The lower grade students gathered around saw Huo Yuhao step onto the stage and discussed, "That senior brother is going to duel too, shouldn't we try going up?"
"Better not, that senior brother seems to have reached the level of a Soul Ancestor."
"I want to give it a shot; even if I'm defeated, there's no shame!"
Some eager lower grade students were just about to step forward when they suddenly felt a cold breath behind them, causing them to involuntarily shrink back...
The newcomer was Qian Yu, slowly walking over, whose chilling aura palpably quickened the heartbeats of the surrounding lower grade students...
"What... what a powerful aura!"
"This power... how terrifying."
"That senior brother seems to be going on the stage too, let's just watch the battle properly!"
Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, and Wang Dong, who were closely watching Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi fight, also felt the icy sensation behind them...
All of them turned their heads instinctively and their gaze settled steadily on Qian Yu in his black long robe...
Tang Ya exclaimed as she looked at Qian Yu's aloof face, "This guy... so handsome! But how come I've never seen him before?"
Jiang Nannan frowned slightly, "This terrifying aura, could he be one of those guys from the Inner Court?"
Wang Dong pointed at the fourth year badge hanging on Qian Yu's waist, "Probably not, look, he has an Outer Court badge!"
Having said that, he scrutinized Qian Yu's face carefully, feeling an inexplicable familiarity with this man exuding an aura of coldness...
Qian Yu's gaze naturally took in the three of them but decisively chose to ignore them and walked towards the stage where Huo Yuhao was...
Tang Ya blinked and stared at Qian Yu, "It looks like he's going to challenge Yuhao, this is going to be interesting!"
Jiang Nannan covered her forehead, "Tang Ya, you really are an optimist. That man in black just now is probably not simple!"
Wang Dong spoke with a grave expression, "Very strong, terrifyingly strong! I'm afraid Yuhao has met his match!"
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Qian Yu's gaze turned towards the Outer Court teacher in the center of the stage and coldly spat out two words, "Challenge!"
He then handed over ten golden soul coins, and after doing this, he slowly stepped onto the other side of the stage...
Huo Yuhao surveyed the black-robed Qian Yu, thinking to himself, "This man is filled with a terrifying coldness! Even my heart is trembling!"
The voice of the Icy Jade Emperor Scorpion in his mind said, "Little Yuhao, this guy's strength is somewhat strange!"
The Skydream Ice Silkworm also spoke up, "Ice is right, this guy's aura is very odd. If you can't beat him, surrender to save your life!"
The Outer Court teacher announced, "Please prepare for the fight, both sides!"
Huo Yuhao's gaze cautiously fixed on Qian Yu, continuously bracing himself!
And Qian Yu, was looking at Huo Yuhao with his dark pupils...
The Outer Court teacher announced, "Begin the fight!"
The moment the words fell, Huo Yuhao immediately released his Spiritual Eyes Martial Soul...
His strong spiritual power tightly locked on Qian Yu, who stood motionless...
The next moment, Qian Yu's figure vanished instantly, bursting forth at a frightening speed like a ghostly shadow charging towards Huo Yuhao...
Huo Yuhao's pupils constricted, exclaiming in shock, "What? What kind of speed is this!"
Even with his Spiritual Eyes foreseeing, he could only see the afterimage of the man in front of him!
He instinctively extended his arms to block in front of his face...
Qian Yu, who appeared before him in a flash, threw a punch towards his arms...
"Bang!" Huo Yuhao was sent flying backwards for over a dozen meters...
Wang Dong watching from below exclaimed with concern, "Yuhao!"
Tang Ya stared, saying, "This guy in black, is he really a freshman? That speed, I'm afraid even Titled Douluo might not reach it, right?"
Jiang Nannan, observing the battleground, made a rational assessment, "The eyes can't even follow! If not for Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Eyes, he wouldn't have had time to react at all!"
Huo Yuhao, flung back over a dozen meters, steadied himself, feeling as if his arms were nearly dislocated!
After regaining his senses, four soul rings slowly appeared beneath his feet...
White, yellow, yellow, purple—these soul rings were naturally simulated by his soul skills!
Immediately, the first soul ring lit up...
Huo Yuhao's pupils emitted a deep purple glow...
His observational and analytical abilities greatly improved...
A flicker of surprise passed through Qian Yu's icy gaze; Huo Yuhao had actually withstood his punch!
Though he had only used ten percent of his pure strength.
He then threw another punch...
Huo Yuhao looked at the approaching Qian Yu, his eyes sharpening, "I see it!"
The next moment, he tilted his head, dodging the punch, and immediately counterattacked with a punch of his own...
But when he landed the punch on Qian Yu's body, Huo Yuhao's pupils dilated; his fist felt as though it had smashed into steel...
Qian Yu looked at the shock in Huo Yuhao's eyes and said indifferently, "Is that all the strength you have?"
The next second, he grabbed Huo Yuhao's neck with one hand...
Then he punched him in the abdomen...
Huo Yuhao felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, his throat turned sweet, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood! "Puh!"
Seeing this, Qian Yu calmly threw him aside, holding his neck...
Huo Yuhao, crashing to the ground, quickly covered his mouth that kept gushing fresh blood...
His gaze was fixed on Qian Yu ahead, calling out in his mind, "So strong! Brother Tianmeng!"
The Skydream Ice Silkworm in his mind replied gravely, "Hmm! The situation is critical; it's fine to use it now! It's bound to be exposed sooner or later!"
Huo Yuhao, covering his abdomen, got up and called out, "Skydream Domain!"
The next moment, he felt an immense spiritual force ripple out from his body, and everything around him became clearly under Huo Yuhao's control...
Within the domain, everything seemed to blur, with Qian Yu's vision reduced to merely two or three meters...
The outer court students spectating could only see a silvery-white barrier obstructing their view...
The aura emanating from Huo Yuhao in front suddenly began to wildly fluctuate, releasing the terrifying presence of a Titled Douluo...
Qian Yu looked on calmly at all this, "Is this... a Domain?"
He immediately said coldly, "At this level... Break!!"
An intimidating pressure burst forth from his body, colliding with the Skydream Domain around them...
Just that pressure alone caused the Skydream Domain Huo Yuhao had deployed to crack and fragment...
Immediately following was the unmistakable sound of shattering...
Seeing the Skydream Domain breaking, Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth and the fourth soul ring at his feet suddenly lit up...
Fourth Soul Skill, Spiritual Disturbing!
Two streaks of white light burst out of his deep blue eyes, charging towards Qian Yu ahead...
The latter's gaze sharpened as the approaching white beams seemed to be blocked by an even more terrifying spiritual force, which then devoured them...
Looking back at Huo Yuhao, he again spat out a mouthful of fresh blood...
The backlash left him feeling dizzy and his body shook uncontrollably!
Qian Yu, seeing Huo Yuhao now incapacitated, his dark eyes emitting a black glow, said coldly, "It's over!"
And in Huo Yuhao's mind, the Skydream Ice Silkworm and Ice Emperor urgently said,
"Yuhao, run!! This guy wants to kill you!"
"Yuhao!! Wake up!!"
But no matter how they shouted, Huo Yuhao remained unable to control himself in a dizzy state!
Qian Yu, with immense killing intent, charged towards the opposite Huo Yuhao...
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