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"Boom!"
Along with the roaring sound, a meteor of flames came hurtling from afar.
The formidable Soul Power blasted open a passageway.
Barbarically forcing the crowd aside, clearing a path for rapid passage.
In the blink of an eye, he landed on the stage.
It was a middle-aged man with fiery red eyebrows and hair, broad-framed and robust like an ox, with a tower-like stature, radiating explosive and vigorous flames.
He looked at the mess on the field, the Huowushuang and his six companions charred to a crisp.
And Huo Wu, who was frightened out of her wits with stunned eyes.
The iron-clad middle-aged man began to tremble with anger.
This Huowushuang was the principal's son; he had been specially instructed to take good care of him before his departure.
Now that Huowushuang had been beaten up like this because of his absence, he couldn't bear the responsibility.
He felt that if he didn't cripple this kid today, there would be no way to explain himself to the principal upon returning.
That was his direct superior, after all.
However, a youth in a wheelchair was able to beat Huowushuang and the others to this state.
It made him have to be a bit more cautious.
Huokuang glared fiercely at Luo Yu, as a wave of intimidating pressure swept out.
"So it was you, kid, who injured my students like this?"
Confronted with the onslaught of Soul Power pressure, Luo Yu laughed.
"Isn't this as obvious as lice on a bald man's head?"
"Asking this question really makes me question your intelligence."
"Are you mocking me?" growled Huokuang, his low voice suppressing the rage within.
Luo Yu said, "You seem to enjoy asking questions to which you already know the answers."
"You've got nerve, making fun of anyone. Do you know whom you're speaking to?" Huokuang's burly body shook.
Luo Yu replied playfully, "All I know is, your grandstanding seems even bigger than that of the Female Pope."
Huokuang gave a disdainful smile.
"Young man, you really are ignorant and fearless. Do you know the status of the Empress? You're not even qualified to meet her, and you dare to make comparisons? Laughable."
"Sorry, not only have I seen her, but I also..."
Almost blurting out something he shouldn't, Luo Yu quickly stopped himself.
"You don't need to know too much, just knowing she's my wife is enough," Luo Yu said.
Huokuang's pupils dilated, shocked by Luo Yu's words.
"Madness, sheer madness, you dare to utter such words."
"If these words reach the Female Pope's ears, it would be enough to condemn you to death."
"Just wait and face the endless pursuit of Martial Soul Hall."
Luo Yu shrugged.
"Feel free to report me; I don't mind," he said.
"Enjoy your report."
"Clench!"
That was the sound of Huokuang gritting his teeth.
"Rest assured, so many people here have heard it; they are all witnesses. I will definitely report you when I get back," said Huokuang.
"But for now, it seems like you, young man, are in need of a thorough beating."
"Originally I did not want to bully the young, but since you show no respect for me, I'm compelled to teach you a lesson on behalf of your elders," Huokuang declared.
Luo Yu glanced at the Nine Heavens Execution Sword in his hand, which had just quieted down and was about to be put away.
"If you want to make a move then hurry up. Isn't finding a bunch of lame excuses to strike not hypocritical?" he challenged.
Huokuang's face first stiffened and then darkened immensely.
"You little brat, you wouldn't be so arrogant if you knew what my Cultivation Level is," Huokuang seethed.
"Boom!"
Yellow yellow purple black black black, seven Soul Rings rose from beneath Huokuang's feet.
The enormous shadow of a Sky-Swallowing Fire Python appeared, its scales detailed to the finest, exhaling tongues of purple flames, with its triangular eyes filled with imminent danger.
"A Soul Sage?"
"The Soul Sage is going to strike him?"
The crowd below, including Sisters Shui Yue'er and the members of the Heavenly Water Girl Group such as Xue Wu, all had a tremor in their gaze, still reeling from the shock Luo Yu had just delivered.
As Huokuang revealed his Cultivation Level, everyone was shaken.
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Luo Yu, though strong, was absurdly so, with his Soul Rings shining with a dazzling, abnormal light.
But after all, he was a youth, and in the conventional wisdom of normal people, a Soul Sage with a Martial Soul True Body undergoes a radical transformation in strength, something that not just any youngster could contend with.
Shui Yue'er clenched her small hands, starting to worry about Luo Yu's safety.
Xue Wu also found herself, unconsciously, standing together with Luo Yu in her heart, biting her red lips.
Huokuang wore the unique pride of a strong man on his face.
"Kid, with your knowledge, you couldn't possibly be unaware of a Soul Sage's strength," he said.
"If you know what's good for you, apologize to me today, come back to Chi Fire Academy with me to apologize to the dean, and I might consider not making things difficult for you."
Luo Yu said slowly, "So you do know that you're just a Soul Sage."
"The last one who talked to me like that was a god."
"Unfortunately for him, he died."
Huokuang was obviously stunned for a moment, his expression becoming extremely comical.
"Is this how young people nowadays boast when they're out and about?" he asked.
"You're saying a god showed off to you, and then he died?"
"Hahaha."
"I think you're trying to laugh me to death."
"It's too funny, you couldn't make up something more believable?"
Luo Yu couldn't be bothered to explain, waving his hand dismissively, "Fine, enough chit-chat. If you're going to make a move, hurry up. I've already annihilated seven, one more won't make a difference."
"Are you talking to me?"
Huokuang felt this was outrageous. How could such a young junior be so arrogant?
"Teacher, be careful with this guy, this kid is strange," Huowushuang tried to get up, but his arms gave out, and he collapsed back down, face planting into the ground.
"Don't worry, I understand," Huokuang waved his large hand, "You just hang in there for a bit, he's just a junior after all. I'll avenge you in a moment."
"No, teacher, you don't understand," Huowushuang hadn't finished speaking before Huokuang cut him off.
"No need to say more, I get it. No matter how abnormal a junior is, they can't turn the sky over in my presence," he declared.
"Watch how I take him down and that'll be the end of it."
Seeing his teacher's confidence, the panic within Huowushuang calmed somewhat.
He suddenly felt their side was back in action!
"Teacher, take him down for me! He's too despicable!!!" Huowushuang exclaimed.
"Watch me, isn't catching him as easy as reaching out?" Huokuang replied with a laugh, full of heroic spirit, then his Soul Sage aura burst forth.
His towering body transformed into a Fire Python, with scales covering his skin one after another.
"Seventh Soul Skill: Fire Python True Body!"
"Boom!"
Huokuang's figure swelled explosively, turning into a five-meter-high blazing Giant Python in the blink of an eye, incredibly ferocious and terrifying, its massive weight causing the ground to cave in.
Those cold snake eyes stared at Luo Yu.
"Junior, stunned, are you?" he taunted.
"In my life, Huokuang, I have always liked to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut, going full force against anyone, leaving no opportunity available for you," he boasted.
The spectators at the side were so frightened that they scattered en masse, seeking shelter far away, not daring to approach the stage. The terrifying size of Huokuang after his transformation was seriously intimidating.
Almost no one had any hopes for Luo Yu.
Luo Yu, facing the immense body of Huokuang, raised a single finger.
Huokuang said with contempt, "If you want to surrender, raise both hands. What does it mean to raise a single finger?"
"One Jian."
"Just one Jian."
"If one Jian does not defeat you, I, Luo Xixi, will take my own life today."
Luo Yu spoke very calmly, but he radiated an unparalleled confidence.
The entire audience could hear this faint voice.
The ordinary spectators thought Luo Yu was exaggerating too much; it seemed impossible to achieve.
The Heavenly Water Girl Group and the stunned Huo Wu standing on the side, however, were shaken to their cores.
Beautiful Eyes watched the handsome young man holding the Jian.
They could feel a special aura wafting from his body.
An aura that seemed to say that with this Jian, he could sweep across the world.
This sort of aura could fascinate any woman.
Huo Wu and the other girls felt an indescribable feeling rising in their hearts…