On the stage, the Douling Academy team facing Huo Yuhao continued activating their soul skills.
Tang Niuniu's petite body swayed lightly. In the blink of an eye, her ears became fluffy and adorable, and even her body grew slightly plumper, her cheeks turning round and soft.
She clasped her hands together in front of her chest as her third soul ring lit up. A beam of green light shot straight toward Qing Feng.
Her martial soul was a Raccoon—a purely auxiliary-type martial soul.
The soul skill she released could concentrate all of her output soul power into amplifying her partner's next soul skill, increasing its power by a certain percentage.
As for how strong the amplification was, that depended on the difference in cultivation between the two.
The smaller the gap in cultivation, the greater the amplification.
Qing Feng's fourth soul ring lit up. A layer of earthen-yellow light spread out from beneath his feet, and the entire competition stage began to tremble violently.
In front of Chi Hengyu's Vajra Barrier, sharp earthen spikes burst from the ground, reinforced by thick walls of earth. With this support, Chi Hengyu's defenses became nothing short of a copper wall and iron fortress.
The Douling team opening with such a formation made their intentions crystal clear.
They were preparing a terrifying special attack—one that required time to charge.
And once completed, they planned to finish the battle in a single decisive strike.
As for what that attack actually was, no one knew yet.
But one thing was obvious:This entire tactic was designed specifically for Huo Yuhao.
The question was—
Would Huo Yuhao really sit there and wait for death?
That question echoed in everyone's mind.
The answer seemed obvious.
Yes.He absolutely would.
Not only did Huo Yuhao make no attempt to stop them, he stood calmly in place, expression fearless, openly waiting for his opponents.
The audience was stunned.
"What is Huo Yuhao doing?! Why isn't he stopping them?"
"Exactly! They're clearly charging a big move! Is he really just going to watch?"
"This is way too arrogant! He won't be laughing once that attack lands. Look at how many defenses those seven people are stacking—whatever comes next is definitely devastating!"
…
It wasn't just the audience. Even the members of the Douling team felt Huo Yuhao was outrageously arrogant.
"Hahaha! Huo Yuhao, I never imagined you'd become this conceited!"
"Today will be the glorious moment our Douling Team completely crushes you!"
…
Below the stage, at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.
For once, Xiao Hongchen wasn't wearing his usual arrogant expression. Standing beside Ma Rulong, he muttered softly,
"If I'm not mistaken, what they're assembling looks like an enlarged version of a Thunder Cannon."
Ma Rulong nodded slightly.
"No wonder they gave up first place in the group stage. So this was their preparation."
"They deliberately aimed to face Huo Yuhao. Just as expected—he's still fighting alone."
"This time… Huo Yuhao is doomed to lose."
Hearing this, the caution in Xiao Hongchen's eyes toward the Douling team deepened.
"If I'm right, that Thunder Cannon is an imitation of the one from Mingde Hall."
"They couldn't reach the same level of craftsmanship, so they enlarged it. Bigger size means simpler manufacturing—which is why it needs seven people to operate."
Ma Rulong nodded again.
"That's likely the case. Looks like the Douling Empire has made real progress in soul tool technology."
Xiao Hongchen looked at Huo Yuhao with faint pity.
"With the power of a seventh-grade Thunder Cannon, even a Soul Sage wouldn't survive. Only a Soul Douluo could withstand it."
"Huo Yuhao is just a Soul Ancestor—no… even if he were a Soul Emperor, the outcome would be the same."
"Defeat is inevitable."
…
They weren't the only ones who saw through it.
Wang Yan, watching from below, felt his heart leap into his throat.
"Huo Yuhao! Stop them!"
"That kind of attack is something you cannot block!"
…
Yet Huo Yuhao remained completely calm, utterly fearless.
Time passed in the collective gaze of countless eyes.
And then—
The Douling Team's attack finished charging.
A blinding light erupted instantly, engulfing the entire competition stage.
Even the Douling team themselves were swallowed by the explosion. The Thunder Cannon's blast radius was simply enormous.
At that moment, many spectators thought they finally understood Huo Yuhao's plan.
"I get it! Huo Yuhao is planning mutual elimination!"
"That's right! With an attack this terrifying, the Douling team can't possibly withstand it either!"
"If both sides are eliminated, it goes into overtime! Next round, the Douling team won't be able to use the Thunder Cannon again!"
"Brilliant! One man trading injuries with seven opponents—overtime favors Shrek completely!"
"In overtime, Shrek's remaining members are all at full strength, while the Douling team will be wounded!"
"And injured, they won't dare use that soul tool again. Their defeat will be guaranteed!"
…
Many people felt they had seen through everything.
They believed they had figured out Huo Yuhao's true intention.
But—
Was that really the truth?
At the instant the Thunder Cannon detonated, the Douling team suddenly pulled out a special soul tool.
In a flash, a protective barrier erupted, enveloping each and every one of them!
Each person had one.
Each.And.Every.One.
Wang Yan screamed in shock.
"A one-time soul tool—Invincible Shield!"
As a consumable soul tool, one-time-use items often possessed astonishing power—and the Invincible Shield was no exception.
The Invincible Shield was developed based on an extremely rare soul skill.
It required a golden crystal, a specialty of the Sun Moon Empire, as its core medium. Through the activation of the core formation, the energy inside the golden crystal would be released instantly, producing a powerful defensive barrier.
Of course, "invincible" was always relative.
The lowest-tier Invincible Shield was a fifth-grade soul tool. Even at that level, it could block any attack from a Soul Master below Soul Douluo for three seconds.
A sixth-grade Invincible Shield could even block attacks from ordinary Titled Douluo-level powerhouses—for three seconds.
As for seventh-grade and above, those were exceedingly rare.
Because it could mean the difference between life and death, the Invincible Shield was one of the most beloved soul tools among soul masters, rivaling soul power bottles in popularity. Demand far exceeded supply.
However, its drawbacks were equally obvious.
First—its price.
A fifth-grade Invincible Shield started at 100,000 gold soul coins, and actual transaction prices were often far higher. Manufacturing wasn't the issue—the real bottleneck was the rarity of golden crystals.
The higher the grade of the Invincible Shield, the higher the quality of golden crystal required.
More importantly—
No matter the grade, every Invincible Shield was a single-use consumable.
Once activated, the golden crystal would instantly shatter, destroying the shield itself in the process.
In other words, this was a luxury item beyond the reach of ordinary soul masters. Those who controlled golden crystal sources were, without exception, absurdly wealthy.
If the Sun Moon Empire hadn't strictly restricted soul tool exports, the nation would be even richer.
The situation before everyone's eyes was painfully clear.
Every member of the Douling team was equipped with an Invincible Shield.
With its protection, even a Thunder Cannon powerful enough to instantly kill a Soul Sage posed no threat at all.
And Huo Yuhao—
Had no Invincible Shield.
At that moment, Gu Zhu Jian burst into wild laughter.
"Hahahahaha!"
"Huo Yuhao—what are you using to win?!"
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