Chapter 467: Chapter 467: Huo Yuhao’s First Battle! Eight Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings Revealed (Extra)
Amid sky-piercing cheers,
the seven members of Tian Ling Advanced Spirit Master Academy, positioned toward the rear of the waiting area, stepped onto the stage with pale faces.
A closer look revealed
their steps were unsteady, even their breathing tinged with tremors.
The pressure they were under was evident.
"Go. Do your best."
Zhang Lexuan’s gaze met Huo Yuhao’s for a fleeting instant.
Huo Yuhao gave a slight nod
and stepped onto the stage together with Bei Bei and the other six.
When the audience saw the still somewhat youthful faces,
the roaring cheers gradually faded.
In their place rose waves of noisy discussion:
"Why did Shrek Academy send out their reserve team?"
"This is the knockout round! Isn’t that too overconfident? One loss means immediate elimination!"
"That blue-robed boy is a monster—I heard he’s destined to dominate the next tournament!"
"But why is he competing this year?"
It wasn’t just the spectators who were puzzled.
The teams from other academies also turned their attention toward the stage.
The Sun Moon Emperial Academy, in particular, was in an uproar.
"That Huo Yuhao is competing?"
"Shrek is far too arrogant—do they think the reserve team alone can sweep the tournament?"
The wine-red–haired girl streaked with silver narrowed her eyes, staring coldly at the blue-robed figure and snorted softly.
"Brother, you’ll definitely defeat him in the future!"
Xiao Hongchen’s breathing was ragged, his chest churning with barely restrained frustration.
He had lost again!
He had assumed Huo Yuhao, like him, would wait until the next tournament to compete.
Who would have thought Huo Yuhao would take the stage this year?
"I want to participate in this tournament too!"
he growled in a low voice.
The bearded old man beside him frowned.
"Xiao Hongchen, don’t be ridiculous!"
"In your current condition, how can you compete?"
"If you truly want to defeat him, then go back and cultivate properly!"
Xiao Hongchen closed his eyes, chest heaving violently, and ultimately said nothing.
On the stage,
when Tian Ling Academy’s team saw that Shrek had actually sent out their reserve team,
amid their tension,
a trace of anger at being underestimated also surfaced.
Meanwhile, listening to the surrounding chatter, Bei Bei and the others felt their palms grow damp, their hearts pounding like drums.
At that moment,
the soul tools at the four corners of the arena suddenly lit up.
Streams of light intertwined above the platform, forming a transparent protective barrier.
The referee announced loudly:
"First round, knockout stage. The use of most soul tools is permitted. If one side concedes first during the match—"
The rules were proclaimed across the arena.
As the pre-match announcement continued, Bei Bei and the others—after all, geniuses in their own right—gradually steadied their emotions.
The Spirit Power within their bodies began to surge more actively.
When the rules were finished,
the referee raised his right arm high.
In an instant,
the plaza of hundreds of thousands fell into complete silence.
"The match—begin!"
At the command,
both sides released their Martial Souls simultaneously.
Spirit Power surged across the arena, and all kinds of Martial Souls erupted with formidable presence.
"Attack!"
"End it quickly!"
The captain of Tian Ling’s team possessed a Golden-Furred Brown Bear Martial Soul. Four optimally configured Spirit Rings appeared beneath his feet.
"Shrek sent out their reserve team—we have a chance to win!"
Boom! Boom!
Just as Tian Ling’s three assault-type battle Spirit Masters gathered momentum and charged forward—
Huo Yuhao murmured inwardly:
"Second Spirit Ability—Simulation."
Beneath his feet, Spirit Rings appeared one by one.
Red.
Red.
Red.
Red.
Red.
Red.
Red.
Red.
Eight crimson Spirit Rings—like blazing flames—circled around him.
Streams of blood-red light swept across the thousand-square-meter arena.
The overwhelming pressure of hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings
crashed against the protective barrier as though tangible.
The entire shield trembled violently.
The spectator stands fell into dead silence first—
Then—
an explosion of shocked cries shot into the sky.
"A hun... a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings?! How is that possible?!"
"Eight hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings! A twelve-year-old Spirit Douluo! What kind of unparalleled monster is this?!"
"Unbelievably terrifying! I’d rather believe I’m seeing things! How can such a freak exist in this world?!"
In Shrek Academy’s waiting area,
a sharp gleam flashed through Zhang Lexuan’s dark eyes before gradually fading, the corner of her lips curling into a smile.
"Th-this..." Ma Xiaotao’s red lips parted slightly, her pretty face frozen in shock.
Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, and the others were even more incredulous, blurting out:
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"How could Huo Yuhao be a Spirit Douluo?! And all of them hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings?!"
The other academy teams were engulfed by helplessness and despair.
How the hell were they supposed to fight this?
They might as well just surrender!
The Sun Moon Emperial Academy fell into complete silence—so quiet that they could hear one another’s breathing.
"Hah... hah..."
"Hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings... Spirit Douluo..."
Xiao Hongchen felt his chest hurt more and more, the crimson light reflected in his eyes making him dizzy.
"Pfft!"
He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Falling stiffly backward, he muttered like a madman,
"Impossible... impossible..."
On the palace walls,
the Star Luo Emperor and his ministers behind him all rose in shock.
"Who is this person?"
"Your Majesty, he is not a well-known student of Shrek. He seems to be a hidden genius who has never revealed himself."
"I want all his information."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
If even the distant spectators were this stunned,
the seven members of Tian Ling’s team—who bore the brunt of it—felt as though they had fallen into an icy abyss.
Under that overwhelming pressure,
they felt as insignificant as ants. Their Spirit Power froze; their blood seemed to solidify.
They couldn’t even muster the thought of resistance.
Their Martial Souls trembled and wailed.
Their wills collapsed beneath the crushing aura.
"Hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings... Spirit Douluo..."
"There’s no way we can win..."
All seven lost their fighting spirit, their minds shattered.
At that critical moment—
the first Spirit Ring beneath Huo Yuhao’s feet suddenly shone brilliantly.
"First Spirit Ability—Soul Shock."
His eyes turned a sheet of silvery white.
Vast spiritual power surged forth like a raging flood, carrying the sharpness of the Life Guardian Blade, crushing down upon Tian Ling’s seven members.
There was no suspense in the outcome.
Having already lost their will to fight, the seven couldn’t even organize a defense. Struck by the spiritual assault, they collapsed simultaneously, their Martial Souls dissipating as they fell unconscious.
Huo Yuhao withdrew his Spirit Power.
The eight crimson Spirit Rings faded one by one.
Bei Bei and the other six finally snapped back to their senses and gradually restrained their own Spirit Power as well.
"Can this be ruled a victory?" Huo Yuhao looked toward the stunned referee.
"Y-Yes!"
The referee hurriedly nodded and loudly declared:
"First match: Shrek Academy, victory!"
Wave after wave of cheers roared forth, shaking even the white clouds above the plaza.
Huo Yuhao led Bei Bei and the others calmly off the stage, returning to the waiting area.
The prodigies of the various academies looked at him with expressions interwoven with shock and reverence—all eyes focused on him alone.
His expression remained calm as he said to Zhang Lexuan,
"Senior Sister, let’s head back."
Zhang Lexuan’s lips curved slightly.
"Not going to watch the other teams’ performances?"
Huo Yuhao shook his head.
"No need."
He said it lightly—
yet it sounded incomparably domineering.
As he spoke, his gaze even swept across the geniuses of the other academy teams.
And yet—
not a single one dared to meet his eyes.
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