Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods

"What?!"

When Shen Ce saw a third eye open on Huo Yuhao's forehead,

his heart shook violently.

But as the captain of Thousand Spirits' team, he quickly suppressed his shock.

Spirit Power surged from his body like a river bursting through its banks, pouring into the Thousand-Strike Spear.

Its forward momentum increased yet again.

"Break for me!" Shen Ce roared.

Under the gaze of countless spectators who had abruptly risen to their feet,

the Thousand-Strike Spear collided head-on with the green-gold blade light shot from Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes.

Sizzle! Clang!

Spear tip against blade edge.

Sharp energy burst outward.

Fierce winds swept out from the two of them as the center, shrieking across the arena.

Crack!

Crack!

In just a few breaths,

the sound of fracturing erupted.

Starting from the spear tip, cracks spread rapidly along the Thousand-Strike Spear like a spiderweb.

"Hah… hah…" Shen Ce clutched the spear with both hands. His face gradually turned pale, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his lips.

"Withdraw your Martial Soul."

Huo Yuhao looked at Shen Ce's unwilling eyes and spoke calmly:

"If this continues, your Martial Soul will be crippled."

"Captain!" The six members of Thousand Spirits shouted in alarm.

In an instant,

their Spirit Abilities flared again.

The four Spirit Rhinoceros' Shields ignited with intertwined ice and fire light,

forming a wall of bronze and iron as they crushed toward Huo Yuhao.

Bei Bei and the others were just about to move—

but a blue-robed figure had already dashed ahead of them.

Silver light burst from Huo Yuhao's eyes. When Shen Ce met his gaze, it was as if he had been struck by lightning. His Spirit Power collapsed, his Martial Soul dissipated, and he fell limply to the ground.

His figure turned to lightning!

Piercing straight through the shield formation!

A blizzard suddenly erupted across the arena!

Behind Huo Yuhao, a colossal frost giant ape appeared, beating its chest and roaring. Its overwhelming ferocious aura swept across Star Luo Plaza in an instant.

Within Thousand Spirits's team,

the girl with the Ice Bear Martial Soul's expression changed drastically.

Both were ice-attribute Martial Souls—

yet from the frost giant ape she felt absolute bloodline suppression.

Under waves of stunned gazes,

Huo Yuhao's body suddenly expanded.

Bulging muscles stretched his blue robe taut before it tore apart inch by inch.

His arms thickened to the size of a grown man's waist. Veins coated in frost coiled like dragons around his bare, towering torso, winding like frozen, ancient totems.

Huo Yuhao moved so fast that afterimages streaked across the arena.

In the blink of an eye, he was already before the fused Spirit Rhinoceros' Shield formation.

He sank slightly at the knees—

then suddenly straightened.

With that simple motion alone, the bluestone arena beneath his feet shattered.

Borrowing the recoil,

he shot into the air.

His right arm swung high over his shoulder, muscles coiling like a dragon—

and he threw a single punch.

Boom!

A deafening sonic boom tore through the air.

Even the light itself seemed faintly distorted by the sheer force of the blow.

The instant his fist touched the shield formation, it was like a hot knife slicing through butter—there was no stalemate at all.

Boom—!

Crack—!

Amid an earth-shaking explosion,

the Spirit Rhinoceros' Shield formation shattered, exploding into fragments of ice and fire. The terrified faces of the four defensive Spirit Masters behind it were laid bare.

In this lifetime, Huo Yuhao's control over spiritual power had reached perfection. Switching between his twin Martial Souls was as smooth as flowing water.

At the very moment the shields broke,

his massive, beast-like physique rapidly returned to normal, and spiritual light shimmered once more in his eyes.

A torrent of spiritual power swept outward.

Before the four could even react, they followed in Shen Ce's footsteps—

and collapsed limply to the ground.

From Shen Ce's sudden assault to the crushing defeat of five members of Thousand Spirits's team—

it had taken no more than the snap of a finger.

On the arena, aside from Shrek's seven, only the two auxiliary-type girl Spirit Masters remained—trembling.

Huo Yuhao, his muscular upper body bare and his tattered long pants fluttering in the wind, strode forward step by step.

"M-Monster!"

"Y-You're a monster!"

The two girls, pale as paper, retreated to the edge of the arena. Their legs gave way, and they tumbled off the stage.

Thousand Spirits Team—utterly defeated!

Bei Bei and the others stared blankly at that figure's back.

The entire venue fell into dead silence.

The rest areas of every team were deathly quiet.

Only hurried breathing rose and fell.

The referee descended onto the stage, his voice unable to conceal his excitement:

"Shrek Academy—victory!"

After a brief stillness,

the spectator stands exploded like a collapsing mountain and surging sea. Countless people flushed red with excitement, waving their arms as thunderous cheers shook the heavens:

"Huo Yuhao!"

"Huo Yuhao!"

In the rest areas of the various teams, intense discussions erupted as well.

"One man instantly defeated a top-tier team—what level is this Huo Yuhao at exactly?"

"Could it be that Huo Yuhao truly possesses Spirit Douluo-level combat strength?!"

"Why do we have to be in the same generation as such a monster?!"

At the Sun Moon Royal Academy,

Team One's captain, Ma Rulong, clenched his fists, his face dark as still water.

"This Huo Yuhao's strength already defies common sense."

"Even if the seven of us joined forces, at best we could only end in mutual destruction."

"Is he really only twelve years old?!"

Their leader, Elder Ma, bristled with rage, beard and hair standing on end, tiger-like eyes wide.

"To lose to a twelve-year-old boy—Sun Moon Royal Academy cannot afford such disgrace!"

"Other than this Huo Yuhao, the remaining six of Shrek's reserve team are nothing special!"

"As long as you execute proper coordination and firepower suppression, you absolutely have a chance to win!"

"If you can't even defeat Shrek's reserve team…"

"Then all of you from Team One can get the hell out!"

Xiao Hongchen, no longer wearing his usual arrogant expression, stood silently to the side, about to turn and leave.

Yet he saw that Huo Yuhao, just like in the previous two matches, did not stay to watch. Instead, he headed straight for the competitors' passageway.

Xiao Hongchen's steps involuntarily halted.

Only after that figure disappeared into the distance

did he dare to move again.

His face was pale, his body trembling slightly. The old injury in his chest throbbed faintly once more.

"Have I…"

"Lost even the courage to face Huo Yuhao?"

"No… I still have a chance to defeat him!"

"The gap hasn't reached the point where it's impossible to catch up!"

...

"Yuhao is no ordinary human!"

Watching the youth's bare-backed figure recede,

Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and He Caitou could hardly conceal their excitement. Ma Xiaotao and the other main team members wore solemn expressions, while Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan's eyes were filled with admiration.

Only Wang Dong looked downcast…

Earlier, when they stepped off the stage to celebrate victory,

Huo Yuhao had high-fived everyone.

Except her.

At this moment,

Xu Sanshi asked curiously,

"Senior Sister, Yuhao said he was leaving the hotel earlier—where is he going?"

Zhang Lexuan's lips curved slightly.

"You've just stepped onto the arena stage for the first time. It's good for you to settle your insights."

"Next, the main team will compete. Yuhao will take advantage of these few days of free time to go to the Star Dou Great Forest and obtain his Spirit Ring."

Hearing this,

everyone from Shrek drew in a sharp breath.

"Yuhao's about to break through?! Won't he become even stronger?!"

...

Outside Star Luo City,

Huo Yuhao rode his newly purchased flying soul tool, speeding toward the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Within his sea of consciousness, Skydream Ice Silkworm said excitedly:

"Only now did I learn that those fellows from the Star Dou Great Forest were all guided by Brother Zhexian to the Divine Star's true realm."

"But a few, like me, were sent back. This time, I'll descend upon the Star Dou Great Forest like a sovereign—let's see who dares imprison me again!"

"Yuhao, once you absorb this spirit soul, the Spirit Master Tournament will be like a flood dragon entering a stream for you!"

"You might as well crush the competition cleanly and decisively!"

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