Douluo Continent: Starting with a Void Treasure Trove

Chapter 197 Another Failure for Prisoner Huo

"Ice, I am for—"

Before Huo Yuhao could even utter the word "Dominator," he discovered that his second martial soul had inexplicably become unresponsive.

"How—is this possible?"

Huo Yuhao stared in disbelief at his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul, which had previously been invincible, now seemingly vanished, remaining unresponsive no matter how he called out to it.

The reason for all this actually has little to do with Xu Yang, the entertainer.

The main reason is Huo Yuhao himself. After he opened the Eye of Life, the Ice Emperor deliberately fell into a deep sleep, which had a great impact on his second martial soul.

Because his second martial soul is the Ice Emperor itself. Before this, Huo Yuhao was focused on proving himself and had no time to pay attention to this aspect.

That's why this awkward scene happened.

The enormous Thousand Machine Spear was about to smash down on the group, and Bei Bei and the others reacted immediately when they saw that Huo Yuhao had once again failed at a crucial moment.

They fled in different directions.

Beibei activated her dragon form, He Caitou took out his soul-guided shield, and Wang Dong flew towards the sky.

The purpose was to avoid the terrifying attacks of the Thousand Machine Spear as much as possible, thereby reducing the damage they would suffer.

As for Huo Yuhao, Ma Xiaotao was right next to him, so no one was worried that he would get hurt.

Even now, Huo Yuhao can still turn the tide by relying on the Eternal Freeze Domain, a torso bone soul skill brought by the 400,000-year-old Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

Although the use of his Martial Soul is restricted, his Soul Bones remain unaffected. In fact, due to the enhancement of Huo Yuhao's body, he can utilize even more power from the Ice Emperor's torso bones.

As a powerful domain-type soul skill, the Eternal Frozen Domain can directly turn the entire arena into Huo Yuhao's own home ground, and even turning the tables on the opponent is not a problem.

But—Huo Yuhao seemed to be so caught up in yet another blow that he didn't react at all.

He stood there, stunned for a moment.

Seeing that things were not going well, Ma Xiaotao quickly stepped in to save the day. She activated her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, took Huo Yuhao to the sky, and then unleashed a Phoenix Meteor Shower.

The referees were well-prepared; Ma Xiaotao had received special attention from the entire referee team beforehand.

If they had killed members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, they could have pretended not to see it. But these were all talents from the Douluo Three Kingdoms; they couldn't just die on the field in vain.

As for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Zhang Lexuan, Di Ni'er, and Meng Hongchen all looked at Xu Yang at the same time.

The implication is quite obvious.

"This—did you do this again?"

Xu Yang was also a bit dumbfounded. He quickly waved his hand and tried to exonerate himself, saying, "This time it really has nothing to do with me. It's just that the kid is unlucky."

"If I were to intervene, it wouldn't be that simple."

"Sister Lexuan, you know me."

"I've been with you the whole time."

The three women then reluctantly removed Zi Guang from Xu Yang's body.

They weren't upset because they felt sorry for Huo Yuhao; it was simply because Xu Yang had been making excuses to avoid the Di Ni'er and Meng Hongchen sisters for the past few days, which had made them very frustrated.

They finally managed to get out and have some fun, but Xu Yang was still busy.

Meng Hongchen and Di Ni'er's gazes also shifted to Zhang Lexuan, whose usually cool and aloof face showed a rare blush of shyness.

"She had a great time, but—she seems to have overlooked the feelings of these two little girls."

Meng Hongchen pulled Zhang Lexuan and the bewildered Di Ni'er aside to whisper to each other, while the match on the field continued.

The students from Qianling Academy were basically unable to withstand Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Meteor Shower, despite having four defensive Soul Masters.

However, the odds of winning against Ma Xiaotao, who has barely expended any energy, are still zero.

Before even taking the field, they were prepared to lose this set. As it's a points-based tournament, as long as they continue to win, they still have a chance to advance.

So they readily admitted defeat.

Shen Ce and his team members tried to greet Huo Yuhao and the others, but Huo Yuhao ignored them completely.

In the end, it was the ever-kind-hearted Beibei who chatted with them for a while.

"What kind of attitude does Shrek Academy have?"

"With that arrogant attitude, the outcome of this match would have been uncertain without that Soul Emperor."

Fei Yuyan complained to Shen Ce in a low voice.

"Alright, stop complaining."

"Anyway, everyone gained something from this competition, that's good."

Shen Ce called the others to leave, as they still needed to prepare for the upcoming matches.

The rest area of ​​Shrek Academy.

Yan Shaozhe's face darkened again, but he didn't dare to show it openly. Huo Yuhao's importance was now far greater than before.

Even his teacher had plans to take Huo Yuhao as his disciple.

The pride that Dai Yueheng had painstakingly earned by defeating seven opponents was completely squandered by Huo Yuhao at this moment.

So he was still not in a good mood.

"Yuhao, it seems your body hasn't fully recovered yet."

"Let's wait until I'm completely healed before going back on the field."

Yan Shaozhe, citing concern for Huo Yuhao's health, kept him on the bench.

Huo Yuhao wanted to try again to fight for himself.

"Dean—it's me."

Before he could finish speaking, Dai Yueheng patted him on the shoulder and said in a concerned tone, "Huo Yuhao, Dean Yan is right."

"You don't need to force yourself because of one or two matches. It wouldn't be worth it if it affected your future training."

However, Dai Yueheng's concern sounded different to Huo Yuhao.

He's mocking me!

"As expected, there isn't a single good person in the White Tiger Duke's mansion."

Dai Yueheng didn't know why, but his words of comfort didn't seem to have a good effect.

Moreover, he had noticed long ago that Huo Yuhao seemed to be rejecting him all along.

He suspected it was likely related to the assassination his brother had arranged, but now it seemed more complicated than that.

Dai Yueheng was also wronged by this. He had been completely baffled and had no idea where Huo Yuhao's inexplicable anger came from.

Huo Yuhao is currently the rising star of Shrek Academy, and he certainly wants to get along well with him.

However, it seems that maintaining the current status quo is good enough, and he no longer needs to keep trying to please Huo Yuhao.

The White Tiger Duke's Mansion still needs to save face.

Huo Yuhao, feeling withdrawn, went back to his room alone again.

Ma Xiaotao and Wang Dong both wanted to step forward to comfort her, but after exchanging a glance, they each took a step back.

In the end, Wang Dong stepped forward again. It seemed that her good roommate had been having a run of bad luck ever since she graduated from college, with all sorts of misfortunes coming one after another.

Ma Xiaotao, who remained where she was, couldn't help but feel her eyes dim for a moment.