Chapter 43: Victory

"Senior Meng, let's catch up to them." Huo Yuhao's voice once again echoed in Meng Hongchen's mind. Meng Hongchen nodded, activating her flight type soul tool once more, carrying Huo Yuhao as they pursued Ma Rulong and Chen Fei. Meanwhile, Xiao Hongchen also saw Li Yan being eliminated. At the same time, Huo Yuhao's voice rang in his head: "Senior Xiao, your counterattack opportunity has arrived. Let's attack together!" Hearing this, a smile gradually appeared on Xiao Hongchen's face. Just moments ago, he had been completely suppressed by Ma Rulong's team, forced to flee under their relentless firepower. For someone as proud as Xiao Hongchen, this was an unbearable humiliation. So now, hearing that it was finally time to strike back, he was ecstatic. Immediately, the 128 soul cannons on his body erupted once more, unleashing a barrage of explosions. Meanwhile, Ma Rulong and Chen Fei dodged while trying to launch their own attacks. Above them, Meng Hongchen had already positioned herself in midair, activating her fifth soul skill Icefire Venom Dragon Drill. A large blue vortex formed around her, its center glowing with an intense red light. Boom! The blue vortex descended upon Ma Rulong and Chen Fei, both of whom were already slightly poisoned. When they sensed the incoming attack, they immediately activated their defensive soul tools. Two soul shields materialized, surrounding them. But in the next instant, the icy vortex shattered their defensive barriers the attack had been enhanced by Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice and was far more powerful than usual. One had to remember soul masters with Ultimate Attributes could fight above their level. And under Huo Yuhao's augmentation, Meng Hongchen's ice abilities had temporarily reached the level of Ultimate Ice. This meant that Ma Rulong and Chen Fei were facing a Soul King with Ultimate Ice abilities! "Impossible! How is Meng Hongchen's fifth soul skill this powerful?! She's only a rank 51 Soul King!" Ma Rulong's face was filled with shock. This completely exceeded his expectations. He had no time to activate his Invincible Barrier, as that required soul power infusion and time. His triggered defensive soul tool activated immediately, forming a new barrier to resist the icy vortex but cracks quickly spread across it. Just as he was about to activate his Invincible Barrier, a barrage of soul cannon fire came from behind him. A sharp whistling sound filled the air. His soul shield shattered once again. "Boss Ma!" Chen Fei shouted in horror. BOOM! Explosions filled the air as the blue vortex crashed down. At that critical moment, Jing Hongchen appeared in front of Ma Rulong and Chen Fei, summoning a powerful soul shield to block the incoming attacks. A moment later, he turned to the competitors and declared the results. "That's enough. Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Huo Yuhao you three have won!" Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao deactivated his Simulation skill and descended with Meng Hongchen from midair. Xiao Hongchen was momentarily stunned. Wait, why is Huo Yuhao clinging to Meng Hongchen's back? It was just a sparring match, did they really need to stick so close together? Huo Yuhao, what exactly are you trying to do to my sister?! He was confused and was about to say something, but then he heard Jing Hongchen coughing loudly. Turning toward him, Xiao Hongchen noticed that his grandfather was giving him a look. Instantly, Xiao Hongchen understood. His grandfather wanted to set up Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen?! At that moment, Huo Yuhao dismounted from Meng Hongchen's back. "Thank you for the help, Senior Meng." "It's nothing. We supported each other," Meng Hongchen replied, smiling. "Honestly, you helped me a lot. That pure ice sensation was incredible. Ultimate Ice truly lives up to its name!" "Ultimate Ice?" Ma Rulong, standing nearby, was shocked. "Meng Hongchen, what do you mean? Are you saying Huo Yuhao has an Ultimate Ice Martial Soul?!" "Of course." Meng Hongchen nodded. "Impressive, right?" Ma Rulong's expression became complicated as he stared at Huo Yuhao. With a serious tone, he spoke: "Your talent far exceeds my expectations. I was wrong about you, and I apologize! You definitely deserve to be on the reserve team. If we were the same level, I'd have no chance against you in a one on one fight!" "You're too kind, Senior Ma," Huo Yuhao said with a slight smile. "No, you're being too humble. With your talent, once you grow stronger, you'll be the strongest in the Sun Moon Empire! The future belongs to you!" Ma Rulong declared. Meanwhile, Xiao Hongchen felt like he had been struck by lightning. His gaze locked onto Meng Hongchen. "Meng... is this true? He's really Ultimate Ice?" "Yup! And he's also a Twin Martial Soul user. One is his Body Martial Soul, and the other is Ultimate Ice!" Meng Hongchen said, grinning. "Face it, Xiao, you lost to Huo Yuhao again!" Xiao Hongchen clutched his chest, his face full of despair. "So that means... he's actually the Sun Moon Empire's once in a millennium genius?!" "And that means... I'm just a second rate talent? I'll never catch up to him?" "Not at all." Meng Hongchen wagged her finger playfully. "You're thinking about this the wrong way, Xiao. Huo Yuhao isn't just a once in a millennium genius he's the greatest genius in the history of the Sun Moon Empire! "So, look at it from another perspective every past genius is now overshadowed, not just you! Doesn't that make you feel better?" "It does NOT!" Xiao Hongchen growled, his face dark. Jing Hongchen, on the other hand, laughed cheerfully. "Indeed, Yuhao's talent is the most remarkable I've ever seen. However, all of you must keep this a secret. If this information leaks out, other factions will try to steal him away!" "Understood, Hall Master!" "Understood, Dean!" "Understood, Grandpa!" Everyone nodded in agreement. Over the next few weeks, the team practiced coordination strategies. Because of Huo Yuhao's outstanding talent and abilities, even those who initially had doubts about him wholeheartedly accepted him into the team. Half a Month Later Library, Second Floor Huo Yuhao stood in front of a bookshelf, scanning for books. He was preparing for the Rank 3 Soul Engineer Examination while also helping Electrolux find useful research materials. In the world of Douluo, for those with cheat like abilities, Soul Engineer ranks didn't always align with Soul Master levels. For example, the original Huo Yuhao became a Rank 5 Soul Engineer when he was only Rank 40 in soul power. By Shrek Academy standards, he was even considered barely a Rank 6. However, since Shrek's Soul Engineering standards were lower than the Sun Moon Empire's, Huo Yuhao was only a Rank 5 Engineer by Sun Moon standards. Picking up a book, Huo Yuhao glanced at its title: Theories on the Origins of Soul Rings. "Electrolux, you've been wanting to learn more about soul rings these past few days, right? What do you think of this book?" he asked. (End of chapter.)Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon. Read 15 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Albino1