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As both sides took their positions, the atmosphere in the Grand Arena instantly reached its peak.
According to the traditional rules of the Continental Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies, before the official start of the match, the captains of both teams need to walk to the center of the arena, bow to each other, and announce their names and soul power levels.
This is considered to continue the knightly spirit and etiquette of ancient soul master battles.
Xuan Hao strolled leisurely towards the center of the arena.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Shui Bing'er, the captain of Tianshui Academy, also took a deep breath and walked over with her younger sister Shui Yue'er.
However, when the two finally stood face to face in the center of the arena, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er couldn't help but hold their breath for a moment.
It wasn't until they faced this rumored "human beast" up close that they truly understood the oppressive feeling of being face-to-face with it, a completely different experience from watching it from a distance in the rest area!
Even though Xuan Hao did nothing at this moment, and because of Xue Qinghe's repeated warnings, he had deliberately restrained the violent soul power fluctuations on his body.
However, even when a top-tier Beast Soul Master, especially a peerless ferocious beast with the bloodline of a true dragon, is simply standing there calmly, his massive and imposing figure and his innate cold and fierce aura still exude a terrifying sense of oppression that makes people's hearts tremble!
However, this oppressive feeling that chilled ordinary Soul Masters to the bone produced a subtle chemical reaction in the eyes of these girls who were just beginning to experience love.
This is like a fierce and powerful male lion, which is seen as an extremely dangerous and terrifying existence that must be avoided by other male lions;
But in the eyes of the lioness, this male, who is full of absolute power and domineering aura, also exudes a wild charm that is attractive!
Looking at Xuan Hao, who was so close yet so handsome, with such a domineering aura, Shui Yue'er's large, light blue eyes almost sparkled with pink stars.
Xuan Hao bowed slightly, performing the noble etiquette that Tang Yuehua had personally taught him perfectly.
"Royal Fighting Team Two, Xuan Hao. Level 79, Power Attack Type Battle Soul Saint."
Faced with this terrifying sense of oppression, Shui Bing'er forced herself to steady her mind and, imitating Xuan Hao, slightly curtsied.
"Tianshui Academy, Shui Bing'er. Level 43, Control System Battle Soul Sect."
As soon as Shui Bing'er finished speaking, Shui Yue'er, who was standing to the side, suddenly took half a step forward impatiently, raised her delicate and lovely face, and introduced herself in a voice so sweet it was almost cloying:
"Tianshui Academy, Shui Yue'er. Level 36, Agility-based Battle Soul Master! Please guide me~"
Looking into those bright, piercing eyes that seemed to want to devour him whole, Xuan Hao knew perfectly well what dangerous things were going on in this little girl's mind.
But if I dared to tease this girl from Tianshui Academy on the stage now, in front of tens of thousands of people...
After he steps down, those jealous people in the rest area will definitely work together to blow the roof off the Crown Prince's residence!
So Xuan Hao completely ignored Shui Yue'er's crazy hints, simply bowed his head slightly with a blank expression, and then turned around and walked back to his own competition position without any hesitation.
"..."
Looking at his cold back, Shuiyue puffed out her cheeks in grievance.
As both athletes retreated to the baseline.
In mid-air, the host, DouDou, raised her right hand high, then swung it down sharply, her voice clear and resonant:
"I hereby announce that the first round of the qualifiers has officially begun!"
The moment the words fell, the atmosphere on the stage suddenly became tense!
"First Soul Skill, Ice Seal!"
Without any hesitation or trial and error, Shui Bing'er activated the purest ice-attribute soul power within her the moment the referee announced the start.
As a genius soul master possessing the top-tier beast martial soul "Ice Phoenix", Shui Bing'er's soul skills are inherently extremely domineering.
Her first soul skill, "Frozen," is characterized by its instantaneous activation and its complete reliance on mental power for targeting!
In other words, once you are caught by her mental power, you absolutely cannot dodge this ice-sealing move with your movement skills; you can only take it head-on!
Xuan Hao, however, had no intention of hiding at all.
He still stood there lazily, hands in his pockets.
"Click-clack—"
A bone-chilling cold descended instantly!
With a crisp sound of ice forming, Shui Bing'er released an extremely cold aura that precisely enveloped Xuan Hao's body.
However, the next second, an unbelievable scene unfolded!
Shui Bing'er's instantaneous skill, which used to be almost invincible among her peers and even allowed her to control opponents of higher levels, was completely ineffective today!
Although a thick layer of blue ice did quickly condense around Xuan Hao, but!
If you look closely, you'll find that the bone-chilling ice, which is enough to freeze the blood of the Soul Clan, can't actually touch Xuan Hao's body!
All the ice layers were firmly isolated a few inches away by an extremely faint yet indestructible invisible flow of air that clung tightly to Xuan Hao's body!
Xuan Hao was completely unharmed, as if he were encased in a transparent, absolute protective shield!
At this moment, in the VIP section on the high platform.
The Bone Douluo Gu Rong, who had been observing from the shadows, suddenly started twitching uncontrollably at the corner of his eye.
"My goodness...this little monster's physique is just too outrageous!"
Gu Rong whispered in Ning Fengzhi's ear, "Did you see that clearly?
That's not a defensive soul skill at all! That's pure blood and qi energy being released!"
"His internal energy and blood have become so vigorous and violent that they have even begun to overflow onto his body surface, forming a normalized energy and blood shield that does not require active consumption of soul power to maintain!
Let alone this little Soul Master, even those Title Douluo who specialize in physical body and energy and blood could never do such a thing!"
"Just how far has this guy's physique progressed?"
At the same time, Shui Bing'er on the arena also sensed that something was wrong.
She clearly felt that although the Ice-Sealing Soul Skill she released had taken shape, it was as if it had frozen on a hot iron, and it had not cut off the opponent's ability to move at all!
Before Shui Bing'er could figure out what had happened...
Trapped in the center of the ice layer, Xuan Hao did not even release his martial spirit, but only slightly circulated the dormant blood and qi power within his body, which was like a volcano.
"Bang--!"
A muffled explosion!
The incredibly hard, extreme ice surrounding him was like fragile glass, instantly shattered from the inside out by a terrifying force, turning into countless tiny ice crystals!
As the ice layer shattered, a surge of vital energy that had been suppressed within Xuan Hao's body finally dissipated along with the ice crystals!
"What...what is this?!"
Feeling the invisible force rushing towards them, the seven girls from the Tianshui team opposite them instantly changed their expressions and couldn't help but take a step back at the same time.
Heatwave!
An extremely violent, terrifying heatwave that could practically bake a person dry!
Shui Bing'er stared intently at the boy dozens of meters away who hadn't moved an inch, a bead of cold sweat beading on her forehead.
"What the hell... Is this even human?!"
"He didn't use any soul skills, nor even activate his martial soul!
Yet, just a wisp of overflowing blood energy was enough to create a scorching heat wave on this arena that could repel ice and snow?!"
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