Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 716 The Old Crooked Tree (6K)

At this moment, the field was almost completely silent.

Even the Soul Douluo-level attack power fluctuations unleashed by Huo Yuhao and Long Aotian during their battle did not bring such a huge shock to everyone present.

A heavy thud, a pile of broken bones, and a severely wounded seventh-ring evil soul saint.

With a single move, he instantly killed a Seven-Ring Soul Saint. There were no other superfluous movements, no intense light effects, no violent shockwaves; all that remained was a single palm strike echoing in the boundless darkness.

Even Zheng Zhan, a nine-ring titled warrior, was so astonished that he couldn't close his mouth. Of course, he could defeat Yan Feng, who had activated his Martial Soul True Body, but he could never kill him in one move, let alone do it so effortlessly and without any fanfare.

Zheng Zhan looked at Huo Yuhao as if he had seen a ghost.

Just how capable is this young man?

In that pitch-black darkness, how exactly did he defeat Yan Feng in one move?

Zheng Zhan almost scratched his scalp raw. He simply couldn't imagine how this was done; in his eyes, it was utterly unrealistic.

The thunderous cheers nearly overturned the entire battle arena. Bathed in the cheers of the audience, Huo Yuhao subconsciously glanced at his right hand, which had unleashed the Dark Explosion.

He has found a way to challenge a Title Douluo.

In the dark explosion, most Soul Masters' five senses will be forcibly stripped away. The dense darkness will devour almost all of a person's senses. Only the one who initiates the dark explosion will be unaffected. In Huo Yuhao's eyes, this is definitely an upgraded version of the Blood Smoke Technique.

In the dark, explosive environment, Huo Yuhao could unleash almost all of his trump cards at will.

In Huo Yuhao's eyes, this kind of gain was more exciting than winning a game.

In the audience area, a faint smile appeared on an aged face as he murmured to himself, "Elder Mu, you were truly farsighted! This is the ultimate individual soldier that Shrek Academy has cultivated."

"Once he breaks through to the seventh ring, our Shrek's ultimate individual soldier will probably be in its initial stages of formation."

"Are you all so smug?" A deep, aged voice, seemingly brimming with the fury of a volcanic eruption, rang out.

Inside the rest area, Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng was staring at him with a gloomy expression and a ferocious look in his eyes.

Among this group of Holy Spirit Cult participants, the Skeleton King Tang Dai, who was instantly killed in the Dark Ice Explosion, was his personal disciple.

This group of young evil spirit masters was hard-won, and it can be said that this time the Holy Spirit Cult lost all its elite forces.

I'm sorry.

Huo Yuhao gave Zhang Peng an answer that Zhang Peng had never expected.

"What?"

Zhang Peng's movements became somewhat disjointed.

"Have you ever said this to the ordinary people and Soul Masters you've killed? Anyway, your people are dead, so it's not my loss to apologize. Now it's your turn to say it's okay."

"Kid."

Zhang Peng nearly crushed his rotten teeth with a snap; the other person was practically defecating and urinating on his head!

Just then, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er walked over hand in hand: "You're not convinced, are you, Scorpion Tiger Douluo?"

Seeing the contempt in Huo Yuhao's eyes, Zhang Peng's anger was even more uncontrollable, but a deep fear also surfaced.

Even after narrowly escaping death, Zhang Peng still harbored the fear of this monstrous talent that had almost killed Long Xiaoyao.

Zhang Peng narrowed his eyes slightly, nodded, and said, "Okay, okay, okay! Let's go."

As he spoke, he suppressed his urge to explode and led Ma Xiaotao and the group of substitute evil soul masters away.

As soon as they left, the gloomy atmosphere in the rest area vanished completely, replaced by a refreshing feeling.

The storm had passed, and the thick dark clouds in the sky had quietly parted, revealing a beautiful ray of bright sunlight that shone on the competition stage, as well as the rest area and the spectator area.

The gloom that shrouded this once-in-a-millennium event has finally dissipated today!

"We at the Soul Palace will remember this kindness from Shrek Academy."

Huo Yuhao glanced coldly at 'Huo Yuhao', then arrogantly turned and left: "Let's fight again when we get to Shrek Academy. Now that we've secured a top-three finish, it's time for us to leave."

Wang Dong'er feigned surprise: "What do you mean?"

"The championship is yours. Our Soul Hall has no interest in level nine soul tools, but we are very interested in Dragon God Douluo's ultimate technique."

Huo Yuhao waved his hand and left with the Soul Palace members, leaving the Shrek Academy members standing there in shock.

"We...we've been guaranteed a spot in the championship?"

Ning Tian was stunned. She thought that facing such a terrifying enemy as the Soul Palace in the finals would definitely be an earth-shattering battle!

The rest of the Shrek Academy members were also shocked. To be honest, none of them knew whether they could defeat the Soul Hall or win the finals. It all depended on the performance of their captain, as well as the three super fighters, Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao.

But the Soul Hall forfeited the finals, which stunned the Shrek Academy members.

On the contrary, Xu Tianran's face turned a deep liver color.

He had already planned how to cancel the finals, hack the final championship award ceremony, and hack that level-nine soul tool, but this damned Soul Hall actually gave up on the finals?!

Inside the spectator area, the two elderly men exchanged a knowing smile upon seeing Xu Tianran's face, which was as red as pig liver.

Someone wanted to break the contract, but alas, it was too late.

The members of the Tang Clan breathed a sigh of relief, their faces showing a hint of relief.

Tang Ya, in particular, wore a relieved smile.

The Holy Spirit Cult was crippled by the Soul Palace. Only one of their seven main members survived, and two of their substitutes were killed by Shrek Academy. If the Tang Sect still can't defeat the Holy Spirit Cult and get third place, they might as well hang themselves on a crooked tree.

Excitement flashed in Beibei's eyes: "Xiaoya, Xiaoya."

"This time, our qualification to meet Elder Mu was earned through genuine victory."

As she spoke, Beibei excitedly grasped Tang Ya's hand.

Tang Ya smiled knowingly. Although she had met the Sea God Pavilion Master, Bei Bei's great-grandfather, because of Bei Bei's identity, this was different.

This time, she has truly proven through her own efforts that she is worthy of being with Beibei.

As she pondered this, Tang Ya turned her gaze toward the direction where Huo Yuhao and the people from the Soul Palace had left.

That dense dark power seemed to resonate with her martial soul. Since the people from the Soul Hall came to participate in the competition in order to be among the top three and have the opportunity to listen to Elder Mu impart his secret techniques, she would probably be able to see him again in the future.

She desperately wanted to make her martial spirit stronger, strong enough that she and Beibei could watch over each other.

(End of this chapter)