Seeing only Huo Yuhao stepping onto the stage alone, the captain of Changning Academy let out a contemptuous laugh.
"Shrek Academy these days is really disappointing. Don't know the height of the heavens, don't know the depth of the earth, and already arrogant to this extent!"
"We may not be the number one academy on the continent, but defeating the number one academy today will be the honor of our lives!"
On the high platform, Changning Academy's captain seemed to already see himself surrounded by praise, displaying his unmatched dominance before all!
Even the referee beside him was shocked and repeatedly confirmed with Huo Yuhao:
"You really intend to fight alone?"
Huo Yuhao grinned wildly. Standing in the center of the light, his aura exploded outward.
"I am already invincible—why would I fear ants?"
The moment he said this—the crowd erupted like barking dogs!
"Bold!"
"Arrogant!"
"Insolent brat!"
…
Hearing such brazen words, the referee stopped asking.If someone was going to be humiliated, it wasn't him anyway.
As both sides moved to the edges of the stage, the referee raised his right hand.
"Both sides ready… match begin!"
The moment his hand dropped—the seven members of Changning Academy released their martial souls simultaneously.
To be fair, their arrogance wasn't completely baseless.
Aside from their captain being a Soul King,the other six were all Soul Sect level.
And their captain even had the optimal soul ring configuration: two yellow, two purple, one black.
That was enough reason for him to be cocky.
However—before the crowd's surprise even settled, Huo Yuhao stepped forward, closed his eyes…
And in the blink of an eye, when he opened them again, his originally blue pupils had been replaced by gold.
Before stepping on stage he had already awakened the Dragon Eyes, but now combined with the golden radiance around him, a terrifyingly indescribable aura surged out from his body!
"Soul Impact."
Huo Yuhao directly activated his first soul skill.
A black soul ring lit up beneath him—releasing an overwhelming, suffocating radiance, flooding outward.
Now, Huo Yuhao's first soul ring, Soul Impact, had reached 99,999 years!
Once he added the buff from his fifth ring, it would fully break through into the ten-thousand-year category!
As soon as his voice fell, the seven members of Changning Academy—who had just finished releasing their martial souls—felt something terribly wrong.
"Everyone be careful!" their captain cursed, immediately activating his soul skills to defend.
In his mind, a large-coverage soul skill meant lower power.
As long as they tanked it, they could counterattack.After all—seven-on-one was a huge advantage.
And they all knew Huo Yuhao's reputation as someone who liked to bluff.How could this possibly be a ten-thousand-year soul skill?
But that thought lasted only one second.
In his vision—the referee, who had been backing away from the center of the stage, suddenly froze mid-step.
Then foamed at the mouth—and fell backward like a wooden plank!
"What!!"
Before Changning Academy's team could react, indescribably intense spiritual pressure slammed into them.
One muffled groan after another—
And all seven collapsed on the stage.
The audience fell into complete silence.
Before anyone could process what happened, Huo Yuhao had already walked over to the fallen referee.
Thankfully, he had held back against the judge.After two crisp slaps delivered by Yuhao, the referee finally woke up.
"You… you—!"
The two consecutive slaps left his cheeks burning.He wanted to curse Yuhao out loud…
But seeing Yuhao's cold and emotionless eyes staring back—the words died in his throat.
No one would understand just how traumatic those two slaps had been.
After taking a deep breath, holding his aching face, the referee forced himself to roar:
"Victory goes to—Shrek Academy!"
"BOOM—!"
The entire venue exploded.
Everyone who thought Shrek Academy was doomed—found their faces stinging from the slap of reality.
Huo Yuhao told them with overwhelming strength:
You were all simply delusional.
In the stands, the students of Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy stiffened like statues.
In the earlier matches, Huo Yuhao had looked exhausted, struggling, even using his trump cards.
Even Ma Rulong, their captain, believed that this year's championship was guaranteed for them.
After all—No matter how strong Huo Yuhao was, he couldn't one-versus-seven… right?
But now?
Their faces hurt.Really, really hurt.
Every assumption they had was shattered.
Huo Yuhao remained… a mystery.
A man full of contradictions—unreadable, unreachable.
…
With another overwhelming victory, Huo Yuhao led everyone off the arena once more—with the steps of someone truly untouchable.
Time flew, and soon night arrived.
"The matchup for the elimination round is out," Wang Yan said solemnly.He had just returned from drawing lots at the Star Luo Imperial Palace and immediately gathered everyone.
"For our sixteen-to-eight match, our opponent will be an old rival: Douling Empire's top academy—Douling Royal Academy."
Hearing the name, Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen's expressions shifted slightly.
Ma Xiaotao frowned. "So early?"
Xiao Xiao asked curiously, "Are they that strong?"
Ma Xiaotao replied, "Top four in the previous tournament. What do you think? Definitely far stronger than that Zhengtian Academy you faced. Teacher Wang, how strong are they this year?"
"This year's Douling Royal Academy lineup has five Soul Kings and two Soul Sects. Very strong."
"And they're not rigid. Although they're a high-level soul master academy, they're also Douling Empire's best soul engineering academy."
"From observation, almost all their members carry soul tools—and they use them skillfully."
"At least two are true Soul Engineers. Combined with Soul King strength, their explosive power or defense can reach Soul Emperor level!"
Everyone's eyes immediately shifted to Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao didn't speak.He simply made an "OK" gesture.
Just like that—all the nervous tension in the room vanished instantly.
As long as Huo Yuhao was there—every hardship, every danger, every crisis…seemed meaningless.
Wang Yan felt his chest tighten.
From watching Huo Yuhao compete with six girls around him…to Ma Xiaotao suddenly becoming interested in him…
And now even Ling Luochen had fallen!
Damn it.
He was emotionally destroyed again!
…
To reclaim some dignity as a teacher, Wang Yan cleared his throat and continued:
"Alright, let me explain the rules for the elimination round."
"To make the matches more exciting, and to better showcase the teams' comprehensive strength, the format will be different from the previous stages."
"The elimination round will no longer be decided by draw like the round-robin matches."
"Each elimination match will span two days, consisting of a team battle and an individual elimination battle!"
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