Have you ever seen the eyes of a lion, a tiger, or a leopard? The gaze of any such apex predator carried an air of majesty and murderous intent.
And Huo Yuhao had witnessed scenes of slaughter far beyond hundreds or thousands. Even massacring all the dozens of Evil Soul Masters in the Bloodthirsty Demons' lair had not made him so much as blink.
Now, driven by his cultivation and spiritual power, and magnified by the imaginations of Tianling Academy's students, Huo Yuhao seemed to have become an ancient demon god capable of devouring heaven and earth as he approached them step by step.
Both sides took their positions. The referee beside them gave Huo Yuhao another surprised glance before saying, "The first round is a knockout tournament. Both sides may use most Soul Tools in the team battle. However, if either side concedes during combat, the other must cease attacking. Soul Engineers may not use highly lethal equipment such as fixed-charge Soul Tools. Does everyone understand?"
"In other words, if I make a mistake during the battle and wound or kill them, I won't be breaking the rules, correct?"
Huo Yuhao's words immediately sent the Tianling Academy students' hearts pounding with fear. Even their captain, the only one who had remained relatively composed, felt his eyelids twitch wildly.
The two female students on the team even had reddened eyes brimming with tears. They were almost frightened into crying.
For youngsters like them, death seemed like something impossibly remote. Yet the boy before them, who looked considerably younger than they were, spoke of killing them without even lifting an eyelid. Fear welled up in their hearts.
Had he been from another academy, they might not have taken such a death threat to heart.
But this person came from the Body