People in Douluo, the mastermind behind the scenes

After Zhu Ningyun's death, some people realized that there were many problems with the previous training methods, so they tried to improve their control over their martial spirits by creating their own soul skills.

However, some people are still dreaming of the "Middle Kingdom" and focus their development on the research of soul guides, which leads to insufficient awareness of their own martial souls and some ridiculous actions. We won't tell you who this person is.

Looking at the two large daggers flying towards him, Chen Cheng almost laughed out loud. He immediately swung the Wind and Thunder Sword in his hand and knocked the two daggers away.

“Huo Yuhao, you still call yourself the most gifted spirit master in thousands of years. You can use a dagger as a flying knife. You are indeed unique in thousands of years.”

Chen Cheng had just turned nineteen. He was not a time traveler or a reborn person, so it was inevitable that he had a childish mentality. When he saw Huo Yuhao behaving like this, he couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.

But he didn't know that in terms of pettiness, in the entire Douluo series, Tang San ranked first and Huo Yuhao was definitely in the top five.

If it were in the past, he would just taunt them a few times, and at most beat them up and teach them a lesson, letting them know that he, Huo Yuhao, is not someone to be trifled with.

But now it is different. After Huo Yuhao turned evil, his whole state of mind changed a lot. He simply disdains to do those things that are both right and wrong. He prefers to kill all those who resist him and turn Douluo Continent into his, Huo Yuhao's back garden, constantly absorbing the faith of thousands of soul masters in Douluo Continent.

Going back to reality.

Huo Yuhao was too lazy to argue with Chen Cheng. He moved his mind and a blue light flashed from the fingerless gloves on his hands. His slightly delicate little hands turned into a pair of azure crab claws at a speed visible to the naked eye and clamped towards Chen Cheng's position.

"Melee soul guide?"

Chen Cheng frowned. When it came to close combat, he had never been scared of anyone of the same level. Recalling how Huo Yuhao threw the dagger like a flying knife, he forgot what the leader had told him before, grasped the sword with both hands, and started to get serious.

Chen Cheng held a big sword in his hand and chopped towards Huo Yuhao's head with a ferocious look on his face. Huo Yuhao quickly raised his crab claws to block it.

This was a collision between the greatsword and the crab claws, a pure contest of strength without any skills involved. For a moment, the faces of both of them turned red, and they seemed to have gathered all their strength, eager to win this round of confrontation.

Facts have proved that... hard work can never be as good as cheating. In terms of talent, Chen Cheng can definitely be regarded as the number one or two figure in the second echelon. As a 19-year-old high-level soul king, he controls the elemental attributes of wind and thunder. His strength on paper is not weak.

But the problem is, Chen Cheng met Huo Yuhao, who was the reborn God King and possessed a million-year soul ring. Although Huo Yuhao looks thin and small, all this is just appearance.

Sure enough, in less than two minutes, Chen Cheng showed signs of exhaustion. His muscular arms kept shaking and his chest felt like it was filled with lead.

Chen Cheng gritted his teeth, suddenly reduced some of his strength, and retreated backwards with the help of the thrust generated by Huo Yuhao.

Unexpectedly, Huo Yuhao refused to give in. He moved forward with great force, step by step approaching Chen Cheng's position, and kept waving his pair of crab claws to harass him.

Chen Cheng groaned in pain and could only mechanically swing his sword to resolve the opponent's attack.

For Huo Yuhao, the crab claw-shaped melee soul guide is obviously better than the double dragon dagger. Don't ask why. The answer is that he used it a lot in his previous life, and the old man with the golden finger of the Ice Emperor taught him. Practice makes perfect. As for why Huo Yuhao didn't practice how to use the dagger, don't ask. The answer is that the great god king Huo simply looked down on the dagger. He can make all kinds of melee and long-range attack soul guides, so what else does he lack?

"This Huo Yuhao... is indeed not a simple person, but his thinking is a little conservative. When he gets serious, he doesn't seem like a fake."

Chen Cheng murmured something. At this moment, while he was trying to resolve Huo Yuhao's attack, he was wondering whether he should admit defeat.

To be honest, his performance just now was more than enough. He was able to master both wind and thunder elemental attributes at the same time. After the Soul Master Competition was over, there would definitely be many forces vying for him. The purpose of participating in this competition had been achieved, so there was no need to fight to the death here.

But... Chen Cheng was obviously a little unconvinced in his heart. He thought that Huo Yuhao was just a useless piece of trash who relied on the sacrifice of soul beasts to get to the top. He looked down on him from the bottom of his heart. If he could be favored by a million-year-old soul beast, he would definitely do better than Huo Yuhao.

Thinking of this, Chen Cheng immediately stopped and swung the Wind and Thunder Sword in his hand towards Huo Yuhao's head again.

Huo Yuhao raised his crab claws to block with an expressionless face.

This time, Chen Cheng learned his lesson and no longer chose to compete with Huo Yuhao in strength. The moment his attack was resolved by Huo Yuhao, he immediately drew back the sword and spun it at high speed on the spot. In an instant, a hurricane blew up on the fighting arena, and countless thunders fell from the sky.

“Let’s call this move… Thunderbolt. I have been working hard for the past three years just to show this move on the field today. I want to prove that… I, Chen Cheng, am stronger than everyone else, including you, the son favored by God. You, Huo Yuhao, are just an idiot who has a million-year spirit ring but has no ambition to make progress!”

Accompanied by a slightly heavy sound, nine thunders fell from the sky and struck directly on Huo Yuhao's... soul guide shield.

Watching the thunder that continuously fell on the fighting arena, Huo Yuhao's eyes became more profound. An extremely pure ice energy condensed on his right palm and struck towards Chen Cheng's heart.

"Emperor's Palm: Great Cold without Snow!"

As a blue light flashed, everyone was surprised to find that a heart wrapped in ice appeared in Huo Yuhao's hand.

Chen Cheng... is dead?
The heart is gone, so he must be... dead, right?

The audience followed Huo Yuhao's gaze and saw... Chen Cheng's body lying on the fighting stage with a hideous look on his face, with a hole where his heart was. Many timid female spirit masters turned their heads away, not daring to look at this bizarre scene.

At this moment, a female spirit master ran up to the fighting arena, pointed at Huo Yuhao's nose, and asked, "Why did you kill him?"

As she spoke, she could no longer control her emotions, and she knelt down beside Chen Cheng, crying.

Huo Yuhao said calmly, “We both have the Soul King cultivation. Since he has chosen to challenge me and unleash his most powerful attack, I, Huo Yuhao, can only respond with all my strength. If he cannot withstand my full-strength attack, that is Chen Cheng’s business. What does it have to do with me?”

"I can't put myself in danger, deliberately reduce my strength, and let Chen Cheng attack me indiscriminately, right?" (End of this chapter)