Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 286 Bored (10,000 words per day)

The referee, standing in the center of the field, slowly raised his right hand.

At that moment, Xingluo Square, which could hold hundreds of thousands of people, fell silent again, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the spacious competition stage.

This is the first match, the first elimination round, and the match of the number one academy on the entire continent!

What were those two talking about?

Seven rings, and they're red?!

As soon as the referee raised his hand, the seven students from Kassel College immediately tensed up.

At the same time, all 108 Soul Masters below the stage pressed down on the metal pillars in front of them, creating a barrier as high as 25 meters that covered the entire arena.

On the Kassel College side, the seven people quickly lined up in a typical traditional formation.

Three Soul Masters were in the lead, clearly either offensive or defensive types. Two Soul Masters were positioned slightly behind on either side, presumably agile types. At the very back, also in the center, were two Soul Masters, one in front of the other.

According to the traditional arrangement, they should be control-type battle spirit masters and support-type weapon spirit masters, respectively.

This is the optimal arrangement of seven people, tested through countless battles. If the main focus is on offense, the first three should all be offensive types; if the focus is on defense and stability, then there should be one or two defensive type battle spirit masters.

This traditional formation is also called the 3-2-1-1 formation.

However, at this moment, very few people were paying attention to the Kassel Advanced Soul Master Academy. Almost everyone's eyes were on Shrek Academy.

There were no changes on Shrek's side.

Huo Yuhao reached out and scratched his left cheek out of boredom, then stretched lazily.

Even the referee was a little stunned, so much so that he forgot to bring down his raised right hand.

Just how strong are the Shrek contestants this year to be so dismissive of their opponents?

"Shouldn't we start? I want to finish this quickly so I can try some of Xingluo's snacks."

Ma Xiaotao's somewhat bored voice rang out.

The referee suddenly realized what was happening, his raised right hand instantly falling as he shouted, "The match begins!"

With the referee's loud shout, both teams released their martial spirits almost simultaneously.

At this time, no one would pay any attention to the situation at the Kassel Higher School.

All eyes of the spectators were focused on Shrek Academy, specifically on Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao.

Ma Xiaotao's spirit rings slowly descended, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black.

Six spirit rings with the best spirit ring ratio slowly fell, bringing a tremendous sense of pressure.

The next moment, a soul ring shimmering with an eerie blood-red light condensed from mid-air and slowly landed at Ma Xiaotao's feet. The blood-red light illuminated the entire arena in an instant.

Cold, cruel, murderous, and insane—several powerful and terrifying auras suddenly erupted from Ma Xiaotao's center.

"Seven rings, a 100,000-year seventh spirit ring! Shrek Academy has a Spirit Saint with a 100,000-year spirit ring!!!"

Everyone stood up in shock, their eyes filled with terror. A seven-ring Soul Saint had appeared on the Soul Arena, which meant that Shrek Academy would once again dominate this competition without any doubt.

Before the crowd's shock could reach its peak, Huo Yuhao's spirit rings began to fall one after another.

Yellow, purple, black, and red!

Another 100,000-year soul ring appeared on the field. The terrifying aura unique to the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion swept across the entire Soul Arena. The aura of a beast king, seemingly from the ancient wilderness, swept out and even suppressed the aura on Ma Xiaotao's body by a bit.

The audience outside the venue felt the oppressive aura emanating from the 100,000-year-old spirit ring, an aura weakened by countless layers of protective shield.

Exclamations and howls erupted simultaneously from hundreds of thousands of people, the deafening sound almost lifting the stadium to its knees.

Even the Emperor, Empress, and civil and military officials of the Star Luo Empire on the city wall were shocked and stood up.

The first thought that came to everyone's mind was that it was impossible; such an exaggerated configuration of spirit rings could not possibly exist, especially for such a young child.

However, the aura of 100,000 years was so terrifying, yet so real. Moreover, in many people's minds, Shrek Academy was already a mythical entity!

That ancient, primal fear swept across the entire area, as if it were about to devour everyone.

One yellow, one purple, one black, and one red.

Huo Yuhao's exaggerated and heaven-defying spirit ring configuration stunned everyone on the spot. They all knew that this 100,000-year spirit ring represented a far more terrifying value than they had imagined.

With Huo Yuhao's terrifying soul ring configuration, even Ma Xiaotao's seven-ring, ten-thousand-year soul ring pales in comparison.

The last person to have such an incredible soul ring configuration as Ma Xiaotao was called Poison Undying, who is now a level 98 Super Douluo.

Huo Yuhao's incredible combination of yellow, purple, black, and red is unprecedented in history!

"Ugh, let's just end this already. We didn't even get a ten-thousand-year spirit ring. How boring."

The red spirit ring beneath Huo Yuhao's feet glowed faintly, and a terrifying mental power far exceeding that of his peers swept out, freezing the seven people in place.

His mental impact was so powerful that it could even immobilize two senior students at the Soul King level for two seconds, even though they were facing a group of guys whose highest level was Soul Master and whose lowest level was Great Soul Master.

Tsk.

Ma Xiaotao nodded in agreement. Her black sixth spirit ring shone, and the sky suddenly changed color. A fiery red fireball condensed in the air, and the intense flames emitted an extremely terrifying aura.

The next moment, countless fiery meteors fell from the sky, formed from Ma Xiaotao's soul power and containing destructive force. They streaked across the sky in bright arcs, as if setting the entire sky ablaze.

As the fire meteors gathered, the entire Soul Arena was enveloped in a scorching aura, as if it would melt everything.

When the number of fireballs reached an astonishing level, Ma Xiaotao suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes flashing with a blazing light.

She let out a delicate shout, and the fiery meteors gathered in the sky seemed to be guided by something, instantly crashing down towards her seven opponents below.

Feeling the intense heat of the extreme fire in the air, the seven students from Kassel College were completely dumbfounded. Why did they, a group of useless Soul Venerables with fluctuating strength, have to encounter a Soul Saint?

Oh right, they were still under Huo Yuhao's mental attack and control and couldn't react at all. But Ma Xiaotao had no intention of holding back. One after another, blazing fire meteors, as if they had turned into real meteors, blasted towards the students of Kassel College.

Yang Zhi, a teacher from Kassel College standing nearby, stared wide-eyed. He felt a destructive force that even he, a Soul King, was powerless to resist.

"We surrender! We surrender!"

While shouting, Yang Zhi waved his arms, signaling the referee to hurry over and help the person.

(End of this chapter)