in the face so quickly."
Luo Yu laughed, "No, your strength is already quite good, the guy on the other side is just a bit older."
Shui Yue'er sighed.
"You don't have to comfort me. Although I really dislike people who are so full of themselves, I have to admit his strength is indeed strong, and I really couldn't find an opportunity to win against him."
Luo Yu shook his head and laughed,
"Don't be so discouraged. Actually, his strength is just so-so. He has a lot of flaws in his moves. If you could have caught the opportunity, you might have had a chance to defeat him."
"Average strength, many flaws in his moves?"
Shui Yue'er's expression was exaggerated.
"Luo Xixi, do you even know who that guy is?"
"He's a team captain from Chi Fire Academy, for heaven's sake."
"As arrogant as he is, his strength isn't as trashy as you describe."
Luo Yu blinked, "Let me tell you the truth."
"Ah?" Shui Yue'er leaned in with curiosity, apparently very interested.
Luo Yu said casually, "Actually, his strength is just trash compared to me."
"Pfft—"
"There you go boasting again."
"I consider you a friend, why do you take me for a fool? Do you think I would believe that?"
Shui Yue'er pulled back and playfully rolled her eyes at Luo Yu.
"You probably couldn't even handle one of my hands, how could you defeat that annoying guy?"
"Let's agree to disagree," Luo Yu waved his hand dismissively.
"Tsk."
Shui Yue'er couldn't help but laugh, moving on from her earlier defeat.
"I suspect you're just trying to cheer me up by seeing me lose."
"Good grief, you play the part of the wise man quite well."
"What do you mean 'play'?" Luo Yu was not too pleased with that comment.
Just as Shui Yue'er was about to speak, Luo Yu pointed at the stage.
"Your team member can't hold on any longer."
Shui Yue'er quickly looked over.
Yi Na's graceful and mature silhouette was blasted off the stage by Huowushuang's three fiery punches.
"Yi Na!" Shui Yue'er exclaimed.
Yi Na walked over with staggering steps, her face bitter, and fists clenched tight, "I'm sorry everyone, I've lost."
As everyone was about to console her, a jarring voice of urgency rose from the stage.
Huowushuang's presence grew even more formidable.
"Hurry up, hurry up, don't waste time."
"Who's next, come up quickly and take your beating."