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The next afternoon.
The Seven Treasures team faced off against Blazing Academy.
Before the match, Feng Xiaotian sent a challenge request to Huo Wu.
"Huo Wu, my dear sister, how about we go first? It's been a while since I've seen your strength—let's have a friendly spar."
Huo Wu remained calm and nodded in agreement.
Before stepping onto the stage, Ning Tianchen arranged the order of participants. "Xiaotian, you go first. The rest of the lineup remains unchanged."
"Remember not to hold back—defeat Huo Wu as quickly as possible."
"Are you sure this is okay?" Feng Xiaotian felt nervous, unsure of himself.
Ning Tianchen patted him on the shoulder. "When have I ever lied to you? Go ahead."
"Good luck, Vice Captain!" The rest of the Seven Treasures team cheered him on.
Feng Xiaotian took a deep breath, left the rest area, and walked toward the arena.
"The second day, third match of the inter-academy exchange tournament: Seven Treasures team versus Blazing team," the referee announced. Following this, Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian simultaneously stepped onto the stage.
Feng Xiaotian stood at the far corner of the arena, silent, arms crossed, steadily adjusting his breathing.
Huo Wu thought that Feng Xiaotian had behaved very strangely over the past two days.
Previously, whenever Feng Xiaotian saw her, he would chatter nonstop. Recently, for some unknown reason, he had become unusually quiet.
At the referee's signal, both sides activated their martial souls.
Feng Xiaotian launched the first attack.
"Third soul skill: Gale Wings."
"Second soul skill: Dual Wolf Possession."
With two consecutive enhancement-type soul skills activated, Feng Xiaotian's speed became unbelievably fast.
In the blink of an eye, Feng Xiaotian had already rushed to Huo Wu's side.
The arena used for one-on-one matches was small, and Huo Wu's third soul skill had a mandatory knockback effect, making it highly suitable for arena battles.
However, Feng Xiaotian's speed was simply too overwhelming—Huo Wu didn't even have time to react.
Feng Xiaotian's close-range assault was ferocious. As a control-type soul master, Huo Wu was completely unable to resist.
"This..."
Below the arena, Huo Wushuang's jaw dropped.
He had expected their battle to be evenly matched, with the match lasting a long time before ending. Unexpectedly, Feng Xiaotian ruthlessly crushed Huo Wu, giving her no chance to counterattack.
In just twenty seconds, Huo Wu was thrown off the stage.
"Sister..." Huo Wushuang looked at Feng Xiaotian with a deeply aggrieved expression.
Even if you've found someone new, did you really have to treat Huo Wu like this?
However, something unexpected happened. After being eliminated, instead of feeling disheartened, Huo Wu issued another challenge to Feng Xiaotian with renewed determination. "Xiaotian, dare you fight me privately?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaotian recalled what Ning Tianchen had taught him to say and immediately declined. "Huo Wu, my dear sister, a loss is a loss—I'm not interested in fighting you again."
"Alright, who's your next opponent?"
"Sister?" Huo Wushuang was dumbfounded. Wasn't this plotline a bit off?
Without time to think further, he quickly stepped onto the stage.
"Big Brother-in-law, watch out." Feng Xiaotian returned to his usual "energetic" self.
Huo Wushuang forced a bitter smile. "Xiaotian, if you no longer like my sister, please stop addressing me this way."
Feng Xiaotian shook his head. "That's not true—I've always loved Huo Wu in my heart. I've just changed the way I pursue her."
Huo Wushuang was speechless.
It seemed that Feng Xiaotian's earlier actions had ignited Huo Wu's competitive spirit. If things continued like this, perhaps they might actually end up together.
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Back in the rest area, Huo Wu angrily sat back down on her chair.
Although Feng Xiaotian had eliminated her, he had held back during the fight, so Huo Wu wasn't injured—she was just a little disheveled.
"Damn Feng Xiaotian! Why did he refuse me?" Huo Wu stomped her feet in frustration.
She had never imagined that one day Feng Xiaotian would reject her.
Angry as she was, her perception of Feng Xiaotian had subtly shifted.
On the high platform, Huo Lie glared furiously at Feng Changlin. "Old Feng, what's going on with Xiaotian? Isn't he supposed to be pursuing Xiao Wu? Why is he treating her like this?"
Feng Xiaotian had set the fastest elimination record in this year's inter-academy exchange tournament, and Huo Wu had become his background character, nailed to the pillar of shame.
Feng Changlin was also baffled.
Could it be that the boy had turned hatred from love?
"Old Huo, calm down first. Sons and grandsons have their own destinies—let's not meddle too much in young people's affairs."
Huo Lie didn't understand the underlying reasons and couldn't blame Feng Changlin directly, so he reluctantly let it go.
However, not long after, Huo Wushuang was defeated by Feng Xiaotian. Immediately afterward, the next participant from Blazing team also fell victim to Feng Xiaotian's onslaught.
Huo Lie immediately realized something was wrong and roared in anger, "Old Feng, what does Feng Xiaotian want to do? Is he trying to humiliate Blazing Academy?"
With both the captain and vice-captain of Blazing team eliminated, how many of the remaining members could possibly withstand Feng Xiaotian?
Was Feng Xiaotian planning to destroy Blazing Academy's reputation entirely by sweeping all seven opponents?
Feng Changlin's mind was spinning.
Even if Feng Xiaotian no longer liked Huo Wu, was it necessary to go this far? The Feng and Huo families had maintained friendly relations for generations—was this boy trying to sever ties between the two families?
Before he could figure anything out, Feng Xiaotian, after eliminating four opponents, voluntarily stepped off the stage.
Feng Changlin let out a sigh of relief and quickly tried to calm Huo Lie. "Old Huo, this is all a misunderstanding. Look, after exhausting his soul power, didn't Xiaotian choose to concede?"
Shui Ningbing acted as a peacemaker. "Old Huo, there must be some misunderstanding here. Let's ask the kids later—there's no need to get angry at Old Feng."
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The match ended, and the Seven Treasures team emerged victorious.
However, before the team could celebrate, Huo Wu led her teammates to block the entrance of the Seven Treasures team's rest area.
"Xiaotian, fight me!"
Feng Xiaotian caught Ning Tianchen's subtle glance and understood that he couldn't ruin everything now.
His expression immediately darkened. "Huo Wu, my dear sister, if you're weak, practice more. If you can't handle losing, don't participate in matches. We need to rest—sorry, but we won't entertain you!"
Huo Wu's eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn't believe Feng Xiaotian would treat her this way and quickly blocked the door to the rest area. "Feng Xiaotian, what do you mean?! I only lost because I was careless—you shouldn't get cocky!"
Ning Tianchen interjected. "If you want revenge, wait for the upcoming team matches—we'll face you then. For now, please leave quickly and don't disturb our rest."
He showed no mercy to Huo Wu, kicking her foot away and slamming the door shut.
"Xiaotian, aren't you being too harsh?" Huo Wushuang felt a wave of unease.
During their earlier fight, Feng Xiaotian had mentioned changing the way he pursued Huo Wu.
Now it seemed that it had worked quite well. Huo Wu was constantly thinking about Feng Xiaotian.
But Huo Wushuang couldn't shake the feeling that Huo Wu was throwing herself at Feng Xiaotian.
With a sigh, he pulled Huo Wu's arm. "Sister, let's go back and discuss our strategy. When the team matches come, we'll take revenge on Xiaotian."
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"Xiaotian, did you see that? If this were in the past, would Huo Wu have actively sought you out?" Ning Tianchen asked with a grin.
Ning Rongrong frowned. "Tianchen Brother, don't mess with people. That was clearly a challenge to fight!
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