It really wasn't Huo Yuhao being arrogant. With his current strength, dealing with people of his own age was simply too easy. He couldn't feel even the slightest pressure.
Not to mention that set of two-word Doukai that allowed him to easily finish off a Soul Saint — but using Doukai in this Soul Master Tournament would honestly be bullying.
Just based on Huo Yuhao's cultivation right now, he had already reached the Soul Douluo level; not long ago, with the help of Kong Deming, Jing Hongchen, and the others, he had obtained his eighth soul ring.
More importantly, because of the fixed rewards from his diary and his relentless cultivation, his true strength was absolutely not just the standard level of a newly-advanced Soul Douluo.
What kind of cultivation could those peers even have?
Among the participants who met the age requirement for the Soul Master Tournament, anyone reaching Soul Saint level was already considered a top-tier genius on the continent.
It's no exaggeration to say: with Huo Yuhao's current spiritual power and combat skill, fighting a Soul Saint was like effortlessly grabbing them by the ankle and beating them like a hanging sandbag.
Yes — he was talking about Xiao Hongchen and Ji Juechen, those two Soul Saints.
Huo Yuhao's words were too wide-ranged of a blow, instantly making Xu Tiannan, Xiao Hongchen, and Ji Juechen all look extremely aggrieved.
Even the sword-obsessed Ji Juechen couldn't help but look at Huo Yuhao and sigh faintly:
"Your Jinghua Shuiyue is just too broken. Forget Soul Saints — even Soul Douluos will definitely fall into it. Wanting to escape that illusion is basically impossible!"
Although Xu Tiannan had also become a Soul Douluo just like Huo Yuhao, Ji Juechen would rather challenge Xu Tiannan any day — he absolutely refused to fight Huo Yuhao.
Every time, Huo Yuhao didn't even need to attack. Jinghua Shuiyue alone swept everything aside, forcing Ji Juechen to exhaust all his soul power inside the illusion.
And that was only because, after using Jinghua Shuiyue, Huo Yuhao never followed up with other offensive measures. Otherwise, the enemy wouldn't even know how they died.
As a friend, Ji Juechen naturally enjoyed that privilege.
But if it were opponents in the tournament — would Huo Yuhao stop after using Jinghua Shuiyue? No. He would end them as fast as possible using other methods.
Xu Tiannan and Xiao Hongchen deeply agreed with Ji Juechen's words and nodded heavily.
"You're right. That Jinghua Shuiyue of yours is indeed insane. Your spiritual power now has probably surpassed the majority of Title Douluos, hasn't it?"
Even though their talents had been enhanced by Xisuidan and Shengling Zhi Jin, they still couldn't even see Huo Yuhao's back.
Xu Tiannan finally accepted reality: among others, he was indeed a top genius — but in front of the monster known as Huo Yuhao, there was simply no comparison.
Huo Yuhao merely shrugged without saying much. His spiritual power now truly wasn't something ordinary people could be compared to.
He had previously tested it deliberately: as long as a Title Douluo wasn't exceptionally specialized in spiritual power, then they absolutely couldn't break free from the illusion created by Jinghua Shuiyue.
Lingmou, his martial soul, gave him far too terrifying an advantage in spiritual power.
But since even Huo Yuhao had agreed with the idea of allowing sects to join the Soul Master Tournament, Xu Tiannan no longer hesitated. He immediately decided to announce this news across the entire continent, letting all sects and academies prepare in advance.
After all, the four of them knew very well: once this news spread, it would definitely create an enormous uproar across the continent.
And facts proved — that was exactly what happened.
Even though the Holy Spirit Cult, Shrek Academy, the Star Luo Empire, and the Heaven Dou (Tianhun) Empire were all still embroiled in small-scale conflicts, the moment they learned that the host — the Sun Moon Empire — had changed the rules and would allow sects to participate, all sides immediately ceased fighting.
Zhong Liwu frowned, pacing back and forth in the main hall, muttering under his breath:
"What is the Sun Moon Empire trying to do? Rules that have lasted for over ten thousand years, and they suddenly change them? Allowing sects to participate?"
The elders of the Holy Spirit Cult were equally confused, unable to understand what the Sun Moon Empire's purpose was.
Feng Ling, the Holy Spirit Cult leader's wife, pondered for a moment before speaking seriously:
"No matter what the Sun Moon Empire intends, since they're allowing sects into the tournament, then of course our Holy Spirit Cult also qualifies! After all, we are a sect as well."
Hearing this, Zhong Liwu and the elders' eyes all brightened instantly.
Zhong Liwu clapped one palm against a clenched fist.
"You're right! Our Holy Spirit Cult will also participate in this Soul Master Tournament! Let the entire continent know that the Holy Spirit Cult not only has two Limit Douluos — even our younger generation is unmatched by any force!"
"Such a pity that Ma Xiaotao has already exceeded the age limit. Otherwise, with both Saintesses entering at once, taking the championship would be effortless."
Ma Xiaotao and Tang Ya, the two Saintesses, had already reached Soul Saint level — and were only one step away from becoming Soul Douluos.
Zhong Liwu had great confidence in them. Looking across the continent, among those meeting the tournament's age requirement, very few could match their strength.
Thinking of the two Saintesses' power, Zhong Liwu grinned.
"Let the Blue Silver Saintess be the captain and lead our outstanding juniors into the tournament. If they encounter Shrek, let the Blue Silver Saintess drain all of their soul power and life force!"
"Hasn't she always wanted to turn that Beibei and Xu Sanshi into nourishment? The Soul Master Tournament is clearly the best opportunity!"
"Zhang Peng will be the leading teacher this time. I'll follow in secret, just like the Sun Moon Empire did back then — to prevent Shrek's people from causing trouble."
"Inviting every qualified sect in the continent to participate… have the Sun Moon Empire's ambitions finally shown themselves?"
Sitting at the head of the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En's expression was far from relaxed.
Mu En had originally planned to use this Soul Master Tournament to try and bring Shrek a championship — using it as a spark for Shrek's revival.
But now that the Sun Moon Empire had suddenly changed the rules, allowing sects to participate, it meant Shrek Academy would face much stronger enemies.
The Sun Moon Empire's so-called "strongest generation" was already difficult enough to handle — and now the entire continent's sects were added to the mix.
In Mu En's view, with Shrek's current overall strength, simply reaching the top four would already be remarkable.
After all, the younger generation of the Body Sect alone was stronger than Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and the others.
During the five years of war, the Body Sect had also sent many talented juniors to gain experience — especially that one named Long Aotian, who had already become a Soul Saint.
Why was Shrek's fate always so full of hardship?
Mu En sighed deeply. In the end, he decided to stick to the original plan. He no longer expected a championship — as long as they didn't lose too miserably this time, he could accept it.
He only hoped the Sun Moon Empire wouldn't stir up too much trouble during the tournament.
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