Self-Created Soul Skill-Haoqiu's Three Arts!

The wind howled across the arena, heavy with the promise of slaughter.

The Silver Moon Sky Wolf Martial Soul already excelled at speed. Once Sky Wolf unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar, he became faster still.

What was more, his Sky Wolf Domain incorporated the Silver Moon Domain's ability to boost his speed. When he erupted into motion, he nearly became a black afterimage that tore through the air, too fast for the naked eye to track!

This strike was speed and power pushed to their limits. He meant to crush Huo Yunhao with brute physical force and kill him in an instant!

The spectators watching on the sky screen held their breath. The Sun Moon Empire's comments surged again, overwhelmingly confident in Sky Wolf.

Everyone thought Huo Yunhao would have no choice but to dodge, trapping himself in a defensive stalemate.

Yet at the center of the battlefield, Huo Yunhao stood his ground. His purple-gold eyes were calm and still, with even a faint trace of mockery in them.

His purple-gold Spirit Eyes, transformed by the Golden Second Awakening, hovered quietly behind him. The speed no one else could make out was as clear to him as an old lady crossing the street.

His awakened eyes narrowed slightly, and a glimmer passed through their slender golden pupils.

In his heightened mental vision, Sky Wolf's lightning-fast advance, spatial shifts, and the flow of his Soul Power all slowed to a crawl, every detail laid bare.

The most terrifying gift of the Golden-Level Second Awakening was not merely the transformation of his abilities. It was his complete awareness of the battlefield.

Speed, illusions, techniques—before absolute perception, they were all empty tricks.

The black wolf-shadow closed in. Claws sprang out, and Sky Wolf's Sixth Soul Ring flashed beneath him.

"Sixth Soul Skill—Sky Wolf Annihilation!"

Just as Sky Wolf's claws were about to tear through Huo Yunhao—

Huo Yunhao clenched his right fist. Soul Power and mental energy intertwined around him, and a clear, gentle halo of two colors burst forth. His fist gathered force without end, surging like an inexhaustible spring.

"Yearning-for-Autumn Fist: Thoughts Surging Like a Spring!"

He drove out a single, unhurried punch!

There was no earth-shaking roar, only layer upon layer of force pouring forth without end.

The punch looked gentle, yet it met the savage killing blow Sky Wolf had thrown with all his physical strength!

Boom!

A violent shockwave exploded from where they clashed, sending cracks across the arena floor!

The crushing victory Sky Wolf had expected never came. The immense force he unleashed felt as though it had plunged into a bottomless sea, broken apart layer by layer, dissolved, then turned back upon him!

Worse, an endless current of emotion seemed to follow the flow of his Soul Power into his meridians. For an instant, his soul was overwhelmed by an unbearable longing!

Before his eyes, he even saw her—the woman he had buried deep in his memory long ago.

"How is that possible?!"

Sky Wolf's pupils contracted. He shook his head hard, throwing off the emotion, but his face had gone rigid with horror.

He was stunned.

A mental-type Soul Master, a Body Martial Soul user who relied on his Spirit Eyes to control the field, had met Sky Wolf's savage close-range blow head-on—and had even gained the upper hand!

And what was that power? How could it make his own emotions resonate with it?!

It overturned everything he knew!

Before Sky Wolf could recover from his shock, Huo Yunhao pressed the attack!

He raised a hand and shaped empty air into a sword. Invisible mental sword intent condensed into a three-foot blade, clear and translucent, heavy with longing!

Others knew only that his Spirit Eyes were a top-tier Body Martial Soul. No one knew that his most domineering, unexpected killing moves had never come from its Soul Rings. They were Self-Created Soul Skills honed over the years with Lin Qiu'er, his childhood sweetheart and beloved.

These three Self-Created Soul Skills fused his supreme mental energy with his Soul Power. They combined softness and force, offense and defense, covering his weakness at close range!

Each move also carried the bond and longing they had shared through all those years. Their power far exceeded that of ordinary Soul Skills!

"Missing-Autumn Sword: Unforgettable Longing."

A silent sword-shadow flashed past!

The sword cut flesh and spirit alike!

My heart may break and my spirit may ache, but I will not forget. I am the Silver Moon Great Sky Wolf!

The instant the strike landed, Sky Wolf's body shuddered violently. His domain shattered in a heartbeat!

The close-range advantage he had prided himself on, the speed of his Mutated Martial Soul—one sword broke through it all!

"My domain... how could it shatter?!"

Sky Wolf's mind fell into chaos and his Soul Power trembled. Blood rose in his throat; he nearly spat it out. All he felt was sheer disbelief and terror.

He had launched a surprise attack to exploit his close-range advantage, certain he could kill Huo Yunhao instantly. Instead, he had charged straight into a trap!

Yes, a trap!

That kid looked so honest with those thick brows and big eyes, but he was rotten to the core!

The sky screen erupted, and the entire network burst into an uproar!

[Douluo Continent · Casual Bystander C]:

"I'm dying laughing!

Sky Wolf thought the kid couldn't fight up close. Who knew his opponent had Self-Created Soul Skills like that?

He dove headfirst into the guy's trap!"

[Blue Silver Continent · Spectator]:

"Who says a mental-type Soul Master can't fight up close?

Our Haoqiu's dual-fusion Self-Created Soul Skills have no answer at any range!

Huo Yunhao is incredible!"

Before Sky Wolf could steady his disordered Martial Soul Origin, Huo Yunhao brought down his final palm strike!

His palms opened and closed. Mental energy and Soul Power gathered into a vast, weighty palm imprint, endlessly renewing, never ceasing. Filled with boundless longing and affection, it nearly sealed off the entire space!

"Haoqiu Palm: For All Eternity."

Boom!!

The palm imprint bore down upon the whole arena. Its gentle yet domineering power swallowed Sky Wolf in an instant.

His Martial Soul Avatar collapsed completely, and the dark wolf-shadow behind him shattered inch by inch. His meridians, Soul Power, and soul were all bound. He stood frozen, robbed even of the strength to raise a hand and surrender.

It was as though he had been exiled for eternity!

Even his Soul Power seemed sealed away. His body was numb as stone.

Cold sweat soaked Sky Wolf. His aura faded, and his eyes stared blankly ahead.

He had lost utterly, yet he barely understood how.

He understood Martial Soul matchups and knew the theory behind battlefield tactics. With his exceptional Mutated Martial Soul, the Silver Moon Sky Wolf, he had every advantage in speed. Yet he had lost to his opponent's so-called Self-Created Soul Skills.

And those skills were strange. He had never encountered anything like them: Soul Skills infused with emotion to throw his mind into disarray!

From the moment that first punch caught him off guard, he had felt his state of mind change, as though that inexplicable emotion had taken hold of him.

Every movement lagged a beat behind. He failed to dodge any of the follow-up attacks he should have been able to evade.

And that supposed sword of the soul was even more absurd. It struck him and shattered his domain outright.

How was he supposed to fight that?!

The kid looked honest with those thick brows and big eyes, but sure enough, he was rotten to the core!

He seemed like a fragile Mental Attribute Soul Master, but he had no answer at any range. He had no real weakness at all!

"I... surrender."

After a long while, Sky Wolf spoke hoarsely, letting go of all his pride.

"Second Soul Douluo match! Huo Yunhao of the Blue Silver Empire wins!"

The Blue Silver camp erupted in cheers, its morale soaring to its peak!