Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 9 War

"One...one ring?!"

Not only Wang Dong, but even Xu Sanshi was stunned for a moment, hardly believing his eyes.

A mere one-ring Soul Master, and one with an additional ten-year Soul Ring at that? With such ridiculously low stats, how could he take down four two-ring Soul Masters without taking any damage? And even have the strength and courage to accept the challenge from this four-ring Soul Master?

Are you kidding me?
"and many more!"

Xu Sanshi raised his hand to stop them, looking at Huo Yuhao with disbelief: "Young brother... is your spirit ring real or fake?"

Huo Yuhao frowned, manipulating the spirit ring to move rhythmically up and down: "The real deal. What's wrong?"

"No, no... I mean—"

Xu Sanshi quickly waved his hand: "Is this spirit ring the same level as yours? You don't have twin spirits, do you?"

In any case, he was unwilling to believe that a one-ringed spirit ring with a worthless spirit ring could be so strong.

This doesn't make any sense at all!

"I just reached level 10 a while ago."

Huo Yuhao changed the subject, not wanting to discuss it further, and asked with a frown, "So are you still going to fight or not?"

"This? Hit, hit..."

Xu Sanshi responded blankly.

No matter what, Shrek Academy has lost face, and as one of the two leaders of the senior students, he has to step in to salvage the situation. But... whether he wins or loses this battle, his reputation will be ruined, right?
"Then I'm coming!"

Huo Yuhao gave a low shout and rushed over quickly, carrying a wooden stick.

Although I don't expect this stick to cause any damage, it's still better than fighting bare-handed.

"Whoo~"

As Huo Yuhao's figure gradually magnified in his pupils, Xu Sanshi also discarded those miscellaneous thoughts and held the tortoise shell shield in front of him.

Since he can take down the Second Ring Road, the kid in front of me must have some special skills. If I'm too overconfident, I might really crash and burn.

Where will he save face then?

"laugh--"

Huo Yuhao twisted his body and swung his baton, the pointed end plowing up the shredded dead fish tissue on the ground. These things had long since mixed with the soil and formed a brownish-red mud ball, which he hurled at Xu Sanshi's face.

"You're cheating!"

Xu Sanshi exclaimed in surprise and tried to raise his shield to defend himself.

Huo Yuhao's spirit rings lit up at just the right moment.

Mental interference!

An invisible wave of spiritual energy spread out, and Xu Sanshi's pupils dilated instantly. However, his consciousness was frozen for less than a second before quickly recovering, and he narrowly blocked the mud ball.

"It's a psychological attack."

Smelling the faint, fishy stench, Xu Sanshi immediately determined Huo Yuhao's martial soul attribute.

No wonder he was able to defeat a Grand Soul Master...

The growth of a Soul Master's spiritual power is relatively slow compared to their physical Soul Power. A Soul Master with a first-ring spiritual attribute can even have spiritual power comparable to some third-ring Soul Masters.

"Moreover, the intensity of this mental attack is completely unlike what one should expect from a first-level cultivator!"

Xu Sanshi's mind raced, but then his expression suddenly froze.

With two crackling sounds, two disgusting scarlet lumps stuck to his calves.

"..."

So, the first shot was just to make him hide his face and lose his sight?

"You brat!"

Feeling the sticky clumps on his legs, Xu Sanshi roared, and a semi-transparent barrier of soul power suddenly spread out from his body, shaking the mud clumps off his legs: "I shouldn't have held back!"

With a roar, Xu Sanshi stomped his foot hard on the ground, instantly kicking up a cloud of dust, and his figure shot out like an arrow.

The tortoise-shell shield tightly covering his arm rose up. Although this thing was a defensive martial soul, its edges also shone with a sharp light under the attachment of soul power, and it had a texture like a metal blade.

"Crack!" The wooden stick in Huo Yuhao's hand instantly broke in two, and the residual impact caused him to stagger back a few steps.

"call--!"

The heavy shield was raised again, like a fist blade accompanying a swinging punch.

"Yuhao, watch out!"

Tianmeng, within the sea of ​​spirit, cried out in surprise and immediately tried to take over the body.

"Don't worry~"

Huo Yuhao responded calmly, his eyes shining brighter as he looked at Xu Sanshi: "Didn't it just prove that... mental interference works on Soul Sect members?"

As the spirit rings flashed, Xu Sanshi's aggressive attack suddenly changed, and his body movements became strangely erratic.

Subsequently.

Huo Yuhao's body once again bent at an exaggerated angle with astonishing flexibility, as if it had been precisely calculated. His forehead almost grazed the edge of the shield, leaving only a thin line of blood.

"Tuk!"

Barely dodging the attack, Huo Yuhao gathered his soul power, suddenly raised the half of the short stick in his hand, and stabbed it hard into Xu Sanshi's chin.

"Oh!"

"Goooo!"

The short stick shattered upon impact.

Even with a layer of soul power defense covering him, Xu Sanshi still managed to twist his head and sway his body with a painful groan.

He was already tall and imposing, and the speed at which he rushed forward and the speed at which he threw punches and twisted his body all contributed to the impact of hitting the short stick, which traveled down his chin and into his brain.

Huo Yuhao felt as if his arm had been violently struck by a wild beast. With a soft crack, he lost consciousness and his entire body was sent flying backward.

"Bang bang..."

Two muffled thuds followed, and the two men fell to the ground and rolled over, then quickly twisted themselves up to adjust their positions.

"Hiss~ Ugh~"

Xu Sanshi gasped for breath in pain, half of his face swelled up rapidly within seconds, becoming visibly red and swollen. Squeezing his eyelids caused a throbbing pain in his brain.

This guy...

How is it done?
Although his eyes were open and closed, Xu Sanshi could not hide the doubt in them.

He couldn't understand how Huo Yuhao had seized such a precise moment and angle to launch a counterattack, nor could he comprehend how he had aimed at his chin in a mere fraction of a second.

This doesn't make sense!
Even someone like Beibei, known for his swift and aggressive attacks, couldn't possibly make such a rapid and exquisite move.

"Come again!"

Xu Sanshi let out a low roar and charged again.

However, this time Huo Yuhao is not so easy to deal with...

Mental interference!

Soul impact!

The light in Huo Yuhao's eyes became more intense than ever before, as he used almost all the mental energy he could squeeze out.

An invisible soul projectile appeared within arm's reach and slammed into Xu Sanshi's mind!

"boom!"

"Gah..."

With an almost tangible thud, Xu Sanshi's head snapped back as if he had been hit by a heavy punch, blood gushing from his mouth and nose as it arced through the air.

"Huh...huh..."

Despite his splitting headache, Huo Yuhao didn't let him off easily. He dragged himself out again and stabbed his swollen cheek with his short stick!
The sharp spearhead even made a whooshing sound as it cut through the air.

"stop!"

A gasp rang out from the crowd, and a bolt of blue lightning struck, its dragon claw, covered in blue scales, gripping Huo Yuhao's wrist tightly.

(End of this chapter)