Douluo Continent: The Book of Witness and Peerless Tang Sect

"I surrender!"

Having exhausted his soul power, He Caitou, the moment he confirmed Cain's retreat, used the mecha's built-in speaker to loudly announce to the entire arena that he was giving up the fight.

This is, after all, the territory of the Sun Moon Empire, which is considered the home ground of the Holy Spirit Cult. The Tang Cult had already eliminated two participants from the Holy Spirit Cult in the previous two matches. This time, with their side at a disadvantage, He Caitou had to consider the possibility of the referee showing favoritism.

As it turned out, He Caitou's considerations were not unfounded. Cain, who withdrew from the Holy Light Judgment Sword Domain, immediately suppressed his injuries, and his blood-red scythe was already raised in the direction of He Caitou. However, the referee, who should have appeared on the field to stop the match immediately after He Caitou shouted "I surrender," was a step too late.

Perhaps out of concern that they hadn't completely broken off relations, the referee from the Sun Moon Empire eventually instructed the staff on the sidelines to dispel the energy shields that were tightly attached to the arena, amidst the increasingly loud shouts of "I concede."

Having been keeping a close eye on the situation on the field and not leaving the edge of the ring, He Caitou immediately activated the propulsion soul tool on the chest of his mecha. After paying the price of a level six soul tool shield being shattered, he successfully escaped the ring.

Seeing that the referee, who was at the Title Douluo level, had reappeared on the arena, Cain's blood-red pupils were still fixed on He Caitou, but he ultimately did not launch another attack.

However, judging from Cain's grim expression, it was not hard to tell that failing to leave He Caitou on the arena might leave her with a more troublesome aftereffect than the injury caused by the Holy Light Judgment Sword Domain.

"Junior brother, be careful. Cain is a Soul Saint after all. The Holy Light Judgment Sword Domain didn't cause her much damage. Even if you include the soul power she just consumed, her combat power should be reduced by less than a third."

The only good news is that I've already teased her enough, so when she sees you, Junior Brother, a Soul King, she probably won't make too many probing attacks.

The referee on the field "faithfully" fulfilled his duty to advance the game, and He Caitou could only inform Huo Yuhao, who was on the field, of some situations through the built-in communicator while piloting the mecha back to the rest area.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother, I've gathered enough information. As for the battle tactics, just copy yours. Cain will charge up on his own."

The match resumed. Although Huo Yuhao did not create his own soul-guided power mecha, he followed the example and used his battle armor as the array core, once again setting up Thunder Hell right next to the soul-guided energy shield at the edge of the arena.

In order to buy time to set up the soul tools, Huo Yuhao even launched a "full-force" mental attack on Cain at the very beginning of the match.

The burning pain from the Holy Light Judgment Sword Domain was still spreading in Cain's sea of ​​consciousness. After Huo Yuhao's "all-out" mental impact hit solidly, the shock to his soul successfully stopped Cain for a moment.

"Ha! Kid, you don't think you can make me build up time for my ultimate move with this kind of attack, do you!"

Seeing the spreading lightning, Cain felt he had never been so angry. After a cold laugh, he forcibly increased his speed and rushed towards the area covered by the Thunder Hell.

In Cain's view, the reason she didn't finish off He Caitou in the previous match and even suffered minor injuries was entirely because she was too cautious at the beginning, which gave He Caitou the time and opportunity to build up his power and unleash the Holy Light Judgment Sword Domain.

Now that it's confirmed that Thunder Hell will only consume a lot of one's soul power, but not enough to cause harm, one should resolutely strike at the heart of the matter, without any hesitation, and crush all tricks with absolute strength.

Although the intelligence gathered by the Holy Spirit Cult indicated that the Tang Sect Soul King before him was one of the Tang Sect's strongest combat forces, and his combat power should not be underestimated just because of his low soul power level, Cain, who had suffered repeated setbacks and even had his soul injured, was no longer able to think rationally.

In three seconds, the crimson scythe cleared a path, and the touch of shadow solidly wrapped around "Huo Yuhao," who hadn't had time to move. A sizzling sound of erosion echoed on the arena, but the madness on Cain's face froze instantly.

The area filled with lightning instantly transformed into an absolute zero zone with snow and ice falling. "Huo Yuhao," who was entangled by the touch of shadow, vanished without a trace, leaving only a tall, verdant tree stump in his place.

"The Emperor's Palm is bitterly cold with no snow!"

The vanished Huo Yuhao silently approached Cain, his left palm striking out without warning. Cain, who had already sensed something amiss in the surrounding area and was trying to escape by transforming into a bat, was unable to dodge the palm strike.

The Snow Empress's power penetrated his body, and Cain could sense that his soul power was being frozen. Realizing the danger, Cain immediately activated his seventh soul ring, trying to use his Martial Soul True Body to break free from the freeze, but it was too late. The falling snowflakes had completely covered him in the blink of an eye, and the super permafrost domain created by the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's torso soul bone and the specially made soul tool had already contracted under Huo Yuhao's control.

In addition to the mental shock, Cain was also mentally confused at the beginning of the match.

The pain caused by the mental shock made Cain abandon his probing and immediately plunge into the battle position that Huo Yuhao had set up. The mental confusion effectively reduced Cain's perception of his surroundings, allowing the dummy created by Huo Yuhao's simulation soul skill to successfully attract Cain's attacks, and incidentally making the thunderous hell in Cain's eyes even more realistic.

That's right. From the very beginning, Huo Yuhao's setup was not Thunder Hell. Although lightning is an effective weapon to kill evil soul masters, extreme ice is Huo Yuhao's greatest reliance in being able to defeat a soul saint with his strength as a five-ring soul king.

Cain was incredibly fast. Whether using the Eternal Freeze Domain or the Emperor's Palm: Great Cold Without Snow, Huo Yuhao couldn't guarantee he could completely freeze Cain without letting a single blood bat escape. Therefore, Huo Yuhao had to lure Cain directly into the range of these two attacks.

To avoid any accidents, Huo Yuhao deliberately used a simulated soul skill to transform the Eternal Frozen Domain into a Thunder Hell. He even used mental detection to lock onto Cain's movement trajectory throughout. On Cain's movement trajectory, he released a simulated Thunderous Soul Skill using his soul tool. At the same time, Huo Yuhao himself moved closer to Cain under the cover of the simulated soul skill.

As a Soul Saint of the Holy Spirit Cult, Cain had extensive combat experience. Although Huo Yuhao's simulated soul skill could be considered a divine skill, the cooling process of the Eternal Frozen Domain still alerted Cain. Moreover, the tree stump left by Huo Yuhao immediately revealed its true form after being attacked.

Realizing the danger, Cain immediately tried to transform into a small bat to escape the frozen zone, but Huo Yuhao had already slipped past, and the extreme cold slowed down Cain's soul power circulation.

By the time Cain tried to unleash his true spirit form in a desperate attempt, the Eternal Frozen Domain had already completed its cooling and contraction process, displaying the power of extreme ice and turning Cain into an ice sculpture.

The swirling icy mist on the arena dissipated, revealing a lifelike ice sculpture of a bloodthirsty bat beside the smiling young man. The next moment, before the Holy Spirit Cult's leading elder could react, the young man moved swiftly, his lips barely moving, and the ice sculpture exploded with a deafening roar.

Where ice exists, the Ice Explosion Soul Skill from a common Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone is also a divine skill.