Douluo Dalu: Immortal Dragon Clan

Inside the battle arena, faint fluctuations of soul power filled the air. The seven people leaned back, initially displaying a nonchalant and disdainful expression when facing Xiao Hongchen, completely disregarding him and his companions.

In their eyes, these three young brats were nothing but trash who could only tinker with some junk soul tools, and were not worthy of being their opponents.

In this era, the status of soul tools has always been awkward.

Not only does Shrek Academy look down on soul tools from the bottom of its heart, but other academies share the same view – whether they are ordinary academies with mediocre strength, powerful academies with some foundation, or niche academy teams hidden deep in the mountains whose names are not widely known, they all unanimously agree with Shrek Academy's view on soul tools.

They generally and stubbornly believe that the soul tools researched by the Sun Moon Empire are nothing but useless junk, and that only the martial soul awakened by oneself is the foundation for a soul master and the true mainstream power.

It's fair to say that this group of people has already been led astray by Shrek Academy.

That's why the seven people in front of Xiao Hongchen completely looked down on the three of them, thinking that soul tools were nothing special, and that as long as their defense was a little higher and their speed was a little faster, they could easily dodge them.

But things often turn out differently than people expect, which is why the regret in the eyes of these people when they find themselves in such a predicament is absolutely fascinating.

"What the hell is this thing? Why is it tracking me? And isn't its precision a bit too strange?"

The seven people quickly realized something was wrong.

They had clearly dodged Xiao Hongchen's soul-guided cannon attack precisely, but no matter how they dodged, it was useless. In fact, the soul-guided cannon could predict their next move and hit them directly.

From that moment on, the seven finally understood the terror of the three people in front of them—or more accurately, the terror of the boy with the cunning smile.

Every shot he fired seemed to have calculated their every move, leaving them with nowhere to escape.

On the edge of the arena, in the stands, Xu Jiujiu of the Xingluo team stared intently at the three members of the Riyue team in the center of the arena. His fair fingers were tightly gripping the Riyue team's detailed report, and his knuckles were slightly white.

She was the only one who came to watch the game today; her teammate Wen Yu did not come because she suffered a minor injury while handling team affairs yesterday.

At this moment, her gaze was like a sharp blade locking onto its prey, firmly fixed on the aloof young man behind Xiao Hongchen—Huo Yuhao.

The information in the report was clearly imprinted in her mind: a citizen of the Star Luo Empire, whose martial soul is a rare body martial soul, the Spirit Eye, and who is currently a Soul King. His soul ring configuration is even more outrageous, consisting of white, black, black, black, black. Such a unique and heaven-defying soul ring combination is extremely rare in the entire soul master world. At the same time, he is also one of Jin Tianming's underlings.

"The main body's martial soul, and..." Xu Jiujiu slowly withdrew his gaze, his fingertips gently turning the next page of the report. When he saw a certain line of text, his pupils shrank slightly, and he muttered to himself, "He is actually a quasi-level 5 soul master."

Why would such a gifted genius choose to serve the Sun Moon Empire?

She couldn't understand how their Star Luo Empire's talent selection system could fail to discover such a genius who possessed both martial soul and soul tool talents in advance, allowing the Sun Moon Empire to reap a huge benefit instead. This was undoubtedly a great loss for the Star Luo Empire.

Just as she was lost in thought, a steady and profound aura of soul power came from behind her, and she immediately sensed that someone was approaching.

Xu Jiujiu subconsciously looked up, and when she saw the person clearly, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes—it was none other than Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger, who had returned to Xingluo City several days ago but had remained secluded in the Duke's mansion without showing his face. "General White Tiger, have you finally finished your affairs at home?" Xu Jiujiu quickly composed herself, gently put down the report in her hand, stood up, and respectfully bowed to Dai Hao, her tone carrying just the right amount of greeting.

“Your Highness, you’re too kind. There’s no need for such formalities.” Dai Hao quickly waved his hand, gesturing for her to sit down. Then, with a slightly anxious expression, he said, “I just suddenly received some news about the contestants in the arena, and I had some doubts, so I came here immediately to confirm it.”

"General, what news could possibly concern you so much?" Xu Jiu sat down again, his eyes gleaming with keen interest.

She was genuinely curious about what news could possibly prompt the White Tiger Duke, who had already lost face due to his son Dai Huabin's affair, to voluntarily leave his ducal mansion and appear at the Soul Master Competition in full view of everyone.

It should be noted that Dai Huabin's previous indiscretions and scandals on the field were already widely known, and even some astute businessmen had caught wind of it.

Rumors spread like wildfire, and taking advantage of the Soul Master Competition, they gradually spread to the high-ranking officials and noble circles of other countries.

The audience members who came to watch the Soul Master Competition were mostly merchants or nobles from various places. If Dai Hao were to show his face at this moment, it would undoubtedly expose his shortcomings and he would have to endure countless strange looks.

Duke Baihu has been avoiding people these days, ultimately because he's afraid of losing face—as the head of the Baihu family, he can't afford to lose the reputation that the Baihu family has built up over generations.

But now, he has unexpectedly shown up, which is too unusual and makes people curious and want to find out what's going on.

At this moment, Dai Hao's gaze also fell on the documents he had just put down. He only glanced at them casually, but his eyes suddenly fixed on them, clearly seeing the three words "Huo Yuhao" on the cover of the documents—the name of his and Huo Yun'er's son. Even after so long, these three words were still deeply imprinted in his heart.

"Princess Jiu Jiu is also very interested in Huo Yuhao?" Dai Hao's voice was slightly hoarse as he looked up from the documents and asked Xu Jiu Jiu.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiujiu glanced down at the Sun and Moon Team data report he had just put down, then nodded solemnly, his tone full of regret: "This student Huo Yuhao is extremely outstanding, one could even say he is excessively outstanding."

"What's even more remarkable is that he is also a citizen of our Star Luo Empire."

"General, why do you think all the geniuses in our Star Luo Empire always seem unable to resist leaving?"

After listening to Xu Jiujiu's regretful words, Dai Hao's expression darkened slightly. Without any preamble or pleasantries, he went straight to the point and said sincerely, "Your Highness, I, Dai Hao, must apologize to you regarding Huo Yuhao's matter."

"General, what do you mean by that? Why are you suddenly apologizing to me?" Xu Jiujiu raised his head with a face full of doubt, his eyes full of confusion, unable to understand the reason for Dai Hao's apology.

Dai Hao took a deep breath, suppressing the complex emotions in his heart, and said clearly, word by word: "Because that boy named Huo Yuhao is one of my sons."

Xu Jiujiu:?

...(End of chapter)