Huo Yuhao's Artificial AI

Facing Huo Yuhao before him,

Lu Jun was, in the end, still somewhat nervous.

How should he put it? The pressure Huo Yuhao gave off was simply too overwhelming.

It couldn't be helped. At the very least, he had been the protagonist of the Previous Era.

Though he had it pretty rough.

At such a young age, he had run into an old schemer like Tang San.

Out of the three options—treat him to a meal, behead him, or take him in as a dog—Tang San had successfully taken Huo Yuhao in as a dog.

Ah, no, that was in the original story.

Now, affected by his presence and the Butterfly Effect, Huo Yuhao seemingly had not become a god.

Though he did not know why, but...

He had no desire to follow in Huo Yuhao's footsteps.

Thinking of how the Tang Sect had now set its sights on him as well, Lu Jun took a deep breath and slowly raised the Ice Abyss Sword in his hand.

Huo Yuhao raised his head, as though he possessed a soul.

"A level thirty-one Control Assault Type Battle Soul Elder." Huo Yuhao's voice was so gentle that he did not sound like a Virtual Body. "Please enlighten me."

This bot in front of him...

It really did resemble Artificial Intelligence. It was clearly more advanced than the others.

Had technology really become this advanced?

The instant that thought flashed through his mind, Huo Yuhao's figure suddenly blurred.

Spirit interference?

Lu Jun immediately focused all his attention and activated his Spiritual Power.

The next moment, a golden gleam flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes.

In just an instant, Lu Jun was sent flying as if struck by lightning, and the Ice Abyss Sword slipped from his grasp for the first time.

He forcefully twisted his body in midair and landed steadily on the ground. Looking up, he saw that Huo Yuhao was still standing where he had been, without even a Soul Ring lighting up.

Yet just as Lu Jun landed and steadied himself, Huo Yuhao had already appeared before him. He raised a hand and struck straight at Lu Jun's chest.

Lu Jun reacted swiftly, crossing his arms to block. His muscles tightened, and frost condensed over his skin into a layer of hard armor.

However, Huo Yuhao's palm suddenly changed direction in midair!

This is bad.

Lu Jun's heart tightened, but his body had no time to adjust.

Huo Yuhao's strike had never been aimed at his chest. It was aimed at...

Bang!

The solid blow slammed viciously into Lu Jun's abdomen!

Lu Jun let out a muffled groan as his body flew away like a kite with a severed string. He smashed heavily into the ice dozens of meters away, carving out a long trail.

It made Lu Jun think of something.

Spiritual Detection Sharing!

Huo Yuhao had such a Cheating Soul Skill. It really was hard to adapt to it right away.

This Soul Skill could effortlessly see through all his movements, intentions, even the signs of muscle exertion and Soul Power circulation, allowing Huo Yuhao to react in advance!

Every last detail could be seen through completely.

He braced himself against the ground with one hand. A trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, yet his gaze became even sharper.

"So that's how it is..."

He finally understood.

Huo Yuhao's Spirit Detection was simply a Cheating Artifact!

No wonder practically no one could defeat him.

With a Soul Skill like that, who could possibly beat this cheating bastard?

Lu Jun began cursing under his breath.

"This is one of the difficulties, and why no one has ever defeated Ancestor Huo Yuhao."

Inside the observation hall, everyone held their breath. Only Qiangu Zhangting remained calm.

"Ancestor Huo Yuhao's Spirit Detection is practically like having a Full Map Hack activated."

"All his movements have been seen through. How is he supposed to win?"

Qiangu Zhangting stared fixedly at the screen.

"What if he wins?" the Core Disciple who had bet on Lu Jun asked Qiangu Zhangting.

"If he can win, I'll eat it!"

Seeing the scene on the screen, Gu Yue Na had already clenched her fists. Recalling that Huo Yuhao had been her opponent just moments ago, she understood better than anyone else.

What Lu Jun faced now was a true monster who stood above the era.

He had been the most outstanding Soul Master of the Previous Era, without equal. He had also created the Spirit Pagoda and ushered in the New Era.

On the battlefield, Lu Jun slowly rose to his feet and wiped away the blood from his lips, his gaze turning ever colder.

"Since you can see through my movements..."

He raised a hand, and the Ice Abyss Sword that had fallen to the ground automatically returned to his grasp.

Lu Jun slowly lifted the Ice Abyss Sword. The chill around its blade surged explosively, and his First Soul Ring lit up.

"Then I'll make sure you don't have time to react!"

The domain of Ultimate Ice erupted in full.

An ice-blue shockwave exploded beneath Lu Jun's feet, and the freezing tide of the Ice Abyss Domain spread frantically outward from him.

Thick Ice Crystals instantly formed across the ground, and the temperature of the entire environment plummeted to Minus One Hundred Degrees!

Crack, crack, crack—

The moment Huo Yuhao's boots touched the ice, a layer of white frost rapidly crawled up his trouser legs.

His movements visibly slowed, every step like trudging through thick icy slush.

"The slowing effect actually works!" someone in the observation hall exclaimed.

"That can't be possible. Ancestor Huo Yuhao also has Ultimate Ice. Could Lu Jun's Ultimate Ice be even stronger than Ancestor Huo Yuhao's?"

But in the next second, the golden light in Huo Yuhao's eyes abruptly faded, replaced by emerald-green radiance.

Huo Yuhao's Second Martial Soul—the Ice Jade Scorpion.

"Looks like it isn't the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion." Lu Jun guessed that Ten Thousand Years Ago, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had been unable to find the Ice Empress and had been quite troubled by it.

So it could only settle for second best and give Huo Yuhao an Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul.

Though it was still powerful, it was absolutely no match for the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

After using the Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul, Huo Yuhao's speed recovered somewhat. The Extreme Cold Power flowing over his body actually offset more than half the suppression from the Ice Abyss Domain.

Dealing with Lu Jun's domain had become somewhat strenuous for him.

At this moment, the difference between two Ultimate Ice Martial Souls was immediately apparent.

Though both attributes had reached the ultimate level, there could still be minute differences.

Clearly, Lu Jun's Martial Soul Quality was higher than even Huo Yuhao's Ice Jade Scorpion.

Realizing that the fight could not be dragged out any longer, Huo Yuhao began closing in on Lu Jun rapidly.

"You want to fight me at close range?"

Lu Jun retreated swiftly, and the Ice Abyss Sword carved three azure arcs before him. Wherever the sword qi passed, the ground erupted with three-meter-high Ice Waves, biting toward Huo Yuhao like the fangs of a Glacial Beast.

Huo Yuhao crossed his arms. The phantom of the Ice Jade Scorpion charged forward, and the first Ice Wave shattered into fragments against its pincers. But the second and third waves followed in rapid succession.

He was forced back seven steps in a row. Every step plowed a deep trench into the ice.

Once Huo Yuhao steadied himself, he waved his left hand. The Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone skill, Ice Burst Technique, activated!

All of Huo Yuhao's Ice Element turned into bombs, and even the ice beneath Lu Jun's feet suddenly exploded in a chain reaction.

"Tsk, you've even got a Soul Bone? Isn't that a little cheap?"

Lu Jun had no choice but to interrupt his Sword Qi Slashes and leap into the air, flipping to evade the explosions.

But Huo Yuhao had already seized that fleeting opening. A phantom scorpion tail flashed behind him, and he shot forward twenty meters like an arrow released from its bow.

The Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul granted Huo Yuhao formidable physical defense, allowing him to force his way forward while enduring the unceasing Ice-Blue Sword qi.

At that moment, Huo Yuhao's right arm was completely covered in Scorpion Armor. Diamond-like Ice Crystals flickered with chilling light at his joints.

The instant he threw his punch, a faint halo of Extreme Cold Power trailed from his entire arm, while Ultimate Ice froze the air into a trail of fine Ice Crystals.

This punch carried all of Huo Yuhao's killing moves, making the students in the observation room instinctively hold their breath.

Against such a killing move at such close range, Lu Jun had nowhere to evade.

Just as the fist was about to touch Lu Jun's chest, seven azure Ice Walls suddenly rose from the ground.

Bang, bang, bang!

Huo Yuhao's fist punched through six layers of ice walls in succession, sending dazzling sparks flying as it collided with the Ultimate Ice.

By the time it broke through the final layer, its Fist Momentum had weakened by thirty percent.

Lu Jun seized the chance to lean back, and the Ice Abyss Sword swept upward in a desolate, beautiful ice-blue arc.