They didn't expect it, and Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu certainly didn't expect it either.
When they learned they hadn't encountered Dai Huabin's team, they were actually relieved. Originally, according to their expectations, if their opponents were all great soul masters, even without using their martial soul fusion skill, they might still have a chance to fight.
As long as they could successfully contend with their opponents, they could save their martial soul fusion skill for the finals.
Their opponents were Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu. Any student with some understanding of the legends of the first generation Shrek Seven Monsters would be wary upon seeing members of the Dai and Zhu families in the same team. Huang Chutian's team was naturally no exception.
They just didn't expect that the semifinal battle had already ended halfway through, just as it began.
Looking at Huo Yuhao, Zhu Yun, and Wang Dong rushing towards them, Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu exchanged a somewhat mournful glance, then embraced each other.
Their soul rings disappeared, replaced by the surging aura emanating from them.
A deep blue halo simultaneously emitted from them, obscuring their bodies from view. At the same time, the long hair behind their heads rose up, turning into a crystalline blue. The strands were still as fine, but when they enveloped Wang Dong again, the feeling they gave him was completely different.
Wang Dong shouted:
"Yuhao, be careful! It's a martial soul fusion skill!"
"Understood."
Huo Yuhao calmly responded, raising his tiger fists, and together with Wang Dong, began clearing the surging hair, trying to push through the martial soul fusion skill to get close to their opponents.
However, under the enhancement of this martial soul fusion skill named Heaven and Earth Net, Lan Luoluo's and Lan Susu's soul skills were strengthened to an astonishing degree. Even for them, it was difficult to successfully carve out a path.
The azure hair rapidly spread forward, gradually entangling them and slowly beginning to devour their forms.
The teachers below the stage watched this scene, shaking their heads helplessly.
In this match, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's performance was actually quite stunning. It would truly be a pity if they were defeated by a martial soul fusion skill.
And after Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu used their martial soul fusion skill today, it would be difficult for them to use it again in tomorrow's battle against Dai Huabin's team. The championship would likely be taken by them.
It seemed the rankings for this year's freshman assessment were already set.
All the teachers thought this way, except Yan Shaozhe, who sat in the highest position, a thoughtful glint in his eyes.
Other teachers, due to their lack of knowledge about Huo Yuhao's and Zhu Yun's backgrounds and seeing that their martial souls were not the traditional White Tiger and Netherworld Spirit Cat, did not realize their identities.
But Yan Shaozhe remembered that during the Sea God Pavilion meeting, Xuan Zi had raised questions about Huo Yuhao's identity.
Given the relationship between the Duke Palace and the Zhu family, this person named Zhu Yun was also likely from the Zhu family.
Looking at it this way, if it was truly as he thought, wouldn't Huo Yuhao's team still have a chance for a comeback?
Yan Shaozhe propped his chin with his hand, watching the match on the stage with interest.
It seemed there would likely be more twists in the upcoming matches. To be honest, he was quite eager to witness the legendary Netherworld White Tiger with his own eyes.
Time passed second by second. Finally, the blue hair completely devoured the three of them, and their figures could no longer be seen by those outside.
The match was over. Even the referee couldn't help but have this thought and prepared to end the match.
However, just at this moment, a brilliant golden light suddenly burst forth from the ocean of hair, and a rich aura of light emerged from within.
"This is..."
Yan Shaozhe raised his eyebrows in surprise.
The twist appeared as he expected, but not in the way he anticipated.
Seeing his surprise, Du Weilun, who was beside him, quickly explained:
"Dean, this is likely that student Wang Dong's second soul skill. Because it's a thousand-year skill, its power far surpasses the second soul skills typically possessed by great soul masters."
"So that's it... Hmm?"
Yan Shaozhe had just nodded in understanding when he suddenly let out another sound of confusion.
It wasn't just him; almost all the spectators present had the same reaction.
Because they saw that the Heaven and Earth Net, which had just been raging, suddenly dissipated. The sisters Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu lay on the ground, unconscious.
And beside them, where they lay unconscious, Huo Yuhao had just lowered his raised hand.
Clearly, he had gotten to Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu's side and forcefully terminated the martial soul fusion skill.
But why? Wasn't he still dozens of meters away from the two sisters just now? How did he suddenly get to their side?
Even the experienced Yan Shaozhe was puzzled.
During the battle just now, both of Huo Yuhao's soul rings had lit up. This teleportation ability clearly didn't come from his soul skills.
"Could it be a soul bone skill?"
After much thought, Yan Shaozhe could only temporarily come to this conclusion.
As for the true reason, he would just have to wait and ask Huo Yuhao and the others later.
In any case, it was clear that Huo Yuhao's team had won this match. After the referee went down to check on Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu's condition, he announced the victory of Huo Yuhao's team.
The three of them immediately let out a sigh of relief.
Their goal wasn't just to defeat their opponents, but to become the overall champions. Therefore, using the martial soul fusion skill was an option they weren't prepared to choose unless absolutely necessary.
They could only say it was fortunate that Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu's martial soul fusion skill was the type that could be forcefully interrupted after fusion, otherwise they really wouldn't have had a better solution.
Ignoring the discussions below the stage, Huo Yuhao led Wang Dong and Zhu Yun off the competition platform.
They needed to go back and get good rest to prepare for the finals tomorrow morning.
Who knew that just as they walked out of Shrek Plaza, they were stopped by a figure.
After seeing who it was, Huo Yuhao's heart skipped a beat, but on the surface, he maintained a calm demeanor and asked:
"Dean Yan, is there something you need from us?"
Yan Shaozhe asked with a friendly smile:
"Huo Yuhao, how did you learn this self-created soul skill, 'Monarch's Descent'?"
"Monarch's Descent?"
Suddenly hearing this unfamiliar term, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but be momentarily stunned, but he quickly realized what Yan Shaozhe was referring to.
"This was taught to me by an old senior who often sits at the entrance of our dormitory building."
He could probably guess why the other party came to ask him. It was likely that Dean Yan knew that old man, saw a familiar self-created soul skill, and came to inquire.
Speaking of which, so this self-created soul skill is called Monarch's Descent... What a domineering name.
"I see."
Yan Shaozhe nodded lightly.
Huo Yuhao's answer did not exceed his expectations.
So he switched to a question whose answer he wanted to know even more now.
"How did you manage to turn the tide of the battle in the end?"