NOVEL WEB Chapter 225: Don't Worry, They'll Throw the Match
The final action plan, whether the Star Luo side was satisfied or not, Huo Yuhao didn't know, but for him and Gu Yuena, the outcome was quite good.
Because of Huo Yuhao's suggestion, the two of them were also included in the personnel participating in the encirclement plan, rather than being left behind in Star Luo.
This way, it would be more convenient for them to search for the Dragon Valley, without worrying about suddenly disappearing for a period of time and causing others to worry.
With their previous victory over a Red-level mecha master as a testament, the Amorous Douluo and the Soul Suppressing Douluo didn't object to Huo Yuhao joining the encirclement plan and directly approved it.
In their eyes, even though Huo Yuhao was still young, he was already a combatant comparable to a Super Douluo, and he would definitely be a great asset on the battlefield.
The Star Luo side naturally had no objections either.
However, Gu Yuena's inclusion did spark some controversy. After all, her apparent strength was still at the Soul King level, and although her talent was astonishing, facing the powerful evil soul masters posed too great a risk.
"Although Nana is a Soul King, she's already a Two-Word Battle Armor Master, and her spiritual power has also broken through to the Spirit Abyss Realm," Huo Yuhao explained, knowing the concerns of the Amorous Douluo and the others. "With the enhancement of the Two-Word Battle Armor and the Spirit Abyss Realm spiritual power, she's no weaker than a Soul Douluo. She can even hold her own against a Title Douluo."
Of course, this was assuming the opponent didn't have battle armor.
But such "paper" strength was already sufficient to participate in this operation.
The Amorous Douluo remained silent, not voicing his opinion, and instead turned to look at the Soul Suppressing Douluo.
The two were juniors from the Spirit Pagoda, so it was up to him to decide.
The Soul Suppressing Douluo's gaze lingered on Gu Yuena for a moment. As a Limit Douluo, he faintly sensed an indescribable mystique about this silver-haired girl, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Two-Word Battle Armor…" He nodded slightly. "As long as she doesn't face those Super Douluo, she should indeed be able to protect herself. Since both of you are so confident, I won't stop you. However, the evil soul masters are cunning and unpredictable. You must not be careless… Both of you need to be careful."
Having grown to this level, it was time to let go a little.
Flowers in a greenhouse can't withstand storms.
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The Continental Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition was one of the most important events on Star Luo Continent, with a dating history back to ancient times on the Douluo Continent.
The main purpose of this event was also very simple: to unearth hidden talents.
As the Douluo Continent gradually moves towards federalization, the influence of this event gradually weakens and eventually fades from people's sight. However, Star Luo Continent inherited this long-standing event and continued to carry it forward.
The main formats include one-on-one, two-on-two, seven-on-seven challenge matches, as well as mecha challenge matches.
Of course, this event, which served as "bait," had nothing to do with Huo Yuhao. He was about to deal with the evil soul masters and couldn't afford to focus on the competition here.
As for the match against Star Luo… naturally, it fell to Xiao Yan, Xie Xie, Wu Lin, and the others.
"What? Yuhao and Nana, you're not participating in the competition?"
The next day, in the Star Luo Hotel, Xiao Yan looked at Huo Yuhao with concern. "But the Star Luo competition is for those under twenty. If you and Sister Nana don't participate, we might not be able to win in the end. We might embarrass the Federation."
The Star Luo Soul Master Competition required participants to be under twenty years old and at least Two-Ring Soul Masters.
Their cultivation levels were quite good for their age, all having reached Four-Ring Soul Ancestors or above.
But among the Soul Masters under twenty on Star Luo, there were definitely Soul Kings, even Soul Emperors and Battle Armor Masters.
Such age and cultivation gaps weren't so easily bridged.
Besides them, the students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Shrek Academy, who were also planning to discuss tactics with Huo Yuhao, exchanged glances.
Huo Yuhao was undoubtedly the leading figure of their Douluo Federation's younger generation, and their confidence.
It was exactly because of him that the Douluo Federation hadn't sent senior students, as he alone could suppress all the younger generation of Star Luo.
But now that Huo Yuhao wasn't participating, they felt a lack of confidence.
Xie Xie scratched his head and couldn't help but said, "Boss, how about you still join? If Star Luo has a genius comparable to Senior Ji Wufeng, we really can't handle it."
Le Zhengyuu also nodded in agreement. "Yeah, Brother Yuhao. Star Luo Federation has deep roots. Who knows what trump cards they might be hiding."
When they were on opposing sides with Huo Yuhao before, they hadn't felt this way. Now that they were companions, the sense of security was overwhelming.
It seemed that as long as he was there, they feared no challenge.
Huo Yuhao smiled. "Even if I wanted to participate, Star Luo wouldn't approve my application."
Hearing this, everyone recalls the scene of Huo Yuhao defeating the Red-level mecha master and didn't know how to persuade him further.
That's right. Even if Huo Yuhao wanted to participate, Star Luo probably wouldn't allow it.
The story of Huo Yuhao defeating the Red-level mecha master had already spread throughout Star Luo's streets and alleys.
If Huo Yuhao joined now, it wouldn't be a competition, it would be a massacre.
If he participates, eight out of ten competitors will likely withdraw on the same day.
What's there to fight? Do you want to face a "Super Douluo" one-on-one? Or do you want to be "ganged up on" by a Super Douluo-level powerhouse?
Go home and sleep. Don't compete with monsters.
Xie Xie could only look at Gu Yuena with hope. "Then, Sister Nana, you…"
"I'm not going! What are you all afraid of? If they bully you for being young, you can use your battle armor."
Gu Yuena rolled her eyes charmingly and teased, "You guys haven't forgotten that you've already completed your battle armor, have you? Yuhao previously restricted you from using it because it was made by him and Wu Lin, and you had too little involvement in its creation. Using it against peers without battle armor would be unfair, and he was afraid it would foster bad habits."
"But if you encounter Battle Armor Masters or those who bully the weak, he didn't impose any restrictions."
Seeing the surprise from Xie Xie and the others, Huo Yuhao smiled, looked and nodded.
Do you guys think you're the same little rookies from the original story?
Although you took shortcuts with the help of him and Wu Lin, you're all One-Word Battle Armor Masters now. Why fear this kind of competition?
Don't worry, just put on your battle armor and charge ahead.
If you really can't win… well, it's not a big deal.
This competition is different from the original story. In the original, Star Luo's Monster Academy always wanted to step on Shrek Academy to rise, but this time they came at Star Luo's request. The competition itself is just "bait."
As long as they don't break face, Star Luo won't make things difficult for them. Even if the Federation loses, the commentators will say things like "a glorious defeat" or "a close match."
Especially when facing people from their Spirit Pagoda, the competing Soul Masters might even throw matches or go easy for various reasons…
And after getting Huo Yuhao's permission to use their battle armor, Xie Xie's expression gradually turned smug.
These past few days have been too good!
'Before, I debated with a bunch of scholars, and tomorrow I can show off with my battle armor in the competition. Life is great!'