Douluo Jueshi: Picking up Firefly at the Beginning

Chapter 283 No martial ethics
To be honest, Huo Yuhao was not willing to help Dai Huabin cheat from the bottom of his heart.

On weekdays, although the relationship between him and Dai Huabin has eased a little compared to before, they still dislike each other when they meet, and that hostility is always hidden in their hearts.

However, the current situation is completely different. Dai Huabin's opponent is an evil soul master, and this is not an ordinary contest.

Dai Huabin represents Shrek Academy this time, and he shoulders the glory of Shrek Academy.

At this critical moment, compared with the honor of the academy, the personal grudges between the two of them seemed to have to be put aside for the time being.

In Huo Yuhao's opinion, there is no need to pay attention to any upright martial ethics when dealing with evil soul masters.

Evil soul masters are vicious and cruel, and will do anything to achieve their goals. When facing them, no matter what means you use, it will not be excessive.

As for Dai Huabin, although he was very reluctant to accept Huo Yuhao's assistance, as a representative of Shrek Academy standing on the field, his desire to win was extremely strong, and he absolutely did not want to lose this game.

After all, the glory that Shrek Academy has accumulated over thousands of years weighs heavily on his shoulders, like a towering mountain, and he cannot afford to give up the chance to win easily because of some personal grudges.

Dai Huabin, who had always regarded Huo Yuhao as his nemesis, the moment he noticed the change in his perception, the first thought in his mind was that Huo Yuhao must be cheating in secret to help him.

After all, Dai Huabin knew a little about Huo Yuhao's abilities, especially the special soul skill of "spiritual detection sharing", which was no longer a secret to his classmates.

Although Dai Huabin was full of doubts and had no idea how Huo Yuhao had managed to cheat under the noses of so many Titled Douluo, at this moment, he really had no time to think deeply about these questions.

All his thoughts were focused on one thing: how to defeat the opponent in front of him.

Fortunately, Dai Huabin not only received support from Huo Yuhao outside the field, but also learned from Huo Yuhao the weakness of his opponent Jili's brain-eating beast spirit - long-range consumption.

Jili's brain-eating beast spirit is indeed extremely powerful, and it performs particularly well in close combat. Its defense and attack power are better than Dai Huabin's white tiger spirit. Just looking at the indestructible scales covering its entire body and the tongue with corrosive poison, Dai Huabin is restricted in close combat. He feels as if his hands and feet are bound and it is difficult to exert his full strength.

However, although the brain-eating beast spirit that Jili possesses is terrifyingly powerful, it has a fatal flaw - the lack of long-range attack methods.

Dai Huabin knew very well that as long as he could distance himself from his opponent and launch a long-range attack, he would have a chance of winning. Even if the person standing opposite him was a powerful Soul Emperor-level evil soul master, he still had the possibility of winning.

As inner court disciples of Shrek Academy, the strength of people like Dai Huabin cannot be simply measured by the standards of ordinary Soul Kings.

Shrek Academy has always had a profound foundation, and all the disciples it has cultivated have extraordinary strength and potential. Even when facing the evil soul masters with strange methods and feared by everyone, they are by no means powerless to fight back.

What's more, at this moment, he received secret assistance from Huo Yuhao. In a sense, this battle was no longer a simple one-on-one contest, but equivalent to two against one.

As a result, Dai Huabin felt a strong hope in his heart. He believed that this battle might be winnable and that the weak could defeat the strong.

At this time, the situation on the field appeared one-sided in the eyes of the audience.

Geely's offensive was like a tide, one wave after another. The fierce attack was like surging waves, continuously surging towards Dai Huabin.

Dai Huabin looked extremely embarrassed, struggling to cope with the violent attack and in danger.

Every time, the purple-black tongue attacked like a ghost, the audience's hearts were in their throats, as if in the next second, Dai Huabin would be ruthlessly pierced by this terrible tongue.

He seemed to have fallen into a completely passive position, being suppressed by Geely and unable to fight back.

But only Dai Huabin himself knew that everything before him was just an appearance.

Although Jili's offensive seemed fierce, his every move and every attack was completely under his own control - to be precise, under the control of Huo Yuhao's magical mental detection.

Relying on "spiritual detection sharing", Huo Yuhao clearly transmitted every detail on the battlefield to Dai Huabin. Dai Huabin pretended to be in danger on the surface, but in fact he was deliberately showing weakness to confuse his opponent.

While carefully dealing with Jili's attacks, he calmly observed the situation and patiently waited for the best opportunity, ready to distance himself from Jili in one fell swoop and turn the tide of the battle.

In a flash, Dai Huabin, with the help of Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection sharing, captured the fleeting opportunity.

Taking advantage of the fact that he had once again successfully avoided the piercing poisonous tongue of Jili that was as swift as a venomous snake, he took decisive action.

His right hand instantly transformed into a tiger claw, and five dazzling golden claws condensed into substance out of thin air, emitting a terrifying sharp aura.

At this moment, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Dai Huabin's eyes, and his sharp claws ruthlessly tore through the air, making a harsh sound like cloth being forcibly torn apart. This claw, which contained powerful soul power, slashed directly at Jili's poisonous tongue, which had not yet been retracted.

That’s right, Geely’s poisonous tongue is undoubtedly his most terrifying killer move. However, as the saying goes, “the hardest thing is the easiest to break”, the strongest part is sometimes also the most vulnerable part.

Whenever he unleashed this venomous attack, his own defense would have a brief weak spot.

Moreover, his tongue was not protected by hard scales. Once it was caught by Dai Huabin's claw full of soul power, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Dai Huabin's movements were clean and smooth, without any hesitation.

The sharp sound of breaking through the air reached Jili's ears clearly, and Jili's expression changed instantly.

Jili was full of doubts and couldn't understand how Dai Huabin could accurately grasp his fleeting and subtle flaw.

You know, in the past, even when facing a Soul Sage who was more powerful, the opponent would find it difficult to catch the fleeting loophole in his attack. But how did this Soul King, who only had the White Tiger Martial Soul of the Strong Attack Type, do it?
But Jili is a Soul Emperor after all, with rich practical experience and extremely fast reaction speed. At this critical moment, the first three soul rings on his body suddenly shone at the same time, releasing dazzling light, and instantly performed three amplifying soul skills in succession. For a moment, the soul power fluctuated everywhere.

In fact, the current situation is quite tricky for Jili. His first three soul skills are all amplification types, and the last three soul skills cannot be used temporarily during the process of using the poisonous tongue attack due to the limitations of the martial soul's casting mechanism.

Jili's brain-eating beast martial spirit is extremely special, allowing him to quickly improve his own cultivation by absorbing the enemy's brain marrow.

From the time his spirit awakened, until he was discovered by the Holy Spirit Cult at the age of twelve, he had never imagined he would one day become a powerful spirit master. Because his innate spirit power was only at level two, the people who had helped him awaken his spirit had no idea what this unique spirit was.

It was not until he was noticed by the Holy Spirit Church that he truly embarked on the path of systematic cultivation. After joining the Holy Spirit Church, in just less than eight years, he went from an ordinary person with weak innate soul power to a formidable Soul Emperor-level powerhouse.

In terms of cultivation speed alone, even those students of Shrek Academy who are known as top geniuses are somewhat inferior to him.

However, this almost crazy rapid improvement was not without cost. As the amount of brain marrow devoured increased and his cultivation continued to rise, his thinking and spirit gradually began to distort and deform, becoming less and less like a human, and more and more like a cruel and bloodthirsty brain-eating beast. This is a common dilemma faced by almost all evil soul masters.

The key part of his brain-devouring body is this incredibly powerful tongue, which is also where his martial spirit power is most concentrated.

But at the same time, if this tongue is severely damaged, the blow to him will be devastating and unprecedented.

So under normal circumstances, Jili's best choice at this moment is undoubtedly to quickly retract his tongue to ensure his own safety, and then wait for an opportunity to use a stronger soul skill to counterattack.

However, Geely, whose mind had been twisted to the point of madness, made a jaw-dropping decision.

Not only did he not choose to retract his tongue, but he further activated the amplifying soul skill. A steady stream of soul power poured into the poisonous tongue, causing the piercing speed of the poisonous tongue to suddenly increase, and the power increased exponentially.

He wanted to use this thunderous force to kill Dai Huabin first, and then devour the opponent's brain to replenish his own strength.

Looking at the purple-black tongue tip that was gradually approaching like the Grim Reaper's scythe, an extremely cold look appeared on Dai Huabin's face.

He suddenly raised his head and opened his mouth wide. In an instant, a bright light appeared in his mouth and a rich white light condensed rapidly.

Immediately afterwards, a thick beam of light shot out like an arrow, heading straight for the tip of the tongue that was coming at it with great force.

Dai Huabin knew full well that while the White Tiger Fierce Light Wave he had unleashed was powerful, it was nearly impossible to completely block the terrifyingly powerful poisonous tongue. All he hoped was that this beam of light could buy him even a moment.

"呲-"

A sharp sound pierced the sky above the stadium, as if the space was being cut by a sharp blade. Dai Huabin's five golden claws cut through the air with an unstoppable force and slashed fiercely on Jili's tongue.

Suddenly, purple-black blood gushed out like a fountain, and the bloody smell instantly spread.

Jili let out a shrill scream, the voice full of pain and anger.

However, what was unexpected was that instead of fear and despair, there was a burning bloodthirsty madness in Jili's eyes.

His tongue, which was almost cut into two by Dai Huabin's claws, suddenly stretched like a spring under the crazy amplification of his soul skill.

The poisonous tongue instantly pierced through the white beam of light formed by the White Tiger's fierce light wave, and with a disgusting fishy smell, it pierced into Dai Huabin's chest viciously.

Dai Huabin only felt a piercing pain in his chest, as if tens of millions of steel needles were piercing into him at the same time.

A look of surprise appeared on his face. He had originally thought that with his careful planning and full-strength attack, he could easily cut off Jili's tongue and thus turn the tide of the battle.

But he never expected that Jili's tongue would be so tough, beyond his expectations, which resulted in him failing to succeed in the attack and instead falling into such a dangerous situation.

However, this sudden pain not only did not make Dai Huabin feel timid, but instead completely aroused the ferocity in his bones.

At this moment, he was like a tiger that became even more ferocious after being injured. He completely ignored the severe pain coming from his chest. His left hand suddenly stretched out like a pair of iron pliers and grabbed the purple-brown tongue tightly.

At the same time, he raised his right leg high, gathered all his strength, and kicked Gilly's body covered with hard scales like a cannonball.

"Tear!"

With a crisp yet creepy sound, purple-red blood splattered everywhere like fireworks.

A section of the severed tongue was torn apart by a tremendous force and flew straight into the air. Under the reflection of the sunlight, it looked particularly hideous and terrifying.

Immediately afterwards, Jili's shrill screams resounded throughout the venue, and the sound was filled with endless pain and anger.

With the help of the reaction force generated by this kick, Dai Huabin's body flew backwards like an arrow.

At this moment, his body became heavier and heavier under the dual influence of the piercing poisonous tongue and the high-intensity soul power consumption. Every movement seemed to exhaust all his strength.

But fortunately, the two martial soul amplification skills he displayed, White Tiger Vajra Transformation and White Tiger Demon God Transformation, were still supporting him tenaciously.

Relying on the power granted by these two powerful soul skills, he tried his best to increase the distance between himself and Jili as much as possible.

Just as he was rapidly retreating, a surge of purple-black air burst out from Jili's body.

This airflow contained powerful soul power fluctuations, which was obviously some kind of soul skill launched by Jili. Fortunately, Dai Huabin successfully avoided this airflow and was not caught up in Jili's soul skill.

It turned out that at the critical moment when Dai Huabin tore off Jili's tongue, Huo Yuhao keenly sensed Jili's impending attack through mental detection sharing, and immediately reminded him to retreat.

It was precisely because of Huo Yuhao's timely warning that Dai Huabin was able to endure the injuries despite being seriously injured, decisively and efficiently move away from Jili, and successfully avoid this fatal counterattack.

If Huo Yuhao hadn't warned him, he would have been in danger.

(End of this chapter)