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"How is it, can you feel it?" After completing the Armor Fusion, Huo Yuhao didn't rush to act but looked softly at Tang Dynasty opposite him and spoke.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao seemed like a big villain, showing a condescending attitude toward Tang Dynasty, whom he could easily kill.
"Did you feel the pain and despair of those you ruthlessly slaughtered?"
With a flick of the bone wings on Huo Yuhao's back, he flew close to the ground, instantly arriving at the center of the stage.
Tang Dynasty gathered his spirit, unleashing all his defense Soul Skills completely, yet still feeling insecure, he activated three Fifth-level Invincible Shields directly.
Boom!
Huo Yuhao's hands transformed into enormous ice-blue Ice Emperor's Claw, and with terrifying speed combined with the power of his Soul Skills, the impact was unimaginably powerful.
Tang Dynasty's body sank immediately, a half-person-deep pit appeared on the stage made of rare metals, and spiderweb-like cracks spread around the stage.
The stage dedicated to the Soul Fighting Competition was a Soul-guiding Device, which operated with Soul Power and Primordial Energy for autonomous repair upon damage.
However, it seemed the destruction caused by Huo Yuhao was too severe, making the repair almost invisible.
Bam bam bam!
Three Invincible Shields shattered in response.
The massive dark golden shield on the surface of the Skeleton King shook violently before stabilizing.
Tang Dynasty hadn't had time to relax before Huo Yuhao swung his left fist again, bam, shattering the dark golden shield outside the Skeleton King.
The right fist was unleashed again.
Another layer of defense shattered, cracks appeared on the Skeleton King, and even the status-boosting Soul Skills couldn't resist.
Boom!
Yet another punch.
Tang Dynasty gritted his teeth and activated a Sixth-level Invincible Shield, hoping to surrender during the shield's activation time.
The Fifth-level Invincible Shield could be smashed directly, but what about the Sixth level?
Even with Armor enhancement, Tang Dynasty believed he would have at least a fleeting chance to speak.
However, unexpectedly, the unexpected was about to descend.
Huo Yuhao let out a cold laugh and said, "Explode!"
Tang Dynasty felt a force within him swelling crazily, eyes wide, mouth open wanting to say something but it was already too late.
Within the Invincible Shield, Tang Dynasty seemed to have turned into a bomb.
Boom!
The Invincible Shield entirely contained the explosion's damage internally.
This happened in the preparation area.
Zhang Peng clenched his right fist tightly, harboring intense killing intent toward Huo Yuhao.
He had his bottom line, his pursuits, but it didn't prevent the Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng from being an Evil Soul Master at heart, though he hadn't killed before being caught by Moon, and hadn't appeared again until after Moon's death.
Yet, this did not change his inherent nature as an Evil Soul Master.
Under Shrek's pursuit and prejudiced views from outsiders, Zhang Peng couldn't possibly become a normal Soul Master.
His personality was extreme; in his perspective, human life was insignificant.
Joining the Holy Spirit Sect, Zhang Peng had his ambitions, and he could commit any cruel act to achieve his goals.
"You, come up and die!"
Huo Yuhao spoke again, pointing at Gu Yu, the last Soul Emperor besides Yan Feng, in the Holy Spirit Sect.
Gu Yu's heart was filled with fear.
As an Evil Soul Master, finding pleasure in torturing lives, yet now being frightened by Huo Yuhao's cold gaze.
But Zhang Peng's stare and the Sect Leader's orders were something he dared not defy.
Gu Yu slowly ascended the stage.
He had already prepared to surrender the moment the match began.
The Holy Spirit Sect valued the enmity with Huo Yuhao and due to matters of reputation, Zhang Peng wouldn't allow them to forfeit, but surrendering once on stage was Gu Yu's decision.
Even though he might face brutal punishment upon returning to the sect, Gu Yu felt he needed first to preserve his life.
"The match begins!"
Unbreakable War Saint eagerly anticipated Huo Yuhao executing this Evil Soul Master with no delays and plainly announced the start of the match.
"At a distance of a hundred meters, how will you kill me?"
As Unbreakable War Saint's voice dropped, Gu Yu immediately declared surrender.
Unbreakable War Saint felt regret watching Gu Yu.
This Evil Soul Master was too cowardly.
"How can he be so cowardly?"
"Surrendering right from the start, how can he be killed?"
Obviously, in Unbreakable War Saint's view, Gu Yu might survive.
"Something's not right."
A second had passed, but Gu Yu's voice didn't continue, Unbreakable War Saint realized something was amiss.
Gu Yu's face showed terror as he repeatedly shouted three words.
However, his voice truly couldn't be heard.
Unbreakable War Saint felt a mental stir; his Spiritual Power extended, sensing a powerful wave of Spiritual Power, which was Huo Yuhao's.
"Able to forcibly interfere with sound transmission using Spiritual Power?"
"No, it's a Soul Skill."
At this moment, Huo Yuhao had switched his Martial Soul to his first Martial Soul, Spiritual Eyes, and his fourth black Soul Ring was flashing.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Spiritual Illusion Realm!"
The entire stage became his illusion realm; Huo Yuhao could influence what people saw and heard both outside and inside the realm.
Of course, Soul Masters with stronger Spiritual Power could resist interference and even break through this illusion if slightly stronger.
However, neither Unbreakable War Saint nor Gu Yu had sufficient Spiritual Power.
Not even to mention breaking it, they couldn't even avoid the interference.
Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Power already shapeless had further enhanced after the fusion with Extreme Ice Battle Armor, not truly substantial but closely approaching materialized Spiritual Power realm, it was nearly impossible to entirely escape the interference from this Soul Skill.
Soul Shock!
In his Sea of Spirit, the hammer formed by patterns absorbed Spiritual Power, performing Psychic Shock in coordination with his Soul Skill.
A hammer resembling a tangible form appeared before Gu Yu.
Under the Battle Armor's enhancement, the substantiality of his Spiritual Power seemed even deeper.
Boom!
With a hammer strike, like Jili's fate, Gu Yu's body fell heavily to the ground.
To conserve Spiritual Power and Soul Power, Huo Yuhao hardly altered anything inside the illusion realm, merely concealing Gu Yu's mouth movements and voice.
"Dead, dead?"
Just dead like this?
That was an Evil Soul Master with a record of killing a Soul Saint, of Soul Emperor Level.
"Your turn."
Huo Yuhao turned his head to the preparation area and said.
In the preparation area, only one person remained in the Holy Spirit Sect.
Yan Feng.
In this Soul Fighting Competition, the third Soul Saint level existence, still an Evil Soul Master, holding achievements of killing a Soul Douluo.
But regrettably, before Huo Yuhao, even Yan Feng's heart filled with terror.
He knew this was intentional by Huo Yuhao, but uncontrollable fear emerged regardless.
Not only Yan Feng, in Shrek Team's rest area, Tang Sect Team members and the seven from Essence Sect also felt an indescribable pressure.
Huo Yuhao's prowess delivered pressure heavier than anything they've imagined before.
With Soul Emperor level coupled with Fifth-level Soul-guiding Device armor, could he only reach Su Tong's capacity?
No!
They were all mistaken!
Sun and Moon Empire's Armor Technology wasn't at Basic Armor standards; they had developed Intermediate Battle Armor, an entire set composed of Seventh-level Soul-guiding Device level components!
Yan Feng stepped onto the stage, sensing the pervasive Spiritual Power, confirming his speculation, realizing why Gu Yu behaved abnormally just now.
Precisely because of this, he felt even more despair.
"The match begins!"
Unbreakable War Saint anticipated witnessing Huo Yuhao's complete seven kills.
Though serving as the referee, responsible for maintaining the order of the competition's rules, within everyone's unquestionable anticipation, this was an existing loophole in regulations; no one would pursue it.
Manslaughter wouldn't lead to a ban.
Certainly, the most significant reason, which Unbreakable War Saint disliked accepting but had to, was he probably couldn't beat Huo Yuhao...
As a referee, not daring to claim prowess over the opponent, makes it reasonable for failing to save someone from the opponent's lethal move, right?