"Roar—"
A resonant dragon roar echoed as the blue lightning dragon claw tore through the gunfire, enduring the power of the soul tool cannon shells, and arrived before Huo Yuhao.
"Damn it..."
Huo Yuhao's eyelids twitched.
The shot he had just fired was the burst round that had instantly killed Dai Huabin earlier, its power already comparable to a typical Soul Venerable's third soul skill.
But the facts proved that Beibei was not a typical soul master at all.
As a super martial soul that surpassed the White Tiger, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was even known as the strongest beast martial soul on the continent ten thousand years ago. Beibei was even considered an outstanding individual among all Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon soul masters. Although his cultivation was only at the three-ring level now, his actual combat power was probably not inferior to ordinary Soul Sects, and he would definitely be hard to find an opponent among those of the same rank.
Before Huo Yuhao could make further moves, Beibei was already close to him, and he suddenly raised his right hand, sending out the lightning dragon claw again.
If he had underestimated Huo Yuhao at the beginning of the battle, that slight underestimation had now completely vanished without a trace.
He knew better than anyone how Xu Sanshi had been defeated. The young man in front of him was definitely not as harmless as he seemed.
He had to defeat him quickly to avoid any unexpected complications.
Huo Yuhao quickly activated the Level 3 soul tool shield, blocking the attack of the lightning dragon claw. Blue lightning coursed rapidly over the soul tool shield, constantly making "sizzling" sounds, but at least it wasn't directly shattered.
However, not even giving Huo Yuhao a moment to catch his breath, Beibei immediately unleashed his third soul skill, Wrath of Thunder.
As a thousand-year level amplification soul skill, Wrath of Thunder greatly amplified Beibei's lightning attacks. Almost instantly, cracks began to appear on Huo Yuhao's Level 3 soul tool shield.
Xu Sanshi, who had been eliminated outside the arena, saw this scene and his eyes twitched. He muttered with some sympathy:
"Good heavens, Beibei is actually getting serious. It seems this kid is bound to lose."
In terms of explosive power, Beibei, as a strong attack type, was much stronger than him and was considered in the first tier of the entire outer court. At this point in the battle, even if Huo Yuhao on the field were replaced by Xu Sanshi himself, he would definitely lose more often than he won.
Xu Sanshi could see this, and Huo Yuhao, who was directly facing Beibei's break out on the field, could naturally feel it as well. He quickly activated the soul tool thruster while the soul tool shield had not been completely shattered, widening the distance between himself and Beibei.
For a soul engineer, controlling distance was the most important thing. Entangling with Beibei in close combat like this would undoubtedly lead to defeat. Only by widening the distance was there a chance of winning.
But Beibei clearly wasn't going to give Huo Yuhao a chance to regroup. He flipped his wrist, his second soul ring lit up, and Thunderous Might swept towards Huo Yuhao like thousands of thunder dragons.
At the same time, he also stepped on Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, charging towards Huo Yuhao, his right hand once again transforming into a dragon claw shape, reaching out towards Huo Yuhao.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound rang out. Under the high-intensity attack of Thunderous Might, the Level 3 soul tool shield finally couldn't bear the load and completely shattered.
Huo Yuhao quickly took out a grenade-shaped object from his storage soul tool and prepared to throw it.
Seeing this, Beibei narrowed his eyes, flipped his left hand, and a flying needle shot towards it.
He didn't know what kind of soul tool this was, but obviously letting it explode in Huo Yuhao's hand was the best option.
Who knew that the moment he threw the flying needle, his mind suddenly became absent for a moment, and the flying needle completely missed its mark under the influence of the mental interference.
And the time brought by this momentary absence also successfully allowed Huo Yuhao to throw the grenade onto the ground in front of Beibei.
"!"
Beibei quickly stopped in his tracks, his hands protecting his chest, preparing to withstand the explosion.
He had already advanced to such a degree, and victory was within reach. As long as he could withstand the power of this grenade, he had won half the battle.
However, something unexpected happened again. The explosion of the grenade didn't bring a violent explosion, but rather—
"Buzz—!"
Accompanied by an extremely strong flash of light, a violent buzzing sound rang out. The unsuspecting Beibei was completely hit, instantly deprived of his sight and hearing.
At this time, his vision, which had been enhanced by the Purple Demon Eye, instead became a burden. He was completely disoriented for a while.
This is where Beibei's strength as a designated Shrek Seven Monster was evident. Facing this level of sudden situation, he did not panic and unhesitatingly released an indiscriminate version of Thunderous Might plus Wrath of Thunder around him.
Although this burst had almost depleted his soul power, protecting himself was obviously more important at this time.
If his opponent were another soul engineer, he might have been able to turn the situation around.
Unfortunately, his opponent was Huo Yuhao.
"Woo!"
Beibei had just released his soul skill when a sharp pain suddenly struck his brain, and the soul skill he had just started to release was thus interrupted.
Headache, blurred vision, and tinnitus, the triple negative effects completely deprived him of the ability to resist. By the time he came to his senses, Huo Yuhao had already placed a dagger against his neck.
Looking at Huo Yuhao's face, which was so close, Beibei was stunned for two seconds, then smiled in complete surrender.
"I lost."
Although he hadn't used the Awakening of the Holy Light Dragon yet, his battle just now was definitely his full effort.
His soul power was almost completely exhausted now, and Huo Yuhao had indeed secured the victory by withstanding his full burst.
To be able to achieve this at the age of a first-year freshman, no matter what, Huo Yuhao was undoubtedly a genius.
Hearing him admit defeat voluntarily, Huo Yuhao finally breathed a sigh of relief, put away the dagger, and his wildly beating heart gradually calmed down.
He smiled back at Beibei.
"If we fought again, I probably wouldn't be able to beat you."
It must be said that the pressure Dai Huabin put on him was completely incomparable to Beibei's when fighting a Soul Venerable.
It wasn't just because Dai Huabin's martial soul and soul power level were far inferior to Beibei's, but also because Dai Huabin's combat awareness was several blocks behind Beibei's.
Both the use of soul skills and the continuous bursts gave Huo Yuhao the illusion that he would be swallowed by the blue lightning if he relaxed even slightly.
He won this battle very perilously. The main reason for his victory was Beibei's unfamiliarity with his abilities. If they fought again, even if Beibei widened the distance, Beibei would likely win.
Both of them were admiring each other's strength in their hearts. Just then, a voice sounded in their ears.
"Beibei, what the hell are you dawdling for! Hurry up and take out your hidden weapon for me? It's killing me! Ouch, ouch..."
Beibei and Huo Yuhao were both stunned, then couldn't help but laugh.
The fight was so intense, they had really accidentally forgotten about Xu Sanshi.