Chapter 227: Peak Duel (Part 1)

Lu Jiuyu glared at Leiqier, "Fine, when the tournament starts, don't even think about getting a single bit of information about Shrek from me. Don't come looking for me for your Soul Guidance Device improvements or graduation project either. Leiqier, I will make you pay for what you said today!"

"Don't be like that, don't be like that! My mom is your teacher, our families are old friends, you can't treat me like this. Lu Jiuyu, I was wrong, I was wrong..."

Leiqier's face fell. He had intended to tease Lu Jiuyu, but who knew this guy couldn't take a joke at all and would flip the table immediately? Damn it, absolutely detestable!

"Alright, alright, who's going next? Fang Wei or Sheng Hongyun, or perhaps Jing Peng?" Luo Yu looked at the group, scanning the candidates chosen by the Tang Sect opposite them.

Lu Jiuyu spoke up at this moment: "Captain, just leave the personnel arrangements to me. You go do your thing, hehe..."

Watching Lu Jiuyu's "reassuring" smile, Luo Yu slowly lowered his raised hand and sat quietly in that position with the excellent view, watching everything on the field.

"Lu Jiuyu, if I remember correctly, you should have the ability to drag this out until Xiao Xiao's soul power is exhausted, right?"

Luo Yu put down the blueprint in his hand and asked suddenly.

Lu Jiuyu gave a sly smile, "Hehe, that's tactics. After all, who would be like that big idiot Leiqier and lay all their trump cards out on the table right from the start? If everything were really laid out, what would be the point of playing the finals?"

"Alright, alright, as long as you know what you're doing. As for the rest, just leave it to you and Leiqier. Just don't cause any accidents for me."

Luo Yu continued to modify the blueprint in his hand. This blueprint was designed by pooling the wisdom of many top-tier Level 8 Soul Engineers; its content was so complex that even Luo Yu found it headache-inducing. It wasn't just top-tier Level 8s; this blueprint even had the participation of the Hall Master and a group of Level 9 Soul Engineers. As for why the blueprint was in Luo Yu's hands, the reason was that they needed Luo Yu to point them in the right direction.

Third match, Xu Sanshi versus Jing Peng.

This match was highly entertaining, not a bit less spectacular than the one between Leiqier and Jiang Nannan. However, in the end, Jing Peng still narrowly lost to Xu Sanshi. In terms of strength, Jing Peng still had a significant gap compared to Xu Sanshi, but Jing Peng still believed that when his soul power reached the same rank as Xu Sanshi's, he would have the confidence to compete with him.

When Xu Sanshi returned to the Tang Sect Battle Team's preparation area, he boasted: "See that? With me, Xu Sanshi, making a move, how could there be any reason to lose?"

"We are quite confident in Third Senior Brother's strength, but I just don't know if they will let Luo Yu participate. If it were him, I would actually like to spar with him and see if he, as captain, is truly worthy of the name."

Mentioning Luo Yu, a thick fighting spirit surged in Huo Yuhao's eyes. Since the start of the tournament, he had heard too many legends about Luo Yu and too many glorious battle records. Among the younger generation of the Sun Moon Empire, Luo Yu was like a spiritual pillar for the Sun Moon Empire, holding up the main beam for the new generation.

For such a powerful opponent, Huo Yuhao longed to fight him, and the Ice Empress within his body was also longing for Huo Yuhao to fight such an opponent!

"That's hard to say. After all, that guy named Luo Yu hasn't made a move from beginning to end. Although opinions on his strength vary in the outside world, it can be concluded that his strength is definitely above Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen; he is the strongest in the Sun Moon Battle Team." Bei Bei said as he watched Luo Yu, who was still calmly analyzing the blueprint.

"Yu Hao, is there any way for us to see clearly what is in Luo Yu's hands?"

Looking at Luo Yu's absorbed appearance, Bei Bei suddenly smiled mischievously.

Huo Yuhao nodded and said, "I can, let me try."

Huo Yuhao activated his Spirit Eye, but the moment his Spirit Power approached, Huo Yuhao's expression turned somewhat ugly.

"What's wrong, Yu Hao? Can't you see clearly what's in his hands?" Bei Bei asked, looking at Huo Yuhao's somewhat ugly expression.

Huo Yuhao shook his head, "The thing in his hands has all sorts of Spirit Power mixed into it; I can even sense the Spirit Power of several Title Douluo-level individuals within it. Even if I get close, I can't see what's in his hands clearly. If I'm not mistaken, it's very likely a very high-level Soul Guidance blueprint."

"If it can't be helped, then forget it. For the next match, let He Cai Tou go up." Bei Bei didn't dwell on this matter any further.

Fourth match, He Cai Tou versus Fang Wei.

He Cai Tou won.

Fang Wei suffered a crushing defeat.

Fifth match, Bei Bei versus Sheng Hongyun.

Bei Bei won, Sheng Hongyun suffered a crushing defeat.

As the trump card, Huo Yuhao was naturally the last to appear. Just as Huo Yuhao stepped onto the arena, Luo Yu, sitting in the viewing gallery, slowly raised his head and looked at Huo Yuhao walking toward the competition stage.

At that moment, their gazes crossed, and Huo Yuhao felt that fighting spirit had already begun to flow within his body.

In those clear black and white eyes, there was not a ripple; everything seemed so natural in his sight. Through the obstruction of the crowd, those eyes bloomed with a faint sharpness at this moment.

Is he going to make a move?

Huo Yuhao's mouth curled up slightly as he watched the young man who had put down the blueprint slowly walk onto the competition stage.

"A simple self-introduction: Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, Luo Yu, currently acting as the captain of the Sun Moon Battle Team." Luo Yu looked at Huo Yuhao opposite him and spoke.

"Tang Sect Battle Team captain, Huo Yuhao, please advise." Huo Yuhao's intuition told him that the seemingly ordinary young man in front of him was filled with dangerous signals from head to toe. He had to bring out all his strength to deal with this final match. Regardless of the wins or losses before, he knew that Luo Yu was the most terrifying ticking time bomb that could decide the outcome.

"Please advise."

Luo Yu bowed to Huo Yuhao, and then, at the referee's request, the two slowly retreated. After reaching a sufficient distance, the referee announced the start of the match.

As the words "the match begins" fell, the scene erupted with tidal cheers.

"Go, Senior Luo Yu! Defeat Shrek, the Sun Moon Empire will surely win!"

"The Sun Moon Empire will surely win!"

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"Why does this Luo Yu have such high prestige and status?" Huo Yuhao was shocked in his heart; he couldn't believe that someone who hadn't even been heard of five years ago could rise to this point in less than five years.

A layer of intense golden light rose from Huo Yuhao's body, and a white Soul Ring rose from behind him. Huo Yuhao's pair of Spirit Eyes suddenly radiated a faint white-gold light.

A white ring of light instantly spread out, circling Luo Yu at an extremely fast speed. As an Assault and Control System Soul Emperor, Huo Yuhao's first move was to restrict his opponent's movements. He knew clearly that Luo Yu definitely didn't have a physical body as strong as his; once speed was restricted, close-quarters combat would give him a huge advantage.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao added a weakening soul skill to his opponent right from the start. This soul skill was one Huo Yuhao had obtained in the Star Dou Great Forest back then. Now, taking advantage of the moment Luo Yu hadn't made a move, it was the perfect opportunity to release it.

Seeing the ring of light circling Luo Yu, Luo Yu raised his hand and shook it, and a layer of blood-red armor rapidly spread across his body. In the blink of an eye, the blood-colored armor instantly took shape. Relying on a near-perfect set of Soul Guidance Devices, he forcibly broke free from Huo Yuhao's soul skill.

"Wow, what kind of terrifying Soul Guidance Armor is this? It can even break free from Yu Hao's soul skill!" This scene made even Bei Bei feel a chill in his heart. Huo Yuhao had made them fall for this move many times, but this move, which had never failed, was broken by Luo Yu in a casual manner.

Without waiting for Luo Yu to make a move, Huo Yuhao immediately retreated. While retreating, he launched a Spirit Interference and Soul Shock again. The timing was grasped to perfection; the successive attacks made even Luo Yu slightly dazed, but the next instant, Luo Yu returned to normal.

The terror of the Spirit System lies in the fact that even if you know the opponent is going to attack you, you simply cannot defend against it. Unless your own Spirit Power can reach the level of the opponent's, you simply cannot withstand the opponent's attack.

Hit by three consecutive attacks from Huo Yuhao, Luo Yu felt his brain being interfered with, and he even experienced a moment of daze.

However, Luo Yu was not completely affected and broke free from the control in just a fleeting moment. To deal with Huo Yuhao's spirit attacks, Luo Yu had long been prepared. Before Huo Yuhao could launch a third sneak attack, he was met with a cold Soul Guidance Cannon barrel.

The Soul Guidance Cannon barrel emitted a faint black light. Looking at the barrel aimed at him, Huo Yuhao exerted force with his feet and dodged rapidly. As a disciple of the Body Sect, his explosive speed was also extremely outstanding, not to mention he was a disciple of Du Busi.

Watching Huo Yuhao, who had left behind afterimages, Luo Yu decisively aimed in one direction, and a black ray shot out. When the black ray landed at the aimed position, Huo Yuhao's figure actually appeared in that very spot!

Grasping the opportunity, predicting the direction—both had achieved perfection!

Everyone in the Tang Sect broke into a cold sweat for Huo Yuhao. Luo Yu's strength was truly too powerful; even with the advantage of the Spirit System, Huo Yuhao couldn't cause effective interference to Luo Yu. In the first exchange, Huo Yuhao had already fallen into a disadvantage!

However, just when everyone from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy thought that Luo Yu would easily defeat Huo Yuhao with a Soul Guidance Ray, the figure that had already appeared twisted again, forcibly avoiding the strike. Relying on Huo Yuhao himself, this was absolutely impossible, but if he used his eyes, it was absolutely possible.

In the split second that allowed no delay, a pale golden light erupted from Huo Yuhao's eyes. That light landed on the ground beside him, and the rebounding force pushed Huo Yuhao's body in another direction, thereby avoiding Luo Yu's attack.

Boom!

The black ray sank into the ground, and the ground within a radius of several meters instantly collapsed; one must know, this was a competition arena processed with Rare Metal, and it was also inscribed with many high-level Soul Guidance Arrays, making it extremely difficult to destroy, yet Luo Yu's strike directly caused the competition platform to collapse for several meters around.