Bonus Chapter. Enjoy!
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As the captain of these five, Huo Yuhao naturally had the authority to concede on behalf of the team members on the field. This was a power granted to him by the rules, and a responsibility he had to fulfill as captain.
Hearing these words, Jiang Nannan's brows furrowed slightly. A flicker of complexity passed over her cold, elegant face. There was unwillingness and disappointment, yet she did not object.
She simply walked off the stage silently, her steps steady, showing little emotion.
Once she returned to the group, Huo Yuhao looked at her and spoke slowly, "Given your personality, Sister Nannan, you would have definitely gone all out in this match. When that time came, even with the referee present, you likely would have been injured. It wasn't necessary."
Jiang Nannan remained silent for a moment, because she indeed would have done exactly that. That was just her character; no matter how strong the opponent or how poor her own condition, as long as she stood on the stage, she would never easily admit defeat. Even if she had to fight until her last breath, she would see it through to the end.
Then, she raised her head, looked at Huo Yuhao, and asked, "Then He Caitou going up next... he probably wouldn't be able to win against the opponent either."
Her words were very direct, but they were also the truth. He Caitou was a Soul Engineer who specialized in long-range attacks, but close-quarters combat was his weakness.
Meanwhile, Ye Wuqing was an attack system Spirit King with extremely strong frontal combat capabilities. If the two faced off, He Caitou truly didn't have much of a chance of winning.
Huo Yuhao smiled.
"So... I'll take this round!"
After saying that, he stepped forward and walked toward the stage. When they saw Huo Yuhao step onto the stage, a wave of discussion broke out in both the spectator stands and the preparation area.
"Is that... that five-ring Spirit King from Shrek?"
"It's him! That monster with two purple and three black rings!"
"But isn't he a support system Spirit Master? Why are they letting him go up?"
"Who knows..."
...
Even though Huo Yuhao was a Spirit King and his spirit ring configuration was incredibly "magnificent," in everyone's hearts, he was just a support system Spirit Master. And what kind of combat power could a support system Spirit Master have?
Regardless, everyone had been looking forward to Huo Yuhao's appearance. Now, they finally had the chance to see it! Countless gazes fell simultaneously onto the stage, landing on the figure of the young man.
Huo Yuhao walked onto the stage with a calm expression. Opposite him, Ye Wuqing still wore a cold face. No emotional fluctuations could be seen in those indifferent eyes.
He looked at Huo Yuhao and spoke slowly, "Has Shrek run out of people?"
"How is it that even a support system Spirit Master has come up?"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao spread his hands and stretched his limbs.
"Your strength is decent," he said in a lazy voice, "and I just happened to get tired of waiting down there, so I came up to move around a bit."
After saying this, his gaze narrowed slightly, landing on Ye Wuqing's expressionless face.
"However..." He paused, his tone carrying a hint of teasing. "For someone with such a cold face, why do you talk so much?"
Ye Wuqing's expression still didn't change upon hearing this.
"Even if you are a support system Spirit Master," his voice was as calm as water, "I will not show any mercy."
The referee floating above the two seemed unable to stand it any longer.
He didn't want to let these two continue their nonsense, so he raised his hand and announced loudly, "Match start!"
Just as Ye Wuqing had said, he didn't hold back at all just because he thought Huo Yuhao was a support system Spirit Master.
The moment the match began, the first spirit ring beneath his feet suddenly lit up! He raised his right hand, and at some point, a small golden knife was already held between his index and middle fingers. The knife was shaped like a tree leaf, thin as a cicada's wing with sharp edges, and it even had clear leaf vein patterns on it. Under the sunlight, it shimmered with a brilliant golden light.
This was precisely Ye Wuqing's Spirit, the Golden Leaf.
First Spirit Ability: Leaf Blade.
With a seemingly casual flick, the Golden Leaf transformed into a streak of golden light, shooting toward Huo Yuhao! The speed was like a flash of lightning, and the angle was tricky, aiming straight for Huo Yuhao's throat!
Everyone's eyes were fixed intently on Huo Yuhao. They wanted to see exactly how this support system Spirit Master would deal with Ye Wuqing's strike.
Under the watch of the crowd, Huo Yuhao did not use any Spirit Ability. He simply waved his right hand, and a long silver sword appeared out of thin air in his grip. The blade was slender and as frosty as ice, gleaming with a cold light under the sun. He raised his hand and lightly tapped with the tip of the sword.
"Ding!" A soft sound rang out!
The Golden Leaf that had been shot toward him instantly vanished into nothingness! It was as if it had been vaporized directly, leaving not even a trace of residue.
Ye Wuqing's pupils constricted slightly, thinking to himself that Huo Yuhao indeed wouldn't be that easy to deal with.
Immediately after, he threw out his hands in succession!
Streaks of golden light shot out from his hands one after another!
Golden Leaves rained down like a storm, attacking various points all around Huo Yuhao's body!
That dense attack almost sealed off all his space to dodge!
But Huo Yuhao just stood in place, the long sword in his right hand turning into a series of afterimages. Sword light flashed and sword shadows overlapped, forming an airtight barrier. Every single one of those Golden Leaves was actually blocked by him! Not a single one could break through his defense!
In the preparation area of the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Tool Master Academy everyone's eyes were now fixed firmly on Huo Yuhao on the stage.
They still hadn't figured out what Huo Yuhao's Spirit actually was. That long silver sword was clearly not a Spirit, but a spirit tool. From beginning to end, Huo Yuhao hadn't used a single Spirit Ability.
But now, his swordsmanship left everyone astounded. The sword light was like a rainbow and the shadows were layered; every strike was incredibly precise, as if it had been tempered thousands of times. The exquisiteness of that sword technique caused even these Sun Moon Students to feel a sense of shock.
A flash of shock appeared in Captain Ma Rulong's eyes.
"That is..." his voice was low, "a Rank 7 close-combat spirit tool?"
It wasn't just Ma Rulong; the other team members, as Soul Engineers, naturally saw it too.
The aura emitted by that long silver sword far surpassed ordinary spirit tools.
That sense of pressure, that sharp edge—it was definitely Rank 7 without a doubt! A hint of gravity flashed across Elder Ma's rugged face.
"It seems Shrek Academy's Soul Tool Department is even stronger than we imagined."
As a Rank 8 Soul Engineer, he saw more than the other Students. Huo Yuhao's sword was not simple at all! After making a Breakthrough to Spirit King, Huo Yuhao was already capable of crafting Rank 7 spirit tools. Therefore, he could also be called a Rank 7 Soul Engineer.
The long sword in his hand now was his latest work. Its name was End! This sword possessed an annihilation attribute.
Ye Wuqing's Golden Leaf from earlier had been turned into nothingness under this annihilation attribute.
For the first time, an expression appeared on Ye Wuqing's face. A trace of solemnity flashed in those originally indifferent eyes. He hadn't expected that Huo Yuhao, this support system Spirit Master, would be so difficult to handle.
That's right, he still thought Huo Yuhao was a support system Spirit Master.
But he couldn't be blamed, as from start to finish, Huo Yuhao hadn't used any Spirit Ability, relying entirely on a spirit tool to fight. This also fit the characteristic of support system Spirit Masters using spirit tools to compensate for their lack of offensive power.
Only... wasn't this sword technique a bit too strong?
How could a support system Spirit Master possess such exquisite swordsmanship just by relying on a spirit tool?
Ye Wuqing had no time to think as the first three spirit rings beneath his feet flashed in succession!
Three Spirit Abilities were unleashed almost simultaneously!
Countless Golden Leaves emerged from around his body. Those Golden Leaves circled and danced in the air, pressing down on Huo Yuhao like a blanket that covered the sky, sealing off every part of his surroundings!
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao just gave a faint smile. That smile held a bit of composure and a bit of confidence.
He held the long sword named End vertically before his chest, the tip pointing upward and the blade parallel to his body.
Then...
An invisible aura suddenly expanded outward with him as the center! That aura was formless and intangible, yet it truly existed, surging out in all directions like an invisible ripple!
The Golden Leaves attacking him from all sides were instantly blown away by this aura!
Piece by piece, one by one, like fallen leaves scattered by a gale, they drifted away in all directions, unable to even get close to him!
An expression of incomprehension appeared in Ye Wuqing's eyes!
What is this?!
Huo Yuhao followed Wu Changkong to learn swordsmanship, and with his Comprehension Ability, his progress was naturally lightning-fast.
The Sword Intent that those sword-Spirit Spirit Masters pursued was naturally not a difficult problem for Huo Yuhao.
What he was displaying now was precisely what he had comprehended... Sword Intent!
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