A huge uproar erupted across the arena after a brief silence.
A Rank Nine Soul Tool—seeing a Rank Nine Soul Tool in a high-level Soul Engineer fighting arena was almost impossible.
Some spectators rose to their feet, some stood with their mouths agape, unable to speak, while others began placing bets frantically.
Huo Yuhao stood there as green patterns flowed over his body and black smoke rose from the gaps in his shoulder armor. He threw back his head and laughed.
"Above heaven and below earth, I alone am supreme! Hehehehe!"
[Heroic Value +1]
The spectators below shouted in unison, their voices surging in wave after wave. "Tang Wu! Tang Wu! Tang Wu!"
Huo Yuhao curled his lips into a crooked smile and turned his gaze toward Ju Zi opposite him.
He looked her over, undisguised admiration flashing through his eyes. Then he spoke with a self-assured calmness.
"Miss, why not admit defeat? I can take you as my concubine and spare your life."
Ju Zi frowned and fired back without hesitation. "??? Get lost!"
Huo Yuhao's smile remained, but his gaze turned colder.
"Then don't blame me for showing no mercy to a beauty."
Ju Zi stepped forward, crossed her hands before her chest, then flung them apart. "Flame Dragon Armor, combine!"
The Soul Tool behind her, which had just been completed, activated at once. Red metal plates rose one after another, precisely fitting over her limbs, torso, and head, joining together seamlessly.
Layers of crimson patterns lit up across the armor's surface, as though flames were flowing within the metal.
The dragon-head-shaped energy core on her chest slowly lit up, releasing a scorching yet steady glow.
The entire suit of armor had smooth, sharp lines, its shoulder plates tipped with slightly upturned points.
Two short,