Douluo Continent: Ink Bamboo as a Cauldron to Break Through Ten Thousand Heavens

Misunderstanding this, Xie Huan Yue suddenly pushed off the ground, leaping into the air as his first spirit ring lit up. He launched himself into the air like a cannonball. Then, his body curled up in mid-air, seemingly expanding further, resembling a giant ball. He then slammed down towards the three of them.

Without the obscuring effect of the Evil Illusion Moon, the two brothers no longer concealed themselves. Their Martial Souls manifested, with two yellow spirit rings swirling around their bodies. After the Martial Souls manifested, silver-white mantis blades appeared on their forearms. Then, their speed increased dramatically, and they charged forward with incredible speed.

Facing the evil illusion moon descending from the sky, Huo Yuhao and his two companions remained unfazed, while Wang Dong's eyes were fixed on the other two brothers.

Just as Xie Huan Yue's attack was about to reach the three of them, Wang Dong flapped his wings and took to the air, bringing Huo Yuhao, who was holding him on his back, with him. This move just barely avoided the trajectory of Xie Huan Yue's attack.

Xiao Xiao, on the other hand, took a more direct approach, summoning her Martial Soul, the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, and placing herself upside down inside it. Then, Xie Huan Yue's seemingly powerful slam only struck Xiao Xiao's cauldron before bouncing back, completely failing to achieve the intended effect.

"Wow, not bad. You just retreated into the cauldron like a turtle shrinking into its shell. The Soul-Suppressing Cauldron is already quite strong defensively, and in the original story, it can even be used for defensive purposes. Turning yourself upside down like this as a fortress, it's hard to break through for the time being. So, if we want to break this deadlock, we'll have to see what Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao can do."

Wang Dong and his companion didn't linger in the air, flying directly towards the other two brothers. This seemingly tough-looking three-ringed fellow was naturally not a good target; carrying Huo Yuhao while flying was quite taxing on their soul power. Even though it consumed the soul power of two people, and was relatively energy-efficient, they were still only two-ringed and one one-ringed, their combined soul power was limited. Huo Yuhao in the air could only try to control his weight and form using his soul power to reduce the burden on Wang Dong's side.

Seeing them approaching, the brothers Luo Tianba and Luo Tianlong immediately got into position. What came towards them was the Butterfly God's Light, whose second soul ring was a thousand years old, amplified by the Martial Soul Fusion of the Power of Vast Winter and sealed off by the guidance of mental detection!

From the brothers' perspective, Wang Dong paused in mid-air, then his outstretched wings suddenly became dazzlingly bright, almost blinding. A swarm of light then rushed towards them. Despite their incredible speed, the brothers could only dodge and unleash a barrage of sword strikes from their martial soul claws to resist Wang Dong's Butterfly God's Light. However, in terms of soul power level, martial soul level, soul skill strength, and martial soul fusion, Wang Dong's Butterfly God's Light held an overwhelming advantage. Moreover, guided by Huo Yuhao's mental detection, the Butterfly God's Light's angle was exceptionally tricky, making it impossible to defend against.

The next moment, they were blasted away by the light of the Butterfly Goddess. Then, a figure appeared in an instant, catching them just as their martial spirit defenses dissipated, pulling them out of the still-brilliant golden light and away from the roaring sounds. This was certainly not because Xie Huanyue came to protect them, but because they left the arena under the referee's protection and were announced to be out of the arena.

However, Xie Huan Yue didn't seem affected by the departure of the two brothers. After all, their team's strength was mainly due to Xie Huan Yue. In the original story, the two Luo brothers were instantly killed by Wang Dong with a mental detection. Meanwhile, Nanmen Yun'er, also a second-ring agility-type Soul Master, was able to fight Wang Dong to a standstill with Ning Tian's help, protecting the support-type Ning Tian. Therefore, the departure of the Luo brothers was just the loss of two weaklings for Xie Huan Yue; his mentality remained unchanged.

After the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron struck Xiao Xiao and bounced up, it immediately turned in mid-air and flew towards Huo Yuhao and Huo Yuhao. In mid-air, Xie Huanyue's second soul skill lit up, and the arm that was striking out seemed to suddenly lengthen. A sound of wind breaking rang out around them. It looked like this powerful palm was about to strike Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao. At this moment, Wang Dong had just released the Butterfly God's Light, and his wings were still shrouded in the afterglow of gold, so he could not move.

Huo Yuhao suddenly widened his eyes and looked into Xie Huanyue's eyes. Then, a golden light suddenly appeared around his eyes, followed by a dazzling purple light that vanished in an instant. After the purple light dissipated, Huo Yuhao's eyes seemed to dim slightly.

But in that instant, Xie Huan Yue's previously unstoppable momentum seemed to leak out. His outstretched arm suddenly retracted, and his hand remained suspended in the air. At this moment, he looked like someone who had been asleep and was suddenly woken up by a teacher, completely bewildered.

  

However, Xie Huanyue's martial soul was known for its defensive capabilities, and he was a three-ring Soul Master. Even with the double amplification of the power of Haodong and the Purple Demon Eye, the power of the soul impact was weakened by most of his thick skin, making him feel as if his head had been pricked by a needle. But he quickly recovered, curled up, and tried to land as soon as possible to propel himself back into the air.

But just as Xie Huanyue landed and was about to unleash his third soul skill, Huo Yuhao's second soul impact arrived, only this time because the interval was too short and the power was not as great as before.

However, just as this soul impact struck, Xiao Xiao's attack also arrived.

"This is the advantage of Huo Yuhao's distance control. At the beginning, the three of them didn't move, standing still and waiting for the three opponents to come over. Then, when the attack was about to arrive, that is, when the distance was very close, Wang Dong took Huo Yuhao into the air to avoid the attack, and moved aside to attack the Luo brothers behind them. Xie Huanyue's wrong judgment, which led him to attack Xiao Xiao who had the ability to defend herself, further increased the distance between him and the Luo brothers, preventing him from immediately returning to their aid. This resulted in the Luo brothers being instantly killed by Wang Dong under the influence of the Martial Soul Fusion."

"However, since the distance between the two sides wasn't far, Xie Huanyue, having failed in his first attack, immediately chose to attack Wang Dong and his companion, who had just finished unleashing their soul skills. Whether he was trying to save his teammates or simply wanted to capitalize on the aftermath of Wang Dong's powerful soul release, his strategy was correct, and he almost succeeded. His only mistake was not using his second and third soul skills together. Perhaps he felt that this attack couldn't immediately decide the outcome and wanted to save his soul skills so he could find a way to break Xiao Xiao's defense later. But this also led to him being controlled by Huo Yuhao's soul impact under double amplification, directly missing this excellent opportunity. Actually, it wasn't bad. In the original work, Ning Tian was also a three-ring Soul Master, and even the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's 'Distraction' technique could temper his mental strength, but he was still instantly killed by the soul impact amplified by Hao Dong's power."

"It was controlled again after landing, but this time the power was not so great. It slightly interrupted the release of Xie Huanyue's third soul skill, and now it has been released again."

Yes, just as Chen Cheng was mentally complaining, Xie Huanyue's third soul ring lit up. The purple light illuminated his fat body, and after a low roar, the purple light pulsed around him like a burning flame, then burst outwards, making his aura extremely oppressive.

The next moment, Xiao Xiao's cauldron slammed into him, bearing the power and gravity effects of his second soul skill, as well as the power of his first soul skill, Cauldron Tremor. In his haste, Xie Huan Yue only had time to unleash his third soul skill to withstand the attack. After the blow, Xie Huan Yue's body became noticeably more ethereal, and he trembled violently. The ground beneath his feet was now covered with cracks, as if he had sunk deeper into the earth.

Before Xie Huanyue could recover from the sudden and heavy attack, Huo Yuhao had already jumped down from behind Wang Dong, rolled nimbly on the ground to dissipate the force, and landed behind Xie Huanyue, still holding one end of the steel cable in his hand. The other end was in Xiao Xiao's hand.

Immediately afterward, Huo Yuhao moved with ghostly speed, swiftly pulling the rope around Xie Huanyue's legs twice. Xiao Xiao, standing nearby, tightened the rope sharply, bringing Xie Huanyue's legs together. At this moment, Xie Huanyue had just pushed away the cauldron that had hit him, slightly recovering from the dizziness of the impact. However, he suddenly felt unsteady and could no longer curl up as before. Even more terrifying, Wang Dong flew diagonally from the side of his vision, delivering a powerful uppercut to Xie Huanyue from below. The mountain of flesh, Xie Huanyue, staggered backward, crashing to the ground with a muffled thud that echoed throughout the arena.

Seeing Wang Dong's magnificent wings spread out in mid-air, his slightly shimmering purple soul ring, Xiao Xiao raising his Soul-Suppressing Cauldron with a wicked grin, and Huo Yuhao's eyes seemingly glowing with purple light, Xie Huanyue decisively admitted defeat.

There was no other way. Although the steel cable only caused him to lose his balance and fall, it didn't actually restrain him, but he couldn't afford to gamble! Huo Yuhao had just glared at him in mid-air, and his soul skill had been interrupted! Yes, he, a three-ring Soul Master, was being beaten by Huo Yuhao, a mere one-ring White Soul Master, and he dared not gamble anymore. If his soul skill was interrupted again, Xiao Xiao's fierce attack and Wang Dong's thousand-year soul skill that instantly killed the Luo brothers would truly fall upon him!

"Huo Yuhao's team wins!"

The referee declared Huo Yuhao and his team the winner. This time, there were no casualties, no desperate struggles; they won the match solely through the three youngsters' superb teamwork and ingenious strategy!

Seeing Huo Yuhao help Xie Huanyue untie the steel cables binding his legs, and then the three little ones helping to pull him up, Chen Cheng couldn't help but laugh. Putting everything else aside, at least this time Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao didn't break down despite Huo Yuhao's choice to 'sacrifice himself' to protect Xiao Xiao during Xie Huanyue's fierce attacks, and Xiao Xiao wasn't injured while desperately trying to control Xie Huanyue. The three of them were chatting and laughing, maintaining a peaceful relationship with their opponent—that was quite remarkable!

Chen Cheng had personally trained the three players to work together. Seeing their exquisite teamwork, with each player perfectly fulfilling their role and achieving such a brilliant victory, Chen Cheng felt as proud as if he had finally seen the marksman, who had been supporting him for the entire game, get their full build. His desire to share reached its peak! He looked around as if he wanted to find someone to share his excitement with.

Then he saw Director Du whispering with the unfamiliar faces he had seen earlier, glancing back at the scene every now and then before continuing to comment on the performance.

"After this match, it feels like the three kids have definitely made it onto the academy's watchlist. But even if all the brilliant ideas in this match came from Huo Yuhao, and all the key decisions on the field were made by Huo Yuhao, it's fair to say that without the fusion of Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's spirits, they would definitely have won, just like in the original story, a miserable victory. But their focus will ultimately only be on Huo Yuhao's white spirit ring! Short-sighted people only care about immediate gains and losses, and can't see the whole game."

Thinking this, Chen Cheng withdrew his gaze from Director Du and the others. The excitement and enthusiasm he had felt after watching the game felt like it had been doused with cold water.

He didn't stay on stage any longer and went straight down to find the three little ones.