Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 27 Competition
Huo Yuhao has a clear plan for his future.

Strength is king; everything else is secondary.

Why didn't he use the time he would spend learning about soul tools to improve his soul power level?

If you get old, you can still learn to use a soul tool. Can you do that with soul power?
Every minute before the age of thirty is incredibly precious. You never know when you might hit a bottleneck and be stuck for life once you pass that age.

"Even if you want to learn how to use soul tools, you should first raise your soul power level to the fifth or sixth ring."

Huo Yuhao estimated the growth of his total soul power: "By then, my cultivation speed will probably slow down. Perhaps exploring other fields in my spare time might have some miraculous effects?"

"Fifth or sixth ring road? Hmph~"

Tianmeng shook her head and said, "Now that you've broken through to level 20, it's time to go to the far north. The sooner the better, ideally we should set off immediately after the assessment ends in the next few days."

"The Far North?"

Huo Yuhao's brain went blank for a few seconds.

He did know about the place, but the teacher emphasized the dangers of the far north during class.

As one of the few forbidden areas that humans have failed to develop, it is also home to many powerful soul beasts that have not yet been discovered by the world, coupled with extreme climatic conditions.

Even a Soul Saint would have to be extremely careful when entering it.

"Have you forgotten the ice spirit I gave you?"

Tianmeng chuckled twice: "Since we have the option to choose our own martial soul, we should naturally look for the best one!"

Yeah…

That's definitely something to look forward to.

Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered.

……

Because Shrek Academy's Soul Fighting Zone has a very long history, its original capacity was not large enough to accommodate more than 900 new students participating in the assessment. Therefore, an extra area had to be set aside and enclosed by a low wall for the new student assessment.

At this point, the nearly 20,000-square-meter assessment area has been divided into dozens of blocks with partitions. Now, all that's left is to wait for the matching results to be announced for each area before the battle can begin.

"very nervous?"

Huo Yuhao glanced at his teammates.

Both of them are now at level seventeen. Presumably, when they enrolled, they were just over level fifteen, and in these three months, they only had time to increase their soul power by two levels.

"of course."

Some of the slender girls smiled wryly: "I heard from the teacher that nearly a quarter of the freshmen are at the second level. People like the two of us would only be a burden to you in battle."

She belongs to the type whose martial spirit and her own personality are mutually detrimental.

She possesses a powerful offensive weapon spirit, but her physical body is pitifully weak. Even with a first spirit ring that is over three hundred years old, she almost suffered physical injuries.

"Speaking of which, Brother Huo, why did you choose the two of us?"

The boy scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly: "Even though the teacher asked you to choose other teammates, you didn't have to bring us two burdens onto the field, did you?"

"Just call me Huo Yuhao."

Huo Yuhao patted his shoulder and gave the two of them a reassuring smile: "If I had to find a reason, it would be—I want to help you. Don't worry, once the battle starts, leave the rest to me."

"But...why are you helping us..."

The girl's voice was a little hoarse.

"Because~"

Huo Yuhao paused for a moment: "This is a virtue."

"Huo Yuhao's team from Class 1 of the freshmen, District 33!" The person on the stage announced the matching result.

"Let's go. Don't be so sentimental."

Huo Yuhao tilted his head, leaning on his cane: "Are you going to stay behind and hold me back at a time like this?"

The two looked at each other.

"I'll clear the way!"

The boy took the lead with a loud shout.

……

The assessment venue is District 33.

"Hello everyone, my name is Wang Yan. I will now be your examiner."

Wang Yan, who was completely different from Zhou Yi, smiled gently at the students while counting the number of people in the room: "Very good, all members of Group Six are present." "By the way, my teaching style has always been to treat everyone as friends. So, there is no need to be formal or nervous. If you have any questions during the assessment, you can ask me at any time, and I will do my best to answer them."

"Of course, I don't want to see anyone get hurt during the assessment process, and I will do my best to avoid that outcome. If anyone intentionally harms their opponent, I will punish them according to school rules."

At the end, Wang Yan's expression became more serious: "Furthermore, Shrek Academy does not support personal grudges. Any dissatisfaction with the assessment results must not be met with retaliation through off-site means! Do you understand?"

"understand!"

"it is good."

Wang Yan pulled out a form: "Then, next up, Huo Yuhao's team from Class 1 and Ouyang Junyi's team from Class 3 will enter the competition!"

All six of them are in the first ring.

These two teams will probably fight for a long time, right?
Wang Yan spoke thoughtfully, "Let the competition begin!"

His talent for cultivation was not particularly high. After graduating from the inner academy, Wang Yan chose martial spirit and soul beast research as his future career path.

After years of study, he had long since developed a keen eye. For these mere first or second-level players, he could often roughly deduce the outcome of a battle just by glancing at their level and martial spirit.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The three people opposite them fell to the ground one by one.

"teacher."

Huo Yuhao turned around calmly: "It's over."

"..."

Wang Yan adjusted his glasses, glanced down at the form again, and his gaze darted back and forth.

Level 20 without any spirit rings attached.

Do they have that kind of capability?
Wait, how did he manage to take down all three of them in an instant? That doesn't make any sense!

"Next...next group of students, please come on stage..."

Wang Yan was reciting haltingly when he was suddenly interrupted by a loud noise from next door.

"Three Lives! Soul-Suppressing Cauldron!"

With a resounding shout, a figure holding a giant cauldron leaped into the air, her majestic figure visible even through the partition.

"Kuang—!"

The entire ground shook violently with a loud thud.

The two teammates who had been lying down behind Xiao Xiao stood obediently at the edge of the field. Their bodies bounced half an inch as the giant cauldron landed, and then fell straight back down.

After waiting for more than ten seconds, a dazzling pillar of light shot up from the distant arena, gradually shrinking and condensing into a blade.

"Butterfly God Light Slash!"

Along with the roar of anger came the light and heat from the explosion.

The impact caused a slight breeze to blow the form away from Wang Yan's hand.

As these two powerful attacks were launched, the entire freshman assessment venue transformed into a competitive arena, with one imposing attack after another resounding, openly displaying their strength and provoking the others.

"Sigh~"

Wang Yan took a deep breath and remained silent for a long time.

Is there something wrong with this year's freshman assessment? How could this year's freshmen be so capable?

in particular……

Wang Yan and Huo Yuhao simultaneously looked in a certain direction, where a massive white tiger, its body wreathed in dark energy, flashed by, exuding an aura of immense power. That aura was even comparable to that of a five-ring Soul King.

"An unactivated Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

Wang Yan murmured.

"Netherworld White Tiger".

Huo Yuhao's eyes gleamed: "It should be Dai Huabin, right?"

　Current speculation suggests that the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, because it combines the soul power of two people and has very high skill power (even exceeding that of a 100,000-year-limited Soul Skill), has a strong ability to cross levels in the early stages.

　　According to the original text, a 100,000-year-old soul skill can almost always defeat a soul skill of less than 10,000 years by leapfrogging its level.

　　Therefore, it is tentatively set as follows:

　　100,000 years ≈ 40,000 years
　　10,000 years ≈ 2.5 * 1,000 years
　　1000 years ≈ 1.6 * 100 years
　　Ten years are not included because the original text provides too little information. (It might be that a hundred years ≈ 1.25 * ten years)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)