harleyscars Chapter 53 A Devastating Battle
Chapter 53 A Devastating Battle
Chapter 54 A Devastating Battle
Apart from Gu Yue, who already knew Huo Yuhao's information, the eyes of the others present couldn't help but fall on the long sword in Huo Yuhao's hand.
Xie Xie and Tang Wulin quickly realized that this was not a martial soul, but a close-combat soul tool.
However, they were in the midst of battle and didn't have time to think things through.
Xie Xie had already pressed forward again, his Light Dragon Dagger leaving afterimages as he stabbed at Huo Yuhao's vital points from different angles.
However, each attack was steadily blocked by the longsword in Huo Yuhao's hand, producing a short and crisp collision sound.
Facing Xie Xie, who was at the second level of cultivation, Huo Yuhao did not even need to use his mental detection; he calmly dealt with him based solely on his own reaction and eyesight.
Having cultivated the Body Sect's secret techniques since childhood, even as a spirit-type Soul Master, his physical attributes have already surpassed those of ordinary Soul Venerables.
Xie Xie's attacks, which had been unsuccessful for some time, were becoming increasingly impatient.
Tang Wulin, who had been waiting for an opportunity, finally made his move. Several streaks of Blue Silver Grass darted along the ground like nimble snakes, silently wrapping around Huo Yuhao's feet!
Huo Yuhao swept his longsword downwards, a cold light flashed, and the tough Blue Silver Grass snapped in two.
At the very moment he severed these blue silver grasses, Huo Yuhao, who had been on the defensive, made his move!
His figure shot out like an arrow, heading straight for Xie Xie!
The two were already close, and the speed Huo Yuhao unleashed at this moment far exceeded Xie Xie's expectations!
The sword swept across, creating a sharp, piercing sound.
Xie Xie's pupils contracted sharply as he felt a heavy sense of oppression emanating from that simple sword strike.
In the blink of an eye, before he could dodge, his first spirit ring suddenly lit up.
First Soul Skill: Light Dragon Blade!
A golden blade of light emerged from the dagger, faintly carrying a clear and melodious dragon's roar, and met the sweeping longsword head-on!
"boom!"
The light blade and the sword clashed fiercely, causing soul power to surge and scatter, and Huo Yuhao's attack was momentarily halted.
Taking advantage of the situation, Xie Xie lightly touched the ground with his toes and leaped backward, narrowly creating a distance of several meters. Fine beads of cold sweat had already seeped from his forehead.
Huo Yuhao hadn't even used his martial spirit, yet he already brought such a heavy sense of oppression, which made Xie Xie feel a sense of despair.
However, he was not the kind of person who would be discouraged by a setback; that sense of despair quickly transformed into an even stronger fighting spirit.
"Wu Lin!" he shouted without turning his head, "Attack with all your might!"
"good!"
Tang Wulin responded immediately.
He stopped controlling the Blue Silver Grass and charged towards Huo Yuhao as well.
His ability to remain in Class Zero was never solely due to his Blue Silver Grass martial soul.
Xie Xie knew that his speed was no match for Huo Yuhao, so he simply gave up on fighting.
A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and his second spirit ring suddenly lit up.
Second Soul Skill: Light Dragon Storm!
In Huo Yuhao's vision, Xie Xie's figure seemed to disappear instantly, replaced by a golden ball of light carrying a sharp aura, like a small metal storm, sweeping towards him!
Even without using any soul skills, Huo Yuhao could still tell from the subtle observation of his spiritual eyes that Xie Xie was using himself as the axis to push his speed to the extreme, causing his two daggers to spin wildly, forming a ferocious offensive that combined offense and defense.
Faced with such a powerful soul skill, Huo Yuhao no longer dared to be careless.
Under the cover of simulated soul skills, mental detection quietly unfolds.
He sheathed his sword and took a half step back. Then, with a flick of his wrist, the tip of his sword suddenly shone like a cold star, and he instantly pointed forward with several condensed sword shadows!
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding————!
Each sword strike landed with pinpoint accuracy on Xie Xie's rapidly spinning, almost blurry, light dragon dagger!
Sparks flew continuously at the point where the sword tip and the dagger collided, creating a series of crisp, resounding impacts.
Huo Yuhao's sword strikes appeared light and agile, but the power and angle of each strike were just right.
After several sword strikes, the raging golden whirlwind was forced to stop!
Xie Xie staggered out of his skill state, his chest heaving violently as he gasped for breath.
He looked up at Huo Yuhao, his eyes filled with disbelief and shock.
He knew better than anyone how terrifying his eyesight, judgment, and control it would take to strike his own martial spirit with every sword strike without harming himself in the slightest while in the high-speed spinning state of "Light Dragon Storm"!
But Huo Yuhao truly did it.
The more Xie Xie understood the difficulty, the more he felt an unfathomable gap between them.
His hand gripping the Light Dragon Dagger trembled slightly, whether from exhaustion or turbulent emotions, he couldn't tell.
However, he had done his best in this battle.
Although his attack was blocked by Huo Yuhao, it was not a waste of effort, because Tang Wulin's attack had already arrived.
He hadn't expected his second soul skill to defeat Huo Yuhao; he was merely creating the perfect opportunity for Tang Wulin's attack.
Just as Huo Yuhao forced Xie Xie back with a sword strike, Tang Wulin had already silently circled around behind him.
At this moment, Tang Wulin's right arm had swelled up by almost a size compared to before, and the surface of his skin was covered with a layer of fine and solid diamond-shaped golden scales, which shimmered with a brilliant golden light under the lights of the training ground.
His right hand's five fingers had completely transformed into sharp dragon claws, with a cold glint appearing at the tips.
Even without turning around, Huo Yuhao's mental detection had already presented the scene behind him in his mind.
A sense of instinctive danger emanated from the golden dragon claw, causing a flicker of surprise to cross his mind.
This young man, despite only having a first-level cultivation, managed to make him feel threatened!
However, given the difference in soul power between the two, Huo Yuhao's surprise only lasted for a moment.
With his speed, he could easily dodge that claw.
But he did not choose to dodge.
He also wanted to see with his own eyes just how powerful Tang Wulin's claw was!
Huo Yuhao suddenly spun around, his ice-blue longsword drawing a cold arc in the air. The sword tip neither dodged nor yielded, meeting the golden dragon claw that tore through the air head-on!
The moment the sword and the dragon claw clashed violently, an immense force far exceeding their expectations erupted!
Huo Yuhao was shocked. He had never expected that this boy, who only had one ring and whose martial soul was Blue Silver Grass, would have such formidable physical strength!
Tang Wulin's eyes also flashed with surprise. He was always confident in his strength, but the backlash from that attack made his entire right arm feel numb.
With a deafening roar, Tang Wulin was forced back several steps by the brute force.
Just as he regained his footing and was about to launch another attack, his pupils suddenly contracted.
A cold, sharp sword tip had silently pressed against his brow.
If it were just one inch deeper, it could easily pierce the skull.
The outcome was decided in an instant.
"Huo Yuhao wins."
Wu Changkong's cool voice rang out at the right moment, bringing this brief but intense exchange to a close.
Xie Xie walked to Tang Wulin's side, the two looked at each other, and simultaneously gave a wry smile and shook their heads.
They had tried their best, and even Tang Wulin had used his trump card, the Golden Dragon Claw, yet they were still defeated so decisively.
Despite being the winner, Huo Yuhao showed no sign of smugness.
He lowered his gaze and stared at the soul-guided longsword in his hand.
This level-four melee soul tool that had been with him for eight months appeared to be in perfect condition, but under the powerful vision of his spiritual eye, he discovered that several fine cracks had appeared on the intricate and complex soul guidance patterns on the sword, and the path of soul power flow had been disrupted.
His gaze slowly shifted to Tang Wulin, who was not far away.
What caused all of this was that domineering and unparalleled claw strike just now!
His judgment was indeed correct; that claw strike did indeed look extraordinary.
Wu Changkong slowly walked into the arena, his gaze lingering on Huo Yuhao for a few seconds.
His original intention was to use this battle to understand the new student's strength and fighting style in order to formulate a direction for future training.
However, the result far exceeded expectations. Huo Yuhao defeated Xie Xie and Tang Wulin, whom he had personally trained for a year, without even releasing his martial soul.
Even now, he still knows nothing about Huo Yuhao's martial soul characteristics and soul skill composition.
Wu Changkong frowned slightly, his voice still cold, and looked at Huo Yuhao, saying, "Why not use your Martial Soul?"
"Your combat ability is indeed quite good among Soul Masters, but underestimating your opponent is always a major taboo in Soul Master duels."
Growing up under the tutelage of two top experts, Leng Yaozhu and Han Tianyi, Huo Yuhao had long since ingrained the principle of "never underestimating an enemy" into his instincts.
He met Wu Changkong's gaze and answered honestly, "Teacher, I did not underestimate my opponent, but—"
He paused, his tone remaining calm: "If I were to use my Martial Soul, this battle would end far too quickly."
Wu Changkong's eyes flickered slightly. He could tell that Huo Yuhao was not one to speak recklessly, but the word "too fast" only aroused his deeper curiosity.
Just how fast?
"Since that's the case," Wu Changkong stepped forward, "then unleash your soul skill and let me see."
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