With the referee's command, Xiao Ping's Soul Propulsion Device suddenly lit up, and a long spear-shaped close-combat Soul Tool appeared in his hand. He rushed straight towards Huo Yuhao at an extremely fast speed.
Five Soul Ring shimmered around Xiao Ping.
Huo Yuhao didn't make any big moves, his eyes gleaming with golden light.
However, Huo Yuhao did not make any move in the face of Xiao Ping rushing towards him, as if he was frightened and stood there in a daze.
He neither summoned his Martial Soul nor released his Soul Ring.
Seeing this, Xiao Ping naturally wouldn't let the opportunity to help his teammate slip by. He pointed his spear forward, and a blinding white beam of light shot out from the tip of the spear, heading straight for Huo Yuhao's head.
Seeing this, Zheng Zhan hesitated whether to make a move. After thinking for a moment, he didn't move, but just stared intently at Huo Yuhao, ready to strike as soon as he shouted that he had surrendered.
However, Xiao Ping's spear pierced Huo Yuhao's head, yet not a drop of blood splattered.
Just as Xiao Ping was wondering what was going on, the scenery beside him began to distort.
Huo Yuhao appeared, and five dark golden claws shot out from his right hand, emitting golden light, heading straight for Xiao Ping's chest.
Xiao Ping's soul-guided armor lit up, forming a light shield around him. It was a level seven Defensive Soul Tool.
However, Xiao Ping was only a Level 5 Soul Engineer. The reason he was able to use this level 7 Defensive Soul Tool was through the shared protective shield.
By fusing multiple Soul Guidance Barrier of the same attribute together, the resulting defensive power can reach the level of Level 7 Soul Tool.
The drawbacks of the Co-Resonance Defense Shield are obvious: it not only consumes a lot of Soul Power, but also requires the Soul Power fluctuations of the whole body to be kept consistent, and it is impossible to replace other Soul Tool in the middle.
A dazzling golden light flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes.
Xiao Ping clutched his head and cried out in pain. His Soul Power fluctuated, and his level seven Soul Guidance Barrier disappeared.
Huo Yuhao's Darkgolden Terror Claw pierced straight into Xiao Ping's chest, slicing through his soul-guided armor as easily as tofu. With a flick of his wrist, Xiao Ping's heart was shattered.
Zheng Zhan tried to rush forward, but it was too late. He never expected that Xiao Ping's level seven Soul Guidance Barrier would be dispelled.
The audience erupted in uproar. Three members of the Sun Moon Team had entered the arena, and all three had died, all in full view of the public, in front of more than 100,000 citizens and officials of the Sun Moon Empire Sun Moon Empire.
Seeing this, Xu Tianran's face darkened considerably, and he said to Jing Hongchen beside him, "You're doing a good job as the dean of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, is this how you train our students?"
"Please forgive me, Your Highness." Jing Hongchen's expression was also very unpleasant.
Xu Tianran remained silent. He knew that many Sun Moon Realm warriors were too useless, but Shrek Academy was simply too monstrous.
Huo Yuhao watched as his opponent was easily defeated, and quickly retracted the Darkgolden Terror Claw on his right fingertip.
The reason he was able to defeat his opponent so easily was that at the start of the match, he used Simulation Soul Skill to create a fake version of himself on the spot, which then stood to the side.
The opponent's Level 7 Soul Tool was indeed somewhat unexpected, but he used a mental attack to strike the opponent's soul, making his consciousness unstable and unable to control his Soul Power stably. Naturally, the Level 7 Soul Tool could not be activated.
Upon witnessing this scene, Xiao Hongchen could no longer continue, disregarding his previous arrangements.
With a grim expression, he jumped onto the competition platform and said to the referee in a deep voice, "I'll play the next match."
Huo Yuhao and Xiao Hongchen arrived at opposite ends of the arena, and at the referee's signal, they instantly took action.
A level-six flying vehicle appeared behind Huo Yuhao, spewing out several streams of air and carrying Huo Yuhao away.
As for Xiao Hongchen, the Three-Legged Golden Toad Martial Soul appeared behind him, along with seven Soul Ring: two yellow, two purple, and three black.
All eyes in the arena turned to him, especially the people of the Sun Moon Empire, who cheered loudly.
Xu Tianran saw this but didn't say much. Normally, he would have praised the other person a few times.
However, after witnessing Bei Bei's terrifying talent, Xiao Hongchen had reached the Soul Saint at the age of twenty, and that this was only with the help of drugs that would prevent him from improving even slightly for the next five years, he was no longer as outstanding.
Xiao Hongchen's first and third Soul Ring lit up simultaneously.
He waved his hands, throwing out hundreds of metal balls, which, under his Soul Skill, all transformed into Soul Cannon.
Compared to five years ago, Xiao Hongchen is able to control more Soul Cannon.
Countless cannon fire erupted instantly, pouring down on Huo Yuhao and covering almost the entire arena. There was nowhere to hide; he could only endure it.
However, a surprising thing happened.
The aircraft behind Huo Yuhao carried him forward at high speed, and the artillery fire seemed to automatically part to make way for him.
No matter how Xiao Hongchen adjusted his aim, he could never hit Huo Yuhao. Countless cannonballs swept past Huo Yuhao and landed on the competition stage behind him.
"What's going on?" Xu Tianran was getting impatient. His repeated setbacks were making it impossible for him to remain calm.
"That kid named Huo Yuhao is a spirit-type Soul Master. He displayed extremely strong Soul Engineer talent during the exchange at the academy. This must be the effect of some kind of Soul Skill of his," Jing Hongchen said with a wry smile. "Moreover, he is also Twin Martial Souls master."
That's right, the reason why Xiao Hongchen couldn't lock onto Huo Yuhao was entirely due to one of the four Soul Skill bestowed upon him by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Mental Interference!
Mental Interference can cause the opponent's mind to become abnormal, causing the attack to deviate and making it impossible to lock onto their body.
Now, this Soul Skill has been upgraded to a domain skill after Huo Yuhao consumed the " Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew " and underwent a second evolution of his spiritual power, reaching the realm of tangible yet intangible.
"Damn it!" Xiao Hongchen also realized something was wrong and immediately changed his actions, no longer aiming, but automatically firing at a certain area.
As expected, as long as Xiao Hongchen didn't control the Soul Cannon to lock onto Huo Yuhao, the cannon fire wouldn't deviate.
A level seven defensive Soul Guidance Barrier lit up on Huo Yuhao's body, blocking the dense barrage of fire, but it also greatly depleted his Soul Power. Moreover, the shield was constantly undulating and could be blasted apart at any moment.
Upon seeing this, Huo Yuhao switched to his Second Martial Soul, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion!
A terrifying chill erupted from his body, the air instantly dropped several degrees, and snowflakes began to fall.
Five Soul Ring emerged from beneath him: red, orange-red, orange-red, orange-red, orange-red—five Soul Ring in total.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Hongchen's pupils contracted involuntarily. It was another Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and there were five of them.
The onlookers had fallen silent.
Xu Tianran and Jing Hongchen were both stunned and speechless, not knowing what to say.