At Yu Longyue's words, Wu Siduo and Huo Yuhao both froze. Then a flicker of fighting spirit flashed in their eyes.
They were both talented students of Shrek Academy, and naturally had their own pride and confidence.
Besides, Huo Yuhao had once been at the God King Realm.
"All right, let's do it together." Wu Siduo nodded. Her Martial Souls were the Hell Spirit Cat and the White Tiger. With the advantages of Twin Martial Souls, she excelled at close combat and speed, and she also had a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill. She could even take on a Soul King head-on without a problem.
So she was eager to find out just how her strength measured up against Yu Longyue's.
Huo Yuhao smiled faintly. He was mainly curious too. Now that he had broken through to the Spirit Domain Realm, only Yu Longyue and Gu Yue could be his opponents.
As for Tang San... Yu Longyue had made things miserable for him. He had no Soul Power to speak of, no Spiritual Power to speak of, and his physical strength couldn't even match Tang Wulin's.
Even his forging, which he was skilled at, had been targeted at every turn by Yu Longyue's connections. Suppressed on all fronts, he simply couldn't adapt to this modern age.
The three of them came to a sparring arena at Shrek Academy. It was a place where students practiced fighting one another, and such sparring was also part of their combat classes. It had dedicated protective measures.
Yu Longyue stood at the far left of the arena, his white robes fluttering and snapping in the wind.
Wu Siduo and Huo Yuhao stood at the far right, both gazing at Yu Longyue as the atmosphere gradually grew tense.
"Let's begin." Yu Longyue made a gesture inviting them to attack.
The match had also attracted quite a few people, most of whom had come to see Yu Longyue.
The women had all come to look at Yu Longyue, while the men had come to see just how strong this guy was.
The moment the match began, Huo Yuhao and Wu Siduo held nothing back. Their Martial Souls instantly possessed them, and eight Soul Rings flashed in turn.
Wu Siduo had four Thousand-Year Soul Rings, while Huo Yuhao had the standard configuration of two yellow and two purple rings. His had clearly been disguised.
Huo Yuhao's first Soul Ring lit up. With Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing, he shared everything he could detect with Wu Siduo.
Wu Siduo's body trembled, and surprise flashed in her eyes. This Spiritual Detection ability was extraordinary. It could sense an opponent's minute movements and the flow of their Qi and blood, giving its user complete control of the initiative. It was almost like knowing the future before it happened.
No wonder he had beaten her in the class selection match. This Huo Haodong was extraordinary too.
Wu Siduo's body suddenly turned illusory, the Hell Spirit Cat's characteristics making her figure flicker unpredictably.
Immediately afterward, she unleashed her first Soul Skill, Hell Stab, and shot toward Yu Longyue like a bolt of black lightning.
Her speed reached its peak at that moment. Almost instantly, she appeared before Yu Longyue, her claws as sharp as blades as they cut through the air and aimed straight for his vital points.
Yet Yu Longyue remained calm, his gaze utterly untroubled as he let Wu Siduo strike him.
But the moment her claws raked across him, Wu Siduo felt as though she had struck a turtle shell. She didn't leave so much as a mark; instead, her claws nearly broke.
"Huh?"
Wu Siduo aside, even Huo Yuhao's eyes twitched when he saw this.
How were they supposed to fight if they couldn't break through his defenses?
So Huo Yuhao used his third and fourth Soul Skills, Mass Weakening and Spiritual Confusion, piling all sorts of debuffs onto Yu Longyue. Yu Longyue still didn't move.
Huo Yuhao hesitated for a moment, then used Spirit Shock after all.
But the moment Spirit Shock struck Yu Longyue, Huo Yuhao suffered an immediate backlash. It was as though a heavy hammer had smashed into his forehead, making him spray a jet of blood from his mouth.
Huo Yuhao was stunned.
My Spiritual Power is at the Spirit Domain Realm. Did it have no effect at all?
It wasn't entirely without effect. Yu Longyue gave a muffled grunt and swayed, but there was no other reaction.
Wu Siduo had already used all sorts of Soul Skills, but against Yu Longyue, they were no different from a kitten affectionately scratching and tickling him. She couldn't even leave a mark.
Yu Longyue looked helpless. "Why don't you try your Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"
He had grown up eating heavenly treasures and earthly treasures, after all. He had been built up entirely through sheer resources. Money was the main thing; talent was secondary.
Having talent without money wasn't worth a damn.
There was no telling how many Titled Douluo could have been produced with the resources spent on him.
He ate ten-thousand-year-old spiritual treasures as food, and even the water he drank was ten-thousand-year-old something or other. In any case, nothing he ate or drank was ordinary.
Most importantly, his foundation was also solid. He had an Ultimate Attribute and a God Level Martial Soul. There really wasn't anyone his age who could fight him.
Wu Siduo bit her lower lip and transformed into a somewhat translucent Hell White Tiger, roaring as she clawed at Yu Longyue again.
Very few Soul Kings could meet this full-strength claw strike head-on and defeat her.
But Yu Longyue still stood motionless, and the Hell White Tiger's claw couldn't even break through his clothes.
Huo Yuhao and Wu Siduo were dumbfounded.
He was just standing there without even letting his Martial Soul possess him, and they couldn't break through his defenses at all.
Just how vast was the gap between them?
"Let's end it." Yu Longyue sighed and folded his arms. His five white Soul Rings made him look harmless.
Then he unleashed his second Soul Skill, Thunderous Might. Lightning instantly filled the arena, ravaging Huo Yuhao and Wu Siduo. Just three seconds later, it was over.
Wu Siduo stood stiffly at attention before falling straight down. Huo Yuhao was a little better off, but his whole body trembled uncontrollably, making him smile bitterly again and again.
He had thought he could at least hold his own against Yu Longyue for a while...
With fighting strength like that, it was practically impossible for anyone their age to match him.
"Class monitor, what technique did you just use to dodge most of my Thunderous Might in an instant?" Yu Longyue looked at Huo Yuhao, who was still standing, a smile curling at the corners of his mouth. "Otherwise, you'd have stood at attention just like Wu Siduo."
"Just a few little tricks. They're still useless in the face of absolute power." Huo Yuhao shook his head.
"Don't say that. You're impressive too, and your Spiritual Power is quite good." Yu Longyue went over to Wu Siduo, who was lying on the ground, and patted her shoulder. Only then did she slowly wake up.
Yu Longyue held out his hand. "Sorry, I hit a little too hard."
Wu Siduo stared for a moment, then laughed and took his hand to get up.
"Now we understand the gap between us and you. You're practically inhuman."
Yu Longyue rubbed his nose. "Are you insulting me or praising me...?"
He was, after all, someone chosen by the Dragon God. It would have been pretty pathetic if he had performed too poorly.
"You're no ordinary person either." Wu Siduo turned and glanced at Huo Yuhao. When he had shared his Spiritual Detection with her earlier, she had known she hadn't lost to him unjustly.
Huo Yuhao smiled. "I got lucky. It's nothing much."
"What are you two talking about?" Yu Longyue couldn't help asking. "It's not nice to leave people out."
Huo Yuhao shared his Spiritual Detection with him too. Yu Longyue looked blank for a moment, then realization dawned on him.
"No wonder you could dodge my wide-area Thunderous Might in an instant. So that's how it was. I have to say, that's a useful ability. Are you interested in..."
And so, right in front of Wu Siduo, Yu Longyue and Huo Yuhao suddenly threw their arms around each other's shoulders and whispered about something. A moment later, satisfied smiles appeared on both their faces.
"What... are you doing?" Wu Siduo asked, puzzled.
"Ahem, nothing, nothing." Yu Longyue looked at Huo Yuhao. "I'll be off first. See you later."
"See you later."
Huo Yuhao immediately stepped down from the arena and quickly left in front of everyone, his face glowing with excitement that he couldn't hide no matter how hard he tried.
Yu Longyue also stepped down, leaving a bewildered Wu Siduo behind. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was strange.
In the end, she couldn't help muttering:
"A taste for men?"
Yu Longyue, who had just stepped down, nearly stumbled and fell.