บท 175: Chapter 175: Mu Chen vs. Huo Wu
After regaining her composure, Huo Wu stared at Mu Chen, noting the smug smile at the corner of his mouth. Her stubborn nature led her to believe this was part of Mu Chen's strategy.
"Is this your tactic?" Huo Wu asked.
"What?" Mu Chen replied.
"A way to affect my emotions. Is that your tactic?" she repeated.
"Do I… need tactics?" Mu Chen countered.
Uh!
Huo Wu was momentarily taken aback.
Of course, Mu Chen was an eighty-plus-level Spirit Douluo. Facing her, a forty-plus-level Spirit Ancestor, would he even need tactics?
"If anything, it's you. It looks like you really have feelings for me!" Mu Chen smirked.
"Nonsense!" Huo Wu retorted defensively.
"I'm not lying. I've defeated many academies, including those with female participants. Yet none of them sought me out, except you, repeatedly," Mu Chen pointed out.
"I… no! I'm just upholding Blazing Fire Academy's dignity!" Huo Wu hurriedly defended herself, her face turning red. As someone experiencing these emotions for the first time, she had no idea how to handle her feelings toward someone she liked. Forgive her, it was a first for her.
"Dignity? Are you sure?" Mu Chen pressed.
"Enough talk, Mu Chen. Since you're here, fight me! I won't allow anyone to tarnish Blazing Fire Academy's honor." With that, her first spirit ring began to glow with a yellow light.
First Spirit Skill: Nirvana Flame
A fiery bird resembling a phoenix took shape in front of Huo Wu. It shot toward Mu Chen with incredible speed, reaching him in the blink of an eye.
"Hmph!"
Huo Wu smirked confidently.
As Blazing Fire Academy's ace participant, Huo Wu could cast her spirit skills instantly, just like Shui Bing'er from Skywater Academy. With her sudden move, she was confident that this strike would hit Mu Chen.
Her first spirit skill inflicted magical damage along its path. Once it hit the target, the bird would detonate in a blast, causing similar damage and a brief stun.
"Gone?"
As the bird was about to strike, Mu Chen's figure suddenly vanished.
"Leaving yourself exposed is a critical mistake for a Spirit Master. Haven't you learned your lesson?"
A familiar voice spoke from behind her, causing Huo Wu's eyes to widen in alarm.
But it was too late.
Mu Chen had appeared right behind her, leaving her no time to react.
Thousand-Year Kill
"Ah!"
Huo Wu yelped, her body flinging into the air. Clutching her backside, she looked at Mu Chen in anger. She'd momentarily forgotten about this rogue technique in Mu Chen's arsenal.
Second Spirit Skill: Flame Array
Her second spirit ring glowed yellow. A large array appeared on the ground beneath her and Mu Chen.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, columns of flame resembling fiery pythons erupted from the array, forcing Mu Chen to retreat.
"Such attacks are ineffective against me," Mu Chen said calmly.
"Is that so?" Huo Wu smirked confidently, her martial spirit lunging at Mu Chen.
Whoosh
Mu Chen evaded in a flash.
Huo Wu's martial spirit had a similarity to Yu Xiaogang's spirit in that it could separate from the body for attacks. Any injury to her martial spirit would immediately affect her own body. Using the Eight Extremes Collapse against her would risk injuring her directly.
Whoosh
Mu Chen dodged and weaved, drawing Huo Wu's martial spirit away before lunging at her.
"It's over!" Mu Chen said calmly.
"Yes, it is!" Huo Wu smirked.
Suddenly, the Huo Wu before him morphed into her martial spirit.
What a surprise—Huo Wu could swap places with her martial spirit. In an instant, her real body was right behind him, less than three meters away.
Third Spirit Skill: Resisting Fire Ring
"It's here?"
A sly smile played at the corner of Mu Chen's lips.
Boom
A powerful force flung Mu Chen into the air.
Ring Fusion!
An incredible scene unfolded.
The four spirit rings around Huo Wu began to fuse, and a massive fireball formed above her head.
Third Spirit Skill: Fiery Sun Dance
With a wave of her delicate hand, the fireball hurtled toward Mu Chen. Seeing as he was suspended in the air with no foothold, Huo Wu was certain he couldn't escape.
Mystic Rank Low-Level Combat Skill: Absorption Palm
Mu Chen suddenly extended his hand, a force of suction emanating from his palm. In an instant, Huo Wu was pulled toward him, drawn to his side in mid-air.
"Are you really so ruthless?" Mu Chen asked.
"I…" Huo Wu hesitated, then replied, "Blazing Fire Academy's honor cannot be trampled."
"Who's trampling it, silly girl? I forfeited to save Blazing Fire Academy's face. It also allowed everyone to see that Tang Sect, Shrek Academy, and Blazing Fire Academy are on the same side. Do you want me to go on stage, defeat all seven of you, and humiliate you? Or deliberately lose to let you win? Wouldn't that be an insult?" Mu Chen chuckled.
"Who… who's on the same side as you?" Huo Wu argued hastily.
"Don't deny it. You're fond of me," Mu Chen added.
"I…" Huo Wu wanted to say something, but the fireball was getting closer and closer. Even if she wanted to withdraw it now, it was too late.
As the fireball neared Mu Chen, Huo Wu's heart clenched painfully.
As the caster, Huo Wu knew that despite her forty-plus level Spirit Ancestor rank, the power of her fused ring skill was not to be underestimated.
Ring Fusion allowed multiple spirit rings' energy to be released simultaneously, amplifying a skill's power. She had once killed a Spirit King with this move.
"No!"
Huo Wu cried out in horror.
The flames engulfed Mu Chen and Huo Wu, yet she felt no heat.
Huo Wu looked up at Mu Chen. Behind him, eight radiant wings unfurled, spreading forward to shield both of them from the explosive flames outside.
Huo Wu's heart skipped a beat, realizing he had such a dazzling external spirit bone.
"Were you really concerned for me just now?"
Mu Chen looked at Huo Wu and continued, "Will you still deny it?"
Before Mu Chen could finish, Huo Wu leaned in, her red lips pressing against his cheek.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations on completing the F-level hidden task: Accept Huo Wu's invitation, tease her, and help her confront her true feelings. Rewards: 5 skill points, 300,000 sp
irit power points, and 50,000 Exploding Talismans!"
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