Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 250 Chaotic Battle (Daily 10,000 words)

The number of core disciples in Huo Yuhao's cohort is exceptionally high, exceeding that of previous cohorts. It's as if they're appearing in droves, which is extremely rare in Shrek Academy's outer court.

Compared to the large number of core disciples in Class One, the core disciples in other classes are pitifully few. Most classes only have one seed player, Ning Tian, ​​and one Xie Huan Yue.

As for the third and fourth graders who are higher up than them, there are actually only this many core disciples in total.

After waiting for a while, Huo Yuhao saw some familiar faces appear.

Senior Brother Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan appeared in sight one after another; they were all core disciples of the fifth grade. The most eye-catching were still the twin stars, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.

Of course, there were more than just these three core disciples in the fifth grade. But they were the only three who hadn't yet turned fifteen. Undoubtedly, they were also the strongest in cultivation among all the core disciples of the outer academy.

Huo Yuhao was unaware of Xu Sanshi's grade level, but it seemed that Xu Sanshi had skipped a grade.

The cultivation level of the third ring is quite common in the outer academy, but it is very rare for students below the fifth grade to reach the fourth ring level.

The journey from the Third Ring Road to the Fourth Ring Road is much more difficult than the journey from the Second Ring Road to the Third Ring Road.

In fact, apart from Bei Bei and the other two, there were no other core disciples present today who were at the fourth ring level.

The core disciples from the third and fourth years arrived one after another. As for the Soul Guidance Department, only He Caitou came. The total number finally settled at twenty-six. Second-year core disciples made up nearly half of them.

Among them, the core disciples of Class One are Da Tou, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Zhu Lu, Xiao Xiao, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, and Huang Chutian.

Yes, Zhu Lu stayed at the school to continue her studies. In her eyes, Dai Huabin had only shamefully run away, leaving her all alone. If she wanted to survive, Zhu Lu had no choice but to rely on the academy.

Just then, a swaying figure slowly walked over from a distance. Judging from his unsteady steps, he seemed as if he might fall at any moment.

Upon seeing him, Huo Yuhao's face immediately showed a hint of surprise. Wasn't this old man Xuan Laoyao? Although most of his face was covered by messy hair, his signature gesture of holding a wine gourd in his left hand and a chicken leg in his right immediately revealed his identity.

Elder Xuan staggered up to the group of students, his eyes glazed with drunkenness, and said, "Little Wang."

"Elder Xuan." Wang Yan hurriedly stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"Is everyone here?" Elder Xuan asked.

Wang Yan said, "Everyone has arrived. There are 25 core disciples from the second to fifth year of the Martial Soul Department, while only one person from the Soul Guidance Department has come."

"Hmm. Let's go in then." With that, Elder Xuan turned and staggered into the Soul Fighting Zone.

Everything in the Soul Arena remains the same.

But today it was rather quiet, as all the students and teachers had been cleared out in advance.

Elder Xuan stopped in the center of the Soul Battle Zone, looked at the core disciples staring at each other, and said in a deep voice:

"Listen up, you little guys. The test you're about to take is super easy. I call it 'Group Free-for-All'."

"Within this fighting zone, you can fight however you like, there are no rules. Whoever concedes or is rescued is eliminated. The seven remaining are the winners."

"Alright, teachers, you can all leave now. You can start fighting when I say 'begin'."

A free-for-all?

Huo Yuhao frowned. The environment he hated most was chaotic fighting. Enemies who could have been defeated would have their attack rhythm disrupted by the chaos and be cut down with a single blow. Huo Yuhao had vivid memories of such things.

They looked at each other blankly, some of the trainees muttering to themselves that this kind of assessment method really revealed a strong sense of perfunctoriness.

Huo Yuhao's mental detection was activated at lightning speed, first approaching Wang Dong and He Caitou slowly. Before the students in the Soul Fighting Zone could react, Elder Xuan suddenly raised his wine gourd and shouted, "Begin!"

With a "whoosh," Elder Xuan's body vanished. Only twenty-seven core disciples from the outer academy remained in the Soul Arena.

All these changes were so sudden that after Elder Xuan shouted "Begin!", apart from Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and He Caitou quickly forming a group, all the students were momentarily stunned. Then, each person made a different choice.

Huo Yuhao's intention was clear: shrink the lineup first. Cooperating with the second-year students would definitely not provide enough winning opportunities, so even if they united, they would only end up fighting each other in the end.

At this point, the fact that San Shi, Nan Nan, and Bei Bei were fifth-level Soul Masters could not be kept secret, and they would inevitably become the target of public criticism.

Soon, after a period of adjustment, everyone else found their own partners. Xie Huanyue and Zhu Lu naturally formed a group. They also pulled in Wu Feng from their class and Ning Tian, ​​who was standing nearby, forming a small team of four.

This squad possesses both strong offensive capabilities and excellent defensive skills, and its support and agility-based attacks are equally impressive, instantly placing it among the top combat teams.

The other third and fourth-year students also formed their own groups, keeping a watchful eye on their nearby opponents.

While everyone else was looking for groups to team up with, He Caitou was like a steel machine, with numerous metal tubular objects appearing from different parts of his body. He looked like a giant hedgehog.

What was most terrifying were the two enormous metal cannons, each as thick as a thigh, that he carried on his shoulders. Even if the students of the Martial Soul Department didn't know that they were fixed-mount soul guidance device launchers, they could still feel the terrifying danger they exuded.

As numerous soul tools appeared on He Caitou's body, four soul rings suddenly shone with two yellow and two purple lights. He had clearly advanced to become a Soul Master level expert.

After all the metal tubes appeared, He Caitou unceremoniously unleashed a volley of light towards the area with the largest number of people... At least twenty beams of light shot out from his body, and the soul power fluctuations that erupted at that moment shocked everyone.

The most unlucky ones were Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan. They were the first to be hit by the terrifying beam of light. The attack came too suddenly and too fast. Moreover, the attacks of soul tools were always without warning, and this was their first time facing one, so they were momentarily stunned.

At that moment, the two of them simultaneously felt their bodies lighten, as if they were riding on clouds and disappearing from the scene.

"You two are eliminated." Reeking of alcohol, Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan were surprised to find themselves in the air, right next to Elder Xuan, with a faint white halo enveloping their bodies.

(End of this chapter)