Douluo Continent: The Peerless Hunting Heavenly Lord, Huo Yuhao!

Tang San raised an eyebrow, but a thought began to stir in his mind.

Do you have a grudge against Huo Yuhao?

That's perfect, this Teacher Zhou is someone I could get closer to.

"Quiet down." Zhou Yi tapped the podium. Her voice wasn't loud, but it was penetrating. "I don't care what your previous status or background was. Once you're in my class, you have to follow my rules."

She glanced at the whole class and said calmly, "Those who have been in fights before entering the school, step forward."

The classroom fell silent instantly. The freshmen looked at each other, no one daring to move.

Tang San, however, remained calm and was the first to stand up. Beneath his short, gray-blue hair, his eyes showed no emotion.

Zhou Yi's gaze lingered on Tang San for a couple more seconds, making a mental note of the gray-haired boy.

Twin martial souls, he's got guts, he's a good prospect.

……

On the other side, at the Foreign Languages ​​Department's assessment site.

Huo Yuhao stood in the center of the field, looking at the soul beasts that had been released from the fence, and his lips twitched violently.

It was a wind baboon, but not the small one he had hunted ten years ago. It was nearly three meters tall, with dark gray fur and exposed fangs; it was clearly a thousand-year-old wind baboon.

“Teacher Mu,” he turned to look at Mu Jin on the sidelines, speechless, “It’s just a second-year entrance exam, it shouldn’t require a thousand-year-old soul beast, right? I remember the standard is a hundred years is enough.”

Wearing a moon-white long dress, Mu Jin stood outside the fence with a gentle smile, but her words were anything but ambiguous: "Special people deserve special treatment. Ordinary hundred-year-old soul beasts are meaningless to you, but thousand-year-old ones are perfect for practice."

She was Huo Yuhao's personal tutor and knew best that this student's strength was unfathomable. Conventional assessments could not possibly measure his true abilities, so she simply increased the difficulty.

Huo Yuhao rubbed his forehead.

Sure enough, the gentler the teacher seemed, the harsher they were.

Huo Yuhao flexed his wrists, a hint of fighting spirit flashing in his eyes.

Alright, five thousand years it is. Perfect time to test Ahri's soul skill, and see just how powerful it is when combined with the mighty spirit Yazi.

PS: Additional setting: Wei Ling – Ya Ci

Emperor Bow Master of Fate – Mighty Spirit – Yazi State (Ultimate Wind)

[Core Mechanics: Sin Points and Spirit Release]

The Weiling Yazi does not rely on conventional energy; its actions are entirely driven by its [Sin Value].

Sin Value: Maximum 100 points. Stacks through basic attacks, triggering counterattacks when hit, or when enemies apply negative status effects.

Spirit Liberation: When the [Sin Value] reaches 100 points, Yazi enters the "Spirit Liberation" state. At this time, the normal dark gold greatsword will transform into the true form of Yazi, with the body of a jackal and the head of a dragon, glaring and holding the sword.

In the Unleashed state, all skills will be replaced with attacks exclusive to the Spirit, and will no longer consume Sin Points. Instead, they will generate additional effects based on the current Sin Point tier. Sin Points are gradually consumed with Spirit attacks, and the Unleashed state will be lifted when they reach zero.

Skill System

Basic Attack: Judgment – ​​Conviction

Normal state: Wields a dark gold greatsword, dealing extreme wind damage equal to 100% of Yazi's attack power to a designated enemy target, and gains 15 points of [Sin Value].

Unleashed Spirit: Spirit's true form bites and slashes with its greatsword with its dragon head, dealing extreme wind damage equal to 240% of Yazi's attack power to the designated enemy target, and additionally dealing 60% splash damage to adjacent targets. This attack is guaranteed to critically strike and ignores 20% of the target's defense.

Combat Art: Beyond the Laws – Devour Evil!

Normal state: Deals 160% of attack power as Extreme Wind damage to a single enemy and marks the target with "Sin". Marked targets take 15% more damage and gain 20 [Sin Value] upon casting.

Spirit Unleashed: Spirit unleashes an absolutely just judgment upon the "sinful" target, dealing extreme wind damage equal to 320% of Yazi's attack power.

If the target is under control, slowed, or has a negative status effect, this damage is increased by an additional 50%. After casting, remove one buff from the target and convert it into an equal amount of [Sin Value] (maximum 30 points).

Finishing Move: Wrathful Gaze with Sword in Hand – Unforgivable Punishment

Triggering condition: Manually activated when [Sin Value] ≥ 100 points.

Skill description: "The sword is drawn; it will not return until blood is drawn! Summon the mighty spirit, Yazi!"

Yazi fully unleashed its true form, unleashing a devastating wind-based sanction against the entire enemy force.

Skill Effect: Deals extreme wind damage equal to 360% of Ya Zi's attack power to all enemies. Additional penalties are applied based on the [Sin Value] tier at the time of casting.

Sin Value 100: Inflicts "Bleeding" status, causing damage equal to 40% of Yazi's attack power per minute.

Sin Value 80-99: Reduces the speed of all enemies by 30% for 2 seconds.

Sin Value 50-79: Reduces the defense of all enemies by 20% for 2 seconds.

After the finishing move is used, 50 points of [Sin Value] are retained, and the user is forced to enter the "Spirit Release" state.

Talent: Violence begets violence; vengeful and vindictive.

Normal state: When Yazi is attacked, or when a teammate suffers fatal damage, Yazi immediately launches a counterattack against the attacker (or the source of the damage), dealing 120% of its attack power as Extreme Wind damage and gaining 10 points of [Sin Value].

Spirit Liberation: Counterattack damage increased to 280%, and each counterattack grants an additional 15 [Sin Value].

If the counterattack kills the target, it immediately adds an additional 180% attack power of Extreme Wind damage to a random enemy target, without consuming the duration of the Spirit Liberation state.

Chapter 58 Promotion, Tang San's Empathy?

"Let's begin."

Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, flipped his fingertips, opened his Heavenly Eye, and the Imperial Bow of Fate, glowing with silver light, fell into his palm.

Roar

The wind baboon pounded its chest and let out a deafening roar, as dozens of half-meter-long wind blades, carrying sand and gravel, shot towards Huo Yuhao like a torrential rain.

Its powerful hind legs slammed into the ground, instantly cracking it. Its three-meter-tall body swooped down like a cannonball, drool dripping from its fangs, revealing its ferocity.

Huo Yuhao didn't move, but the second blue-purple soul ring under his feet suddenly lit up.

"Second Soul Skill, Frost Lightning - Calamity Domain".

As soon as he finished speaking, a domain with a diameter of 120 meters instantly unfolded.

Fine, icy blue frost covered the entire area, interspersed with barely perceptible purple lace. As the temperature plummeted, the air itself became stagnant.

The wind baboon, which was charging in mid-air, suddenly sank, its speed slowing down by 70%, and even its waving claws became somewhat sluggish. The originally solid wind blades instantly dimmed.

The dual erosion of ice and lightning penetrated its fur and seeped into its marrow, causing it to shiver involuntarily.

"First Soul Skill, Heaven's Ultimate - All Things Clear".

A flash of golden light appeared between Huo Yuhao's brows, and the stiff movements of the wind baboon were all imprinted in his mind.

He shifted to the side, dodging all the wind blades with fluid grace. The Emperor Bow in his hand shimmered with light, instantly transforming into a dark gold heavy sword covered in crimson cracks.

"Verdict—conviction!"

The greatsword, carrying a sharp wind blade, precisely struck the wind baboon's vulnerable shoulder and neck.

Clang

Sparks flew as a deep, bone-revealing wound was ripped open in the tough animal hide.

Huo Yuhao felt a murderous aura slowly rising from the sword in his hand, and the power along the blade deepened.

The wind baboon, in pain, let out a furious roar and, ignoring its wound, swung its fan-sized claws and slammed them hard at Huo Yuhao's head.

The claw-like wind, carrying wind blades, was unavoidable!

Huo Yuhao neither dodged nor evaded, but blocked with his heavy sword.

boom!

The force was immense, and he slid back half a meter, leaving two shallow grooves in the ground.

Almost at the same instant of the attack, the greatsword hummed on its own, and a sword aura formed from extreme wind rebounded out along the direction of the parry, slashing fiercely into the wind baboon's chest and tearing open another bloody gash.

It's precisely because of his innate talent—he's vengeful!

The murderous aura emanating from the sword surged even higher, nearly overflowing.

"Is that all you've got?"

Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow, flipped his wrist, and pointed the heavy sword directly at the wind baboon. The Yazi beast head on the hilt seemed to come alive, its eyes shining with a scarlet light.

"Combat Technique, Beyond the Laws—Devouring Evil!"

The dark golden sword energy surged several feet, slashing down with a judgmental force.

The wind baboon roared and raised its arm to block, but was cleaved back by a sword strike. A blood-red mark of sin was imprinted on its chest by the sword energy, and its aura instantly became chaotic, even weakening its defense.

At this point, Ya Ci's murderous aura was completely full, and it burst through the threshold.

"The sword is drawn; it will not return until blood is drawn!"

"Summon the mighty Yazi!"

Boom

A silver-red light shot into the sky from Huo Yuhao's body, and the dark gold heavy sword in his hand suddenly shattered, transforming into the true form of a jackal-bodied dragon-headed, glaring, sword-wielding Wei Ling.

It was five meters tall, with its head lowered and fangs holding a giant sword with flowing wind blades. The extreme wind around it turned the frost and snow in the area into sharp blades that could hurt people.

Ultimate Move – Wrathful Gaze with Sword – Unforgivable Punishment, Spirit Unleashed!

The Yazi dragon head let out a silent roar and slashed down fiercely with the giant sword in its mouth.