There were four people attacking Huo Yuhao's group previously, with the two leaders being high-level Soul Elders.
One of them had long hair all orange-red in color, and after activating his Martial Soul possession, his body grew to twice its original size. His Martial Soul turned out to be a lion, the king of beasts. His massive palms flew up and down, fighting against Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.
The other one, a strong attack-type Battle Soul Elder, wielded a spear. The spear moved like a snake flicking its tongue, leaving countless afterimages as it aimed for Huo Yuhao.
It was evident that the two of them had a close relationship and had cooperated many times before. Their attacks were perfectly synchronized, one following the other. However, they didn't anticipate that He Caitou's target wasn't Beibei and the others, but Huo Yuhao in front of them.
Relative to He Caitou's position, these four stood closer to Huo Yuhao. When the impact of the third-level fixed soul cannonball explosion hit them, they were immediately taken out of the field by Elder Xuan, eliminated from the match.
Even Huo Yuhao miscalculated this time. He only sensed a faint hostility from He Caitou, but never imagined he would go so far as to use a fixed soul cannonball.
Soul tools are categorized into many types, mainly close-range soul tools, long-range soul tools, combat auxiliary soul tools, and those for daily life.
Long-range soul tools, in particular, are activated by infusing soul power, launching long-range attacks. The more powerful the long-range soul tool, the more soul power it requires. Therefore, the higher the Soul Master's level, the higher grade of long-range soul tools they can use.
However, fixed soul tools are different. They don't require much soul power infusion, resembling modern rocket launchers in structure. The soul launcher, a thick metal tube, merely serves to launch and detonate.
Creating fixed soul tools is the most difficult, requiring meticulous material selection and manufacturing methods.
Fixed soul tools need to be engraved with the most complex magic arrays during their creation and activated with soul power. They have the greatest power and longest range but also consume the most resources.
Moreover, they have a drawback: unlike long-range soul tools that can lock onto targets through soul power infusion, they require the user to aim manually.
Because they require manual aiming and no automatic targeting, all the difficulty and precious materials in fixed soul tools are concentrated in their terrifying power.
Although this was just a third-level fixed soul cannonball, even a Soul King-level expert might not be able to withstand its power directly.
Even though Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection predicted the cannonball's trajectory, the speed of the cannonball was so fast that they almost couldn't react.
"The nation's heavy weapon, the cauldron's shock!"
Three large cauldrons beside Xiao Xiao simultaneously emitted dark light, crashing towards the center, and the two spirit rings attached to Xiao Xiao's Threelives Soulcrush Cauldron lit up at the same time.
The three cauldrons combined, emitting a loud roar, and a giant cauldron twice the size of any of the previous ones appeared in the air. Strange runes faintly appeared on this giant cauldron, and an indescribable majesty burst out with that roar.
Under the double soul skill overlay, Xiao Xiao's Threelives Soulcrush Cauldron actually blocked the third-level fixed soul cannonball for a second. But it was only a second, as the black light quickly tore through the cauldron's defense, heading towards Huo Yuhao again with unstoppable power.
"Wu Feng, don't!"
Amid Ning Tian's exclamation from behind, Huo Yuhao suddenly saw a mature and tall figure standing in front of him. It was Wu Feng who had activated the Dragon's Fury soul skill.
Red dragon flames enveloped the third-level soul cannonball with full force, but they were as ineffective as trying to stop a car with an arm. The power of the soul cannonball merely touched Wu Feng's body, making him tremble and spit blood.
White light flickered, and Wu Feng was instantly taken out by Elder Xuan's soul power. Huo Yuhao stood there dazed, his deep blue eyes tinged with red.
"Xu He, you've crossed the line!"
In the midst of the loud explosion caused by the third-level fixed soul cannonball and the tense atmosphere in the field, none of the surrounding people, including Elder Xuan, who was observing the match, heard what Huo Yuhao said clearly.
But He Caitou was extremely sensitive to the name "Xu He," his face instantly changing and looking at Huo Yuhao in terror.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao's eyes emitted colorful flames over a foot long, his left palm glowing with dazzling ice-blue light, and his right palm burning with fierce ice-white flames.
No one noticed that Huo Yuhao was not using soul skills but the magic knowledge taught by Electrolux. Through mastering magic, Huo Yuhao had a profound understanding of the ice and fire elements.
Combining the power of the Flame God's Eye and the Ice God Martial Soul, merging them with spiritual power to form the devouring force of ice and fire!
Self-Soul Fusion Skill, Ice Fire Destruction!
Terrifying ice-cold air swept across the entire Soul Fighting Arena. Besides Ning Tian, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao around Huo Yuhao, everyone else became his target.
The freezing cold air enveloped the third-level fixed soul cannonball, instantly covering it with a layer of ice, causing it to fall from the sky. Huo Yuhao twisted his body and kicked it towards He Caitou.
At the same time, scorching white flames erupted, enveloping the entire battle platform again. Those who were frozen or slowed down by the cold air were instantly engulfed by the flames.
"Boom!"
The third-level fixed soul cannonball exploded under the burning white flames, its terrifying power sweeping through He Caitou, who had turned into a soul launcher, and several students standing beside him.
As white light flickered, Elder Xuan was about to save these people from the Soul Fighting Platform.
However, to everyone's surprise, Huo Yuhao, using the Mysterious Heavy Ruler to clear the way, forcibly cut a path through the explosion's power.
Despite being hit by the shockwave and spitting blood, Huo Yuhao ignored it and, using his footwork, stormed towards He Caitou.
Octane Blast!
Twisting his body and swinging his right elbow, Huo Yuhao's strike shattered several soul tools on He Caitou, hitting his broad chest directly. At this moment, the white soul power shield released by Elder Xuan hadn't reached them yet.
"Crack crack crack"
The crisp sound of bones breaking echoed as Huo Yuhao's furious strike broke seven or eight of He Caitou's ribs. He also mercilessly used internal force, causing serious damage to He Caitou's internal organs.
Spraying blood, with some internal organ fragments, He Caitou was taken away from the Soul Fighting Platform. At the same time, the final wave of Huo Yuhao's self-soul fusion skill attack burst out.
The freezing air and scorching flames merged, creating a terrifying explosion through their interaction.
The soul power explosion's light engulfed the entire Soul Fighting Platform, and Elder Xuan, cursing under his breath, struggled to save the students affected by Huo Yuhao's fusion skill.
When the smoke cleared, besides Huo Yuhao and the three companions he protected with his soul power, only Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan remained.
Elder Xuan descended from the sky, looking at the mess and the furious Huo Yuhao holding his chest, nodding in bewilderment.
"Selection match, over!"