Douluo Continent: The Rebirth of Huo Yuhao

Chapter 37 Shield Tactics

Huo Yuhao didn't know how to answer, and awkwardly scratched his head with his right hand. He said hesitantly, "I'm in seclusion, I haven't gone anywhere. Elder Ma just finished a meeting, and Brother Xiao sent me to see you."

Meng Hongchen knew that Huo Yuhao hadn't intentionally avoided coming to see him, so her resentment dissipated after a brief complaint. She quickly changed her tone and said, "Yuhao, the semi-finals are tomorrow. Elder Ma will definitely let you play. How was your seclusion this time?"

Huo Yuhao breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that Meng Hongchen had returned to normal. He wasn't used to Meng Hongchen's attitude just now and couldn't handle it. He said in a relaxed tone, "No matter how much my strength has improved, I haven't escaped the two-ring realm. Elder Ma didn't send me up there to fight."

Meng Hongchen was amused by Huo Yuhao's indifferent attitude. Although he wasn't being asked to fight, Huo Yuhao's role in the team battle was much greater than that of those who were very good at fighting.

"My injury has almost recovered. Although I won't be playing tomorrow, I'll definitely be in the finals. Yuhao, who do you think our opponent will be in the finals, Xingluo or Shrek?" Meng Hongchen laughed and then discussed the match with Huo Yuhao.

"I think it will be Shrek Academy. Although they are missing some of their core members for some reason, their high-end combat power is unmatched by any other academy. Shrek Academy, with its large disparity in strength, will definitely suffer losses in the battle against Star Luo National Academy. Therefore, Elder Ma's tactical arrangement for us is to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out."

"In the next match against Di'ao Academy, Elder Ma told us to finish quickly and try to avoid any casualties. We need to face Shrek Academy in our best condition and give it our all to live up to the academy's training." Huo Yuhao spoke with deep emotion about the academy's training. He had developed a strong affection for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, where he had received countless acts of kindness, a stark contrast to his childhood.

Meng Hongchen deeply agreed with Huo Yuhao's words. She was originally a citizen of the Sun Moon Empire, and the seed of defeating Shrek Academy had been deeply rooted in the obsession of those around her since birth.

After a brief silence, Meng Hongchen continued, "Yuhao, for thousands of years, my Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Shrek Academy have been locked in endless conflict in the Soul Battle Tournament, even accumulating a great deal of bloodshed. Every time we face Shrek in the tournament, casualties are inevitable on both sides. With your strength, I'm afraid..."

Before Meng Hongchen could finish speaking, Huo Yuhao interrupted her, saying, "Meng, no matter how dangerous it is, since the academy sent me here, I should do my part. I can't just be a deserter, can I?"

"That's not what I meant. You're not strong enough right now, and you'll have a hard time protecting yourself in dangerous situations. You can face Shrek Academy when you've grown stronger in the next generation."

"Don't worry about that, Meng. I can protect myself, and with the help of shared mental detection, I can foresee danger. Nothing will happen."

Despite Huo Yuhao's words, Meng Hongchen was still very worried. For some reason, she had a hunch that an extremely fierce battle was about to erupt between them and Shrek Academy on the final stage!

Seeing that Huo Yuhao wouldn't listen to her at all, Meng Hongchen felt helpless and could only secretly resolve to protect him. His strength was too weak; the danger level would be much higher.

After ending his conversation with Meng Hongchen, Huo Yuhao returned to his room. He focused on preparing for tomorrow's battle, as he was the absolute core of tomorrow's team fight under Elder Ma's tactical system.

The night passed quickly, and all four academies arrived at the semi-final stage. Xingluo Square was still packed with people; today they would fight a do-or-die battle in the semi-finals, and only the winner would qualify to compete for the final championship!

The four teams selected from over a hundred are undoubtedly formidable. Not only are the audience eagerly anticipating the clash of titans, but the Star Luo Emperor has also reappeared. He will be present to observe all the remaining matches.

It's worth mentioning that a majestic man, never before seen before, appeared beside the Star Luo Emperor. He stood right next to the Emperor; on the day the competition began, this position belonged to the Star Luo Prime Minister, but now the Prime Minister was behind this man. This demonstrates the Prime Minister's extremely high status within Star Luo!

Among the Sun and Moon Army, Huo Yuhao immediately spotted the towering figure that his mother had remembered throughout her life.

Duke White Tiger, the military god second only to Xingluo, his towering figure seemed capable of blocking all threats against Xingluo, yet he couldn't protect the safety of a woman and a child.

In Huo Yuhao's eyes, this so-called military god, revered as a protector by hundreds of millions of soldiers and civilians, was utterly laughable. He imagined how wonderful it would feel to one day stand atop the Star Luo Imperial City, trampling him underfoot in front of all the people of the Star Luo Empire.

When Huo Yuhao faces that person, the fire of revenge in his heart will blaze fiercely, burning away all his reason and virtue.

Besides Huo Yuhao, there was another person in the room looking at Dai Hao with great interest.

Unlike Huo Yuhao, Dai Yueheng looked at his father with only admiration. All his efforts were aimed at becoming a man like his father who could hold up the sky.

Although his father was very strict with him, he never lacked love.

It was a kind of care that Huo Yuhao had never received, and he had never even been disciplined.

Emperor Xingluo did not test the audience's patience and quickly announced the start of the competition.

The first match was between the Sun & Moon team and the Dio team.

There are three formats for the competition: team battles, one-on-one duels, and 2-2-3 battles. Winning two out of the three battles is enough to advance.

Both teams took their places on the stage, and with the referee's whistle, the match officially began!

The moment the match began, the seven members of Sun and Moon immediately huddled together. Five of them simultaneously raised the same shield, which was extremely thick and provided no blind spots when they were together; even those inside could not see what was happening outside.

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The shield is a level six soul tool, a pentagram shield. It can withstand a full-force attack from an ordinary Soul Emperor for the duration of two incense sticks burning. When the five shields are connected, their defensive power flows among them, and the shields can only be broken when all their energy is exhausted.

The Imperial Academy's attack power is the weakest among the four strongest teams. The Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family's martial soul is the Snow Lotus, a very powerful auxiliary martial soul. The team, built around the royal family's Snow Lotus martial soul, is best at defensive counterattacks. They have strong sustained combat ability but lack explosive power.

Therefore, Master Ma's strategy was to use the pentagram shield for defense, accumulate energy, and then crush the opponent in one blow. Otherwise, if they were held up, the situation would be extremely unfavorable for the Sun and Moon Team, and their strategy of waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out would fail.

The Sun and Moon Team's tactics were successful. With all five members working together to defend, the Imperial Academy was unable to break through the defense in a short time, and could only watch helplessly as the Sun and Moon Team fully charged up the energy of their Super Energy Soul Guidance Cannon...

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