20demayo Chapter 88 Gunpowder About to Explode
Chapter 88 Gunpowder About to Explode
Chapter 88 Gunpowder About to Explode
However, now is not the time to manufacture explosives. It is safer to manufacture such strategic materials in the undead demiplane.
Now, Huo Yuhao needs to digest the gains from this trip to the far north and prepare for the arena the day after tomorrow.
The two rare and precious herbs that were brought back from the Ice Emperor's lair on this trip to the far north are used to enhance mental strength and blood circulation, respectively.
Because of the existence of the Heavenly Tribulation of Soul Beasts, many Soul Beasts make a lot of preparations in advance to deal with the Heavenly Tribulation. For example, Ice Emperor spent a lot of time cultivating a rare and precious plant that was nearly 80,000 years old, using the flesh and blood obtained from hunting, specifically to improve blood and qi.
As for the name, perhaps it's because this plant resembles a demonic spirit master, as Shrek Academy doesn't have a record of it.
Although it wouldn't significantly boost the Ice Emperor's strength, the massive amount of energy and blood it provides can temporarily suppress the hidden injuries in his core when facing the Heavenly Tribulation, preventing him from being completely helpless against the 400,000-year Heavenly Tribulation.
Even if there's less than a 10% chance of surviving the Heavenly Tribulation, Hyotei wants to fight with a perfect record.
Now that the Ice Emperor no longer needs it, the 80,000-year-old plant was left to one of the Ice Emperor's clansmen. At the same time, another plant that the clansman had cultivated, which had just broken through the 10,000-year level, ended up in Huo Yuhao's pocket. He also gave away a 5,000-year-old snow lotus with a tendency towards spiritual attributes.
The snow lotus that Huo Yuhao chose to consume this time was used to purify his spiritual energy.
I plucked a petal and put it in my mouth. It was cool to the touch, but in a moment, under the catalysis of my soul power, it turned into a pure liquid and flowed into my stomach.
The cold stimulation made Huo Yuhao feel much more energetic and focused, as his mental energy, which had increased dramatically with each breakthrough, was constantly condensing, laying a solid foundation for breaking through to the next realm.
Two days later, the familiar Colosseum was back.
Unconvinced, Dai Huabin returned to Huo Yuhao and re-established the bet, attempting to prove his strength by taking on both of them at once.
Since someone offered their face to be slapped, Huo Yuhao naturally agreed happily. The speed at which he agreed made Dai Huabin suspect that Huo Yuhao might have some kind of trap waiting for him.
However, considering that Huo Yuhao's second soul skill was restricted, he could only use a mental shock at most, so he didn't take Huo Yuhao seriously.
Wang Dong took the lead and directly challenged the thousand-year-old soul beast, which immediately surprised the students. In particular, the three soul rings that appeared after he revealed the Goddess of Light Butterfly martial soul caused a series of exclamations.
"The Third Ring Road!" Dai Huabin and Huo Yuhao, these two sworn enemies, both narrowed their eyes.
"Damn it, no wonder that guy agreed so readily, he had a trump card up his sleeve. But I'll show you that there's a difference between different Third Ring Roads!"
Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, had a strange expression. In the original story, Wang Dong was able to break through to the third ring a few days before the news was reported because he had the power of Hao Dong to assist his cultivation, and with the strong support of the Haotian Sect.
Now that the so-called power of Haodong doesn't exist, Wang Dong is still able to reach the third ring at this point in time. Where did this strange corrective force come from?
In the arena, Wang Dong was cautiously probing the strength of the Bloodthirsty Demon Bear. Without Huo Yuhao's mental detection assistance, Wang Dong's actions were noticeably more cautious.
Finally finding an opportunity, he unleashed his only melee soul skill, Winged Guillotine, to strike the Bloodthirsty Demon Bear, but only managed to create intense sparks. The Bloodthirsty Demon Bear shook its body, its yellowish-brown fur seemingly unharmed.
"It's really tough... Do I really have to do what Huo Yuhao said?" Seeing that his first soul skill was ineffective, Wang Dong was also very frustrated and could only keep dodging and looking for an opportunity to kill him with one blow.
At this point, the problem with her soul skill combination became apparent. Faced with the Bloodthirsty Demon Bear's high defense, Wang Dong's first soul skill, though strong, was insufficient to break through its defense. Furthermore, because she had to dodge the bear's claws, she couldn't launch multiple consecutive slashes at one spot.
Although the second soul skill is more powerful and can cause considerable internal injuries to the Bloodthirsty Demon Bear, it is still difficult to determine a winner, and the consumption is also considerable. If used multiple times, it is very likely that one's soul power will be exhausted first, and then one will be slapped to death by the heavily injured Bloodthirsty Demon Bear.
When faced with the Bloodthirsty Demon Bear's attacks, they mostly dodge and look for an opportunity to strike.
This Wang Dong's timing for attacks is clearly not as perfect as it was during the freshman assessment...
Seeing Wang Dong's performance, Du Weilun frowned and glanced heavily at Huo Yuhao in the first class.
It seems... they underestimated Huo Yuhao. His role in the team is definitely more than just commanding and using mental attacks.
I misjudged it!
Unfortunately, by this time Huo Yuhao was already a core disciple of the Soul Guidance Department, and it was too late for him to back out.
However, through his cooperation with Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong's grasp of timing has improved to a new level, since Huo Yuhao can't always monitor their battlefield and make judgments.
Much of the time they relied on the information provided by mental detection to make judgments. Although they no longer had the vision of mental detection, Wang Dong still found the aftershock of the Bloodthirsty Demon Bear releasing the seismic wave, circled around from behind and charged up the Butterfly God Slash.
He even hastily released the Light Slash after only charging up less than seventy-odd Light Slashes.
Just as it sensed the terrifying aura behind it, the Bloodthirsty Demon Bear felt a tightness in its anus before it could even turn around.
"Damn it!" Du Weilun originally wanted to speak up to stop Wang Dong from making a move, but he didn't expect that Wang Dong would release his soul skill hastily without fully charging up his power, and he missed the best time to give a warning.
Half of the light sphere from the Butterfly God Slash was embedded in the ground and then exploded. Wang Dong hurriedly used his remaining soul power to flap his butterfly wings to avoid it, leaving only the Bloodthirsty Demon Bear, whose lower body was blasted apart, howling in pain on the ground.
Du Weilun, his face cold, began announcing Wang Dong's results: "Wang Dong, facing the highest-level thousand-year soul beast assessment, with a base score of one hundred, successfully severely injured the thousand-year-old Bloodthirsty Demon Bear, rendering it unable to fight, thus earning all base points. His agile dodging and decisive strike during the battle, while not perfectly showcasing a power-attack style, demonstrated excellent timing in releasing soul skills, earning him forty points in combat skills, for a total score of 140. He passes the upgrade assessment!"
"Good grief, I had prepared a backup plan, but it seems I won't need it now."
Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong with some surprise. He didn't expect Wang Dong's performance to be so much better than in the original story. Moreover, Wang Dong's dodging skills showed the shadow of Huo Yuhao's clumsy imitation of ancient martial arts from his previous life. It seems that he has learned a lot from others.
As Du Weilun's voice rang out, Dai Huabin felt a chill run through his limbs.
Because of Huo Yuhao's actions two days ago, the school has banned him from using his second soul skill. At the same time, regardless of his performance, Huo Yuhao will receive a guaranteed 30 points for advancement, which adds up to 170 points, exceeding the score on the exam.
Doesn't that mean the game is over before it even starts?
"Dai Huabin, Class 1, Freshmen!"
"I choose the one-thousand-year one."
Dai Huabin walked into the Soul Arena with an icy expression, like a suicide soldier going to his death.
The thousand-year-old wind tiger in the fighting cage trembled slightly at Dai Huabin's icy expression.
The fight between the two tigers, which should have been a close contest, inexplicably turned into a one-sided affair due to Dai Huabin's imposing presence.
Dai Huabin completely abandoned defense, trading injury for life, and despite Du Weilun's attempts to stop him, he tore the Thousand-Year Wind Tiger apart alive.
The tearing was so bloody and mangled, it was as if Dai Huabin was tearing apart Huo Yuhao's flesh instead of the Thousand-Year Wind Tiger's flesh, causing Huo Yuhao, who was watching the show from the side, to shudder inexplicably.
In a very bad mood, Dai Huabin had no interest in ignoring Du Weilun's questions. He simply walked towards Huo Yuhao, covered in blood, knelt down, and kowtowed three times.
"This time, I've completely offended Dai Huabin."
Watching Dai Huabin's retreating figure, Huo Yuhao shook his head with some regret.
The conflict between Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin didn't really need to escalate to this point, and Huo Yuhao doesn't like to push someone into a corner.
But... who can blame me when this body has a blood feud with Dai Huabin for killing his mother?
Huo Yuhao knew that even if he didn't like it, there were some things he had to do, regardless of personal feelings.
(End of this chapter)