Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 328 Let's Go to Heaven Together to See Grandma (Part 2)

We lost?

Shrek lost?

The audience watched in disbelief as the scene unfolded on the stage, utterly silent.

No one expected that this match, which lasted only one minute from start to finish, would have so many twists and turns.

From the initial chase to Tang San suddenly seizing an opening and launching a counterattack, and then to the Shrek Academy captain instantly turning the tide with an invincible shield.

When Bei Bei activated his Martial Soul True Form, it was already a one-sided crushing trend, and everyone could even see the panicked expression on Tang San's face.

But in the end, it was Beibei, who had the upper hand, who fell.

How exactly did Tang San manage to do that?

Seemingly sharing the same doubts, the referee did not rush to announce the result of the match, but instead checked on Beibei's condition first.

The result was astonishing: the wounds on Captain Shrek's body were all caused by tiny needles of various shapes.

Although the specific effects and power of these needles are unclear, we can make some guesses by observing Beibei's current state.

That's why he was so shocked.

Without exaggeration, the Shrek captain in front of him was definitely the young man with the strongest physical abilities he had ever seen.

No one knows what this guy went through, but his physique far surpasses that of a typical offensive Soul Saint, and he is even comparable to myself, who is a Title Douluo. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a humanoid Soul Beast.

However, even with such physical attributes, coupled with a top-tier martial soul like the Holy Light Dragon, and even after activating the true form of the martial soul, he still suffered such severe injuries.

Even during this process, the beam of light released by Beibei helped to block and destroy many of the needles; otherwise, he might not have survived.

This shows just how terrifying the power of these fine needles is.

Recalling the fan-shaped metal object that Tang San had just retrieved from his storage space, he first helped seal Bei Bei's heart meridian before getting up. While instructing the Shrek Academy contestants to carry Bei Bei away for more professional treatment, he turned his head to look at Tang San.

"Contestant, please take out the tool you used to deal with your opponent. I need to inspect it."

"impossible."

Tang San refused without hesitation: "These are my personal belongings, and you have no right to inspect them."

Although the Peacock Feather is a single-use mechanical concealed weapon, and its internal components will fail due to the pressure after being fired once, it is hard to guarantee that the opponent will not be able to deduce some related technologies from the remaining debris.

Back in his first life, he made a vow on the cliff of Ghost's Sorrow that he would never pass on what he had learned from the Tang Sect.

Even now, in his third life, he still remembers what he said and will never break his vow.

"Please get this straight, I'm not discussing this with you right now. Your attack just now appears to have been launched using some kind of special fixed-type soul tool, which is a prohibited item in the competition."

Seeing Tang San refuse, the referee's expression turned cold, and his voice rose a few decibels: "If you do not cooperate with my inspection, I will determine that your Clear Sky Sect used irregular means to win this match, and your results for this round will be invalidated."

Since fixed-installation soul tools were classified into a separate category, the Soul Master Competition has explicitly prohibited contestants from using them in the competition.

After all, compared to conventional soul tools that are driven by soul power and whose power is at least limited by the user's own soul power level, if fixed soul tools, whose power is completely unrelated to the user, were allowed to be used, the entire competition would lose its meaning.

fight?

Why are you still fighting?

Everyone just needs to pull out the props together and that's it.

Those with money can equip themselves with fixed-position soul guides, while those without money can go to the mining areas and get some fixed-point bombs for mountain blasting.

Once this door is opened, who knows if, during the next competition, someone might pull a level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonball directly from their crotch and die with the referee at the first signal.

At that point, not only will the opponents on the ring be blown to bits, but the referee and the entire audience will also be blown to their deaths to meet their great-grandmothers.

It's utterly absurd to even think about...

Seeing the referee's aggressive attitude, a cold glint flashed in Tang San's eyes.

If you weren't the referee who just stood by and watched, why would I need to break the rules?

He knew, of course, that using the Peacock Feather was against the rules, but Bei Bei's sixth soul skill was simply too terrifying. Not only did it suppress him, preventing him from escaping the attack range, but the golden light also burned his cultivation after entering his body through the wound.

If he were to let the other party continue like this, he couldn't even imagine how much his cultivation would plummet after enduring the soul skill.

Having been reborn, only he knows how much effort he put in and how much suffering he endured for this new level of cultivation.

If it were just burned to ashes.

How can he face the suffering he endured when he encountered the Spider-Man and the Grim Reaper?

How can we repay the selfless sacrifices of the Fourth Elder when he absorbed the Soul Ring and Soul Bone of the Soul-Splitting Centipede?

Moreover, this kind of thing would have been fine if it had happened in the past. He was hoping to quickly break through to level 80 and then completely get rid of the Haotian Sect by relying on the Trident of the Sea God.

In this situation, even losing just one level of soul power could ruin his plans.

This is what compels him to interrupt the opponent's soul skill, even if it means using the Peacock Feather.

Of course, if he hadn't concealed his strength from the beginning, he wouldn't have ended up having to use the Peacock Feather against the rules.

He might not have the means to use top-tier hidden weapons like Guanyin's Tears and Bodhi's Blood for the time being, but he could easily use weapons like the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Dart and the Yama's Decree.

Unlike the Peacock Feather, these are all hidden weapons that are closely related to one's own cultivation level. While conforming to the competition rules, they are enough for him to easily deal with Bei Bei.

However, within the Dragon Emperor's Domain, both his physical movements and the speed of his soul power circulation were suppressed to the extreme by the surrounding golden light.

Let alone using techniques to throw hidden weapons, even with mechanical weapons, he would find it difficult to take the simple step of aiming.

In that emergency situation where every second he delayed meant a decrease in his cultivation level, he had no choice but to take out the peacock feather, which he had kept in reserve, and use it on Beibei.

It was precisely because of this hidden weapon, which had a large enough range of attack and could be launched without precise aiming, that he was able to successfully preserve his hard-earned cultivation.

"Then let the results be null and void. Even if Haotian Sect loses today's match, I will not give that item to you."

Tang San did not back down despite the referee's tough stance. In any case, the Clear Sky Sect had already advanced, so it didn't matter if they were judged to have lost the match.

Beibei's statement, "You are an evil spirit master," has already drawn strange looks from many viewers. He needed a reason to leave the public eye and avoid the limelight, and now is the perfect time to do so.

Although he did obtain some life force and soul power from other living beings to aid his cultivation, he absorbed evil soul beasts and soul masters who already knew how to die.

Characters like the Grim Reaper, the Human-Faced Spider, and the Soul-Splitting Centipede are all notorious and heinous criminals.

Not to mention these guys, even the spirit rings he acquired all adhered to the promise he made to Xiao Wu in his previous life, and all of them came from those evil spirit beasts that indiscriminately slaughtered innocent people.

The only exception was the Fourth Elder, who chose this desperate measure because he couldn't bear to see a once-proud and spirited Title Douluo severely injured and crippled, destined to waste the rest of his life.

Moreover, he had promised before taking action that he would give the four elders sufficient compensation after becoming a God-King, and he believed that no one would refuse.

Overall, Tang San's journey, if not entirely upright and honorable, has at least been one of impeccable integrity.

As a result, Bei Bei accused him of being an evil soul master without even asking questions, which dealt a huge blow to his reputation. If Huo Yuhao hadn't been watching from the side, he would have given the guy another Peacock Feather.

Once he had recovered somewhat, he turned around and left the arena without hesitation. Finally, surrounded by several disciples of the Haotian Sect, he left the competition venue without looking back.

After a brief moment of confusion, the referee, though somewhat bewildered, still announced the decision in a loud voice.

"Due to the Haotian Sect's suspected use of prohibited items and their voluntary forfeit of the remaining matches, the Shrek Academy team is the winner of this round of the round-robin tournament!"

"At the same time, I hope that the teams that follow will learn from this experience. For those players who violate the rules of the competition, our Sun Moon Empire will impose severe penalties in accordance with the rules!"

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

Even Shrek, their opponent, was completely bewildered.

Turning his attention away from Beibei, Xu Sanshi, who had originally intended to admit defeat, was slightly taken aback and subconsciously exchanged glances with the other contestants around him.

"This works?"

His heart sank when he saw Bei Bei being defeated by Tang San.

Although two contestants with Soul Emperor cultivation levels from the Clear Sky Sect were unable to participate, and Tang San lost the ability to continue fighting due to severe injuries, they still had four powerful Soul Emperor cultivation levels.

On the other hand, on Shrek Academy's side, Bei Bei, who had the cultivation of a Soul Saint, was seriously injured and unconscious. Although the only Soul Emperor, Xu Sanshi, had been cured of the poison with Huo Yuhao's help, his body was still in a weak state, and his strength was less than one-tenth of what it used to be.

Besides, Xie Huanyue, who was the first to appear, did not suffer any serious injuries, but his soul power was the one that was most depleted among all of them.

Even with the help of the baby bottle, he has only recovered a little over half of his health, which is far from enough to support him in completing a team match.

Based on this calculation, Shrek Academy will only have four Soul Kings available for the next round: Ning Tian, ​​Wu Feng, Zhou Sichen, and Cao Jinxuan.

With the same number of players, if a Soul King were to face a Soul Emperor, Shrek Academy would have almost no chance of winning.

Moreover, if they were to fight to the death against the Haotian Sect in this competition where they could advance regardless of the outcome, they might have some seriously injured players. As a result, when facing their opponents in the quarterfinals, they might be powerless to resist due to having fewer players.

Well, that's it. The Clear Sky Sect actually admitted defeat before Shrek Academy.

They not only preserved enough fighting strength but also secured first place in their group—a win-win situation!

Noticing the gaze coming from the high platform, Huo Yuhao, who was in the rest area, looked up and met Ju Zi's questioning eyes.

He knew that the other party was asking him whether he wanted to use this incident to eliminate the Haotian Sect.

"You don't need to do anything."

Huo Yuhao simply mouthed the words, and seeing that Ju Zi understood what he meant, he didn't linger any longer.

After saying goodbye to his companions at the Spirit Pagoda, he got up and walked towards the Shrek Seven Devils surrounding BeiBei.

"How is the situation?"

Xu Sanshi turned around and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Huo Yuhao. He made way for him and began to explain the current situation.

"Xie Huanyue and I are both fine. We can fully recover after a few days of rest and it won't affect the next battle. But Beibei's condition is terrible. If it weren't for the pink orange you gave him, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand the poison on those needles."

"The biggest problem now is how to remove those tiny needles from his body..."

Before he could finish speaking, Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up, and then his fingers moved like lightning, tapping around on Bei Bei's body.

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, he swiftly pulled thin needles, as fine as hair, from Beibei's body and casually discarded them on the ground.

This situation lasted for about three minutes until the last needle was removed, at which point Beibei, who had been unconscious, visibly twitched her eyelids.

Finally, to everyone's surprise and delight, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Captain, you're awake!"

"Um……"

Beibei looked around, seemingly finally understanding her current predicament, and asked in a somewhat weak voice.

"Did I lose?"

"It was Tang San who used a prohibited item to ambush you, Captain. After evaluation, the Clear Sky Sect's results for this round are canceled, and we have won."

To everyone's surprise, Beibei gave a wry smile after hearing the description.

"This is not something to be happy about. If it weren't for the fact that he was suppressed by my evil-dispelling power, Tang San could have escaped my soul skill range immediately with his own speed."

"Moreover, he kept his strength hidden throughout the entire match. He not only used the Clear Sky Hammer without any spirit rings, but he also didn't use a single proper spirit skill."

Although the Clear Sky Hammer can unleash terrifying power even without spirit rings thanks to various secret techniques, this does not mean that spirit rings do not provide any improvement.

On the contrary, if the acquired spirit rings are suitable enough, such as the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear that he failed to capture in the Star Dou Great Forest, or his brother-in-law Titan Giant Ape, the power of these spirit beasts will definitely enhance the Clear Sky Hammer beyond imagination.

If Tang San had been wielding a Clear Sky Hammer with seven spirit rings, he could have directly used the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique to clash head-on with Bei Bei, instead of being chased and waiting for the right opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

"Moreover, he still has a Blue Silver Grass martial soul that he hasn't used."

At this point, Beibei couldn't help but sigh softly: "You only realize how much stronger this guy is than I expected once you actually meet him..."

"Alright, a win is a win. It's not like we forced him to hide his strength, so what's there to be discouraged about?"

Xu Sanshi snorted coldly: "Even if we can't beat them, we can outsmart them! Have you forgotten the bathhouse brawl that happened at Shrek Academy? I think we can do something similar, like sneaking a prank on his butt while he's taking a bath."

Bei Bei's lips twitched slightly: "But I seem to remember a rumor that Tang San is even more ferocious in a fight when he takes off his clothes?"

As he spoke, he looked Xu Sanshi up and down and asked curiously.

"And don't you think it's even more shameful to be defeated by a naked pervert who's swinging his little bird?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Sanshi couldn't help but imagine Tang San completely naked, swinging a jet-black hammer around, and he felt like his eyes were about to pop out.

If I were defeated by a guy like that, my life would probably be over, right?

He shivered and nodded in agreement.

"...What you say makes sense. Getting involved with the naked war god is probably ruining your life."

They both skipped the topic and suddenly turned to look at Huo Yuhao beside him, patting him on the shoulder with a meaningful expression.

"It seems only you, Yuhao, can defeat him."

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Huo Yuhao's eyelids twitched involuntarily. For some reason, after listening to their conversation, hearing this sentence felt strange.

"Be careful, Tang San's props are very powerful."

Beibei whispered, "Thanks to the Dragon Pill's transformation of my body, my defense after activating my Martial Soul True Form has surpassed that of most Soul Douluos. Even so, those fine needles still easily broke through my defenses."

"Furthermore, judging from the attack range of this item, I think there is likely a more powerful version with a smaller range. If you encounter Tang San later, Yuhao, be sure to watch out for him taking the opportunity to launch a sneak attack."

"I see."

Huo Yuhao nodded, but he didn't think Tang San would use this thing against him.

Tang San was one of the people who knew about his defeat of Titan at the Clear Sky Sect. It's hard to imagine that he would use such a mechanical hidden weapon against him.

After all, let alone the Peacock Feather, even the Buddha's Wrath Lotus or the most powerful Rain of Pear Blossom Needles could only threaten the life of a Super Douluo, and could not possibly pose any threat to him who had already demonstrated the combat power of a Limit Douluo.

Without dwelling on the topic, Huo Yuhao simply gave a few instructions, told Bei Bei and the others to rest, and then left the arena, heading towards the hotel.

After arriving at the top floor of the hotel, Huo Yuhao quickly identified the room number and arrived at the door of a room, knocking on it.

Who is it?

"I."

Hearing the slightly expectant female voice coming from inside the door, Huo Yuhao's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

"I noticed you didn't go to the competition this morning, so I came to check on you."

As a series of thumping footsteps approached, the door was quickly opened from the inside, revealing Meng Hongchen, who was wearing a rather silly-looking monster pajama and had her head stuck in the monster's mouth.

She first looked Huo Yuhao up and down, then suppressed the amazement in her eyes and pouted with some dissatisfaction.

"I thought someone had been so engrossed in their new relationship that they'd forgotten all about me, their female companion."

Despite saying this, Meng Hongchen felt inexplicably excited when she thought that Huo Yuhao had come to check on her because he noticed she hadn't been to the competition venue that morning.

I thought Huo Yuhao wouldn't find out until the afternoon match, but it seems he's secretly quite concerned about her.

Hehehe.

All her efforts were in vain; she was indeed fooled.

Since you've come to me of your own accord, I can only express my gratitude for nature's bounty.

"Ahem, mainly because you're with the Sun and Moon team, I feel more at ease."

Unable to help but recall his experiences during the competition, Huo Yuhao coughed twice and skillfully changed the subject.

"Are you alright? The Sun and Moon team's last match of the round-robin tournament is this afternoon. If you're not feeling well, I can go and cover for you."

"I don't know what's wrong, I just felt a bit sleepy when I woke up this morning."

Gently embracing Huo Yuhao's waist, Meng Hongchen lowered her head and mumbled indistinctly.

"I've already told my brother that we can leave today's match to them. Anyway, even if I don't play, those guys from the Mingdu team won't be a match for us."

Excessive sleepiness?

Could it be a mental health issue?

Huo Yuhao subconsciously placed his palm on the back of Meng Hongchen's head, and after sensing it for a while, a look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

There's nothing wrong with that, is there?

(End of this chapter)