Star Luo City, Star Luo Royal Palace.
Xu Jiujiu and Manyi appeared on an extremely luxuriously maintained lawn.
The guards on duty outside heard the noise and immediately came to check, then saw the seriously injured Manyi and the pale-faced Xu Jiujiu.
"Your Majesty Xingyun!"
"Your Highness!"
Manyi, due to her serious injuries and the long-distance teleportation, was somewhat exhausted and said softly to the guards:
"Go find a court healing-type Soul Master."
"Jiujiu and I need healing!" Xu
Jiujiu, having experienced long-distance teleportation for the first time, was somewhat dazed. When she came to her senses, she looked towards the direction of the Heavenly Calamity Mountain System, her face showing some worry.
Seeing her like this, Man Yi patted her shoulder and said,
"That young man named Gotō Sū is a high-level Soul Emperor of the Ultimate Flame."
"According to the Star Luo Empire's records of that Ultimate Flame Soul Master from Shrek Academy,"
"An Ultimate Flame Soul Master at the high-level Soul Emperor stage can contend with a Title Douluo."
"Since he's so confident, he must have some assurance."
"I just didn't expect the Heavenly Soul Empire to have such a young talent!"
"Don't worry, I'll send someone to the Disaster Mountain System to meet that young man."
"He's only thirty years old now. If he grows up, he'll be a major force against the Sun Moon Empire in the future."
"Your brother won't stand idly by either; he'll definitely send someone to support him."
After hearing Man Yi say this, Xu Jiujiu felt a slight relief.
However, she still kept her eyes on the direction of the Disaster Mountain System.
...
"Roar!!!"
In the outer area of the core region of the Disaster Mountain System,
the Amaterasu Dragon, activated by Huo Yuhao's spirit, tightly coiled around the golden-haired lion-mastiff.
It seemed to be trying to wear down its opponent by burning its soul power.
The golden-haired lion-mastiff had no time to regret letting another human with immense inner power escape.
It was on the verge of being worn down by the formless black fire dragon!
It had never encountered such a formidable enemy, and for the first time felt its power utterly useless.
The golden-haired lion-mastiff knew it had to unleash its ultimate weapon.
"Roar!!!"
The clouds in the sky were violently shattered by the golden-haired lion-mastiff's roar, and the sunlight finally shone freely onto its golden fur, draping it in a golden cloak.
Then, a golden-edged halo with black runes inside rapidly spread until it enveloped Huo Yuhao.
It was the legendary Overlord Domain!
Within this domain, its attack and defense increased dramatically.
It lost its sense of pain, and all its additional abilities increased in power by more than fifty percent!
Locking onto the enemy, then losing all reason and fighting purely on instinct until one side is utterly destroyed!
In the moment before losing its senses, the golden-haired lion-dog locked onto Huo Yuhao, knowing he was the key to this black fire dragon.
The golden light on the lion-dog's body intensified! A stronger light membrane than before shielded it from the burning abyss of the Amaterasu Dragon.
Then, its exaggeratedly muscular hind legs slammed into the ground, shattering the already ravaged land, sending dust flying, and a deafening roar echoing through the sky.
Having experienced his battle with Yu Hongzhi, Huo Yuhao wouldn't underestimate any enemy.
In a sense, Yu Hongzhi had truly taught Huo Yuhao a harsh lesson.
His Spirit Eye Martial Soul had already been activated, and a combination of gold and red spirit rings—enough to shake the entire continent—appeared around his body.
As the golden-haired lion-dog pounced on Huo Yuhao, the second spirit ring of the Spirit Eye was ignited, its blood-red light overshadowing the golden light on the lion-dog's body.
Then, Huo Yuhao donned a magnificent golden armor.
A spiritual star atop its chest ignited the surrounding elements, enhancing the golden armor's energy defense.
The golden-haired lion-dog was incredibly fast, its immense strength preventing the Amaterasu Dragon from successfully binding it. Its massive golden claws slammed towards Huo Yuhao's body,
then remained permanently positioned about ten centimeters away.
The golden armor was protected by an unrestricted defensive technique on the outside, divine power within, and its body was repaired by the life-giving metal.
Although the golden-haired lion-dog lacked reason, its innate instincts, evolved for slaughter, were perhaps better at analyzing the battle situation than reason itself.
Thus, this 50,000-year-old golden-haired lion-dog, with movements both graceful and wild, ignored Newton's furious roar, instantly changing its posture in mid-air. It
then attacked Huo Yuhao from all directions with incredible
speed. While the lion-dog was fast, it couldn't evade the spiritual detection.
Every movement was within Huo Yuhao's expectations, all intercepted by the unrestricted defensive technique.
The golden-haired lion-dog's instincts had already assessed the situation, roaring as it unleashed a golden shockwave that attacked the area around Huo Yuhao.
He also shattered the Amaterasu Dragon that had re-entwined itself around his body.
Taking advantage of the dragon's regrouping, he channeled his powerful soul force into his golden palm, causing cracks to appear in the surrounding space.
A sickeningly loud sound of space shattering reached Huo Yuhao's ears.
This limitless technique had limited defensive effectiveness, but Huo Yuhao, on a whim, decided to confront it head-on.
"Reversal Technique!"
A mysterious azure rune lit up on Huo Yuhao's right arm, his spiritual power being reversed into physical energy.
With that extreme spiritual power reversed into physical energy, Huo Yuhao possessed unparalleled power.
Enhanced by his golden armor, Huo Yuhao's palm collided with the golden-haired lion-like beast, the immense force of their impact shattering the earth.
After their initial collision, both Huo Yuhao and the golden-haired lion-like beast were propelled backward.
Even with the golden armor, Huo Yuhao's hands still trembled slightly.
The Life Gold quickly transferred life energy to his arms, stabilizing the trembling.
The golden-haired lion-dog, oblivious to pain, attacked Huo Yuhao again, this time its two golden palms covered in golden-red soul power, attempting to directly blast through Huo Yuhao's defenses.
Its movements didn't escape the observation of his spiritual eyes. Huo Yuhao chuckled and said,
"You are the first life form on the Douluo Continent to see this ability."
"Susanoo!"
A pure white skeleton instantly enveloped Huo Yuhao's body. With the massive influx of Huo Yuhao's pupil power, flesh and tendons began to grow on the skeleton.
And it wasn't over yet. By the time the golden-haired lion-dog rushed in front of Huo Yuhao, Susanoo had already donned armor and grown legs.
A white giant stood on the outer edge of the core area of the Calamity Mountain System.
Golden suns burned in the giant's eyes, and it held a pure white longsword.
This was Huo Yuhao's first time using Susanoo, and the first time was at the fourth stage!
This wasn't Huo Yuhao's limit; he could activate the complete Susanoo at any time if he wanted.
Huo Yuhao, residing within the white giant, manipulated it to wield a longsword against the golden-haired lion-like beast.
The white blade tore through the earth, leaving horrific wounds, before meeting the beast's claws head-on.
For a moment, neither gained the upper hand, but Huo Yuhao retreated, controlling the white giant to leap into the air, then channeling a massive amount of his eye power into it.
A pair of giant white wings appeared behind the giant, its body growing larger, a white crystal appearing on its forehead, within which Huo Yuhao emerged—this was the complete Susanoo.
"Heavenly Arrow!"
Huo Yuhao's unique eye technique shone brightly on the Douluo Continent for the first time, and a golden giant bow appeared in the white giant's hands.
The arrows fired from this bow possessed a causal guarantee of hitting their target!
"Amaterasu!"
"Kagotoshi!"
An arrow formed from Amaterasu's fire appeared on the giant bow, and the white giant drew the bow mid-air, without even needing to aim!
Because this attack was guaranteed to hit!
"Not enough."
"Golden-haired Lion Hound! You're too powerful, you need to be punished!"
"Divine Might!"
Divine Might power appeared at the tip of the giant bow's Amaterasu arrow, constantly distorting space.
Then, the white giant released his grip, and the arrow, radiating a terrifying aura, rushed towards the golden-haired Lion Hound in a bizarre manner.
The golden-haired Lion Hound tried to dodge, but it was useless. The consequence of being hit had already occurred before the arrow was fired.
The arrow was only to fulfill the "cause."
The black arrow pierced directly through the golden-haired Lion Hound's body, and its life force suddenly diminished.
However, the Overlord Domain was not dispelled, and the Lion Hound felt no pain. Driven by instinct, the golden-haired Lion Hound actually chose to flee!
Huo Yuhao smiled. It seemed that the so-called fight to the death was nothing more than this.
"The first shot didn't kill you, so how about the second?"
A second black arrow was nocked on the golden giant bow, ready to be fired at any moment.
This golden-haired Lion Hound's defense was strong, but not as strong as the golden tortoiseshell. The effect of Huo Yuhao's pupil technique, Heavenly Sun Arrow, indicated that the Lion Hound could only withstand the attack.
The opponent's defenses were clearly no match for the combined power of Amaterasu's fire and divine might.
Just as Huo Yuhao was about to become the terrifying Arrow-Wielding Man again, a clear female voice reached his ears.
"Respected Child of Nature, please allow me to end its life with my own hands."
"Because it has harmed countless of my compatriots."
"I will give you a satisfactory reward!"
The various accessories in the Sea of Spirits naturally heard this voice as well.
Tianmeng stopped her constant calculations and said to Huo Yuhao,
"This voice came from the core area and has no malicious intent."
Huo Yuhao put down the golden giant bow and asked,
"What reward?"
The clear female voice replied, "My soul ring." "
A soul ring belonging to a 100,000-year-old Thunderous Hell Vine, and a soul bone."
"I will break through to 100,000 years at the moment of self-destruction."
"I will retain the soul ring and soul bone. There will be no will within the soul ring, almost like a sacrifice."
Huo Yuhao became interested. He knew about the Thunderous Hell Vine, a soul beast possessed by the Thunder God's bloodline.
Because it was so extraordinary, even the plane itself refused to allow the Thunderous Hell Vine, which had existed for 100,000 years, to appear on the Douluo Continent.
"Okay, what should I do?"
The mysterious Thunderous Hell Vine was clearly overjoyed, its much louder, more cheerful voice reaching Huo Yuhao's ears.
"Thank you, Child of Nature."
"Please force it into the core area, and I will personally finish it off."
"I can sense that it can also give birth to a soul bone for you. I will use lightning tribulation to cleanse its soul bone and soul ring, keeping them pure!"
"With the supply of the heaven and earth's spiritual energy in the core area, this soul ring can last for two years."
(End of Chapter)
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