#53 - War preparations

Bai Yan's gaze became increasingly sharp, and the fluctuations of soul power around his body became more pronounced, creating a powerful sense of oppression.

This oppressive feeling made Quan Yi and Huo Wu's hearts clench.

Quan Yi felt a mix of nervousness and excitement, because in the previous two battles, he hadn't experienced the thrill of going all out, nor the exhilaration he felt when facing the Blast Rhinoceros. He felt like he hadn't fully ignited.

As a power attack-type Soul Master, being unable to confront opponents head-on and instead having to rely on ranged attacks to scheme against them left Quan Yi feeling somewhat frustrated.

Bai Yan said to the two with a serious expression:

"Your combination perfectly embodies the meaning of the word 'combination.' Therefore, I will challenge you with even higher standards. I will raise my soul power to the level of a level twenty-five Great Soul Master and then use my second Soul Skill."

"Second Soul Skill!" Huo Wu's eyes widened, and she exclaimed in surprise.

Quan Yi was also slightly astonished.

"You saw my second Soul Skill yesterday. It's called 'Blazing Inferno.' The effect of the Soul Skill is to increase fire power by ten percent and speed by twenty percent," Teacher Bai Yan said, ignoring the surprised reactions of the two and explaining the effects of the Soul Skill.

"What? It's actually an amplification-type skill, and it's a dual amplification of both attack power and speed!" Huo Wu was shocked by the effects of Bai Yan's second Soul Skill.

Such Soul Skills with dual amplification effects are very rare. Moreover, the speed amplification of this second Soul Skill is even greater than the attack power amplification. For agility attack-type Soul Masters, it's simply the perfect second Soul Skill.

"If you feel too much pressure, I can refrain from using my second Soul Skill, but I will maintain my soul power at the level of a level twenty-five Great Soul Master," Bai Yan said, changing the topic and giving the two the choice.

Huo Wu quickly turned to look at Quan Yi, wanting to ask for his opinion.

As soon as she turned her head, she met Quan Yi's eyes.

Quan Yi's eyes also held a questioning look, but Huo Wu also saw a look of eagerness in his eyes.

Huo Wu instantly understood Quan Yi's decision.

Huo Wu steeled her heart and made up her mind.

Although Huo Wu also felt immense pressure, seeing the desire and fighting spirit in Quan Yi's eyes, she also knew that she couldn't back down here. Moreover, she had sworn that if she retreated here, she would never forgive herself.

Huo Wu gritted her teeth and nodded heavily to Quan Yi.

Quan Yi admired Huo Wu's courageous choice. At this moment, a gentle look flashed in his eyes as he looked at Huo Wu.

The fighting spirit in Quan Yi's heart was completely ignited at this moment. He withstood Teacher Bai Yan's pressure, took a step forward, and announced their decision to Teacher Bai Yan.

"We accept the teacher's suggestion."

Huo Wu also followed closely behind, taking a step forward to stand with Quan Yi, her eyes fixed on Bai Yan.

Seeing the two's firm gazes, Bai Yan felt relieved and also breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, Bai Yan's heart was not as calm as she appeared to be.

Bai Yan was not such a radical teacher. In her original teaching plan, combat training had a gradual arrangement.

However, Quan Yi and Huo Wu had directly torn her teaching arrangements to shreds. The two consecutive defeats were completely beyond her expectations.

With Quan Yi and Huo Wu, these two excellent raw talents, in front of her, her teaching passion was also ignited. She couldn't suppress the impulse in her heart. She wanted to test the true potential of the two.

But at the same time, this impulsive decision also made her feel uneasy, because the teaching time was not long, and she didn't have much confidence in her educational experience and level.

She was also not sure whether this high-pressure teaching was correct. Because doing so might have the opposite effect of forcing growth. Therefore, in the end, she gave the choice to the two.

But fortunately, the performance of the two was as always beyond her expectations, and now she could rest assured.

"Very good, you still have fifteen minutes to discuss. Go ahead."

The two moved away from Bai Yan and ran to a distance. As soon as they were far away, Huo Wu looked at Quan Yi with a firm gaze.

"Xiao Yi, do you still remember what I told you last night?" Huo Wu said before Quan Yi could.

"I remember. Xiao Wu, you..." Quan Yi's mind immediately flashed back to the conversation yesterday.

Huo Wu's meaning was clear, to tell Quan Yi that she was ready to leave the field early and let him not worry about her.

"The situation is unfavorable for us this time. All I can do is help you scout out Teacher Bai Yan's information first. I plan to go all out from the beginning."

Huo Wu knew that today's Teacher Bai Yan was a completely unfamiliar opponent. They didn't know much about the specific effects of the second Soul Skill.

She wanted to directly attack at the fastest speed the moment the battle began, forcing Teacher Bai Yan to reveal more information and giving Quan Yi time to familiarize himself with the opponent.

"Okay, I will leave all the Rhino Marks to you and use them all from the beginning. Leave everything else to me after that."

Huo Wu's determination moved Quan Yi. He chose to listen to Huo Wu's advice. His task was not to sympathize with or protect Huo Wu, but to live up to Huo Wu and fight to the last moment.

Moreover, facing the more powerful Teacher Bai Yan, he didn't have a better way to formulate a cooperation strategy between the two.

Facing opponents with too much difference in strength, clumsy calculations and probes would only lead to self-destruction.

So he was also prepared to go all out from the beginning.

After speaking, Quan Yi took out dozens of hand grenades that he had prepared in advance. Quan Yi had prepared these in the dormitory last night.

Quan Yi handed all dozens of hand grenades to Huo Wu.

"These are all the Rhino Marks I prepared in advance, so I'll leave it to you."

In order to face Bai Yan in the most perfect state, he needed to save his soul power before the battle, so these were all prepared in advance, which could also be regarded as a precaution.

"Okay."

Huo Wu took the Rhino Marks, and an unspeakable pressure swept over her. The light stones became extremely heavy at this moment.

"Don't worry, leave it to me after that," Quan Yi said, seeing Huo Wu's solemn expression and worried look, and smiled to comfort Huo Wu.

Huo Wu looked at Quan Yi, who had shouldered the heavy pressure, and her heart was filled with excitement.

After speaking, Quan Yi stretched out his fist, signaling Huo Wu to bump fists.

Huo Wu was stunned, and her mind quickly flashed back to the agreement she had made with Quan Yi.

Huo Wu's eyes lit up, threw all the heavy stones in her arms to the ground, stretched out her fist, and bumped fists with Quan Yi.

"Bang."

The two smiled at each other, and everything was understood without words.

Immediately afterwards, Quan Yi and Huo Wu sat cross-legged and began to practice and adjust their breathing.

The next will be a difficult battle.

They don't need to formulate any tactics this time. They need to adjust their state as much as possible in the remaining time to face this battle in the most perfect state.