harleyscars Chapter 92 Pride is acceptable, but complacency is not.
Chapter 92 Pride is acceptable, but complacency is not.
Chapter 92 Pride is acceptable, but complacency is not.
Wang Dong trusted Huo Yuhao no less than Ye Nanxiao, and with a forceful shove, he flung Huo Yuhao into the air.
Huo Yuhao quickly equipped himself with a level-three flight soul tool, unleashed his soul power, and pounced towards Yan'er.
Wang Dong flew from below, aiming directly at Yan'er below, and unleashed the Butterfly God Slash.
Just as Yan'er shattered Xiao Ye No. 1's ice ring, she turned around and saw Huo Yuhao rushing towards her. Enraged, a huge purple fireball condensed behind Yan'er, along with five large fireballs. Two of the fireballs flew towards Huo Yuhao, while three slammed into Wang Dong.
Ye Wuqing and his two companions' formation was disrupted from the very beginning. Wang Yan had deliberately instructed Ye Nanxiao to conceal his third and subsequent soul skills in order to break through the opponent's formation instantly and prevent them from coordinating.
Ye Wuqing was held back by Ye Nanxiao and a clone. Yan'er's aerial attacks did not gain the upper hand. Instead, Shangguan Can was trapped by Ye Nanxiao's soul skill. Throughout the match, Ye Nanxiao single-handedly reversed Shrek Academy's disadvantageous situation.
Shangguan Can was already struggling to hold onto the Soul-Capturing Bell. As a support-type Soul Master, he lacked the strength to break Ye Nanxiao's ice prison. His Soul Power was being rapidly depleted by the cold energy of the ice prison, and soon it was more than half gone.
Seeing Ye Wuqing being besieged, Shangguan Can's expression was resolute. He gathered the remaining half of his soul power and used one-third of it to continue resisting the cold air, focusing intently on every move on the field.
Behind Yan'er, a huge purple fireball had already solidified, its intense heat scorching the air and causing her own figure to distort in a wave-like pattern.
Like Shangguan Can, both of them were targeting Ye Nanxiao. As long as Ye Nanxiao was defeated, Ye Wuqing would be confident of winning.
Unfortunately, Yan'er miscalculated; Ye Nanxiao wasn't the only one with the ultimate ice on the field.
The intense heat on the competition stage suddenly dropped in an instant, as if a cold front had suddenly swept into the stage.
The purple flame sphere in front of Yan'er instantly shrank by one-third, and even its heat could no longer be released.
Huo Yuhao's eyes had turned completely emerald green. Although he still had two spirit rings on his body thanks to the simulation function, in reality, his martial soul had switched to the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.
Huo Yuhao's eyes hardened, and the light from the soul-guided thrusters behind him flashed again. He pounced on Yan'er like lightning, actually using his bare hands to directly strike the purple flame ball in front of Yan'er.
Huo Yuhao's hands first turned jade-colored, and then countless dazzling diamond particles appeared on his palms, making them look like a pair of works of art.
Yan'er felt a sense of fear from Huo Yuhao's palm. Her fire-type soul power was greatly affected by the cold aura emanating from those palms, and it even showed signs of shrinking back completely.
Startled, Yan'er hurled the purple fireball at Huo Yuhao.
From the sidelines, everyone could clearly see that the originally enormous purple flame ball had suddenly shrunk for no apparent reason, and as it was being thrown towards Huo Yuhao, the purple flame fireball was shrinking at an astonishing speed.
When it came to Huo Yuhao, its diameter was less than half a foot.
Huo Yuhao used his right hand to cut the purple flame ball in two, and a thick white smoke immediately emerged from his right hand. The soul tool on his back propelled him through the white smoke and he arrived in front of Yan'er, patting her shoulders with both hands.
Ye Wuqing and Shangguan Can, who were trapped on the field, both saw Yan'er's predicament being forced by Huo Yuhao, but they did not expect that it was due to attribute suppression.
Yan'er suddenly stopped, the panic on her pretty face vanished instantly, and a charming smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Little brother, you've been tricked! The Cage of Flames! Come down with me!"
As Yan'er spoke, a huge ball of fire suddenly rose from the ground, engulfing Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Yan'er.
Huo Yuhao patted Yan'er's shoulders with both hands, instantly freezing her.
But the enormous fiery cage was already complete. More importantly, under Yan'er's final will, a pair of fiery hands appeared in the cage, pushing them in the opposite direction and sending them tumbling off the stage.
Huo Yuhao then realized that Yan'er had led him to the edge of the field, and falling there would mean elimination.
Huo Yuhao showed no panic. He narrowed his eyes, and in that instant, Yan'er saw a patch of emerald green.
The fiery cage was shattered from the inside by a bright green light. Wang Dong caught Huo Yuhao, while Yan'er's body was frozen and she could only fall to the ground with a dull thud.
At the same time, Ye Nanxiao held a huge ice ring in his right hand. The cold air on the ice ring was so dense that it was almost tangible. Facing the large net formed by Ye Wuqing's golden leaves, the ice ring flew out with a whoosh.
"Ding—" A violent clang of metal rang out, Ye Nanxiao's third soul ring flashed, and an ice prison rose up beneath Ye Wuqing's feet. At the same time, a flock of ice pillars reappeared and flew toward the Ice Flow Ring.
After using three soul skills in one go with all his might, Ye Nanxiao was also a little out of breath.
"The opportunity has come!" Shangguan Can's eyes lit up, and he shook the Soul-Capturing Bell in his hand frantically, his third soul ring flashing.
Soul Piercing! Shangguan Can's third soul skill. If someone's cultivation level is significantly lower than his, being stimulated by this soul skill might even cause them to faint directly. Moreover, this soul skill has an extremely wide coverage area.
With only one soul skill remaining, Shangguan Can could only use one soul skill. Once his soul power was exhausted, Shangguan Can fell into a coma, and his entire body was covered in a layer of frost.
Wang Dong felt a sharp pain in his head, and the hand that was holding Huo Yuhao fell limply to his side. He knelt on one knee on the ground, as did Huo Yuhao. The level four milk bottle emitted a soft white light, replenishing the soul power that Huo Yuhao had consumed.
Ye Nanxiao's movements faltered for a moment, and his control over the Ice Flow Ring was interrupted. Ye Wuqing smiled coldly, and the Golden Leaf split into hundreds of pieces, forming a huge Golden Leaf Array that rushed towards Ye Nanxiao.
Off the field, Bei Bei and the others looked serious. They had a general idea of how much Ye Nanxiao had exhausted, having single-handedly changed the course of the battle and held off the three opponents.
Wang Yan estimated that Ye Nanxiao had reached his limit, and clenched his hands tightly on his lap.
Jiang Nannan watched as Ye Nanxiao was swallowed by the golden leaf array, covering her mouth with both hands to prevent herself from exclaiming.
In fact, Ye Nanxiao still had about half of his soul power remaining. Facing the golden leaf array, Ye Nanxiao's figure suddenly became illusory. His steps seemed scattered and disordered, yet he moved forward as ethereally as a wisp of green smoke. The golden leaves kept chasing his body, but they always missed by just a little bit.
Beibei's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed, "Ghostly Appearance!"
Ye Nanxiao easily passed through the golden leaf formation, his right hand clenched in the air, and an ice blade fell into his hand, his aura suddenly soaring.
The intense cold emanating from the ice blades made Ye Wuqing shiver involuntarily.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong breathed a sigh of relief, put away their martial spirits, sat down on the ground, and smiled at each other. "We won."
The ice blade fell slowly, and Ye Wuqing could see its trajectory. However, he felt cold all over, and his soul power was frozen and he could not mobilize it. Ye Wuqing also saw that the space where the tip of the ice blade cut through appeared with fine cracks, as if the space itself was frozen.
In that instant, Ye Wuqing felt as if his life had frozen, and he could no longer make a sound.
"You lost. Pride is fine, but don't show it." Ye Nanxiao sheathed his ice blade and said to Ye Wuqing with a standard smile.
It took Ye Wuqing a long time to recover. Looking around, he saw that Yan'er had already been taken away by the teachers of Zhengtian Academy when she landed, and Shangguan Can was rescued by the referee when he lost consciousness by breaking the ice prison.
At Zhengtian Academy, only Ye Wuqing remained on the field.
A hint of sadness appeared on Ye Wuqing's cold face as he said, "I will no longer be able to participate in the next competition. Ye Nanxiao, you have earned my respect. I will take you as my goal and pursue you for the rest of my life."
As he finished speaking, Ye Wuqing's gaze towards Ye Nanxiao became intense.
Ye Nanxiao's lips twitched. Had I offended someone I couldn't afford to offend?
As the protective barrier was removed, deafening cheers erupted. Wang Dong helped Huo Yuhao off the field. Ye Nanxiao also felt a bit tired, but still kept a serious expression and blocked Bei Bei, who wanted to rush up and hug him. Under the latter's puzzled gaze, he rushed into Jiang Nannan's arms.
"Damn it!" Bei Bei cursed and turned to hug Huo Yuhao. Xu Sanshi and the others behind him couldn't help but burst into laughter when they saw Bei Bei's situation.
Wang Yan smiled with relief, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Sister, are you confident about Ye Nanxiao?" Xiao Hongchen asked.
"No, Nanxiao's ice attribute is higher than mine. If we face each other in a match, even if my martial soul isn't suppressed, my ice won't be effective," Meng Hongchen said, shaking her head.
"Captain, keep it up! It seems Ye Nanxiao is your biggest obstacle." Xiao Hongchen smiled at Ma Rulong.
Ma Rulong had no time to pay attention to Xiao Hongchen. Ye Nanxiao's performance in the competition kept flashing through his mind, and ideas kept popping up in his head as he tried to find a way to deal with Ye Nanxiao.
Old Ma approached Ma Rulong and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "I will allow you to use the Sword of Judgment against Ye Nanxiao."
Ma Rulong's body stiffened, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he nodded to Elder Ma.
"Ye Nanxiao, I look forward to the darkness deep within your heart."
While Shrek and his group cheered, the black-robed man who had been watching Ye Nanxiao quietly disappeared.
Jiang Nannan stood on tiptoe, trying to make Ye Nanxiao more comfortable. Jiang Nannan was about the same height as Ye Nanxiao. Suddenly, Jiang Nannan heard a fox whisper, "Hehe, smells so good."
Jiang Nannan blushed, took a deep breath, and suddenly pinched Ye Nanxiao's fox ears.
"Ouch, it hurts, it hurts! Nan Nan, be gentle, don't hurt my hand!" Ye Nanxiao cried out as Jiang Nan Nan pulled him away.
Everyone stared in disbelief. Xu Sanshi, seemingly understanding but not quite, said, "I think I've learned another trick."
Beibei nodded, spread her hands, and sighed, "Luckily, Xiaoya didn't pinch my ears."
He Caitou looked at Xiao Xiao, then at himself. The height difference meant that Nan Xiao's method wouldn't work.
Wang Yan chuckled, pushed up his glasses, and said to everyone, "Let's go back."
Wang Dong recalled Ye Nanxiao's blissful smile when Jiang Nannan pinched his ear, and fell into thought.
(End of this chapter)