Chapter 464: Reactions from the Crowd
The audience erupted into cheers, their faces filled with excitement as they celebrated Huo Yuhao's victory.
"Huo Yuhao, well done! That's exactly how you deal with these evil soul masters!"
"I knew Huo Yuhao would win! As expected of the strongest young soul master his strength is simply overwhelming! With such talent at such a young age, he's destined to become an Ultimate Douluo in the future!"
As the captain of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy team, Huo Yuhao's crushing defeat of Lu Genggeng made every citizen of the Sun Moon Empire see hope hope that their team would defeat the Holy Spirit Sect and claim the championship once again.
If the Sun Moon team successfully defended their title, they would make history. Even in the long annals of the Sun Moon Empire, winning consecutive championships was an unparalleled achievement.
Future generations of Sun Moon citizens would surely remember this moment.
Most of the audience were from the Sun Moon Empire, and they desperately wanted their national team to retain the championship because their victory would bring glory to the entire empire.
Even the spectators from Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, and Dou Ling Empires found themselves cheering for Huo Yuhao, eager to see him defeat the Holy Spirit Sect and claim victory.
Although they weren't fans of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, they despised the evil soul masters even more.
This was perfectly natural after all, the majority of Douluo Continent's inhabitants loathed evil soul masters.
Their methods were too cruel, their actions completely devoid of morality.
They would do anything to grow stronger, committing unspeakable atrocities.
Most of the continent's bloodiest, most horrific massacres had been caused by evil soul masters.
To the people of Douluo, evil soul masters were the lowest of the low, universally hated across all nations.
Zhongli Wu's Shock
Seated in the VIP area, Zhongli Wu, dressed in his signature black robe, was visibly stunned.
He still couldn't believe it Lu Genggeng had been defeated without even landing a single attack on Huo Yuhao.
By his estimation, Lu Genggeng wasn't as strong as Huo Yuhao, but he shouldn't have been utterly crushed.
The last time a Holy Spirit Sect contestant was completely dominated like this was when they faced Wang Dong.
Back then, Wang Dong's performance had seemed normal at first but as the match went on, she became increasingly arrogant, acting as if she was invincible and looking down on all evil soul masters.
And yet, despite this attitude, her strength skyrocketed inexplicably.
Not a single Holy Spirit Sect contestant had been able to resist her overwhelming power.
At that time, Zhongli Wu had actually taken an interest in Wang Dong.
"This is exactly the kind of talent the Holy Spirit Sect needs!"
If it weren't for Kong Deming secretly watching over the match not to mention the presence of Shrek Academy's powerful figures Zhongli Wu would have personally tried to recruit Wang Dong into the Holy Spirit Sect.
"Could it be that Huo Yuhao is just like Wang Dong?"
"Defeating every opponent with absolute dominance?"
"Impossible!"
Zhongli Wu carefully observed Huo Yuhao's expression.
Unlike Wang Dong's arrogance, Huo Yuhao looked completely calm utterly composed.
Realizing this, Zhongli Wu immediately decided to send in a much stronger fighter.
He sent a mental transmission to the Holy Spirit Sect's waiting area:
"Next up, send Yan Feng. Without my direct order, the Saintess is not allowed to enter the match."
Yan Feng was a Soul Sage, a personal disciple of Zhongli Wu, and the strongest member of the Holy Spirit Sect's team.
With immense talent, Yan Feng had received extensive resources from the Holy Spirit Sect.
At such a young age, he had already reached the Soul Sage level, and Zhongli Wu took great pride in this accomplishment.
However, compared to the Blue Silver Saintess, Yan Feng's talent was inferior.
To protect the future of the Holy Spirit Sect, Zhongli Wu refused to let the Saintess risk facing Huo Yuhao so early.
Instead, it was Yan Feng's turn to step up.
"Once Yan Feng enters the battlefield, everything will turn in our favor!"
As for surrendering?
That was never an option.
Surrendering was not in the Holy Spirit Sect's best interests.
Zhongli Wu had grand ambitions he wanted to become the Imperial Grandmaster of the Sun Moon Empire, turning the Holy Spirit Sect into the Empire's official state religion.
If the Holy Spirit Sect's team surrendered, their already horrible reputation would become even worse.
That was something he could never allow.
Xiao Hongchen's Shock
"That's it? He won already?"
Xiao Hongchen stood up instinctively, his face full of disbelief.
"Every time I think I've already overestimated Yuhao, he proves me wrong and surprises me yet again… This isn't something an ordinary Soul Sage can achieve!"
His eyes locked onto the battlefield Huo Yuhao stood tall, his opponent completely frozen in ice.
Xiao Hongchen had fought to the best of his ability, yet Lu Genggeng had still defeated him.
But Huo Yuhao?
With just the cold aura from releasing his martial soul, he had completely neutralized the wraiths and immobilized Lu Genggeng.
There was no struggle.
No prolonged fight.
Just overwhelming dominance.
The gap between their abilities had become so vast it was almost unbelievable.
Xiao Hongchen had thought that he was catching up to Huo Yuhao
But in reality, the gap between them had only grown wider.
For someone as proud as Xiao Hongchen, this was a huge blow.
Yet, instead of feeling defeated, he felt a renewed sense of determination.
He still wanted to chase after Huo Yuhao, to use him as a target to surpass.
Xu Tianran & Jing Hongchen's Admiration
From his VIP seat, Xu Tianran observed Huo Yuhao's victory with genuine praise.
"Huo Yuhao's strength is truly astonishing. Among all the young talents I've ever seen, he is undoubtedly the best."
He turned to Jing Hongchen and said,
"Even you, Master Hongchen, were not this powerful at his age, were you?"
Jing Hongchen nodded in agreement, sighing in admiration.
"Your Highness, when I was Yuhao's age, I was far weaker than him."
"Even Elder Kong, when he was Huo Yuhao's age, wasn't this strong."
"The heavens are blessing our empire Yuhao is destined to become a great powerhouse who will bring tremendous glory to the Sun Moon Empire!"
Xu Tianran smiled.
"If the Sun Moon team wins the championship, I will ensure they are properly rewarded. They have brought great honor to our empire especially Huo Yuhao, our undisputed number one genius!"
Yan Feng Takes the Stage
The Holy Spirit Sect's next fighter, Yan Feng, stepped onto the battlefield.
He was of average build, but his entire body radiated a chilling, sinister aura.
Anyone who locked eyes with him would instinctively feel like they were staring into the gaze of a venomous snake.
Zheng Zhan's voice echoed across the arena.
"Both contestants, step back and prepare for the next match."
Huo Yuhao and Yan Feng moved to their positions, awaiting the referee's signal to begin the fight.
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