Chapter 163: The Kiss Between Huo Wu and Dugu Yan [Part 1]
If people were still skeptical about Oakland defeating Elephant Armor Academy, after this resounding victory over Blaze Academy, even the harshest critics could no longer deny that the true dark horse had emerged.
"Just as Bishop Salas predicted, they really did beat Blaze Academy."
"So, Oakland's team has two monster-like members. Dai Yao is one, and that cool, aloof girl is also just as strong."
Though Dai Yao's current strength was impressive, it hadn't yet made Oakland a team people feared. No matter how strong Dai Yao was, as long as he was on his own, no one believed he could defeat a team of seven.
But now, with Zhu Zhuqing's revealed strength, things were different.
Together, the two of them made every team nervous and cautious.
Amid the cheers of the audience, both teams exited the Soul Arena.
As soon as they stepped off the arena, Dugu Yan and Feng Wutong rushed over, one on each side, linking arms with Zhu Zhuqing.
"Zhuqing, I didn't realize you were this strong now!" Dugu Yan exclaimed.
Zhu Zhuqing's display of power today had even taken Dugu Yan by surprise. She secretly assessed the situation and realized that she was no longer a match for Zhu Zhuqing.
Today's victory over Blaze Academy undoubtedly elevated Oakland Academy to new heights.
When the Oakland team entered the players' resting area, both the audience and the other teams looked at them with respect and awe.
Especially Dai Yao—his masculine and handsome face caused numerous girls to swoon.
Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing and the other women in the team also attracted the attention of the boys. Zhu Zhuqing's slender figure and beautiful features, along with her cold and noble demeanor, magnetized everyone's gaze.
These two were not only striking in appearance but had also displayed extraordinary strength. They had completely stolen the show.
In contrast, when the Blaze Academy team returned to their resting area, their hearts were filled with frustration and unwillingness to accept defeat.
Huo Wushuang's mood was especially low.
As the captain of Blaze Academy, he had always seen himself as the pride of his peers. But Dai Yao's appearance shattered his arrogance. It had taken the combined strength of three of them just to barely block Dai Yao's attack.
"Huo Wushuang, when our Shenfeng Academy faces Oakland, we'll avenge you!" A cold voice suddenly rang out.
Everyone turned around to see Feng Xiaotian, the captain of Shenfeng Academy and their control-type soul master.
Shenfeng Academy was one of the top teams in the Five Elements Academy, especially since all of their members could fly, making it nearly impossible for opponents to land a hit.
Although Feng Xiaotian spoke to Huo Wushuang, his eyes kept drifting, as though unintentionally, towards the fiery-red figure of Huo Wu, his burning admiration clear in his gaze.
Huo Wushuang snorted coldly, unbothered.
"We lost to Oakland, do you really think you can beat them?" he said sarcastically.
Feng Xiaotian chuckled.
"The reason Blaze Academy lost today is because you didn't understand your opponent enough. Dai Yao and that little girl from Oakland are indeed strong, but the rest of their team is quite mediocre. Now that their trump cards are exposed, they can barely compete with us from the Five Elements Academy. But to beat Shenfeng Academy? That's pure fantasy."
Huo Wushuang and the rest of Blaze Academy were still feeling sour; they had merely forced Oakland to reveal their trump cards.
"We're leaving," Huo Wushuang said as he turned to leave.
Meanwhile, Feng Xiaotian remained smug.
Just then, Huo Wu's cold voice rang from behind.
"Huo Wu, you don't have to rush," Feng Xiaotian said as he saw her walking away.
As soon as he saw Huo Wu, he lost all his usual composure, rushing over to stop her.
But Huo Wu didn't even glance at him. With a cold snort, she brushed his hand off and walked away indifferently.
Seeing this, Huo Wushuang threw his hands up at Feng Xiaotian in a gesture of helplessness.
As Blaze Academy's team walked farther away, Feng Xiaotian's expression grew gloomy. Suddenly, he noticed that Huo Wu had stepped away from the team and was heading in a different direction.
Feng Xiaotian's face lit up with a smile, and he quickly followed her, keeping his distance behind.
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In the Oakland Academy's resting room, everyone was still excited from their victory over Blaze Academy.
To celebrate, Dean Jackson had prepared drinks for everyone to unwind.
After the celebration, Feng Qianli walked over to Dai Yao's side and chatted with him for a moment. However, there was a hint of concern in his voice as he spoke:
"Dai Yao, although we defeated Blaze Academy today, we've also revealed quite a bit."
"Zhu Zhuqing's strength, plus the second strategy, the decapitation tactic. This is only our second match. Do you think we may have moved too quickly?"
Dai Yao smiled lightly.
"Captain, yes, we've exposed a lot, but when facing a strong team like Blaze Academy, we had no choice. Besides, even though this is only our second match, I believe we can easily crush any other team we face using only the spearhead tactic."
He spoke with absolute confidence.
"The most important thing is, we haven't revealed all our trump cards yet."
Besides the ones already exposed today, Dai Yao and Zhu Zhuqing's ghostly white tiger, their external soul bones, and the fourth soul skill—these even stronger cards hadn't been shown yet.
Feng Qianli's worried expression eased somewhat, but curiosity still lingered.
"Dai Yao, what exactly is your fourth soul skill? Every time I see your fourth soul ring, I get this strange sense of unease."
Dai Yao smiled helplessly.
"Captain, my fourth soul skill drains too much soul power. It's not that I don't want to show it, but I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."
"I won't be able to handle it?" Feng Qianli didn't believe it. As the owner of the Xuanwu Turtle soul, his defense was formidable. Though he knew it would be tough to face Dai Yao, the idea that he could be defeated so easily was hard to accept.
Dai Yao smiled mysteriously.
"Captain, don't worry. In a few days, you'll see my fourth soul skill."
The more Dai Yao said this, the more impatient Feng Qianli became.
At that moment, a knock sounded from the door.
Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged glances, puzzled. When they opened the door, they were greeted by a red figure.
"It's you? Huo Wu," Dugu Yan said in surprise. She didn't expect Huo Wu to visit Oakland's resting room.
"You are... Dugu Yan?" Huo Wu seemed momentarily stunned. The person before her seemed familiar, and then her eyes widened in recognition.
Dugu Yan and Huo Wu had crossed paths before. Both were the elite daughters from Heaven Dou Imperial City. When Dugu Yan was still in the Royal Academy, they had some prior interaction.
"I heard you left the Heaven Dou Royal Academy years ago and joined some unknown academy. I didn't expect that academy to be Oakland!" Huo Wu exclaimed in surprise.
Dugu Yan smiled faintly, not offering any explanation.
Back then, Huo Wu had no choice but to join the Oakland Academy in order to treat the toxins in her body. Through a series of fortuitous events, she ended up teaming up with Dai Yao.
Huo Wu was secretly shocked. She hadn't expected that Oakland Academy still hid such a powerhouse like Dugu Yan.
Dugu Yan's poison was something even the Five Elements Academy greatly feared.
With Dugu Yan as Oakland's control-type soul master, their strength would increase significantly. Just how many more trump cards did Oakland have?
"Little Huo Wu, what brings you here?" Dugu Yan asked with a smiling expression.
Huo Wu took a deep breath and briefly glanced at Dugu Yan before her eyes lingered on Zhu Zhuqing's figure. Finally, her gaze settled on Dai Yao.
She extended her slender finger, pointing directly at Dai Yao, and said, "I'm here to find him!"
In an instant, everyone's astonished gaze in the room was focused on Dai Yao.
"Me?" Dai Yao, confused, asked as he looked around at the others.
Standing up, he addressed Huo Wu, "May I ask what you need with me?"
Huo Wu took a deep breath, looked around at the people in the room, and softly said, "Can we talk alone?"
At that moment, Dai Yao could feel two cold, piercing gazes stabbing into his back—one from Dugu Yan and the other from Zhu Zhuqing.
Feng Wutong's eyes also seemed to have changed, as if there was something more in his gaze.
Huo Wu was an incredibly outstanding young woman. At nineteen, she had grown into a graceful figure—her body was fiery and her jade-like legs long and sculpted, built through years of training, giving her a sense of strength, as if carved by the finest sculptor.
Jackson sighed and said, "Dai Yao, go ahead. Whatever grievances you have, it's best to settle them."
Dai Yao then followed Huo Wu out.
Looking at Dugu Yan's confused and anxious expression, Jackson smiled and explained, "Child, trust is the foundation of any relationship. Since you all want to be with Dai Yao, trust him."
Dugu Yan snorted coldly. "I trust him, my foot! I don't believe that there's a cat that doesn't steal fish! Zhuqing, let's go! I'll see what this seductress is up to!"
After speaking, Dugu Yan immediately pulled a still stunned Zhu Zhuqing and chased after Dai Yao and Huo Wu.
Upon hearing Dugu Yan's words, Jackson smiled helplessly.
Meanwhile, the male members of Oakland Academy wore even more interesting expressions. Feng Qianli remained calm, but Dai Yuan's face was full of unmasked jealousy and envy.
"Zhuqing and Yan Jie are both in love with Dai Yao. Now even the girls from Fire Academy can't escape his clutches!"
"You come with me," Huo Wu said, her eyes briefly shifting toward Dai Yao's handsome figure, her expression subtly changing. She couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
After speaking, she turned and headed toward the rest area.
As she walked, Dai Yao felt a sense of familiarity. Wasn't this just like the scene where Huo Wu kissed Tang San in the original story?
Trailing behind Dai Yao and Huo Wu was Feng Xiaotian, and further back, Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan followed as well.
At the corner of the rest area, Yu Tianheng, who had been watching the match, felt his heart race. He instinctively turned his head and happened to spot Dugu Yan trailing behind Dai Yao.
His face lit up with joy. Since Dugu Yan left Heaven Dou Royal Academy and joined Oakland, he hadn't seen her for a long time.
He quickly greeted his companions and went after Dugu Yan.
Unaware of the many people following him, Dai Yao continued on his way.
Huo Wu walked to a secluded corner of the rest area and stopped.
The preliminary matches were still ongoing outside, and the students from various academies were watching. The so-called rest area was actually just a designated space for pre-match adjustments, and there wasn't much of a crowd.
Once they stopped, Huo Wu turned to Dai Yao, a hint of annoyance in her eyes as she remembered the loss from earlier.
"Dai Yao, I've fought you twice, yet why is it that you always manage to seize the opportunity and interrupt my soul skills?"
Dai Yao smiled lightly. Who would have thought that he had seen the original story?
Upon hearing Huo Wu's question, her imposing attitude only made him sneer inwardly. Huo Wu was as proud and arrogant as ever.
Did she think that just because she asked, he would answer her?
Ignoring her, he turned his gaze toward the Soul Fighting Arena, as though the ongoing battle was more interesting than the beauty in front of him.
"Are you really so unwilling to speak to me?" Huo Wu looked at Dai Yao's indifferent attitude and felt a pang of frustration. From a young age, not only had she been gifted, but she was also exceptionally beautiful.
All the men around her had shown her their best sides—polite and attentive—but Dai Yao, for some reason, showed nothing but disdain.
Dai Yao knew that dealing with a woman like Huo Wu required a different approach. You could never cater to her wishes.
If you constantly appeased her, she would only lose interest.
Just as the two were talking, four heads peeked around a corner not far away.
To the left were Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan, and to the right, Yu Tianheng and Feng Xiaotian.
Feng Xiaotian and Yu Tianheng had known each other for a while. Feng Xiaotian had followed Huo Wu because he liked her, but Yu Tianheng was there for a different reason. He quietly asked, "Tianheng, what brings you here?"
Yu Tianheng didn't answer Feng Xiaotian's question. He glanced at Dai Yao and a cold smile appeared on his lips. Then, he spoke to Dugu Yan.
"Yan Yan, look at Dai Yao, how flirtatious he is. Now he's tangled up with Huo Wu…"
"Shut up!" Dugu Yan softly hissed, completely ignoring Yu Tianheng.
Her eyes never left Dai Yao. If he dared to make any inappropriate moves, he would regret it.
Yu Tianheng's words were stuck in his throat as Feng Xiaotian immediately understood. So Yu Tianheng liked Dugu Yan, but Dugu Yan kept rejecting him.
Feng Xiaotian snickered inwardly. "So what if he's a Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon? The woman was still stolen by Dai Yao! And now he dares to speak about my little sister, Huo Wu!"
To comfort Yu Tianheng, Feng Xiaotian said, "Tianheng, don't mind it. I understand how you feel. Don't disturb Huo Wu."
Hearing Feng Xiaotian's words, Yu Tianheng sneered inwardly. So, Feng Xiaotian was here for Huo Wu. A plan formed in his mind.
"Well, I'll keep quiet. Let Yan Yan see what kind of person Dai Yao is and realize that her choice was wrong!"
End of Chapter.
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