Battle Dou Emperor

Since this was just a test, Huo Yuhao also wanted to understand his approximate level of strength on the Battle Qi Continent, he did not use Simulation, Spiritual Interference, or other combat methods that Huo Yuhao usually employed.

Huo Yuhao merged with heaven and earth, his spiritual power and Dou Qi fused together, and he slashed down with his sword.

Hu Gan's eyes narrowed slightly, his playfulness subsided, and he gathered his strength, his palm radiating a rich emerald green Dou Qi as he struck out at the giant blade.

Boom!

The shockwave exploded, scattering shards of ice everywhere. To Old Zhou's astonishment once again, this time, in a head-on collision, although Huo Yuhao was pushed back two steps by the recoil, Hu Gan was also knocked back, and the two were evenly matched!

"Good! Good lad!" Hu Gan steadied himself, his eyes gleaming with intense surprise, and exclaimed loudly, "That attack is at least comparable to that of a mid-level Dou Wang! Amazing!"

His emerald green Dou Qi Wings flapped suddenly, and he shouted, "Again!"

Hu Gan Dou Qi surged, his palm shadows danced, Dou Qi formed countless emerald green vines that intertwined to form a net, transforming into a giant vine hand that carried immense power as it enveloped Huo Yuhao.

A fierce glint flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes. He retreated, brandishing his longsword and drawing mysterious trajectories. The surrounding Heaven and Earth Origin Qi(heaven and earth energy) and ice-attribute energy converged, and streaks of sword light flew towards the vine-like hand.

The sword technique Huo Yuhao was using at this moment was derived from the "Dragon Rain Gathering Dance Saber Art" taught by Rong Nianbing. Huo Yuhao had integrated and improved upon the top sword techniques from various planes while in the Divine Realm.

After arriving on the Battle Qi Continent, he absorbed some moves from the Dou Technique "Ice Phoenix Sword." Now, with guidance from Yao Chen and Xiao Yan, Huo Yuhao has named this sword technique "Dragon-Phoenix Guiding."

The blade flashed like mercury spilling onto the ground, making a series of pleasant tinkling sounds as it touched the vine-like hand. In a short while, the vine-like hand vanished completely.

"What kind of swordsmanship is this?" Elder Zhou pressed his dislocated jaw back into place. "Why did the vice-dean's attack... disappear?"

Elder Zhou failed to discover the secret of Huo Yuhao's swordsmanship, but Hu Gan could:

Those blades of light did not directly confront the vine-like hand, but rather precisely targeted the nodes where its energy flowed! They dismantled its energy structure layer by layer until it collapsed and dissipated.

"Haha, excellent swordsmanship! But the speed could be even faster!" Hu Gan, his palm technique suddenly changed, the speed increased dramatically, and the power also rose to a new level. The dense palm shadows instantly overwhelmed Huo Yuhao's dismantling speed!

Elder Zhou was both shocked and amazed. How could a Da Dou Shi student from the Outer Academy fight the Vice Dean to a standstill? Although the Vice Dean had only used a fraction of his strength, he honestly admitted that even he himself might not have been able to defuse the Vice Dean's attacks so easily.

Seeing that Hu Gan's attacks were becoming increasingly swift, Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed. He decisively abandoned his attempt to counter Hu Gan, rapidly merging it with the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi to instantly charge up his power.

[Unparalleled Ice Extremity]!

The icy blue light blade hurtled towards him at lightning speed, and in an instant, Hu Gan realized that he couldn't dodge it!

Therefore, Hu Gan body, and a green light shield enveloped his entire body, giving him the texture of a tree, clearly a defensive Dou Technique.

Bang!

The light blade slammed into the wooden shield, unleashing a violent energy shock that scattered snowflakes and wood chips. A cloud of dust flew by, but the wooden shield only trembled violently; it remained unbroken.

"This kid has a whole bunch of Earth Grade Dou Technique. I've seen more of them in my entire life." Elder Zhou couldn't help but complain when he saw yet another Earth Grade Dou Technique.

Just when Hu Gan thought Huo Yuhao's skills had reached their limit, a sudden change occurred!

With a thought, Huo Yuhao gathered all the scattered energies and brought them under Huo Yuhao control, transforming them into icy energy. Centered on Hu Gan, his triple domain instantly erupted.

[Domain of Eternal Frost - Snow Dance Radiant Sun - Blizzard]!

This extremely low temperature, seemingly capable of freezing the space itself, froze Hu Gan along with his defensive Dou Technique.

A cold wind blew, snowflakes danced wildly, and with a "crackling" sound, the ice layer rapidly spread and thickened.

"Good lad!" Huo Yuhao's endless stream of abilities made Hu Gan even more delighted, and he let out a low shout. The next moment, with a loud "boom," the emerald green Dou Qi erupted like a volcano, forcefully breaking through the ice layer and the domain!

After escaping, Hu Gan surged with green light, and a vibrant domain composed of countless vine phantoms rapidly spread out, shattering Huo Yuhao's triple domain and attempting to pull Huo Yuhao into it.

Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and adjusted his breathing slightly. Facing the spreading vine domain, he had a thought, and a wisp of icy blue flame leaped from his fingertip, growing rapidly in the wind!

"Uh--!"

A clear and melodious phoenix cry resounded throughout the back mountain! Nine Li Ice Flame transformed into a phoenix with a wingspan of several feet and its entire body burning with ice-blue flames, hovering around Huo Yuhao.

As soon as the vibrant vine domain approached within ten feet of Huo Yuhao, the Dou Qi contained within it was quickly melted and disintegrated by the strange ice flames, as if it had encountered its nemesis, and could not penetrate even a little bit!

"Heavenly Flames?!" Hu Gan's pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed in shock, his movements involuntarily halting.

In the instant he was stunned, Huo Yuhao moved!

He activated Qi Control Art and Explosive Step simultaneously! His figure left an afterimage in place, and he appeared in front of Hu Gan as if he had teleported! The wings of the Ice Flame Phoenix spread lightly, easily dissolving the protective battle Dou Qi that Hu Gan had subconsciously set up.

Huo Yuhao's right palm, carrying an extreme chill capable of freezing everything, silently imprinted itself on Hu Gan's chest.

[Emperor Palm - Great Cold Without Snow]!

"Bang!"

A tremendous force, accompanied by a bone-chilling cold, erupted instantly! Hu Gan reacted extremely quickly, unleashing his powerful Dou Qi to instinctively protect his heart meridian! Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, was blasted backward by the erupting Dou Qi, flying dozens of feet before regaining his footing.

Since this was just a friendly spar, Huo Yuhao suppressed the urge to control the cold energy to freeze the Dou Qi and then detonate it when the cold energy invaded Hu Gan's body.

Even so, the extreme chill that invaded his body caused Hu Gan's expression to change slightly. He quickly circulated his Dou Qi, and the emerald light flashed several times on his chest, consuming nearly 30% of his Dou Qi before he could completely dispel the chill.

"Good!" Hu Gan exhaled a breath of frosty white air, looking at Huo Yuhao was slowly flying back. His eyes held not only admiration but also a hint of lingering fear. "This chilling air—it's probably more than that. You had another trick up your sleeve, didn't you?"

Huo Yuhao steadied himself in mid-air and nodded, saying, "It can freeze the Dou Qi meridians and then detonate them to injure the enemy."

"Impressive!" Hu Gan exclaimed sincerely. "In a life-or-death battle, I'm afraid I would have already capsized!"

Elder Zhou, standing to the side, was already too shocked to speak. After a long while, he murmured, "This—who exactly was instructing whom? The vice dean actually—required the student to hold back?"