Chapter 180: Huo Yuhao’s Twin Martial Souls, A Ruined Cultivation?!
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"Battle Armor Masters"
With the Sun Moon Royal Team securing three consecutive victories and three Soul Kings displaying immense strength, the emergence of the new profession—Battle Armor Masters—quickly spread across the Soul Dueling Tournament.
"This is troublesome. This battle armor might be the result of a breakthrough in soul tool armor technology. It could already be widely available, allowing Soul Masters and Soul Engineers to combine their combat methods, unleashing even greater power."
Traditional soul tool armor was already formidable, but its enhancements were nowhere near as powerful as battle armor. Moreover, its production was far more difficult. A full set of six-tier soul tool armor required even a Rank Nine Soul Engineer like Jing Hongchen, the head of Sun-Moon Hall, to personally craft it.
"This doesn't just boost a Soul Master's soul power output—it directly raises their overall strength! It's as if their soul power has increased by ten whole levels!"
He Caitou took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner turmoil.
As a Soul Engineer, he understood just how terrifying this amplification was.
Even a ninth-tier soul tool wouldn't dare claim to let a Soul Master fight at such a significantly higher level. Let alone enhancing a Soul Master's raw soul power itself—it was one thing to close the gap in combat ability, but outright elevating a Soul Master's fundamental strength was an entirely different matter.
"So, you're saying that the Sun Moon Royal Team now has at least three Soul Emperor-level combatants, one actual Soul Emperor—Huo Yuhao—and one Soul Saint—Su Yu?" Xiao Xiao spoke with an immensely heavy tone.
While the rise of Battle Armor Masters was alarming, the more immediate threat for Shrek Academy was the overwhelming strength of the Sun Moon Royal Team. Their primary goal was still to win this tournament.
So far, the sheer power displayed by the Sun Moon Royal Team had put them under tremendous pressure.
"If three Soul Kings can unleash Soul Emperor-level strength with battle armor, then what if a true Soul Emperor or Soul Saint equips it..." Xiao Xiao hesitated, her voice trembling as she considered the possibility.
"Impossible!" He Caitou said firmly.
Battle armor was essentially a complete set of fifth-tier soul tool armor. While its amplification was astonishing for Soul Kings, it couldn't possibly have the same effect on a Soul Emperor.
As for even higher-tier battle armor…
It had only been a few short years. Soul tool technology couldn't have advanced that quickly!
However, when considering the power amplification of battle armor and Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice, there was a real possibility that Huo Yuhao already possessed Soul Saint-level strength.
Terrifying.
Shrek Academy had initially believed that with Su Tong, a Soul Saint, on their side, their victory was assured. Yet now, the Sun Moon Royal Team had at least two combatants at the Soul Saint level.
No… possibly three.
Last tournament, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were both Soul Kings. By now, they might have already reached the Soul Emperor level. And if their Martial Soul Fusion Technique was unleashed, they could very well exhibit Soul Saint-level combat power.
Three Soul Saint-level fighters!
A crushing weight seemed to press down on the members of Shrek Academy, making it hard to breathe.
Fortunately, the Sun Moon Royal Team's reserve members weren't as formidable.
As long as they used the tournament rules to their advantage and eliminated some key opponents, there was still hope for Shrek Academy.
Besides, three Soul Emperors and three Soul Saints? Shrek Academy had an entire team of Soul Emperor-level fighters themselves.
"We can't let them crush our morale!" Xiao Xiao took a deep breath, rallying her spirits for the battle ahead.
"Referee, our Ao Jian Sect forfeits the individual competition and requests to skip it."
Ao Jian Sect had chosen to withdraw from the individual matches.
Between the individual, team, and 2-2-3 matches, there was a significant rest and recovery period. This allowed teams with minimal losses to regain their combat strength.
What was referred to as "not particularly serious" here meant life-threatening injuries.
Otherwise, with the help of on-site healing Soul Masters, everyone could recover enough to fight again.
Team Battle
"You three, can you handle this?"
Su Yu's unparalleled ultimate life-force healing ability ensured that while Ao Jian Sect could use the break time to help three Soul Emperors recover to a certain extent, Su Yu could restore them to peak condition.
Even Xiao Ping's sword wounds had completely healed, with not a trace of sword energy remaining in his body.
After a moment of contemplation, Xiao Ping exchanged glances with Shi Xing and Zhou Xinghao before nodding.
"We should be fine. Wu Yifan definitely won't be able to return to peak condition, so I can still win."
"Sword Seven isn't too difficult to deal with."
"Sha Qian ren isn't much of a threat to me either."
"As for the other four opponents, Shi Xing and I can withstand the pressure," Zhou Xinghao added confidently.
"Good, confidence is important, but we need to ensure stability. Yuhao, you'll be joining them this time. Four of you against their seven. As long as the three of them hold their ground, you don't need to make a move," Su Yu instructed, maintaining a cautious approach as a responsible team captain.
"Next up: The Sun Moon Royal Team versus Ao Jian Sect—Team Battle!"
"The Sun Moon Royal Team has only sent out four people!"
The crowd erupted into a frenzy.
Since this was Sun-Moon's home turf, the venue was packed with Sun Moon Empire supporters who cheered enthusiastically.
The Sun Moon Royal Team's decision to fight with only four members against seven exuded sheer confidence, and the spectators couldn't help but roar in approval.
Besides, Xiao Ping and his two teammates had already demonstrated their overwhelming strength in the previous match. Now, with another teammate joining them, a four-versus-seven victory didn't seem impossible!
No—if the Sun Moon Royal Team had made such a decision, they must have absolute confidence in it.
"This is our Sun Moon Empire!"
"Battle Armor Masters!"
"Battle Armor Masters!"
"Battle Armor Masters!"
The previously chaotic cheers quickly merged into a unified chant, resounding throughout the arena.
Meanwhile, the seven members of Ao Jian Sect wore grim expressions, feeling that the Sun Moon Royal Team was being far too arrogant. However, the strength Xiao Ping's trio had displayed earlier was undeniably monstrous. Now, with an additional teammate, a four-versus-seven victory might really be possible.
As for the new member of the Sun Moon Royal Team, if he was just a Soul King, he wouldn't pose much of a threat. But if he was also a Battle Armor Master, that would make him just as powerful as Xiao Ping's group.
A Soul Emperor-level powerhouse among four Soul Kings—he might not be able to dominate outright, but he could certainly hold off two or three opponents.
Breaking it down:
- Xiao Ping against Wu Yifan.
- The other three each taking on two opponents.
- Two of them facing one Soul Emperor and one Soul King.
- One of them handling two Soul Kings.
There was a real chance of victory.
"The match begins!"
Both sides unleashed their soul rings.
Following Su Yu's advice, Huo Yuhao didn't alter the color of his rings.
He released his first martial soul.
One white, one purple, and three black rings—an utterly mind-boggling combination—appeared around him.
The aura of a Rank 69 Soul Emperor, yet with only five soul rings.
And he hadn't even activated any Battle Armor fusion techniques yet.
"Twin Martial Souls."
The members of Shrek Academy murmured in unison.
However, seeing that Huo Yuhao cultivated both martial souls simultaneously, with such an unusual soul ring configuration, it was clear that his second martial soul was the primary one.
With their vast knowledge of martial soul cultivation theories, an unsettling thought crossed the minds of Shrek's team.
Huo Yuhao's Twin Martial Souls… were ruined!
(End of Chapter)