The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

This is a perfect example of being a frog in a well. One's background and surrounding environment often determine one's perspective.

Huo Yuhao spent too much time in the outer academy's Soul Guidance Department, and his perception was easily swayed. Dai Luoli, who had previously felt insecure, was in the same situation. Being surrounded by elites from Shrek Academy's inner academy, comparisons were inevitable.

Unlike Huo Yuhao, Dai Huabin, who was on the opposite side of the field, never took Huo Yuhao seriously, or rather, never cared about Huo Yuhao.

After all, when they first entered Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao was just a one-ring Soul Master with the lowest cultivation level in Class 1 of the first year of the outer academy, not even worthy of his attention. Now, seeing the three monotonous yellow Soul Rings beside Huo Yuhao, a hint of disdain appeared on his cold face.

"Three hundred-year-old spirit rings?"

He really didn't know how Huo Yuhao had managed to sneak into the Tang Sect team.

Making Huo Yuhao stay on the field for even a second longer would feel like an insult to him. With a mighty roar, Dai Huabin once again unleashed his White Tiger Martial Soul. Two yellow, two purple, and one black—five perfectly matched spirit rings, especially the two purple thousand-year spirit rings and the deep black ten-thousand-year spirit ring, which formed a stark contrast with Huo Yuhao's.

Apart from Bei Bei and others who knew beforehand, the others present, although they did not openly show disdain for Huo Yuhao like Dai Huabin, were also somewhat skeptical.

A Soul Master with three yellow hundred-year soul rings—how could someone like that appear at Shrek Academy and even represent the Tang Sect in the Continental Youth Soul Master Competition in Mingdu? If they didn't know that Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and others were incredibly powerful, they would probably think that the Tang Sect team was just making a fool of themselves.

On the other side, seeing the five conspicuous spirit rings beside Dai Huabin and the coldness and disdain in his eyes, Huo Yuhao's rekindled confidence was extinguished once again, and a wave of suppressed emotions instantly swept over him. A tightness and a sharp pain shot through his chest.

"The Five-Ring Soul King?"

He subconsciously clenched the metal ball in his palms, his face pale with a hint of sorrow and self-mockery.

"Indeed, as the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke, a noble scion of a higher order, how could he lack cultivation resources like the Profound Water Pill?"

In his grief and indignation, Huo Yuhao's gaze suddenly sharpened. The faint golden light flickering in his eyes intensified, giving him an ethereal appearance. At the same time, the first two spirit rings beside him seemed poised to ignite at any moment.

The first soul skill is Fear, and the second soul skill is Single Target Weakness.

Both the Fear Dragon and the Purple Spirit Wolf are extremely powerful high-level soul beasts, granting Huo Yuhao two single-target mental attack soul skills that are considered quite formidable among soul skills of the same level. Unfortunately, limited by the age of his soul rings and the strength of his own mental power, the attack range of these two soul skills is extremely limited. The maximum attack range is approximately thirty meters.

In other words, he had to wait until Dai Huabin got within that distance before he could use those two soul skills to restrict Dai Huabin.

Spiritual attribute soul skills are always the most difficult to defend against, and they only require locking onto the target with mental power during use. Huo Yuhao believed that his two soul skills would have some impact on Dai Huabin, and at that point, he would seize the opportunity to use his hidden weapons.

Over the years, he had rehearsed it in his mind countless times.

But just as he had this thought, Dai Huabin, who had transformed into a blur and was rapidly approaching him, was less than fifty meters away in an instant.

Power-attack type battle spirit masters, especially those with beast martial spirits and explosive physical attributes, have an astonishing burst speed in a short period of time.

Huo Yuhao was startled; he had clearly underestimated Dai Huabin's speed. In a panic, he hurriedly prepared to unleash two soul skills on Dai Huabin, but unfortunately, he was too late.

Just as the faint white halo was about to envelop Dai Huabin's body, Dai Huabin had already arrived in front of Huo Yuhao.

Seeing Dai Huabin's sharp tiger claws coming towards him, Huo Yuhao instinctively put his hands in front of him to block.

His third spirit ring shone, and a layer of light quietly enveloped his body.

During the downward strike, Dai Huabin's tiger claws paused six times, producing six crisp booming sounds.

These six pauses were caused by the six different defensive effects of the light shield blocking Dai Huabin's tiger claws.

These six defensive effects are Rippling Water, Soaring Flames, Resilient Barrier, Rapid Wind Whirlwind, Light Barrier, and Dark Blockade.

It was the innate soul skill that Huo Yuhao obtained from that nine-hundred-year-old silver wolf—a very good defensive soul skill. Although the soul ring's age was only nine hundred years, its defensive effect was absolutely comparable to a typical thousand-year-old defensive soul skill.

Huo Yuhao's physical condition and talent in cultivation were indeed extremely poor, but it must be admitted that his mutated Spirit Eye was a relatively high-level martial soul. Therefore, he was able to inherit the powerful innate soul skill, Silver Wolf, to a great extent.

However, Dai Huabin's soul power was 25 levels higher than Huo Yuhao's. Such a huge gap in soul power cultivation could not be made up for by soul skills.

Just as Wang Qiu'er broke through Dai Huabin's White Tiger protective barrier with one kick, Dai Huabin also tore through Huo Yuhao's Six Elemental Barrier with one claw.

Before Huo Yuhao could recover, Dai Huabin struck down with his claw again.

"Bang—" Huo Yuhao slammed heavily onto the ground like a dead dog. The impact on his back and chest was so violent that he almost lost his breath.

Fortunately, Dai Huabin held back and withdrew his tiger claw beforehand. Otherwise, that single claw would have been enough to tear Huo Yuhao's back apart.

"Huff—, huff—" Huo Yuhao breathed heavily, forcibly supporting his head with his chin, looking up at Dai Huabin, who stood tall and straight in front of him. The resentment, hatred, and unwillingness contained in his eyes, which were covered by black hair, were almost overflowing.

The imagination is wonderful, but the reality is so cruel.

He was now completely vulnerable to Dai Huabin. His previous boasts now seemed like a joke.

"Pfft—" A mouthful of blood spurted out. Before losing consciousness, Huo Yuhao's eyes were filled with despair, and tears streamed down his face.

"How can I, in this state, sever the lineage of the White Tiger Duke, and how can I seek justice for my mother? Why is Heaven so unfair to me? I try harder than any of you, but why do I always end up like this?!"

At this moment, the despair in his heart outweighed his anger and resentment. Seeing hope again and again, only to have it destroyed time and again, he was truly on the verge of collapse.

Dai Huabin glanced at Huo Yuhao with his head down, while Huo Yuhao, who had lost consciousness, released his hands, and two iron balls, one large and one small, slid from his palms. Following the grooves in the ground, the two iron balls were about to touch.

Dai Huabin frowned, unable to discern what the two iron balls were. Furthermore, he sensed no danger emanating from them.

However, both Bei Bei and Tang Ya, who were located in the south of the Soul Fighting Zone, suddenly contracted their pupils.

"The Soul-Chasing Darts?! Why did Yuhao take this out?!" The gentle and refined Beibei's smile vanished instantly, and her expression changed drastically.

The Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Dart is among the top ten hidden weapons of the Tang Clan, specializing in breaking through various defensive shields, such as Dai Huabin's White Tiger Protective Barrier.

Even with Bei Bei's mild-mannered nature, anger still surfaced in her eyes when she saw the pair of Soul-Chasing Darts slipping from Huo Yuhao's palm.

Huo Yuhao clearly intended to kill Dai Huabin. It was just a friendly sparring match; he hadn't expected Huo Yuhao to be so extreme.

The most critical thing is that these two soul-chasing, deadly beasts are about to collide.

"Sanshi! Cover those two iron balls!" Beibei shouted, startling everyone present.

After a brief moment of surprise, Xu Sanshi immediately realized what was happening. He and Bei Bei had cultivated together for so long that they had developed a deep understanding and tacit agreement. This was even better than the relationship between Bei Bei and Tang Ya.

A flash of black light appeared, and Xu Sanshi and Huo Yuhao switched places after Xu Sanshi used his fourth soul skill, Xuanming Displacement.

Dai Huabin looked at Xu Sanshi, who was holding the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, in astonishment, but Xu Sanshi ignored Dai Huabin and continued to activate his second soul skill, Xuanming Shield Formation, without hesitation.

The moment the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Deadly Shield touched it, a barrier suddenly appeared above it, a black barrier that rippled like water. It was somewhat similar to the rippling water that appeared at the beginning of Huo Yuhao's third soul skill, the Elemental Shield, but the color of this Xuanming Shield Array was deeper and more expansive.

"Bang—" The Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Deadly Gallbladder exploded, and a large cloud of purple mist rose up, instantly covering an area several meters in diameter.

However, it was completely enveloped by the Xuanming Shield Array. Within the purple mist, countless black threads flashed by with a faint buzzing sound, embedding themselves into the black water barrier formed by the Xuanming Shield Array.

Xu Sanshi's martial soul, the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, possesses both water and earth attributes, combining the solidity of earth with the gentleness of water. The black threads pierced the black water barrier, instantly dissipating most of their momentum. It was clearly visible that they were fine needles coated with potent poison.

A halo of light flowed on the obscure golden patterns around Xu Zihuang's pupils. Relying on his innate ability of dynamic vision, he saw through the intricate attacks of the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Deadly Strike.

Dai Huabin was also watching these events closely, a chill creeping into his heart. The power of the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Deadly Strike wasn't particularly astonishing; as long as he used a protective soul skill of his third level or higher, he could withstand it, at least avoiding serious injury. However, in a situation like the one just now, where he was caught off guard, he would certainly not escape unscathed.

Huo Yuhao wanted to kill him?

Thinking of this, Dai Huabin couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

Bei Bei handed Huo Yuhao over to Tang Ya and then came to Xu Sanshi's side, carefully retrieving the fine needles and purple poisonous mist using Tang Sect's special methods.

As she examined the power of the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Darts, Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but furrow her brows and ask Beibei a question.

"Beibei, what's this?"

"Senior Sister, this is a hidden weapon from our Tang Clan. I never expected Yuhao to use it in such a situation." Beibei gave a wry smile, then apologized to Dai Huabin, "Fortunately, no major disaster has occurred. Junior Brother Dai, I'm truly sorry; it was Xiaoya and I who failed to discipline Yuhao properly."

Regardless of the reason, as the leaders of the Tang Clan, he and Tang Ya had to clearly state their position at this time.

Dai Huabin replied stiffly.

"If there is a next time, I will not hold back."

Anyone who had gone through something like that wouldn't be in a good mood. Bei Bei understood this perfectly, offered her sincere apologies again, and then jumped off the Soul Fighting Platform with Xu Sanshi.

On the sidelines, Tang Ya checked on Huo Yuhao's condition and shook her head at Bei Bei, who was walking towards her.

"Yuhao is physically fine, he just fainted from anger."

Xu Sanshi frowned and said, "I feel like this kid has some character issues. He cheated in our Soul Battle the first time we met, and now he's even using your Tang Clan's hidden weapons in a sparring match? He even fainted from anger. This kid is too extreme."

Upon hearing Xu Sanshi's words, Dai Luoli nodded in deep agreement.

Having witnessed all of this from beginning to end, his impression of Huo Yuhao was extremely poor. Huo Yuhao's willingness to use such insidious methods in battle was truly despicable.

Furthermore, although he wasn't particularly close to Dai Huabin, Dai Huabin was still his blood brother. Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, was just an outsider he had met today.

Bei Bei's furrowed brows relaxed only after she looked away from Huo Yuhao, and she sighed softly, "Luo Li, you go. This one-on-one elimination tournament is just for sparring, gaining combat experience, and getting familiar with the format of the Continental Youth Soul Master Tournament. Don't feel pressured. Just do your best."

Yesterday, while everyone was eating together in the inner courtyard canteen, Beibei learned some things about Dai Luoli's childhood. Due to her limited talent, she was not valued by the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

Dai Luoli's battle against her own brother Dai Huabin is actually a test of her character.

"Yes, Brother Bei!" Dai Luoli replied solemnly and slowly stepped onto the Soul Battle Platform. Looking at Dai Huabin's cold expression, he instinctively became nervous and insecure again.

"Second brother."

As a child, Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin were exceptionally gifted, which left him with too many shadows.

Dai Huabin said calmly, "I heard from home that your martial soul has undergone a benign mutation and you've been sent to the academy. Now that you're here at Shrek Academy, don't embarrass our White Tiger lineage. Come on, I won't hold back."

Chapter 371 Blood Tiger's Roar and Nightmare's Fang

“Begin.” Zhang Lexuan took a few steps back, her gaze becoming serious.

The reason she didn't intervene during Yu Tianhuang's previous battle with Wang Qiu'er was because she had absolute confidence in Yu Tianhuang's strength. She didn't believe that Wang Qiu'er's soul skill could harm Yu Tianhuang, and she also believed that Yu Tianhuang could maintain his composure on the field.

But the Soul-Chasing Darts that slipped from Huo Yuhao's palm just now were beyond her expectations. Naturally, she didn't want such a situation to happen a second time.

Dai Huabin clashed his fists together in front of his chest, his bones cracking and popping, his evil eyes fixed on Dai Luoli in the distance.

He appeared calm when he spoke those words to Dai Luoli, but his inner self was far from as composed as it seemed. He had known for a long time that Yu Tianhuang was personally instructing Dai Luoli.

However, driven by his pride, Dai Huabin didn't personally check on Dai Luoli's condition. After all, back then, Dai Luoli's talent and soul power cultivation were far inferior to his. That was just his personality; only those stronger and more talented than him were worthy of his approval.

The fact that Dai Luoli was valued by Yu Tianhuang suggests he must possess exceptional qualities. Perhaps it's related to his benignly mutated martial soul.

Based on the positive mutation of the top-tier martial soul White Tiger, it means that Dai Luoli's martial soul quality is even higher than his own.

Dai Huabin has great faith in his father's judgment on this point.

A dense, pale white light of soul power surged from his body, and Dai Huabin once again completed the Martial Soul Possession. Two yellow, two purple, and one black soul rings, in perfect proportion, swirled around him, and a surge of powerful soul power swept over him.

Under the pressure of the energy, Dai Luoli also released her Blood Tiger Martial Soul.

His physical transformation after being possessed by a martial spirit was similar to Dai Huabin's, but the overall color scheme was blood red. Blood red fur, blood red sharp tiger claws, and even the pupils in his eyes each had an additional blood-red iris.

A crimson soul power surged from his entire body. This crimson luster carried no bloody aura, but rather exuded a noble quality, containing intense spiritual fluctuations. Spiritual power and soul power were merging on their own.

The exceptionally talented Dai Huabin was like a mountain weighing heavily on Dai Luoli's head during his childhood, an insurmountable obstacle. Facing Dai Huabin's imposing presence directly, Dai Luoli couldn't help but tremble slightly. The shadow of his childhood had ultimately had an impact on him.

"Luo Li." Just then, a gentle voice quietly sounded in his ear.

Dai Luoli looked up and saw Xu Zihuang standing on the north side of the Soul Fighting Platform, just past Dai Huabin. All the tension seemed to vanish, and the confusion and evasion in his eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by an indescribable determination.