#39 - The first victory for both

The explosion of the last Fireball brought an impact far exceeding the previous ones.

Bai Yan hastily adopted a defensive stance, preparing to directly withstand the shockwave. As long as she could steady herself, this bit of shockwave wouldn't be a problem for Bai Yan.

Actually, it can't be blamed on Bai Yan for being so cautious. The most dangerous thing in the air is losing the ability to fly and falling straight down.

However, what she didn't expect was that this fireball actually contained a rock.

Through Huo Wu's control, the explosion of the Fireball directly propelled this rock towards Bai Yan.

The rock flew towards Bai Yan at an alarming speed. If it were slowed down, a red rhinoceros horn mark could be clearly seen on the rock.

This was Quan Yi's Rhino Seal.

This was a long-range weapon that Quan Yi had secretly prepared, and it could also be regarded as an alternative application of Quan Yi's First Soul Skill.

Quan Yi on the ground closed his eyes, concentrating intently.

Because of the dazzling light produced by Huo Wu's explosion, Quan Yi could only rely on his perception of the Rhino Seal to judge the timing of the detonation.

This was a path that Huo Wu had opened up with all her strength, and Quan Yi couldn't waste this opportunity.

Quan Yi was carefully sensing. Under his perception, the rock with the mark was moving away from him at an alarming speed.

What Quan Yi had to do was to grasp an instant, that is, the instant when the rock touched Bai Yan.

Because only then would the movement of the rock pause, and Quan Yi had to detonate it immediately at that instant.

"Now!"

Quan Yi keenly felt the signal from the mark, a signal of stopping.

Quan Yi decisively detonated it.

"Boom!"

A muffled explosion came from the sky. Quan Yi and Huo Wu stared nervously at the sky, wanting to see if their attack had been effective.

Huo Wu had exhausted her soul power and was weak all over, but she braced herself and didn't fall down.

She wanted to personally confirm the situation of Teacher Bai Yan.

The sky full of fire gradually dissipated, but the scene they expected did not appear.

Teacher Bai Yan was still hovering in the high altitude, with some black scorch marks on her snow-white wings, but otherwise, she was fine.

How is that possible? This was an explosion at extremely close range!

Huo Wu and Quan Yi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when they saw their plan fail, especially Huo Wu, who was full of unwillingness.

However, soon they both noticed something was wrong.

Teacher Bai Yan was slowly descending, and then, her feet landed on the ground.

Bai Yan looked at Quan Yi and Huo Wu, her eyes full of praise.

She began to applaud them.

"Amazing, that last attack, if I hadn't released soul power exceeding level twenty, my wings might have been broken long ago. Your performance exceeded my expectations."

Quan Yi and Huo Wu smiled at each other. They understood what Teacher Bai Yan meant.

"I announce that you have passed this combat training."

Bai Yan loudly announced the results of the battle.

Upon hearing this, Huo Wu felt a sense of relief in her heart, and the weakness she had been suppressing surged into her mind like a tide.

Her body uncontrollably fell forward. Quan Yi noticed Huo Wu's abnormality.

Quan Yi immediately caught the falling Huo Wu, lifted her in a princess carry, and then said gently: "You've worked hard!"

Looking at the weakened Huo Wu, Quan Yi couldn't let her just fall to the ground like this.

Huo Wu's final outburst really scared Quan Yi.

Quan Yi could only describe Huo Wu's performance as amazing.

Being princess-carried by Quan Yi, Huo Wu's face flushed, but fortunately, her pale complexion concealed her shyness.

"Mmm!" Huo Wu murmured softly.

"Quan Yi, based on strength alone, you can already contend with Soul Masters at the Great Soul Master realm. But more than strength, I admire that you didn't abandon your teammate, but chose to fight side by side."

Bai Yan had faced Quan Yi directly and understood the terror of Quan Yi's strength. With Quan Yi there, Bai Yan couldn't even get close to the two. Her speed advantage, which she prided herself on as an agility-attack type Soul Master, couldn't be brought into play at all.

Quan Yi had composure and strategy. Bai Yan felt that Quan Yi didn't seem like a child, but more like a mature and steady adult male.

Moreover, Quan Yi could have chosen to abandon Huo Wu, this "burden", which would have been easier. After all, she didn't stipulate that both of them had to last fifteen minutes.

But Quan Yi didn't do that. He used his tall figure to build a high wall for Huo Wu.

"This is what I should do, because we are a team."

Quan Yi replied calmly. The option of abandoning his teammate didn't even appear in Quan Yi's mind.

Moreover, if it weren't for Huo Wu, Quan Yi wouldn't have been able to defeat Teacher Bai Yan.

"Also, Huo Wu, I admit that I was a little dismissive of you before and regarded you as the biggest weakness in your team. But your performance exceeded my expectations."

"Especially the last combo, even I was confused by the dazzling attacks."

Huo Wu's performance far exceeded Bai Yan's expectations.

In Bai Yan's plan, Huo Wu was just an appetizer. Originally, she wanted to use her soul power advantage to exhaust Huo Wu, and then concentrate on dealing with Quan Yi, the main course.

But unexpectedly, Bai Yan fell into the hands of the "appetizer".

"No, Teacher. If it weren't for Quan Yi, I wouldn't have been able to do all of this."

Although Huo Wu's face was still pale, her expression was very solemn.

If it were before, if Huo Wu heard the teacher's praise, she would definitely smile and happily accept the praise from others.

But this time it was different.

If Quan Yi hadn't created various conditions for her, she wouldn't have been able to withstand Teacher Bai Yan's fierce offensive by herself, let alone the final counterattack, half of which was Quan Yi's contribution.

Through this battle, Huo Wu understood the meaning and importance of unity and cooperation.

Bai Yan saw Huo Wu's solemn expression and felt gratified.

Today, Bai Yan's main purpose was not to cultivate the two's combat ability, but to cultivate the ability to cooperate with each other.

But, it seems that this main purpose has been achieved.

After Bai Yan praised them, she didn't continue.

Because Huo Wu needed to rest now. In her state, it was not suitable to continue lecturing.

"Okay, today's combat training ends here. Tomorrow at the same time, still here, I'll be waiting for you."

After speaking, Teacher Bai Yan released her Martial Soul Fusion.

Teacher Bai Yan also changed from a tall beauty back to her petite and exquisite appearance.

Teacher Bai Yan was swift and decisive. After waving her small hand, she turned and left the training ground.

This strong sense of contrast also made Quan Yi a little dazed.

Quan Yi looked at the teacher leaving the training ground somewhat blankly.

Huo Wu, lying in Quan Yi's arms, looked up and saw Quan Yi's dazed look, and patted Quan Yi's chest.

"The teacher has gone far away, we should go too."

"Oh. Okay." Quan Yi replied.

Quan Yi looked at Huo Wu's weak expression in his arms, and carried Huo Wu towards the dormitory like this.