The Power of Perfect Mirror — One Against Two
"Impossible! It's absolutely impossible for such a powerful soul skill to exist!"
Ye Wuqing's face was filled with disbelief as he activated his spirit rings in rapid succession.
Golden Leaf Blade, Leaf Array, and several other spirit skills were unleashed one after another.
Yet what shocked everyone was that the "Ye Wuqing" opposite him replicated every single move perfectly.
The same Golden Leaf.
The same spirit rings configuration.
The same soul skills.
And the power of those replicated spirit skills was not inferior in the slightest.
This was Huo Yuhao's spirit fusion skill—Perfect Mirror.
By combining the abilities of Simulation and Mirror Clone from his Spiritual Eye martial spirit, he could construct a combat projection nearly identical to his opponent.
Ever since gaining enlightenment from the million-year soul beast Tianmeng Iceworm, Yuhao had begun researching the application of this fusion technique.
After continuous refinement and experimentation, he finally mastered its true potential.
Of course, Perfect Mirror was not omnipotent.
Otherwise, if Yuhao could simply copy someone like Di Tian, wouldn't he be invincible?
Through careful study, Yuhao discovered its limitations.
He could only replicate opponents whose combined spiritual power and soul power were inferior to his own.
In terms of soul power level, this meant that below the Seven-Ring Soul Saint realm, as long as the opponent was not a spiritual-attribute expert or someone with extraordinary mental strength, he could successfully copy them.
However, there was another constraint—
The clone's soul power consumption was drawn from Yuhao himself.
And at present, the Mirror Clone only possessed roughly half of Yuhao's total soul power reserves.
In other words, Perfect Mirror was not truly "perfect."
For example, if Yuhao copied a Six-Ring Soul Emperor, the mirrored spirit skills would indeed possess the same offensive might as the original.
But the soul power expenditure would also be identical.
With only half his own soul power allocated to the clone, Yuhao could not sustain many such releases before exhaustion.
A genuine Soul Emperor would never encounter such a limitation.
Therefore, Perfect Mirror was currently only capable of briefly contending against a Soul Emperor-level opponent.
Even so—
It was unquestionably a divine-level technique.
Moreover, as Yuhao's cultivation improved and the age of his Simulation and Mirror Clone spirit rings increased, this shortcoming would gradually diminish.
In the future, Perfect Mirror might truly rival the effect of possessing a second martial spirit.
On the competition stage, Ye Wuqing had already fallen into deep self-doubt.
After multiple exchanges, he realized that the mirrored "him" could release spirit skills identical in both form and power.
Facing Huo Yuhao alone was already an uphill battle.
Now he had to fight a flawless replica of himself as well.
How could he possibly win?
"I… concede."
Ye Wuqing raised his right hand, his expression filled with loneliness.
Yuhao was not surprised.
Anyone confronted with such a situation would likely have collapsed mentally much earlier.
That Ye Wuqing had persisted this long already demonstrated extraordinary willpower.
What Ye Wuqing did not know was that after several rounds of high-intensity exchanges, the Mirror Clone had already nearly exhausted its allocated soul power.
At this point, aside from launching basic mental interference akin to Soul Shock, it could no longer unleash high-consumption spirit skills.
But that no longer mattered.
Ye Wuqing had surrendered.
And even if he had managed to defeat his mirror image, the true Huo Yuhao still stood behind it.
With Ye Wuqing's defeat, Zhengtian Academy's fate was sealed.
Still, they did not immediately concede the entire match.
Yu Mengdi and Tang Xiaolei stepped forward to continue the individual battles.
However, the disparity in strength was undeniable.
Neither of the two Soul Kings managed to inflict any meaningful damage upon Yuhao.
In the end, both were defeated cleanly.
Because Noumenon Academy had already won the seven-person team battle the previous day, they only needed three victories in individual combat to secure advancement.
When Yuhao knocked Yu Mengdi unconscious with a decisive strike, Noumenon Academy officially advanced.
In the days that followed, the knockout rounds progressed steadily.
However, during the quarterfinal match—eight to four—Yuhao chose not to appear.
Instead, Wei Na took the lead.
Their opponent was Di'ao Academy from the Tianhun Empire.
Any team capable of reaching the top eight was formidable, and Di'ao Academy proved worthy of its reputation.
Without Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing on the field, Noumenon Academy was once pushed into a disadvantage.
In the team battle, it was only through the explosive performance of Long Aotian and Bai Ting—combined with the assistance of soul tools—that they narrowly secured victory.
During the individual round, Zhenyue displayed the full might of a Soul Emperor.
He even activated the power of his Second Awakening, forcefully completing a one-versus-three sweep and ensuring Noumenon Academy's advancement.
Through these intense battles, the Noumenon disciples gained deeper appreciation for the power of soul tools.
As body martial soul masters, they discovered remarkable compatibility between themselves and soul engineering equipment.
That very night, Deputy Sect Leader Jin Peng personally attended the Xingluo City auction and purchased nearly all soul tools above Class Three.
As for Yuhao, although he did not compete, he carefully observed other teams while continuing his cultivation.
Among them was Team Shrek from Shrek Academy.
And he soon noticed—
Wang Dong was no longer among their members.
Yuhao investigated quietly.
It turned out that shortly after their previous conversation regarding "Puppet on Strings," Wang Dong had left Xingluo City entirely.
His whereabouts were unknown.
But Yuhao had a vague guess.
The Haotian Sect.
This development slightly exceeded his expectations.
Yet it also stirred excitement in his heart.
Regardless of whether the consequences would prove beneficial or disastrous—
He, the butterfly who had crossed through time, had finally altered the course of history ever so slightly.
Soon, several more days passed.
Noumenon Academy now faced their semifinal opponent.
This time, Yuhao would personally lead the team.
Because their opponent was even stronger than Di'ao Academy.
And between the two academies, there was long-standing tension.
The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
"I hope you all enjoy this battle," Jin Peng said solemnly. "Your opponent is the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. This will allow you to truly experience the peak of soul engineering."
Concerned that the Sun Moon team might target Yuhao, Jin Peng personally led the delegation.
Zhenyue, Long Aotian, and the others nodded seriously.
In the past, as proud Noumenon Sect geniuses, they had disdained soul tools.
But after Yuhao's guidance—and their recent combat experiences—they had gradually changed their perspective.
Thus, when facing the continent's strongest soul engineering academy, they did not show contempt.
Instead, they approached the battle with focus and determination.
Of course—
Their confidence in victory remained firm.
At the same time, within the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's camp, tension simmered.
Every member was filled with fighting spirit.
And in a shadowed corner, one young man's eyes flickered with resentment.
Xiao Hongchen clenched his fists tightly.
"Huo Yuhao…"
"I will make you pay."
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