Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 265 Walking on Air (Daily 10,000 words)

An hour passed quickly. Just as Elder Xuan was about to dismiss everyone and let them go back, while he stayed behind to wait for Huo Yuhao to finish his deep meditation, Huo Yuhao woke up.

Huo Yuhao opened his eyes slightly, shooting out a sharp glint. For some reason, when Xixi met his gaze, she immediately felt a sense of unease, as if he had been completely seen through.

Are you kidding me?

Xi Xi's lips twitched. It was already embarrassing enough that she was being chased and attacked by a second-year freshman who was only level 30 and hadn't even added a third soul ring yet. How come the other party seemed to be quite dissatisfied with this attitude?

"Yuhao, you seem to have gained quite a bit. What insights did you gain from this deep meditation?"

Elder Xuan looked at Huo Yuhao with a smile. He heard from He Caitou that this was the second time Huo Yuhao had entered a deep meditative state. He was only twelve years old. Such good fortune was something that even the elders in the Sea God Pavilion envied.

"Yeah, the pressure from Senior Sister Xixi is too much, especially her silent lightning arrows, which are so hard to dodge. But pressure can be a motivator, and I've figured out something new."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Xuan's eyes lit up.

"In that case, you and Xixi will have a one-on-one sparring match. Let me see what you've learned."

Huo Yuhao nodded, and a hint of excitement flashed in Xixi's eyes. Before, Huo Yuhao was surrounded by Gongyang Mo's support aura and had He Caitou's cigar in his mouth, so he could suppress her. Now that these two great buffs are gone, it's time for her to get revenge, right?

With Elder Xuan's command, the two people who were originally standing at opposite ends of the Soul Arena made their moves. Xi Xi charged forward while completing the Martial Soul Possession. Purple lightning flashed on her body, and her hands transformed into leopard claws, like a light purple lightning bolt, as she pounced towards Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, struck a strange pose, which was the starting stance for Ha Jiangzhi's spirit summoning.

A blue light slowly rose above Huo Yuhao's head. But that wasn't all. Huo Yuhao stopped using mimicry to hide the age of his second spirit ring. A white spirit ring and a blood-red spirit ring rose from beneath his feet one after the other.

As they rose, Huo Yuhao's eyes turned a deep, glistening red.

A terrifying aura, seemingly emanating from the ancient wilderness, erupted forth, and everyone seemed to see a layer of pale red light suddenly spreading from his body. At that moment, his not-so-tall figure was as awe-inspiring as an ancient demon god.

What does a red spirit ring represent? It represents 100,000 years, and it represents a spirit ring produced by the most top-tier spirit beasts. Every 100,000-year spirit ring is an incomparably revered existence. Not to mention students, even among the teachers of the academy, very few people can possess one.

When Xixi felt the terrifying pressure of the 100,000-year spirit ring, she almost immediately lost her composure. Her legs trembled, she lost her balance and fell to the ground, rolling several times. However, none of the inner court students present laughed at Xixi. The others were also shocked by the 100,000-year spirit ring on Huo Yuhao's body.

Ma Xiaotao was no exception. While the others in the inner courtyard were still pondering whether this thing was real or fake, she was very clear about the authenticity of Huo Yuhao's 100,000-year soul ring.

He went on a trip to the far north and encountered a 100,000-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion King who offered him a sacrifice. Damn it, I would never dare to do that in my wildest dreams!

"Alright, Xixi, get up quickly. And Yuhao, stop messing around with that mimicry soul bone skill all day. Save it for intimidating your opponents in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament. You two continue."

"oh."

Huo Yuhao obediently responded and suppressed the fierce aura emanating from his spirit ring.

Xi Xi glanced at Huo Yuhao with a hint of embarrassment and annoyance, then quickly stood up and charged towards him.

As Xixi drew ever closer, Huo Yuhao calmly activated the first soul skill given to him by the Ice Emperor: Ice Emperor's Protection.

With the combined buffs of Ha Jiang's spirit summoning and the Ice Emperor's protection, Huo Yuhao's defensive strength is quite exaggerated. The best example is when Huo Yuhao once took Wang Dong's winged guillotine bare-handed.

Xixi rushed up to Huo Yuhao, and the claws hidden in her leopard paws suddenly shot out, fiercely scratching at Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao neither dodged nor avoided the palm strike, and three small cuts appeared on his palm.

Hiss, the attack power of the agility-type Soul King is still too sharp. Huo Yuhao clenched his fist. Xixi hadn't even used her Soul Skill yet, and she had already broken through his defense. This armor-piercing ability is terrifying.

What Huo Yuhao didn't know was that Xixi was even more shocked than him. Even without using her soul power, with her agility-type Soul King status and the characteristics brought by the Lightning Leopard Martial Soul, a casual scratch could deal damage comparable to the second soul skill of an ordinary junior Soul Master.

It's trying to withstand the attack with its bare hands. What kind of monster is this?

Compared to Xixi and the others in the inner courtyard, Elder Xuan saw more. He discovered that the injury on Huo Yuhao's palm was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. This recovery speed was simply monstrous.

Xi Xi's second spirit ring shone, and her speed surged again. She almost turned into a purple lightning bolt. Huo Yuhao dodged left and right under her fierce attack, which was like a storm, and all of Xi Xi's attacks missed.

"Beibei, to me, the skill Yuhao is using looks a lot like the Ghost Shadow Step from your Tang Clan."

Xu Sanshi stared wide-eyed as Huo Yuhao moved swiftly and unpredictably on the Soul Battle Stage.

Huo Yuhao's figure was unpredictable, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes in front, sometimes behind, as if a gust of wind could blow him away.

But it was precisely this seemingly casual movement that allowed him to move with ease and grace amidst Xixi's attacks. His footwork flowed like a stream, like the surface of a lake rippled by a light rain, possessing a rhythm yet leaving no trace.

Just as Bei Bei was about to nod in agreement with Xu Sanshi's words, she saw the purple third spirit ring under Xi Xi's feet light up, and several lightning arrows gathered not far behind Huo Yuhao. Each one was in a different position, but they cleverly sealed off all of Huo Yuhao's movement space.

Even the Ghostly Steps couldn't dodge Xixi's lightning arrows that blocked all dodging directions. Even leaping high wouldn't work, damn it!

Not only Bei Bei, but everyone present, including Elder Xuan, stared wide-eyed at this moment, because Huo Yuhao forcefully stepped into the air, his foot landing on empty space, his body suddenly shooting upwards, and then he took several more steps into the air, dodging Xi Xi's lightning arrow.

"impossible!"

Xi Xi cried out in a daze, walking on air! This was walking on air, something only a Soul Saint-level expert could do!

Beibei silently retracted the idea that this thing looked like the Ghostly Step, as he didn't recall that the Ghostly Step could walk on air.

(End of this chapter)