Douluo: The Glory of the Absolute Angel

Chapter 96: Medusa's Gaze VS The Golden Path, Sea God Pavilion Meeting (Part 1)



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Shrek Academy, Outer Academy Battle Soul Area.

All core disciples under the age of fifteen gathered here, with a total of twenty-six from the Battle Soul Department. Thirteen of them were second-year students: Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Xie Huanyue, the Lan Sisters, Huang Chutian, Cao Jinxuan, and Zhou Sichen. It was evident that the talent of this batch of students would stand out even in the thousand-year history of Shrek Academy.

But standing at the forefront of the Battle Soul Department, exuding the most formidable presence, were the three fifth-year Soul Masters: Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, and Jiang Nan Nan.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Standing distinctly apart from the twenty-six Battle Soul students was the tall and dark- skinned He Caitou, the sole representative of the Soul Engineering Department and the only official Soul Master Tutor in the arena.

Twenty-seven core disciples from the two departments were vying for seven spots, and a palpable tension filled the air as everyone became each other's competitors. Ning Tian and Wu Feng stood among the crowd, flanked by Xie Huanyue, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Huang Chutian. The six of them, who had all been defeated by Huo Yuhao in the Freshman Challenge, had temporarily formed a Losers' Alliance.

In the distance, a wobbly, elderly figure slowly entered the Battle Soul Arena. Most of his face was obscured by disheveled hair, but his distinctive image-holding a chicken leg in his left hand and a wine gourd in his right-perfectly identified him as Elder Xuan, the Taotie Douluo.

Elder Xuan's steps were unsteady, and the students couldn't help but wonder if he would trip and fall flat on his face at any moment.

He scanned the core disciples and said with a blurry voice, "Little Wang, are everyone here?" Wang Yan, who had taken over the management of the second-year class after Zhou Yi was transferred to the Soul Engineering Department, stepped forward and respectfully bowed. "Elder Xuan, there are twenty-six Battle Soul students and one Soul Engineering student, all twenty-seven core disciples are present and ready to start the assessment."

"Good."

Elder Xuan took a bite of his chicken leg and mumbled, "Listen carefully, you little brats. The core disciple assessment is a group Free-for-All. You can attack freely within the Battle Soul Arena, with no rules. Fight however you want, but there's one requirement: use your maximum combat strength. Don't worry about the consequences; I guarantee your safety!

If you surrender or are rescued by me, you're out. The last seven standing will be the winners of this group Free-for-All and will be assigned a special mission in the near future. I'll announce the start of the competition, and please have the teachers of each class leave the arena first."

"Free-for-All... Good, good, good!"

Dai Huabin's eyes gleamed with fierce determination as he openly stared at Huo Yuhao. In just one week since the start of the second year, the situation had drastically changed. Huo Yuhao had awakened his second Battle Soul, the Ice Green Scorpion, and brutally defeated the Millennium Flame Lion King during his upgrade assessment. From being an unremarkable and overlooked talent, he had transformed into Shrek Academy's rising star. The Dean of the Battle Soul Department, Yan Shaozhe, personally spoke with him, and it was said that Huo Yuhao was deeply grateful when he left the Dean's office.

The key point was that Dai Huabin had bet on the upgrade assessment scores with Huo Yuhao, and the loser had to kowtow and shout, "I was wrong." Huo Yuhao had secured a perfect score with his Ultimate Ice, while Dai Huabin had narrowly lost. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Dai Huabin had to fulfill the bet, and in a fit of rage, he had hired assassins from the White Tiger Duke's Manor to ambush Huo Yuhao on the way to the core disciples' treasure viewing, but the attempt failed again.

If it weren't for the fact that the Star Luo White Tiger lineage was the descendant of the Seven Monsters' leader, Dai Mubai, and that countless White Tigers had won the Soul Master Competition and completed dangerous missions for Shrek Academy over the centuries, Dai Huabin would have been expelled already.

Now, Dai Huabin found himself with a legitimate opportunity to fight to the death, and his adrenaline was surging, clearly excited to the extreme!

The Ice Green Scorpion, though an Ultimate Ice, had only one Soul Ring. The White Tiger was a top-tier Battle Soul with strengths in close combat and physical prowess, and Dai Huabin's thirty-seventh-level Soul Power far surpassed Huo Yuhao's twenty-third-level Soul Power. In a one-on-one fight, Dai Huabin was confident he would win!

Meanwhile, the Official Shrek Seven Monsters quietly hid behind a pillar, one after another, peering out to watch the spectacle.

Before the competition, Qian Duoduo had borrowed the Thousand Charm Beauty for research, so Ling Bai used an eighth-level Soul Engineering aura barrier to conceal their presence.

Yao Haoxuan whispered, "Xiao Tao is betting on Xu San Shi, Yao Heng is betting on Dai Huabin, Ling Bai is betting on Ning Tian, Ling Luochen is betting on Jiang Nan Nan, Xi Xi is betting on Zhu Lu, Gongyang Mo is betting on He Caitou, and I'm betting on Bei Bei. Let's all honor our bets, and the losers must not interfere in the final round, just watch the winners show off!"

"Fine, fine, let's honor our bets." The others said impatiently.

Yao Haoxuan smiled in satisfaction, then suddenly remembered something and said with a strange expression, "Speaking of which, Gongyang Mo, you're a pure traitor to the Battle Soul Department, betting on a Soul Engineering student!"

"Just kidding, I, Gongyang Mo, am a loyalist of the Battle Soul Department!"

Gongyang Mo firmly denied being a traitor and explained, "Think about it, we, the official Seven Monsters, don't have a single Soul Master Tutor. If the next reserve team also doesn't have a spot for a Soul Master Tutor, the Soul Engineering Department will explode, and Deans Xian and Qian will have a falling out!

I heard Qian Fufu mention He Caitou, whose talent in Soul Engineering far surpasses his. He has already broken through to the Soul Master level and become a fourth-level Soul Master Tutor. Considering human nature, interests, and strength, He Caitou is bound to be selected

for the reserve team."

After speaking, Gongyang Mo licked his lips, feeling incredibly clever, but after waiting for a long time, he still didn't receive the epiphanies and thumbs-up from the others.

Dai Yao Heng scratched his head, puzzled, and asked, "I get the logic, but why are you licking

your lips so creepily?"

"What are you talking about, you pervert!"

Gongyang Mo's cheeks turned red, and his delicate face had a somewhat alluring quality. He whispered, "Cai Tou has such dark skin and a strong build, he must be very powerful!"

Oh, my, a guy!

The three straight guys felt a chill and quickly retreated behind the girls, eyeing Gongyang Mo warily as he pinched his fingers in a delicate manner.

"Stop messing around, He Caitou still has to win the Free-for-All. After all, the winners of the Free-for-All joining the reserve team is an unwritten rule of the academy."

Ma Xiaotao stifled a laugh and pulled Ling Bai, who for the first time in over a year showed a deep-seated fear of someone.

"Pfft, the academy previously stipulated that the official Seven Monsters must include a Soul Master Tutor. Whether this unwritten rule of the Free-for-All holds any weight is up to the Sea God Pavilion elders." Yao Haoxuan grinned, "Anyway, I bet on Bei Bei, the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus, the strongest offensive Soul Master in the Outer Academy!"

Upon hearing this, Ling Bai was slightly surprised. Shrek Academy truly had talent, and this was a spot-on observation!

In the Battle Soul Arena, after hearing the Free-for-All rules for the twenty-seven-person melee, some core disciples began to stir. Could second-year students really be on par with fifth-year students? This was clearly unfair!

Elder Xuan didn't give them a chance to protest. He raised his wine gourd and shouted, "The

competition begins!"

"Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao!"

As soon as the competition started, Huo Yuhao immediately joined forces with his two partners. No one in the arena had the power to single-handedly dominate everyone, so forming small teams was the best strategy.

The three fifth-year Soul Masters had the same idea. Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, and Jiang Nan Nan stood back-to-back. The Outer Academy's twin stars, Bei Bei and Xu San Shi, finally revealed their close friendship, and although Jiang Nan Nan seemed to want to kick Xu San Shi, she knew he was reliable in critical moments and would sacrifice himself to protect her. There were twenty-six Battle Soul students in total. Besides the three Soul Masters and thirteen second-year students, the remaining ten were third- and fourth-year Soul Exalted students, who also formed two teams.

"Susu, Luolu, come help us!" Ning Tian called out to the Lan Sisters.

"Sure, Tian!"

Ning Tian had always been well-liked, and the Lan Sisters, being simple and easily swayed, joined the team without hesitation.

"Senior Brother, you're a fourth-level Soul Master Tutor. With you, we'll have exactly seven

people!"

Huo Yuhao loudly reminded Bei Bei, who immediately understood. With four Soul Masters and three second-year students, the new generation of the Shrek Seven Monsters was taking

shape.

"San Shi, Nan Nan, let's go! Prioritize the Soul Exalted!"

The Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus soul attached to Bei Bei, turning his arms into dragon-like forms. Four Soul Rings, recognized as the perfect combination in the Soul Master world, rose from his body, and he charged toward the Soul Exalted team like an arrow from a bow.

"I'll take the damage, you hide behind me!"

Xu San Shi raised his Profound Turtle Shell Shield, assuming a heroic stance as if ready to face

any danger for Jiang Nan Nan.

"Get lost!"

Jiang Nan Nan replied with a friendly "get lost," and her body, now transformed by the Soft Bone Rabbit soul, became more slender. A pair of white rabbit ears sprouted from her head,

and she stepped on the Profound Turtle Shell Shield to launch herself into the air,

coordinating with Bei Bei to attack the Soul Exalted.

"Class President, take me with you!"

Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen suddenly realized they were on their own and desperately cried

out to Huo Yuhao for help.

However, a metallic clanging sound followed, and He Caitou immediately deployed the Soul Engineering Cannon Platform tactic, armed with a variety of guns and cannons. He unleashed a barrage of fire on the Losers' Alliance, and the first soul cannon shells from a distance

landed right on their faces!

In the next second, Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen tragically appeared next to Elder Xuan, each

receiving a chicken leg as a punishment.

"Eliminated at the start, you idiots!" Hearing Elder Xuan's angry scolding, the two wanted to cry but couldn't. A fourth-level Soul Master Tutor's firepower was overwhelming; how could mere Great Soul Masters survive? Subsequently, the Losers' Alliance demonstrated the correct approach. The Seven Treasures Crystal Tower's force, speed, and attack enhancements entered the bodies of the Lan Sisters and Xie Huanyue, and the soul fusion skill Heavenly Net blocked the sky, with loud explosions echoing continuously. The net remained strong, and the few stray cannon shells that penetrated it were intercepted by Xie Huanyue's high defense as a Pachyderm Elephant.

"Phew..."

He Caitou exhaled a breath, the spirit-boosting cigar in his mouth half-consumed. The Soul Engineering Cannon Platform was the most soul power-consuming tactic for a Soul Master Tutor, and after one round of concentrated fire, his soul power had decreased by a third, and

the results were not satisfactory.

The key targets, Ning Tian, Dai Huabin, and Xie Huanyue, were unharmed. As a fellow Soul Engineering student, Ning Tian was also one of He Caitou's targets, but they needed to form a team of seven, so Ning Tian had to be included.

"Seven Treasures, the first is: Force! The second is: Speed! The third is: Attack!"

This time, Ning Tian chose to enhance the ten senior Soul Exalted students. Huo Yuhao had

already activated his mental detection sharing, and Bei Bei, Xu San Shi, and Jiang Nan Nan were pushing the Soul Exalted back. If they didn't help them, the three Soul Masters would finish off the Soul Exalted and then come for them!

The Three Apertures Control Heart gave Ning Tian exquisite control, and the ten beams of light each had their own function. Offensive soul masters received attack enhancements, defensive soul masters received force enhancements, and agile soul masters received speed enhancements. With a 40% high-level enhancement, the ten Soul Exalted felt like they had divine assistance, and they united to besiege the three Soul Masters.

"Xie Huanyue, protect Ning Tian, Heavenly Net intercepts the soul engineering, everyone

else, don't just stand there, settle your scores and take your revenge!"

Wu Feng called out to Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Huang Chutian to attack, with a common target: Huo Yuhao!

The colorful light from the Seven Treasures Crystal Tower entered their bodies, and their momentum surged. The four of them pounced on Huo Yuhao like fierce tigers descending from the mountains.

"First soul skill, Cauldron's Quake!"

"First soul skill, Wing Scissors!"

Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao naturally couldn't stand by and watch. The Three-Life Soul Suppressing Cauldron and Goddess Butterfly moved to block the four attackers.

With the enhancement of the world's top support soul, the Seven Treasures Crystal Tower, and facing four attackers, their efforts seemed futile and ridiculous. Huang Chutian, the Titan Ape, firmly grabbed the Three-Life Soul Suppressing Cauldron, while the Goddess Butterfly's Wing Scissors fell into Dai Huabin's tiger claws.

Wu Feng and Zhu Lu broke through the blockade and charged straight at Huo Yuhao. The humiliation and resentment in their hearts were no less than those of Ning Tian and Dai Huabin. These were their secret crushes and future husbands, and they couldn't possibly let

their loved ones be humiliated!

Huo Yuhao didn't panic in the face of the two women's fierce attack. He was no longer the

worthless Huo Yuhao that everyone could step on; he was now a dual-soul, ultimate soul, and

an unparalleled genius!

Soul switch, Ice Green Scorpion!

Countless diamond ice crystals covered his arms, and the Ice Green Scorpion tattoo on his

back seemed to come to life. A white soul ring pulsated around his body, and the red dragon's

red claws and the dark cat's black claws approached in an instant. The white soul ring glowed brightly, and the temperature around him plummeted as the Ultimate Ice domain descended, making it feel like they were in a land of eternal ice and snow!

The Ice Green Scorpion's first soul skill, Ultimate Ice Domain! Because the Ice Empress had rejected the god-making plan, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm could

only find a ten-thousand-year-old Ice Green Scorpion for Huo Yuhao. It took two days of careful selection to find a ten-thousand-year-old Ice Green Scorpion with royal blood, which was the highest soul ring Huo Yuhao could absorb with the help of the Tianmeng Ice

Silkworm.

The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm used its mental power to create an ice silkworm lure, luring the ten-thousand-year-old Ice Green Scorpion away from its clan, and then used its vast mental power to incapacitate the Ice Green Scorpion. Huo Yuhao then dealt the final blow and successfully killed it.

The royal bloodline Ice Green Scorpion came with a natural Ultimate Ice Domain. It was said

that the Ice Empress's Ultimate Ice Domain had evolved into the Eternal Freeze Domain, capable of instantly freezing thousands of miles. The power of the Ice Green Scorpion's natural domain was evident, which was why the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had insisted on

choosing a royal bloodline!

(End of Chapter)

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