A few breaths later, the destructive energy beam finally began to dissipate.
The first thing to be revealed was a tattered corner of a blue robe. Then, Huo Yuhao reappeared before everyone's eyes. His robes were shredded, and he was covered in bloodstains.
However, in the next moment, his entire body began to glow with a crystalline luster, like precious jade radiating light. The entirety of Shrek Academy fell into a deathly silence, followed by an immediate uproar.
"This…" Elder Xuan revealed a look of astonishment.
Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao's gazes fell upon his bare upper body.
Seeing not a single wound, they finally relaxed.
Only then realizing their behavior was improper, a faint blush quietly rose on their cheeks.
Within the academy,
Bei Bei and the others stood dumbfounded.
"He took twelve Level 8 soul cannons head-on—Yuhao's gotten stronger again?!"
"Yuhao… could he actually be a Spirit Beast in human form?!"
Wang Dong recalled how she had earlier declared she would challenge Huo Yuhao. Her handsome face flushed bright red, filled with embarrassment and frustration.
In the sky, Jing Hongchen remained outwardly composed, yet inside, stormy waves surged.
This child is truly only twelve years old?!
How can such a monster exist in this world?!
Huo Yuhao lifted his eyes.
"The Hall Master of Illustrious Virtue Hall's soul tools truly live up to their reputation."
"Then, Hall Master, please receive one move from me as well."
The instant his words fell—
"Roar!"
A roar shook the heavens.
The phantom of the Titan Snow Demon King manifested behind him.
Huo Yuhao extended his right hand—
then clenched it tightly.
The chill of Ultimate Ice swept forth in a howling surge; heaven and earth changed color.
In the blink of an eye—
dark clouds blotted out the sun, violent winds rose, and snowflakes poured down from the sky.
Driven by Spirit Power, the blizzard raged wildly, enveloping the entire Shrek Academy in a frozen domain.
"What the Ancient Golden Tree elevated was the level of my life essence…"
Huo Yuhao stood at the center of the storm, clothes and hair whipping in the wind.
"Thus, it was not only my body and Spirit Eyes that were sublimated—my Titan Snow Demon King Martial Soul has also transformed."
"The current Ultimate Ice may be more accurately called—Ultimate Ice and Snow."
Under countless stunned gazes—
a blizzard tornado stretching from earth to sky took shape.
Huo Yuhao stood in the eye of the storm.
Behind him, the phantom of the Titan Snow Demon King, originally over thirty meters tall, began to expand wildly.
Sixty meters.
Ninety meters.
One hundred and fifty meters.
Finally—
A colossal three-hundred-meter frost giant ape stood proudly behind the storm vortex, roaring toward the heavens, its voice shaking the firmament.
"The ruler of the Extreme North… the Titan Snow Demon King!"
Elder Xuan, Zhang Lexuan, and all the knowledgeable powerhouses present stared at the beastly figure that resembled a god of ice and snow, their faces filled with disbelief and shock.
In this world, because the Ice Empress and Snow Empress had been bound away—
it was as if they had never existed.
Yet the Spirit Beasts of the Extreme North still had to maintain balance with the oceans and forests.
Thus, the Titan Snow Demon King became the imperial ferocious beast ruling the Extreme North.
Even Jing Hongchen was forced half a step back by the ancient, savage aura pressing down upon him.
His heart trembled.
Why would the imperial ferocious beast of the Extreme North become the Martial Soul of a mere youth?!
"First Spirit Ability—Titan Frostfall Fist."
Huo Yuhao's voice pierced through the blizzard, each word falling like icy spikes, sharp and biting.
Within the storm vortex spanning heaven and earth—
two blood-red Spirit Rings suddenly expanded, enveloping a thousand-meter radius!
He raised his palm.
The endless wind and snow responded to his summons, converging wildly before him, forming a colossal arm of ice and snow like a mountain.
At the same time—
the Titan Snow Demon King behind him mirrored the motion, lifting its palm and locking onto Jing Hongchen thousands of meters away.
Huo Yuhao threw a punch.
Wind and snow howled and roared with the momentum of his strike.
The power of his perfected Ultimate Body fused completely with the icy desolation might of the Titan Snow Demon King.
The force of a single punch—
shook the heavens!
On Shrek's side, aside from Elder Xuan standing firm as a mountain, all other powerhouses were forced backward by the overwhelming pressure.
Within Elder Xuan's heart, waves surged violently.
"Yuhao's talent is even above that of the first-generation ancestor, Tang San! If he is willing to join the academy, it is highly likely we will see another God!"
Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan gazed at the upright young figure standing amid the wind and snow, brilliance flickering in their beautiful eyes.
It was not that they had fallen for him in that instant—
but as peerless talents themselves, they truly felt at this moment…
what it meant to be astonishingly gifted,
and what it meant to be forever out of reach.
...
Jing Hongchen had originally felt that using a defensive soul tool against a twelve-year-old junior would be a self-insult to his status. But the moment that giant fist, carrying frost and destruction, arrived with a roar, he caught a scent of danger.
In the spark of a second, his thoughts turned rapidly. Beneath his mysterious black robes, a circular metal piece engraved with complex patterns suddenly lit up, rippling with a soft glow.
A curved pale-gold barrier instantly unfolded before him.
Upon the barrier, the patterns were as delicate as a painted scroll of mortal life.
If one observed with a pupil technique, one would see within it reflections of the myriad states of the human world.
And at this moment—
the frost giant fist slammed heavily into the barrier.
BOOM!!!
It was as if the heavens themselves had split apart!
A visible shockwave exploded from the point where the fist and barrier collided, spreading outward in a ring.
The raging blizzard that filled the sky was instantly swept clean.
Elder Xuan's expression turned solemn.
Just as he was about to intervene—
a dragon's roar echoed across the clouds first,
gently dispersing the destructive aftershock.
Buzz—
Buzz—
The frost giant fist pressed against the golden barrier.
Violent ripples spread rapidly across the barrier's surface, emitting a strained hum as if on the verge of collapse.
Finally—
the frost giant fist dissolved into endless wind and snow.
And the golden barrier bore only a few spiderweb-like cracks.
"Haa…" Jing Hongchen let out a long breath, the gravity on his face deepening.
At this moment—
he thought of Elder Ma, whom he had punished before.
The Spirit Master Tournament had merely been a stage for juniors to display their strength—
yet such a figure had appeared.
The Sun Moon Team's defeat had been entirely justified.
"A fine Hongchen's Blessing." Huo Yuhao's voice pierced through the lingering turbulence of energy, and there was even a trace of satisfaction in his tone.
Jing Hongchen clenched his hand within his sleeve.
He had now completely regarded the youth before him as an opponent of equal standing.
Frowning slightly, he asked:
"How do you know the name of this soul tool of mine?"
"Hongchen's Blessing" was his strongest defensive soul tool, and one of the few trump cards he rarely revealed.
Under normal conditions, it could dissolve ninety percent of a Super Douluo's physical attacks. Once struck, it would generate an absolute shield lasting fifteen breaths, with defensive power reaching three times his own cultivation level.
"Huo Yuhao, your strength surprises me."
Jing Hongchen spoke slowly:
"But if this is your limit, then today you are certain to lose."
He no longer held anything back.
His dark robe fluttered without wind as blazing light surged from the inscriptions upon it, rapidly condensing and taking form before him—
until finally—
it transformed into a long sword of demonic purple, entwined with destructive lightning.
At the hilt was a dragon's head, its eyes blazing with thunderlight, soul-shaking in intensity.
The instant this sword appeared—
storm clouds churned violently above Jing Hongchen's head.
Streak after streak of purple heavenly lightning was drawn down, all pouring into the blade.
Its aura climbed higher and higher, nearly tearing apart the void itself.
This was the Level 9 soul tool—the Purple Brilliance Heavenly Dragon Sword.
Soul engineers excelled at long-range combat.
But at this moment, with "Hongchen's Blessing" protecting him and the "Purple Brilliance Heavenly Dragon Sword" in hand, Jing Hongchen no longer feared close combat.
Soul tool lights flashed one after another around him. The boosters behind him erupted with blazing white airwaves.
Using that thrust—
his figure became a streak of purple lightning tearing through the sky, rushing straight toward Huo Yuhao.
Sonic booms rolled like continuous thunder,
leaving behind a glaring white scar across the heavens.
Yet Huo Yuhao remained standing in place.
Gazing at the rapidly approaching sword of destruction—
a crack quietly opened at his brow.
At the same time—
within his original pair of eyes,
the profound violet hue unique to the "Purple Demon Eye" began to ripple outward.
Purple and gold intertwined within his three pupils,
ultimately merging into a resplendent divine radiance—
as if containing the supreme mystery of dominion over life and death itself.
...
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