Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 127: Huo Yuhao Wins
But isn't the Snow Empress still in the Extreme North? How could she appear here? Di Qiu'er became increasingly confused. She was not a particularly shrewd soul beast, so when faced with this inexplicable situation, she decided to ask Huo Yuhao about it later.
Huo Yuhao watched Qiu'er gradually fall and realized that she probably didn't want to be hit by the Snow Empress's Emperor Sword. The Snow Empress's "Three Ultimate Skills" was a combo attack—all three attacks hit simultaneously to maximize damage.
However, he wasn't aiming to hurt Qiu'er—his goal was to defeat her. Later, he planned to try the martial soul fusion technique with her!
The next moment, the first soul ring of the Ice Empress floated around Huo Yuhao. He immediately activated the Ice Empress's claws and body protection. His arms soon became covered with ice crystals, and his entire body was enshrouded in frost.
He accelerated and charged toward Di Qiu'er. During this process, he also took out some soul guidance devices from storage and began to equip them.
Of course, he didn't choose to use cannon-like soul guidance weapons. Otherwise, he would simply take to the air and bombard the soul-fighting field with cannon fire.
Di Qiu'er had just entered the world not long ago and hadn't wandered for a long time like in the original story before registering at Shrek.
Therefore, it was normal for her to have the habits of a soul beast. Huo Yuhao could see the fighting spirit in her eyes. Due to her living environment, most soul beasts believed in strength.
Even the emperor's auspicious beasts, who had been pampered since childhood, were no exception.
The Bear King was a typical example. It was defeated by Di Tian and became "Di Tian's subordinate" in the eyes of some humans.
Thus, Huo Yuhao aimed to defeat her in the aspect where she was most confident—strength.
Qiu'er's golden dragon martial soul is related to the Golden Dragon King, who is indeed a formidable figure who values strength. If Huo Yuhao could defeat her in this area, Qiu'er would be more convinced of him.
Only then could he further implement his plan—such as tricking Qiu'er into doing something for him.
"Are you ready to fight me in close combat?" Qiu'er glanced at Huo Yuhao from the corner of her eye.
Without hesitation, she threw the golden dragon spear at Huo Yuhao's defensive soul guidance shield.
Soon, the soul guidance shield shattered again.
Huo Yuhao was already accustomed to this. He immediately dodged the spear and allowed Xue Di to temporarily contain it.
Then he pursued Qiu'er. He had already landed and was choosing to fight her in close combat.
Qiu'er believed that with her strength, defeating Huo Yuhao should be no problem.
After all, she was a transformed auspicious beast. If Huo Yuhao failed because of losing, she could even help him out and help him recover from his defeat.
This was also something she learned in the human world during this period. The human world was indeed colorful—libraries everywhere, and she often stopped to read books, influenced by human literature.
"Close combat with the owner of the Golden Dragon Martial Soul! That's has ultimate power," Jing Hongchen's face changed slightly. "What is Yuhao thinking? If he had just used spirit souls, soul skills, and soul cannons to suppress from a distance, he would have had a much better chance of winning. Now, Yuhao might lose!"
Xuan Ziwen also sensed something was wrong: "Maybe it's because young people are more impulsive? They can't control their emotions?"
Clang!
Golden light surged.
Huo Yuhao clasped Qiu'er's hands with both of his, steady as a mountain.
Thanks to his Ice Jade Scorpion Empress martial soul and his recent soul bones, his strength was indeed formidable.
The reason he could suppress Qiu'er was due to the Douluo-version exoskeleton soul guidance device he had developed privately.
The main purpose of this device in Douluo is to temporarily boost his strength, so it was natural that Qiu'er could not break free.
"This—" Qiu'er was a little surprised and immediately exerted more effort to free herself, but she failed.
Meanwhile, the Golden Dragon Spear had been stopped by the Snow Empress and couldn't return, so she couldn't call on its help.
"Strange—could it be your soul guidance device?" Qiu'er looked at the exoskeleton on Huo Yuhao and asked.
Huo Yuhao nodded: "Yes, it's an exoskeleton soul guidance device. As long as you wear it, it can enhance your strength and allow you to lift heavier objects."
"Amazing soul guidance device. I lost because of strength—it's that simple. You win this round," Qiu'er admitted with a hint of helplessness.
She didn't expect that, despite possessing the ultimate power martial soul, she would lose to Huo Yuhao in strength. Although he did use external force through the soul guidance device, the soul guidance device was essentially an extension of strength.
Her decision to come to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy was correct—the level of soul guidance devices here was indeed very high.
Of course, when she saw the three ultimate skills of the Snow Empress, she knew she had lost. She understood that there was a significant gap in strength between her and the Snow Empress.
Although she couldn't figure out everything, she didn't believe she could defeat the Snow Empress.
"I didn't expect Yuhao to defeat Qiu'er in close combat. You're worthy of being the first genius of the Sun Moon Empire," Jing Hongchen stepped forward, eyes shining as he looked at the exoskeleton. "This thing is valuable. Yuhao, are you interested in mass-producing it?"
While the humanoid soul guidance device was powerful, not everyone could have one. The difficulty of making this exoskeleton soul guidance device seemed lower than that.
"Of course I'm interested," Huo Yuhao nodded, then asked, "Dean, what about Qiu'er's assessment?"
Jing Hongchen replied: "She's a very good student and has passed the first stage of the special recruitment exam.
However, since you said she has never learned how to make soul guidance devices, I don't think a subsequent soul engineer quality assessment is necessary. Just have her spend some more time learning soul engineering knowledge in the future."
He then looked at Qiu'er: "From today onward, you are officially a student at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy."
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The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
Ju Zi was in a conference room, meeting with some officials from the Spirit Pagoda.
She and Huo Yuhao had signed a contract. The main point was that Ju Zi couldn't betray Huo Yuhao, and in return, Huo Yuhao would arrange a spirit soul for Ju Zi and help her seek revenge against some people in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
Huo Yuhao trusted the contract since it was made by Electrolux, the Holy Death God, who was very skilled at creating soul contracts.
For Huo Yuhao, collecting Ju Zi was a good move.
Ju Zi hadn't yet revealed her extraordinary talent on the battlefield, but in the future, she would shine and deliver a fatal blow to Dai Hao, the famous White Tiger Duke.
Admittedly, in the original story, Ju Zi's victory was inseparable from the advanced soul guidance devices of the Sun Moon Empire. Moreover, Dai Hao's command skills weren't as good as Ju Zi's, so his defeat was inevitable.
"I think it's time for our Spirit Pagoda to come out into the open," said a soul master. "The Pagoda master's achievements should be known worldwide. Perhaps the Spirit Pagoda can become a national guardian sect in the future, and the Pagoda master can become a national hero!"
Ju Zi immediately rejected the idea: "No, the Spirit Pagoda isn't strong enough now. It still needs to gather strength in secret. The Holy Spirit Church would never allow a new Spirit Pagoda to take its place."
"If the Holy Spirit Church goes rogue, the Spirit Pagoda will suffer a severe blow," she warned.
You know, the Holy Spirit Church has Ye Xishui, and Long Xiaoyao has always listened to her. The Holy Spirit Church has only two Ultimate Douluo—what's the significance of that?
According to Ju Zi's estimate, based on the current defenses of the palace, those two Ultimate Douluo could even break in, kill the Sun Moon Emperor who had been bedridden for years, and leave with impunity.
Xu Tianran also privately told her that if he ascended the throne, he would renovate the palace to better ensure his safety.
(End of this chapter)