Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 661 Rifle Spear (6K)

Huo Yuhao, however, was not in a hurry to make a move. Holding the short spear in his hand, he leisurely observed Gao Dalou's methods, strolling towards them.

The previously noisy atmosphere in the golden hall immediately returned to silence, with pairs of eyes fixed intently on the two figures in the arena. In this direct contest of soul tools, the outcome could likely be decided in just one or two attacks.

Using a close-range soul tool to fight against a long-range soul tool is enough to attract everyone's attention.

The soul-guided cannon in Gao Lou's hand has a very short charging time.

A bright white ball of light, accompanied by specks of silver light, shot out and hurtled straight toward Huo Yuhao.

The trajectory of the shell was slightly off, but even without using his mental detection, Huo Yuhao could already tell something was wrong with his current eyesight. The trajectory of the shell was clearly aimed at the ground.

The shockwave grenade has an explosive effect, which is basic knowledge that every Soul Master knows. Gao Louda clearly did not intend to achieve a decisive victory in one strike, but planned to slowly chip away at Huo Yuhao's health. He did not need to hit Huo Yuhao in one go, but only wanted to explode near Huo Yuhao.

In this way, the danger of missing the target and giving Huo Yuhao a window to attack is eliminated. Once the powerful explosive effect and impact of the stun grenade erupts around Huo Yuhao, his internal organs will be subjected to a strong shockwave.

While such an offensive is not as lethal as a direct hit from a cannonball, it avoids the risk of firing in vain. Moreover, once Huo Yuhao is stunned by the first shockwave, he will inevitably be met with a second and a third cannonball.

In any case, the building is made of the most expensive material on site, Star Moon Silver, which has good heat dissipation, strong metal toughness, and high resistance. It is one of the rarest metals that can withstand the most damage.

Rare metals that aren't your own are used without feeling guilty, and the behavior of tall buildings clearly demonstrates this.

To everyone else, Huo Yuhao's only course of action was to move quickly, rushing forward as much as possible to close the distance while dodging the opponent's attacks.

If you were to use a close-range soul tool to fight him head-on, it would undoubtedly put him at a disadvantage.

However, the towering building's attack, which only strikes the ground beneath Huo Yuhao's feet and is like a toad crawling on his feet without biting or bothering him, will inevitably greatly hinder Huo Yuhao's offensive.

This match was so exciting!

Yes, absolutely right, that's how we play!

Many gamblers who had placed bets on the high-rise building cheered inwardly. What good is a fast-made soul tool if you can win? Winning is the only thing that matters.

But Huo Yuhao, as if by lightning, raised his arm holding the short spear when the cannonball had traveled halfway, and his soul power circulated within his body.

"Bang—"

A piercing gunshot, seemingly from an ancient flintlock soul-guided gun, jolted everyone in the audience awake. White smoke was still slowly drifting from the small hole at the tip of Huo Yuhao's spear, where the blade and shaft were not perfectly aligned.

Immediately afterwards, a loud roar resounded.

The shockwave cannon fired from the tall building suddenly exploded in mid-air for some unknown reason, and the powerful shockwave spread out, but it all exploded in empty space.

No, something's not right!

The gambler who had placed his bets on the tall building widened his eyes and began to curse the tall building, saying, "The cannonball exploded halfway through its flight. What kind of soul master are you!"

Only the tall buildings and a few people realized immediately that the explosion of their shells in mid-air was inextricably linked to the gunshot that preceded the explosion.

But Huo Yuhao wasn't using a close-combat soul tool, so where did the gunshot come from?

The next moment, Gao Lou felt his hair stand on end. Huo Yuhao had already raised his short spear and aimed it at him.

"Isn't this a rifle spear!"

A Soul Master watching from the sidelines slapped his thigh and said, "When long-range Soul Tools were first being developed, many of them were just freebies that could only be given away. They couldn't be sold. Rifles and spears were one such type of Soul Tools."

Ranged soul tools are hard to sell individually, but I'll sell them to you bundled with a melee short spear, okay?

Don't be fooled by the fact that my melee spear only has three core formations with armor-piercing, penetration, and acceleration effects, and it's not as flashy as the soul tool of the melee spear next door. My soul tool can fire armor-piercing flintlock bullets when it's halfway through a shot!

Moreover, when this armor-piercing flintlock bullet is fired, it also benefits from the three core formations of "armor penetration, piercing, and acceleration," which is equivalent to getting the same benefits twice for the price of one. Why wouldn't you buy it?

Unfortunately, although the development of long-range soul tools has become increasingly sophisticated, special generational products such as rifles, spears, and muskets have gradually been submerged in the tide of soul tool development.

However, when Huo Yuhao took out this ancient artifact and used it in the competition, many Soul Masters couldn't help but be amazed.

Now it makes sense why the towering building's soul-guided cannonballs exploded halfway through firing. Even though Huo Yuhao's flintlock bullets were only the thickness of a finger, they were bullets that had benefited from the enhancements of three core formations.

The two collided and were destroyed together with the shockwave grenades fired from the skyscraper. It was perfectly normal for the grenades from the skyscraper to detonate in mid-air.

However, although they figured out why the shells exploded in mid-air, what to do with Huo Yuhao's rifle spear was a big problem.

Gao Dalou was already drenched in sweat. Watching Huo Yuhao slowly clean the gun barrel, inject soul power, and insert the armor-piercing bullet from the muzzle, Gao Dalou had put in all his strength.

Faster, faster!

Soul power flowed again on the soul-guided cannon in Gao Dalou's hand, and a soft light emerged from the surface of the cannon.

However, although the flintlock loading technology of rifle spears seems too slow by today's standards, it is still a little faster than the loading speed of concussion cannon shells.

With a flick of his wrist, Gao Dalou fired the Shockwave Soul Guidance Cannon again, but Huo Yuhao's armor-piercing bullet was clearly faster, reaching Gao Dalou almost the instant it left the barrel.

"Boom—"

Amidst the deafening roar, the intense shockwave instantly engulfed the towering building, plunging it into complete paralysis.

When the shockwave actually hit him, an indescribable feeling instantly spread throughout his body. Gao Lou felt as if his heart had stopped beating for a moment, everything around him slowed down, and his breathing stopped for a moment.

The feeling was so unbearable, as if I had instantly turned into a corpse. It was as if the blood in my body had frozen for a moment, and I felt so nauseous that I wanted to vomit blood, but I couldn't vomit it at all.

The towering building, which was intended to be used against Huo Yuhao's shock bomb, was ultimately kept for his own careful consideration.

Even Huo Yuhao was taken aback. This... this is a level four soul tool?

Huo Yuhao's mind raced, and the image of that simple, unadorned, dark carving knife instantly appeared in his mind.

(End of this chapter)