Douluo: The True Eye

After a night's rest, the members of the reserve team had mostly recovered their condition. Today was also the last day to register for the Pan-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament. Enjoying a rare day of leisure, the members of the reserve team went out in groups to wander around Star Luo City.

The members of the main team, however, were still recuperating from their injuries and remained behind closed doors. Huo Yuhao stayed alone in the hotel room assigned to him, declining everyone's invitations to go out.

Although the reserve team would be the main fighting force in the early stages of this Pan-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament,

Huo Yuhao, ostensibly only a Soul Master with two soul rings,

would generally not be arranged by Bei Bei to participate in either individual or two-person battles, except in team battles where everyone was needed.

Moreover, compared to the original story where he was overly flamboyant, showing off his ten-year soul ring everywhere to provoke and slap faces, the current Huo Yuhao was quite low-key.

He usually didn't reveal his strength. Aside from his somewhat impressive hidden weapons, only his second soul skill, a single-target mental control, was worth Bei Bei including in his tactical plans.

Therefore, it was foreseeable that Huo Yuhao would likely have a rather leisurely time at this Pan-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

To prepare for the Spirit Gold that would appear at the upcoming auction, Huo Yuhao needed to seize the time to make some other preparations in advance.

In Huo Yuhao's sea of consciousness, in front of Huo Yuhao's mental body, a soul power circuit based on Mental Devouring was being constructed.

However, compared to the original Mental Devouring, the structure of this soul power circuit was closer to Mental Suggestion, and also added a large number of concealment-type runes and arrays.

Compared to soul ring skills, the advantage of soul power circuits was that, in addition to the necessary soul power fluctuations and mental power fluctuations, there were almost no obvious external manifestations, such as soul rings lighting up.

Moreover, Mental Suggestion itself was a mental-type soul skill that subtly influenced others, making it difficult for others to perceive. Therefore, what Huo Yuhao needed to do now was to add some concealment-type runes to it to make it even harder to detect.

Because the current Spirit Gold was still in the state of the Soul-Devouring Vicious Blade, its notorious reputation was well-known. If Huo Yuhao rashly bid for it, it would definitely attract the attention of Wang Yan, the teacher leading the team.

Huo Yuhao's position in Shrek Academy was not as high as in the original story, so it would be somewhat troublesome to explain it without a suitable reason.

However, if he had Mental Suggestion, he could at least avoid most of the trouble.

Because other than Wang Dong, who had Tang San's methods left in his sea of consciousness, with the help of Tianmeng Iceworm, no one else in Shrek Academy, even Ma Xiaotao, who had the highest cultivation, could avoid the influence of Mental Suggestion.

The auction itself would feature a large number of soul tools. Under Tang San's influence, Wang Dong was unlikely to participate, which gave Huo Yuhao room to maneuver.

Moreover, what Huo Yuhao had to do was not too difficult. He only needed to briefly influence the perception of the Shrek group, causing them to overlook a short period of memory when the Soul-Devouring Vicious Blade appeared.

After patching up the soul power circuit, a brand-new soul power circuit skill was born. Unlike Mental Devouring, the soul skill constructed in this soul power circuit needed at least ten minutes of continuous influence to take effect.

With a blink of an eye, it was already late at night. Although the soul skill and runes used in this adjustment of the soul power circuit were all products that had been completely analyzed by Huo Yuhao,

the complexity of the construct meant that it still took a long time. Feeling the hunger in his stomach, Huo Yuhao immediately had the hotel send over a meal.

Unbeknownst to him, due to Tianmeng Iceworm's diligent cultivation, Huo Yuhao's cultivation had once again made a breakthrough.

From level twenty-four when he obtained his second soul ring, he had reached the current level of twenty-six, close to twenty-seven.

Although he was not far from level twenty-five after obtaining his soul ring, only about a month and a half had passed since Huo Yuhao obtained his second soul ring.

The medicinal power of the magic medicine in Huo Yuhao's body was almost completely absorbed. When Huo Yuhao's physique reached the Soul Ancestor level, his soul power cultivation speed would usher in a small explosion through a body capable of carrying higher-intensity soul power.

It was foreseeable that after the Pan-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, Huo Yuhao could prepare to break through to Soul Venerable and hunt for his third soul ring. When that time came, he would have to prepare for his soul ring selection in advance.

Tonight, Huo Yuhao had a rare good night's sleep. After all, tomorrow was the official opening of the Pan-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, although Huo Yuhao wouldn't have much to do.

The next morning, as the first ray of sunlight shone into Star Luo City, the atmosphere in this capital of the Star Luo Empire was particularly solemn.

A large number of vendors and shops in the outer city of Star Luo City closed their doors to guests, and a large number of soldiers wore ornate ceremonial armor, sealing off the streets in Star Luo City.

In particular, the street from the Star Emperor Hotel to Star Luo Square was completely under martial law. All civilians and tourists were isolated, and only participating team members from major advanced soul master academies were allowed to pass from the Star Emperor Hotel.

Behind Star Luo Square was the inner city of Star Luo City, which was also the true imperial city area. It was also the best viewing location for this Pan-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament.

The competition stage was one hundred meters long and wide, surrounded by one hundred and eight defensive soul tools resembling metal pillars.

After the competition started, these defensive soul tools would form a whole to carry out linkage defense through the urging of one hundred and eight corresponding soul masters, thereby forming a protective shield to block the overflow of internal soul skills and avoid causing harm to the spectators outside the field.

However, compared to its internal defensive power, the external defensive ability of this set of soul tools was not very ideal.

Moreover, due to the vast area covered and the technological blockade imposed by the Sun Moon Empire, these one hundred and eight defensive soul tools, despite their seemingly large number, only offer mediocre effectiveness.

After casually scanning them twice with his Eye of Reality, Huo Yuhao ceased paying attention to these soul tools. The core arrays used in these soul tools were mostly commonplace.

Only the interconnected soul tool core array was somewhat interesting, but that was it. These one hundred and eight defensive soul tools were completely standardized, each with an identical structure.

Furthermore, due to their crudeness, Huo Yuhao could even directly exert reverse influence and control over them using his own spiritual power, preemptively cracking them and secretly siphoning their soul power for his own use.

Out of importance for this competition, everyone had arrived early in the morning to take their places.

The task of drawing lots, arranging participation, and determining the order of matches was handled by the teachers leading each academy.

As the sun rose high in the sky, warm sunlight洒漫大地.

On the imperial city's wall, the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire, along with his Empress and civil and military officials, had all arrived, symbolizing the official commencement of this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition.

With a series of commands issued, the Star Luo Empire methodically arranged for the orderly entry of spectators, while the various academies had already entered the vicinity of the battlefield to await.

After all the spectators had entered and the participating contestants were ready in their respective preparatory areas, the sun was already high in the sky.

"Silence!" A massive voice reverberated throughout the arena, laced with concealed spiritual pressure.

Accompanying this, all the officers maintaining order in the arena simultaneously stood at attention, raising their spears high. With a synchronized movement, the originally clamorous Star Luo Square instantly quieted down.

"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!" Still the same massive voice. At this moment, a large number of civilians knelt to the ground in salute, while soldiers, depending on their rank, knelt on one knee. The students and teachers of the participating academies bowed in respect.

"Rise, my subjects." From atop the imperial city wall, the voice of the Star Luo Empire's Emperor was amplified and broadcasted by a sound-amplifying soul tool.

Behind the Emperor were his Empress and civil and military officials, and one step behind the Emperor and Empress of the Star Luo Empire was Duke White Tiger, Dai Hao.

However, compared to when he was seen in the military camp, this Duke White Tiger's eyes seemed to carry a few traces of blood, and his expression was quite weary, appearing somewhat travel-worn.

The Emperor of the Star Luo Empire wore a smile, but whether this smile was due to the competition or something else was unknown.

"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition is the most important event in our soul master world. This year, it is our honor to host the competition in the Star Luo Empire. I am very pleased to welcome all the academy representatives who have come from afar, led by Shrek Academy."

"I hope that in the upcoming month of competition, you will showcase your talent!"

The representatives of the one hundred and thirty-three academies responded in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Following this, the Star Luo Emperor did not say much more, as several hours had already passed since the students from the various academies entered the arena.

"Very well, I now announce that the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition officially begins!"

After the cannons roared, the Star Luo Emperor retreated slightly, leading the civil and military officials to the viewing seats prepared on the imperial city wall to take their respective places.

"According to the competition rules of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, the first round will be a knockout stage."

"This year's competition has attracted a total of one hundred and thirty-three advanced soul master and soul tool master academies. After drawing lots, except for one academy receiving a bye, there will be a total of sixty-six matches."

"Contestants who lose in the first knockout round will directly conclude their journey in this competition."

"Now, the first match is about to begin. The competing teams are the representatives of the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy from the Douling Empire, and the representatives of the number one academy on the continent, Shrek Academy, which has won all the competition championships for nearly a thousand years!"

Because of Shrek's reputation accumulated over ten thousand years and its fame as a millennium champion, the arena immediately erupted after the host's announcement.

Under these circumstances, everyone in the reserve team except Huo Yuhao felt a heavy pressure weighing on their hearts, and their faces turned pale.

Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, remained as composed as usual. After all, as far as he was concerned, what glory or victory meant nothing to him. He came here to obtain the Gold of Life.

His main purpose was to record the soul skills of various soul masters and the composition of the soul guiding core arrays within the soul tools through the Eye of Reality, thereby enriching his own reserves. As for winning or losing, he did not care.

"Shrek! Shrek! Shrek!" Amidst the audience's enthusiastic shouts, the members of both academies began to prepare to enter the arena.

Wang Yan, seeing the somewhat stiff reserve team members, squeezed out a smile and said: "Everyone, don't be afraid. This is the glory that belongs to our Shrek Academy, and it is also the glory that will soon belong to you."

"Don't be nervous, don't panic. Your opponents will be ten times, a hundred times more nervous and panicked than you, because their opponents are us, are us, Shrek Academy!"

Despite saying this, it could be seen from the slightly stiff expression on Wang Yan's face that, experiencing such a large-scale arena for the first time, he was definitely not as relaxed as he claimed.

However, everyone except Huo Yuhao had no time to judge. They only felt that Wang Yan's words seemed to have given them a shot in the arm.

After everyone's mood calmed down a bit, they were still apprehensive in their hearts, but their pale faces regained their rosiness.

At this time, the competition host began to announce the entry of the participating members from both sides.

"First, let us invite the members of the Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy to enter the arena."

Immediately afterward, a team with faltering steps, pale faces, and even trembling legs entered the arena.

Seeing this scene, everyone in Shrek Academy breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Shrek Academy's reputation was too great, and their opponent, this Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, was just a wild chicken academy.

In past competitions, they were always among the first to be eliminated, belonging to the teams that accompanied the prince in his studies.

Such a team, facing Shrek Academy, would not be able to exert extra combat power. Under the deterrence of Shrek Academy's immense reputation, they would be timid before the battle, and would probably lose seven or eight points of their already limited strength.