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

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.

His expression turned slightly grim as he said, "The Soul Battle Tournament has introduced new rules for Soul Tools, so our advantage in Soul Tools will be weakened. Everyone should be prepared." "New rules for Soul Tools?" Xiao Hongchen immediately became anxious. His confidence largely stemmed from the fact that 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. The two usually relied on a large number of soul-guided cannons for their main offensive capabilities. 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!

(End of this chapter)