Douluo Continent: I Moved the Entire Dragon King.

Xiao Hongchen shook his head. How could he possibly be defeated by the bottom-ranked student?

"Oh, someone's going up now, Huo Yuhao, do you want to go up?"

Just then, Xiao Hongchen saw a figure walk onto the arena.

Chapter 258 Sword Obsessed?

Huo Yuhao followed the direction Xiao Hongchen pointed and his gaze fell on the aloof figure in the center of the arena.

He was a young man, tall and slender, with his black hair simply tied back with a hairband. He was extremely handsome, with distinct features, as if carved by a knife and axe. He should have had a pleasing appearance, but there was no expression on his face.

His expression was cold, and as he stood there, he exuded a sharp and ruthless aura, like a drawn sword, its edge fully revealed, making people afraid to approach.

In his hand, he held a dark longsword. The sword had no scabbard, and its blade was as black as ink, gleaming with a cold, eerie light in the sunlight.

Meng Hongchen quickly spoke up and looked at Xiao Hongchen beside him.

"Brother, you don't mean you want Huo Yuhao to go up and fight him, do you?"

"That's a sword fanatic! There are hardly any people in the entire academy willing to fight him. You're sending Huo Yuhao, an outsider, up there. What if something goes wrong?"

Upon hearing Meng Hongchen's words, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but become interested, his gaze falling on Meng Hongchen as if waiting for him to continue.

"This person, whom we call the Sword Maniac, is named Ji Juechen. Even in our academy, he is a very special individual,"

"He is neither a Soul Master nor a pure Soul Master. In our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, he is an anomaly."

"Ji Juechen's martial soul is a sword, a very ordinary kind of sword. His innate soul power is also not high, only level three, which is barely enough to cultivate."

Huo Yuhao was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

His innate soul power is only level three?

Is it possible that such a small amount of innate soul power could make Xiao Hongchen, who considers himself a genius, somewhat value it?

"After he awakened his martial spirit at the age of six, he fell in love with his sword."

"From then on, there was nothing in his eyes but the sword. He didn't make friends, didn't chat, and didn't participate in any activities. Every day, he just practiced the sword, practiced the sword, and practiced the sword again."

"When he was eight years old, his soul power finally reached level ten. He went alone to the gathering place of soul beasts with his sword, and when he came back, he was covered in injuries, but he also obtained a hundred-year soul ring."

Huo Yuhao's pupils contracted slightly.

Eight years old, alone, wielding a sword, hunting down century-old soul beasts.

This is much stronger than mine. Of course, Ji Juechen's innate soul power is also stronger than mine. When I was eight years old, I was still struggling to cultivate. It wasn't until I was eleven that I barely reached level ten.

However... he couldn't compare himself to Ji Juechen. After all, the other hunted down a hundred-year-old soul ring all by himself, while he himself killed a wind baboon by chance.

"There's another point. Ji Juechen is different from the people in our academy. He doesn't take any drugs. The people in our academy are all majoring in Soul Instructors, so they will sacrifice some of their future for Soul Power."

"Now, he is already a five-ring Soul King, and he is not far from becoming a six-ring Soul Emperor."

"Of course, although I also took some drugs, it did not damage my future. I am still a genius, and I will definitely surpass Ji Juechen in the future."

Upon hearing this, Meng Hongchen couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Brother, can you please stop bragging about yourself at a time like this?"

Her voice carried a hint of disdain. After all, compared to Ji Juechen, Xiao Hongchen had been quite successful, not only possessing high innate soul power but also having abundant resources.

Meng Hongchen turned to Huo Yuhao and slowly began to speak.

"Huo Yuhao, you should understand Ji Juechen's strength now, right? He's not someone to be trifled with."

She paused for a moment, then added.

"Moreover, he's probably here today waiting for someone else."

"The other person?"

Huo Yuhao asked.

"Ah."

Meng Hongchen nodded.

"Although Ji Juechen doesn't have many friends, he has an old rival with whom he often spars. That person is equally strong as him, and their battles are always very exciting to watch."

She glanced at Ji Juechen in the center of the arena, then looked around.

"They should be here soon. You can check on them later."

Xiao Hongchen shook his head, a glint of light flashing in his heterochromatic eyes.

"I'm actually looking forward to seeing Huo Yuhao go up and compete with this sword fanatic."

He looked at Huo Yuhao, his tone full of eagerness.

"So? Interested?"

Huo Yuhao did not answer immediately.

His gaze remained fixed on Ji Juechen, on that perseverance, that dedication, that obsession with the sword…

A glint flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes.

Huo Yuhao recalled his experiences and realized that he was extremely fortunate to have met everyone in the academy, which led him to where he is today.

Comparing the two, Huo Yuhao felt that without these things, he would be completely unable to achieve what Ji Juechen did.

What if... Ji Juechen also came to my academy?

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but think of this, and then slowly opened his mouth.

"I want to fight him."

Meng Hongchen was completely stunned.

"You want to fight Sword Maniac? He's a five-ring Soul King, and..."

Meng Hongchen subconsciously felt that Huo Yuhao was no match for him, after all, Huo Yuhao looked younger than himself. Of course, he was already a level four soul master, which was indeed a genius.

However... having reached the fourth ring at this age, Meng Hongchen subconsciously felt that Huo Yuhao definitely wouldn't be able to fight Ji Juechen.

After all, the boost to soul power from taking drugs can't compare to the real, tangible increase.

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's reply, Xiao Hongchen's eyes were filled with excitement.

"Alright! I knew you had guts!"

He patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder, his smile even brighter than before.

"Go ahead, I look forward to your performance!"

Huo Yuhao nodded, turned around, and walked towards the arena.

The students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy noticed the unfamiliar young man who had stepped forward.

"Who is that person?"

"I don't know, I've never seen it."

"It seems like they were brought here by Xiao Hongchen."

"He's going on stage? To fight Ji Juechen?"

"Are you kidding me? He's an outsider, how dare he challenge Sword Maniac?"

"Interesting, this is going to be interesting."

Whispers spread through the crowd, and more and more people gathered around, their eyes fixed on the boy who was walking toward the arena.

Huo Yuhao stepped onto the field and stood opposite Ji Juechen.

Ji Juechen raised his head, his eyes falling on Huo Yuhao.

He glanced at it, then shook his head.

"It's not you."

"The person I'm waiting for is not you."

His voice was cold, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.

Huo Yuhao looked at him and spoke calmly.

"I know, I've heard about you. I'd like to spar with you, is that alright?"

Ji Juechen was silent for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at Huo Yuhao again.

"If you're too weak, I'm not interested."

Huo Yuhao remained silent.

Four soul rings slowly lit up beneath his feet.

Black, black, black, black.

Four jet-black, ten-thousand-year-old soul rings slowly rotated around him, emanating a suffocating pressure.

"Is it okay now?"

Chapter 259 My soul-shaking technique still works!

When the four jet-black soul rings beneath Huo Yuhao's feet slowly rose up and hovered around him, the entire arena fell silent.

The students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy who were watching stared wide-eyed, their mouths slightly agape, their expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

"Black...black black black black?!"

One of the students stammered as he spoke, his voice trembling.

"Four...all four are ten-thousand-year soul rings?!"

"How is this possible?!"

"How old does he look? Thirteen? Fourteen?"

"Even for the most outstanding geniuses in our Sun Moon Empire, having four soul rings at this age is already considered heaven-defying, okay?!"

"Four black ones... what the hell are these monsters?!"

At this moment, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, the brother and sister who were standing on the edge of the field, were completely stunned.

Xiao Hongchen's heterochromatic eyes, one blue and one green, were fixed on the four black soul rings swirling around Huo Yuhao, his pupils contracting sharply.

His mind was blank.

"elder brother……"

The voice of Meng Hongchen rang out beside Xiao Hongchen.

"You...knew he was this strong before?"

Xiao Hongchen opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

Of course he didn't know.

He thought Huo Yuhao was a genius, a genius in soul tools, and a genius with an astonishing cultivation speed.

But Xiao Hongchen never expected that Huo Yuhao's soul ring configuration would actually be four ten-thousand-year soul rings!

In Xiao Hongchen's understanding, having four soul rings at this age, with the standard configuration of two yellow and two purple, is already quite good. However, Huo Yuhao actually has four black ten-thousand-year soul rings.

This really overturned his worldview, but Xiao Hongchen quickly remembered that Huo Yuhao's martial soul was the Spirit Eye Martial Soul, which had very strong spiritual power, so maybe it was a disguise?

But if it wasn't a disguise, then how did Huo Yuhao cultivate?

How exactly did Shrek Academy cultivate a monster like Huo Yuhao?

At the entrance to the stands opposite the stadium, a figure stopped in his tracks.

It was a woman, tall and slender, with long black hair that cascaded down her back like a waterfall, swaying gently in the wind.

Her features weren't particularly beautiful, but they were delicate and refined. She possessed a cool and noble air, and wore a magnificent purple dress with gold embroidery on the hem that shimmered in the sunlight.

She is Jing Ziyan, who often exchanges and spars with Ji Juechen. She came here today to have her daily practice with Ji Juechen.

However, the moment she stepped into the stands, her gaze fell on the boy in the center of the arena.

To be precise, it landed on the four black soul rings swirling around the boy.

"Four...ten-thousand-year soul rings?"