บท 55: Chapter 55: The Champions!

The moment the two types of flames made contact, a dull thunder-like sound erupted from Huo Yuhao's palms. His hands immediately split open, blood gushing out.

This was a reckless experiment. Although Huo Yuhao had read about the use of the Buddha's Wrathful Lotus in novels before, knowing about it and being able to use it were two different things.

The power of one type of flame was already the limit he could currently wield. But merging two types of flames into one was tantamount to courting death!

Furthermore, unlike Xiao Hongchen, the qualities of the two flames Huo Yuhao manipulated were different, making it even harder to find the balance point to fuse them. At this moment, his pitch-black eyes had red flames swirling on the left and black flames on the right, alternating strangely.

He had fully activated his Spiritual Detection soul skill, desperately searching for the balance point between the two flames. Yet, even with the flames only half an inch apart, Huo Yuhao had to mobilize every ounce of strength in his body just to slowly bring them closer.

"Daring to use such a skill in a battle, should I call you arrogant or foolish?"

The massive form of the Darkgolden Hell White Tiger suddenly pounced. Naturally, he wouldn't let Huo Yuhao complete his action. Although he didn't know what Huo Yuhao was doing, Dai Huabin could feel the danger emanating from the two flames gradually approaching each other between his palms.

The huge tiger paw suddenly slammed down, but at this moment, a cry of astonishment suddenly rang out from the spectator stands.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of Huo Yuhao; it was Ning Tian, who was originally behind him. She bravely stood in front of Huo Yuhao, taking the blow for him.

"Although I'm just a support-type soul master, at least I can use my life to protect my comrades!"

"Huo Yuhao, it's all up to you now!"

The referee quickly appeared on the scene, his expression very serious as he swiftly caught Ning Tian, who had taken the Darkgolden Hell White Tiger's sharp claw with her own body. By now, Ning Tian had fainted, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

"Well done! As the future heir of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School, you're indeed decisive enough!"

Yan Shaozhe had returned to the spectator stands. He looked at Ning Tian being carried away on a stretcher, his eyes full of admiration.

Although Ning Tian was seriously injured, at least she bought precious time for Huo Yuhao.

And during this time, black and golden flames spewed out from Huo Yuhao's eyes, extending more than a foot. He suddenly spat out a mouthful of bright red blood onto the two flames in his hands.

"Condense for me!"

As he continuously infused soul power using the Burning Technique, the originally violent flames gradually calmed down. The two-colored flames wriggled slightly, and finally, to the shocked gazes of everyone on the spectator stands, slowly condensed into a palm-sized red-black lotus platform.

"Roar!"

When Dai Huabin saw the red-black lotus platform in Huo Yuhao's palm, he couldn't help but feel a sense of heart-stopping danger. The red and black lotus gave him a feeling of absolute death!

Huo Yuhao lowered his head to gaze at the red-black lotus platform in his hand, then glanced at Wu Feng, who had fallen behind him, and Ning Tian, who was being carried out of the competition area. He murmured softly, "Is this a success? The Buddha's Rage Lotus?"

"Then let's go!"

The red and black flames of the lotus platform silently cut through the void, without even a hint of wind along the way. However, it was this light and fluttering appearance that made the hairs all over the Darkgolden Hell White Tiger's body stand on end.

Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo almost simultaneously stood up, their eyes filled with incredulous expressions. They couldn't fathom such a stunning scene unfolding in the final round of the freshman assessment. This kind of spectacle was rare even among senior students in the inner court, let alone within the outer court.

At this moment, they watched as the red-black alternating black lotus rushed straight towards the massive Darkgolden Terrorclaw Tiger.

Even the experienced referee was dumbfounded at this moment because he didn't know whether he should stop such a collision. Both sides had exposed their strongest cards, so if they weren't allowed to clash head-on, how could the winner be determined?

The problem was, the referee looked at the silent red-black lotus. If hit directly by this thing, even he would probably have a hard time.

He didn't know what to do, but that didn't mean no one knew what to do at this moment.

At this moment, a white figure finally appeared in the nick of time, seemingly appearing out of thin air, and quietly arrived in the assessment area.

The position he appeared in was the center of the collision between the two sides. He used his back to block the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Tiger's paw, and his front to block the red-black alternating dual-color lotus platform.

A dense white light soared into the sky, forming a seemingly illusory but extremely solid barrier that simultaneously blocked the strongest attacks from both sides.

The seemingly formidable Darkgolden Terrorclaw Tiger, after colliding with this layer of white light, instantly turned into countless points of light. Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu's figures reappeared in the arena, their faces pale as they collapsed to the ground, lacking even the strength to stand up.

As for the red-black lotus platform on the other side, as it was about to reach within five meters of the white light, the calm lotus suddenly became violent. The lotus contracted and then expanded, followed by a earth-shattering explosion within the assessment area.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao's Shrek Academy uniform had been nearly half burned by the terrifying heat, revealing his body, which was somewhat reddened by the conflicting flames. But Huo Yuhao didn't fall down; he still stood there.

The one who had just appeared out of nowhere to block the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Tiger and the Buddha's Rage Lotus with his body was none other than Du Weilun, the Martial Soul Department Director of Shrek Academy.

And the white light was the pure soul power emitted by him. It's worth noting that he was a formidable Soul Douluo-level powerhouse, and his own soul power defense was incredibly strong.

As for how to judge who wins and who loses, Du Weilun also gave the answer: by simultaneously enduring the attacks from both sides, he would determine the strength of each attack and thus differentiate the outcome.

After all, both sides had used their team's most powerful cards. Without a doubt, who was stronger only needed to withstand their attacks to become clear at a glance.

At this moment, there was no anomaly on Du Weilun's back. But the clothes on his chest had been completely burned into ashes, and on his sturdy chest, there were conspicuous and uneven blackened scars.

A Soul Douluo was actually injured? Injured by a freshman at the one-ringed level?

This was simply unbelievable. The teachers in the stands gradually reacted, each one looking somewhat dumbfounded.

However, seated in the front row, both Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo, the two deans, flashed a trace of shock in their eyes. They were very clear about Du Weilun's cultivation level. If he hadn't truly been unable to resist the burning of the red-black lotus, he would never have embarrassed himself in front of everyone.

"Xiaotao's Phoenix Nirvana Evil Fire is indeed extraordinary."

Du Weilun rubbed his chest, grimacing as he stood up, his eyes shining. A wry smile appeared on his resolute face as he thought to himself that this time he had really lost face.

Dai Huabin struggled to stand up, helping Zhu Lu up as well. Both of their faces were extremely pale because they already knew what they were about to face.

"Very well, you've all done well." Du Weilun's voice rang out, and the students on both sides calmed down, their gazes focused on him.

"Now, I announce that the champions of the freshman assessment elimination round are Huo Yuhao's team!"