Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 446 Deadly Battle - Between Swords (Part 2)

Huo Yuhao took a few deep breaths, and the rich life force from the Life Gold seeped out, quickly repairing the injuries on his body. As his muscles writhed, Huo Yuhao's originally pale face finally regained some color.

Without using spirit rings, spirit skills, or spirit tools, relying solely on physical attributes and swordsmanship, he managed to fight to this extent with the six-ring sword fanatic Ji Juechen, and only had two ribs broken, which is already a very minor injury.

Several staff members who ran up after hearing the alarm, along with Jing Ziyan, stared in disbelief at the scene before them.

The red-level training area was in complete disarray, as if it had been hit by a typhoon.

"Leapfrog!"

Tears streamed down Jing Ziyan's face as she held Ji Juechen's 'corpse,' large teardrops falling to the ground and shattering with a soft patter.

To engage in a thrilling and exhilarating battle with a true master swordsman, and to make that his life's pursuit—Jing Ziyan didn't know why Ji Juechen insisted on doing this, but she respected his choice.

"You idiot, you're finally satisfied to die at the hands of another swordsman, aren't you?"

Jing Ziyan's eyes were filled with tears. So, when Ji Juechen sent her away, he had already anticipated that this would be a fight to the death?

"He's not dead, don't worry too much."

Huo Yuhao waved his hand, indicating to the other staff that he did not need treatment, and then walked over somewhat disheveled.

Both he and Ji Juechen fought each other to the death this time; one's sword broke, and the other's bones shattered. But this was only out of necessity and did not mean that the two of them were destined to fight to the death.

In particular, when Huo Yuhao's Eagle Slash severed Ji Juechen's right leg, it was clear that Ji Juechen's Yaksha Probing the Sea had lost all its power, even if Ji Juechen pinched his sword finger.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao naturally held back and did not continue to use his killing moves. He simply used a single-word slash to break Ji Juechen's meteorite iron sword.

The so-called sword finger, also known as the sword technique finger, is used because sword users often use only one hand to wield the sword, which can easily lead to a loss of balance during combat. In such cases, the other hand needs to pinch the sword finger to restore balance as much as possible.

However, Ji Juechen's leg had already been severed by Huo Yuhao and he was unable to move. Even though Ji Juechen followed up with a left-leg stance and a sword technique, his fierce thrust of the Yaksha Probing the Sea ultimately lost its agility and failed to break Huo Yuhao's spine.

Huo Yuhao gathered the power of light within his martial soul and combined it with the life force of the metal of life, quickly casting a spell in the void to inscribe a great recovery.

The next moment, a huge golden halo slowly rose up beneath Huo Yuhao's feet, enveloping him, Jing Ziyan, and Ji Juechen. Abundant life force and light power surged into Ji Juechen's body, rapidly repairing the injuries on Ji Juechen's chest and thigh.

Soon, Ji Juechen, whose face had been losing color and whose life force was constantly draining away, regained some color and his breathing became calm.

【Great Restoration: A fifth-tier spell for Light-type mages, belonging to the mid-tier category. It can affect surrounding allies, greatly restoring their health and repairing physical injuries.】

Even if wounded, they will not fall; they will fight on for their mission—this is what the Glorious Church expects.

Seeing that Ji Juechen had calmed down, Huo Yuhao took out his katana again.

"Hey, what are you trying to do? I do enjoy sparring, but you're no longer on this list. If you want a death match, wait until Juechen wakes up and find him!"

Jing Ziyan looked at Huo Yuhao nervously. It was true that she liked to fight, but looking at the training area that looked like it had been hacked and slashed by hundreds of people with swords and knives, she couldn't even beat Ji Juechen, let alone Huo Yuhao.

Moreover, from the injuries on the two, Jing Ziyan realized that the two were engaged in a pure fight to the death. When Ji Juechen fought her, he was not like this; every sword strike was a killing move. This showed that Ji Juechen was definitely holding back when he sparred with her.

"It's time to get a new weapon."

Huo Yuhao stared at the katana in his hand. With the amplification of the Earth Ant King's third soul ring, his strength level was now no less than that of an ordinary Soul Saint or even a Soul Douluo. After fighting Ji Juechen, that freak, with a meteorite iron heavy sword, Huo Yuhao's tungsten steel katana was on the verge of being scrapped.

"The cost of you two fighting is really high."

Jing Ziyan glanced at the meteorite iron sword that had been cut in two beside Ji Juechen and gave a dry laugh.

Huo Yuhao simply stood up and, without saying a word, took out the Wind Mantis Giant Shadow Slash from his storage soul tool and carried it on his back. Now that he was a four-ring Soul Master, his strength level had greatly improved, and he finally had the qualifications to wield this wild katana.

The light from the soul tool shone on his broad back, illuminating the shape of the nodachi behind him. The nodachi, which was 1.5 meters long, resembled a black dragon winding behind Huo Yuhao.

The intricate patterns on the scabbard resembled ancient runes, telling tales of storms and heroes. Huo Yuhao simply stood there doing nothing, yet he was already like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath.

Looking at the giant katana that was as tall as a person on Huo Yuhao's back, Jing Ziyan swallowed hard.

Speaking of which, what will happen to Ji Juechen without the Meteorite Iron Heavy Sword? Well, maybe he'll calm down a bit after losing his sword, and maybe he'll finally pay more attention to me.

Jing Ziyan's mind raced, but considering Ji Juechen's likely distraught state without his weapon, she still asked, "Huo Yuhao, whose masterpiece is this large sword behind you?"

Huo Yuhao turned his head and slowly said, "It is the work of our academy's teacher Fan Yu. However, if it is a close combat soul tool of level seven or above, especially a new type of soul bone close combat soul tool, my senior brother Dean Qian Duoduo will also make it."

"Qian, Dean Qian"

Jing Ziyan's smile froze instantly. She had wanted to ask someone to reforge a weapon for Ji Juechen as a surprise, but how could she possibly have the face to ask a Super Douluo to forge a top-tier close-combat soul tool?

The fact that Dean Qian is a Super Douluo and directly stormed into Director Lin's office has been widely known throughout the school these past few days.

The staff members nearby also came up at this time. Huo Yuhao's body had almost recovered by now. He quickly looked around and found the gold soul coin cards that he and Ji Juechen had dropped on the ground.

"On a whim, we had a little sparring session here. This is the compensation for our fight in the arena."

The staff breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that this person who had turned the Red-level training ground upside down was so easy to talk to.

"Alright, esteemed guest, but we would still like you to choose the dedicated Soul Arena area next time you spar with other Soul Masters. Thank you very much."

(End of this chapter)