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In the preparation area, the members of the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Tool Master Academy had varied expressions.
As the group of people who understood Spirit Tools best, they were currently unable to make sense of the spirit tool armor on Huo Yuhao's body. Those precise structures, those flowing patterns, that seamless aura... every part of it exuded technology beyond their understanding.
As the grandson of the Hall Master of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, Xiao Hongchen looked serious. His face, which usually wore a cynical smile, was now filled with solemnity.
He looked at Elder Ma and asked, "Elder Ma, can you tell what's going on with that armor of his?"
As an Rank 8 Soul Engineer, Elder Ma fell silent for a while upon hearing this. His brows were tightly furrowed, his gaze fixed intently on the silver-shining armor on the stage.
After a while, he spoke slowly, "That is definitely no ordinary spirit tool armor. As for exactly what technology is being used..."
He paused, his voice carrying a hint of frustration, "I can't understand it either."
"Even Elder Ma doesn't know?" Ma Rulong's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but exclaim.
Elder Ma's resolute face was now full of solemnity.
He said in a deep voice, "It seems that all this time, we have indeed been too arrogant, thinking that Sun Moon's Spirit Tool technology is unique on the continent and unmatched. But now it seems..."
His voice grew lower, "Shrek's Spirit Tool technology has made immense progress, even to a degree we can no longer imagine."
With Elder Ma's understanding of Spirit Tools, he couldn't imagine how a Spirit Tool could produce such a massive amplification of a Soul Master's Spirit Power.
The moment that armor was donned, Yuhao's aura soared directly from the Spirit King level to the Spirit Saint level. This was no longer something that could be explained by simple 'amplification.'
After all, even a support system Titled Douluo would be unable to provide such an amplification.
This was simply a qualitative leap, a crossing of Realms.
While the Sun Moon group was shocked beyond words by Huo Yuhao's battle armor, they didn't see that the Shrek group currently had almost the same expressions. Otherwise, they would have guessed that such technology was not something possessed by the Shrek Students.
Because every one of these Shrek Students also had their eyes wide open, their mouths agape wide enough to fit an egg. Clearly, they also had no idea that Huo Yuhao possessed such a powerful Spirit Tool!
On the city wall, the Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei could no longer maintain a calm expression. That face, which always maintained imperial dignity, was now full of shock. He propped his hands against the battlements, his body leaning slightly forward, his gaze fixed intently on the silver-shining armor on the stage.
He had seen countless Spirit Tools, and he had seen many top-tier goods smuggled from the Sun Moon Empire, but never had one made him lose his composure like this.
"Jiujiu!" He called out softly, his voice carrying a hint of urgency.
Princess Xu Jiujiu immediately stepped forward, her skirt shifting slightly as she stood by his side.
Xu Jiawei lowered his voice and asked, "Do you know what kind of Spirit Tool that is?"
He knew his sister had already established contact with Huo Yuhao, and the two had even reached a cooperation regarding Spirit Tools. It could be said that in Xu Jiawei's heart, his precious sister was the person in the entire Star Luo Empire who understood Huo Yuhao best.
Princess Xu Jiujiu shook her head, "I've seen many of his Spirit Tools; there are many miraculous ones, including even Rank 9 Spirit Tools."
"But this spirit tool armor on his body, I have never seen it before."
While speaking, Princess Xu Jiujiu's gaze also remained fixed on the figure of the youth on the stage, her eyes flashing with an inquisitive light. The more she interacted with him, the more she realized her understanding of Huo Yuhao was too superficial. This youth, who was even younger than her, could always bring her surprises.
Xu Jiawei was silent for a moment, countless thoughts flashing through his deep eyes.
After a moment, he spoke slowly, "Strengthen our contact with him. The relationship must not be broken. Later, try to find out indirectly what that armor on him is, and whether it can be traded."
Princess Xu Jiujiu nodded, keeping this matter in mind. As the Princess of Star Luo, she knew all too well what this armor meant. This was a Divine Artifact that could arm a Spirit King into a Spirit Saint!
While countless people were shocked beyond words by the powerful effect of the battle armor, Dai Hao on the stage was the same. That silver-shining armor and that aura that soared from Spirit King to Spirit Saint caused his pupils to contract violently.
How many more trump cards does this son have?
But at this point, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
From the moment he decided to strike at Huo Yuhao, from the moment he shouted "I'll teach you a lesson, you unfilial son," he could no longer stop.
Under the gaze of the multitude, he had no way to retreat.
"Roar!!!"
A heaven-shaking tiger roar erupted from Dai Hao's mouth, the sound like a thunderclap exploding, echoing over Star Luo Plaza.
His figure turned into a white stream of light, like a fierce tiger descending a mountain, carrying an overwhelming aura as he once again attacked Huo Yuhao!
No matter what trump cards Huo Yuhao still had, he wanted to defeat Huo Yuhao in the shortest time possible! The longer it dragged on, the more variables there would be, and the more face he, as a father, would lose.
The exterior of Huo Yuhao's silver-white battle armor was suddenly covered by a layer of ice armor with a jade-green tint. That ice armor was crystal clear, emitting a piercing cold Qi. This was exactly the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion's first Spirit Ability—Ice Empress Protection!
With twin spirits, normally the two Spirits can only be used alternately and cannot be used simultaneously. Even the Sea God Tang San from Ten Thousand Years ago was like this. However, with the progress of research into Spirits, in the era Ten Thousand Years later, techniques have been developed to use two Spirits simultaneously.
But such techniques could only be mastered by a very small number of twin spirits Soul Masters. However, with Huo Yuhao's talent, mastering such a technique was naturally no problem.
Therefore, at this moment, he was in his strongest state. Wearing battle armor, his physical body bolstered by the Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit, and mentally possessing the effects of the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul!
Although Dai Hao's movements were fast, swift, and fierce, they could not escape Huo Yuhao's eyes and perception. Under those Spirit Eyes, all movements were slowed down, and all trajectories were predicted. This time, Huo Yuhao no longer blindly dodged; while evading, he also began to launch counterattacks.
Sword light flashed and cold Qi was biting. Every sword strike precisely stabbed at Dai Hao's openings, forcing him to divide his attention to deal with them.
The blood-slaughter Qi that Dai Hao had tempered in the military was not a Domain but was superior to one. That invisible pressure enveloped the entire stage, like thousands of horses galloping forth, making one feel uneasy.
Huo Yuhao's Overlord of the World Sword Intent was weakened significantly under the impact of this blood-slaughter Qi, basically failing to affect Dai Hao.
And after a round of exchanges, a small crack had already appeared on the Rank 7 melee spirit tool in his hand, which showed the power of Dai Hao's attack.
The more Dai Hao fought, the more alarmed he became. Under his heavy assault, Huo Yuhao still seemed to be handling it with ease. Especially that agile dodging, as if he could predict his own attacks, which made Dai Hao feel incredibly frustrated!
After another punch, Dai Hao pulled back some distance, and his fifth spirit ring instantly lit up.
That black spirit ring flashed with a dark light in the sunlight. In the air behind him, hundreds of light spots suddenly appeared. Those light spots were densely packed like stars in the night sky, and under the cloudless clear sky, they erupted with blinding light!
Immediately, those light spots whistled as they smashed toward Huo Yuhao like a meteor shower, covering the sky and earth, unavoidable.
Every light spot was a White Tiger Meteor, containing the violent power of the White Tiger Martial Soul.
The Spirit Ability White Tiger Meteor Shower was one of the most suitable Spirit Abilities for the White Tiger Martial Soul summarized by the White Tiger clan over Ten Thousand Years.
With wide coverage and amazing power, it was the signature ultimate skill of the Dai Hao lineage.
Huo Yuhao did not panic at all upon seeing this. Under the coverage of the battle armor, no one saw his spine suddenly light up with jade-green light.
Subsequently, a mass of Ultimate Ice condensed to the extreme appeared above his head. It emitted a heart-palpitating chill, and the surrounding air was frozen into white mist. Initially only the size of a fist, it rapidly expanded to several meters in diameter in the blink of an eye. Finally, this mass of Ultimate Ice split into hundreds of diamond-shaped ice crystals, floating around Huo Yuhao like hundreds of brilliant diamonds, refracting seven-colored light in the sun.
This was the second Spirit Ability of his Ice Jade Empress Scorpion torso bone, named Jade Crystal Heaven Meteor!
As Huo Yuhao raised his hand and pointed, these diamond-shaped ice crystals instantly soared into the sky, carrying bone-chilling cold Qi and sharp whistling sounds as they met the sky-covering White Tiger Meteor Shower!
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