radicalducati Chapter 58 The Trump Card
Chapter 58 The Trump Card
Chapter 58 The Trump Card
After hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Wang Dong suddenly remembered the pair of icy blue, extremely cold wings that Huo Yuhao had spread when they encountered the red-masked man at Seagod Lake. Could it be that...
Xiao Xiao knew nothing about it, and became even more curious after Huo Yuhao said those words.
"Yuhao! Tell me the truth! What secrets are you hiding?" Xiao Xiao narrowed her eyes, looking at Huo Yuhao with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
Huo Yuhao, who was simulating walking a tightrope, dared not hide anything any longer. He immediately gripped Xiao Xiao's small hand and grabbed Wang Dong's hand at the same time.
Under the puzzled gazes of the two, Huo Yuhao slightly activated his second martial soul, Ice Chimera.
A chilling aura traveled from Huo Yuhao's hands into Xiao Xiao and Wang Dongdi's bodies, causing them to shiver instantly.
Wang Dong had a premonition and didn't react much. Instead, he was slightly delighted when Huo Yuhao suddenly grabbed his hand. The only downside was that Huo Yuhao was also holding Xiao Xiao's hand.
Xiao Xiao looked at Huo Yuhao in surprise, and under the cover of the simulation, she once again leaned close to Huo Yuhao's ear, gently blowing air into his ear canal. With a slightly mischievous tone, she whispered in a barely audible voice, "Is it the second martial soul?"
With his spear standing tall and blood surging, Huo Yuhao wavered between maintaining his composure and losing it, barely managing to stay calm. He replied with feigned nonchalance, "Yes, it's my second martial soul. An ice martial soul with ultimate attributes."
Upon hearing this, Wang Dong immediately understood why the red-clothed masked man had suddenly collapsed. Was it due to attribute suppression?
Xiao Xiao secretly squeezed Huo Yuhao's hand, a sly smile on her face, and said, "An ice martial soul with ultimate attributes? You were really good at hiding it. You've completely outshone me this time. You have to make it up to me!"
Wang Dong heard this clearly, and his jealousy flared instantly. He glared at Xiao Xiao, squeezed Huo Yuhao's hand hard, and said, "If you want compensation, you have to give me some too!"
Xiao Xiao pouted, glanced at Wang Dong with a somewhat provocative look, and gave a soft hum in response.
Seeing the tense atmosphere between the two sides, Huo Yuhao used a simulation to cover up the scene. If Wang Dong were to see it, he wouldn't have any peace today.
"How about this, after I finish my Level 2 Soul Master exam, I'll make a Soul Tool for each of you, okay?"
Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up, and she immediately agreed, "I want a cyan-green one. You can choose the type of soul tool for me, but the color must be cyan-green!"
Having previously encountered the image-recording soul tool, Wang Dong was no longer as averse to soul tools as he had been at the beginning. Seeing that Xiao Xiao had made a request so quickly, he naturally wouldn't refuse.
"Light blue, preferably non-aggressive."
Huo Yuhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, quickly agreed, and kept their request in mind.
Afterwards, Huo Yuhao stared blankly at the azure sky, remained silent for a moment, and then expressed some of his personal requests.
"Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao. Tomorrow's final opponents are Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie. Among these three, I have some personal grudges with Dai Huabin, who comes from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. Tomorrow, I hope you can let go and let me handle it myself."
Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were stunned. They didn't expect Huo Yuhao to suddenly say such a thing, especially since it was a personal grudge between him and Dai Huabin, who came from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
After a brief silence, Wang Dong voiced his question first, "What kind of personal grudge do you have? Hmm... if it's inconvenient to talk about, then never mind."
Huo Yuhao let out a long sigh, suppressing all the hatred and anger in his heart, and forced a smile, saying, "It's really not convenient to talk about this now. Can I talk about it later?"
Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao looked at Huo Yuhao with some concern, and finally nodded gently, agreeing to Huo Yuhao's request.
Xiao Xiao held back for a moment, then said with some concern, "Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu are from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and the Netherworld Duke's Mansion, respectively. There's a high chance they have a hidden Martial Soul Fusion Technique."
Before Xiao Xiao could finish speaking, Huo Yuhao gently moved her hand, and Xiao Xiao stopped talking, somewhat puzzled.
"Don't worry, I can handle it. Tomorrow, as soon as they use their Spirit Fusion Skill, you all leave the arena and leave everything to me."
Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong stared wide-eyed at Huo Yuhao, their expressions turning extremely serious, even somewhat angry.
Huo Yuhao smiled and patted their heads gently, saying, "Don't worry, my second spirit has a talent skill that can be used to deal with their spirit fusion technique. Trust me, I wouldn't joke around with my own safety."
Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong remained silent, but seeing Huo Yuhao's insistence, they ultimately chose to believe him.
The three of them stayed by the shore of Poseidon Lake until sunset. After a quick dinner at the cafeteria, they returned to their dormitories to rest and prepare for tomorrow's final.
The next afternoon, in the assessment area, the final competition.
The assessment area was unusually quiet at this moment. Although it was the final round of the freshman assessment, there were no student spectators in the entire arena.
Shrek Academy's assessment system takes into account the privacy of each student's abilities as much as possible, so assessments are never made public for other students to watch.
All students who did not participate in the assessment had to continue attending classes. Therefore, this afternoon's final was actually the day with the fewest students in the assessment area.
Of course, there will always be people gathering intelligence. Besides, while spectators aren't allowed to watch the trials, they can watch the battles in the Soul Arena! A lot of the intelligence about Huo Yuhao and the others came from the Soul Arena.
Aside from the small number of students, almost all the teachers from the School of Foreign Languages who were not teaching gathered at the viewing platform in the assessment area to watch the competition.
The academy's high-ranking officials, including the dean of the Martial Soul Department, Yan Shaozhe, the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, Qian Duoduo, and Xuanzi, the elder of the Sea God Pavilion in the inner academy, were also present.
Don't be fooled by the fact that freshman assessments happen every year and seem so ordinary. Almost all inner court students were top performers in those assessments. After being selected by the academy, they received preferential treatment and comprehensive training from Shrek Academy before finally passing the assessments to enter the inner court.
The reason why so many high-ranking figures from the academy attended this time is because this year's freshmen are exceptionally strong.
Generally speaking, even for students at Shrek Academy, it takes until around their third year to reach the strength of a three-ring Soul Master. Furthermore, a three-ring cultivation level is a necessary condition for advancing from the third to the fourth year.
In this freshman assessment, there were as many as four freshmen with the cultivation level of the third ring, and such strength almost certainly guarantees their entry into the inner academy in the future.
Among these four is Huo Yuhao, a prodigy at the high-level Soul Master realm. The hidden trump cards behind him are even more unfathomable to the group of powerful figures at the Title Douluo level.
The academy's higher-ups were all eager to see what sparks would fly in this year's freshman assessment finals, and what kind of trump cards Huo Yuhao would be forced to reveal.
(End of this chapter)