It took about ten minutes to repair the arena. The floor of the testing ground wasn't anything special to begin with, as it was always getting damaged. They couldn't use good materials to fix it, or it would break down again in just a few days.
After a dozen or so earth-element Soul Masters withdrew, Jing Hongchen returned to the arena. His mood was becoming increasingly uneasy.
Especially when he saw Qian Duoduo's cheerful smile, his heart clenched.
"Both contestants, enter the arena," Jing Hongchen said in a low voice.
"Good luck," everyone encouraged Huo Yuhao.
Walking back onto the stage, Huo Yuhao looked up, observing his opponent. She was a woman with a very ordinary face and figure, appearing to be in her thirties. The only thing of note was her gaze, which seemed to carry a curious, probing look.
"Mingde Hall, Jing Ziyan," the woman introduced herself.
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao's expression changed slightly. "Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao."
"A man who can pique Bone Clothes' interest, this is the first time I've seen it." Jing Ziyan sized up Huo Yuhao with interest.
"Bone Clothes?" Hearing this name, Huo Yuhao felt somewhat surprised. In the time of The Unrivaled Tang Sect, the only one called Bone Clothes was probably Ye Guyi, right?
Could it be that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy had a student also named Bone Clothes?
Anyway, Ye Guyi wasn't a student of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy in the original story. She was a lone wolf, only temporarily joining the Ordinary Alliance to help them out later.
"Cough, cough." Jing Hongchen coughed a few times, interrupting their conversation.
Seeing this, Jing Ziyan giggled and retreated unhurriedly. Huo Yuhao glanced at her and also retreated.
After arriving at the designated location, the two immediately began to face each other. Their previous casual chatting mood was completely gone, replaced by fighting spirit.
"The match begins," Jing Hongchen announced in a deep voice.
In an instant, the eyes of the tens of thousands of spectators locked onto the stage. This was already the third match. If they lost again, the situation would become unfavorable. Even if they lost with grace, it would still be too embarrassing.
Boom!
Stomping on the ground, the light behind him condensed, once again forming white dragon wings. Huo Yuhao's body shot out like a cannonball. His speed wasn't overly astonishing, but he could reach Jing Ziyan in just three seconds.
Jing Ziyan's lips curled into a smile. She instantly produced a charging cannon, and the Soul Power within her body surged rapidly. The next moment, a streak of intense white light shot across the stage.
However… when Jing Ziyan thought this fire-attribute energy bullet could inflict significant damage on Huo Yuhao, he made an astonishing move. As he flew forward, a swirling vortex of emerald Soul Power rose from his left hand, and his body transformed into a state of ice crystal particles.
He used the Soul Power vortex in his left hand to remotely control the explosive energy bullet. At the same time, he used Mental Power to manipulate his Soul Power, forcibly restraining the bullet and preventing it from exploding.
The next moment, with a flap of his wings, Huo Yuhao suddenly arrived not far from Jing Ziyan, and then, he controlled the energy bullet, sending it back towards her.
Watching the incoming cannon fire, Jing Ziyan's pupils contracted. A faint yellow light suddenly illuminated her body, indicating the activation of a Level 6 Soul Guide Shield.
The intense bombardment exploded outside the shield, stirring up violent Soul Power fluctuations and spreading scorching flames that burned everything in their path.
Taking advantage of the Soul Guide Shield's protection, Jing Ziyan calculated how to counterattack. However, a dazzling, dark-gold light flashed inexplicably within the raging flames.
An indescribable sense of tearing emerged, as if space itself would be shattered by this dark-gold light. Five enormous claw-mark shadows broke through the flames and landed directly on the Soul Guide Shield.
Crack. Almost instantly, the Soul Guide Shield shattered, turning into countless specks of Soul Power.
In Jing Ziyan's pupils, only the claw-mark shadows, radiating a dense dark-gold color, flickered. The tearing aura of the Darkgold Terror Claw seemed to tear at her very soul. But just as she was about to trigger her Invincible Shield to defend against the claw-mark shadows, they inexplicably vanished, and the terrifying tearing aura dissipated.
Jing Ziyan was stunned. Of course, she reacted swiftly, intending to escape. But at that moment, a hand reached out from the flames torn open by the Darkgold Terror Claw and grabbed her neck.
Those deep blue eyes gazed at her, and wisps of cold air swept over, chilling Jing Ziyan's body. She looked at Huo Yuhao, who had already grabbed her, with a dazed expression, "You..."
She didn't understand. Where did those claw marks, which tore through the soul guide shield, go? Why did Huo Yuhao appear from the flames? Wasn't he floating in the air?
"You lost," Huo Yuhao said with a faint smile.
Jing Ziyan felt weak all over. She still didn't understand how she lost.
It wasn't just Jing Ziyan; the audience was also almost uniformly stunned. Even though they were spectators and had seen everything from an observer's perspective, they were still somewhat bewildered.
A moment ago, Huo Yuhao was still in the air, launching cannonballs. A few seconds later, he walked out of the flames.
How did he do it? It was simple: Simulation Soul Skill!
After throwing the cannonballs back at Jing Ziyan, and when the energy projectiles exploded and the fire-attributed Soul Power filled the air, he immediately released the Simulation Soul Skill, hiding his body within the flames. However, the simulated clone was floating in the air, pretending he hadn't launched an attack.
This was why the audience saw Huo Yuhao in the air, but the next second he appeared in the flames.
In the flames, he unleashed the Darkgold Terror Claw bear paw bone Soul Skill, tearing through Jing Ziyan's soul guide shield in one fell swoop. Then, after eliminating the shield, he manually dispelled the Darkgold Terror Claw, using the Simulation Soul Skill again to mimic its aura.
When Jing Ziyan, out of fear, tried to activate her Invincible Shield, he cancelled the Simulation Soul Skill, causing her a moment of stunned surprise. Finally, he emerged from the flames to deliver the final blow.
It could be said that Jing Ziyan was completely outmaneuvered by Huo Yuhao throughout the entire encounter.
Of course, if Jing Ziyan hadn't been stunned and had still used her Invincible Shield, wouldn't this entire plan have been for naught?
Wrong. Don't forget that Huo Yuhao was also a Mental Power attribute Soul Master. He had been constantly releasing his Mental Power, subtly influencing Jing Ziyan's judgment.
More importantly, Huo Yuhao had long since cultivated an immunity to both ice and fire. Unless the intensity of the flames was truly terrifying, he could even sleep in them without issue.
"This is terrifying! This is a Four-Ring (Soul Master)?" Jing Hongchen's eyes widened in disbelief. In the past, if anyone had told him that a Four-Ring (Soul Master) could defeat a Level 6 Soul Engineer, or even two, he would have questioned their sanity.
But now, Jing Hongchen believed it. Someone really could do it.
And it ended without any fluctuations throughout the entire process.
"Not good, my eyelid is twitching, could it be that I'm going to Shrek Academy?"
Recalling the memory of his left eyelid twitching, Jing Hongchen felt a sense of panic arise in his heart.
As the results of the competition were announced, the Sun Moon Academy students and teachers also began to panic. Could it be that they were really going to be defeated by a Four-Ring Soul Master who took down five opponents?
If Mingdu Soul Engineering Academy next door found out, they wouldn't even be able to hold their heads up when they went out in the future.
No, absolutely not!
"Be careful, this kid's ability is too strange." Jing Ziyan returned to the passageway helplessly and said to the golden-haired girl who was about to take the stage.
"I will be careful." The girl nodded.
The next moment, under the gaze of countless people, she slowly walked towards the competition stage.
"It's her." Seeing the female student on stage, most of the Sun Moon Academy students' eyes lit up, not just because of her beauty, but also because of her strength. She was a special admission, and she could have entered Mingde Hall, but she refused. No one knew the reason.
Seeing the girl, Huo Yuhao was also a bit surprised. He remembered that after leaving Lin Jiayi's office that day, this girl was standing next to Jing Ziyan.
"Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao." He didn't hesitate to introduce himself.
"Ye Guyi." The girl's clear, cold eyes looked at Huo Yuhao, her introduction was extremely brief.
"Ye Guyi?" Huo Yuhao was stunned. The "Bone Clothes" that Jing Ziyan mentioned was Ye Guyi?
"That person asked me to find you here. I waited for a long time. Now that you're here, I want to know what your strength is, and what kind of person you are." Ye Guyi's expression was complicated. She could tell that Huo Yuhao wasn't an evil Soul Master, and those wings even possessed a sacred aura.
That person… Huo Yuhao's heart skipped a beat, "Black Water, this guy is quite capable, he actually found Ye Guyi and conveyed my instructions."
The conversation between the two made Jing Hongchen's face look strange, this appearance seemed familiar, yet unfamiliar.
Is Ye Guyi going to go easy on him?
But he didn't ask too much. After the two retreated to the side, he announced once more, "Begin the match."
"Clang!"
The golden-white blade landed in Ye Guyi's hand, radiating a soft glow. The tip of the sword was still trembling slightly. Her gaze swept over Huo Yuhao, and the sharpness in her eyes was something only someone who had seen death could possess.
Two yellow, two purple, and one black Soul Ring rose from beneath her feet. At the age of eighteen, reaching fifty-seven levels of Soul Power, Ye Guyi was an absolute genius. Moreover, her Martial Soul, Sacred Angel, was at the very top.
If it weren't for certain accidents that required her to be ready to escape at any time, she might have been able to reach the Soul Emperor rank. It was a pity that Ye Guyi couldn't participate in the upcoming combat soul competition in Mingdu; otherwise, Jing Hongchen would definitely be willing to nurture her. Even though Ye Guyi had no feelings for the academy and could even leave at any time.
"Whoosh." With a flick of her toes, Ye Guyi charged directly towards Huo Yuhao. Golden-white streamers transformed into feathers that scattered around her, appearing extraordinarily beautiful.
But as beautiful as it was, it was also dangerous.
Huo Yuhao also went to meet her. As the distance between them narrowed, a pair of pure white angel wings, filled with a sacred aura, suddenly spread from behind Ye Guyi. Brilliant golden-white mist emanated from each feather.
"First Soul Skill, Holy Light Illumination!"
As the light spread, Ye Guyi's body seemed to transform into actual light, vanishing into the golden-white mist. Following that, countless golden sword beams shot towards Huo Yuhao.
Unseen, Mental Power had already spread. If Huo Yuhao's fighting style in the previous matches was still mysterious, winning inexplicably,
then now, what he displayed was another clearer expression. Facing the countless golden sword beams, Huo Yuhao was like a dancing butterfly, casually weaving through them. The piercing sword beams, as if afraid of encountering Huo Yuhao, always just brushed past him, without a single hit. The ground, however, was riddled with holes.
This scene made the audience tense.
Ye Guyi's heart stirred slightly. With a flap of her wings, taking advantage of the sword beams' residual power to prevent Huo Yuhao from escaping, her second Soul Ring suddenly lit up. The Angel's Sword in her hand was raised high, gathering dense golden-yellow light. Along with a soft cry,
a giant sword beam, about ten meters long and three meters wide, carrying a strong aura of divine judgment, slashed down. With the sword's descent, soft light filled the air, and the air vibrated.
"Heh." A soft laugh sounded. As the astonishing sword beam slashed down, Soul Power surged within Huo Yuhao's body. A vast flow of extreme ice element air gathered around his body, condensing into a huge ice mirror in mid-air.
"Boom." The sword gleam slammed onto the ice mirror. The emerald green light and the golden light shone together, and the strong Soul Power fluctuations were like a sea breeze, constantly blowing around.
One attack and one defense, while they were still competing, Huo Yuhao also summoned a pair of wings behind him. With a flap, he suddenly flew into the air, and his fists covered with ice crystal particles were swung towards Ye Guyi's head, carrying an extreme cold current.
The air temperature plummeted, and snowflakes could be vaguely seen falling.
Ye Guyi wasn't flustered. Seeing Huo Yuhao fly over, her fourth Soul Skill suddenly lit up. A ball of blazing golden light, with her body as the center, began to erupt layer upon layer outwards, a strong sacred aura carrying an astonishing power of expulsion and judgment.
Before Huo Yuhao could get close, he felt his path forward was blocked, even throwing him back. At the same time, the judgmental power carried by the blazing golden light was still pouring into his body, burning the Soul Power he possessed. If it was an Evil Soul Master, facing the judgmental power entering their body, if their level wasn't two great ranks higher, it would be difficult to resolve.
Holy Light Spirit Array, a top-level defensive Soul Skill.
But before the judgmental power could take effect, it was forcibly erased by Huo Yuhao with extreme ice attribute Soul Power.
Sacred Angel was indeed an extreme Martial Soul, but with the fall of the Angel God, Martial Souls of the angel type were no longer as imposing as they once were.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Sacred Sword!"
After successfully blocking Huo Yuhao's attack, Ye Guyi immediately counterattacked. As a black light flashed, a shocking vortex of light formed above Huo Yuhao's head. A massive shadow of an angel's judgment sword condensed from within, as brilliant as the sun. Endless golden-white feathers drifted down, and holy light scattered everywhere, proclaiming the arrival of the angel.
The Sacred Sword locked onto Huo Yuhao's aura, and a terrifying force of judgment descended, as if judging heresy, making the air feel exceptionally oppressive.
"Shatter."
A low male voice sounded. Huo Yuhao, having detected Ye Guyi's movements early on through Mental Power detection, turned his right palm completely dark gold. The sound of a bear's roar echoed, and the air became incredibly dense and heavy, accompanied by a strong tearing attribute.
With a single claw strike, five Darkgold Terror Claw light shadows, even more massive than those used against Jing Ziyan, flew out. The profound dark gold seemed to tear everything apart, and the light within the arena visibly distorted.
"Boom…"
When the two top-level attacks collided, a terrifying impact raged outward. Space seemed to tremble. Fortunately, they were in the air; otherwise, the ground would have been completely destroyed. But the shocking collision in the center of the arena also shocked countless Sun Moon Academy students.
This match was no longer a contest between a Soul Master and a Soul Engineer, but rather a duel between Soul Masters. Clearly, in this era, the strength of Soul Masters remained undeniable.
Layers upon layers of light dispersed, and ultimately, the Darkgold Terror Claw proved superior. At the cost of appearing to have a myriad of cracks, it forcefully tore apart the massive holy sword.
As the crisp sound of shattering rang out, Ye Guyi's expression was no longer calm. With her strength, even a high-ranking Soul Emperor might not be able to perfectly deal with the holy sword. But today, she had lost, and she had lost to a young man whose cultivation was ten ranks lower than hers.
"The angel cannot judge me, but I will judge the angel!"
As Huo Yuhao unleashed the Darkgold Terror Claw, his third Soul Ring, at some point, had already lit up, and a Soul Skill imprint quietly shattered.
His body was permeated with brilliant, sacred light, and white feathers scattered.
"How is this possible?"
This scene instantly caused Ye Guyi's pupils to dilate. Not only her, but the audience also widened their eyes in disbelief.
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