Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 263 The Relativity of Fighting Souls (Daily 10,000 words)

At this moment, Huo Yuhao didn't care about elegance or anything like that. With a thick cigar in his mouth, he took a deep breath and exhaled a thick cloud of white smoke.

Two cigars, each carrying a different aroma, glided across Huo Yuhao's tongue and taste buds, leaving a faint sweetness and a hint of cardamom. Huo Yuhao was very resistant to smoking such things, because although they could boost his spirits, they were addictive and harmful to his health.

Fortunately, the cigars made by He Caitou did not have these drawbacks. This is the unique advantage of soul skill products. Soon, abundant power surged out of Huo Yuhao's body, and his mental power also became more concentrated.

After the two types of smoke flowed through his body for a while, his strength and mental energy concentration were slightly improved again, with an increase of about 15%. This is not a small amount. Combined with the power-boosting aura that Gongyang Mo had placed on Huo Yuhao earlier, Huo Yuhao's strength had actually increased by nearly 70%.

"Xiao Xiao, and Big Brother, how long can you two hold out?"

Huo Yuhao's mental energy fluctuated. After receiving a definite answer, Huo Yuhao dodged Yao Haoxuan's whistling punch, put away his katana, and a mechanical spear instantly transformed into a two-meter-long spear, which he then used to attack Xixi.

He had no interest in tackling Yao Haoxuan, a tough nut to crack. He preferred to deal with Xixi, an agility-type Soul Master. Agility-type Soul Masters are characterized by high attack and agility, high burst damage, and low health, making them much easier to deal with than Yao Haoxuan.

Yao Haoxuan realized something was wrong and tried to force Huo Yuhao into the battle, but how could He Caitou and Xiao Xiao let Yao Haoxuan leave? A series of instantaneous, non-fixed shells, aided by Huo Yuhao's uninterrupted mental detection, were aimed at Yao Haoxuan with perfect accuracy, as if they had eyes.

Xiao Xiao's Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron went completely mad, its soul power seemingly free. Its first and second soul rings flashed in succession, and the Cauldron's Tremor and Cauldron's Ripple were activated in quick succession, with layers of black ripples spreading out. The intense dizziness effect directly rushed into Yao Haoxuan's mind.

The two men were adamant: "You think you can leave without killing us today?"

Yao Haoxuan was enraged by He Caitou's cannon fire and the control effect of the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.

Alright, alright, since that's the case, then he'll take care of the two of you first, and then go and help Xixi deal with Huo Yuhao.

Yao Haoxuan roared, unleashing the ferocity of his Heaven-Shaking Ape Martial Soul to its fullest extent. The dazzling fifth soul ring beneath his feet lit up, its terrifying black light resembling a black star rising in the night.

The jet-black, ten-thousand-year-old spirit ring suddenly enlarged, but instead of injecting its power into his body, it floated downwards and surged directly into the ground.

Suddenly, He Caitou and Xiao Xiao felt as if their feet were sinking into mud, and their bodies suddenly became heavy, as if their weight had doubled.

But that wasn't the end of it. The two of them suddenly felt immense pressure coming from all directions at the same time, as if the pressure around them was going to crush their bodies.

Yao Haoxuan, a control-type Soul Master, has his own unique way of controlling the field, and this ten-thousand-year-level gravity control Soul Ring is the source of his confidence.

A sense of foreboding flashed in He Caitou's eyes; it seemed that he and Xiao Xiao were about to lose their grip!

Just then, Xiao Xiao did something that surprised He Caitou.

Since He Caitou and she can't move, she might as well make sure Yao Haoxuan can't move either.

If both sides accelerate, it's as if neither side moves. If one side accelerates while the other decelerates, it's as if someone is imprisoned. Similarly, if Yao Haoxuan is also unable to move, then his ten-thousand-year soul skill is essentially wasted!

This is the theory of relativity of fighting spirit.

"Brother, have a Soul Power cigar."

Xiao Xiao's mental fluctuations spread rapidly. He Caitou didn't even need to chant a soul incantation; he simply tossed a long, thin cigar to Xiao Xiao. This was He Caitou's soul power amplification cigar, which could reduce the user's soul power requirement when using soul skills, indirectly increasing the user's total soul power.

Xiao Xiao took a deep drag on her soul-power-enhanced cigar, a resolute glint in her eyes. In terms of combat ability, she was inferior to Huo Yuhao; in terms of cultivation level, she was inferior to Wang Dong. But even so, she would not allow herself to be treated as a mere ornament. She would rely on her own strength to secure her position in the Shrek Seven Devils reserve team.

The next moment, the three large cauldrons beside Xiao Xiao simultaneously emitted a burst of dark light and instantly crashed into the center. They weren't aiming to collide with Yao Haoxuan, but rather with themselves. At the same time, the two soul rings attached to the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron on Xiao Xiao's body also lit up.

The three cauldrons merged into one, emitting a deafening roar, and a colossal cauldron, twice the size of any of the previous ones, appeared out of nowhere. An indescribable majesty erupted with that resounding boom.

Immediately afterwards, the Nine Phoenixes Flute that Xiao Xiao had been holding also merged into Xiao Xiao's giant cauldron. Rings of black light continuously invaded Yao Haoxuan's body, evaporating the soul power within Yao Haoxuan's body, while firmly adhering Yao Haoxuan to the spot, unable to move.

"What kind of ability is this?!"

Everyone, including Yao Haoxuan, the victim, stared wide-eyed, and even Huo Yuhao, who had been chasing after Xixi and slashing, raised an eyebrow.

This was the second time he had seen Xiao Xiao use this move. It seemed to be a technique that merged one's two martial souls into one in a short period of time, consuming an extremely large amount of soul power. He had used it once before when dealing with Xie Huanyue in the freshman competition, but it had never appeared again since.

Now, facing Yao Haoxuan, a powerful enemy at the Soul King level, Xiao Xiao, who has broken through level 30, finally fully displayed this move with the help of Gongyang Mo's aura and He Caitou's reduced soul power consumption.

He Caitou knew at this moment that he had to do something to make the most of the precious time that Xiao Xiao had bought for him. One after another, soul-guided cannonballs whistled down and exploded solidly in front of Yao Haoxuan.

A huge size represents huge power, but it also means a larger area to be hit. The larger the body, the stronger the explosive force it can withstand. Even though he was bombarded by He Caitou's artillery barrage, he was still dazed by the blast.

That wasn't all, because Huo Yuhao had already given up on Xixi and turned around to launch a surprise attack. His mechanical spear, accompanied by a fierce whooshing sound, pierced towards Yao Haoxuan's waist.

"Alright, alright, alright, you're really going all out."

Elder Xuan quickly appeared inside the Soul Battle Arena and grabbed the spearhead that Huo Yuhao was about to thrust at Yao Haoxuan's waist.

(End of this chapter)