Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 619 You're luring dogs in here to kill them! (Daily 10,000 words)

Huo Yuhao's attention was not on the battle between the two teams at all. He was no longer focused on the competition or anything like that. He stared blankly ahead, pondering Elder Mu's ruthless plan.

If mud falls into your crotch, it's still shit even if it's not. Since you, Tang San, insist on maintaining your pure and innocent image to ensure the stability of your faith, Mu En is going to give you a harsh lesson.

The risks are considerable, but the potential rewards are equally enormous.

Huo Yuhao reviewed Mu En's plan in his mind once again before turning his attention back to the two teams that were recovering from injuries.

With these thoughts in mind, Huo Yuhao's eyes were naturally somewhat vacant, and the direction of his vacant gaze was precisely towards Wang Qiu'er.

Wang Dong'er gently pinched him, and Huo Yuhao's body stiffened for a moment before he came back to his senses.

"Are you watching so intently?" Wang Dong'er looked at him with a half-smile.

Huo Yuhao grinned mischievously, "Yeah, Wang Qiu'er is pretty too."

Wang Dong'er nodded, looking at the clear lake surface, "Of course, it's modeled after me, so it looks good."

"Why aren't you jealous? I was actually trying to make you jealous."

"What are you jealous of? I get it now. You just like to annoy me. You've been annoying me since the beginning of the school year, humph."

After finishing his treatment, Cao Jinxuan chuckled and said, "Class monitor, aren't you going to introduce the beautiful lady next to us? Hello, beautiful lady, my name is Cao Jinxuan, and I used to be your classmate."

Wang Dong'er rolled her eyes at him and said, "What's there to introduce? You won't recognize me just because I changed my hairstyle?"

Upon hearing this, the four students in the class were stunned. Why did that voice sound so familiar? And what was that accent?

Their pupils contracted, Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen exchanged a glance, and then exclaimed in unison, "Wang Dong?"

Wang Dong'er suppressed a laugh and said, "It is indeed this young lady."

Cao Jinxuan stared in disbelief, saying, "You...you...you're a woman? And you look exactly like our captain! What's going on? What's happening? Squad leader, squad leader, tell us quickly, what's going on? What are you guys playing at?"

Huo Yuhao smiled wryly, "A woman disguised as a man!"

Zhou Sichen pointed at Huo Yuhao, then at Wang Dong'er, "A woman dressed as a man? You two used to share a dorm room. Did you know all along? My God! You were living together before marriage at such a young age. My God!"

Wang Dong'er suddenly stood up, her pretty face flushed, and angrily said, "What do you mean by 'cohabitation before marriage'? At that time, I was a male student. We...we didn't live together."

Zhou Sichen chuckled and said, "Right, right, we don't live together, we just sleep in the same room."

Upon hearing this, smiles appeared on the faces of everyone around.

Huo Yuhao didn't argue, and gave Wang Dong'er a quick kiss.

This girl is clearly planning to try to resist his clutches as soon as she breaks through to the Soul Saint realm. Before Wang Dong'er breaks through to the Soul Saint realm, he should bully her a few more times.

Wang Dong'er blushed instantly after being kissed by Huo Yuhao, too embarrassed to show her face. Zhou Sichen, on the other hand, was struck dumb.

Damn it, he shouldn't have asked for that. You guys are just luring the dog in to kill it!

After the minor incident, the group, having recovered, went out of the city for a meal as a send-off, and then they all took to the air, their soul-guided thrusters spewing flames.

Even Wang Dong'er chose to use the soul-guided propulsion device to travel at this time—no matter how stupid she was, she knew that flying on wings was not as fast as using a flame propulsion device to rush forward.

Everyone uses soul tools, which is one of the changes Huo Yuhao brought to Shrek Academy.

Target: Mingdu.

The new Continental Elite Advanced Soul Master Tournament is being touted as a return to the past. This is because, long ago, this tournament, with its ten-thousand-year history, was originally open to sects.

For example, the Blue Tyrant Academy and the Beast Academy from ten thousand years ago were actually shells created by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Peerless Dragon and Snake couple. They did not recruit students from outside the clan; they were all disciples of the clan.

It wasn't until nearly a thousand years ago that the scale was reduced, allowing only orthodox academies to participate.

This time, at the suggestion of the organizer, the Sun Moon Empire, and with the agreement of other countries, it was finally decided to reinstate the previous participation qualifications. The participation of sects was also added. The competition format was also changed. This significantly increased the scale of the entire competition.

After all, on the mainland, the number of sects still exceeds the number of academies.

For academies, achieving good results in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament is a golden opportunity to make their names known and greatly benefits enrollment and the academy's development. And for sects, isn't the same true?

The development of any sect cannot be separated from talent. And the more highly skilled and talented individuals are, the more likely they are to join a powerful sect. After the format of the new competition was confirmed to be changed, nearly 60% of the sects on the continent chose to register.

If the organizing committee hadn't ultimately decided to limit participants to twenty years old and also require that at least five members of each sect's registered participants have a cultivation level above the fourth ring, the number of participating teams in this year's competition would probably be ten times that of the previous year.

Even with these restrictions, the final number of participating teams was set at 167—but on the last day before the deadline, the number became 168.

The Star Luo Empire, acting as an official entity, included an obscure small sect in the competition roster.

The Sun Moon Empire naturally wouldn't make things difficult for them and added the team to the list. As the richest country on the Douluo Continent, hosting such a competition was nothing special for them. Adding a team would at most just remove the originally planned bye slots.

Even so, they prepared for this competition for a full three months. Mingdu, as the largest city on the mainland, also expanded a large number of hotels, increasing the number of rooms to accommodate more guests, especially merchants from other regions, during this grand event, hoping to earn more profits.

It seems that because Elder Mu offered to impart his life's skills to the top three teams, the Sun Moon Empire spared no expense, and the final prize was no longer a soul bone, but a soul tool.

The champion team was awarded a level nine soul tool, demonstrating the Sun Moon Empire's immense confidence in this year's tournament held in Mingdu.

A level nine soul tool is practically priceless these days. They would never have offered a level nine soul tool as a reward unless they were absolutely certain they could keep the prize within their own borders.

The runner-up and third-place winners will receive level eight and level seven soul tools, respectively. Although these are equally tempting, their strategic impact is far less significant.

Looking at the details of the competition's rewards and rules, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but sigh, "This newcomer doesn't seem friendly."

Wang Dong'er tilted her head, and mumbled sleepily, "Aren't we the ones who just arrived?"

(End of this chapter)