Douluo Continent: The Spirit-Eyed Detective Huo Yuhao

“I think it’s pretty good too, but isn’t it too tight…” He Caitou is quite big, and the battle suit looks rather strange on him.

"It's not unacceptable." Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao also expressed their opinions. Xiao Xiao, in particular, felt a little nervous about being so flamboyant in a competition that would be broadcast live to the world. Hiding under the helmet made her feel much more at ease.

“Don’t accept it… Once you accept this kind of aesthetic, there’s no going back…” Wang Dong was speechless. “And why are you red? It doesn’t match your personality at all.”

"Because I want red. Although blue suits me better, the 'protagonist' should of course be red. Besides, if the colors don't match, we can just adjust them slightly." Huo Yuhao gently raised his hand, and a drop of blood dripped from his fingertip, along with an endless chill.

"What is he doing?" Although the battle had already begun, the contestants who were wary of the Shrek team did not make any rash moves and were all observing the actions of Huo Yuhao and his group.

Huo Yuhao's provocation did indeed anger them, but they were all elites selected from various regions, and they wouldn't let their anger cloud their judgment.

"This is... retreat quickly!" Meng Hongchen couldn't help but shiver. Possessing the Crimson-Eyed Ice Toad Martial Soul, she was extremely sensitive to ice attributes. Sensing something was wrong, she immediately pulled Xiao Hongchen and the others to the side.

Clearly, her intuition was right.

In an instant, the blood-stained ice spread rapidly, freezing nearly half of the contestants in the arena into a blood-red prison.

"Such a bloody and bizarre technique is hardly befitting of a protagonist, let alone a righteous character," Wang Dong complained.

"It's just using my extra blood to dye it." Huo Yuhao didn't care. With the Life Gold and his current physical strength, he indeed had more blood than he could use.

"Hey, Yuhao, you've taken care of almost half of them in one go! We're all done for now," Xu Sanshi complained.

"The opening ceremony should end quickly so the main competition can begin," Huo Yuhao urged. He went to great lengths to change the Soul Fighting Tournament into the Soul Fighting Games, not only to make these Soul Masters more civilized, but also to collect and study data on different types of Martial Souls from all over the world.

Tens of thousands of martial spirits, whether they are beast-type, weapon-type, mutated, or awakened, are all available on this arena, making it a paradise for martial spirit research.

"If there were an achievement system, I should be able to achieve '10000/10000 Martial Souls Collected' very quickly," Huo Yuhao thought to himself.

"He must have exhausted his soul power after using such a wide-ranging attack. If we all attack together, we can definitely defeat them!" Xiao Hongchen shouted, unwilling to admit that he had just been frightened.

This shout woke everyone up. That's right, even a Soul Emperor couldn't unleash such a wide-range soul skill for long, as they would have already exhausted their soul power. And they still had so many people left. If they attacked together, they would definitely win.

Soon, a chaotic battle broke out. Provoked by Huo Yuhao and instigated by Xiao Hongchen, the Shrek Academy team engaged in fierce combat.

The result was, of course, one-sided.

The sounds of flutes, lightning, gunfire, and screams mingled together.

Huo Yuhao didn't even have to make a move. The other six were already Soul Kings, and with the improvement of their cultivation methods, they had the ability to challenge opponents dozens of levels higher. With the added bonus of their battle suits, they were no match for them.

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at the same time,

Above the border of Xingluo.

"You went out to play without me." The slightly older Snow Emperor, her face full of rage, angrily commanded the cold wind to fly towards Star Luo City.

Huo Yuhao originally thought that Xiao Xuedi was still young, and as a ferocious beast in human form, she would be targeted by many people. It would be safer for her to stay in Shrek City until she grew up, so he did not bring her with him to the Star Luo Empire competition.

However, since this competition was being broadcast live across the entire Douluo Continent, Xue Di knew they had already arrived as soon as she turned on the TV.

"Xiaoxue, come back quickly! If you run around, I'll tear you apart!" Huo Yuhao, who had specially developed a childcare robot to take care of Xue Di, chased after her closely.

"Don't treat me like a child, Number 5." The Snow Empress has regained her memories. Although she still looks like a child, her wisdom is far beyond that of ordinary people.

"You're just a kid... I'm sorry!" Having narrowly dodged a wind blade that almost shaved off his parts, Number 5 continued to persuade, "There's nothing I can do. In my basic settings, you'll always be a child who needs to be taken care of. That's how it's set up."

"I don't care what you do, I'm tired of Shrek City, I'm going to Star Luo City now." After saying that, the Snow Empress flew away without looking back.

"It's over, I'm going to be torn to shreds by the real thing." Number 5 was on the verge of tears. Of course, robots don't cry either, as the speed of his flight engine could no longer keep up with the Snow Empress who had regained her memories.

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Wherever there is a television in the Douluo Continent, you can see the Star Luo City's Douluo Games. Such a grand occasion is watched by every household in Shrek City.

Ma Xiaotao, who was also under house arrest, was in the same situation.

"I should have been standing there too..."

Although the way Huo Yuhao and his seven companions made their entrance was too abstract, it threw the entire competition into chaos, leaving Ma Xiaotao momentarily stunned.

But after recovering, my mood returned to a sad state.

"Do you regret it?" Yan Shaozhe, who was watching TV with him, asked.

"Mm." Ma Xiaotao nodded.

"Who told you to ignore advice, cultivate evil fire, and commit such a grave mistake?" Yan Shaozhe had said these criticisms countless times, but he still couldn't resist repeating them every time he saw Ma Xiaotao.

"Sorry……"

"What's the use of just saying sorry?" Yan Shaozhe shook his head. "I've thought of a solution for the problem of the evil fire. It's not a solution to keep you confined and not cultivating. Martial Soul Doctor... have you heard of it?"

"Martial Soul Doctor..." Ma Xiaotao murmured, a hint of life appearing in her eyes.

Yan Shaozhe smiled slightly. Ma Xiaotao was his most beloved student, so how could he bear to see her unable to cultivate for the rest of her life?

"It's said he's a divine healer who can exorcise evil spirits. Since Shrek Academy is currently cooperating with the Snow Kingdom, let's visit him in the far north after this competition. Even if he can't cure your evil fire, the extreme cold can help suppress it, so it'll be beneficial in the end."

"Yes, teacher!" Ma Xiaotao was overjoyed, and hope was rekindled in her heart.

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Returning to the Douyu Games arena

The contestants on the stage were scattered and lying on the ground. The only ones still standing were the seven Shrek members in their strange costumes and a few people from various teams who were still somewhat capable.

“A bunch of… monsters!” Xiao Hongchen gritted his teeth. He, who was always proud, realized that he had no chance of winning against any of them.

"Damn it, they're just a bunch of weirdos in strange clothes!" Meng Hongchen cursed.

“Hello, we heard you,” Wang Dong said, but she really couldn’t refute it.

"Haha, the opening ceremony is about to end. We'll use purification magic to convert those undead spirits and then it can officially begin." Huo Yuhao checked the time, very excited.

Chapter 109 One-on-One Duel

"There are four people left. Why don't you just admit defeat?" Huo Yuhao said casually to the four remaining people in front of him.

They are Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Ma Rulong from the Sun Moon Empire, and Xu Jiujiu from the Star Luo Empire.

This princess of the Star Luo Empire actually survived to the end, although it was also because her teammates protected her all the time.

"How could we possibly admit defeat like this!" Ma Rulong was filled with resentment. As the captain, he had been given the mission of winning at all costs.

"Then I'll take care of you." Xu Sanshi was about to step forward to finish things off when Huo Yuhao stopped him. "Hmm? Yuhao, are you going to make a move?"

"I'm interested in all of these." Huo Yuhao, who hadn't made a move since unleashing a skill, finally acted again. "Leave them to me."

"I must defeat at least one..." Seeing Huo Yuhao slowly approaching, Xiao Hongchen's eyes hardened. He was determined to beat this guy who was even more arrogant than himself.

"Hey, Princess of Xingluo, let's join forces for now." Xiao Hongchen called out to Xu Jiujiu. He didn't want to fight one-on-one; in this situation, teaming up was the only way to have a chance of winning. "We still have some ways to hurt them. Anyway, your teammates have all fallen. This is our last chance!"

After a long pause of thought, he nodded.

"can."

The princess had many questions and was very curious about Huo Yuhao. She wondered why her elder brother had been treating him with such courtesy since morning, his attitude was abnormally good.

Now, witnessing the terrifying strength of this group, she understood somewhat, but it still felt very strange. Driven by curiosity, she still wanted to challenge Huo Yuhao herself.

Without saying a word, she summoned her martial spirit, and a diamond-shaped gem that shone with golden light appeared on Princess Jiujiu's forehead. Surrounded by golden light, a magnificent crown was placed on her head.

"Star Crown, a martial soul related to starlight. I've already researched the Moon martial soul, let me take a look at the Starlight one too," Huo Yuhao said with a smile. Martial souls related to stars are extremely rare, and this is a rare opportunity.

"First Soul Skill, Star Guiding Technique." As the words fell, starlight transformed into countless rays, locking onto Huo Yuhao.

"Wow!" Huo Yuhao watched the rays of light wrap around him with delight, neither dodging nor flinching.

"Second Soul Skill, Starfall Technique!" Xu Jiujiu's voice was slightly angry, but Huo Yuhao acted as if he was just playing around and didn't take her seriously at all.

Starlight fell and hit Huo Yuhao, but nothing happened.

"Does it have a dizzying effect? ​​But it's negligible to my mental strength." Huo Yuhao didn't even blink, carefully sensing the power of the starlight.

Meanwhile, Ma Rulong of the Sun and Moon faction was not idle either. He first used the Soul Guidance Cannon Turret Battle Technique, and a series of cannons spewed out blue-purple lightning.

Lightning enveloped Huo Yuhao, forming a wall of light. It turned out to be a binding technique that, together with the starlight, controlled his movements.

"A level six soul tool... the Sun Moon Empire's technology is indeed far superior to other places." Huo Yuhao multitasked, analyzing both the Star Crown Martial Soul and the Sun Moon Soul Tool simultaneously. "A soul tool specially selected to participate in the competition probably already involves some of the core technology of the Mingde Hall. It's definitely different from those available on the market..."

Seeing that Huo Yuhao was not moving, Ma Rulong assumed that he had been immobilized, but he still did not dare to stop and rest. He immediately changed his weapon, replacing the cannon with a golden-red greatsword.

"Awaken, Sword of Judgment!" Ma Rulong shouted, rapidly channeling his soul power into the giant sword. The blade instantly and strangely changed between black and white before slashing down at Huo Yuhao.

"They are darkness, they are heretics!"

Ding ding!

With a clang of metal against metal, Ma Rulong was shocked to find that his greatsword was stuck and unable to move. What he saw before him made him even more unable to believe his eyes.

"An eighth-level soul tool, very well made..." Despite being under two layers of control, Huo Yuhao nonchalantly raised his hand and caught the Sword of Judgment.

His hands were covered in a layer of emerald frost, and his three fingers easily gripped the black and white blade. The chill emanating from the blade froze, and even the dark and light attributes contained within the soul tool seemed to be frozen and unable to be activated.

"Is this the structure... First, inject unstable dark attribute power into the enemy's body, and then suppress it with stronger light attribute power. Not bad ingenious." Huo Yuhao concluded after taking a look.

"How is this possible! How can you still move?!" Ma Rulong was even more shocked that the other party knew the secret of the sword just by looking at it twice.

It should be noted that this Sword of Judgment is not something a level six Soul Master could create. Even among the level eight Soul Tools of Mingde Hall, it is considered a masterpiece. If it weren't for the competition, it would never have been given to him.

"Do you mind if I take it apart and take a look? Even if you mind, I'll still take it apart." Huo Yuhao applied a little force with his fingertips, and the level eight soul tool cracked and shattered with a series of cracking sounds.

"No way..." Ma Rulong's heart shattered along with it, and intense fear surged up instantly.

"Ma Rulong! Retreat!" Xiao Hongchen shouted from behind. At this moment, he and his sister Meng Hongchen held hands, their soul power merging and merging, emitting an aura several times stronger than the level eight soul tool from before.

This was the final blow they had gathered all their hopes for; all the previous delays had been preparations for this strike.

"Wow, there's an unexpected surprise." Huo Yuhao looked surprised; he hadn't expected a Martial Soul Fusion Technique.

Moreover, the martial soul fusion skill of the Hongchen siblings was much stronger than any he had seen before, and its fusion quality was second only to his and Wang Dong's.

"Haha! Big toad, come on, let me feel it." Huo Yuhao remained standing in place, neither dodging nor avoiding.

"Arrogant and conceited, yet attached to worldly desires!"

The Hongchen siblings simultaneously released their martial souls, the Three-Legged Golden Toad and the Crimson-Eyed Ice Toad merging into one, manifesting a gigantic crimson-gold toad phantom. A terrifying power, infused with gold, poison, fire, and ice, poured forth towards Huo Yuhao alone.

"Yuhao!" Wang Dong called out, a hint of worry in her voice. "Why don't we merge as well?"

"No..." Huo Yuhao hadn't even finished saying the word "no" when he was instantly engulfed by that terrifying energy.

The fusion technique lasted for quite some time, until the Hongchen siblings were exhausted and the fusion was broken, at which point everyone could see the standing figure in the center of the arena again.