Battle Against Yan Shaozhe

Yan Shaozhe's face twisted like a bitter melon when he heard Elder Xuan's words.

Others might not know the full story, but how could he not? Elder Xuan was only looking for someone to drag down with him after Huo Yuhao had punched him.

Huo Yuhao glanced at Xuan Zi in mild surprise.

After not seeing him for some time, the old man's spiritual power had actually broken through to the Spirit Domain Realm.

It seemed that punch had accidentally helped him.

The old man looked much more pleasing now. Though he was still as unreliable as ever, that crazed air about him was gone.

Urged on by the elders, Yan Shaozhe ultimately gritted his teeth and agreed to the spar.

Several elders blocked off the surroundings, so their conversation did not carry beyond the area. Most of the inner courtyard students watched Huo Yuhao and Yan Shaozhe leave, then went back to their own business.

However, Han Ruoruo and the others had heard about the spar between Huo Yuhao and Yan Shaozhe.

This was intentional on the elders' part. As the next master of the Sea God Pavilion, Huo Yuhao naturally needed to establish his prestige.

This was the perfect opportunity to do so. As future members of the Sea God Pavilion, Han Ruoruo and Zhang Lexuan could also use this chance to learn more about Huo Yuhao.

After Huo Yuhao and Yan Shaozhe entered the Soul Fighting Arena, the many elders and several elite inner courtyard disciples took their seats in turn.

"Dean Yan, then let's begin." As Huo Yuhao spoke, his aura abruptly surged.

This aura was nearly twice as powerful as it had been last time, and Yan Shaozhe's bearing immediately weakened.

"Yuhao, my soul skills are quite powerful. Be careful."

Although Yan Shaozhe possessed Rank 95 soul power, Huo Yuhao had once sent Xuan Zi flying with a punch.

If they truly fought, he might not be able to hold back. However, seeing Mu En in the spectator stands, he no longer had any concerns.

This time, Huo Yuhao did not use Simulation to launch a charged sneak attack. Instead, he intended to use Heaven and Earth Level to clash head-on with Yan Shaozhe.

In the first collision of their auras, Yan Shaozhe fell into an enormous disadvantage, and his strength instantly dropped by several tenths.

Yan Shaozhe knew he could not wait any longer. With his spiritual power far inferior to Huo Yuhao's, the longer their auras clashed, the greater his disadvantage would become.

With a resounding phoenix cry, Yan Shaozhe launched the first attack.

While evading the attack, Huo Yuhao fully activated his Two-Word Battle Armor. The two enhancement-type soul skills pre-recorded by his Spirit Eye martial soul activated as well.

Huo Yuhao's strength and speed instantly increased. After activating his Ice Jade Empress Scorpion martial soul, his physical strength rose even further.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao used Simulation to create three clones. After concealing himself, the three figures attacked Yan Shaozhe at once.

Unable to distinguish them, Yan Shaozhe could only use an area-of-effect soul skill to attack all three Huo Yuhaos simultaneously.

The instant they were struck, all three figures dissipated. Huo Yuhao appeared above Yan Shaozhe, his right hand covered in ice crystals as it launched an attack and collided with Yan Shaozhe at close range.

Huo Yuhao and Yan Shaozhe each took several steps back. Huo Yuhao was slightly at a disadvantage, and after several more rapid close-range exchanges, he gradually fell further behind.

Having gauged a Super Douluo's physical strength, Huo Yuhao simultaneously unleashed the two soul bone skills Eternal Frozen Domain and Ice Emperor's Wrath to stall the situation.

At the same time, the instant Yan Shaozhe used soul power to neutralize them, Huo Yuhao condensed Heaven and Earth Level and found an opening to land it on Yan Shaozhe.

Because it had not been charged, Yan Shaozhe merely felt dazed and did not freeze on the spot like Xuan Zi had.

After repeatedly using Spirit Shock on Yan Shaozhe to weaken him further, Huo Yuhao finally clashed with him once more.

As Huo Yuhao's aura continued to strengthen, Yan Shaozhe was completely pushed into a disadvantage.

At that moment, Yan Shaozhe used his martial soul true body. With the tremendous boost to his attributes, he instantly reversed the situation.

The instant Yan Shaozhe attacked Huo Yuhao with his martial soul true body, Huo Yuhao sensed that it would be difficult to evade. He immediately activated the final soul skill replicated by the Mirror Shadow Beast soul bone.

Mysterious Underworld Displacement activated. Yan Shaozhe and Huo Yuhao swapped positions, and the attack naturally struck empty air.

Immediately afterward, Huo Yuhao activated his fourth soul ring to copy Mysterious Underworld Displacement again and used it to evade Yan Shaozhe's next chain of attacks.

After swapping positions several times to open the distance, Huo Yuhao used Simulation again to create two figures. The three figures stood in three different positions, gathering their auras and attacking Yan Shaozhe.

Unable to identify the real body, Yan Shaozhe could only focus on evasion.

But Huo Yuhao smashed his aura into himself with a punch, then used Mysterious Underworld Displacement again to exchange positions with Yan Shaozhe.

As he was steadily worn down, Yan Shaozhe finally made up his mind. He gathered all his soul power and unleashed his ninth soul skill for one final gamble.

As Yan Shaozhe charged his attack, Huo Yuhao once again gathered his soul power and spiritual power into Heaven and Earth Level, gradually concentrating his aura into his right fist.

Relying on his powerful spiritual power, Huo Yuhao completed his charge first and launched the first attack.

Yan Shaozhe had no choice but to end his charge early and collide with him.

After their attacks collided, Huo Yuhao was still sent flying a great distance despite the protection of his battle armor.

Yan Shaozhe, meanwhile, stood motionless where he was, having entered a spiritual illusion.

Huo Yuhao now had a rough estimate of his attack's power. It could barely injure a Titled Douluo, but the injury was hardly worth mentioning.

Against a Super Douluo like Yan Shaozhe, he could only use charged Heaven and Earth Level to restrain him temporarily.

Even so, the elders were all deeply shocked.

In less than a year, Huo Yuhao had reached the point where he could confront a Soul Douluo head-on.

As Huo Yuhao's soul power was exhausted, the Two-Word Battle Armor retracted into his body.

"Elders, this is the Two-Word Battle Armor I have developed recently. It can raise a six-ring Soul Master's strength to around that of an eight-ring Soul Master, grant flight, and merge into the body."

Seeing that Huo Yuhao had truly created the Two-Word Battle Armor, Mu En finally felt at ease.

The Two-Word Battle Armor alone was enough for Huo Yuhao to inherit the Sea God Pavilion. No one would dare raise objections again.

Yet as he looked at Yan Shaozhe, who had yet to awaken, Mu En sighed again.

Yan Shaozhe had likewise been trapped by his state of mind for years and unable to break through. Mu En had advised him many times, but to little effect.

Although the impact of the battle armor had improved his state of mind considerably, he was still trapped by old matters.

In the spectator stands, the several elite inner courtyard disciples were equally shocked. A Rank 60 Soul Master could display the strength of Rank 80—such an increase was simply too great.

Especially after seeing that Huo Yuhao could merge it into his body, was this really still a soul tool?

While everyone else was in shock, Zhang Lexuan alone quietly let out a breath.

The burden of Shrek no longer rested on her shoulders alone.

Looking at Huo Yuhao on the stage, Zhang Lexuan had never felt so relaxed.

"Elder Mu, in another three to five months, I'll probably have to trouble you to make a trip."

After everyone dispersed and left, Huo Yuhao found Mu En and told him in advance about the Snow Empress.

The God Sealing Platform would appear during the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, and that time was not far off.