Chapter 77.1: This Daddy has a Rough Cigar!
Book 11: The Continental Advanced Academy Soul Dueling Tournament
Chapter 77.1: This Daddy has a Rough Cigar!
Despite not even being thirteen yet, Huo Yuhao had still appeared tall and mighty when hed been onstage earlier. Hed been filled with hot-blooded vigor, along with a seemingly astonishing amount of arrogance; some of that arrogance was of course faked however. Furthermore, there had also been his six blood-red soul rings. All of these things had been deeply branded into Wang Dongs mind; he couldnt forget any of them.
Why did I have six soul rings when I was next to you? Wang Dong asked.
Huo Yuhao replied, My Imitation soul skill allows me to control everything within a three metre radius around methats why I waited for you to get close to me before I released it. The reason that you had six soul rings is that six hundred thousand soul rings is the limit of what our opponents minds could withstand. Using my Imitation to make it seem as though we were both Soul Emperors was definitely already enough to frighten them. However I didnt think that theyd be that weak. Along with the shock received by our soul rings, they were also sent into a daze for a moment when I used my Spiritual Interference on them. In addition to that, using your Golden Light to ignite our Haodong Power was quite effective; even though it didnt increase the strength of our Golden Road, its attack range was clearly increased by quite a bit. It seems that your left arm bone synergises quite well with our fusion skill.
Wang Dong shrugged his shoulders. However, using an all-out attack like that instantly exhausted all of our Haodong Power. Just heading back was hard on us. Even though this fight was satisfying, we revealed our most powerful attack. Havent we lost more than we gained?
Huo Yuhao replied, You cant look at it that way. This match was very significant to us, and just because it was our first match. Furthermore, it was also the first round of the knockout round. Right now we represent the glory of Shrek Academy, and everyone watching was able to see how old we were. If this had been a normal fight, we wouldve had to reveal everyones true strengths. However, we did it differently today. The two of us dont even look fifteen, yet we displayed Soul Emperor-ranked cultivations. Wouldnt that astonish everyone? Now that weve astonished everyone, theyll overestimate our capabilities. As such, theyll feel nervous when they fight us in the future, and well be able to take advantage of their nervousness to win. Because of this, our chances of getting through the round-robin round before our seniors recover have become much higher. At the same time, revealing our strength allowed us to conceal the strength of the others! The most important thing we need to focus on is efficiency. Even though our Golden Road needs three days to recharge before we can use it again, we used it on day one in order to control our enemies. As such, well be able to use it at any time throughout the round-robin rounds. As you can see, weve achieved quite a few things in one move.
From this match, Ive truly come to understand how important Shrek Academys reputation as the number one academy in the continent is. If it werent for the fact that our academys fame terrified them, our match definitely wouldnt have been so easy!
Wang Dong muttered in response, However, we still wouldve revealed it sooner or later. Our matches later on will definitely not be that easy either. Furthermore, your six hundred thousand year soul rings were too fake. I feel that if youd only made your last soul ring a hundred thousand year one, it wouldve been much more believable. You used their knowledge of soul rings to fool them, but once they actually think it over, theyll realise that you mustve used some sort of special method to fool them. A Soul Emperor who isnt even fifteen is already astonishing enough, but one with six hundred thousand year soul rings is another story. Thats something that vastly exceeds common sense.
Uh youre right. Huo Yuhao shook his head. My blood rushed to my head then; I was just trying to make Shrek Academy look even more powerful. Because of that, I made all of them hundred thousand year soul rings. Now that I think about it, I was definitely a bit foolish. But whats done is done; I cant do anything about it now. Lets just let them think whatever they want to think.
Wang Dong placed his hands behind his head and lay back down on the bed. He stared up at the ceiling and said, Honestly, we dont need to think about it too much. Lets just do our best to win. In any case, its definitely impossible for us to become champions by ourselves. Every single match counts.
Huo Yuhao lay beside him and placed his hands behind his head as well. Thats true. Do you think well have a chance at become champions once sister Xiaotao and the rest have returned?
Wang Dong nudged him with his elbow. Move a bit further away from me. And how am I supposed to know the answer to that? We might have a chance. Either way, Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng are both Soul Emperors. Hmph, calling her sister Xiaotao is quite an affectionate term! I didnt think that youd have an Oedipus complex.
Youre the one who has an Oedipus complex, Huo Yuhao unhappily replied, I just dont understand why youre so hostile towards her.
Wang Dong turned towards Huo Yuhao and hit him on the forehead. Dont forget, we almost died because of her last time! A fellow like you truly forgets all of his loyalties when hes lustful.
Huo Yuhao clutched his painful forehead and grumbled, Hey, Im only twelve! What do you mean by lustful! Just what sort of thoughts is your brain filled with? They must all be unhealthy thoughts. At our age, we should just study hard and aim for the sky. Dont think too much about things, understand?
Wang Dong snorted. Itd be good if that really were the case. Im heading back to my room. With that, he sat up to get off the bed.
However, Huo Yuhao grabbed his hand. Dont go back.
Wang Dong hurriedly retracted his hand, then hugged his quilt and stared back at him vigilantly. What do you intend to do?
Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes. Youre full of shit. Cultivate of course!
Because theyd completed their knockout round on the first day of the round-robin round itself, the students from Shrek Academy were able to get a very good rest during the following two days. However, there were no traces of the backup team they were looking forward to during these two days.
The busiest person of them all during these two days was definitely Wang Yan, who entered and exited the hotel daily. He seemed to appear at one moment, then would disappear the next.
On the third night of the tournament, he gathered all of them together in a conference room and held a meeting.
Xiaotao, how are your injuries looking? Wang Yans gaze fell on Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochen.
Ma Xiaotao replied, Since we were able to peacefully recuperate during the past few days, our recoveries have gone quite well. I should be able to make a complete recovery in about half a month. If I have to forcefully enter the tournament, ten days should be sufficient. However, Im afraid that that would worsen my injuries.
An internal injury was the most serious injury a soul master could sustain. An attack to ones internal organs could cause a translocation, which brought about a series of injuries in succession. Fortunately, the three of them hadnt been poisoned when theyd been injured. If they had, this wouldnt have been a problem that could be resolved within a mere half a month. For example, the otherswhod been sent back to the academy to recoverwouldnt make a full recovery for at least three months. Even now, Ma Xiaotaos trio still felt somewhat indignant towards the events that had occurred within the Ming Dou Mountain Range. That evil soul masters ability had simply been too evil! Theyd never seen a skill such as his, that would grow more powerful the larger the number of corpses present. They wouldnt have suffered such a large loss otherwise.
