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

Gu Yue turned her head to look at Huo Yuhao, whose face was gloomy. Her purple eyes were full of doubt. The boy who was studying the soul guide inscription with great interest yesterday was surrounded by a low pressure today: "Is something on your mind?"

"It's nothing." Huo Yuhao shook his head; he wouldn't let his personal matters involve others.

"Really?" Gu Yue pressed, her tone somewhat stubborn.

Huo Yuhao looked up and teased, "Gu Yue, we don't seem to be close enough to share personal matters yet, do we?"

Gu Yue puffed out her cheeks, turned her head away haughtily, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red.

I was careless; I shouldn't have been so proactive.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

During the day, Huo Yuhao studied the basics of martial spirit and chatted with Gu Yue; in the afternoon, he immersed himself in the Soul Guidance Department to study equipment and inscribe runes; late at night, Xiaotianquan personally taught him the foundations of array patterns, pill patterns, and weapon patterns.

His schedule was packed, and his strength quietly broke through to level 14, level 1.

Shrek Academy, Battle Arena

The bluestone base gleamed with a cold, hard luster. Ning Tian slowly walked to Huo Yuhao's side, his golden hair falling over his shoulders, and asked in a gentle voice, "Yuhao, what do you think Teacher Mu will teach today?"

"No need to guess, it's real combat." Huo Yuhao shrugged and spoke directly.

"Yuhao!" Gu Yue suddenly appeared, her black hair brushing against her shoulders, her purple eyes sweeping over Ning Tian with hostility.

The red-haired Wu Feng standing next to Ning Tian immediately snorted coldly.

"Quiet." Mu Jin's expression was serious as she scanned the students. "Today's Soul Arena will be a practical combat training session."

Before he could finish speaking, Wu Feng strode forward, his red hair billowing, his eyes gleaming with arrogance, staring directly at Huo Yuhao: "Huo Yuhao, I challenge you!"

He completely ignored Ning Tian's disapproving look.

Ning Tian looked apologetic and nodded slightly to Huo Yuhao, his expression full of helplessness.

Huo Yuhao: Family members, who understands? Just answering honestly can get me targeted by Baihe. It's a completely undeserved disaster.

“This…” Mu Jin hesitated slightly.

"I accept." Huo Yuhao replied calmly, leaping onto the Soul Battle Platform with agile movements and landing silently.

"Huo Yuhao, level 14, first-ring control system, dual martial souls: Heavenly Eye and Emperor Bow of Fate." The tone was calm.

"Wu Feng, a level 25, second-ring offensive-type Soul Master, with the Martial Soul Red Dragon!" Wu Feng leaped onto the platform, his dragon might beginning to manifest, his aura imposing.

"Game start!"

Instant Martial Soul Possession!

Wu Feng's eyes transformed into crimson vertical pupils, his skin covered in fine dragon scales, his school uniform ripped apart, and his close-fitting black leather jacket outlined his agile figure. His first and second soul rings pulsed in sync: "Second Soul Skill, Dragon's Fury!"

A surge of berserk soul power swept through his body, causing his attack and defense to increase dramatically!

First Soul Skill: Dragon Fire!

Immediately following, a crimson flame ignited on the surface of his fist, scorching the air with a crackling sound, and he charged forward fiercely!

Huo Yuhao's eyes suddenly flashed with golden light, his Heavenly Eye fully opened.

First Soul Skill, Heaven's Ultimate – All Things Clear!

The detection system, with no blind spots, spread out instantly, penetrating all barriers.

At the same time, the Emperor's Bow, as blue as a frosty clear sky, appeared in the palm of his hand. Starlight emanated from the bow without strings, and the phantom of the centaur god flashed behind him.

He didn't take Wu Feng's punch head-on. Instead, he moved sideways, spun to the side, and turned, precisely avoiding the Dragonfire Fist Wind with each step, maximizing the ranged Soul Master's kiting tactics.

"Hiding! All you do is hide! If you're so capable, let's fight head-on!" Wu Feng's attacks became increasingly chaotic, his anger consumed him, and he completely lost his rhythm in the battle.

Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes. What kind of international joke is this? Me, a ranged core, trying to fight you face-to-face with a strong attack? You must have gotten your brain caught in a door.

He lightly tapped his fingertips, drawing the Imperial Bow to its fullest extent, a platinum arrow of light condensing at the bow's tip, its trajectory like a flowing star: "As you...wish."

Innate Soul Skill: Annihilation!

Zheng!

The light arrow shot out, accompanied by a sharp sonic boom, and flew straight towards Wu Feng with a blue-gold meteor trajectory!

Just as Wu Feng was about to dodge to the side, a sudden sharp pain shot through his brow as the ultimate spiritual annihilation power pierced through him, freezing him in place!

"Ah!" A painful roar echoed through the arena. The dragon fire dissipated, and she staggered backward. A beam of light grazed her shoulder, tearing her flesh, but she was not in mortal danger.

Huo Yuhao deliberately held back.

"Admit defeat?" Huo Yuhao put away his bow and stood still, his tone indifferent.

"Don't even think about it!" Wu Feng gritted his teeth, stood up, looked at Ning Tian below the stage, his eyes flashing with stubbornness, and threw another punch.

Huo Yuhao sighed softly, and the golden light of the spirit ring beneath his feet surged, triggering a synergy between his spirit skills.

Innate Soul Skill: Annihilation + First Soul Skill: Heaven's Limit - Myriad Manifestations (weakened version)!

The mental pressure belonging to Tianmeng was simulated and, carrying the power of annihilation, directly bombarded Wu Feng's sea of ​​consciousness. Her mind was already injured, and her vision went black. She fell straight onto the stage and completely lost consciousness.

Tianmeng: I have nothing, but I have a lot of spiritual power.

Howling Celestial Dog: Lao Tzu taught me that.

"Huo Yuhao wins!" Mu Jin announced loudly.

Ning Tian quickly went up to the stage, helped Wu Feng up, and said softly to Huo Yuhao, "Thank you for showing mercy."

"It was no trouble at all." Huo Yuhao nodded.

As soon as the words were spoken, a cool and aloof figure leaped onto the stage, his purple eyes fixed intently on Huo Yuhao, and his tone was serious: "Huo Yuhao, I challenge you."

Huo Yuhao was instantly stunned, his pupils dilating in shock: (⊙ω⊙)?

What's going on?

I?

Challenge the Silver Dragon King?

What kind of cosmic joke is this!

Seeing his bewildered expression, Gu Yue's lips curled into a slight smile. She felt no discomfort whatsoever from Ning Tian's closeness to Huo Yuhao; it was purely curiosity about the divine aura emanating from the Emperor Bow Master.

Really, I was just curious!

"Gu Yue, I just finished a fight and my soul power hasn't recovered yet." Huo Yuhao tried to politely decline, but Xiao Xiong shrugged, his face full of survival instinct.

"It's alright, I'll wait for you." Gu Yue didn't budge an inch, the smile in her purple eyes becoming even more obvious.

Huo Yuhao: (€€€€ω€€)?

Family members, does anyone know how to solve this? I need help urgently!

Gu Yue ultimately didn't go on stage, not because she was soft-hearted, but because she glanced at Huo Yuhao's slightly panting appearance, said "Let's fight again next time" and turned away arrogantly, but her purple eyes secretly glanced at him.

The afternoon sun shone brightly, gilding the gray stone buildings of the Soul Guidance System with a layer of gold, and the metal Soul Guidance components reflected a faint, cold light.

As soon as Huo Yuhao stepped into the laboratory, he was surrounded by Qian Duoduo, who was beaming, and Fan Yu, who was clenching his fists.

"Yuhao, do you still remember the global network and floating cannons you mentioned?" Qian Duoduo rubbed his hands together, his voice filled with excitement.

"What the teacher means is..." Huo Yuhao's eyes suddenly lit up, his heart pounding.

If these two technologies are implemented, they will directly surpass the soul guidance technology of the Sun Moon Empire, representing a revolutionary breakthrough.

"The network is still missing the core inscription closed loop, but the floating cannons are done! They're in the final debugging stage!" Qian Duoduo shook his head and nodded, shoving the object into his hand.

It was a silver-gray spherical soul tool with a bionic pupil-shaped core embedded in the center. The surface was engraved with fine, azure-blue soul power circuits, perfectly blending a sense of technology with soul tool patterns. It felt cool and hard to the touch.

"Infuse with soul power," Qian Duoduo urged urgently.

Huo Yuhao followed instructions and activated his soul power, the pale golden soul power surging into the floating cannon.

With a hum, the sphere floated up to half a foot in the air. Crimson patterns lit up its core, and a mental connection instantly transmitted through it. It was as if the floating cannon was an extension of its limbs, which it could control with ease.

His pupils contracted slightly, and he suddenly realized: Douluo Soul Guidance Devices are driven by Soul Power, so why should we copy the magnetic levitation physics logic of Earth?

Why take a roundabout way when you can solve something with your soul power?

This is the true essence of Soul Guidance!

But the next second, Huo Yuhao suppressed his joy and looked at Qian Duoduo, his tone straightforward and rational: "Teacher, the floating cannons can be used, but that's all."

"Have you thought about this? This thing relies entirely on soul power and mental power for control. But what about a thousand or ten thousand years from now? If soul beasts become extinct and the soul master profession declines, this technology will become useless, and the entire soul guidance civilization will become a rootless duckweed."

He knew very well that without the Soul System, the Star Dou Great Forest would be nothing but ruins after ten thousand years, and the foundation of Soul Masters would collapse sooner or later. He couldn't tie the lifeline of civilization to the single profession of "Soul Master".

Qian Duoduo's excitement froze instantly; she stood there stunned. After a moment's thought, a cold sweat broke out on her back.

He only thought about dominating the battlefield in the present moment, and never considered the foundational issues ten thousand years later.

Fan Yu frowned, lost in thought. Huo Yuhao's vision had already far surpassed that of all the current Soul Masters.

Huo Yuhao looked up at the window, his gaze piercing through the buildings as if he could see the starry sky. His tone was firm, with a unique youthful vigor: "Teacher, our goal has never been to crush the Sun Moon Empire, but to reach the stars and the sea."

We can't let technology become something like "completely useless without soul power." The spark of civilization must have a way out that doesn't rely on a single power.

Chapter 11 On the Eve of the Freshman Competition

Huo Yuhao's declaration of "the vast universe" exploded like a thunderclap. Qian Duoduo clenched her fists, her eyes slightly moist.