The explosion of the final Flame Bullet created an impact far greater than before.
Bai Yan hastily adopted a defensive stance, preparing to withstand the shockwave head-on. As long as she could maintain her balance, the shockwave wouldn't be a problem for her.
It wasn't that Bai Yan was overly cautious, but losing the ability to fly in mid-air was the most dangerous thing, leading to a direct fall.
However, she didn't expect that this fireball would also contain a rock.
Under Huo Wu's control, the explosion of the Flame Bullet propelled the rock directly towards Bai Yan.
The rock flew towards Bai Yan at an astonishing speed. In slow motion, a clear red Rhino's Mark could be seen on the rock.
This was Quanyi's Rhino's Mark, a secretly prepared ranged weapon, and a unique application of his First Soul Skill.
On the ground, Quanyi closed his eyes, concentrating intently.
Because of the dazzling light produced by Huo Wu's explosion, Quanyi could only rely on his perception of the Rhino's Mark to judge the timing of the detonation.
This was a path that Huo Wu had opened up with all her might, and Quanyi couldn't waste this opportunity.
Quanyi carefully sensed the marked rock moving away from him at an astonishing speed.
What Quanyi had to do was seize the moment when the rock hit Bai Yan.
Only then would the rock's movement pause, and Quanyi had to detonate it at that instant.
"Now!"
Quanyi keenly felt the signal from the mark, the signal of stopping.
Quanyi detonated decisively.
*"Boom!"*
A muffled explosion came from the sky. Quanyi and Huo Wu stared nervously, wanting to see if their attack had been effective.
Huo Wu's Soul Power was exhausted, and she was weak all over, but she braced herself, refusing to fall.
She wanted to see Bai Yan Teacher's condition with her own eyes.
The fiery light in the sky slowly dissipated, but the scene they had hoped for did not appear.
Bai Yan Teacher was still suspended in the air, with some black scorch marks on her Snow-white Wings, but otherwise unharmed.
How could this be? This was an explosion at extremely close range! Huo Wu and Quanyi were inevitably disappointed to see their plan fail, especially Huo Wu, who was filled with unwillingness.
However, they soon noticed something was wrong.
Bai Yan Teacher was slowly descending, and then, her feet touched the ground.
Bai Yan looked at Quanyi and Huo Wu, her eyes full of praise.
She began to applaud them.
"Amazing! If I hadn't released Soul Power exceeding level 20 at the end, my wings might have been broken. Your performance exceeded my expectations."
Quanyi and Huo Wu smiled at each other, understanding what Bai Yan Teacher meant.
"I announce that you have passed this combat training."
Bai Yan loudly announced the result of the battle.
Upon hearing this, Huo Wu felt a sense of relief, and the weakness she had been suppressing flooded her mind like a tide.
Her body uncontrollably fell forward, and Quanyi noticed Huo Wu's abnormality.
Quanyi immediately caught the falling Huo Wu, lifted her in a princess carry, and said gently, "You've worked hard!"
Looking at the weakened Huo Wu, Quanyi couldn't let her fall to the ground like that.
Huo Wu's final burst of power had indeed startled Quanyi.
Quanyi could only describe Huo Wu's performance as amazing.
Being held in Quanyi's princess carry, Huo Wu's face grew hot. Fortunately, her pale complexion concealed her shyness.
"Mmm!" Huo Wu murmured softly.
The usually confident and composed Huo Wu rarely revealed such a shy side.
Bai Yan quietly watched the two share the joy of victory.
Moreover, she was constantly replaying the entire battle in her mind.
After all, as a teacher, she didn't arrange this combat training for mere amusement. She still had to carefully evaluate their performance.
"Quanyi, based on your strength alone, you can already contend with Soul Masters at the Great Soul Master realm. But more than your strength, I admire that you didn't abandon your teammate, but instead, chose to fight alongside her."
Bai Yan had faced Quanyi directly and understood the terror of Quanyi's strength. With Quanyi present, Bai Yan couldn't even get close to the two of them; her speed advantage, which she prided herself on as an agility-based Soul Master, couldn't be utilized at all.
Quanyi possessed composure and strategy. Bai Yan felt that Quanyi didn't seem like a child, but more like a mature and steady adult male.
Moreover, Quanyi could have chosen to abandon Huo Wu, this "burden," which would have been easier. After all, she hadn't stipulated that both of them had to last fifteen minutes.
But Quanyi didn't do that. He used his tall figure to build a high wall for Huo Wu.
"It's what I should do, because we are a team."
Quanyi answered calmly; the option of abandoning his teammate never even appeared in Quanyi's mind.
Moreover, without Huo Wu, Quanyi wouldn't have been able to defeat Bai Yan Teacher.
"And Huo Wu, I admit I was a bit dismissive of you before and regarded you as the biggest weakness in your team. But your performance exceeded my expectations."
"Especially the final combo, even I was bewildered 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. She originally wanted to use her Soul Power advantage to exhaust Huo Wu, and then concentrate on dealing with Quanyi, the main course.
But, unexpectedly, Bai Yan was defeated by the "appetizer."
"No, Teacher. If it weren't for Quanyi, I wouldn't have been able to do any of this."
Huo Wu's face was still pale, but her expression was very serious.
If it were before, if Huo Wu heard the teacher's praise, she would definitely be beaming with joy and happily accept the praise.
But this time was different.
If Quanyi hadn't created various opportunities for her, she wouldn't have been able to withstand Bai Yan Teacher's fierce attacks on her own, let alone the final counterattack, half of which was Quanyi's credit.
Through this battle, Huo Wu understood the meaning and importance of unity and cooperation.
Bai Yan saw Huo Wu's serious expression and felt gratified.
Bai Yan's main purpose today was not to cultivate the two's combat abilities, but to cultivate their ability to cooperate with each other.
But, it seemed that this main goal had already been achieved.
After Bai Yan praised them for a while, she didn't continue.
Because Huo Wu needed to rest now, and she was not suitable to continue the lesson in her current state.
"Alright, today's combat training will end here. Tomorrow at the same time, still here, I'll be waiting for you."
After speaking, Bai Yan Teacher released her Martial Soul.
Bai Yan Teacher also transformed from a tall beauty back into a petite and exquisite appearance.
Bai Yan Teacher was decisive and efficient. After waving her small hand, she turned and left the Training Ground.
This strong sense of contrast also stunned Quanyi a bit.
Quanyi stared blankly as the teacher left the Training Ground.
Huo Wu, lying in Quanyi's arms, looked up and saw Quanyi's dazed state, and patted Quanyi's chest.
"The teacher is already far away, we should go too."
"Oh. Okay." Quanyi replied, regaining his senses.
Quanyi looked at the weak expression on Huo Wu's face in his arms, and carried Huo Wu towards the Dormitory.
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