The current Shrek Seven Devils were also intimidated by this terrifying aura, and for a moment, none of them dared to speak. Yao Haoxuan hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward to dissuade them, his tone somewhat tactful. " Huo Yuhao, aren't you going a bit too far in hurting Dai Yueheng? You hit Dai Huabin, there's no doubt about that, is there?"
"Screw you!" Huo Yuhao sneered, thinking to himself, "Forget about Ma Xiaotao, who do you think you are! Daring to jump out and act cool in front of me?"
Yao Haoxuan was now furious, his expression extremely ugly. "You..."
Huo Yuhao crossed his arms, his eyes full of mockery and disdain. He raised his chin and spoke slowly, "Are you the boss here?" His voice had a deliberately drawn-out ending, and his ambiguous tone, in this tense atmosphere, was like a provocative thorn.
Yao Haoxuan took a sudden half-step forward, a muffled groan escaping his throat. Suppressing his anger, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words: "No." This brief answer was filled with barely suppressed frustration and resentment.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao's lips curled into a mocking smile. He looked Yao Haoxuan up and down with disdain, his tone growing increasingly arrogant. "No? If you're not, why are you jumping out here?" He waved his hand casually, as if shooing away an annoying fly, "Go cool off somewhere else."
That nonchalant yet disdainful attitude was like pouring oil on Yao Haoxuan's anger, instantly intensifying the tension to the point of imminent explosion.
Xuan Zi's face instantly darkened, and he let out a muffled thud. "Shut up! All of you shut up! Are you all trying to rebel?!" He strode up to Huo Yuhao, lowered his voice, and asked with a hint of sternness and concern, " Yuhao, what exactly happened today?"
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, the anger in his eyes subsiding slightly. "It's my personal grudge. I crippled his brother, and now this guy is coming to cause trouble." His voice was cold and firm, every word revealing a ruthless edge.
Suddenly, Huo Yuhao laughed contemptuously, his eyes filled with disdain. He pointed a finger directly at the Shrek Seven Devils: " The Shrek Seven Devils? Mere grains of sand!"
Then, he slowly pointed to the reserve team, finally fixing his gaze on Xuan Zi, "I'll give you all a chance to challenge me together, Xuan Zi, is that alright?"
Xuan Zi felt a wave of dizziness and his heart was filled with Surging Waves: "So fierce? You, a Soul Elder, are you going to fight several Soul King Soul Emperor?" He looked at the stubborn young man in front of him, both shocked by his arrogance and secretly worried about his safety.
Huo Yuhao turned around, looked directly into Dai Yueheng's eyes, and said, word by word, "If you beat me, I'll kowtow to your Duke's Mansion and admit my mistake; if you lose, I can't go back empty-handed. One million Gold Soul Coin, plus your kowtow and apology!"
The air in the Soul Fighting seemed to freeze, making it hard for everyone to breathe. Dai Yueheng suddenly let out a cold laugh, filled with undisguised provocation. "What a Shrek monster! I'd like to see—" whether you're as powerful as the rumors say, and I'll grant your request.
Huo Yuhao slowly turned to face the Shrek Seven Devils, his eyes flashing with an icy blue light, like a sharp blade hidden in a deep pool. "Three to a group." His voice wasn't loud, but it pierced the silence like an icicle. "Only those who can defeat me are qualified to stand on the battlefield of the Soul Master Tournament."
As soon as he finished speaking, a faint, cracking sound, like ice cracking, echoed in the air.
Xuan Zi stroked his pale beard and nodded slightly, a barely perceptible hint of approval flashing in his cloudy eyes. He instantly grasped Huo Yuhao's intention. Could it be—heh, he chuckled. Using Huo Yuhao to test them was a good choice after all.
"Too arrogant! I challenge you!" Yao Haoxuan roared, taking a step forward. His Soul Ring exploded like thunderclaps from a clear sky. However, Ling Luochеn was faster.
She was like a princess Ice Seal for a thousand years, a cold glint in her eyes, and in an instant she leaped onto the high platform. Gongyang Mo, however, smiled with a playful curve, "Very well, let's see if Shrek's 'monster' is all show and no substance."
Ma Xiaotao lowered her eyes, fiddling with the hair ornament at her temples. Her fingertips brushed against the flickering crimson, and a flame seemed to flicker in her eyes. Jiang Nannan gently shook her head, her hair trembling slightly with the movement, as if she were sighing silently.
Xiao Xiao clenched her sleeves tightly and then slowly relaxed them, her palms already damp with a thin layer of sweat—the three of them shook their heads almost simultaneously, their movements revealing an indescribable complexity.
The reserve team members involuntarily took a half step back, their Adam's apples bobbing, yet they couldn't utter a sound. They had witnessed Huo Yuhao's power firsthand; it was an oppressive force that could crush even Soul Master ten levels higher than him, like a collapsing mountain or a surging river, suffocating them.
Therefore, almost everyone in the reserve team withdrew, including Ma Xiaotao.
"Start--"
Before the referee's whistle had even completely faded, Huo Yuhao's pupils had already turned a cold gray, like a drawn sword.
The moment his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul was fully activated, his fingertips fell as lightly as autumn leaves, yet unknowingly stirred up Surging Waves: " Soul Shock!" In an instant, Yao Haoxuan and Gongyang Mo's movements suddenly froze, as if their limbs were locked by invisible shackles, and a force impacted their souls. In their dizziness, they couldn't even move their eyeballs.
In their vision, Huo Yuhao's figure was expanding at a visible speed, transforming into a giant that blotted out the sky. The modified version of " Reign Over the World " ( Mu En himself could not recognize it as his own Soul Skill here, but of course, it had the same effect as "Reign Over the World ") was accompanied by a terrifying pressure, causing the air to emit a piercing shriek, as if the end of the world had arrived.
"Bang!"
Two muffled thuds sounded almost simultaneously, and the two were sent flying backward like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily onto the edge of the Soul Fighting Arena. After all, they were only Auxiliary System Soul Master, so it was relatively easy for them to deal with the situation. However, in the face of this extreme mental attack, they were as fragile as paper, crumbling at the slightest touch.
Huo Yuhao lowered his eyes, the icy blue light flowing between his fingertips like an inextinguishable dark blue flame.
His gaze was calm, without the slightest emotional fluctuation—he had no interest in a protracted war, or even in fighting them, and he certainly didn't want this battle to turn into a farce. Only swift and decisive action could make everyone see the gap between them and face reality. He didn't want to get entangled with anyone else; his only target for revenge was one person.
A deathly silence fell over the entire audience, broken only by occasional gasps. Xuan Zi abruptly stood up, the jade pendant at his waist jingling with his movement. "This... this is Martial Soul Mutation? It can instantly defeat two Soul King!"
His cloudy pupils trembled violently as he stared intently at the Soul Power flowing around Huo Yuhao. His aged voice was filled with disbelief, "This method of manipulating Soul Power is actually somewhat similar to Mu En's ' Reign Over the World.' This kid has actually obtained such a Soul Skill!"
The atmosphere in the audience instantly polarized. Some were happy, while others were sad. Of course, the happy ones were Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and Ma Xiaotao, while the sad one was Xu Sanshi.
Jiang Nannan's fingers, gripping the hem of her skirt, turned slightly white, but her eyes sparkled with joy; Xiao Xiao instinctively covered her mouth, her eyelashes trembling; Ma Xiaotao's lips curled into a smile.
Xu Sanshi slumped in his chair, his face ashen, his Adam's apple bobbing with difficulty. "Instant... instant kill? So the gap between us is this vast. It seems I'll never be able to surpass Huo Yuhao in this lifetime."
Huo Yuhao slowly turned to Ling Luochеn, the cold glint in his icy blue eyes making the air seem to freeze. "Senior, it's your turn next."
P. S.: Why challenge together? The answer is, to show off! The others are just casually playing around.