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

After a moment of deathly silence, the entire venue erupted in noise again, with cheers, exclamations, and discussions shaking the heavens and the earth.

On the stage, only one person remained.

After a long while, she slowly stepped onto the stage. Her body-fitting, standard-issue soul-guided armor accentuated her slender and graceful figure. The silver-white and gold-inlaid patterns were delicate and shimmering, making her skin appear as white as jade and her appearance as bright and beautiful as could be. The noble temperament of the Star Luo royal family was on full display.

She held a soul-guided spear forged from starfall iron. The spear was bright white and shimmering, surrounded by faint starlight soul power. Her posture was upright, her fighting spirit was awe-inspiring, and she showed no fear of the stage.

Huo Yuhao looked at her quietly, his expression calm and composed, and slowly said, "It seems you are going to lose."

She lost five out of seven individual matches, leaving her to carry the team alone; defeat was already inevitable.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiujiu was not angry or frustrated at all. Instead, he smiled slightly, his eyes open and bright.

"Yes."

Xu Jiujiu calmly admitted defeat, his gaze fixed on Huo Yuhao, and said clearly, word by word, "The fate of Xingluo in this battle is sealed."

"But if I could eliminate you in the individual competition, it would be an unparalleled honor for me."

"Yeah."

"Then I'll wait and see."

Chapter 106 Battle Star Luo (Part 4)

"The match begins!"

Before the referee could finish speaking, Xu Jiujiu had already taken the initiative.

As the legitimate princess of the Star Luo royal family and the controller of the Star Crown Martial Soul, she knew Huo Yuhao's unsolvable nature and that the more she procrastinated, the more passive she would become.

Rather than letting the opponent dictate the pace of the game, it's better to seize the initiative at the start, launch surprise attacks, and use your strengths to break through the enemy's schemes.

The silver-white soul-guided spear flashed with a cold light, and in an instant, Xu Jiujiu's figure pressed close to Huo Yuhao, thrusting straight at him!

Huo Yuhao remained calm and composed, holding the dark gold Yazi Heavy Sword horizontally in front of his chest, the spine of the sword precisely striking the side of the spear tip.

Clang!

The crisp sound of metal clashing against metal shattered the ring, and the force of the impact spread out in a circular pattern.

In the instant the gun and sword clashed, Huo Yuhao's keen eyes caught a fleeting look in Xu Jiujiu's eyes.

It was a cunning glint in his eyes, like a kitten that had just stolen some candy. He seemed to be fighting seriously, but in reality, he had already laid out a backup plan.

A strong warning instantly rose in his mind.

Something's not right; this isn't her real killer move.

Without the slightest hesitation, Huo Yuhao flipped his wrist, and an extreme wind enveloped the entire heavy sword.

"Outside the law, evil will be devoured!"

The wind-attribute soul power was condensed and compressed, attaching to the sword blade to form a sharp wind cutting force. Using the force of the parry and shock, Huo Yuhao slid backward and neatly opened up a safe distance of three meters. At the same time, an invisible mark of sin quietly landed around Xu Jiujiu.

The moment the distance was created, Huo Yuhao focused his mind and waited for the long-awaited follow-up soul skill.

He stood still for a long time, without rushing forward or using any ranged soul skills to suppress the enemy. He simply raised his eyes quietly, and the aura of his Star Crown Martial Soul slowly rose.

This unusual silence intensified Huo Yuhao's vigilance.

The Heavenly Extremity—a realm of utter clarity—spread across the entire area. With a meticulous spiritual probe sweeping across thousands of miles, Huo Yuhao instantly detected the long-standing fluctuations in soul power.

The next instant, Xu Jiujiu's fourth spirit ring suddenly shone brightly!

"Fourth Soul Skill – Star Guardian!"

Unlike the defensive light shields she used to resist attacks, this is her exclusive imprisonment form, which she has accumulated eighteen days' worth of star power for once!

Golden starlight erupted, instantly covering the arena airspace with a diameter of tens of meters, forming a seamless closed-loop absolute starlight barrier, completely locking Huo Yuhao in the center of the barrier.

This barrier cannot be attacked, bombed, shaken, or impacted; its only effect is absolute spatial isolation.

Xu Jiujiu endured the entire game for this moment, giving up the advantage in team battles and suppressing the first four individual matches, all to lock down Huo Yuhao alone and use the only Soul Imprisonment Skill to completely seal off all his space for movement, evasion, and domain expansion.

The moment the barrier took shape, Huo Yuhao froze, a clear look of speechlessness appearing in his eyes.

At this moment, he finally understood the cunning look in the other party's eyes. From beginning to end, the close-range attacks were all feints, the purpose of which was to lure him close, then retreat, and lock him in at the optimal distance.

Outside the ring, countless spectators were astonished to finally understand the long-standing tactics.

From the initial surprise attack to lure the enemy into blocking, to deliberately stopping to create openings, the entire process was calculated.

She knew that Huo Yuhao's speed was unmatched, his prediction was unmatched, and his tracking was unmatched. She had no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation, so she simply used the cage to lock down the space, completely crippling Huo Yuhao's most proficient maneuvering and pulling.

The moment the barrier took shape and there was no way to escape, the fighting spirit in Xu Jiujiu's eyes ignited completely.

She had a complete backup plan!

Light and shadow swirled around him, and countless miniature, standardized soul tools popped out from the layers of his close-fitting armor, belt, and wrist guards, forming a dense, deadly firepower network.

The next second, a barrage of artillery fire rained down!

Perhaps it was a long-standing soul skill; in any case, scorching cannon light, penetrating bullet blades, and so on, bombarded every inch of space inside the barrier from all directions and without blind spots, giving Huo Yuhao no room to land, dodge, or charge up.

Smoke and dust instantly filled the air, flames exploded continuously, and violent energy raged across the entire area.

The audience held their breath and watched intently. Everyone could see that Xu Jiujiu's patient planning and desperate counterattack was a textbook example of a comeback tactic!

Inside the cage, facing the overwhelming bombardment and the suffocating pressure of the violent energy, Huo Yuhao remained calm, showing no sign of panic.

He raised his hand, and a warm, translucent golden light condensed in his palm. The slender carving knife, formed from the gold of life and death, floated quietly in his palm.

The metal of life inherently governs the vitality of all things, breaks the shackles of the world, and unlocks all imprisonment and seals.

Facing the seemingly unsolvable Starlight Cage in the eyes of others, Huo Yuhao moved with elegance and composure, his fingertips lightly tracing patterns.

The moment the golden blade swept across the starlight barrier, the hard, thick, and all-isolating star-protecting barrier instantly melted open, creating a smooth and narrow crack, just like hot oil meeting boiling water.

The extreme wind force instantly pierced through the crack, and Huo Yuhao's figure swept through like an eagle cutting through the wind or a wild goose soaring through the sky. Just before the barrage of cannon fire landed, he completely escaped the range of the barrier's bombardment and disappeared into the smoke and dust.

The artillery fire missed its mark, blasting wildly at the empty arena, sending debris flying and billowing smoke and dust, creating a great spectacle but having no effect whatsoever.

After a long while, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his heart trembled violently!

Her most relied-upon, unique, and unparalleled trump card was so easily and effortlessly broken through?!

Before she could process the shock, her heightened sense of danger instantly alerted her to what was behind her.

A cool, clear voice, with a composed tone, gently touched my ear:

"It seems you've lost after all."

Huo Yuhao's voice was calm, and he looked at Xu Jiujiu with a peaceful gaze.

After a long while, his mind trembled violently, and his soul power exploded instantly, activating his fifth soul skill, Starry Brilliance!

Covered in ultimate starlight, the body becomes ethereal and indistinct, avoiding all close-range physical damage. At the same time, starlight flows around the body, ready to transfer damage and reflect attacks at any time.

She was like a jade egg that had shed its shell, instantly breaking free of her self-made starlight fortress and rushing forward to create distance.

The moment he landed, Xu Jiujiu unleashed a series of soul skills in quick succession, without the slightest delay!

"First Soul Skill, Star Guiding Technique!"

Thousands of fine starlight rays pierced through the air and intertwined, locking down all of Huo Yuhao's movement angles.

"Second Soul Skill, Starfall Technique!"

Starlight rained down, creating ring-shaped bursts of light that spread outwards, inflicting area-of-effect knockback and mild stun, covering the entire arena.

The entire process was seamless and efficient!

A hint of approval flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes.

Xu Jiujiu's strength, mentality, and tactical planning truly deserve the title of Princess Xingluo; she is by no means a mere pretty face.

Faced with a sky full of stars locking onto the enemy and stars falling to control the field, Huo Yuhao neither confronted them head-on nor recklessly counterattacked.

The Heavenly Extreme – All Things Clear and Bright operates in full swing. The Thunder Spirit warns and marks every starlight trajectory and every explosion landing point. The body's steps are precisely adjusted, and the figure dodges left and right, avoiding all control and impacts with the slightest difference. The movements are smooth and fluid, without the slightest bit of awkwardness.

While briefly avoiding taking control of the situation, he had already closed in on the range of Xu Jiujiu's gun attack.

After a long while, his eyes narrowed, and he gripped the Soul Guidance Spear. The spear's body shone with starlight, and he thrust it straight out, his spear thrusting with a powerful and solid momentum.

The spearhead pierced the air, its sharpness overwhelming.

Huo Yuhao remained calm, but his mind was clear, and he was deducing the situation step by step.

The opponent's trump cards have been exposed, their soul-guided cannon fire has been exhausted, and they only have regular soul skills and amplification buffs left.

Despite seemingly having maxed-out attributes and a fierce offensive, it has long since run out of tricks to turn the tide.

Huo Yuhao was in no hurry to end the battle. As he turned to the side to deflect the force, the Frost Lightning Calamity Domain quietly unfolded.

A silent 120-meter radius enveloped everything, and frost and lightning instantly covered the body.

After a long while, his movement speed suddenly dropped, and his originally smooth and fluid combo attacks instantly became sluggish and choppy.

The mental state continues to be eroded by the frost, and the reaction speed visibly declines.

The moment the negative effects were fully accumulated, Huo Yuhao raised the Yazi Heavy Sword in his hand once more.

Beyond the law, the Devouring Evil event was triggered a second time, precisely striking Xu Jiujiu, who was completely suppressed by the domain, causing her sin value to accumulate once again!

Xu Jiujiu instantly realized that his condition had collapsed. His attributes were suppressed, his rhythm was disrupted, his offensive was dismantled, and all his advantages had vanished.