Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 658 Skyscrapers (6K)

Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes and scanned the area with his mental probe. He immediately sensed that the VIP areas, which seemed to float in mid-air, were already full. The regular areas in the golden hall were also completely packed.

Some changes have occurred in the Golden Hall. Behind the competition stage, a new rectangular platform has been added, about five meters off the ground. It is approximately fifty meters long, stretching almost from one end of the Golden Hall to the other, but only five meters wide.

The entire platform appears to be made of metal, suspended in the air by steel cables.

That must be the place where Soul Masters compete. The area is restricted to a rectangle, obviously to minimize opportunities for dodging. Moreover, anyone with eyes can see this competition area and will definitely make a choice when creating Soul Tools.

The soul tool crafting tables were arranged in pairs, with each soul tool crafter facing their opponent, determined by a draw. The organizers, the Xi Shui Alliance, offered no explanation for how the draw was conducted. This was a competition organized by underground forces, and they had no need to explain anything.

Huo Yuhao's opponent, number forty-eight, was a young man who looked to be about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. He was extremely ugly, with a flat nose, small eyes, and a head of messy, slightly yellowish hair, with a piece missing from the top of his head.

His appearance was truly unappealing. However, he had a pair of incredibly focused eyes. He wasn't even looking at Huo Yuhao, who was seated opposite him, but rather at the various rare metals displayed on the competition stage.

A three-tiered storage compartment has been added to every soul tool crafting table. Each tier is filled with various metals. The first tier contains common metals, while the top two tiers contain rare metals. There are as many as thirty-two different kinds of rare metals alone.

Such abundant preparations are enough to craft even a level seven soul tool. The Xi Shui Alliance is quite generous in its efforts to test the abilities of these soul masters. Don't forget, the crafted soul tools belong to the soul masters themselves. Forty-eight portions of such rare metal alone are already extremely valuable.

Just then, three small circular platforms slowly rose up in front of the competition stage, with an old man standing on each platform.

The platform rose until it was about a meter higher than the competition stage before stopping. The elderly man standing in the center said in a deep voice, "Esteemed Soul Masters, distinguished guests, good afternoon. I am the chief referee for this competition. The competition is about to begin; the timer will officially start after I announce the start of the competition."

"The time limit is two hours. Within these two hours, each Soul Master can create people and Soul Tools to the best of your ability. You have only one goal: to defeat your opponent. The winner advances."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the participating Soul Masters raised their heads and looked at their opponents.

Starting with this round of the competition, the rewards for winning have become extremely generous. Huo Yuhao had already learned this from Chen An. The reward for winning this competition will be threety-two kinds of rare metals, two kilograms of each. That is, the same as the items on their competition stage.

For Soul Masters, a complete range of rare metals is far more attractive than gold Soul Coins. The next round is rumored to offer five kilograms of rare metals as a prize, and the number of different types will increase to forty-eight. A large portion of these rare metals are embargoed by the Sun Moon Empire, and their value is immeasurable.

The blond-haired soul master opposite Huo Yuhao slowly raised his head, grinned at him with a forced smile, revealing a set of uneven, yellowish-brown buck teeth, "Brother, hello, my name is Gao Dalou. Um, could you please go easy on me during the match later?"

Huo Yuhao's performance in the last match, where he handcrafted a soul tool and created a level-four storage soul tool within fifteen minutes, was truly astonishing. Everyone on the field remembered Huo Yuhao.

When they got home, they asked their teachers if it was possible to make a fourth-order storage soul tool within fifteen minutes, but without exception, the answer was no.

"What's the point of making a soul tool faster or slower? The most important thing is to make the soul tool perfectly. If you rush it and ruin the core formation, you'll get a beating from my stick."

Most teachers said this, but when they saw their apprentices copying the photos from the black market as if they had found a treasure, their originally rosy faces turned green, then black, and finally they picked up sticks.

"What are you learning from that freak? Go and participate in your own competition!"

Therefore, it is understandable that Gao Dalou was so cautious in front of Huo Yuhao.

The fact that the opponent's soul tool was made so quickly suggests that his soul master level couldn't be too low, which also reveals a bit of Huo Yuhao's strength.

Looking at the man's slender figure, Huo Yuhao forced himself not to laugh. This tall man was indeed quite distinctive. However, Huo Yuhao did admire his persistent gaze.

"All contestants, get ready," the chief referee announced in a stern voice.

Gao Lou immediately lowered his head, his gaze sharpening as he stared at a rare metal he had already carefully considered.

Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, seemed much more relaxed. He didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.

"The competition begins. Raise the soundproof shield!" the chief referee shouted, and the twelve hourglasses placed in prominent positions simultaneously turned around. When all the sand in these hourglasses had run out, the time was up.

Today, the Soul Masters are competing on the arena, and finally, the soundproof barrier can be raised, so the audience is no longer prohibited from making noise. This is a major reason why so many people have come today.

Gao Lou swiftly reached out with his right hand, and a rare piece of metal, as black as ink but speckled with silver flecks, landed in his palm. A dazed look filled his eyes as he gently caressed it with his hands, as if he were stroking a beautiful woman.

Huo Yuhao was quite interested in his appearance. He gestured with his right hand toward the rare metal on the side of the soul tool making table, and a piece of rare metal weighing one kilogram and dark red in color flew toward him.

As soon as the rare metal flew over, a scorching heat immediately hit us.

This is Flaming Iron. It's an extremely rare metal, found only deep within volcanoes. Among these thirty-two rare metals, it ranks among the top five in value.

Today, the Xi Shui Alliance provided so many rare metals, and Chen An is no longer the head referee. In order not to make his presence too obvious, Huo Yuhao naturally couldn't just take everything in one go. Therefore, when making the soul tool, he naturally had to choose more precious rare metals.

(End of this chapter)