Douluo Continent: A Sister Who Loves Me From the Start

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Chapter 148 Preliminary Rounds

"Uh, this..."

"what!"

Huo Yuhao, Beibei, and Wang Dong looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

Is this a joke? How could six people possibly beat one? It's not that six people can't beat a Soul Master, it's just that the opponent is Shen Yumo! Isn't the example of Dai Huabin enough?

That bizarre ability was clearly something none of them wanted to experience...

"This." This time, it was Elder Xuan's turn to be dumbfounded. He never expected Shen Yumo to act unpredictably. He had clearly told her to stop him... He didn't believe Shen Yumo was that stupid, but then he thought about it and realized that his actions were completely unnecessary. Of the eight people, one would eventually be eliminated, whether through fighting or verbal elimination...

"What should we do then? Are we all supposed to participate in the competition as a group of eight?" Shen Yumo noticed their awkwardness and couldn't help but scoff. Elder Xuan's behavior was unacceptable.

"Alright, this was my oversight. Perhaps I was too nervous. After all, you are the reserve team for the competition, so I had to consider things carefully," Elder Xuan said helplessly.

It was clear that he was also quite conflicted. But Shen Yumo didn't think that way. If Huo Yuhao and Tianmeng's plan succeeded, Huo Yuhao would definitely have a place in the preliminary selection. An ultimate martial soul is a talent that only comes along once in a hundred years. But what about now?

Even with Electrolux's assistance, Huo Yuhao wouldn't stand out much in the short term. He believed Elder Xuan had already made his judgment; ultimately, it was Elder Xuan's decision who went and who didn't. He had hoped to eliminate Xu Sanshi in the free-for-all, but it seemed that opportunity was gone. Shen Yumo nodded secretly, convinced that the elimination candidates had already been chosen.

Upon hearing the words "All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament," Huo Yuhao finally couldn't hold back any longer. "Elder Xuan, do you mean we should participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament?"

Seeing that the speaker was the rather unremarkable Huo Yuhao, Elder Xuan snorted, "Do you think you have the ability to go if I ask you to? The age requirement for the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament is under twenty years old. You still have the qualification to participate in one session, but today's selection competition is for the reserve team. The reserve team for each session is selected before the previous Shrek Seven Devils went to participate."

Yes! The primary requirement for selecting core disciples today is age. Hearing this, they all understood that the purpose of the age requirement was to ensure that they would be able to participate in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament before they turned twenty in five years.

When Shen Yumo heard Elder Xuan's words, she thought, "Let's put it this way, no one doubts what Elder Xuan said. Indeed, what he said was correct. Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. This time, not only were the reserve team members able to participate, but they also fielded their full lineup, yet they almost lost. Of course, these are all stories for later."

Elder Xuan said, "You were chosen for two reasons: one as the reserve team, and the other as substitutes for the main participants. Although the chances of you actually playing are extremely slim, only as substitutes will you have the opportunity to go to the competition and watch the matches. This will be an extremely valuable experience for you. However, today's selection competition is not the end of the story. For the next five years, you will be constantly under scrutiny, and only those with sufficient strength will be able to represent the academy. During this time, you will have to undergo multiple assessments, so if you truly want to represent the academy, the first thing you need to do is ensure that you can enter the inner academy."

Despite Elder Xuan's many restrictions, Huo Yuhao and the other six were overjoyed. Representing Shrek Academy and becoming the new generation of the Shrek Seven Devils was undoubtedly the highest honor they could achieve in the academy! Jiang Nannan, on the other hand, seemed quite indifferent, as if wherever Shen Yumo was, there she was, pursuing her dreams.

Before today's selection competition began, who could have imagined that such a seemingly simple selection would actually determine such a major event?

Elder Xuan said, "Your becoming a reserve team is an academy secret, and no one is allowed to tell anyone. Otherwise, you will be disqualified. From now on, you will train with me one day a week. There is still one month until the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament. I will train with you and the seven monsters participating in this tournament. I hope you will seize this precious opportunity, improve yourselves as much as possible, and develop the style of being able to fight and win battles."

"Yes." Wang Dong's eyes were filled with elation. You see, among these students, he, Yu Hao, and Xiao Xiao were the least qualified for the Seven Devils' reserve team. After all, they were still young, only seventeen years old in five years. At most, they would have just entered the inner courtyard. Under twenty years old, a difference of three years in cultivation time is enormous. But Elder Xuan had decided to temporarily place them in the reserve team, at least temporarily securing their positions. And they would receive personal guidance from Elder Xuan. From the terrifying strength Elder Xuan displayed in the air just now, how could they not see how powerful this seemingly disheveled teacher was?

"Wait a minute, Elder Xuan, we're just going to watch the battle; we don't need to participate at all." Shen Yumo pretended to suddenly realize something.

"Hmm, otherwise you bunch of kids would still be dreaming of going to the battlefield, dream on." Old Xuan chuckled, looking proud as he spoke of the competition.

He turned to look at Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong. "What I'm most curious about is the timing of your skill releases. Can one of you tell me? Was lining up the enemies in a straight line a coincidence or something you planned? If it was planned, how did you manage to get the others to cooperate with you so smoothly?"

Huo Yuhao wanted to be modest, but Wang Dong had already pushed him forward. "Elder Xuan, he planned and manipulated the battle just now. Ask him." Wu Dong seemed to have betrayed Huo Yuhao without any sense of loyalty.

Elder Xuan brushed back his disheveled hair, revealing a pair of dark eyes that seemed completely out of character for his age. “Tell me, Huo Yuhao.”

Huo Yuhao said somewhat shyly, "Actually, it's nothing, Elder Xuan. You'll know once you feel it." As he spoke, he released his shared mental detection and expanded the range of his mental detection to the maximum.

When Elder Xuan first sensed the mental fluctuations emanating from Huo Yuhao, he was slightly taken aback and instinctively resisted, a powerful mental force instantly isolating Huo Yuhao's skill. But he quickly realized what Huo Yuhao was about to do and hurriedly controlled his mental instincts to disappear, only then truly sensing the existence of the shared mental detection.

Although Elder Xuan had long known that Huo Yuhao was a spirit-attribute soul master, he also knew that Huo Yuhao's first spirit ring was ten years old. Therefore, he had never paid much attention to it until today, when he got to know Huo Yuhao again.

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Chapter 149 Huo Yuhao Withdraws

Until today, he got to know Huo Yuhao again. He never expected that such a powerful and extreme spirit fusion skill was actually unleashed by him and Wang Dong. To be honest, he underestimated Huo Yuhao, but he didn't overestimate him either. After all, although a two-ring Great Spirit Master's spirit is a body spirit, it can't play much of a role now. To be honest, if these people were to actually go on the field, Huo Yuhao is not a good choice, at least not right now.

The most important reason why second-year core disciples were allowed to participate in this selection competition today is because of Shen Yumo, the possessor of an extreme martial soul. Extreme martial souls cannot be viewed as ordinary soul masters. The academy even held a special meeting for Shen Yumo. From that moment on, it was essentially established that Shen Yumo would inevitably become a member of the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils. It's just that Shen Yumo herself was unaware of this.

It turns out that they all got to participate in the preliminary rounds because of Shen Yumo, something that even Dai Huabin and Shen Yumo themselves were completely unaware of.

As a senior member of the Martial Soul system, Elder Xuan would not give absolute affirmation to Shen Yumo just because of the Sea God Pavilion meeting. He would not joke about the future of the academy. He also wanted to use this selection competition to see what level Shen Yumo, who only has an extreme Martial Soul, could achieve.

He was very satisfied today. Shen Yumo gave him a huge surprise. Moreover, the surprise also made Elder Xuan discover a clue: Shen Yumo was already a Soul King. This level of Soul King strength was no less than that of an inner court disciple. Furthermore, her fifth Soul Ring was very close to 100,000 years old!

What shocking news! A single Soul Master's fifth Soul Ring is already close to 100,000 years old. It's unimaginable what a Soul Master's future holds. If he had enough 100,000-year-old Soul Beasts, he might obtain a 100,000-year-old Soul Ring by his sixth Soul Ring. Elder Xuan is still very composed despite his age. However, I'll have to ask him about it later.

In reality, Elder Xuan never expected Huo Yuhao to stand out directly from the selection competition. As long as it was up to him, whether the selection competition was valid or not was entirely up to him.

Therefore, Elder Xuan had already made his decision regarding those seven people. Thinking of this, Elder Xuan couldn't help but look at Huo Yuhao with a melancholy expression.

Huo Yuhao also noticed the strange look in Elder Xuan's eyes, an expression that seemed to say, "You're no good, I don't believe in you."

Suddenly, Huo Yuhao felt the world spinning around him, and his mind spontaneously entered the Sea of ​​Spirit, where a gray ball of light suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Old Master Yi!"

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"Elder Xuan, I think I can completely replace the inner court disciples in the competition." Shen Yumo smiled confidently.

Elder Xuan's heart skipped a beat. He came to his senses and laughed, "You brat, you're already thinking about the reputation of an inner courtyard disciple before you've even entered the inner courtyard. But when you encounter a weak opponent, reserve team members can also step in." Elder Xuan's voice deepened.

Just as everyone was still reeling from the Soul Master Competition that Elder Xuan had mentioned, Huo Yuhao dropped an even more shocking bombshell.

"Elder Xuan, I've made up my mind. Rather than being a burden to the team, I'd rather stay home and cultivate properly. I won't participate in the pre-team selection competition. I'm withdrawing voluntarily." The grayness in Huo Yuhao's eyes disappeared, replaced by an inexplicable air of confidence.

"What?" Beibei and her group exclaimed in surprise.

Wang Dong froze for a moment, then hurriedly shouted, "Yuhao! You can't—"

Before he could finish speaking, Huo Yuhao raised his right hand to stop the others from saying anything more.

He said in a low voice, "Elder Xuan, I hope I can join the ranks of the inner disciples." After saying that, he himself seemed somewhat helpless.

Shen Yumo frowned. What was Electrolux doing? Wasn't he going to participate in the Soul Master Competition? How could he give up such a good opportunity to improve his strength? What was this guy up to?

Elder Xuan was stunned for a moment, looked at Huo Yuhao's resolute face, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say, and finally uttered a single word with some sorrow.

"it is good."

That's fine, since he gave up on his own anyway, and I didn't do anything.

Huo Yuhao's friends were completely bewildered, having no idea what he was talking about. Wang Dongxiao quickly grabbed his hands, about to give him a good talking-to, but Huo Yuhao stopped her again.

After a moment, Elder Xuan quietly looked at Huo Yuhao. He couldn't understand why the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Competition didn't appeal to Soul Masters. The answer was of course no. But the competition could only bring him reputation and the opportunity to improve his strength. But that was far from enough for Huo Yuhao. He had more important things to do. He wanted revenge. He wanted to become stronger!

"Huo Yuhao, you are already a core disciple, and it's only a matter of time before you become an inner courtyard disciple. May I ask you one last question?" Elder Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Yes, Elder Xuan." Having gotten what he wanted, Huo Yuhao felt somewhat relieved.

"Could you please describe your soul skill again?" He knew about the mental co-test, but he was unfamiliar with this second soul skill.

To be honest, although Elder Xuan was certainly shocked after experiencing the divine power of his first soul skill, that was not enough. He knew that five years from now would be the time for these people to bring glory to the academy, and he did not want to lose the academy's honor because of one person's mistake.

Huo Yuhao was slightly taken aback. Was it really interesting to ask such questions at this point? But even with that thought, Huo Yuhao still honestly revealed his soul skills. "First soul skill, Mental Detection Sharing; second soul skill, Mental Scan."

Without Tianmeng's blessing, the simulated soul skill completely became the soul skill possessed by his Spirit Eye Martial Soul.

Elder Xuan said in a deep voice, "If I remember correctly, you used a mental shock skill during the freshman assessment. Where did that come from?"

Huo Yuhao was secretly alarmed. Of course, he couldn't reveal his secret. Fortunately, he had already prepared an explanation for this question.

"Elder Xuan, I am a disciple of the Tang Sect. I have cultivated the Tang Sect's Purple Demon Eye technique. My martial soul is also the Spirit Eye. The combination of the Purple Demon Eye and my Spirit Eye produces a skill similar to a soul strike."

Hearing his words, Elder Xuan's expression became even more bewildered. "How is this possible? A ten-year soul skill can reach such a level? How is this possible? Can soul skills mutate?" He was completely baffled, but even so, it was still far from enough.

"Alright, this chaotic battle is officially over. Except for Shen Yumo, you can all leave now," Elder Xuan waved his hand, indicating.

Wang Dong rushed over almost immediately, yelling, "Huo Yuhao, are you crazy?!"

Shen Yumo really didn't understand this outcome, but since the other party had taken the initiative to withdraw, what could he say?

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Chapter 150 Annoying Money

Shen Yumo really didn't understand this outcome, but since the other party had taken the initiative to withdraw, what could he say?

The group of people were arguing back and forth, which was pointless. Seeing this, Shen Yumo didn't want to stay any longer. In fact, they already knew the outcome in their hearts. Huo Yuhao's elimination was inevitable. They were just missing something because Huo Yuhao, their backbone, was gone.

"Nannan, let's go." Shen Yumo took Jiang Nannan's hand and walked away.

As Elder Xuan watched Shen Yumo's departing figure, he smiled mysteriously, and the next second he was gone.

Stepping out of the fighting area and onto the main road, Shen Yumo felt confident. No one could stop him from moving forward; the Soul Master Competition was just the beginning.

I am Shen Yumo, thirteen years old, a level 54 Soul King. This is me.

"Kid, what are you thinking about?"

An aged voice echoed in Shen Yumo's ears. Shen Yumo shook his head helplessly, knowing that Elder Xuan had caught up and wanted to ask him something.

"Elder Xuan, please stop hiding it. It's just a soul skill. Come on, I'll tell you."

Jiang Nannan did not hear Elder Xuan's soul power transmission. Seeing Shen Yumo's appearance, she couldn't help but raise her head in confusion and keep looking around. Suddenly, she felt a warmth on the back of her hand, and Shen Yumo slowly touched her palm.

"Elder Xuan has caught up." After saying that, he revealed a doting smile.

"Oh." The boy's eyes were filled with affection as he spoke softly, striking the softest spot in her heart. Her rabbit ears went weak, and she stopped asking questions.

"Hehe, you brat, I'm still here. Don't be so blatant. I've had my fill of this dog food." Elder Xuan stood in front of Shen Yumo with narrowed eyes.

Shen Yumo shrugged, saying helplessly, "Elder Xuan, I know what you want to ask. I'll tell you about my domain soul skill. My fifth soul skill is called Time Stop, but that's just a name I gave it. The actual name is..."

Jiang Nannan also perked up her rabbit ears again, listening carefully to his explanation. She was deeply shocked, but then her expression turned to joy. He truly was the man she had chosen. Elder Xuan was no less shocked than she was.

Afterwards, Shen Yumo carefully explained the details of this 100,000-year-old soul skill artifact to Elder Xuan. Asking about other people's soul skills is a taboo for soul masters, but there is a contradiction in this.

"...Elder Xuan, that's the situation. Have you figured it out? If you have, we'll go eat now. It's almost noon. Bye-bye."

As Elder Xuan listened and pondered the question about time, he didn't hear what the other person was saying at all. He blinked a moment later and looked up to find that the couple was no longer there.

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"Sigh, Elder Xuan talks too much." Shen Yumo pouted and complained to Jiang Nannan.

Jiang Nannan covered her mouth and chuckled, "You're still not satisfied. Do you know how many people want to talk to Elder Xuan? And you're complaining. You're really something."

Shen Yumo chuckled, then suddenly became incredibly melancholy, gazing up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, and said softly, "Perhaps it's because I'm too outstanding."