Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 48 The New Abilities of the Illusory Eye

[Aerial Ninja Strike: This is a ninja combat technique where the user's feet don't touch the ground. They pounce on the person who is airborne and exposes an opening, then unleash a ninja stun.]

[A reckless enemy may leap high into the air, stubbornly believing that the greater the distance between himself and the enemy, the more secure he will be, and the more powerful his attacks will be. But he forgets that a person flying in mid-air with nowhere to brace himself is no different from a falling leaf.]

"Clang!"

A bright, crisp sound rang out, leaving Huo Yuhao somewhat taken aback.

In Ashina, his anti-air ninja kills were invincible. Almost any opponent who could elicit such a technique from him would be instantly killed without exception.

Whether it's the monkeys in the Collapsed Canyon, the Insect Stick Monks in Senpou Temple, the Okami Samurai of Genji, or even the Seven-Faced Samurai who can be called demons, as long as they dare to recklessly leap into the air, they will all be killed by Huo Yuhao with a single slash. There is absolutely no other possibility.

Unfortunately, this is Douluo Continent, and even the extremely domineering killing technique of aerial ninja killing ultimately suffered a setback.

Huo Yuhao originally thought that the reason why his sword made a clanging sound when he slashed was because the referee teacher next to the Soul Arena had intervened. After all, although Huo Yuhao had held back his strength in the last strike, it was clear to everyone that if Huo Yuhao's sword had landed, Xu Sanshi would have been killed on the spot.

But to Huo Yuhao's surprise, after the two landed, Huo Yuhao suddenly did a backflip and landed on the ground. He then discovered that although Xu Sanshi was thrown into a panic by his slash aimed at his neck and had to take several steps back to regain his footing, he was almost completely unharmed.

"Hmm"

Huo Yuhao looked thoughtfully at the Xuan Turtle Shield in Xu Sanshi's hand. The Xuan Turtle Shield had now been disassembled into several small shields, which were used to defend Xu Sanshi. When Huo Yuhao used his aerial ninja attack earlier, one of the small shields was disassembled and placed against Xu Sanshi's neck, which blocked the fatal blow for Xu Sanshi.

On the small tortoise-shell shield, a scar scorched by holy flames was clearly visible.

Interesting. Is this what Senior Bei Bei was talking about, Xu Sanshi's second soul skill?

Huo Yuhao activated his Illusionary Eyes again, looking cautiously at Xu Sanshi, who also had a solemn expression. His gaze swept over Xu Sanshi's small shield, which automatically disintegrated into several pieces and hovered around him, as well as the second soul ring under Xu Sanshi's feet.

But the next moment, a look of surprise flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes. The contrast between Huo Yuhao's surprised expression and his previous composure in the face of adversity was so strong that many people noticed his surprised expression.

"Such precise strikes, such skillful technique. Is this kid using a self-created soul skill? No, this isn't a self-created soul skill. It's more like a killing technique that doesn't require soul power but has been honed hundreds of times."

Originally planning to leave the Soul Fighting Zone with Wang Yan, the old man, known as Elder Xuan, saw Huo Yuhao's decisive and swift strike and his eyes lit up. He muttered to himself, even forgetting to eat the chicken leg he had just taken out.

"Did Xiao Yuhao not do his homework? He was quite surprised that Xu Sanshi blocked his attack."

"That Beibei is so unfair! Logically speaking, after sparring with Xu Sanshi so many times, he should know Xu Sanshi's two soul skills very well. Why didn't he tell Xiaoyuhao?"

Bei Bei, who was not far away, frowned as he listened to the discussions. How could he not explain Xu Sanshi's two soul skills to Huo Yuhao? He even told Huo Yuhao some of Xu Sanshi's little habits when fighting souls that others could not notice.

That's why Bei Bei couldn't help but wonder what Huo Yuhao had discovered that made him so surprised.

Huo Yuhao's astonishment was not unfounded. Thanks to his diligent use of the Illusory Eye to control the heat of the kebabs and to observe the lines of the Soul Guidance Core Array over the past three months, Huo Yuhao's spiritual power had already been raised to the second level of spiritual power yesterday—the Spiritual Connection Realm.

According to what Qian Daoliu said before, if Huo Yuhao wanted to hear Qian Daoliu say the name of that Outer God in his spiritual sea without being detected, his spiritual power level would have to reach at least the Spirit Sea Realm, which is the third realm of spiritual power.

Although Huo Yuhao has only broken through to the Spiritual Realm, he has already realized that in addition to the expansion of his spiritual sea, his Illusory Eye seems to have other abilities. However, Huo Yuhao has not yet discovered what new abilities his Illusory Eye has awakened.

It wasn't until Huo Yuhao focused his attention on the second spirit ring at Xu Sanshi's feet that he realized just how incredible the power of his Illusionary Eyes had become as his spiritual power level had increased.

He saw a few lines of tiny golden characters in the second spirit ring under Xu Sanshi's feet.

[Soul Skill - Xuanming Shield Formation: Disassembles the Xuanwu Shield into multiple shields for multi-directional defense, creating a overlapping defensive effect. It can also precisely transfer the disassembled shields to allies to absorb damage for them.]

Those who are willing to assist others deserve respect as well; perhaps they should also be called heroes?

Huo Yuhao's pupils contracted sharply when he saw the few lines of small text. Only then did he realize the exaggerated benefits that the Illusionary Eye had brought him after his spiritual realm had been elevated to the Spiritual Realm.

Turning our attention to the first spirit ring beneath Xu Sanshi's feet, several more lines of tiny golden characters soon appeared.

[Soul Skill - Profound Nether Tremor: An area-of-effect knockback skill with a stun effect. If the enemy's cultivation level is lower than the user's, they will be stunned upon being knocked back, or at least forced to create distance.]

The clumsiness of the soul skill stems from a less-than-pleasant night. The difference between Xuanwu and Xuanming lies in whether or not the user carries a snake. If the user of the soul skill can rediscover their snake, perhaps the originally clumsy Xuanming Zhen will undergo some kind of wonderful transformation?

Without time to think further, Xu Sanshi, a regular in the Soul Fighting Zone, was adept at seizing opportunities. Seeing Huo Yuhao's surprised expression, Xu Sanshi suddenly attacked Huo Yuhao again.

Faced with Xu Sanshi's powerful punch, Huo Yuhao simply moved his right foot, took a step, and slightly twisted his upper body to dodge Xu Sanshi's confident punch.

At this moment, the two were so close that they could hear each other breathing. Huo Yuhao held his right fist, which was gripping the dagger, to his chest, and slowly pushed his elbow out. His left hand was palm up and pressed against his right fist, which was gripping the dagger.

The original Dingbu extended, hooking his foot through Xu Sanshi's groin. His center of gravity lowered, and then, like a dragon rising from the ground, his small body burst forth with tremendous power in an instant. He stepped out with his right foot and pushed hard with his left palm. His body, which had been pressing down, suddenly rose up, and all his strength was concentrated in his right elbow, which slammed heavily into Xu Sanshi's chest, which was wide open!

(End of this chapter)