After receiving signals from both of them, the referee announced the start of the match and quickly retreated.
The previously noisy Soul Fighting Zone fell silent in an instant, everyone's eyes fixed on the two people in the arena.
They were clearly eager to see how this vastly uneven soul fight would unfold. Quite a few students had even secretly placed bets.
Xu Sanshi took a deep breath and released his Martial Soul once more. His body rapidly expanded, stretching his school uniform tight, while the massive Tortoise Shell Shield appeared in his right hand.
Huo Yuhao stood quietly where he was, golden light flickering in his eyes. Then, two exceptionally eye-catching purple Soul Rings slowly rose from beneath his feet.
The watching students all froze instinctively, surprise appearing on their faces. They had not expected a freshman so young to have thousand-year Soul Rings as both his first and second rings.
Tang San, seated in a corner of the Soul Fighting Zone, unconsciously clenched his fists at the sight.
A red glow flickered in his eyes as indescribable fury instantly filled his chest, nearly swallowing him whole.
That damned Huo Yuhao had indeed reincarnated just like him.
Xu Sanshi, standing not far from Huo Yuhao, also felt that intense pressure.
He gripped the Tortoise Shell Shield tightly and stepped back half a pace. Lowering his body slightly, he raised the heavy shield before him as though facing a formidable enemy, completely concealing himself behind it.
At the same time, pitch-black Soul Power surged from the Tortoise Shell Shield, faintly forming a black barrier that enveloped his entire body.
Clearly, the pressure brought by those two thousand-year Soul Rings was simply too great.
Seeing Xu Sanshi's nervous appearance, Huo Yuhao teased him.
"What's wrong? Are you really like a turtle, only knowing how to hide in your shell?"
For the current Huo Yuhao, defeating Xu Sanshi was no difficult matter.
All he needed was a Soul Shock to make his opponent instantly lose the ability to fight. Blowing off his opponent's head directly would have been just as easy.
But in his previous life, he had never known when Tang San had set his sights on him. Naturally, he was unwilling to appear too terrifying now.
Even now, if Huo Yuhao could not find a way in this era to deal with God Realm Tang San,
he had already prepared to use the Eye of Destiny to extend the lives of himself and those he cared about, then make new plans after the God Realm was swept away by Space-Time Turbulence.
Hearing Huo Yuhao's merciless mockery, Xu Sanshi did not lose his head. Instead, his third Soul Ring abruptly lit up.
Although he had not undergone his family's ritual and thus failed to awaken the Black Tortoise Bloodline within him,
under the enhancement of Mysterious Underworld Power, Xu Sanshi's body swelled several sizes larger, and the black light on the Tortoise Shell Shield immediately grew twice as intense.
At the same time, Xu Sanshi's first century-old yellow Soul Ring lit up. A powerful black halo instantly spread from the shield in his hand, rippling outward like water and releasing a thunderous roar.
Mysterious Underworld Shock.
Xu Sanshi's first soul skill possessed formidable impact force and a stunning effect.
Facing the black halo rushing toward him, Huo Yuhao did not retreat to widen the distance as everyone expected. Instead, he shot toward Xu Sanshi like an arrow leaving the bowstring.
After being tempered by the Ice and Fire Golden Body Refinement and the Ice Empress Torso Bone, Huo Yuhao's physique now did not lose out in the slightest to that of a Soul King using Martial Soul Possession.
As for the stunning effect of Xu Sanshi's Mysterious Underworld Shock, it was even less worth mentioning to Huo Yuhao.
Amid the cries of shock from the surrounding students, Huo Yuhao nearly teleported straight to the black barrier surrounding Xu Sanshi.
Facing that thick black barrier, Huo Yuhao merely gave it a casual slap.
With a light smack, the black barrier shattered instantly.
Xu Sanshi's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. He had clearly not expected this outcome, and even now, he did not know what Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul was.
In his haste, Xu Sanshi tried to activate his second soul skill and form a Mysterious Underworld Shield Formation before himself.
However, just as the soul skill was about to activate, intense dizziness struck him. It felt as though his head had been smashed by a massive hammer.
His consciousness instantly blurred, and Xu Sanshi's movements came to a halt. All he could see was a fist rapidly enlarging before his eyes as it shot toward his jaw.
Bang!
Xu Sanshi felt himself fly into the air, and a dim sky appeared in his vision.
He felt as though he were soaring through the heavens, but before he could react, a hand tightly seized his collar.
Then Huo Yuhao's fists rained down on Xu Sanshi's face.
One punch, two punches, three punches...
Xu Sanshi's face was like an opened condiment shop, bursting with every flavor imaginable.
Huo Yuhao glanced from the corner of his eye at the Tortoise Shell Shield lying on the ground. He raised his foot and brought it down. The shield instantly shattered into pieces.
As his Martial Soul was destroyed, Xu Sanshi could no longer hold on. His vision went black, and he completely lost consciousness.
Everything had happened far too quickly; even the referee beside them had failed to react.
Looking at the unconscious Xu Sanshi, the referee finally came to his senses and announced loudly,
"First-year freshman Huo Yuhao wins!"
As Huo Yuhao tossed Xu Sanshi onto the ground like a piece of trash, the students in the surrounding stands of the Soul Fighting Zone finally snapped out of it and erupted into thunderous cheers.
"Huo Yuhao! Huo Yuhao!"
No one knew who started shouting first, but soon Huo Yuhao's name echoed throughout the entire Soul Fighting Zone.
Of course, mixed in were a few curses aimed at Xu Sanshi, clearly from people who had lost their bets.
Tang San stared at Huo Yuhao, who had drawn everyone's attention on the Soul Fighting Platform, and the darkness in his eyes deepened.
The current Huo Yuhao was far stronger than in his memories, and far more unusual.
It was not as though he had never considered stealing Huo Yuhao's opportunity before, but the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm required a Soul Master with a spiritual attribute.
In this life, he had still awakened Blue Silver Grass and a hammer similar to the Clear Sky Hammer. Under such circumstances, there was simply no way he could attract the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
However, it was not as though he could not defeat Huo Yuhao. With the Trident, surpassing him was merely a matter of time.
What Tang San cared about more was God Realm Tang San.
Even cooperating with Huo Yuhao later on in order to kill God Realm Tang San was not impossible.
After all, Huo Yuhao likely wanted to kill God Realm Tang San as well. Cooperating with someone of his astonishing wisdom was clearly the wise choice Huo Yuhao should make.
With that thought, Tang San stood and silently left the Soul Fighting Zone. Seeing Huo Yuhao's performance, he felt that he had to cultivate twice as hard.
But first, eating was more important.
Watching the blue-haired youth leave from the Soul Fighting Platform, Huo Yuhao fell into thought.
That undisguised malice, and that strangely familiar aura...
He suddenly realized something. Could Tang San have reincarnated just like him?
Huo Yuhao's gaze flickered, but it soon returned to calm.
Even if Tang San truly had reincarnated, he would not be overly worried.
If they were truly starting from the same line, he did not believe Tang San would be stronger than him.
The only one he truly cared about was God Realm Tang San.
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