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

Chapter 336 Xu Sanshi's Defenses Are Broken
On the competition stage.

The referee hovered in mid-air and announced loudly, "The first group of the round-robin tournament is about to begin. Players from Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, please enter the arena!"

The next moment, two figures flew out of their respective academies' waiting areas and landed on the stage. Then, the two figures revealed their true forms: Xu Sanshi and Xiao Hongchen.

"Xiao Hongchen, it's you? Where is Huo Yuhao?" Xu Sanshi looked at Xiao Hongchen with some surprise. He had originally planned to defeat Huo Yuhao in the first round of the individual elimination tournament, but the first person to appear was not Huo Yuhao.

Xiao Hongchen glanced at Xu Sanshi, then snorted coldly: "Xu Sanshi, with your strength, you're not worth Yuhao's attention. I can take care of you. If you want to fight Yuhao, defeat me first."

Xu Sanshi immediately laughed: "Xiao Hongchen, aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew? You are indeed a genius of the Sun Moon Empire, but judging from your experience as an exchange student at Shrek Academy, there is still a gap between you and our top geniuses."

"I'll crush you in front of everyone here, and then I'll let Huo Yuhao fight me to the death."

Xiao Hongchen's eyes flickered slightly. He thought to himself that it was because it would be meaningless for him to fully display his strength at Shrek Academy. After all, the stronger he was, the more Shrek Academy would fear him and might resort to underhanded tactics, which would be entirely detrimental.

However, he did not expect that even though he had tried his best not to reveal his full strength, he would still be attacked by Xuanzi on his way back to Mingdu.

Xiao Hongchen shook his head: "You should defeat me first. With your strength, you are not qualified to fight Yuhao. Come on, Xu Sanshi, let me see your strength."

He now holds Huo Yuhao in extremely high esteem. After all, he has truly benefited from Huo Yuhao's series of achievements, thereby improving his own strength. He feels that Huo Yuhao is truly excellent in the Sun Moon Empire. If Huo Yuhao were in the Star Luo Empire, he would definitely be an incredibly terrifying enemy.

Xu Sanshi wanted to say a few more words during the pre-match trash talk, so he said, "Xiao Hongchen, you."

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a cacophony of angry curses.

Because the audience in the stands couldn't hold back any longer, some of them, who were extremely dissatisfied with Shrek Academy's Xuanzi's despicable behavior, were now expressing their anger and cursing Xu Sanshi.

"Xu Sanshi, damn it, stop talking nonsense and just start fighting! Are all the people from Shrek Academy as bad as Xuanzi? Why are you rambling on and on about a match? If you can fight, then fight; if you can't, then go back to Shrek Academy."

"Are you spouting all this useless nonsense because you'll find out that as long as you survive one round of the competition, even if you're defeated, it will be considered that you've done your best to uphold Shrek Academy's eternal glory?"

No matter how much you say, or how well you play, Jiang Nannan will never like you. She won't even give you a second glance.

Such words, like needles, pierced Xu Sanshi's heart, especially the words about Jiang Nannan, which made him somewhat vulnerable.

After all, lies never hurt, truth is the sharpest weapon.

His unrequited love for Jiang Nannan was known to everyone at Shrek Academy, so it wasn't exactly classified information. Therefore, it wasn't surprising that the Sun Moon people were able to find out about it; this matter had always been a source of pain for him.

He really wanted to get along well with Jiang Nannan, but because of the hurt he had caused her in the past, she still hated him.

He looked at the referee with great frustration and shouted, "Referee, I request that the competition stage be covered with a soundproof soul-guiding shield. Some of the spectators in the stands are so rude and are seriously disrupting the order of the competition."

"Alright." The referee nodded and immediately activated the soundproof soul-guiding shield, instantly silencing all external noise. Xu Sanshi's expression softened considerably as he tried to calm himself, thinking to himself that it was just as he had predicted; the Sun Moon Empire would indeed resort to underhanded tactics at this crucial moment.

"Alright, both players, get ready." The referee raised his right hand.

Xu Sanshi and Xiao Hongchen retreated to opposite ends of the competition stage.

"The match begins." The referee's right hand fell instantly.

Xu Sanshi rushed towards Xiao Hongchen like lightning. Unless his surprise attack failed, he would never waste the Xuanming Exchange on Xiao Hongchen. After all, it was obvious to everyone that Huo Yuhao was the biggest threat among the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

If he were to use the Xuanming Replacement now, Huo Yuhao would definitely be on guard, and he would be unable to defeat Huo Yuhao by surprise.

In the previous competition, he didn't have the opportunity to use the Xuanming Replacement, and in this competition, in order to preserve the Xuanming Replacement as a trump card, he has been holding back from using this move.

Therefore, in his view, the information about the Xuanming Replacement was actually kept secret from the outside world.

"Xuanming Power!" His third soul ring shimmered with purple light, and the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield in his hand burst forth with dark green light, which radiated into his body, causing it to swell and his shirt to tear from his muscles.

Although his Xuanwu bloodline in his martial soul was not fully awakened, so the effect of the Xuanming power was not at its peak, his strength has increased by at least 50% under the influence of the Xuanming power.

This caused Xu Sanshi's confidence to swell once again.

As Xiao Hongchen watched Xu Sanshi's rapid offensive, his storage soul tool suddenly shone brightly, and a large number of metal balls flew out. As an excellent soul master, he decided to use the soul turret battle strategy to deal with Xu Sanshi.

After all, the vast majority of his strength came from his soul tool.

Xiao Hongchen directly possessed his martial soul, and golden light gradually emerged from his body. A golden toad leg also appeared on his buttocks. However, unlike before, the golden toad leg had ancient and solemn patterns on it, making it look extremely noble.

This is the outward manifestation of the evolution of a martial soul!
At the same time, six spirit rings floated beneath his feet, and bright lights appeared one after another. The metal sphere beside him was instantly transformed into numerous spirit cannons.

Looking at those soul-guided cannons, Xu Sanshi silently raised the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield during his sprint. He was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, judging from Xiao Hongchen's performance in the previous competition, the speed at which the opponent used the soul-guided cannon tactic should not be this fast.

Bang bang bang!
A massive number of soul-guided shells pounded towards Xu Sanshi like a tidal wave, leaving countless craters on the ground and flickering flames. Xu Sanshi weaved and leaped through the barrage, trying to dodge the soul-guided shells.

However, how could he possibly dodge all of the massive number of soul-guided projectiles?

Therefore, quite a few soul-guided cannonballs exploded on his Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield. The shockwaves surged, and the enormous impact forced him to involuntarily take a few steps back, while some cracks appeared on the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield.

(End of this chapter)