Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 444 Deadly Battle - Between Swords (Part 1)

Seeing Huo Yuhao, who seemed ready to devour anyone in his path, Ji Juechen's eyes were filled with fervor. Yes, this was the man's true nature. The moment he stepped into the cultivation room, Ji Juechen smelled a scent on the other man that was exactly the same as his own.

However, the other party is good at disguising themselves and at portraying themselves as a normal person, while they are unwilling to do so.

After Jing Ziyan's departure and his own three interrogations, Huo Yuhao finally stopped pretending.

A white paper knife quietly appeared in Huo Yuhao's palm. Huo Yuhao gently cut his neck with the paper knife. The next moment, thick blood energy turned into strands of scarlet threads and attached to the white paper knife. Huo Yuhao's life force immediately weakened significantly.

In contrast, Huo Yuhao's soul power aura instantly surged from the level of a Soul Master of the forties to the level of a Soul King.

Immediately afterwards, a round, red and black candy appeared in Huo Yuhao's hand. He put it in his mouth and bit it, and an uncontrollable bloodlust finally erupted from Huo Yuhao's body like a fountain, engulfing the entire training area with a dense killing intent.

The wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves.

This was the first thought that Ji Juechen sensed. The killing intent surging from Huo Yuhao's body seemed endless, engulfing the entire training area and turning it into a thick blood red. These killing intents were accompanied by all sorts of crazy thoughts, hissing and roaring in Ji Juechen's ears.

Taking a deep breath, Ji Juechen regained his composure. He finally understood why the guy in front of him had to pretend to be a normal person instead of staying true to himself like him. This man was simply a vengeful ghost who crawled out of hell in human skin.

Without using any soul skills, no soul rings appeared beneath Huo Yuhao's feet. His hands were in a defensive stance, and his emotionless eyes were fixed on Ji Juechen, giving Ji Juechen a strong sense of suffocation.

This guy is really serious now.

Sensing the rapidly surging aura emanating from Huo Yuhao, Ji Juechen's first four spirit rings lit up simultaneously, and his own aura also surged at that moment. The next instant, Huo Yuhao had already charged over.

Ji Juechen remained unfazed and stepped forward as well, slashing down with the meteorite iron heavy sword he held in both hands. Ji Juechen knew that he could not retreat in this situation; if he did, Huo Yuhao would unleash a torrent of abuse upon him.

After Ji Juechen's powerful sword strike was deflected by Huo Yuhao, he immediately switched from using both hands to one hand and slammed it down at Huo Yuhao again. In an instant, the light of the blades clashed, and sparks flew everywhere.

Although Ji Juechen wielded a heavy sword, he was nothing like Shang Yue in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament, where the weapon he used was not satisfactory. Seeing that Huo Yuhao's defense was impenetrable, he immediately changed his strategy, bent down and swept horizontally, aiming to kill Huo Yuhao's lower body.

Huo Yuhao leaped lightly, and Ji Juechen, seeing that the sweeping plate missed, immediately slashed again, but was bounced away by the leaping Huo Yuhao in mid-air. At this moment, a hint of excitement flashed in Ji Juechen's eyes. Taking advantage of the moment when Huo Yuhao was about to land, he slashed horizontally with his right hand, aiming for Huo Yuhao's abdomen.

If this sword were to land, Huo Yuhao would probably be cut in two instantly!

First, he exchanged a few blows with Huo Yuhao without showing any weakness. Then, he changed his fighting style and attacked from all angles, high and low, top, middle and bottom. If you block, I sweep your legs; if you leap up, I strike your head. When you land, I strike with a killing move when Huo Yuhao is unable to block a second time. His fighting style is extremely fierce.

Ji Juechen was completely unaware that at the same moment he tore off Huo Yuhao's disguise and exposed Huo Yuhao's true face, he also tore off his own disguise, which he had not even noticed.

At this critical moment, Huo Yuhao's feet suddenly touched the air in mid-air, and he borrowed a bit of strength from mid-air. He twisted his body and changed the position of his katana, blocking Ji Juechen's deadly move.

With a downward slash, a sword flick, and a diagonal strike, Ji Juechen unleashed three consecutive deadly moves, while Huo Yuhao parried all three with a series of powerful blows, quickly figuring out Ji Juechen's fighting style.

The katana originally held in Yang hand was now held in Yin hand by Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao pressed down on Ji Juechen's right shoulder with his left hand, and then used the katana held in Yin hand to slash at Ji Juechen's throat. This forced Ji Juechen to barely use his meteorite iron heavy sword to block Huo Yuhao's arm and barely stop Huo Yuhao's attack.

Huo Yuhao's throat-slaying strike was blocked, but the advantage had already emerged. At this moment, Huo Yuhao could block and change his moves. He could block a knife, and if his arm was to be cut horizontally, Huo Yuhao could hook it with his wrist.

With veins bulging on his strong right arm, Huo Yuhao abruptly intercepted Ji Juechen's already dull meteorite iron heavy sword. He then pulled with his left hand, locking Ji Juechen's right arm in place. The next moment, he slashed again with the katana he was holding in reverse, aiming to slit Ji Juechen's throat.

Fortunately, all of Ji Juechen's spirit rings had only one function: to amplify spirit power. In the midst of danger, the black fifth spirit ring under Ji Juechen's feet suddenly lit up and burst out with a burst of power, pulling his intercepted right arm a distance away and then tilting his head back to retreat.

"Sizzle!"

Huo Yuhao ripped open Ji Juechen's shirt, along with his chest, causing blood to gush out. However, he ultimately failed to behead Ji Juechen with a single blow.

If Jing Ziyan or anyone else were here, they would be terrified, because these two people were showing no mercy. Today's sparring match was not only to determine who was better, but also to decide their fate!

Huo Yuhao slashed with his sword but failed to behead Ji Juechen. Ji Juechen finally managed to break free of Huo Yuhao's restraints on his right arm. Despite his chest being covered in blood, Ji Juechen's eyes were filled with excitement.

"So that's how it is. Only when facing life and death can my swordsmanship improve once again."

Ji Juechen murmured fervently, while Huo Yuhao's gaze remained as cold and stern as before.

Both were fighters who clashed head-on, their swords flashing and their battles evenly matched. One strike from you would leave me half-paralyzed, or even cut in half at the waist, while another strike from me would separate your head from your body, blood flowing like a pillar. After exchanging blows, their fighting spirit only intensified.

Neither side had any room to hold back, not because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't.

Although Huo Yuhao was an all-rounder with outstanding qualities in all aspects, he was still only a level 44 Soul Master. Facing such an opponent, he was unwilling to use any means other than swords and sabers. It was extremely difficult for him to resist the heavy sword used by Ji Juechen, who was 20 levels higher than him, so he could only keep using killing moves.

Although Ji Juechen's soul power level was significantly higher, his basic skills were still inferior to Huo Yuhao's. He had to learn all his swordsmanship on his own, and he dared not hold back in the slightest when facing Huo Yuhao, a ruthless killer, otherwise he might fall into an abyss of no return at any time.

For a moment, the two, who were originally of vastly different strengths, actually reached a strange balance, a strange balance that could tip to the other side at any moment.

"It's about to start."

(End of this chapter)