Chapter 122 Total Defeat! Huo Yuhao and his three companions were instantly defeated by Liu Yuan!
On the arena, dark red evil fire and dark golden soul power clashed wildly.
Ma Xiaotao had fallen into a state of near-paranoid mania.
With each flap of her phoenix wings, a shower of meteors and fire would erupt, attempting to forcefully break through Long Aotian's flank.
However, Long Aotian was now completely in a state of fighting with a willingness to risk his life.
He not only gained ultimate defensive power by burning his essence blood, but also accurately appeared at every point where Ma Xiaotao tried to sprint, thanks to his body's martial soul's keen perception of space.
"First Soul Skill, Phoenix Ray!"
Ma Xiaotao clasped her hands together, and a dark red beam of light, several times thicker than before, shot out, instantly scorching the air in front of Long Aotian.
"Good timing!"
Instead of retreating, Long Aotian advanced, his right fist suddenly swung out, and dark golden soul power transformed into a huge fist shadow, shattering the ray in mid-air.
The aftershocks of the energy blasted his chest skin into a bloody mess, but he didn't even flinch. He countered with a body-shaking attack, forcing Ma Xiaotao back again.
This almost self-destructive method of interception completely broke Ma Xiaotao's defenses.
She watched Liu Yuan, who had already begun his operation in the distance, her heart filled with anxiety. Her voice became shrill with anger: "Damn it! You madman! Get out of my way right now!"
Long Aotian wiped the blood from his face, revealing a set of white teeth, and said in a calm but firm tone: "That won't do... I said, as long as I haven't fallen, you can't go and interfere with your junior brother."
The cheers from the audience around the ring had completely reached a fever pitch.
No one expected that this battle, which should have been a crushing victory for Soul Emperors, would turn into such a brutal war of attrition.
Meanwhile, in the team leader's seat, Xuanzi's face was so gloomy it could drip water.
He gripped the already broken wooden chair armrest tightly, his already cloudy eyes filled with anxiety.
"Xiao Tao! What on earth are you doing?!"
Xuanzi cursed under his breath, his inner defenses crumbling little by little.
He knew all too well what was happening.
Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochen, the two top combatants, are already useless. If Ma Xiaotao continues to be held back by Long Aotian, then the remaining Shrek Academy kids will be nothing more than lambs to the slaughter in front of Liu Yuan.
For the first time, an emotion called "fear" so clearly crept into the heart of this Gluttonous Douluo.
"Damn it... Is Shrek Academy really going to lose?" Xuanzi muttered to himself, cold sweat trickling down his temples.
Shrek Academy has been winning for tens of thousands of years.
In every tournament, Shrek Academy stands at the pinnacle, looking down upon all others.
If this undefeated record of victory were to end in the hands of Xuanzi... Xuanzi shuddered.
He couldn't imagine how the elders of the Sea God Pavilion would view him after he returned to the academy, or how Moon would evaluate him.
He cannot bear this responsibility.
What made him even more uneasy was the betting game that had become the talk of the entire mainland.
He was a powerful level 98 Taotie Douluo, with extremely high seniority and unparalleled strength across the continent.
After losing to the Heavenly Soul Team again, if he really had to kneel down and kowtow to Du Busi and Liu Yuan in front of tens of thousands of viewers across the continent to admit his mistake...
This humiliation was more unbearable than being killed outright.
"I absolutely cannot lose! I absolutely cannot!" Xuanzi screamed frantically in his heart, but reality slapped him hard in the face.
On the arena, Liu Yuan had already unleashed his full power.
The purple-gold flames surrounding him became even more dazzling under the blessing of "ultimate sublimation".
Without any hesitation, he activated the Qilin Treasure Technique instantly.
With a whoosh, Liu Yuan's figure vanished from his spot. In less than half a second, he had already traversed dozens of meters and appeared in the battlefield where Vina and the others were fighting.
At this time, the fighting in the central battlefield was reaching its climax.
Chen Lu and Wang Yanfeng are doing their best to stop Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.
However, as the two strongest disciples of Shrek Academy's outer court, Bei Bei's Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex attack was extremely powerful, while Xu Sanshi's Xuanming Shield defense was watertight.
During a fierce clash, the connection between Chen Lu and Wang Yanfeng's soul power broke down, and both of them were knocked back by Bei Bei's lightning power, their faces turning pale.
"Chance!"
Beibei's eyes flashed with lightning, and her figure transformed into a bolt of lightning, heading straight for Chen Lu, intending to take him down first.
Just as Beibei was about to touch Chen Lu, a dark purple phantom suddenly appeared in front of him.
Beibei's pupils shrank sharply. He saw only a pair of purple-gold double pupils, and then an indescribable force came from his chest.
Liu Yuan remained expressionless, not even unleashing his soul skills. He simply used the momentum of his charge to deliver a direct punch to Bei Bei's chest.
"Bang!"
With a muffled crack of bones breaking, Bei Bei's protective soul power, which had gathered all the lightning energy in her body, was as thin as a sheet of paper in front of Liu Yuan's punch.
Beibei screamed and was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air.
He crashed heavily to the ground, his martial spirit forced to disengage because his body could not withstand the impact of that level.
Beibei's eyes rolled back, and she fainted on the spot, losing her fighting ability.
"Well done!" A frenzied cheer erupted from the crowd, and the supporters of the Heavenly Soul Royal Academy almost jumped for joy.
The pressure on Vina and the others eased instantly. Upon seeing Liu Yuan, they all revealed expressions of wild joy: "Liu Yuan! You've finally arrived!"
Liu Yuan tilted his head slightly, smiled faintly, and said in a calm tone that was full of absolute control: "Leave the rest to me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yuan lightly tapped the ground with his toes, and the Qilin Treasure Technique was activated once again.
This time, he appeared before Xu Sanshi, who was in a state of shock.
Xu Sanshi reacted extremely quickly. The moment Bei Bei fell to the ground, he realized something was wrong. He gripped the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield tightly with both hands and activated his third soul skill, Xuanming Shield Array, instantly, attempting to buy time with the heavy defense.
However, this level of defense was meaningless in the face of Liu Yuan, who had reached the pinnacle of his power.
Liu Yuan did not choose to take a roundabout approach. He clenched his right fist, and dark purple soul power condensed into a ferocious Qilin head on his fist.
"Qilin Treasure Technique - Collapse!"
The punch slammed into the very center of the Xuanming Shield.
"Snap!"
A crisp cracking sound rang out, and a crack half a meter long appeared on the surface of Xu Sanshi's proud Xuanming Shield.
A terrifying mental shockwave pierced through the shield and struck Xu Sanshi's brain directly.
Xu Sanshi grunted, and he and his huge shield were knocked off the stage by Liu Yuan's punch, landing awkwardly in the safe zone.
Instantly defeated Beibei and knocked down Xu Sanshi.
The two pillars of Shrek's reserve team couldn't even last two rounds against Liu Yuan.
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong witnessed this scene, and their expressions turned extremely ugly.
They knew that ordinary tactics no longer offered any chance of victory.
"Wang Dong!" Huo Yuhao roared, extending his hand towards Wang Dong.
Their tacit understanding erupted at this moment. They planned to use their last bit of soul power to forcibly activate the Martial Soul Fusion Skill "Withering Amidst Brilliance" to stop Liu Yuan.
But how could Liu Yuan give them that opportunity?
The instant their hands touched and their soul powers resonated, a blood-red light shone in Liu Yuan's double pupils.
"Laser Eyes!"
Two thin, yet highly penetrating red rays shot out precisely.
Liu Yuan didn't aim for a vital spot, but instead shot straight through Wang Dong's left shoulder.
"ah!"
Wang Dong cried out in pain, his soul power resonance was instantly interrupted by the sudden, intense pain, and his body involuntarily fell backward.
Liu Yuan moved like a ghost, taking a step forward and forcefully tearing apart the connection between the two with his arm.
He grabbed Wang Dong by the collar, and the power of the Qilin Treasure Technique surged in, throwing the still-unresponsive Wang Dong off the stage.
In the end, only Huo Yuhao remained in the center of the arena.
Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth, his eyes turning emerald green as he tried to switch to the Ice Emperor Martial Soul and use the power of extreme ice as a final act of resistance.
However, he had only just raised his hand when Liu Yuan's palm was already on his shoulder.
The two locked eyes. Huo Yuhao felt an overwhelming spiritual pressure, like a vast ocean, wash over him. This absolute difference in their spiritual levels caused his Spirit Eye Martial Soul to let out a series of mournful cries.
"Yuhao is too weak."
Liu Yuan looked at Huo Yuhao and said softly.
Then, he turned his right hand into a fist and gently pushed Huo Yuhao's abdomen.
The seemingly light punch contained the shockwave of the origin of the double pupils.
Huo Yuhao felt a buzzing in his brain, and the world before his eyes instantly became blurry.
He couldn't even utter a complete sentence before losing consciousness under the shockwave and collapsing limply into Liu Yuan's arms.
(End of chapter)