Eye of Life

Night fell over the Star Luo Hotel. Huo Yuhao was staying in his room for once, a rare occurrence.

Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged on his bed, gripping the pitch-black Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife that radiated an ominous aura.

He hadn't gone to see Ling Luochen, nor had he gone to Ma Xiaotao to "extinguish the flames," because tonight, there was something far more important to attend to.

"This old man seems to have caught a scent of something nostalgic..."

An aged, majestic voice echoed within his Sea of Consciousness. The gray figure of Electrolux slowly manifested, his emotions uncharacteristically turbulent this time.

"Yuhao, relax your mind and surrender your body to me."

The next moment, Huo Yuhao's pupils instantly turned a deathly gray, and a sacred, imposing aura erupted from within his body.

"A mere grudge-filled curse dares to act insolently before the Necromancy Holy Magic God?"

Electrolux manipulated Huo Yuhao's fingers, tapping them lightly against the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.

"Purify!"

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a faint sound like ice and snow melting away.

The vicious curse that had plagued the soul master world for thousands of years was as fragile as thin paper before the necromancy of Electrolux, vanishing into thin air in an instant to reveal the carving knife's original, emerald-green body.

A rich, extreme aura of life instantly flooded the entire room.

"Good stuff..." Electrolux sighed. "Yuhao, if you cultivate necromancy for a while longer, you will be able to dispel curses of this level yourself. But for now, let us fuse with this Life Gold."

Huo Yuhao regained control of his body and nodded solemnly: "Yes, Elder Yi."

In an instant, a cool, gentle current flowed in through the center of his brow, nourishing every cell in his body.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, a world-shaking transformation took place.

The originally vast Sea of Consciousness expanded wildly under the infusion of this massive life force. Even more miraculously, that life force seemed to possess the power of creation, allowing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, the Ice and Snow Emperors, and Electrolux—who were originally only consciousness entities—to condense near-physical bodies within the Sea of Consciousness!

"Wow! Brother has a body now, Yuhao, you're amazing!" The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wiggled its chubby body in excitement.

The Ice and Snow Emperors were also pleasantly surprised; although it was only within the Sea of Consciousness, this was already a massive leap forward.

On Huo Yuhao's forehead, the originally golden Eye of Destiny slowly opened. After fusing with the power of the Life Gold, the vertical eye turned a deep, emerald green, filled with vitality and mystery.

Eye of Life, open!

"This Life Gold can not only nourish your body and spiritual power, but it can also allow this old man's divine sense to gradually recover." Electrolux smiled. "From this day forward, my existence shall be equivalent to your third martial soul—the Necromancy Holy Magic God. This is a special martial soul that requires no soul rings."

A night passed, and as the first rays of morning sunlight spilled into the room, Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes.

In that instant, his eyes were as deep as the starry sky, and his spiritual power was so strong that it had faintly touched the threshold of a Soul Dougal! His physique, having been baptized by the Life Gold, had reached an unfathomable level.

Reborn!

When Huo Yuhao appeared before the girls, everyone noticed that something about him seemed different today.

His skin emitted a faint, warm luster, and his temperament was more ethereal, as if he were a piece of finely carved jade. Even just standing there quietly, he radiated a charm that was truly captivating.

"Squad leader, did you... get more handsome?" Xiao Xiao asked in a low voice, her face blushing.

Wang Dong also stared at Huo Yuhao with suspicion: "What did you do last night? Why does it feel like you've become a completely different person?"

Huo Yuhao smiled gently, as refreshing as a spring breeze: "It's nothing, I just fused with that carving knife and made a little progress."

Everyone: "..."

Another "little" progress? Is your definition of little progress different from ours?

Star Luo Plaza, the second round of the tournament.

Shrek Academy versus Qianling Academy.

When the draw results displayed "Team Battle," the entire arena erupted. However, the expressions of the Shrek girls were somewhat strange.

A team battle was the mode that tested overall strength the most.

And the current lineup of Shrek Academy...

Aside from Huo Yuhao and Jin Nier being Soul Ancestors, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were Soul Elders, and the remaining members—Xiao Xiao, Lan Ruoruo, and Lan Susu—were all two-ring Soul Grand Masters.

In any given soul master tournament, this configuration would be considered cannon fodder.

In contrast, their opponents, Qianling Academy.

Captain Shen Ce, martial soul Thousand-Strike Spear, a five-ring Spirit King.

The other six members were all four-ring Soul Ancestors!

In particular, the four defense-type soul masters from the same sect, with the martial soul Lingxi Shield, were definitely among the top tier in terms of defense for this tournament.

There were also two beautiful control-type girls, An Lengye (Frost Bear) and Fei Yuyan (Crimson Tiger).

This lineup could be called luxurious.

Of course, what Huo Yuhao didn't understand was why these two beast-martial-soul users were walking the path of control-type instead of power-attack-type.

"Shrek is in trouble this time!"

"The gap in this lineup is too wide. Even Huo Yuhao can't carry this many dead weights, right?"

"Is Shrek still not sending out their main team?"

The audience was buzzing with discussion, and even the members of Qianling Academy felt their confidence surging.

The match began!

Qianling Academy immediately set up an iron-clad formation. Four Lingxi Shield Spirit Masters stood at the front, their four massive shields linked together to form an impenetrable wall of bronze and iron.

Shen Ce charged up his power in the rear, while An Lengye and Fei Yuyan took charge of crowd control.

However, facing such a tight formation, Huo Yuhao was in no rush to act.

"Follow the plan, let's use this for training," Huo Yuhao said calmly.

And so, a bizarre scene unfolded on the field.

Huo Yuhao and Jin Nier stood in the back with their arms crossed, watching the show, while Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, and the Lan Sisters bombarded the shield wall.

Light of the Butterfly Goddess, Three-Life Soul Suppression Cauldron, Seven Treasures Glazed amplification, Heavenly Net...

Various spirit skills flew everywhere. Although the momentum was grand, they only stirred up ripples against the Lingxi Shield, failing to truly break the defense.

After five full minutes of this, the people from Qianling Academy were bewildered.

What are they doing? Are they trying to tickle us?

"That's enough." Huo Yuhao glanced at the slightly panting girls and nodded. "Warm-up is over, time to get to work. Nier, those four turtle shells are yours."

"You got it!" Jin Nier had long been impatient.

With a sharp cry, her brilliant golden hair flew into the air as she activated her Martial Soul Avatar: Golden Dragon.

"For this young lady—shatter!"

Jin Nier moved like lightning, instantly rushing in front of the Lingxi Shield wall. Without any flashy techniques, she simply threw a straight punch!

The ancestor of strength, the Golden Dragon!

First spirit skill: Golden Dragon Body.

Second spirit skill: Dragon's Strength.

Third spirit skill: Golden Dragon Fist.

Fourth spirit skill: Golden Dragon Explosion!

"BOOM—!!!"

A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering roar erupted.

The Lingxi Shield wall, which was said to give even Spirit Emperors a headache, shattered like glass under Jin Nier's punch!

The four Lingxi Shield Spirit Masters spat out blood in unison, flew backward, and passed out instantly.

One punch to break four shields!

The entire arena fell into a deathly silence.

What kind of monster girl is this?!

She was actually able to release four spirit skills simultaneously, stacking their power to unleash a punch comparable to a Spirit Emperor!

At the same time, Huo Yuhao moved.

A flash of light appeared in his hand as Dawn's Edge materialized.

He didn't use his martial soul, relying solely on his physical strength and the enhancement of his Psychic Power.

"Break!"

Huo Yuhao flashed past like a ghost, his heavy sword sweeping horizontally.

Shen Ce's Thousand-Strike Spear, which he had been charging for so long, hadn't even been thrown before Huo Yuhao slammed him into the ground with a strike of his sword, embedding him so deeply he couldn't even be pried out.

As for An Lengye and Fei Yuyan, they hadn't even realized what happened before Huo Yuhao knocked them out of bounds.

The battle was over.

From the moment Huo Yuhao and Jin Nier attacked to the end of the fight, it took less than ten seconds in total.

The audience sat with their mouths agape, jaws hitting the floor.

Was that... training?

So those previous five minutes were really just them going easy on them!

Shen Ce struggled to crawl out of the pit, looking at the boy holding the heavy sword with a calm expression, his heart filled with bitterness.

He had originally thought that facing this uneven Shrek team, he had a chance to win.

The opportunity to make a name for himself had been right in front of him.

But now he realized how ridiculously wrong he had been.

This wasn't a team at all; it was clearly two max-level bosses carrying five consumables through a dungeon.

Even if those five were just there to make up the numbers, Huo Yuhao and Jin Nier alone were monsters capable of sweeping everything aside!

Shrek, truly terrifying!