Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect

Xu Jiawei was dumbfounded: "Elder Xuan... this... there has never been a precedent in history for a competition to have already started, but then the rules were changed at the last minute!"

Xuanzi waved his hand and said, "Then let's start with this competition! What is a precedent? If no one takes the first step, how can there be a precedent? Xu Jiawei, as an emperor, you must have the courage to create a precedent!"

Xu Jiawei gave a wry smile. "Then how should we restrict it? We can't just ban the use of soul tools!"

Xuanzi said slowly, "That's up to you to think about. Xingluo is the organizer; I'm just offering some suggestions."

Xu Jiawei thought about it for a moment and felt that modifying the rules was much safer than deliberately killing the opposing team members on the competition stage. He thought to himself that Old Master Xuan, that old drunkard, had finally come up with a good idea.

"However, I need to think carefully about how to modify the rules, since everyone is basically using soul tools."

......

Meng Hongchen led Huo Yuhao into a magnificent hotel. As they walked, she analyzed what she had seen and heard along the way: "The level of soul guidance technology in Xingluo City is indeed not bad, but it is far inferior to that of Mingdu. From what I have seen so far, Xingluo City still has city walls!"

It seems their soul-guided defense system is still incomplete, hence the need for city walls to protect the people!

"Furthermore, I feel that the buildings in Xingluo City are a bit too short. In this place, it is rare to see buildings with more than five stories. If I were the emperor of Xingluo, I would definitely send people to the Sun Moon Empire to investigate and then expedite the renovation of Xingluo City to improve the quality of life of the people."

Huo Yuhao teased, "Senior Sister Meng, I never knew you had the heart of an empress!"

Meng Hongchen curled her lips: "Of course, who wouldn't want to be the emperor? In any empire, the emperor is an all-powerful being. If I were to become emperor... I would... appoint you as marshal! To be in charge of all military affairs!"

At this point, Meng Hongchen glanced at Huo Yuhao. She felt strange. Ever since Huo Yuhao obtained the so-called Blade of the Guardian of Life, he seemed to have become even more handsome. Moreover, he now possessed a peculiar aura that was extremely attractive.

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Marshal... in terms of official rank, he is second only to the emperor."

Under One Person... Meng Hongchen's body stiffened, and her face flushed. Looking at Huo Yuhao, who was still smiling, she felt that she must have been overthinking things. Meng Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, how could your thoughts be so filthy!

Huo Yuhao is still a child! So I must have misunderstood!

She snorted coldly, feigning composure: "Let's go. Anyway, I can't become emperor. This is just empty talk."

She then led Huo Yuhao further inside, and soon the two saw Jing Hongchen and his group, after which everyone began their meal together.

Chapter 71 Planning

a few days later.

In the hotel room.

A long table was surrounded by people.

Ma Rulong said with a gloomy face, "Gentlemen, the opponents we have encountered these past few days are very strange. These opponents are basically from our Sun Moon Soul Master Academy."

Therefore, I have reason to suspect that the organizers are engaging in underhanded dealings.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao nodded. "Senior Ma is right. The Star Luo Empire must have pulled some strings behind the scenes. Although we do have a chance of encountering other academies from the Sun Moon Academy, it's unlikely that we'll encounter them one after another under normal circumstances. So, someone must be behind this!"

These past few days, Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has been playing in the academy round-robin tournament. Of course, they won every match with ease, after all, Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is much stronger than the other academies in Sun Moon.

However, the Star Luo Empire's unjust actions also made them somewhat unhappy.

Xiao Hongchen, wearing a hat, leaned back in his chair. He reached out and slightly lowered the brim of his hat, obscuring his expression. Then he said calmly, "So what if it's a shady operation? It doesn't matter. I'll take action!"

After all, I am the second genius of the Sun Moon Empire! I will show them that before absolute power, any schemes and tricks are futile! Do you know what it means to be a Soul King at only fourteen years old?

Hearing these confident words, Ma Rulong thought to himself that even though Xiao Hongchen was not as talented as Huo Yuhao, he was still as proud as ever.

He said with some helplessness, "Xiao Hongchen, behind-the-scenes manipulation is a terrible thing. After all, we can't figure out where the other side's bottom line is! Once the other side crosses our bottom line, we can only withdraw from the competition. After all, participating in a competition that is too frustrating doesn't really have much meaning."

At this moment, Meng Hongchen looked at Huo Yuhao beside her and asked, "Junior Brother Yuhao, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao's face showed a thoughtful expression, and he slowly said, "Senior Sister Meng, I think Xingluo will likely target us further."

After all, everyone has watched the Star Luo team's competition this year, so I believe everyone knows that they are quite strong and have a chance to win the championship. Since they have already resorted to underhanded tactics, it means they will not stop!

Of course, they probably won't go too far. If they force Sun Moon to withdraw from the competition, wouldn't this Soul Fighting Tournament become the least prestigious tournament ever?

After all, Shrek Academy has already withdrawn from the competition. If Sun Moon Academy also withdraws, this will essentially become the Soul Fighting Tournament of the Douluo Three Kingdoms! Under such circumstances, even if Star Luo wins the championship, its reputation probably won't be very good! Future historians might even consider it the least prestigious championship ever won!

Upon hearing this, the members of the Sun and Moon team present all showed expressions of agreement.

"Yuhao is right!"

"Yes, I think Yuhao's analysis is correct!"

Just then, a series of pattering footsteps sounded outside the door, and everyone turned their attention to the door. At that moment, the door was slowly opened, and Jing Hongchen appeared in the doorway.

He said with a slightly grim expression, "The Soul Fighting Tournament has introduced new rules for Soul Tools, so our advantage in Soul Tools will be weakened. Everyone should be mentally prepared."

"New regulations for soul tools?" Xiao Hongchen was immediately anxious. The reason he was confident was largely because his martial soul and soul skills were actually very compatible with soul tools. If his soul tools were weakened, wouldn't that weaken his strength?

"Yes, the new rule for soul tools is that any contestant is prohibited from using a large number of soul tools, and is only allowed to use a small number of soul tools. The reason given by the organizer is that firing a large number of soul tools at the same time would be too powerful and too uncontrollable. If someone is attacked by a large number of soul tools, the referee may make a mistake when trying to save them."

Therefore, for the safety of the participants in the Soul Fighting Tournament, the organizers have introduced this new rule. However, the organizers claim that they uphold the principles of fairness and impartiality, and therefore will not be issuing any further rules for the Soul Fighting Tournament!

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze turned to Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen. Their main source of damage usually came from a large number of soul-guided cannons. It could be said that with this new rule, Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen's combat power would be greatly weakened.

Based on their observations of the Star Luo National Academy over the past few days, they know that the Star Luo National Academy's main offensive method is not based on a large number of soul-guided cannons. Undoubtedly, this is biased towards the Star Luo National Academy and is aimed at the soul-guided cannon turret tactics!

"This is targeting me, a genius! You can't beat me, so you resort to underhanded tactics, can you!" Xiao Hongchen's face showed anger.

Ma Rulong, standing to the side, had a face as dark as ink. "Under this new rule, Xiao Hongchen and I will be weakened!"

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat oppressive. Ma Rulong was the strongest among the contestants from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, while Xiao Hongchen, although seen by many as a show-off, was indeed a person with real strength.

The weakening of two key combatants is undoubtedly bad news for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Although the Sun Moon Royal Academy has a wide variety of soul tools, Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen usually use soul cannons as their main means of attack, precisely because they value the power and stability of these tools.

As for other soul tools, regardless of their power, none are as stable and reliable as soul cannons. Take the Sword of Judgment, for example; this level eight soul tool is indeed very powerful, but for Ma Rulong, it's actually quite difficult to use.

After all, he was just a Soul Emperor. If he wanted to use the Sword of Judgment, he would have to use another level-seven soul tool called the Chapter of Sacrifice.

The greatest function of the Chapter of Sacrifice is to use his life force and potential as a sacrifice to instantly enhance his soul power and physical strength, thereby allowing him to use the Sword of Judgment and unleash the power of this level-eight soul tool.

However, if he adopts this method, he will not only suffer a great loss of vitality, but his cultivation will also be unable to make any progress for a year!

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, he would not use an extremely powerful soul tool like the Sword of Judgment.

Jing Hongchen looked at Huo Yuhao and said, "Yuhao, for your safety, you cannot use the Ultimate Ice in this competition. Therefore, I hope you will not amplify your dream to prevent other academies from discovering that you are the Ultimate Ice user."

The team's strength has been weakened, so whether Sun Moon can win the Soul Tournament championship depends on you. As a very special control-type Soul Master, you are now the core of the team! You must command the entire field!

In Jing Hongchen's view, the opponent's restriction on the soul-guided cannon actually had little impact on Huo Yuhao. At most, it would make Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen feel a little uncomfortable. Moreover, Huo Yuhao's soul skills could effectively enhance our side and weaken the enemy.

"Hmm." Huo Yuhao nodded without refusing. He looked at everyone and said, "Since we're not allowed to use a large number of soul-guided cannons, then everyone should take more soul-guided rays."

I know that the biggest drawback of the Soul Guide Ray is that it is difficult to hit accurately, so the Soul Guide Turret strategy often appears in the Soul Fighting Tournament, while the Soul Guide Ray strategy is actually very rare!

However, with the help of my shared mental detection abilities, I believe everyone's accuracy will improve significantly!

Chapter 72 We at iHistory don't provoke trouble, but we're not afraid of trouble either!

After saying this, Huo Yuhao began to deploy tactics. A moment later, Jing Hongchen led them out of the hotel and headed to Xingluo Square. Today they would continue the academy round-robin tournament. If they won, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy would be able to advance to the next round.

.........

Shrek Academy.

Mu En lay back in his chair, looking at the Sea God Lake not far away, and said calmly, "Shao Zhe, do you think I've been too lenient with Xuan Zi all this time?"

Shrek Academy has been caught cheating, but Xuanzi, in order to cover it up, chose to have the academy withdraw from the competition! Even in Shrek Academy's history, this is unprecedented. To be honest, I think he went too far.

Yan Shaozhe stood behind Mu En, a helpless expression on his face. He forced himself to explain, "Teacher, Elder Xuan was actually thinking about the academy's eternal glory."

As for Mu En's suggestion of indulgence, Yan Shaozhe thought to himself, how could they not indulge him? After all, Elder Xuan was the second strongest in Shrek Academy, and once Mu En died, Elder Xuan would have to take over as the head of the Sea God Pavilion to deter the villains!

Of course, Yan Shaozhe hoped that Mu En could live a little longer, partly because he didn't want his teacher to die, and partly because he wasn't entirely confident in Xuanzi's current abilities.

These days, news of Shrek Academy's "rigged" experience in the Soul Fighting Tournament has reached the academy, causing widespread outrage. Everyone wants to demand an explanation from the Star Luo Empire.

Yan Shaozhe knew the truth about the so-called "behind-the-scenes" incident, but he couldn't reveal it. If the truth were exposed, Shrek Academy's reputation would be damaged.

This is something he doesn't want to see.

"Eternal glory... The so-called eternal glory is just an invisible shackle that binds each of us... Compared to eternal glory, I think the growth of children is more important!"

Moon sighed, stretched out his hand, and pointed to a group of students near the Sea God Lake. "Look at these children, bound by ten thousand years of glory, what have they become now?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe immediately looked in the direction Mu En pointed. The Shrek Academy students had already unfurled banners with simple slogans: "We resolutely say no to the shady dealings in this year's Soul Fighting Tournament! We at Shrek Academy don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of trouble either!"

The students walked along holding banners, making it look like a parade, and chanted slogans such as, "We will defend Shrek's honor to the death!"

Yan Shaozhe stared at the scene for a moment, then said, "Teacher, this is only because the students are proud of Shrek Academy, so they did this."

However, I must say that, according to Shrek tradition, those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre. I will specifically seek out these students later to correct their misconceptions about avoiding trouble.

Mu En shook his head and sighed, "Don't you find it ironic? The academy was clearly at fault first, but because of your cover-up, the Star Luo Empire, the organizer, is now taking the blame. Even though they've arranged for someone to take the blame, it still can't quell the students' anger."

"The students' feelings for the academy are genuine. If one day they learn the truth about the so-called conspiracy, the glorious image of Shrek Academy in their hearts will suddenly collapse!"

Once one lie is told, more lies are needed to cover it up! But falsehoods will eventually be exposed!

Yan Shaozhe thought about it carefully for a while. He knew that Mu En's words made sense, but now the academy was in a dilemma. It couldn't just expel Xuanzi and then issue a statement to immediately sever ties with Xuanzi!

Doing so would essentially shift the blame entirely onto Xuanzi.

Although the blame does indeed fall on Xuanzi, even Mu En will not completely absolve Xuanzi of responsibility, because Xuanzi is the pillar of strength he left for Shrek Academy, and cannot be lost!

Therefore, even though Xuanzi made mistake after mistake, Mu En could only tolerate it! Otherwise, given Xuanzi's numerous crimes, even if he, as the master of the Sea God Pavilion, had a calm and composed personality, he would have dealt with Xuanzi severely!

Yan Shaozhe could only respectfully say, "Teacher, I cannot see the distant future like you. I can only try my best to seize the present! Even if this is a lie, for the sake of Shrek Academy, I can only do my best to make it real!"

Mu En was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Alright, Shao Zhe, you've grown up and have your own opinions. Before the Soul Fighting Tournament ends, go to Star Luo City and discuss the exchange student matter with the people from Sun Moon."

"Exchange student?"

"Yes, I once went to Sun Moon Island. The development of soul tools there shocked me. There are even soul tools that can threaten my life now."

Without a doubt, the era of soul tools is about to truly arrive. In this wave of change, even Shrek Academy cannot remain unaffected. Therefore, I hope that the students of the academy can learn some advanced soul tool knowledge at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Yan Shaozhe was somewhat surprised to hear these words. In fact, he had always looked down on soul tools, since even the strongest soul tool was ultimately just an external force. He never expected that a soul tool that could threaten a level 99 Limit Douluo would actually appear.

After a moment's thought, Yan Shaozhe immediately replied respectfully, "Yes, teacher!"

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you, Shao Zhe. I trust you to handle things."

.......

Xingluo Square.

The audience area was crowded with people, and a cacophony of voices could be heard from there.

Xu Jiawei looked at the crowd and, using his amplified soul tool, announced, "Today's Soul Battle Tournament will proceed as scheduled. Adhering to the principles of fairness and impartiality, a new rule regarding soul tools has been specifically added..."