Douluo Continent: The Cataclysm of the Dead - Huo Yuhao

Chapter 177 Winning the Championship, Reactions from All Sides

For Tian Sha Douluo, it was a long time before he finally took a deep breath and said the truth.

It's important to know that since Shrek Academy was founded, it has won the championship trophy of the continent-wide advanced soul master competition for ten thousand years.

Although it was suspended during the war, in peacetime, even with the involvement of the Sun Moon Empire, no matter where the competition was held, the champion was always Shrek Academy.

But today the championship changed hands; it wasn't Xingluo who won the crown as he had imagined.

On the contrary, it was the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

A tiger lurking in the shadows, ready to pounce.

The key is still Star Luo City. The biggest rival won the championship on their own territory. The humiliation is self-evident. At the same time, this championship may even inject some unimaginable fighting spirit into the Sun Moon Empire.

The first to break Shrek Academy's monopoly on honor was not the original three kingdoms of the continent, which had a long-standing tradition, but the people of the Sun Moon Empire.

Emperor Xingluo took a few deep breaths before he could barely accept this fact.

Originally slandered as a piece of worthless bone, even Starlight Auction House suffered additional losses because of it.

As a result, the opponent forcibly fused with this piece of useless bone, which became the key to turning the tide in this final battle.

It would be a miracle if he could remain calm at this moment.

And what's even worse news?

According to the Sun Moon Empire's records, Huo Yuhao was not originally a member of the Sun Moon Empire, but rather a resident of the Star Luo Empire.

Isn't this tantamount to slapping him in the face and telling him that the Star Luo Empire can't retain geniuses?

Even someone as composed as him couldn't help but look rather unpleasant. He took a deep breath before managing to leave with a semblance of composure.

Xu Jiujiu almost ground her teeth to powder.

Looking at Jing Hongchen, if gazes could cause harm, he would have already glared several holes through the other's body. This is what you call a useless bone?

Didn't it still merge?

Although Xu Jiujiu really wanted to run over and question Jing Hongchen right now, she quickly dismissed the idea.

Regardless of how Huo Yuhao ultimately fused with it, the fact remains that even ice-attribute soul bones cannot be fused with by ice-attribute soul masters. Whatever method the other party found, it belongs to them. Although their initial demand for a refund was disgusting, their reasoning was sound.

As for the audience, after a brief moment of stunned silence, they still seemed somewhat unable to accept this fact. Or rather, the shock was too great; Shrek's long-standing glory had been abruptly interrupted today.

Moreover, the one who defeated them, or rather, stole this glory, was actually a four-ring Soul Master.

This revolutionary fact left them in a daze for a long time.

However, after a brief moment of disorientation, countless people couldn't help but cheer all night long.

For most civilians, they appreciated these so-called miracles more until the war actually struck them.

The people of the Sun and Moon Empire trembled all over at that moment.

Finally, after so long, have they finally won their first championship?

Jing Hongchen, who seemed indifferent to the championship, took a deep breath at this moment.

There was no other way; this championship was not just a symbol of winning a title, but also a sign that the Sun Moon Empire had finally surpassed Shrek Academy in the younger generation.

We've already beaten them once, so what about the future?

Shrek's expression, on the other hand, was extremely grim.

They were defeated honorably by the Sun and Moon Empire.

Although there were some reasons for this, namely Xuanzi's accident which led to the deaths and injuries of the main team members, reinforcements were still sent out, and Ma Xiaotao's final display of strength was completely beyond expectations.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he is the strongest elite soul master in the history of the entire continent.

But they were defeated under such circumstances, what else is there to say?

However, unlike the other Shrek students, Xuanzi breathed a sigh of relief.

Even with reinforcements, Shrek's goal this time is only to finish as runner-up.

He has already explained that accident.

In this situation, the worst news was that Ma Xiaotao nearly lost her mind, and her martial soul mutated into an evil form. However, thanks to the unknown power of Huo Yuhao, she miraculously recovered.

At least some of the evolved evil fire power within it has been suppressed.

At least Ma Xiaotao was still rational at this moment, which was ultimately good news.

After the event ended, Xuanzi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The power Huo Yuhao displayed at the end was not soul power, but a way of mobilizing power that he had never encountered before.

Its brightness even surpassed that of Elder Mu.

It may even surpass the ultimate level of light.

In such a situation, if it's not even a power that relies on a martial spirit, then what could it be?

In addition, there was the mecha that Huo Yuhao finally showed.

Even if he was incredibly naive, he realized that this continent might really be in turmoil because of this.

This burning fighting spirit, coupled with the unfathomable depth of soul tools that the Sun Moon Empire has demonstrated this time, fueled their determination.

Is war really not far off?

Soon, when the awards ceremony arrived, Huo Yuhao could see that almost everyone was glaring at him with gritted teeth.

After the awards ceremony, Dai Hao, who was standing next to Emperor Xingluo, seemed somewhat dazed.

However, the Star Luo Emperor understood, or perhaps assumed it was because of the humiliation. But for Dai Hao, it seemed to have come true.

It was his own Duke's mansion that defected from Star Luo and even defeated Shrek.

This absurd and ridiculous situation prompted him to question the Duchess upon his return: which servant's child was Huo Yuhao? He demanded an investigation.

The Duchess was initially stunned, but when she learned that Huo Yuhao had won the championship, she couldn't help but tremble all over, finding it hard to believe the fact.

What would happen if Huo Yuhao's true identity were exposed?

He could almost imagine what would happen if he could use so-called family affection to bring such a genius back.

Even if his two sons inherited the so-called most orthodox White Tiger bloodline of the Dai family, so what?

Faced with Huo Yuhao's terrifying and unprecedented monstrous talent.

Perhaps the entire ducal mansion will belong to the other party.

So the Duchess had no choice but to lie.

It is said that Huo Yuhao's relatives also died in that accident.

Even as he was about to leave, Jing Hongchen showed no joy whatsoever.

Instead, he held a communication device stained with some black, and his eyes gleamed with an inexplicable light.

Meanwhile, Xuanzi was also preparing to take these people back.

However, the Emperor of Xingluo sent him a private invitation.

This left Xuanzi somewhat stunned, but after a brief hesitation, he ultimately chose to attend the banquet.

Before they could even exchange a few words at the banquet, Emperor Xingluo revealed his true intentions.

"Your Majesty Taotie, although this was just an accident, what will the future hold for Shrek Academy, or for us, if that child grows up?"

Chapter 178 Joining Forces for an Assault!

Even if Xuanzi was stupid, he could sense that the Star Luo Empire wanted to take action against the Sun Moon Empire.

She was practically about to tell Huo Yuhao what she wanted to say.

He didn't immediately respond to this; he just kept drinking from his gourd, deliberately changing the subject.

Shrek Academy is just an academy.

Emperor Xingluo was not surprised by Xuanzi's statement; he merely raised an eyebrow.

He expressed his feelings with feigned emotion.

"Yes, Shrek Academy is indeed a great academy, but whether it is a true academy or not is not important to us. The key is how the people of the Sun Moon Empire view it."

Xuanzi's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

It is undeniable that the reason why the three original continental kingdoms were able to win thousands of years ago was because the Shrek people chose to lead and intervened in that war.

Shrek remained neutral afterward.

But once something has been done, it has been done. Leaving aside the present situation, even in the last few hundred years, if it weren't for the fear of Shrek Academy...

It seems that, given the strength of the Sun Moon Empire, launching a war would not be difficult at all.

"Those were necessary measures taken by our predecessors because they did not want to see more sacrifices."

Xuanzi still had no intention of falling into the trap.

Of course, this doesn't mean he's afraid of Jing Hongchen.

Xuanzi was well aware of the Zhao Riyue Empire and knew that if it launched an attack this time, he would try to stop it.

If the Star Luo Empire were to unite and launch a deadly attack, the nature of the situation might change.

This would not only give the Sun Moon Empire a legitimate reason to take action.

More importantly, will the Sun Moon Empire continue to show mercy to Shrek Academy?

The answer is self-evident.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xingluo nodded with a smile, and then spoke somewhat casually.

"Yes, sacrifices brought about by war are inevitable."

"But if everything really does settle down, there are some things that will eventually be done, and should be done, don't you think?"

At this moment, Xuanzi's face turned completely gloomy.

If they were truly unified, would Shrek still be able to enjoy this status, which is similar to a country within a country, or even the fifth country on the continent?

This point hardly needs further explanation. After all, even after ten thousand years, Douluo Star has not yet achieved complete unification. And even under the federal system, Douluo Star can no longer tolerate Shrek Academy's existence as a country within a country.