"What a terrifying existence!" Yan Shaozhe's face revealed an unconcealable look of shock.
At that moment, Huo Yuhao's mental power, soul power, and soul skills merged into a perfect trinity, culminating in an awe-inspiring attack.
Though it appeared to be a simple punch, Yan Shaozhe, who had reached the level of a Title Douluo, could clearly see its profound implications. The punch carried a force that could shake the very soul!
Huo Yuhao's attack had subtly touched upon the realm of the soul and will.
This reminded Yan Shaozhe of his teacher's unparalleled technique, which had once dominated the world.
Mu En had combined mental power with physical attacks to create a unique combat skill that surpassed even soul skills.
Though not a soul skill itself, it could be applied to any soul skill, making it a formidable force. However, since Mu En was not a spiritual soul master, he could only use his mental power to enhance his physical attacks, making the technique primarily physical in nature.
Even as Mr. Mu's personal disciple, Yan Shaozhe had not fully mastered this technique, highlighting its complexity and difficulty.
After recovering from his initial shock, Yan Shaozhe calmed down. He realized that Huo Yuhao, though nominally his junior brother and Mu En's disciple, had not yet been formally taught by their teacher.
Despite the resemblance of Huo Yuhao's punch to that technique, a closer examination revealed that while Huo Yuhao's attack combined mental and soul power, it had not yet reached the level of true artistic conception.
It was merely a byproduct of his extraordinarily strong mental power.
However, the fact that Huo Yuhao had already begun to develop his own combat skills at the age of twelve was nothing short of remarkable.
According to Yan Shaozhe's rough estimate, Huo Yuhao's current mental power was at least at the level of a Seven-ringed Soul Saint, if not higher.
This was an astonishing feat, especially considering that Huo Yuhao had only recently joined the ranks of Soul Masters. His progress in mental power had far surpassed even those with top-tier spiritual attribute martial souls.
"Is this the true strength of his body martial soul?" Yan Shaozhe suddenly realized that he had underestimated the potential of Huo Yuhao's martial spirit, Spirit Eye.
The teleportation ability of his third soul skill alone was enough to prove its extraordinary value.
It seemed that everyone in the martial arts department had been too focused on his Ultimate Ice attribute, while only Qian Duoduo had recognized the potential of his spiritual martial soul.
Yan Shaozhe glanced at Qian Duoduo and thought to himself, 'Old Qian, no matter how cunning you are, you'll always be a step behind me. Hahaha! Your plans to recruit Huo Yuhao into the soul tool department are futile. With his ultimate ice martial soul, it would be a waste for him to focus on soul tools. At most, he only needs to know how to use common soul tools.'
Qian Duoduo's eyes nearly popped out of his head. 'Such immense mental power! Combined with his strong physical attributes, his Spiritual Eye martial soul is perfectly suited for soul tools. He would have been an ideal candidate! How could I have missed such a gem?'
Despite his desire to recruit Huo Yuhao, Qian Duoduo knew it was impossible.
Even Xian Lin'er, the dean of the Soul Guidance Department, had failed to sway him.
The moment Huo Yuhao revealed his Twin Martial Souls witn one being Ultimate Ice attribute, the Soul Guidance Department had lost any chance of competing for his allegiance.
As a candidate for the successor to the Sea God Pavilion, Huo Yuhao would undoubtedly be trained by the academy, making it unrealistic for him to divert his attention to learning and creating soul tools.
Although the development of soul tools had been booming in recent years, among the top echelons of power, traditional soul masters with profound foundations still held the upper hand.
In Shrek Academy, the martial soul system had always been dominant, and many even harbored a special prejudice against the soul guidance system.
'How can we create a good soul tool with these brute brains?' Qian Duoduo sighed inwardly.
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The audience finally snapped out of their daze as Du Weilun announced the champion.
'Where is the Netherworld White Tiger that was as big as a house? Is it over already? One punch and it's defeated?' The students were bewildered, their mouths agape.
In the world of soul masters, the strong are respected, and the weak are humbled.
This principle held true across the Douluo Continent. After a brief moment of silence, the entire assessment area erupted into deafening cheers.
"Champion! Champion!" The students roared in unison.
Huo Yuhao, the freshman, had proven himself to be the strongest, a worthy champion. With a single punch, he had demonstrated what it meant to be truly devastating.
The scene of such a small figure delivering such a powerful blow was almost unbelievable. Even the teachers were stunned, gradually coming to their senses.
A soul elder had instantly defeated a fellow three-ringed soul elder and a soul grandmaster using a martial soul fusion technique. It was a shocking display of power, especially for Zhou Yi.
Initially, Zhou Yi had been pleased that Wang Dong's team had secured third place.
The appearance of the Netherworld White Tiger had only heightened her excitement. She had thought that Mu Jin was overconfident, already celebrating the championship prematurely. With such a powerful spirit fusion skill, she had wanted to see how Huo Yuhao would struggle.
But what she witnessed instead was the Netherworld White Tiger being defeated in a single move.
The smile on Zhou Yi's face froze. 'What Netherworld White Tiger? It's just a little kitten. It couldn't even withstand a single move from Huo Yuhao. What a waste.'
However, the smile didn't disappear; it merely shifted.
Seeing Zhou Yi's expression change, Mu Jin's smile grew even wider. She deliberately made a sarcastic remark to Zhou Yi, while responding to the congratulatory remarks from other teachers, "No, no, it's all thanks to Yuhao that our class won the championship."
Bei Bei, who had always considered himself a prodigy, was also in shock. He had been taught a lesson by two freshmen today.
Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin, both newcomers, had already reached the Soul Elder level, while Bei Bei himself was still at level 39, resting on the laurels of being one of the Gemini of the Outer Court.
He had grown complacent, slacking off in his training. Now, he realized that only by raising his soul power level could he truly showcase the strength of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
Xu Sanshi was equally stunned. "My god, so powerful? Damn, it's only been three months, and Huo Yuhao has improved so much. Is he even human?"
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"The final champion is the freshman team composed of Huo Yuhao alone. With his incredible performance, he has secured the final victory of this freshman assessment and is the well-deserved champion!" Du Weilun emphasized once again.
"Alright, that concludes the freshman assessment. Tomorrow morning, we will hold a freshman meeting to award the top three teams and divide the first grade into classes," Du Weilun announced before quickly leaving the assessment area.
Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, who had fainted during the match, were taken to the infirmary by several teachers from the healing department.
Huo Yuhao looked at the enthusiastic students surrounding the assessment area and, with a flash, disappeared from the scene.
[Achievement Triggered!]
[Achieved Dai Huabin's Achievement: 'Recast the Glory of the Netherworld White Tiger!' Received a Jinli Gu as a reward.]
[Jinli Gu: Consume the Gu worm once to increase the soul master's strength by one jin.]
[Evaluation: Now, it is indeed famous.]
It was time to divide the classes. Now, Huo Yuhao had more tools for achieving his goals.
Whether the rewarded Gu worm was useful or not was secondary; the main point was the sense of collection and cultivation it provided.
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