Chapter 19 Tiger Skin Mask, Capturing Tang Ya
With Xu Sanshi's miserable defeat, Huo Yuhao's name spread throughout the entire Shrek Academy outer courtyard.
"The strongest one-ring Soul Master".
This seemingly absurd title has become a universally acknowledged fact.
Some busybodies even solemnly claimed that the real monster in Shrek Academy's outer courtyard was actually a freshman with only one ring.
This sense of déjà vu is very similar to the idea that "the strongest in Konoha is a genin".
However, Huo Yuhao, who was at the center of the public opinion storm, didn't care at all.
It's just empty fame.
Such praise is worthless in the face of true power.
Upon returning to his dormitory, he immediately took the first Xuan Shui Pill he had won from Xu Sanshi.
The medicinal power transformed into a surging heat, washing over every part of the body.
One night later.
Huo Yuhao opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.
Level 19.
He's just one step away from becoming a second-ring Grand Soul Master.
He was not in a hurry to take the second pill.
An unstable foundation is a major taboo, so he plans to continue high-intensity weight training, wading through water, and tree climbing.
Only after thoroughly solidifying this level of soul power can one attempt to break through the bottleneck.
...
Evening, in the dormitory.
Under the soft glow of the soul-guided light, Huo Yuhao was contemplating and deducing ninjutsu.
On the opposite bed, Wang Dong flipped through a book about spirit fusion techniques. After hesitating for a long time, he finally couldn't help but speak:
"Hey, Huo Yuhao."
"Um... the freshman assessment is starting in two months."
Wang Dong sat up straight. "We're a team, after all. Even though you're very strong, teamwork is also important. Let's plan some team training together tomorrow, shall we?"
Huo Yuhao didn't turn around, but coldly said:
"There's no need."
"For a competition of this level, I alone am enough."
After saying that, he grabbed his coat, pushed open the door, and went straight out.
"Bang!"
The door closed, leaving Wang Dong sitting on the bed, looking completely bewildered.
A few seconds later, a roar erupted from the dormitory.
"Huo Yuhao! You're so arrogant!!"
Wang Dong was so angry that he grabbed a pillow and slammed it against the door.
"You'll behave once you're defeated by a strong enemy! Even if you come back begging me then, I won't team up with you again! You bastard!"
...
Huo Yuhao did not go to the training ground.
His figure moved like a ghost through the shadows of the campus, eventually arriving at a secluded, dense forest deep in the back mountains.
After confirming that no one was around.
He took out several items from his storage ring.
A wide black robe and a heavy black chain.
And, an orange-yellow tiger-skin mask that only reveals the right eye.
Huo Yuhao put on a black robe and a mask, and wrapped chains around his wrists.
At this moment, he exuded a cold, mysterious, and dangerous aura.
Just like that mysterious masked man who invaded Konoha alone on the night of the Nine-Tails and controlled the Nine-Tails.
Next, it's time to close the net.
Tang Ya.
...
Poseidon Lakeside.
Apart from Tang Ya's solitary figure, there was no one else around.
Tang Ya hugged her knees and buried her face in her arms.
Just half an hour ago, she finally couldn't help but question Beibei about the question that had been weighing on her mind.
"Beibei, why did Shrek Academy remain indifferent when the Tang Sect was wiped out by the Iron Blood Sect?"
She waited hopefully for a reasonable explanation.
However, what she saw was Beibei's evasive eyes and unpleasant expression.
"Xiaoya, the academy also has its own difficulties..."
"The situation was complicated back then..."
"It's the rule to help those in urgent need, not those who are already poor..."
It's all just evasions. It's all the same old stuff.
There wasn't a single direct answer.
At that moment, Tang Ya felt like the sky had fallen.
The academy she had always been proud of, and the lover she had always trusted, all showed such indifference and hypocrisy in the face of the deep-seated hatred for the Tang Clan.
Tang Ya finally shook off Bei Bei's hand and ran here in a daze.
Liars...they're all liars...
What "Number One Academy on the Continent," what "Incarnation of Justice"...
You all stood by and watched as our whole family was murdered!
Just as she was immersed in grief and anger.
"Little girl."
A deep, hoarse voice suddenly rang out above her head.
You seem... confused?
Tang Ya trembled and jumped up in a flash, her martial spirit instantly possessing her.
"who?!"
She looked up at the source of the sound.
On a treetop not far away, stood a mysterious figure dressed in a black robe.
Under the moonlight, only his right eye was visible beneath the tiger-skin mask on his face. In that eye, three scimitar-shaped patterns slowly rotated within the scarlet pupil.
Tang Ya was startled.
Huo Yuhao used a transformation technique to subtly adjust his body shape and then used a voice-altering technique to change his voice.
With that Sharingan specially designed to mimic Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan pattern, he was completely different from the Huo Yuhao he always was.
Just like how Minato Namikaze, who was Obito's teacher back then, didn't recognize him.
As a teacher, Tang Ya could not possibly recognize that the mysterious person exuding a terrifying aura was the well-behaved "Xiao Yuhao".
Who I am is not important.
The man in black robes looked down at her, his tone carrying a hint of seduction.
"The important thing is... the doubt in your heart."
Do you want to know why Shrek Academy isn't taking action? Do you want to know the truth behind the decline of the Tang Sect?
"I can answer you… anything about Shrek Academy and the Tang Clan."
Tang Ya's pupils contracted sharply as she stared at him in shock:
How did you know what I was thinking?!
She gritted her teeth and shouted, "Whoever you are, this has nothing to do with you! Get out of here!"
"Irrelevant?"
The man in black chuckled, his laughter filled with mockery.
"The tragedy of the weak is that they don't even dare to face the truth."
After saying that, he pulled hard with both hands.
Splash!
The chains hidden beneath the black robe snapped taut instantly, straddling his back.
The next second, he lightly touched the ground with his toes, and like a black falcon, he suddenly swooped down towards Tang Ya.
"Since you refuse to listen, then come with me."
"Don't even think about it!"
Tang Ya is also a three-ring Soul Master, and her reaction is extremely fast.
A yellow spirit ring lit up.
"First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Entanglement!"
With a flick of her wrist, several thick strands of blue silver grass transformed into long whips, lashing fiercely at the black-robed man in mid-air.
Faced with this fierce attack, the man in black robes neither dodged nor evaded.
Are you looking for death?
The thought had just flashed through Tang Ya's mind.
The next moment, something horrifying happened.
brush!
The blue silver grass vines passed through the black-robed man's body without any hindrance, as if passing through a phantom.
What kind of move is this? A spatial soul skill?
"Divine Might".
Huo Yuhao silently recited in his heart.
This is one of his biggest trump cards right now: the etherealization.
In this state, no physical attack can touch him.
In his current state, he can only use it for ten seconds a day, but that's more than enough against an opponent of Tang Ya's caliber!
"What?!" Tang Ya exclaimed in surprise.
In the instant she was stunned, the man in black robes had already passed through her Blue Silver Grass defenses, and even... passed through her body.
The two passed each other.
But in that very instant...
Whoosh!
The chains in the black-robed man's hands did not become ethereal!
The heavy black chain tightened instantly like a python, binding Tang Ya tightly, her arms strangled to her sides.
"Got you?"
With his back to Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao suddenly yanked the chain, causing her to stagger backward.
You have nowhere to run!
Tang Ya struggled desperately, but the chains seemed to be specially made, tightening the more she struggled.
Fear finally crept into her heart.
This is Shrek Academy!
"Let me go!"
Tang Ya screamed, "How dare you attack me at Shrek Academy! There are strong people everywhere here, you won't get away with this!"
Huo Yuhao turned around, a hint of disdain flashing in his single eye.
A good ending?
If they can't even keep an eye on the rampaging Ma Xiaotao, what can these so-called strong people keep an eye on?
"Go to sleep."
Huo Yuhao stared into Tang Ya's terrified eyes.
A flash of red light appeared in the Sharingan.
Illusion activated.
Tang Ya felt a strong wave of dizziness wash over her, her eyelids instantly became incredibly heavy, and she collapsed limply to the ground.
Huo Yuhao supported the unconscious Tang Ya with one hand.
"Divine Might".
The spatial vortex reappeared, engulfing him and Tang Ya's bodies together.
The shores of Poseidon Lake have returned to their deathly stillness.
It was as if no one had ever been here.
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