Douluo Continent: I, an evil soul master, work nine-to-five in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 97 Mental Shock

Huo Yuhao's talent in the field of mental power was already quite high. With his original martial soul, the Spirit Eye, his attainments in mental power were naturally superior to others. Not to mention that two powerful beings with mental power comparable to the Divine Origin Realm resided in his spiritual sea.

Now that he has made up for his innate deficiencies, Huo Yuhao has not only greatly improved his soul power, but also his mental power. He has jumped directly from the Great Soul Master level to the Soul King level!

Huo Yuhao's current soul power level is less than two rings, yet he can actually bear the mental power of a five-ring Soul King. He is truly a monster, even more exaggerated than Luo Chen.

After all, Luo Chen improved in all aspects, but Huo Yuhao was seriously "unbalanced". His soul power level was not even Soul Venerable, but his spiritual power directly surpassed the soul power level by several major realms and reached the level of five-ring Soul King.

In other words, even if Huo Yuhao were to encounter a five-ring Soul King-level spirit attribute Soul Master, he could easily deal with their mental attacks or control Soul Skills.

Furthermore, since the Purple Demon Eye itself also has a certain amplification ability, it can also play a certain role in enhancing Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye Martial Soul, making him more adept at mental attacks.

Luo Chen was naturally aware of Huo Yuhao's mental attack methods, after all, not long ago he had used this mental attack ability to directly cause Xu Sanshi to lose consciousness briefly.

Back then, Huo Yuhao only had the mental power of a three-ring Soul Venerable. But now, he has reached the mental power of a five-ring Soul King. If he were to use mental detection or mental impact, the abilities he could unleash would be greatly enhanced.

Such terrifying mental power might not play a crucial role for other Soul Masters, but it would be extraordinary for Huo Yuhao, as Soul Masters with mental attributes value mental power the most.

Once Huo Yuhao grasps this point, he will be able to transform from a nobody to a star, or even achieve great success.

For him personally, Soul King-level spiritual power might not be enough to give him the same formidable strength and status as Tai'an in the outer academy, but if such spiritual power were used in this freshman assessment, it would play a much greater role.

Just like right now, even though Huo Yuhao and his two companions are facing a three-ring Soul Master with a defensive Martial Soul and the best Soul Ring ratio, the three of them are still able to handle the situation with ease.

He was able to easily dodge every attack from the three-ring Soul Master and even counterattack him. All of this was thanks to Huo Yuhao's shared mental detection. With such a divine skill that was like having a god's perspective, he was as if he had divine assistance in the battle!

Therefore, even though Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were only two-ring Great Soul Masters, they were able to easily dodge the attack from the three-ring Soul Venerable in front of them, appearing extremely calm and elegant.

On the other hand, the three-ring Soul Master opposite him, even though he possessed a thousand-year-old Soul Skill, felt helpless when facing Huo Yuhao and his two companions, and could only be in a passive state, constantly defending.

A three-ring Soul Master should have crushed a two-ring Great Soul Master with overwhelming force, or at the very least, suppressed the opponent by relying on the difference in their raw strength!

However, at this moment, under the gaze of the surrounding students, this three-ring Soul Master with a thousand-year soul ring was extremely frustrated. Just as he was about to unleash his attack soul skill, he was interrupted by the opponent's repeated attacks.

Just as he was about to unleash some tactics with the two second-ring Great Soul Masters beside him, Huo Yuhao's mental detection ruthlessly exposed their plan, leading to a stalemate between the two sides in the end.

However, in terms of both soul power consumption and physical strength, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao in Huo Yuhao's team did not consume much at all, while the three-ring Soul Master was forced to release his own soul skills several times.

It can be said that during this sparring match, Huo Yuhao didn't even move an inch. He just stood quietly behind Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, silently releasing his own regrettable white soul ring.

But who could have imagined that the mastermind behind this surreal situation was that inconspicuous white soul ring?

Even without Huo Yuhao's intervention, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, both only at the level of two-ring Great Soul Masters, managed to hold off a three-ring Soul Venerable who was also being assisted by two other two-ring Great Soul Masters.

Seeing this situation, even Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun, who were watching from the rooftop, showed expressions of surprise.

From their perspective, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao on the field almost always handled their clashes with the Three-Ring Soul Master team with near-perfect skill, even making their opponents suffer greatly, which can be described as taking art to the extreme.

To make a student at the level of a three-ring Soul Master so passive, even to the point of losing his spirit, is something that ordinary students cannot do.

"That team is very interesting. Under normal circumstances, a three-ring Soul Master would be no match for an ordinary two-ring Great Soul Master in the outer academy's freshman assessment. But that team suppressed them so easily."

"This is incredible! I didn't expect to see such talented students on only the first day of the freshman assessment. Which class is this team from?"

Watching Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao on the field, who had put Xie Huan Yue, a three-ring Soul Master, on the defensive with minimal effort, Yan Shao Zhe's eyes lit up instantly, and he couldn't help but ask Du Wei Lun beside him.

As the dean of Shrek Academy, he could naturally see just how exciting the match was. Although there was no contest of strength, the teamwork between the two students when facing a three-ring Soul Master was enough to impress everyone.

Such coordination would be impossible without meticulous preparation. Moreover, the two's judgment and control of timing in battle were exceptionally brilliant, which drew admiration from Yan Shaozhe.

Upon hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, Du Weilun followed his gaze and instantly recognized the group, responding in kind:

"Dean, that team seems to be from Class 1 of the freshmen, which is Zhou Yi's seed team. Look, Huo Yuhao, who was with Luo Chen not long ago, is also in it."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing Zhou Yi's name, Yan Shaozhe showed only slight surprise. However, upon hearing Huo Yuhao's name, his expression changed instantly, and he quickly looked behind Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.

The next moment, sure enough, that youthful face came into his view.

"So this is the little guy. Interesting. No wonder Luo Chen recommended him to me before. I didn't notice anything wrong with him then, but now it seems I was too naive."

"A white ten-year spirit ring can't be that simple. If it were really just a ten-year spirit ring, how could Zhou Yi have included him in her top team, let alone made him the core member of the team..."

As he spoke, Yan Shaozhe's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but think of something, so he asked Du Weilun:

"Viren, have you paid attention to Huo Yuhao's martial soul before? What you just said reminded me. Even in the previous match between Luo Chen and Xu Sanshi, this little guy didn't seem to show any offensive methods. It's just that his eyes are shining brightly like this now. Could it be...?"

"Dean, what do you mean?"

Upon hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, Du Weilun realized something and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"If I'm not mistaken, the reason Huo Yuhao's team is currently able to fight that three-ring Soul Master to a draw, and even put him in a passive position, is all thanks to Huo Yuhao's own Soul Skills!"

"Furthermore, I suspect that Huo Yuhao's soul skill is an extremely rare mental control type soul skill even in the soul master world, and that this soul skill can even be applied to his teammates, providing them with a certain boost!"

Almost instantly, Yan Shaozhe, relying on his previous knowledge and his years of experience in researching martial souls, made a guess about Huo Yuhao's martial soul and soul skills.

In his view, when facing a three-ring Soul Master, Huo Yuhao, as a member of the team, could not possibly stand silently behind and do nothing. The only possibility is that he himself is playing the role of support or control in this team.

As a support character, Huo Yuhao's role is to unleash his soul skills at the start of the match to help his teammates secure victory. This explains why Huo Yuhao always stood at the back of the team at the beginning of the match, allowing his two teammates to go forward and fight the opponent.

"Dean, it seems you're right. As far as I know, when Huo Yuhao registered as a freshman, his martial soul was a spirit-attribute martial soul, the Spirit Eye. It's not only an extremely rare spirit-type martial soul, but also one of the few spirit-type martial souls in the entire Shrek Academy!"

After listening to Yan Shaozhe's words, Du Weilun gave a reply based on what he knew beforehand.

"Spirit Eye? Doesn't that mean that Huo Yuhao's martial soul is his own eyes? A spirit-type martial soul, or even a physical martial soul? That's really interesting. It's been so long since a physical martial soul has appeared in Shrek Academy."

Upon hearing Du Weilun's affirmative reply, Yan Shaozhe smiled and looked at Huo Yuhao, who was standing at the back of the line.

"No wonder, when Luo Chen fought Xu Sanshi earlier, he specifically brought Huo Yuhao along. His own mental support soul skill must be exceptionally powerful, otherwise it would be impossible for two two-ring Great Soul Masters to achieve such a feat."

"Even among the senior students in the outer courtyard, very few possess such rich combat experience and such keen judgment. This must all be due to Huo Yuhao's own support abilities."

In just a few words, Yan Shaozhe had thoroughly figured out Huo Yuhao's abilities during his spare time. However, he did not expect that Huo Yuhao's current abilities were far more than that.

It should be noted that Huo Yuhao, who now possesses Soul King-level mental power, can already be considered a qualified mental-type Soul Master. After all, the most important thing for a Soul Master with a mental martial soul is their own mental power.

The stronger one's mental power, the stronger one's abilities in all aspects of soul skills. If a Soul King's mental power were truly unleashed, then in the entire outer academy, apart from those few three-ring Soul Masters who already possessed thousand-year soul rings, even a two-ring Great Soul Master like Wu Feng would be unable to withstand its mental impact!

It can be said that Huo Yuhao is now far ahead in terms of mental strength, and he is no longer at the bottom even in one-on-one combat.

With a soul power cultivation level of nearly level 20, coupled with the mental power of a Soul King, if he were to unleash his full mental impact, even a three-ring Soul Venerable like Xie Huanyue might faint.

After all, the mental power of a Soul King is no joke. If Huo Yuhao's own soul power cultivation allowed, he could withstand the soul shock of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast!

At this moment, after Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao made a ruthless move and almost effortlessly knocked the two Soul Masters next to Xie Huanyue out of the arena, the two of them stepped aside, revealing Huo Yuhao, who had been protected behind them.

After a stalemate with Xie Huanyue for a while, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao had exhausted most of their soul power. Although they had successfully defeated the two opposing team members, they were helpless against Xie Huanyue, who had inflated her body into a ball and unleashed her thousand-year soul skill.

After all, Xie Huanyue's own thousand-year soul skill is a completely counter-attack soul skill. Not only can it greatly improve its own defense, but it can also attack the opponent through the dark attribute power attached to its body.

Therefore, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao had no way to deal with him. They could only defeat the two opposing team members as quickly as possible and give the final blow to Huo Yuhao, who had been waiting behind them for a long time.

Thanks to Huo Yuhao's spirit detection and sharing soul skill, the group didn't need any extra words to explain themselves; they could understand each other's thoughts with just a thought.

So after Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao stepped aside, Huo Yuhao unleashed the full power of his Purple Demon Eye and mental shockwave, facing Xie Huanyue, who had transformed into a purple sphere and was charging towards him.

"Mental shock!"

(End of this chapter)