"Sorry, we're late because of something," Huo Wushuang said with a look of apology.
Wu Qi looked at them and asked, "You two are from Blazing Academy?"
Huo Wu noticed Wu Qi's appearance and paused for a moment before nodding. "That's right. You're students too, right? Which academy?"
Noticing her gaze, Ning Rongrong quickly stepped in front of Wu Qi. "Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Ning Rongrong!"
The siblings introduced themselves briefly.
At Huo Wu's signal, Huo Wushuang smiled and asked, "So you're from Heaven Dou Royal Academy. We're practically brother academies. Nice to meet you. May I ask your name, brother?"
The Four Element Academies and Heaven Dou Royal Academy had frequent exchanges, so calling them brother academies wasn't an exaggeration.
Wu Qi naturally understood Ning Rongrong's intentions. He lightly patted her shoulder and stepped forward with a smile. "Wu Qi."
Huo Wu's personality was best matched with Feng Xiaotian, others wouldn't be able to handle her.
And Feng Xiaotian was one of the people Wu Qi planned to recruit, so there was no reason for him to "compete" with him over Huo Wu.
Besides, he wasn't the type to lose his composure over every girl he saw.
Seeing that the atmosphere between both sides was calm, with no pre-match taunts, the referee immediately announced, "Both sides, release your Martial Spirits. The match will begin in one minute."
Huo Wushuang was full of fighting spirit. "Brother Wu, friendship first, competition second. Let's learn from each other."
Wu Qi nodded. "That's exactly my intention."
Both sides released their Martial Spirits. Only then did Huo Wushuang recall what he had heard the previous day.
The news of Ning Rongrong joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy had already spread throughout Heaven Dou City.
At the same time, the news of Wu Qi defeating most of Royal Team One alone had also circulated.
With such a major development in Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Blazing Academy, as both a brother academy and a competitor, naturally couldn't ignore it.
Huo Wushuang put away his casual expression and became serious. "Brother Wu, I'm not Yu Tianheng's opponent. Please go easy on me later."
Wu Qi smiled faintly and shook his head. "A person's potential is limitless. Don't underestimate yourself. Just make sure you don't hurt Rongrong."
"Of course."
They exchanged glances. As the gong sounded, the Spirit battle officially began.
The siblings' coordination was excellent. Huo Wu's first Spirit Skill, Lava Field, turned the ground beneath Wu Qi into a sea of fire.
Immediately after, Huo Wushuang pressed forward, restricting Wu Qi's movement.
But they seemed to have forgotten that Wu Qi could fly.
Since it had been agreed before the match that they wouldn't target Ning Rongrong, Wu Qi didn't need to worry about his rear.
However, Huo Wu's third Spirit Skill was a forced knockback type. Wu Qi didn't dare stay in the air for too long—if he were hit, he could be thrown straight out of the arena.
"Seven Treasures turn to glass. Seven Treasures, second—Speed."
With the speed boost and the momentum from his descent, Wu Qi kicked Huo Wushuang away the moment he landed, then traced a graceful arc through the air before landing steadily.
To guard against Huo Wu's third Spirit Skill, he had to control the center of the arena.
At this moment, his only advantage was that his opponents didn't know that their Spirit Skills weren't a secret to him.
"First Spirit Skill—Flame Projectile!"
Huo Wushuang brought his hands together in front of his chest. Dark red light surged in his palms, instantly forming a palm-sized sphere that shot toward his opponent.
Under his control, the projectile continuously changed direction, relentlessly chasing Wu Qi.
Seeing this, Wu Qi swung his right wing across his front, stirring the airflow to form a wind barrier.
The siblings had often sparred with Feng Xiaotian and had developed effective methods to deal with wind-attribute Spirit Masters.
When one approach failed, they quickly switched tactics.
"Second Spirit Skill, Flame Curtain."
Huo Wu raised her right hand, and walls of fire rose across the arena.
Fire-attribute Spirit Masters naturally had some resistance to fire damage. Huo Wushuang could pass through the flame walls easily, but if Wu Qi tried to pass through, he would inevitably be burned.
A control-type Spirit Master paired with an attack-type Spirit Master was extremely difficult to deal with in two-on-two Spirit battles.
Ning Rongrong currently had no defensive enhancement. Charging through the flame walls was not realistic.
Wu Qi had a feeling that if there was even a single major mistake in this match, they could lose.
"Second Spirit Skill—Mourning Wind Howl!"
The Azure Luan Spirit let out a series of long cries. The siblings felt their movements and perception gradually stiffen.
Before being completely controlled, Huo Wu quickly released multiple flame walls, sealing off Wu Qi's attack paths.
At the same time, her third Spirit Ring lit up, and her right hand was already poised to release her Spirit Skill.
If Wu Qi tried to fly over the flame walls, her third Spirit Skill could forcibly knock him back.
Wu Qi frowned. He had to admit, the siblings' response was making things very difficult for him.
If it were Yu Feng or Oslo in this situation, they would only be able to take hits.
In the original situation, it was precisely under Huo Wu's suggestion that Blazing Academy and Godwind Academy formed a joint team in the finals. Otherwise, they might not have even reached the finals.
It had to be said, when Huo Wu wasn't making mistakes, she was a thoughtful and troublesome opponent.
"First Spirit Skill, Wind Control Flying Blades!"
The Azure Luan Spirit spread its wings, launching countless feather blades.
According to the agreement before the match, Wu Qi targeted only Huo Wushuang and did not attack Huo Wu.
In the audience, Changkong kept clicking his tongue as he watched.
This was definitely a high-quality match. Both sides' responses were nearly flawless.
Unfortunately, with Ning Rongrong on Wu Qi's side, they were bound to lose the initiative.
Changkong felt that if he had taken Ning Rongrong's place, he could have ignored Huo Wu's restrictive Spirit Skills and gained the tactical advantage.
At present, Wu Qi had very few chances to directly clash with Huo Wushuang, and Ning Rongrong's strength enhancement had little opportunity to be used.
Losing one useful enhancement, the pressure on Wu Qi was obvious.
For the first ten minutes of the match, both sides were locked in a stalemate, with neither gaining an advantage.
The only good news was that Wu Qi had secured the center of the arena, allowing him to "ignore" Huo Wu's third Spirit Skill.
"Second Spirit Skill, Explosive Flame Claw!"
His hands transformed into dragon claws as Huo Wushuang engaged Wu Qi head-on.
At the same time, Ning Rongrong quickly provided Wu Qi with a strength enhancement.
Even while exchanging blows, the two continued talking casually.
Huo Wushuang smiled. "Brother Wu, your strength is impressive. For an agility-type Spirit Master to have this level of combat ability, you're no worse than Xiaotian."
Wu Qi didn't answer directly and instead asked, "Brother Huo, I'm fully responsible for the members of Royal Team Two. Join my team."
Huo Wushuang raised an eyebrow.
Blazing Academy belonged to the Huo family of Element City. As a direct member of the family, how could he possibly leave the family's academy?
Wu Qi continued, "Don't refuse so quickly. Hear me out."
"In the past two tournaments, Spirit Hall had Spirit Kings and won the championship. This time, they may have three Spirit Kings. Do you think Blazing Academy alone has any chance of winning?"
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