Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 296 King of the Fortresses (Take a day off, 6k)

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly in return.

"Shrek, Huo Yuhao."

Situ Yu looked at Huo Yuhao with a serious expression: "I know that our Yunluo Academy is no match for Shrek Academy, but we really don't want to miss this opportunity to compete with the strongest prodigy in our age group. This is my thought, and it is also the thought of all the team members."

"After this match, there's no need to continue the rest of the games today. Yunluo Academy will concede defeat, and you can go back and rest earlier."

Huo Yuhao simply smiled and said, "Captain Situ is my senior in terms of age. Why are you being so polite? We're all here to compete, not to fight to the death. Shouldn't we show some mercy?"

"As for the matter of a decisive battle, I agree. Let me also experience Captain Situ's skill. I still remember Captain Situ's fortress cannon in the Soul Guidance Experiment Zone of the last Soul Guidance Master Exchange Conference."

"Oh, it's you, it's you. Did you see me back then? I heard my teacher talk about you. He said you even defeated Kong Lao, a level nine soul master of the Sun Moon Empire. After my teacher went back, he happily opened a bottle of fine wine that had been stored for more than ten years. Unfortunately, I was in another exhibition hall at the time and couldn't see it with my own eyes."

Situ Yu's eyes lit up. What a small world! He had felt that Huo Yuhao's name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was. When he heard Huo Yuhao talk about the Soul Master Exchange Competition, his memories came flooding back.

Many teams in the audience couldn't help but smile wryly when they heard the two talking. This was the difference between them and the students of truly good academies. The reason why Yunluo Academy didn't even have a Soul King was mainly because they were reluctant to waste the students' potential and let the students in the academy take drugs, not because they really lacked strength.

Apart from top-tier academies like Shrek Academy, most of the students present who had Soul King level students had reached that level after taking drugs with side effects.

A Soul King before the age of twenty would have been a true prodigy ten thousand years ago, even surpassing the talent of the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.

Even with a large number of drugs that can improve cultivation aptitude, Soul Kings under the age of twenty are extremely rare.

This is why most of the Soul Kings in the various academies did not rise to their positions through strength, but rather through the use of various drugs that extract potential.

Perhaps some students initially achieved exceptional results through drug use, but once everyone started using drugs, it created vicious competition. If everyone was using drugs, it was as if no one was using drugs at all. But if someone truly didn't use drugs, their grades would be extremely poor.

That is precisely why Yunluo Academy's policy of prohibiting students from taking drugs is all the more respectable.

The students of Yunluo Academy are generally skilled at combining soul tools with themselves. Ma Yingjun, who didn't participate, is like that, as is Shangyue just now, and the captain Situ Yu is the same.

Others' campus life consists of cultivation, learning, scientific research, attending lectures, and shining in the continent-wide advanced soul master competition.

Their academy life consisted of cultivation, memorizing texts, taking drugs, leveling up, and fighting desperately in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Competition to fulfill the school's expectations.

A sense of melancholy rose from the hearts of many students.

If I had known, going to Yunluo Academy might have been a good idea; their team is much stronger than ours.

At least the coaches won't say anything like "we must win the game at all costs," and the players can even decide whether to give up the possibility of winning and just enjoy the game.

The referee stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Both sides step back."

Situ Yu slowly backed away.

As he retreated, his gaze grew increasingly sharp, and he exuded an imposing aura.

Situ Yu must have some skills to have fought his way out of the elimination rounds with everyone at the Soul Master level.

On the stage, Huo Yuhao and Situ Yu had reached the edge of the competition platform.

The referee in the center of the arena glanced at both players and shouted.

"start!"

Just a moment ago, Situ Yu was as calm as a mountain, but the next moment he seemed to have transformed into a thousand hands, and a series of violent metallic mechanical sounds rang out from his entire body.

Just like when Huo Yuhao first met Situ Yu in the Soul Guidance Experiment Zone, a large number of metal tubes suddenly emerged from his body. In almost just a few breaths, Situ Yu seemed to have doubled in size.

Each of its thick, powerful legs extended three metal-like supports, each with three fingernails as thick as a forearm and extremely sharp at the bottom. Upon extending, they immediately gripped the ground firmly, forming an extremely stable base. Then, starting from the lower legs, a large number of attack soul tools appeared.

Huo Yuhao had been carefully observing the situation on the competition stage. He noticed that when Situ Yu released his soul tools, at least six unusual lights appeared on his body. Then, a large number of soul tools began to attach to him.

These soul tools were clearly not pre-installed on their bodies, but were just activated.

The combination of spatial soul tools and soul masters is indeed a perfect match.

If you try to put on these items manually, the enemy will be right in front of you before you even have a chance to put them on.

From bottom to top, Huo Yuhao saw at least thirty metal tubes on his body, the largest of which was on his chest. It was a Soul Guidance Cannon with a caliber of more than half a foot, emitting a faint dark gold color.

Situ Yu in his current state is even more terrifying than Huo Yuhao saw in He Caitou. He's practically a killing machine.

The pure metallic texture exuded a cold, eerie feeling. Four spirit rings—two yellow and two purple—rose simultaneously from beneath his feet. Behind him, white light surged, unfurling into a massive fan, as if he were carrying a giant fan on his back.

"Well, a few more cannons have appeared?"

Huo Yuhao's gaze became somewhat serious. When he last saw the other party at the Soul Master Exchange Conference, the other party wasn't this outrageous, and his equipment was about the same as He Caitou's.

However, in just six months, the other side has become even more frightening. If this were on the battlefield, it would definitely be a real war machine.

Huo Yuhao slowly gripped the katana in his hand. Although the fortress formation was extremely cumbersome, its defensive strength was undeniable. The more than thirty soul-guided cannons mounted on the opponent were made of rare metals, making their defense truly formidable.

Even using the Soul Guidance Axe from his own storage Soul Tool would be difficult to shatter the opponent's defenses. Whether he could solidify his status as the strongest Soul Master in one fell swoop and make the Sun Moon Empire uneasy would depend on his next move.

(End of this chapter)