Huo Yuhao's Offense and Defense

The moment Huo Yuhao concealed his figure, Xuan Zi attacked his chair with lightning speed.

With a loud "bang," Xuan Zi's seemingly certain strike missed, shattering nothing but the chair.

Long before Mu En asked him to prepare, Huo Yuhao had used his Simulation soul skill to project a decoy onto the seat, while his true self had already slipped away to don his battle armor.

Mu En tilted his head slightly, glancing toward the direction of Huo Yuhao's true form.

When the battle armor was equipped, a momentary fluctuation in soul power emanated from Huo Yuhao, which Mu En had keenly captured.

However, while Mu En's spiritual power had already reached the peak of the Spirit Domain Realm, he could only pinpoint Huo Yuhao's location for a split second; for someone like Xuan Zi, who was at the peak of the Spirit Abyss Realm, it was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

At this moment, Xuan Zi continuously probed the entire hall with his spiritual power, yet he found nothing.

If not for the fact that this was the Sea God Pavilion, Xuan Zi likely would have had to resort to wide-area soul skills to force Huo Yuhao to reveal himself.

As Xuan Zi searched for his figure, the aura surrounding Huo Yuhao grew increasingly heavy; he was now unleashing "Heaven and Earth Level" at full power.

Today, he intended not only to demonstrate his concealment abilities but also to test the true caliber of his offensive power.

The ultimate technique of "Momentum" was completed through the combined forces of spiritual power and soul power.

Under the amplification of the battle armor, Huo Yuhao's soul power fluctuations approached the level of a Soul Saint, and he poured every ounce of his soul power into Heaven and Earth Level.

Next, without compromising the stability of the technique, he injected his spiritual power into it to the maximum extent.

Though Xuan Zi still could not sense Huo Yuhao's location or his attack, as a Super Doulu with 98 levels of soul power, his danger perception was screaming at him frantically.

With the injection of the final thread of spiritual power, Huo Yuhao unleashed the strongest attack he had ever produced.

A powerful aura instantly permeated the entire hall, causing cold sweat to bead on the foreheads of several elder masters whose spiritual power was only at the early stage of the Spirit Abyss Realm.

Facing this strike head-on, Xuan Zi, sensing he could not dodge it and acting out of carelessness, casually released a defensive soul skill, choosing to take the blow directly.

However, the moment Heaven and Earth Level struck Xuan Zi, his mind went blank. Before his eyes appeared the many students who had blamed him—the very group who had perished at the hands of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast due to his negligence.

At that moment, the entire world fell silent, save for the voices of those students accusing him. This intensified Xuan Zi's guilt, leaving him unable to hide behind any more excuses.

As the lead student shouted, "Elder Xuan, do you truly not realize that you have committed an irreparable mistake?"

The entire world shifted violently, and everything within it seemed to ask:

"Xuan Zi, having committed such a grave error, what face do you have left to stand here?"

Trapped by these accusations, Xuan Zi sank deep into despair, unable to pull himself out.

In the eyes of the other elders, Xuan Zi suddenly froze in place, only to be sent flying by a punch from Huo Yuhao.

Even after crashing onto the floor of the hall, Xuan Zi remained in a daze, completely lost.

"Xuan Zi, wake up." With a low hum from Elder Mu, Xuan Zi gradually regained his senses.

But by now, the usual boisterous air he carried was gone, replaced by a sense of deadness.

He did not even bother to pick up the chicken leg he had been clutching, simply sitting back down on a nearby chair in a stupor.

"Elder Mu, I have no objections to this child becoming the next Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion. When the time comes, I will guard his side."

Mu En sighed slightly as he looked at the emotionally shattered Xuan Zi.

"I intended to use Yuhao's self-created soul skill to help you walk out of the shadows of the past, but I did not expect it to make you sink even deeper."

No sooner had Mu En finished speaking than he saw tears streaming down Xuan Zi's face.

"Elder Mu, I have never married or had children in my life. My only ambition was to protect Shrek. How can you expect me to accept that I personally destroyed the future of Shrek's next generation?"

"Every time I see those students, I think of the children who passed away. I can no longer teach students."

Listening to Xuan Zi's tearful confession, Mu En sighed. "Very well, Xuan Zi. You should take a break for a while."

The other elders were about to intervene, but Huo Yuhao interrupted them.

"Respected seniors, my self-created soul skill awakens the memory that a person considers their greatest mistake. The decision Elder Xuan has made now comes from his true heart."

Usually, being interrupted by a junior would have caused some of the elders to feel displeased, but with Huo Yuhao having just sent Xuan Zi flying with a single punch, such resentment was hard to muster.

"Then, does anyone else have any objections to Huo Yuhao becoming the next Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion?"

Mu En asked again, and seeing no further opposition, he nodded in satisfaction.

"Yuhao, hurry and tell the elders about that set of soul guidance devices you have."

After announcing the major decision, Mu En looked at Huo Yuhao, signaling him to begin introducing the battle armor.

"Respected seniors, this set of armor is the first humanoid soul guidance device I have crafted. I call it Battle Armor."

"Under normal circumstances, this battle armor should be worn by a Soul King, and it can elevate their strength to the level of a Soul Saint. Aside from the Martial Soul Avatar, both offense and defense are equivalent to that of a Soul Saint."

Upon hearing this, the elders present all gasped.

Previously, they had been puzzled by the fluctuations in Huo Yuhao's soul power, never imagining it was due to a soul guidance device.

Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er were overjoyed; with this battle armor, the Soul Guidance Department had finally completely surpassed the Martial Soul Department.

Yan Shaozhe, however, felt a massive headache coming on; with the status of the Martial Soul Department declining, he could hardly be happy.

It was then that Huo Yuhao's follow-up words shocked every elder to their core.

"I have classified this set of armor as First-Class Battle Armor, and the highest level I currently conceive of can reach the fourth class."

"Among them, Second-Class Battle Armor can elevate a Soul Emperor's strength to that of a Soul Douluo, and a Soul Douluo's to that of a Titled Douluo. I should be able to complete it in the near future."

Yan Shaozhe instantly perked up. In the face of such powerful effects, the rivalry between the Martial Soul and Soul Guidance departments no longer mattered.

Once Huo Yuhao crafted a dozen sets of Second-Class Battle Armor, it meant Shrek Academy would gain a dozen Titled Douluos.

Yan Shaozhe spoke up immediately: "Yuhao, if you are short on any resources, just hand the list to us. The Martial Soul Department will cover all the expenses for your battle armor crafting."

As the Dean of the Soul Guidance Department, Xian Lin'er could not sit still after hearing this and retorted:

"Yan Shaozhe, you don't need to worry about the affairs of our Soul Guidance Department. According to Huo Yuhao, this kind of soul guidance research has nothing to do with you."

"You can't say that. Our Martial Soul Department is the one that primarily needs the battle armor to improve our strength; it is only reasonable for us to provide some materials."

"That sounds high and mighty, but I see right through you—you just want Yuhao to craft armor for your Martial Soul Department first."

Seeing that the two deans were about to start arguing again, Huo Yuhao quickly looked toward Mu En.

Mu En tapped the table and spoke: "Enough, stop arguing. Yuhao isn't leaving the academy tomorrow. Let's resolve the resource issue first."

"From now on, the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department will each cover half of the costs for Yuhao's battle armor production. Shaozhe will provide the resources needed for his subsequent cultivation, and the academy will assist in obtaining all necessary soul rings."