Don't Get It Wrong, You're the Challenger

The referee retreated rapidly after making the announcement.

"Huo Yuhao, perhaps you have some strength, but you seem unaware of what it means to be truly out of your depth. Even if I am restricted to the Spirit Power of a Spirit Grandmaster, you are still no match for me." Zhou Yi looked at Huo Yuhao with contempt, as if victory were already in her grasp.

Relying on the physical constitution of a six-ringed Spirit Emperor, crushing a mere one-ringed Spirit Master was effortless.

This was the source of her confidence, and the reason she looked down on Huo Yuhao.

Could a one-ringed Spirit Master possibly break through her defenses?

What a joke!

Huo Yuhao lifted his chin, his calm voice ringing out clearly for the entire audience to hear: "Enough talk, let's begin. Don't forget, the referee just said that in this battle, you are the challenger."

"Still running your mouth when death is at your door." Hearing this, veins bulged on Zhou Yi's forehead.

Immediately after, flames erupted from her body and her six Spirit Rings appeared once more. At the same time, the exposed skin on her body was instantly covered in red scales, and a piercing dragon roar echoed throughout the Spirit Fighting Arena.

Fire Dragon Spirit, possess!

Now, a pale red light shimmered around Zhou Yi, and her entire body was covered in fine scales. As her Spirit possession completed, the temperature of the entire Spirit Fighting Arena rose sharply.

Watching Zhou Yi standing in the center of the arena, Beibei and Tang Ya couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for Huo Yuhao.

"Beibei, if you were the one up there facing that old hag, even with her Spirit Power restricted to that of a Spirit Grandmaster, would you win?" Tang Ya asked curiously.

"It's hard to say. Although both our Spirits are of the dragon type and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon has a more ferocious attack power than a Fire Dragon, don't forget she is a six-ringed Spirit Emperor. Her physical foundation is still there; it's not something an ordinary Spirit Grandmaster can compare to." Beibei shook his head.

"Ah? Then how is little Yuhao going to win? Why did he even pick a fight with that old hag?" Tang Ya was puzzled.

On the other side, Wang Dong also felt a sense of dread: "That old hag might be crazy, but her strength is quite formidable. Can this annoying guy hold his own?"

In a corner of the stands that no one noticed, Zhang Lexuan watched Huo Yuhao in the center of the arena, silent.

"Yuhao, oh Yuhao, what are you thinking? She is different from someone like Xu Sanshi. If you lose, it will be difficult for you to enter the Inner Court again."

On the field, Huo Yuhao remained expressionless. Compared to Zhou Yi's grand display, only a single white Spirit Ring rose beneath his feet.

Furthermore, his original black pupils had been replaced by the scarlet two-tomoe Sharingan.

"First Spirit Skill, Spirit Detection!"

After summoning his Spirit, Huo Yuhao quickly activated his first Spirit Skill. Everything within a 50-meter radius instantly slowed down in his eyes, and a massive amount of information flooded his mind the moment he looked.

"A ten-year Spirit Ring?" Zhou Yi's body shuddered. A Spirit Master with a ten-year Spirit Ring dared to challenge a six-ringed Spirit Emperor?

After the shock, Zhou Yi didn't want to say anything more. She just wanted to crush the arrogant brat opposite her completely!

"First Spirit Skill, Fire Dragon Breath!"

The first Spirit Ring at Zhou Yi's side flashed violently, and a dense concentration of fiery Spirit Power gathered at her lips.

A massive, winged fire dragon was spewed from her mouth, blasting toward Huo Yuhao in the distance.

Zhou Yi's first Spirit Skill was named Fire Dragon Breath; it could condense Spirit Power and expel it from the mouth in the form of a fire dragon, possessing astonishing power.

Huo Yuhao exhaled softly. Watching the fire dragon pounce toward him, a mocking smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

No one noticed that black markings had appeared on his face.

The black markings, resembling some terrifying vine, rapidly eroded half of Huo Yuhao's face and spread toward his ear.

Huo Yuhao was no fool. Without absolute certainty, he would never have accepted Zhou Yi's challenge.

These black markings were Huo Yuhao's true trump card: the Cursed Seal of Heaven!

After attaching his first Spirit Ring, Huo Yuhao had gained all the abilities Uchiha Sasuke possessed during his time in Team 7.

This included the Cursed Seal of Heaven, forcibly planted by Orochimaru during the Chunin Exams.

However, Sasuke could not control the Cursed Seal of Heaven well during his time in Team 7; activating it caused his body immense pain.

That was why Huo Yuhao, whose Spirit Power was only level 15, had not rashly used this move before. But after digesting the Black Water Pill and reaching level 17, he could finally activate the Cursed Seal of Heaven for a few minutes without his body being negatively affected.

The Cursed Seal of Heaven was essentially a different form of Sage Mode in the Naruto world. Even if it wasn't perfect, the boost it provided was absolutely immense.

In Sage Mode, bolstered by natural energy, one's perception, strength, speed, and the power of their Jutsu would all be greatly enhanced.

Huo Yuhao, having just activated the Cursed Seal of Heaven, felt this deeply.

At this very moment, a type of extremely pure energy from Douluo Planet was pouring into his body at a rapid pace. The nature of this power was gentle, yet it was vastly different from Spirit Power.

As this energy poured in, all of Huo Yuhao's abilities underwent a qualitative change. The detection range of his first Spirit Skill, Spirit Detection, suddenly surged by more than double, reaching 100 meters.

But there was something that felt wrong; his back was itching, and it felt as if something was about to burst out from his shoulder blades.

He couldn't drag this out; he had to end it quickly!

Just as Huo Yuhao's thoughts raced, the opponent's first Spirit Skill attacked him aggressively, bringing a wave of scorching air.

"A fire dragon? Then I shall fight fire with fire!" In Huo Yuhao's view, the winged fire dragon was massive, sealing off all space to his left and right.

Huo Yuhao's hands moved at a speed invisible to the naked eye, rapidly forming a series of peculiar hand seals.

He then took a deep breath, his chest swelling high.

"Fire Style, Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

The next second, he spat out three massive fire dragons from his mouth, attacking the enemy from the left, center, and right respectively.

The three fire dragons possessed two horns each, making them vastly different from the winged dragon.

"BOOM!" The three fire dragons and the massive winged dragon tore into each other, and a colossal wave of fire instantly engulfed the entire Spirit Fighting Arena.

The intense temperature generated was enough for even the spectators on the sidelines to feel a wave of heat.

To everyone's astonishment, as the four dragons tore at one another, it was Huo Yuhao's three fire dragons that held the slight upper hand.

"This is impossible!" Zhou Yi's pupils constricted violently.

Due to the restrictions of the rules, she had only used Spirit Power at the three-ring level to activate her first spirit skill, but even so, its power shouldn't have lost to the skill of a one-ring Spirit Master!

No matter how much she refused to believe it, the three fire dragons completely devoured the winged fire dragon and lunged toward her.

Although the momentum of the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet had weakened after being depleted by the Fire Dragon Breath, it was still not to be underestimated.

Zhou Yi was startled, and then the second Spirit Ring on her body began to flash frantically.

"Second Spirit Skill, Flame Dragon Claw!"

Zhou Yi stepped forward with her left leg and swung her right hand downward in a claw shape.

A massive dragon claw appeared and collided with the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.

The dragon claw sank deep into the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, tearing the fire dragon apart until both vanished without a trace.

But the next moment, before Zhou Yi could react, a rolling cloud of black smoke surged toward her; she had no time to respond before being swallowed by the mist filling the arena.

"Fire Style, Hiding in Ash Jutsu!"

Huo Yuhao had been hiding behind the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet earlier, so naturally, he couldn't have been doing nothing.

By now, Zhou Yi had completely lost track of Huo Yuhao.

"A smoke screen?" In the arena, Zhou Yi raised her right arm to cover her nose and mouth, frowning as she muttered to herself.

Standing in the smoke, Zhou Yi, who had been pushed onto the back foot during the clash of spirit skills, roared in annoyance: "Kid, is this the only low-level trick you have?"

"If that move just now was your only trump card, you'd better just surrender."

But the only response she received was silence.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!" In the unbearable silence, the sound of something sharp cutting through the air seemed to emerge, and Zhou Yi whipped her head around.

She saw countless sharp weapons of shapes she had never seen before breaking through the smoke from behind her, hurtling toward her.

They were unimaginably fast!