LRAB Chapter 227 Clash of Swords
Chapter 227 Clash of Swords
Chapter 227 Clash of Swords
The entrance passage on one side of the Soul Guidance Trial Arena quietly opened, and a group of students dressed in dark green Shrek Academy uniforms strode into the Soul Guidance Trial Arena under the guidance of Teacher Fan Yu.
Meanwhile, news about Huo Yuhao gradually spread among the people under surveillance.
"Have you heard? This Huo Yuhao is from Shrek Academy. The most crucial thing is that he only has three rings, yet he's entered the Mingde Hall!"
"What?!" another student exclaimed in shock. "Isn't the minimum requirement for Mingde Hall a Level 5 Soul Master?"
"Ahem, this is just a rumor. Our exchange program with Shrek Academy has already agreed that students from both sides can enter the core areas of their respective academies without taking any tests. Just like how Huo Yuhao was able to enter Mingde Hall at the third level, our exchange students at Shrek Academy can also enter Shrek Academy's inner courtyard unconditionally."
"That's more like it, but I'm still so angry. Why is it that we level 5 Soul Masters have to go through rigorous examinations to enter, while this kid with only three rings can get in so easily? And now he's even shamelessly challenging us level 5 and 6 Soul Masters."
"Don't worry, brother. Let's not even talk about how much he, a mere level three Soul Master, could possibly learn from the knowledge in the Mingde Hall. Right now, our Soul Masters are already teaching him a lesson!"
On the podium, Lin Jiayi was also taken aback. Because this was just an exchange match with few rules, and Huo Yuhao was the only participant, he hadn't discussed anything with Fan Yu beforehand.
But to everyone's surprise, the Shrek group was all dressed in Shrek's school uniform, looking like they were there to challenge them.
Behind Huo Yuhao, Ye Xiaosheng whispered, "Huo Yuhao, are you really not going to reconsider?"
Huo Yuhao's lips twitched, and he quickly refused, "No need."
Although Ye Xiaosheng didn't get a spot in the competition, he still planned to cause some trouble. For example, he prepared a banner that read "Shrek is the best in the world, invincible among its peers." When Huo Yuhao heard it while eating breakfast, he almost spat out his food.
This is simply too shameful. If Huo Yuhao were to actually pull off such a stunt while surrounded by a group of Shrek Academy students, he felt he could dig a three-bedroom apartment out of his toes.
"All right……"
After all, this competition was between Huo Yuhao and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Since the main opponent, Ye Xiaosheng, couldn't force the issue, he had no choice but to retreat reluctantly and return to the audience seats with Fan Yu and the others.
Seeing the students still discussing amongst themselves, Lin Jiayi on the podium angrily announced, "The first match of the exchange competition is about to begin. Everyone, please be quiet and give both sides a peaceful atmosphere. Anyone who makes a disturbance will be punished according to school rules."
Huo Yuhao's opponent was a young man who looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old. Judging from the badge on his chest, he was a level five Soul Master.
However, he seems to lack practical experience and appears somewhat nervous.
"Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Level 5 Soul Master, Xia Xuanchen."
The somewhat nervous young man watched as Huo Yuhao announced his name. At this moment, the entire arena gradually quieted down, and everyone stared intently at the Soul Guidance Trial Arena.
Huo Yuhao said weakly, "Shrek, Tang Sect, Huo Yuhao."
Xuan Ziwen glanced at Huo Yuhao with some dissatisfaction and said in a deep voice, "This is just a friendly spar. Both sides should try their best to avoid hurting each other during the competition, and exchange ideas and make friends through martial arts."
Huo Yuhao knew that Xuan Ziwen was referring to him, and his expression became slightly serious as he replied, "Yes."
"Both sides retreated to the waiting area."
As Xuan Ziwen's voice fell, the two retreated to the waiting areas on either side of the arena. However, Xia Xuanchen turned and walked towards the waiting area, while Huo Yuhao watched Xia Xuanchen's back as he slowly retreated.
Xuan Ziwen's eye twitched at the difference in skill between the two, and then, quite cooperatively, just as they reached the designated area, before Xia Xuanchen could even react, he immediately shouted, "The competition begins!"
The instant Xuan Ziwen uttered the word "bi", Huo Yuhao suddenly collapsed to the ground. Everyone saw Huo Yuhao disappear from the spot in an instant, leaving only a trail of afterimages.
When Xia Xuanchen heard the word "begin," it was accompanied by a loud thud.
When Xia Xuanchen hurriedly turned around, he saw that Huo Yuhao was only about fifty meters away from him. He panicked and was momentarily dazed. When he came to his senses, he was greeted by a fist that kept growing larger in front of him.
bump--
The punch, delivered with a final burst of force, stunned Xia Xuanchen, followed by a straight kick that sent Xia Xuanchen flying off the stage.
Huo Yuhao yawned and said weakly, "Next."
Because they lacked the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, Mingde Hall made certain concessions regarding soul tools, an advantage that Huo Yuhao naturally wanted to take advantage of.
With the assistance of four level-five soul-guided thrusters, the distance between Huo Yuhao and Xia Xuanchen was rapidly shrinking. At the same time, Huo Yuhao secretly released a mental interference during the moment when Xia Xuanchen was most flustered, extending the time Xia Xuanchen was distracted for a while.
Huo Yuhao didn't even give the other party time to react before rushing to their face and delivering a crushing punch relying on his superior physical abilities.
However, Xuan Ziwen did not immediately announce the verdict, but instead waited for Xia Xuanchen to come to his senses.
"I...I haven't lost yet, I still...I still have a soul tool!"
As he spoke, Xia Xuanchen kept pulling out all sorts of soul tools.
"Excuse me, this is a spirit-fighting competition, not a street stall."
Huo Yuhao turned his head to look at Xia Xuanchen, who had displayed no less than ten soul tools beside him, and said disdainfully, "If you want to set up a stall, go outside. Soul battles aren't about slowly taking out soul tools and comparing their levels and quantities. It's about who can beat the other person into submission first."
"You...you!"
Xia Xuanchen pointed at Huo Yuhao in disbelief, his face flushed, wanting to refute something but not knowing how to counterattack.
It seemed that only now did the teachers and students of Sun Moon Academy realize what was happening, and there was another uproar.
From the moment Xuan Ziwen pronounced the verdict on the competition to the end, was there a total of five seconds?
In just five seconds, Huo Yuhao covered a distance of 150 meters. What's more, Xia Xuanchen didn't even have time to react for a full five seconds before being instantly killed by Huo Yuhao.
"This Shrek Academy student is going too far! The referee hadn't even finished announcing the results, and he already started moving!"
"Is this Xia Xuanchen a useless guy? He didn't even manage a single counterattack in a full five seconds. I really don't know how this kind of guy had the courage to sign up."
Xuan Ziwen was also seeing Huo Yuhao fight head-on for the first time. The acceleration of his body, combined with the assistance of four level-four soul-guided thrusters, made Huo Yuhao's instantaneous speed reach a terrifying level. Even a Soul Emperor of the agility-type attack would not be able to do this.
The key point is that Huo Yuhao, as a Soul Master, actually withstood such a huge impact.
Xuan Ziwen asked, "Do you need to rest?"
"Let's continue, it's better to finish sooner rather than later."
"quiet!"
Two voices, like rolling thunder, rang out above the Soul Guidance Trial Arena; the voice of just one person drowned out the commotion throughout the arena. Huo Yuhao couldn't help but look up at the sky.
Since the academy's teachers included many level seven and eight soul masters, Lin Jiayi, seeing that the atmosphere was getting out of control, had no choice but to summon Jing Hongchen to calm things down.
With his hands behind his back, Jing Hongchen surveyed the entire scene with his imposing gaze and said coldly, "Is this all you've got? Besides insults, what else can you do? Letting your strength speak for itself is far better than spewing filth. If you're so capable, beat them. If not, shut your mouths."
"This exchange is meant to show you where the gap lies between you and others. Don't think you're invincible just because you've learned advanced soul tool manufacturing. Let me tell you, this student from Shrek Academy is only fifteen years old. Yet, in terms of using soul tools, few of you soul masters can compare to him. It's a disgrace to the soul master profession!"
"Failure is not terrible; what's terrible is refusing to admit defeat and not knowing where you went wrong. If all you do is wallow in self-pity, when will our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy ever defeat Shrek Academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament?"
Jing Hongchen looked down at Huo Yuhao and said in a deep voice, "Let's continue our sparring."
As he spoke, he flashed and flew towards the podium to personally inspect the exchange competition.
The opponent in the second match was clearly much more cunning. Not only did he learn from Huo Yuhao and walk backwards to the waiting area, but he also mobilized his soul power at any time, ready to make a move.
However, Huo Yuhao didn't care whether his opponent was prepared or not. After assessing the opponent's mental strength with his mental probe, he directly stunned him with a soul impact, and then rushed over and kicked him off the stage.
This action caused Jing Hongchen's pupils to shrink sharply.
The third ring, the mental impact directly rendered a level five soul master incapable of fighting...
How is that possible!
It should be noted that Soul Masters are considered to have good mental strength among their peers. After all, they deal with Soul Guidance Devices every day, and without sufficient mental strength, they cannot comprehend the core magic array.
It's unclear how many times Huo Yuhao can use this mental attack. If it's not just once, then Huo Yuhao might be a sharp sword that can threaten Xiao and Meng at any time.
After dealing with the first two cannon fodder, Huo Yuhao turned his gaze to the entrance of the Soul Arena. If everything went smoothly, the next one should be...
As soon as the door opened, the first thing that caught Huo Yuhao's eye was that head of wine-red hair.
There aren't many people with wine-red hair in the Sun Moon Empire, but there are also quite a few. Among them, Meng Hongchen in his normal state is one mentioned in the original work, and the other is Ghost Nana, who is related to the evil soul master.
"Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Sixth Year, Practical Soul Guidance Department, Nana. Please guide me."
That's really true...
Huo Yuhao nodded and said, "Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao, please enlighten me."
Their eyes met, and the next moment, as if they were of one mind, they rushed forward with all their might. It wasn't until they were within ten meters of each other that a sudden change occurred.
A fiery red light flashed from Nana's body. It was a short knife, which looked to be only about 1.2 feet long. The hilt was hidden from view as she was holding it, but the blade was quite peculiar.
The blade itself was dark red, but at this moment its surface was radiating a crimson light, and the two-foot-long blade aura flickered erratically, like a ball of raging flame ready to devour its prey.
The short sword instantly transformed into a dazzling rainbow, its two-foot-long blade aura expanding to ten feet in an instant. The moment the sword was drawn, Nana's body completely vanished into the blade's light, becoming one with it, and she slashed straight at Huo Yuhao. At that moment, the fan-shaped blade aura that instantly appeared in the air resembled the rising sun.
It was rare to see a Soul Master wielding a sword, so Huo Yuhao was happy to have some fun with it. He took out his Tang sword, which could barely be considered a level four Soul Tool, and without any special effects, he simply slashed at the blade's edge.
With a clang, the two swords clashed violently. Nana's sword light transformed into flames in an instant, rushing forward and engulfing Huo Yuhao.
At the same time, Nana felt a huge recoil force, and was thrown back several steps by the short sword before she could barely stand.
A quick glance at the blade revealed a visible nick in the short sword, which was a level-five soul tool.
"The soul tool is good, but the person using it is lacking."
As the flames subsided, Huo Yuhao emerged from the fire unharmed.
Although Ice Emperor left, the enhancement of the martial soul to the physical body did not disappear. Even if Huo Yuhao did not summon his martial soul, this ordinary flame could not harm him in the slightest.
The Tang sword, crafted from titanium and having undergone a thousand forgings yesterday, was completely undamaged after slashing a level-five soul tool.
Nana's previously ethereal figure suddenly became more solid. The moment she landed, she looked up and met Huo Yuhao's gaze. What she saw was the burning fighting spirit in Huo Yuhao's golden eyes.
Despite her immense resentment at losing the attack, Nana remained remarkably calm. With a flash, she charged towards Huo Yuhao once more, this time with increased speed, her first and second spirit rings flashing one after the other.
With a split, Nana transformed into three figures, each appearing ethereal. The three figures swiftly separated when less than five meters from Huo Yuhao, then converged back to the center in a flash. Three crimson beams of light simultaneously slashed towards Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao smiled faintly, his second soul ring flashing, and swung his sword to meet one of the phantom figures.
Huo Yuhao's slash missed its mark. Nana's lips curled slightly, and two other afterimages immediately attacked Huo Yuhao's neck from both sides.
But the sensation of the stab made Nana's pupils shrink.
It didn't work out? How could that be!
The next instant, Nana felt a sudden kick to her waist and was sent flying to the side.
At this point, many spectators could no longer see the situation on the field. They could only vaguely see that Huo Yuhao's figure met Nana's three figures, and Nana was knocked away again for some unknown reason.
On the podium, Jing Hongchen's expression gradually became solemn. He naturally knew Nana; it was he who had approved Nana's participation in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament.
However, after Nana and Huo Yuhao engaged in close combat, he clearly saw the difference in their abilities.
In terms of absolute speed, Nana, amplified by her first and second soul skills, is actually faster than Huo Yuhao. However, she is simply faster; her strength is far inferior to Huo Yuhao's.
(End of this chapter)