Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 369 Trial! Trial! (Daily)

This also coincided with Ma Xiaotao's thoughts. Successfully completing a seven-game winning streak in the finals would be a considerable challenge for Ma Xiaotao, especially since each member of the Sun and Moon team started with an invincible shield.

Ma Rulong was, after all, a true Soul Emperor, a Level 6 Soul Master, and capable of unleashing the full power of the Level 8 melee Soul Tool, the Sword of Judgment. He was truly a formidable opponent.

After the team battle ended and the Shrek members stepped off the stage, Dai Yueheng told her just how powerful the Judgment Sword really was.

If Huo Yuhao's mental attack hadn't been so perfectly timed, interrupting Ma Rulong's forced activation process, Dai Yueheng believed he might not have been able to defeat Ma Rulong.

After all, although he also possessed the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, an eighth-level close-combat soul tool, his Soul Emperor-level cultivation level was completely insufficient to unleash the full power of the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade.

Now, after six one-on-one matches, Ma Rulong's soul power reserves have recovered to about 70-80%, while Ma Xiaotao's soul power reserves are less than 30%. Naturally, she needs to take advantage of the match rules to create some rest time for herself.

If the Soul Arena is damaged in a way that affects the Soul Battle, the organizers will temporarily suspend the competition on that arena and repair the arena. This rule is clearly written into the rules.

However, the organizers have considerable discretion regarding the extent of damage to the arena that would prompt them to forcibly halt the competition and repair the arena.

What Ma Xiaotao did was to inflict a certain amount of damage on the Soul Arena in every Soul Battle, until the penultimate battle, when she saw her opponent release an invincible shield and shattered it with a Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike.

The Soul Master inside the invincible shield was naturally unaffected, but the Soul Arena beneath the opponent's feet suffered terribly, clearly intended to be melted into molten iron.

If possible, the Star Luo Empire would also be unwilling to stop the match when the outcome is about to be decided, in order to carry out emergency repairs on the Soul Arena.

However, the current Soul Battle Arena has been scalded by Ma Xiaotao, leaving it as pockmarked as Wang Ermazi's face at the village entrance. It's really inappropriate not to repair it.

Ma Xiaotao successfully gained a precious ten minutes to recover. Just like Ma Rulong at the start of the individual competition, Ma Xiaotao also sucked on several milk bottles to quickly restore her soul power reserves.

Xu Jiawei, standing atop the city wall, was both amused and exasperated by what he saw.

Ma Rulong and Ma Xiaotao sat in the preparation area on either side, each holding several baby bottles. One was thinking that she absolutely could not let Shrek Academy defeat seven of them in one go, while the other was thinking that she was going to defeat seven of them in one go today. Both of them were racing against time to recover their soul power, and it looked as if the battle had already begun.

Seemingly sensing Xu Jiawei's thoughts, Dai Hao chuckled and said, "Isn't the outcome of battles often decided before the fighting even begins, Your Majesty? Only with good logistical preparations can our frontline soldiers charge forward with such enthusiasm."

Xu Jiawei smiled and nodded upon hearing this: "That makes sense."

Soon, the Battle Arena was repaired, and Ma Rulong carried the Sword of Judgment on his back, a hint of regret on his face.

If Ma Xiaotao hadn't destroyed the Soul Arena, his own soul power reserves would have recovered to 70-80%, making it almost a sure thing for him to defeat Ma Xiaotao, whose soul power reserves were less than 30%.

Although his soul power reserves have now been basically restored to full, Ma Xiaotao's soul power reserves have also recovered to 60-70%. In terms of proportion, he still suffered a slight loss.

Shrek is cunning and treacherous!

Ma Rulong cursed inwardly and gripped the sword of judgment in his hand.

Fortunately, his Judgment Sword was only kicked off the stage by someone from Shrek Academy, and wasn't quickly put away by them.

This was all thanks to the guy in his team who rushed out and grabbed Huo Yuhao's leg; otherwise, judging from Huo Yuhao's actions, he clearly wanted to put the Sword of Judgment into his storage soul tool first.

Huo Yuhao only kicked the Judgment Sword away because he saw his teammates trying to rush up and snatch it back.

If Huo Yuhao takes the Sword of Judgment with his storage soul tool, even if we can get it back later, it will be after the tournament ends at the very least.

Slowly drawing the sword of judgment from his back, Ma Rulong stared at Ma Xiaotao with a frosty expression. Ma Xiaotao, in turn, flipped her wrist and grasped the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, which she had temporarily borrowed from Dai Yueheng.

To deal with a level 8 melee soul tool, you naturally need to use a level 8 melee soul tool in return.

At the referee's signal, the two men took a step forward almost simultaneously and charged at each other.

The fighting spirit in their eyes had reached its peak.

Ma Xiaotao gripped the Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade tightly, determined to use the members of the Sun and Moon Team to write her own unparalleled legend of defeating seven opponents in the finals.

Ma Rulong would never allow such a thing to happen. The honor of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy must not be trampled on!

"Clang! Clang!"

Two clanging sounds of metal clashing rang out. No one expected that this crucial match, which would almost determine the champion of the continent-wide advanced soul master competition, would turn back into a war of cold weapons!

With the support of level eight melee soul tools, none of the soul skills on either of them could compare to the clean and decisive clash of directly injecting soul power into the soul tools. The two level eight melee soul tools sparked bursts of sparks amidst the ear-piercing roar.

Neither of them were particularly skilled in weapon combat, but they managed to fight back and forth with their exceptional reflexes and powerful soul energy reserves. Amidst the flashing blades, all that could be seen were two illusory figures and sparks flying from the clash of swords.

Although Ma Rulong's soul power reserve was lower than Ma Xiaotao's due to his cultivation level, Ma Xiaotao's soul power reserve had only recovered to 60-70%, making it extremely difficult for her to defend herself for a time.

But Ma Rulong also knew that now was far from the time to be happy. Once the two of them were completely exhausted, the match would be forced into a true battle of cold weapons. As a soul master, he would have no chance against Ma Xiaotao, who had a stronger physique.

Therefore, we must finish off Ma Xiaotao in one fell swoop before our soul power is exhausted!

Hundreds of soul-guided cannonballs suddenly flew out from behind Ma Rulong, blasting towards Ma Xiaotao. He raised the Sword of Judgment high, and his own soul power poured into the giant sword at an astonishing speed.

And the giant sword that was shining with golden light also began to change.

Starting from the hilt, the golden light rapidly receded, gradually transforming into two colors. One side of the sword's spine turned white, while the other side became black. The two contrasting colors, amidst its own radiant golden light, created an somewhat eerie atmosphere.

"They are darkness, heretics." Ma Rulong gripped the greatsword with both hands, pointed it in Ma Xiaotao's direction, and simultaneously turned the black side of the blade towards Ma Xiaotao.

Suddenly, a black light flashed in the air and disappeared.

Ma Xiaotao's entire body was engulfed in flames, but when the black light arrived, her defense, which included all the soul-guided cannonballs, was completely ineffective against it. The black light flashed and then merged into her body.

"not good!"

Huo Yuhao suddenly stood up. When Ma Rulong truly activated the power contained within the Sword of Judgment, Huo Yuhao finally understood what the two core formations within the Sword of Judgment, whose effects he couldn't see, were doing!

(End of this chapter)