Douluo Continent: Starting by controlling the Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult

Chapter 69 broke their defenses.

A 100,000-year-old soul ring?

Including the old man holding the chicken leg, all the Shrek Academy faculty and staff on the platform and the freshmen in the assessment area stood up, their expressions incredibly varied.

A Soul Master with three rings actually possesses a 100,000-year Soul Ring!

They had already thought that having four ten-thousand-year-old Soul Masters as Soul Rings was beyond their expectations, but they never expected that the unassuming girl in Huo Yuhao's team would have such a hidden skill.

The three people opposite Cheng An felt the pressure brought by the 100,000-year spirit ring, and for the first time, a trace of apprehension and even fear arose in their hearts. However, they still maintained a sliver of hope. Maybe this was just another gimmick created by Huo Yuhao's simulation skill? After all, in normal circumstances, it would be impossible for a three-ring spirit master to absorb a 100,000-year spirit ring beyond their level.

"Elder Xuan, what exactly is going on..." Wang Yan was also noticing Huo Yuhao's team for the first time. Previously, his attention had been focused on Wang Dong. Xie Huanyue, a fourth-ringed expert, was already a well-known special existence. Regardless of whether his teammates were a burden or not, it was indeed not difficult for a team led by a Soul Master to enter the top eight or even the top four.

What if his teammates are also incredibly talented? Then this freshman assessment would be nothing short of a team performance show!

Wang Yan didn't even dare to look at Huo Yuhao, who had always maintained a single ring among the three of them. Could this guy, who was likely hiding until now, also have some kind of heaven-defying ability?

"This year's freshmen are indeed a rare sight, one that has been seen for thousands of years!" For the first time, Elder Xuan's expression became solemn. Not only did two four-ringed geniuses and several geniuses with soul rings exceeding their age limit appear, but even a 100,000-year soul ring appeared. With his eyesight, he didn't need to examine it closely; he could sense the oppressive feeling of the 100,000-year level simply by sensing it.

Both sides immediately took action. Chang An instantly activated his Martial Soul, his first Soul Ring lit up, and his first Soul Skill, Golden Body, appeared.

Despite his martial soul being a wolf-type spirit with agility and attack, his first soul skill amplifies his defense to an extremely terrifying level, making it impossible for ordinary second-ring offensive soul masters to break through his defense.

At the same time, his second spirit ring lit up, revealing his second spirit skill, Wolf King's Taunt. This was a mental spirit skill that disrupted the enemy's attack target, allowing him to transfer all the enemy's locked-on attack targets to himself.

Xie Huanyue had already rushed over impatiently, using his first and second soul skills at the same time. A large amount of steam rose from his red skin, and he threw a punch that struck Chang An's chest instantly, causing him to stagger back several steps.

Feeling the burning pain in his chest, Cheng An finally experienced firsthand the terrifying attack power of a fourth-ring offensive Soul Master.

"First Soul Skill, Illusory Shadows." Seeing that Chang'an's defense was insufficient to resist Xie Huanyue's offensive, Gu Xiaoli also activated her soul skill. Her martial soul, the Golden Hammer, was actually a pair of large hammers, which looked particularly jarring when wielded by a delicate girl like her.

She swung her hammer, and three illusory beams of light struck the three of them, causing their figures to gradually blur. Clearly, this was a support-type soul skill that could greatly enhance the evasion of her allies, allowing Chang An, who was the taunting unit, to avoid some attacks that he couldn't withstand.

However, this was completely ineffective against Huo Yuhao's shared mental detection.

"Rubber—Smash!" Xie Huanyue lunged forward again, his casually extended limbs throwing punches at an extremely fast speed, creating the illusion of being attacked by countless fists.

"Don't even think about it!" Pei Xiaoqi roared. As the control soul master in the team who restrained the opponent's close-combat soul masters, he could not allow Xie Huanyue to unleash all of her attacks.

His martial soul is a claw-type weapon martial soul, Ghost Claw. When his second soul skill is activated, it is called Ten Thousand Poisons Devouring the Heart.

Pei Xiaoqi's claws shot out several beams of bluish-purple light. As long as the skin was hit by this light, the deadly poison would instantly spread throughout the body, causing paralysis and poisoning, leaving the person with no ability to fight.

"Amaterasu!" How could Huo Yuhao allow his control skills to be used on Xie Huanyue? He immediately gathered soul power in his left eye and ignited a black wave of fire in front of Xie Huanyue, which completely devoured and burned the light shot out from Pei Xiaoqi's claws.

Xie Huanyue's chaotic punches finally struck Chang An's body. The extraordinary attack power of a four-ring Soul Master almost shattered his physical body after he used his first Soul Skill to enhance it, and he was sent flying backward.

"Save Chang'an!" Gu Xiaoli cried out to Pei Xiaoqi as she saw her teammate fall victim to the attack.

"First Soul Skill, Healing Master." Pei Xiaoqi didn't dare to be negligent. He flashed behind Chang Cheng'an, patted his back with both hands, and stopped his flying body. A rich life aura enveloped the latter, and his bloody chest recovered to its original state at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"There's even a healing-type Soul Master!" Huo Yuhao's expression was surprised, but his hands didn't slow down at all. He gripped the Soul-Slaying Blade and slashed down at Chang An and the other two.

Not far away, Gu Xiaoli swung his twin hammers, and his second spirit ring immediately lit up. "Second Spirit Skill, Group Confusion!"

Just as Xie Huanyue was closing in, he suddenly felt dizzy. Huo Yuhao's mental sharing was interrupted, and everyone in his field of vision turned into Chang Cheng'an. He couldn't tell where the latter was for a moment, so he could only throw punches randomly.

"Damn it!" Huo Yuhao suddenly felt a gust of evil wind coming from the direction of Xie Huanyue's wildly thrown fist. He had no choice but to raise the blade of his Soul-Slaying Blade to block it, and was knocked back several meters away.

Of the three, Xie Huanyue's mental strength is undoubtedly the lowest. Once the mental sharing is forcibly interrupted, control-type mental soul skills have a significant restraining effect on him.

"First Soul Skill, Multiple Body Charm." Cui Yajie used her evolved Charm Soul Skill for the first time. As the clouds rose, countless Gu Xiaoli figures, each with a mix of anger and joy, appeared naked in front of Chang An and the other two.

Even the referee standing to the side couldn't help but shed an embarrassing snotty nose.

Cheng An was engrossed in watching, completely unaware that Huo Yuhao had already closed in and drawn his blade. The sharp Soul-Slaying Blade immediately opened a shallow gash in his chest. In pain, he leaned against Pei Xiaoqi behind him and retreated repeatedly, letting Pei Xiaoqi continue to use his first soul skill to heal his wound.

Cui Yajie raised both palms and took the opportunity to activate her second soul skill, Annihilation of Ash Bones. Several bone spikes shot out from her palms, forcing Gu Xiaoli to swing her hammer to block. Her second soul skill was thus forcibly interrupted.

Huo Yuhao wasn't idle either. Relying on the Instant Step skill granted by his Death God Martial Soul, he circled around to Pei Xiaoqi's rear. As long as this healing-type Soul Master was still there, Chang An could continuously recover from his injuries and withstand their attacks.

clang!

With nowhere to dodge, Pei Xiaoqi held the ghost claw horizontally in front of him as a block, forcefully taking the blow from Huo Yuhao's powerful strike. The ghost claws covering the backs of his hands snapped off in response.

With his martial spirit injured, Pei Xiaoqi coughed up a mouthful of blood, his expression instantly turning listless. He was grabbed by Chang Cheng'an and turned around.

Then he saw the fist of the Evil Illusion Moon, as big as a sandbag.

With a flash of light, the supervising teacher pulled Pei Xiaoqi, who was too exhausted to fight any longer, away. If he were allowed to be hit by Xie Huanyue's rain of punches, Pei Xiaoqi would be badly injured, if not killed.

"Third Soul Skill, Golden Counterattack!"

As Pei Xiaoqi's body was pulled away from the field, Xie Huanyue's attack naturally fell back on Chang An, forcing him to use his third soul skill, which consumed the most energy.

The fist slammed into Chang Cheng'an, and at the same time, the amplified reaction force returned to Xie Huanyue, causing him to fly backward.

This skill is surprisingly a divine ability to deflect attacks.

Just as Chang An was caught in the crossfire of Huo Yuhao and Xie Huanyue, Gu Xiaoli was also entangled by Cui Yajie, who had activated her third soul skill, the Immortal Fox Armor. Her only offensive third soul skill, Thousand-Pound Power, was completely ineffective against Cui Yajie, who was clad in the armor and engaged in close combat.

This is the absolute difference between a ten-thousand-year soul skill and a one-hundred-thousand-year soul skill!

No one would have expected that Cheng Chang'an's team would be a combination of defense, control, and support. The lack of a powerful offensive Soul Master meant they didn't actually have many strong offensive methods. However, thanks to their exquisite teamwork and Cheng Chang'an's unbeatable taunt and invincibility, countless new teams could only suffer a frustrating defeat at their hands.

The match had only just begun, and Cheng An and his group had already revealed almost all their trump cards. If they were facing ordinary freshmen, they could have worn down their opponents by using their Golden Body to taunt them and Gu Xiaoli's crowd control abilities. However, Xie Huanyue and Huo Yuhao's attack power was simply too high. One possessed pure, supreme striking power, while the other relied on the indestructible sharpness of his weapon spirit.

It must be said that Cheng An's team was indeed incredibly well-coordinated. Unfortunately, their opponents far exceeded their limits, and they were completely overwhelmed.

The battle finally came to an end. Chang An could no longer withstand Xie Huan Yue's relentless and frenzied attacks. His golden, solid body was finally shattered by Xie Huan Yue's third soul skill, Bone Balloon, with a giant fist. His skin was torn into pieces, and blood was everywhere.

Everyone gasped as they looked at the miserable state of Chang An on the field. Even Gu Xiaoli, who had the lightest injuries, was grabbed by the leg by Cui Yajie and slammed to the ground. Finally, he was thrown out like a broken sack and caught in the arms of Elder Xuan, who appeared in a flash.

"How could you kids be so reckless?" Elder Xuan carefully examined Gu Xiaoli in his arms and found that the latter had multiple fractures. He grumbled in dissatisfaction.

These supporting characters will also have some role in the future plot. If they're just minor characters, I'll gloss over them like I did before. With their talent, they're definitely destined for the inner academy. As for what role they'll play then, please look forward to the later episodes!

(End of this chapter)