stonecrandall Chapter 205 Dancing Silk Flower
Chapter 205 Dancing Silk Flower
Although the training ground is virtual, the simulation of combat is very realistic.
The pain, the exhaustion, the emptiness after the depletion of soul power—all of it felt so real that it was hard to tell whether this was virtual or reality.
Luo Guixing was severely injured at this moment. Although his life was not in danger, his injuries made it impossible for him to compete with the other students.
He lay on the ground, covered in dirt and grass clippings, yet the stinging pain on his body was clear and real.
Looking at the three people in front of him, he felt incredibly conflicted.
He originally thought that among the more than one hundred students in the class, only Huo Yuhao was an insurmountable mountain for him.
But unexpectedly, he was beaten to the point of questioning his existence by a strange girl!
Finally, he sighed and pressed the button in his hand.
That's the button to exit the training field; every student has one.
His figure vanished into the forest in an instant, as if he had never been there at all.
Outside, in the training hall.
The door to Luo Guixing's training pod slowly opened, and he unbuckled his seatbelt and stepped out of the pod.
Luo Guixing glanced around and saw that the twenty-odd eliminated trainees were already standing behind teachers Shen Yi and Wu Changkong.
Their eyes were all fixed on the large screen in front of them, which displayed the situation in the training field in real time.
Luo Guixing clenched his fists, lowered his head, and slowly walked to Shen Yi's side without saying a word.
That defeat was indeed a big blow to him.
Shen Yi glanced at him and said, "Let's see how the others perform. Na'er is a Soul King and was previously an inner court student. It's not shameful for you to lose to her."
Upon hearing this, Luo Guixing raised her head, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
He hadn't expected that Na'er was actually an inner court student; no wonder she was so strong!
The Inner Courtyard is the true core of Shrek Academy, a place that countless outer court students dream of but can hardly reach.
Losing to students from the inner court is certainly not shameful.
At the same time, Huo Yuhao's words from before echoed in his mind again: he really shouldn't care too much about the list of young geniuses.
The names on that list don't tell the whole story.
As time went on, more and more trainees were eliminated.
In the hall, one training pod after another opened their doors, and the trainees who emerged were either frustrated, calm, or annoyed.
The number of light spots on the big screen decreased, and the originally dense distribution gradually became sparse.
When half of the participants had been eliminated, Shen Yi was still using a soul-guiding array to gradually shrink the area of the training ground from the outside.
This is both to speed up the assessment process and to force the survivors to confront each other head-on.
After Huo Yuhao, Gu Yue, and Na'er got together, they never separated again.
Huo Yuhao's mental power enveloped the entire training ground, allowing him to clearly determine the center location.
So the three of them headed straight for the center point, which was destined to be the final battleground of this assessment.
Along the way, they also encountered several other trainees.
As before, upon seeing Huo Yuhao, the students immediately chose to flee.
Even if they know they don't have the ability to compete for the position of class monitor, no one wants to be eliminated prematurely if they can last longer.
After arriving at the "battleground" chosen by Huo Yuhao, the three of them waited there, watching one student after another appear and then be scared away.
However, it turns out that Huo Yuhao was right; indeed, some people would choose to attack the stronger ones.
Because someone finally stopped here, she didn't falter, and her gaze didn't waver.
She looked at Huo Yuhao, her beautiful eyes filled with fighting spirit!
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow slightly at this classmate who was the first to dare to openly show his fighting spirit towards him.
He stepped forward, his gaze falling on the other person as he scrutinized him closely.
She had long, reddish-brown hair, the color of which was as rich and vibrant as autumn maple leaves.
Her hair was slightly curled and casually draped over her shoulders.
She has a classic oval face shape, porcelain-white skin, and well-defined facial features.
Her eyes and brows carried a cool and aloof air, like a clear mountain spring, cold and pure.
Although Huo Yuhao had never met her, he recognized her because she was also on the list of young geniuses.
Among the more than one hundred students in the new first year of Shrek Academy, several have made it onto the list of young geniuses, and the girl in front of us is the highest ranked one.
Her name is Wu Siduo, her nickname is "Youming", and she is ranked ninth on the list of young geniuses!
Wu Siduo looked at Huo Yuhao, her beautiful eyes filled with seriousness. (Note: The last sentence appears to be an unrelated advertisement and has been omitted from the translation.)
"I know I'm no match for you." Her voice wasn't loud, but it was clear and firm. "But I want to see just how big the gap is between myself and the number one on the list of young geniuses!"
She didn't come to challenge; she came to verify, to verify the distance between herself and the highest peak.
Huo Yuhao looked at Wu Siduo, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.
He spoke, his voice calm and gentle: "You are the first person who dared to challenge me."
In this training ground, everyone avoided him like the plague, running away at the sight of him as if he were a monstrous beast.
Only this girl walked towards him, stood in front of him, her eyes filled with fighting spirit.
He stepped forward and said, "But this means you'll miss out on being the class monitor. You'll have plenty of opportunities to challenge me later."
Wu Siduo remained unmoved; her aloof face showed no sign of wavering.
Her gaze was fixed on Huo Yuhao, her voice calm as still water: "If I can't beat you, being class monitor means nothing to me."
She didn't come here to be the class monitor.
She fights against strong opponents in order to become stronger, which is the philosophy she has always believed in.
Seeing the determination in the other person's eyes, Huo Yuhao nodded, his expression turning serious: "Then let's make our move!"
Four spirit rings suddenly rose from beneath Wu Siduo's feet, their purple light swirling in the sunlight; they were all thousand-year-old spirit rings.
To reach the level of a four-ring Soul Master at such a young age, it's no wonder he ranked ninth on the list of young geniuses.
Then Wu Siduo's figure became ethereal, like a reflection in water, flickering and uncertain.
A dark aura enveloped her, like night falling, partially obscuring the sunlight.
Netherworld Cat Martial Soul, Possession!
Almost at the same moment her martial soul possessed her, Wu Siduo's figure flashed, and she was like a black lightning bolt, moving at an astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, she rushed in front of Huo Yuhao.
The dark aura lingered behind her as she moved, leaving a long afterimage.
This speed is comparable to that of a typical agility-based Soul King.
However, under Huo Yuhao's spiritual eyes, her figure was no different from slow motion.
Deep within those bright eyes, a golden light flickered, clearly discerning every movement of Wu Siduo.
Huo Yuhao stood with his hands behind his back, his posture as relaxed as if he were taking a stroll in a courtyard.
With a slight movement of his foot, he shifted his body to the side, perfectly dodging Wu Siduo's attack.
The movement was minimal, as if he had merely shifted his body casually, yet it was just enough to allow the sharp claw strike to glide past him without even touching the hem of his clothes.
Wu Siduo's attack missed its mark, and her figure suddenly stopped.
She pushed off the ground with her right foot, spinning like a top, and her right hand transformed into a sharp claw as she reached back to grab.
The claw strike was swift and vicious, accompanied by the sound of air being torn apart, heading straight for Huo Yuhao's throat.
Huo Yuhao took a step back, but only half a step, and the claw strike just missed him by a hair's breadth.
After that, Wu Siduo launched a series of attacks. Her speed was as fast as lightning and her moves were as sharp as knives. One move after another, they were continuous.
Netherworld Thrust, Netherworld Hundred Claws... various soul skills were used in turn, and black light flickered at her fingertips, enveloping Huo Yuhao.
However, Huo Yuhao kept his hands behind his back, moved his feet lightly, and dodged left and right, avoiding her attacks perfectly each time.
The movements were fluid and unhurried, as if performing an elegant dance.
Even after Wu Siduo activated her strongest fourth soul skill, Netherworld Shadow Clone, seven or eight identical figures simultaneously pounced on Huo Yuhao from different directions, completely blocking his escape route.
However, Huo Yuhao easily identified her true form with just a glance.
To outsiders, it appeared that Wu Siduo was constantly launching attacks on Huo Yuhao, one wave after another.
Huo Yuhao easily dodged the opponent's attack with minimal movement.
Wu Siduo's eyes were filled with resentment. She gritted her teeth and charged forward again and again, only to be dodged time and time again.
Her brows gradually furrowed, forming a shallow "川" (river) shape between them.
Only after actually fighting Huo Yuhao did she truly realize how vast the gap was between the two.
It wasn't just a difference in soul power level, but a complete and utter crushing defeat in combat awareness, reaction speed, and timing.
Her speed, which she was so proud of, was like child's play in Huo Yuhao's eyes.
Her meticulously planned offensive was utterly ineffective against Huo Yuhao.
This is no longer a gap, this is... an insurmountable chasm!