Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 233 Catching a Blade Barehanded (Daily Roll)

Huo Yuhao ultimately couldn't resist Wang Dong's insistence and was dragged to the Soul Battle Arena. Of course, another very important reason was that the area for the upgrade assessment was not yet fully open. For lower-grade candidates like Huo Yuhao, the upgrade exam could only be taken after the teachers had finished their class meetings.

There were a fair number of people at the Soul Arena at this time, but not too many either. Most of them had been cooped up at home for the holiday and had come with a few friends to test their strength, such as Jiechu and Ningge.

One of these two was about to face the sixth-grade advancement exam, while the other had been working outside Shrek Academy for a while. Upon returning to school, they were both a little unsure about the upcoming assessments, so they tacitly chose to go to the Soul Arena for a fight.

At this moment, both of them were at the Soul King level. Although Ning Ge was a few levels higher than Jie Qu, in theory, the battle should have been one-sided against a strong offensive type of the same level.

However, Ning Ge is not a typical support-type Soul King, especially considering that Ning Ge's melee soul-guided gauntlets could still emit a tail flame halfway through a fight, flying out of Ning Ge's hand and then clenching his fist again in mid-air to smash into Jie Chu's face.

"Damn, that punch really hit."

Jiechu was somewhat dazed by the excessive kinetic energy of the mechanical flying punch. He shook his head vigorously to keep himself awake, and then punched Ning Ge back several steps.

The sparring between the two was definitely a brutal, hard-hitting affair. Although it lacked the flashy moves of other battle arenas, true experts knew that such brutal attacks were the most painful to land on their own bodies.

There are no fancy lighting effects or loud noises. If you can catch a punch, you can throw one back; if you can't, you'll be knocked out.

Without hesitation, Jie Chui took a step forward, closing the distance to Ning Ge. His fist clenched, muscles tensed, ready to spring out like a spring. His fist sliced ​​through the air, creating a whooshing sound, and slammed into Ning Ge's face.

The force of that punch was so great that it seemed to compress even the air, producing a dull thud.

Ning Ge swiftly turned his head to dodge the attack, simultaneously retaliating with even greater speed. His fists shot out like cannonballs, slamming into Ning Ge's outstanding, solid chest with a series of loud thuds.

However, in the end, Ning Ge made a mistake, misjudging that Jie Qu's next punch was actually a feint. He was hit in the chin by Jie Qu's left fist and knocked unconscious.

Even though he couldn't see a trace of blood, Wang Dong felt a chill run down his spine as he watched the battle. If he remembered correctly, these two guys usually had a good relationship, so why were they going all out on the battle stage?

Actually, this wasn't really a deadly blow. Soul Masters of their level aim to quickly render their opponents defenseless in close combat. The chin is a part of the body that can instantly knock someone unconscious when hit hard, so a punch to the chin is just right. Otherwise, the two of them might have been fighting for a long time.

If he wanted to kill, Jiechu could have punched him in the temple, which is the truly deadly spot.

As expected, with the help of the healing department teacher, Ning Ge soon stood up unsteadily, cursed angrily, and then walked off the Soul Arena with his arm around Jie Qu's shoulder.

"Chico, you guys come fight on the Soul Arena too! I'll give you two arenas. Fighting a few more times will help you sleep, haha."

Upon seeing Huo Yuhao, Jie Chuan immediately gave him a bear hug. Fortunately, Huo Yuhao's physical abilities had improved once again, and he could no longer feel the brute force that almost crushed him when Jie Chuan and Ning Ge hugged each other. He then returned the hug and gave Jie Chuan a tighter hug in return.

"Bro, what have you been eating for the past month?"

When Jiechu was hugged tightly by Huo Yuhao, he felt his bones were about to crack. He looked at Huo Yuhao in shock, wondering if he could eat something too.

"You haven't eaten anything, so don't worry about it. But I do have something for you."

Huo Yuhao threw out two golden soul tools, one for Jiechu and one for Ning Ge.

"Holy crap, an invincible shield?"

Jiechu immediately recognized what the little gadget Huo Yuhao had thrown was and exclaimed in surprise. This thing was more expensive than a hundred-year-old soul bone on the market, and it wasn't even easy to buy.

"A level 5 invincible shield can withstand a full-force attack from a Contra. My teacher gave me seven or eight of them at once, saying to take them and even if I can't activate them, they're still nice to look at."

Huo Yuhao helplessly spread his hands. The invincible shield is at least a level 5 soul tool, which requires the soul power of a Soul King level soul master to fully activate. Ever since he was chased by assassins, Qian Duoduo has helped him get a bunch of life-saving gadgets, stuffing them all into Huo Yuhao regardless of whether they are useful or not.

Of course, we should also thank the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. After all, Shrek Academy didn't believe the absurd answer that Dai Huabin was killed by a meteorite, so they squeezed a hefty sum out of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. These invincible shields were the White Tiger Duke's Mansion's accumulation over the years, and now they were taken out all at once.

"Perfect timing. I applied to the academy to participate in the school's inspection team mission ahead of schedule. The academy approved it because I'm already a Soul King, even though I haven't officially entered the inner academy yet."

"Ning Ge and I might be going on a mission in a few days, and your invincible shield came at just the right time. But with my thick skin, I probably won't need it, hahaha."

Zhuo Jie confidently patted his chest, making a muffled thud that made Wang Dong, who was standing next to him, feel a little scared. However, even so, the two of them obediently put away their invincible shields.

Who knows if they really need this thing? It's one thing to be unwilling to spend money to buy it, but if you really need it, you still have to use it.

After seeing Ning Ge and Jie Chu off, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong paid the Soul Battle fee before leaping onto the Soul Battle Platform.

"Come, Yuhao, tremble before my third spirit ring after five thousand years, feel the fear!"

As the referee announced the start, Wang Dong gave a mischievous shout, and three spirit rings—one yellow and two purple—floated out. The Goddess of Light Butterfly possessed him, and the first spirit ring under his feet shone brightly with yellow light, about to fall directly at Huo Yuhao's head.

Faced with Wang Dong's aggressive attack, Huo Yuhao neither dodged nor avoided, but instead adopted a strange posture with his arms outstretched and one foot raised, resembling a scarecrow in a haystack. Immediately afterward, a wisp of purple mist fell from the top of Huo Yuhao's head into his body.

【Ha Jiang's Spirit Summoning: Allows the spirit of "Ha Jiang" to descend upon the headless soul of the user. During the duration of the spirit summoning, damage from all elemental attacks is significantly reduced.】

[A headless body is headless and cannot be beheaded; moreover, it is impervious to blades and spears, and cannot be harmed except by divine power. If you wish to preserve your head, I advise you to return quickly.]

(End of this chapter)