Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect

After all, all physical spirits are part of the body, which is a huge difference from beast spirits and weapon spirits.

"Master Hongchen, in the future, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy can assign more admissions officers to search for children within the Empire who have awakened their True Body Martial Soul, recruit them as students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and then thoroughly study True Body Martial Souls."

Because of the attack on Mingde Hall by the Body Sect, Xu Tianran was naturally extremely dissatisfied with the Body Sect. Although the Body Sect's attack failed, what if it had succeeded? Wouldn't Mingde Hall have suffered heavy casualties?

His plan to launch a war would definitely be postponed, so he and the Body Sect were actually enemies.

However, he had to admit that the Body Sect was indeed a powerful and profound sect, largely thanks to the Body Martial Soul. Now that the Body Martial Soul had shown such great potential, he naturally had to find a way to cultivate some Body Martial Soul owners as talent reserves for the Sun Moon Empire.

As for the Body Sect's method of cultivating Body Martial Soul owners, once the war breaks out, the Sun Moon Empire will be able to unify the Douluo Continent with its powerful strength, and will naturally be able to find the Body Sect's hiding place. The method of cultivating Body Martial Soul owners will also fall into their hands.

.........

Long Aotian quickly arrived at the competition stage.

He was nearly two meters tall, with broad shoulders and a powerful build, and he walked with a majestic gait. He had long, reddish-brown hair, fair skin like jade, and his eyes shone with a thirst for battle.

He had finally met a peer who was so powerful that he had to give it his all. He had no intention of holding back in the slightest, because he felt that the only way to show the greatest respect to Huo Yuhao was to go all out against such a formidable opponent.

He strode towards Huo Yuhao, and seven spirit rings gradually rose from beneath his feet. The color ratio of the spirit rings was one yellow, two purple, and four black. Without a doubt, he was also a Spirit Saint!

Because his soul power and spiritual power were fused into one, his aura grew stronger with each step he took. Even the spectators near the arena felt the pressure from Long Aotian's rising aura, and their breathing became rapid.

The audience in the stands gasped in surprise at Long Aotian's Soul Saint cultivation level.

"Another Soul Saint! Although he can't compare to Huo Yuhao, who has a 100,000-year soul ring, according to the competition rules, he's under 20 years old! A Soul Saint under 20 is just too terrifying."

"People's talents are indeed not comparable. Compared with the two people on the stage, I feel that my talent is really too poor. I was only a Soul King when I was twenty years old."

Cai Meier, watching from the stands, was also stunned. She murmured, "Unity of Heaven and Man? Soul power and spiritual power perfectly integrated? This is a good seedling to become a Super Douluo. Only by reaching this level can one challenge for Super Douluo!"

"The Body Sect truly lives up to its reputation as a powerful sect, even possessing such a young talent. Even in the history of Shrek Academy, such young talents are rare! Huo Yuhao is in trouble now. This person has become a Soul Saint at such a young age, and his soul power and spiritual power are perfectly integrated. Such talent is at least at the Silver-level Second Awakening!"

Although Song Lao was already preparing to carry out the plan to attack the palace, he still needed to gather some intelligence about the palace beforehand. He couldn't just attack directly without gathering any information; otherwise, problems might arise.

Cai Meier and her group of students were only there to attract the attention of the Sun Moon Empire's higher-ups, making them think that Shrek Academy was unaware of the Sun Moon Empire's conspiracy, thus misleading them.

Xiao Xiao asked with some confusion, "Dean Cai, what is a Silver-level Second Awakening? With the strength Huo Yuhao has shown so far, shouldn't he have a firm advantage?"

Even though Xiao Xiao had been in the academy for quite some time, she didn't really understand the matter of the second awakening of her main martial soul because the academy didn't teach her any knowledge about it.

This is mainly because her initial homeroom teacher was Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi didn't impart much knowledge; all she did was train students to run and expel them. Later, after Zhou Yi was stripped of her teaching position, Xiao Xiao returned to the academy and devoted herself to endless training and cultivation, leaving her no time to catch up on this kind of knowledge.

After all, in the eyes of some of the academy's elders, things have priorities. The important thing is to make the students work hard to cultivate and train them rigorously in the limited time available, so as to safeguard Shrek Academy's eternal glory in the next competition.

Study? Study my ass!

Is it more important to preserve a glory that will last for millennia?

Cai Meier patiently explained, "The reason why the Body Sect can attract a continuous stream of Body Martial Soul owners is actually closely related to the second awakening. You can think of the so-called second awakening as the evolution of the Martial Soul."

"Martial Soul Evolution!" Xiao Xiao was shocked.

"Yes, it's the evolution of martial souls."

Cai Meier nodded. "The second awakening of the main body martial soul is divided into four levels: iron level, bronze level, silver level, and the most powerful gold level. Generally speaking, once the main body martial soul undergoes a silver level second awakening, the martial soul's combat power can be temporarily increased by 100%. Although the second awakening consumes a lot of resources, the increase in combat power is real."

Xiao Xiao's eyes widened: "One hundred percent? This... is too exaggerated!"

She hesitated for a moment before saying, "But Huo Yuhao has a 100,000-year soul ring and is also a Soul Saint. Even so, he can't fight that tall man?"

Chapter 417 Cai Meier's Judgment

Cai Meier's face showed a helpless expression. She sighed and said, "Xiao Xiao, how do you think Huo Yuhao's Soul Saint cultivation came about? It must be because the short-sighted Sun Moon High-ups wanted to win the championship, so they made Huo Yuhao take a lot of pills at the cost of damaging his potential, which is why Huo Yuhao became a Soul Saint."

"After all, the cultivation speed of those who possess an ultimate martial soul is as slow as a tortoise between level 30 and level 70! How could Huo Yuhao become a Soul Saint so quickly?"

“I admit that Huo Yuhao is very talented, but he can’t ignore this rule. Xiao Xiao, remember, in Douluo Continent, our Shrek Academy has rich experience in cultivating ultimate martial soul owners, so my judgment cannot be wrong.”

"Dean Cai, what's the deal with Huo Yuhao's 100,000-year spirit ring?" Xiao Xiao was still a little confused. She had seen people with a 100,000-year spirit ring as their ninth spirit ring, but this was the first time she had ever seen someone with a 100,000-year spirit ring as their seventh spirit ring.

Of course, when she was cultivating near the Sea God Pavilion, she also heard that Elder Mu, who rarely made a move, possessed three 100,000-year spirit rings. This meant that the seventh spirit ring of this strongest person in Shrek Academy was a 100,000-year spirit ring!

Absorbing a 100,000-year soul ring is extremely difficult, especially for Huo Yuhao, who at that time was not yet a Soul Saint but merely a Soul Emperor.

Generally speaking, Soul Masters will absorb Soul Rings according to their own capabilities, because once they absorb a Soul Ring that they cannot handle, the consequences will be very serious.

Cai Meier pondered for a moment and said, "First of all, I must say that under normal circumstances, it's impossible for Huo Yuhao's seventh spirit ring to be a 100,000-year spirit ring. After all, although he has great talent, because he chose to join the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Master Academy, he was destined not to receive proper training."

Of course, if he joins Shrek Academy, that would be a different story.

Regarding the fact that his seventh spirit ring is a 100,000-year spirit ring, the first possibility is that Huo Yuhao's 100,000-year spirit ring is fake, and he temporarily changed the color of his spirit ring using some special spirit skill.

There is a second possibility: if Huo Yuhao's 100,000-year soul ring is real, it means that a 100,000-year soul beast sacrificed itself for Huo Yuhao. Of course, this possibility is extremely small.

After all, soul beasts and humans are different races. Moreover, because soul masters need to hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings, the relationship between soul beasts and humans is extremely poor. To make soul beasts sacrifice for humans, perhaps only the father and son, Tang Hao and Tang San, could do it!

According to historical records, both A Yin and Xiao Wu were soul beasts who transformed into human form and cultivated again. They sacrificed themselves because of love. But where could Huo Yuhao find a 100,000-year-old soul beast who could transform into human form, fall in love with him, and be willing to sacrifice itself for him?

Listening to Cai Meier's words, Xiao Xiao felt that what Cai Meier said made a lot of sense. As expected of the vice dean of the Martial Soul Department, she was not only powerful but also had extraordinary knowledge.

Then, she asked with some curiosity, "Dean Cai, who do you think will win this semi-final?"

Cai Meier pondered and said, "I think the Soul Saint of the Body Sect will win the match later. Huo Yuhao lost because he received a poor education at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy!"

The entire responsibility lies with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy! If he were a student of Shrek Academy, with our excellent education, he would surely be able to defeat this Soul Saint of the Body Sect!

.......

Long Aotian had already walked up to Huo Yuhao, and his aura had reached its peak, but Huo Yuhao remained calm and unmoved.

Long Aotian looked at Huo Yuhao in surprise. Among his peers, Huo Yuhao was the first person he had seen who was not affected by his aura in the slightest. Without a doubt, Huo Yuhao was a formidable opponent.

"Both sides exchanged names," Zheng Zhan said.

"Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Huo Yuhao."

"Snow Demon Sect, Long Aotian."

After listening to their conversation, Zheng Zhan immediately said, "Both sides, step back to the edges of the playing area and prepare for the match."

Soon, Huo Yuhao and Long Aotian both retreated to the edge of the competition stage.

Zheng Zhan's sharp gaze swept over Huo Yuhao and Long Aotian, and he couldn't help but sigh that his soul master talent was being crushed by Long Aotian and Huo Yuhao. When he was twenty years old, he was only a level 61 Soul Emperor, while these two were both under twenty years old and had already become Soul Saints.

Both of them are true geniuses!

He slowly raised his right hand, then swiftly lowered it: "The match begins!"

The next moment, Long Aotian touched the ground with his toes and leaped into the air, flying towards Huo Yuhao. At the same time, his first soul ring flashed with yellow light, and then his whole body slowly bulged up, looking more robust than before, and his flying speed also increased.

Soon, he arrived near Huo Yuhao, his sixth spirit ring flashing. He grabbed at Huo Yuhao, and dark golden claw marks appeared instantly. The air fluctuated violently, as if he wanted to tear Huo Yuhao to shreds.

A golden light enveloped Huo Yuhao, and a powerful imperial aura emanated from him, causing Long Aotian's mind to tremble as if he had fallen into an ice cave. Snowflakes drifted down to Huo Yuhao's front, and his gaze froze slightly. The snowflakes instantly absorbed the ice elements in the air and then solidified and expanded into a hard ice wall made entirely of ice, blocking Huo Yuhao's way.

The dark golden claw marks appeared only for a moment before tearing through the ice wall. The cracking sound echoed across the arena, and ice shards flew everywhere. But the ice wall quickly recovered, even transforming into a pile of sharp ice spikes that continued to grow towards Long Aotian, like a tidal wave sweeping in.

Long Aotian was much stronger than Wang Yanfeng. He quickly recovered from the shock and looked at Huo Yuhao. He swung his fist and unleashed two white fist beams. He was in a state of "unity of heaven and man", so he was able to use his combat skills with ease.

The white fist energy attacked the ice spikes, shattering them wherever it went. However, more ice spikes swept up, and the path opened by his fist energy was blocked by ice spikes once again.

Long Aotian's gaze narrowed slightly, knowing that things couldn't continue like this. Huo Yuzhan stood still, not moving, and only used a self-created soul skill. Despite his repeated attacks, he was at a disadvantage.

So he flew backwards and swung his arms in a circular motion in front of him. The next moment, his whole body turned silver-white and emitted light.

Behind him, a silver-white humanoid phantom gradually materialized.

This is the Silver-level Second Awakening!

At the same time, a dark golden light flew out from his body and quickly transformed into a ferocious-looking dark golden dinosaur bear spirit.

Chapter 418 The Defeated Dragon Pride

As soon as the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul landed, it roared and charged towards Huo Yuhao. A powerful aura emanated from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul. It ran upright, waving its claws, and terrifying dark gold claw marks appeared.

The next moment, the ice spikes that kept coming from the front were torn to shreds. It roared excitedly and continued to charge forward. Although the ice spikes were shattered into ice shards, the ice shards also attacked the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul.

Almost instantly, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear spirit's movement speed slowed down due to the extreme ice soul power amidst the falling ice shards. It roared in annoyance, but it was to no avail.

As a soul spirit with 30,000 years of cultivation, at its peak, ordinary titled Douluo would be no match for it. Of course, the strength that a soul spirit can unleash is linked to the strength of the soul master who has signed the contract.

Although Long Aotian is considered a top genius among the younger generation, he is unable to fully unleash the power of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Spirit, even with the Silver-level Second Awakening. However, with the help of the Silver-level Second Awakening and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, he can undoubtedly easily defeat ordinary Soul Douluo powerhouses in a short time!

In his understanding, apart from the Body Sect which received the favor of Senior Xiao, ordinary Soul Douluos in the outside world do not have the blessing of a second awakening, nor do they have the great weapon of a soul spirit.

He and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear charged toward Huo Yuhao from the left and right. Although the extreme ice soul power slowed his movement speed, both using the Unity of Heaven and Man and the Second Awakening were very taxing on him.

Therefore, he must defeat Huo Yuhao in a short period of time, otherwise he will inevitably be at a great disadvantage.

His mind was racing.

"Huo Yuhao, how will you deal with this? Your seventh spirit ring is a 100,000-year spirit ring, which is indeed a remarkable achievement! You should be able to use the spirit skills attached to your 100,000-year spirit bone or the spirit skills within your 100,000-year spirit ring to deal with my attack."

Huo Yuhao stood still, his gaze slightly narrowed, and the Snow Empress's soul floated out from his body, causing the temperature in the air to drop another level.

"Huo Yuhao also has a soul spirit?" Long Aotian looked at this scene with some surprise, but did not stop rushing towards Huo Yuhao. In his impression, only the Body Sect had soul spirits. Could it be that the powerful Senior Xiao also helped Huo Yuhao obtain a soul spirit?

Of course, although he was somewhat surprised that Huo Yuhao also had a soul spirit, he still believed that he would win. After all, his soul spirit was a dark gold dinosaur with 30,000 years of cultivation!

Huo Yuhao's second spirit ring floated, and his body emitted a green light. Almost instantly, the entire arena was enveloped by a blizzard. This was only because Huo Yuhao suppressed it as much as possible; otherwise, the blizzard would have covered a much larger area.

This is one of his domains—the Snow Dance Ice Extreme Domain.

This domain is a combination of the Eternal Frozen Domain and the Ice and Snow Dance. The former comes from the Ice Emperor's torso and soul bones, while the latter comes from the soul skills bestowed by the Snow Emperor.

The Snow Martial Ice Domain can not only restrict opponents, but also double the power of all the soul skills of his Ice Emperor Martial Soul. Furthermore, this domain can also help him affect the opponent's perception and conceal his own figure.

Long Aotian and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear spirit remained in place for the time being, as both had lost their sense of Huo Yuhao's location. It was as if they were truly in the midst of a massive blizzard. If they were to launch an attack rashly, they might be caught off guard.

Long Aotian's expression immediately turned serious. He used his soul power and said, "It's actually a domain! Huo Yuhao, I didn't expect that I still underestimated your talent. Even among the titled Douluo, those who awaken a domain are few and far between. And you are only a Soul Saint, yet you already possess a domain. You are an absolute genius, and your talent in Soul Masters is even above mine!"

He was a proud man, and since Huo Yuhao was far superior to him in some aspects, he would naturally admit it and wouldn't be stubborn.

Listening to Long Aotian's praise, Huo Yuhao thought to himself that in the current Douluo Continent, very few people awaken their domains. Among the contestants in this competition, even Long Aotian, who has quite good talent, does not have a domain.

Long Aotian mobilized his soul power to resist the bitter cold brought by the howling blizzard, and tried his best to spread his senses outward to find out Huo Yuhao's current location, but to no avail.

At this moment, a longsword made entirely of ice appeared beside the Snow Emperor's soul, emanating an extreme chill.

Emperor's Sword, Unrivaled Ice!

The longsword transformed into an icy blue sword beam, slicing through the blizzard and directly striking the charging Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear reacted quickly; it let out a low roar, and its body was instantly covered by a thick dark gold light, as if it were wearing a suit of dark gold armor.