Volume 42, Chapter 580.2: The Scorpion Tiger Dies and Zhong Li Comes Out (1/2)

Huo Yuhao’s eyes revealed a trace of ice-cold light as he stretched his arms out to his sides. Circles of icy blue light rippled from his Icy War God’s Armor one after another, and formless ice elements condensed toward his body at an incredible speed.

Star Anise Icy Coagulation!

Zhongli Wu suddenly howled, and it sounded like a dragon’s roar as his soul rings rose from beneath his feet. A formidable aura emerged and flourished.

Zhongli Wu’s soul rings only had two colors: black and red.

Yan Shaozhe’s expression changed drastically out of fear when he saw those soul rings.

Zhongli Wu’s soul rings weren’t like that when they had last battled, but he had six black and three red soul rings now! His combination wasn’t that much inferior to Huo Yuhao’s.

The colors of a soul master’s soul rings didn’t mean everything, but they were a symbol of a soul master’s strength. Furthermore, Zhongli Wu was an evil soul master, and he was a Transcendent Douluo. The Holy Ghost Church’s supreme leader was stronger than anyone had expected.

Huo Yuhao’s expression grew solemn. He was aware that after his previous four battles’ consumption, his battle against Zhongli Wu would be the hardest moment today.

If the previous evil soul masters’ cultivation ranks were lower than Huo Yuhao’s, then Zhongli Wu’s true strength was definitely comparable to Huo Yuhao, and possibly even stronger. Huo Yuhao’s only advantage was his two soul cores. His chances of victory against Zhongli would also decide his chances of success in this one-versus-ten contest. This battle would determine the outcome.

Zhongli Wu pointed his right hand into the air as a black soul ring flickered on his body, and an enormous staff appeared in his hand.

This staff was black all over, and another silhouette appeared behind his back when it appeared. This figure didn’t seem very big, about the same size as Zhongli Wu’s body. However, everyone who was watching could feel their hearts constrict when this shadow appeared.

What was that?

Yan Shaozhe had crossed paths with Zhongli Wu before, and even he wasn’t entirely sure what Zhongli Wu’s martial soul was.

Elder Xuan’s expression had become incredibly solemn as he watched in the distance. He muttered under his breath, “Back then, Ye Xishui’s martial soul mutated into a Blood Soul Demonpuppet. Zhongli Wu’s martial soul seems superior to Ye Xishui’s martial soul, and it must have mutated once more. But for some reason, it feels extraordinarily powerful. Its origins must be similar to Ye Xishui’s Blood Soul Demonpuppet.”

“Ye Xishui’s Blood Soul Demonpuppet is a martial soul that improves continuously by nourishing itself with human souls. This is one of the most important reasons why Elder Mu couldn’t approve of her anymore, no matter what. Many humans have perished at Ye Xishui’s hands, and Zhongli Wu’s martial soul should have the same characteristics as hers. I just don’t know how powerful he can be. This battle will be very difficult for Yuhao.”

Yan Shaozhe forced a laugh and said, “What this child is doing is too risky. He’s challenging the Sun Moon Empire’s powerful individuals all by himself. He really…”

Elder Xuan shook his head gently. “I can understand what he’s thinking. He’s laying down the foundations for his future. At the same time, he really is confident to some extent. Perhaps he is estimating his chances at fifty percent, but fifty percent is enough to try. As long as he can complete this battle peacefully, then no matter who he faces afterwards, he will definitely be able to escape with his life even if he loses in the end. And if he lives after today’s episode, then he will undoubtedly give everyone a big surprise.”

“Eh?” Yan Shaozhe glanced at Elder Xuan in surprise. “Surprise? What surprise?”

Elder Xuan glanced back at Yan Shaozhe and said, “We are soul masters, and we have to deal with any problem rationally. However, once our cultivation rank reaches a certain standard, we have to be passionate, and we have to be crazy, besides just accumulating and working hard. I have lacked this insanity, and that’s the reason why I have dallied for so long. What Yuhao is doing is relying on external forces to fully unleash his potential. When he obtained his second soul core, his potential far exceeded ours.”

Yan Shaozhe started to think. Using battles to unleash one’s potential? He did want to do that, but at his cultivation, finding a suitable opponent who could threaten his life was just too difficult. There were some in Shrek Academy, but who in the academy would wish to fight with him to the death? A showdown with outsiders to the death was too dangerous, and it was hard to find such opponents.

Huo Yuhao had just recently obtained his second soul core, and he was doing this to train himself so that he could fuse with his two soul cores even more perfectly and seamlessly. He also wanted to stimulate his immense potential at the same time so that he could prepare for the future. The future? What was Huo Yuhao’s future like?