Douluo Continent: Newcomer Yuhao, thank you Lan Xuanyu

Chapter 44 The Trial of Lao Huo: Fierce Battle Against the Golden-Haired Lion Dog

Although the reviews from Douluo World weren't very positive, it was actually something Baili Du did on purpose.

For Huo Yuhao, a Soul Master, to have such stats is actually quite outrageous.

In terms of spiritual power alone, the Spirit Abyss Realm was at least the standard for a Soul Douluo in Tang Wulin's era, and in Huo Yuhao's relatively backward era, it was already comparable to a Title Douluo...

As for vitality and strength, thanks to the amplification from the Dragon God's bloodline and the nourishing effect of the Life Gold on his body, Xiao Huo's stats are comparable to those of a Soul Saint, and he is even better in terms of endurance.

To use a somewhat inappropriate analogy, if Xiao Huo and Ma Xiaotao were to indulge in doing whatever they wanted, it would definitely be Ma Xiaotao who couldn't get out of bed...

As for the added value, Bailidu calculates external items such as soul bones and battle armor. A 100,000-year soul bone or a piece of Heaven-Forged Battle Armor is worth 1000, a 10,000-year soul bone is worth 100, a 20,000-year soul bone is worth 200, and so on.

Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao had sparred before, and neither of them used their full strength. He didn't use his second spirit, and Ma Xiaotao didn't use her sixth spirit skill. Relying on the foresight of his third spirit skill, [Epitaph], plus the two powerful defensive spirit skills of the Golden Tortoise Shell's left leg bone, Huo Yuhao was able to hold his own against Ma Xiaotao for a while. However, the difference in their cultivation levels was ultimately too great, and Huo Yuhao lost more often than he won.

That's right, Huo Yuhao can occasionally beat Ma Xiaotao when she's caught off guard.

Everyone here is a genius; in reality, no one is much worse than anyone else. If we had to say, the only things that could differentiate us are cheat codes and luck.

Previously, Baili Du had set a goal for Huo Yuhao: to pass the second level before reaching level 40. Of course, there would be a reward for winning the level.

Actually, this so-called second challenge isn't difficult. You just need to choose any one of the three thousand-year-old soul beasts with five thousand years of cultivation and defeat it.

Huo Yuhao shouted loudly towards the sky, "I'm going to take the second test."

A cold, emotionless electronic voice came from above.

[Received. Proceed to the second stage for [ID0001 Huo Yuhao]. Please select your opponent.]

A golden light descended, transforming into a light screen that appeared in front of Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao's lips twitched as he looked at the three illusory images of lion, dragon, and tiger on the screen.

If he had a choice, he really wouldn't want to fight these guys.

Five thousand years old soul beasts don't sound strong, but these three thousand-year soul beasts are:

【Golden-haired Lion Mastiff】, 【Seven-Element Pureblood Silver Dragon】, 【Dark Demon Evil God Tiger】.

Numerical monsters, mechanical monsters, mechanical monsters plus numerical monsters.

Before obtaining the third spirit ring of the Golden Tortoise Shell, and using the Deep Blue Glazed Dragon Martial Soul, Huo fought all three of them, but failed to defeat any of them.

From Huo Yuhao's personal combat experience, the strongest and most destructive creature was the Golden Lion Mastiff, and he himself took the most beatings from it; the Pureblood Silver Dragon's attacks were ever-changing, and he was often blown up by elemental combos before he could even get close.

As for the Dark Demon God Tiger... it is inferior to the pure-blooded silver dragon in elemental control, and inferior to the golden-haired lion mastiff in strength.

However, in other aspects, even combined, they are not as good as the Dark Demon God Tiger, especially in terms of intelligence.

This thing is incredibly intelligent! Aside from not being able to speak, Huo Yuhao even suspects that its IQ is higher than that of humans.

After two attempts, Xiao Huo gave up. He'd rather fight the Silver Dragon or the Lion Dog ten times than fight this guy even once more...

Clenching his fists, Xiao Huo still made his choice from the bottom of his heart.

He reached out and tapped the light screen of the [Golden Lion Mastiff].

An electronic voice then followed:

"【ID0001 Huo Yuhao】has selected the level guardian 【Golden-haired Lion Mastiff】, generating... Battleground: 【Jingyang Mountains】; Battle will begin in five minutes, please prepare."

The light screen containing the golden-haired lion-dog transformed into golden-black particles that converged to a distance, eventually forming a strange creature.

Huo Yuhao swallowed hard, releasing the three spirit rings from his Spirit Eye. This time, he didn't use simulation to conceal the color of his spirit rings; he had to go all out to have any chance of winning.

Before long, the golden-haired lion-dog appeared completely in front of Huo Yuhao.

It is about two meters long, not particularly huge. But its body looks very well-proportioned, every muscle seems to be full of explosive power, its head is huge, like a giant lion, but it has a ghost face. Compared with its bright golden fur, its face is black and outlines a devilish appearance.

"Hoo..." He took a deep breath and formulated a battle plan in his mind.

He had certainly considered using ranged attacks like kiting to wear the guy down, but that would be deemed unacceptable by the system. He had to defeat the guy head-on to get the reward.

Five minutes passed quickly, and the golden-haired lion mastiff's dull eyes suddenly lit up.

"Roar—" An angry roar came from the golden-haired lion mastiff's mouth. Its brown and yellow eyes were fixed on Huo Yuhao. Its golden fur bristled, and it leaped up and charged towards Huo Yuhao.

The shared mental detection system had already covered the entire area. Although the explosive power surrounding the golden-haired lion was difficult to deal with, the mental power of the Spirit Abyss Realm was still enough to pinpoint its location.

Fortunately, it was a mountain range, otherwise it might have taken a lot of effort... Thinking this, Huo Yuhao had already activated his third soul skill, [Epitaph], and the golden-haired lion-dog's movements began to appear in his field of vision simultaneously.

This skill has its pros and cons. Although it allows you to know your opponent's actions ten seconds in advance, the "future vision" and "present vision" are performed simultaneously. After all, your opponent won't just sit there waiting, so they might get distracted and fail to react in time.

He stepped forward with his left foot, landing on the ground. Instantly, a brownish-gold rock pillar burst forth from the ground, blocking the golden-haired lion-mastiff that was pouncing down from mid-air.

The Golden Tortoiseshell's left leg soul bone skill is Earth Core.

This rock pillar was extremely strong defensively, and its appearance was so sudden that even the golden-haired lion mastiff didn't have time to react before crashing into it headfirst.

To be honest, this thing is incredibly powerful... It actually managed to shatter the rock pillar formed in the Earth's core, even when caught off guard.

This moment also left the golden-haired lion-dog dazed for a while. Taking advantage of this precious opportunity, Huo Yuhao quickly used the first soul skill of his Spirit Eye.

[Mental Doppelganger], [Mental Interference Domain].

The area-of-effect mental skill, 【Mental Interference Field】, is not very useful against 【Silver Dragon】 and 【Dark Demon Evil God Tiger】, because their mental resistance is already high enough, and the hallucinogenic weakening effect of 【Mental Interference Field】 is not very high.

But it can be very useful against reckless players.

After leaving a fake clone of Huo Yuhao in the original position, his martial soul transformed into a deep blue glazed dragon. With a flap of his four pairs of eight wings, he flew into the air like a rocket.

His right hand transformed into a deep blue dragon claw, and large swaths of water mist spread outwards from his body.

The area around the golden-haired lion mastiff was suddenly engulfed in a watery landscape.

One of Huo Yuhao's ultimate talents is the Water Purification Barrier.

Water benefits all things without contention, encompassing everything and embracing all. Although its destructive power may not be as great as that of lightning and fire, water remains one of the most troublesome properties in the world.

What's the use of hitting something with great force if it gets into the water?

but……