"Brother, please agree." Otherwise, this matter would never end.
The meaning conveyed in Tang Sui's gaze made Tang San feel helpless, yet it was very real.
Because if this matter concerning Huo Wu wasn't settled, he might truly be blocked forever.
What's more...
Sensing another burning gaze behind him, Tang San straightened his back. The gentleness in his dark eyes instantly vanished, replaced by a sharp intensity.
"Alright, I accept your challenge."
A terrifying aura erupted from Tang San, like an incoming tsunami, crashing fiercely against the human standing on the reef.
Feng Xiao Tian instinctively took a step back, but quickly stepped forward again. The aura around him turned sharp and piercing. Two completely different energies collided violently, neither giving way!
"If you lose, from this day forward, I don't want to see you around Huo Wu."
Feng Xiao Tian said word by word in a deep voice.
Tang San's expression grew even more detached. Like his sister Tang Sui, both siblings wore the same indifferent masks.
"She is she, and I am me. She and I have absolutely no connection."
After saying this, he put down his hand, took his sister's, and walked to Xiao Wu's side. In front of Feng Xiao Tian and the others, he took Xiao Wu's hand. The trio, with the distinct vibe of a "family of three," walked back to the center of the team without a backward glance, ignoring the teasing gazes of Ma Hong Jun and the others.
The palpable tension here naturally drew the attention of others, including the Blazing Academy.
Leaning against the wall, Huo Wu Shuang looked at his somewhat dazed sister and said softly, "Is this what you wanted to see?"
Huo Wu looked at her brother blankly, shaking her head, lost and helpless like a child, "I don't know."
Huo Wu Shuang said with deep meaning, "Then who do you hope wins this match?"
Huo Wu froze. Because, in all honesty, she suddenly realized that her obsession with defeating Tang San didn't seem as strong as she thought.
...
The unique competition method of the Shrek Academy and the Divine Wind Academy, after being announced by the host, received unanimous surprise from the students of other observing academies.
Especially when Tang San and Feng Xiao Tian, the strongest combatants in their respective academies, walked into the arena from different directions, the audience erupted in a commotion.
As for the other Soul King from Shrek Academy?
In their understanding, Tang Sui was still injured and recuperating.
Feng Xiao Tian, captain of the Divine Wind Academy team, Level 44 Assault-type Battle Soul Master, Martial Soul: Gale Twin-Headed Wolf.
Tang San, vice-captain of the Shrek Academy team, Level 42 Control-type Battle Soul Master, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass.
The two walked into the arena at a leisurely pace, as if performing some kind of mysterious ritual, or perhaps a test. Their gazes, meeting in mid-air, remained locked on their opponent.
Even though the match hadn't started, they had already engaged in another layer of psychological warfare.
The referee presiding over this match signaled for both sides to release their martial souls.
Tang San raised his right hand slightly. A familiar black light emerged from his palm, and a cluster of dark, tenacious Blue Silver Grass sprung up. Two yellow, one purple, and one black soul rings floated up.
Across from him, Feng Xiao Tian also unleashed his martial soul.
He first let out a long cry, like an eagle or a beast's warning. The next second, a faint cyan light flowed out from within him.
The cyan light surged, and his body, accompanied by the grating sound of cracking bones, expanded. His muscles and bones swelled simultaneously, his lean physique becoming large and powerful. His long hair also turned cyan, infused with wind elements. From his left shoulder, a wolf's head inexplicably emerged.
That cyan wolf head's gaze was fierce, carrying the primal instinct and ferocity of a beast. It stared intently at Tang San, whom it viewed as prey. Wisps of cold air, carried by the wind, continuously emanated from it, causing Feng Xiao Tian's clothes to billow.
The Gale Twin-Headed Wolf was a mutated form of the Gale Magic Wolf. While the Gale Magic Wolf was a mid-to-high-tier martial soul, its mutation into a twin-headed wolf made it an existence close to a top-tier martial soul.
Feng Xiao Tian at this moment appeared much more composed than yesterday, his aura sharp yet restrained.
"Tang San."
"Feng Xiao Tian."
The two called out each other's names.
The hint of fighting spirit and determination in their eyes was self-evident.
"Both contestants are in position. The match begins!"
The moment the referee waved his hand, the two figures on the field moved almost simultaneously.
Feng Xiao Tian's body accelerated almost instantly, charging directly at Tang San. Cyan light trailed behind him in long, diagonal streaks, his speed being incredibly fast, making it difficult to track his trajectory.
Tang San stood ready, his mind calmly making a series of judgments.
In the spectator stands, Tang Sui abandoned her relaxed posture and watched this battle, which was poised to become a turning point in their fate, with intense focus.
Through constant probing and clashes, Feng Xiao Tian finally gained a rough understanding of Tang San's combat strategy.
Therefore, when Feng Xiao Tian retreated again, he did not press the attack. Instead, his second and third soul rings, which had been circling him, lit up simultaneously.
Cyan wings, condensed from wind blades, unfurled from Feng Xiao Tian's back. Light and shadow converged, and two identical, giant wolf heads roared within the storm. His powerful limbs stood on the wind blades, yet remained as steady as the foundations of the sea.
Those twin wolves were clearly the appearance of Feng Xiao Tian's beast martial soul – the Gale Twin-Headed Wolf.
But this was not his true martial soul form, merely the prelude to his self-created soul skill.