When news spread that the rules of this Soul Master Competition had been revised to allow sects to participate, all the sects across the continent reacted intensely.
The Soul Master Competition, originally a grand event on the continent, was considered by most sect members to be nothing more than children playing house.
Even the Shrek Academy, famed across the continent, was dismissed by a considerable number of sects.
They believed that an academy was just an academy — compared to the talent possessed by the younger generation of their own sects, they could crush every academy participating.
Of course, not everyone agreed with this view; many mocked those sects as frogs at the bottom of a well.
This left many in the sects simmering with indignation.
Now that such an opportunity had appeared — a chance to prove themselves in the Soul Master Competition — naturally, they would not let it pass no matter what.
All the sects began selecting those among their younger generation who met the qualifications and had sufficiently strong strength to prepare for the competition.
They were determined that in this Soul Master Competition, they would prove that a sect is a sect — never something an academy could compare to!
The Bent Body Sect, now the state religion of the Heavenly Soul Empire, also began choosing its team immediately.
Long Aotian, chosen as team captain by Du Bushi, also had a fire in his heart. He knew how much his sect master valued that Huo Yuhao of the Sun–Moon Empire. Although Long Aotian had no particular dislike for Huo Yuhao, defeating him had still become his most important objective in joining this competition.
Long Aotian wanted to prove to the Bent Body Sect that his position as young sect master was not a compromise chosen only because Du Bushi could not get Huo Yuhao — it was deserved!
Upon learning the rules of the Soul Master Competition, even the Haotian Sect — which had avoided worldly affairs for generations and refused Shrek's repeated requests for aid — agreed, under Niu Tian and Tai Tan's insistence, to send people to participate.
But for this decision of Niu Tian and Tai Tan, some elders still raised doubts. The Fifth Elder of the Haotian Sect looked at the two and said gravely:
"Great Sect Master, Second Sect Master, our Haotian Sect has lived in seclusion for thousands of years. Why should we join such a meaningless Soul Master Competition? Even if we win the championship, it brings no benefit to the Haotian Sect."
"On the contrary, it may very well bring us unwanted attention. If the Sun–Moon Empire goes to war again with Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, or Dou Ling, those fellows will definitely come asking us for help. Just thinking about that is annoying."
Thousands of years of seclusion had long shaped them to ignore the life and death of anyone outside the Haotian Sect.
No matter how chaotic the outside world became, they lived carefree in this Cloud-Deep-Unknown place.
Even if Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, or Shrek came begging for help in the future, they would still refuse — but if they could simply reduce trouble, why not?
Niu Tian and Tai Tan had already predicted these reactions and immediately reassured them.
"The Haotian Sect has been silent for too long. The powers on the continent have already forgotten the might we once possessed. Otherwise, that Shrek teacher would never have dared expel Dong'er."
"This time we will let the entire continent know the power of the Haotian Sect! Let every person and force think twice about the consequences of provoking us!"
Although some elders still disagreed with Niu Tian's decision, the words had already been spoken. What more could they say?
After all, Niu Tian and Tai Tan were the Great and Second Sect Masters — basic respect had to be given.
In the end, the elders could only select the strongest younger generation of the Haotian Sect to form a team for this year's competition.
Since they were participating, they had only one goal — to seize the championship.
Whether it was the Sun–Moon Empire, Shrek, the Holy Spirit Cult, or the Bent Body Sect, in the eyes of the Haotian Sect, they were all mere chickens and dogs.
Just as Great Sect Master Niu Tian said — they would use this opportunity to show the continent that the Haotian Sect's seclusion was not due to cowardice, but because if they joined the game, no one else would even get the chance to play!
While sects and academies across the continent finalized their teams and headed toward Mingdu, the situation for Huo Yuhao at the Sun–Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy grew increasingly difficult.
Five years had passed. Huo Yuhao had changed from a youthful boy into a sunny and handsome young man.
The girls who had their eyes on him from long ago now looked at him with increasingly dangerous gazes.
Huo Yuhao felt that if this continued, sooner or later he would experience a "secret chamber scenario" — with himself as the one being dragged into the chamber.
Especially those two — Gu Yue Na and Xue Di — who had been openly and secretly competing for the "main wife" position since five years ago. After so much time, they had not calmed down at all — instead, the struggle only grew more intense.
Huo Yuhao did not take the opponents of this Soul Master Competition very seriously, because he knew that no one in this competition could be his match.
Similarly, he did not suppress Gu Yue Na or Xue Di for the simple reason that he could not beat them!
Whether it was Gu Yue Na, a god-level powerhouse, or Xue Di, the third-ranked of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, the Ice Heavenly Snow Lady — neither of them were opponents he could defeat head-on at his current level.
They only refrained from acting like others would and dragging him into a chamber because of their tacit understanding — otherwise, Huo Yuhao would have no way to defend himself!
Precisely because of this, Huo Yuhao didn't dare relax for even a moment. He racked his brain to grow stronger.
Aside from writing a thousand words in his diary every day to receive one level of Soul King–level soul power from the diary, he also continuously trained on his own — all for the chance to truly turn the tables one day.
Although Huo Yuhao never showed it outwardly, there was always a blade hanging in his heart — a blade named Tang Buddha.
Huo Yuhao didn't know how long the current state — in which the Douluo Continent and the God Realm were cut off — would last.
But he clearly knew: once the God Realm reconnected with the Douluo Continent, and Tang San learned that the "child of destiny" had completely slipped out of his control, and even allowed Wang Dong'er to escape the web he had woven — Tang San would immediately descend by force to reset everything.
He would try to force the child of destiny back under his command and turn the Douluo Continent into the private garden of the Tang family!
Most importantly, Huo Yuhao's mother's soul was still in Tang San's hands. If he failed to reach or surpass Tang San's level before the connection between realms was restored, Tang San would definitely use his mother's soul to blackmail him.
Don't say things like "Tang San is a God King, he must have dignity." In the face of his ten-thousand-year plan, even his own parents and daughter could become pawns — what was so special about the soul of an ordinary Douluo Continent person?
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao lifted his head, took a deep breath, and continued reforging his set of Dou Armor.
Not long after this Soul Master Competition ended, the Sun–Moon Empire would begin its true march toward unification — and his time was far more limited than he had imagined.
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