Douluo 2: This Dragon God has too much martial virtue

Chapter 554 Infighting
Just then, Huo Yuhao's dragon eyes narrowed slightly, and a dazzling golden light pierced through the sea. A petite mermaid girl stood in front of the sea princess, her body radiating the same golden bloodline aura as the sea princess. The scales on her fishtail were as dazzling as her mother's. This was the sea princess's chosen successor, her youngest daughter.

"Mother!" The little mermaid opened her arms, her spirit surging with a resolve beyond her years. "Let me be the sacrifice. Our people cannot live without you. I am a princess, and I also bear the responsibility of sacrificing for my people!"

Huo Yuhao looked at the little mermaid. Her golden fishtail shone brightly against the backdrop of the waves, and her long blue hair danced like seaweed.

She's more responsible than Princess Xingluo; humans are worse than beasts!

The sea princess's expression changed drastically. "Go back! This is not a place for you!" She tried to push her daughter away, but was blocked by an ice wall that suddenly appeared, and a bright green scorpion tail was already pressed against the little mermaid's slender neck.

The silver-crowned mermaid sister let out a heart-wrenching mental outburst: "Sister!" Her tears, which had turned into pearls, froze instantly in the icy chill of Hyotei.

The Sea Princess stared in disbelief at the Ice Emperor who had suddenly appeared. Although the Ice Sea was her domain, the strongest being in the far north was still the Ice and Snow Maiden who stood above all others.

The fact that one of the three great kings of the far north, who had a close relationship with Xue Di, was standing next to Huo Yuhao stirred up a storm in her heart.

"You are... Hyotei, how could you be?" The sea princess's voice trembled noticeably.

Hyotei's scorpion tail was still pressed against the little mermaid's neck. Hearing this, she coldly glanced at the sea princess: "Surprised?" She deliberately let the stinger lightly glide across the little mermaid's delicate skin. "It seems you've been in the sea for too long, and you don't even know that the far north has changed hands."

The Sea Princess and her daughters froze. The far north had changed hands? Could it be that the Snow Empress... could it be that the far north had been completely taken over by the forces of the Star Dou Great Forest?

Hyotei's scorpion tail tightened slightly, and her cold voice echoed on the sea: "The mistake Xue Di made is similar to yours. She could have been reborn like me, or even had a better opportunity..." Thinking of Xue Di's distrust of her, a complicated emotion flashed in Hyotei's eyes, "But she insisted on provoking the wrong person."

Fortunately, she slid to her knees quickly enough when facing the Beast God, which allowed her to later eat her fill of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow with Huo Yuhao in the Dragon Pavilion.

The sea princess stared blankly at the Hyotei's half-real, half-illusory body, her fear mixed with barely concealed curiosity: "Hyotei, what is this appearance of yours...?"

"You don't even know what a soul is?" Ice Emperor sneered. "Yuhao has already obtained the divine inheritance. Before long, we will be able to transcend the shackles of this world!"

These words struck the Sea Princess like a thunderbolt. Godhood! Transcendence! Her pupils contracted sharply. If she could become this young man's soul like the Ice Emperor, not only would the heavenly tribulations be nothing to fear, but her clan would also become the overlords of the entire sea.

Ice Emperor coldly interrupted her reverie: "Do you think that after attempting to kill and seize the sword, you still have the right to hope for such an opportunity? At least Snow Emperor knew how to challenge the Beast God openly and fairly back then!"

"Your only choice now is to sacrifice your 600,000 years of cultivation. This is the last hope for the preservation of your clan."

The sea princess's golden fishtail drooped limply. She gazed deeply at her two daughters, finally nodding slowly, "Of course I'm willing to sacrifice myself, but I beg you, sir, to protect my people in my presence." Her voice held an unprecedented humility, "Without my protection, they will surely be slaughtered by the other near-sea overlords..."

"That depends on him." Hyotei released the little mermaid, her stinger pointing at Huo Yuhao. "He is my current host."

Huo Yuhao transformed back into human form. He deliberately played with the Morning Dew Blade in front of the Sea Princess. This divine weapon was not only used to intimidate the sea spirit beasts, but also to see which fool would dare to rush up and snatch it.

However, although the Sea Princess clan is proficient in the use of mental power, their intelligence is somewhat worrying, just like Tianmeng.

"I only promised not to kill you, not to be your bodyguards." He looked at the sea princess's face, which turned deathly pale, with a half-smile. "Speaking of which, don't you seafood people worship the sea god? Why don't you ask him to protect you? Hmm? You don't want to?"

His hatred for Tang San was no less than that for Mu Xing and Wang Dong, after all, he firmly believed that his mother had become neither human nor ghost because of Tang San.

The sea princess's expression shifted several times, but she still couldn't bring herself to speak. What could she say? That Seagod Island had been bombed, and that the high priest, who was closest to the god, was dead beyond recognition, and that the seagod hadn't even descended despite such a commotion—would her pleas to the seagod be of any use?
She took one last look at her people and two daughters, her eyes filled with reluctance and determination. She whispered to her eldest daughter, "Take the people and move to the sea near the land. Although resources are scarce there, at least we can escape the pursuit of those deep-sea overlords."

As her body radiated an increasingly dazzling golden light, the entire sea seemed to lose all color, leaving only her radiant glow. The two mermaids struggled desperately to rush forward, but were held in place by an invisible force, their tears freezing on their cheeks.

"Mother! No—" The little mermaid's heart-wrenching cries turned into silent ripples in the sea.

The sea princess's figure gradually blurred, eventually transforming into a pure golden ball of light. This light, gentle yet resolute, surged towards Huo Yuhao, each ray containing six hundred thousand years of her cultivation. Soon, even her soul would dissipate forever in this fusion.

As the golden aura of the Sea Princess's sacrifice gradually coalesced, a crystal-clear left leg soul bone slowly took shape, perfectly filling the missing part of Huo Yuhao's body. The surface of the soul bone flowed with water-like patterns, and the faint shadows of golden scales could be seen moving within them.

As the last wisp of golden light entered Huo Yuhao's body, the entire sea suddenly resumed its flow. The silver-crowned mermaid staggered towards the spot where her mother had disappeared, only managing to grasp a few fading golden specks. The instant the fusion was complete, a terrifying mental storm erupted around Huo Yuhao, causing the water elements of the entire sea to uncontrollably converge towards him. The Sea Princess's 600,000-year-old essence far exceeded his expectations, and this immense power once again caused a cataclysmic change in his spiritual sea.

The once solidified sea of ​​spirit was now like boiling lava, with a massive amount of spiritual power forming a huge vortex that spun wildly. The rotation speed of his soul core slowed down by dozens of times, but the compressed soul power inside was as viscous as liquid crystal, with each drop containing terrifying energy.

In deep meditation, Huo Yuhao's consciousness was undergoing a wondrous transformation. The mental control techniques accumulated by the Sea Princess throughout her life were flowing naturally into his cognition like a gentle stream. The unique sonic resonance and deep-sea meditation techniques of the Merfolk were reshaping his understanding of mental power.

Most astonishingly, as his spiritual level continued to rise, the Eye of Destiny on his forehead automatically activated. His originally rose-gold pupils were now tinged with a deep blue-gold, and the tentacle patterns surrounding his eyes no longer resembled those of the Evil Eye Tyrant, but rather golden patterns similar to those of the Sea Princess's crown. The Morning Dew Blade hovered before him, its icy mist resonating strangely with his spiritual fluctuations.

Ice Emperor stood guard nearby, keenly noticing that Huo Yuhao's breathing rhythm was mimicking the deep-sea rhythms of the merfolk. Each breath created specific ripples in the surrounding seawater, which in turn nourished his soul power and spiritual power. This two-way cyclical cultivation method was the key to the merfolk's dominance in the deep sea.

She idly flicked her scorpion tail, then suddenly had an idea: "Evil Emperor, why don't you come out for some fresh air?" She kicked Tianmeng, who had just poked her head out, back in and summoned another powerful soul spirit of Huo Yuhao.

A colossal phantom of the Evil Eye Tyrant suddenly appeared, its crimson pupils sweeping over the trembling mermaids around it. The mermaids, who had just lost their leader, trembled instantly; even the Silver-Crowned Mermaid instinctively protected her sister. How could the Evil Eye Tyrant have become a spirit?! Is this right?
If they hadn't robbed that boy, maybe they would have had a chance to become his spirit.

But now they not only have no chance to ride the wave to become gods, but the entire clan is also in a state of leaderlessness!

Just as Ice Emperor and Evil Emperor were enthusiastically discussing their next target, Huo Yuhao's violent mental fluctuations and water elemental energy suddenly subsided, like the eerie calm before a storm.

The next instant, a dazzling light burst forth from his body, so intense that even the Ice Emperor had to temporarily close his eyes to avoid it. The entire sea was illuminated in a dazzling, mesmerizing glow, and the surrounding waters seemed to be driven by some supreme will, parting to both sides on their own.

Huo Yuhao suddenly opened his eyes, the golden light in them not yet completely fading. His first question was how much time had passed.
"Ten whole days." Hyotei's scorpion tail swayed gently.

"Ten days?!" Huo Yuhao's expression changed drastically, and the Eye of Destiny mark on his forehead flashed violently. In such a long time, the far northern ice plains outside Dragon City must have already...

"The situation outside is none of a child's business." Mu Xing's remaining divine sense suddenly rippled in his spiritual sea, his voice carrying an unusual seriousness. "Continue to find your next target. Whether you contract a soul spirit or hunt it directly, your soul spirits will accompany you from now on."

Huo Yuhao keenly sensed something was amiss: "Teacher, are you leaving?" Doesn't that mean the hunter has already spotted the prey?
"Some chess games have reached a point where I must make a move, and I have to give it my all." The wisp of divine consciousness gradually dissipated. "If you want to help me, why don't you urge Rong Nianbing to give you the divine position as soon as possible? And while you're at it, ask him why that dead bird isn't dead yet?"

The dead bird couldn't wait to die! Ma Hongjun silently sensed Bai Rizhi's cultivation progress bar rapidly loading from eighty-one to nearly ninety-nine, thinking that he finally didn't have to listen to those two shrewish women next door arguing anymore.

As someone who was, and now is, a close friend of Oscar, Ma Hongjun naturally sympathized with Oscar and Ning Rongrong. First, Tang San tricked Oscar and Ning Rongrong into causing trouble in Qiankun Wenqing Valley, then abandoned them and fled to the lower realm after the deception was exposed. Then, in front of the four God Kings of the God Realm Committee, Xiao Wu made the decision for Ning Rongrong to die in place of her unborn child.

Why was this happening? Ma Hongjun couldn't understand. The original Shrek Seven Devils weren't incapable of sharing hardships! His mind flashed back to their first encounter in Soto City—Dai's hearty laughter, Xiao San's steady command, Xiao Wu's lively scorpion braid, Zhu Qing's aloof profile, Rongrong's haughty princess-like temperament, and Oscar's perpetually unserious sausage spell. They had come a long way together, surviving the Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, winning the championship, and later training together on Seagod Island, laying the foundation for their godhood…

"How come the bastard in your belly is still alive?!" Ning Rongrong's hysterical curses pierced through the walls of the temporary cell next door.

Separated by a wall, Xiao Wu, pale-faced, huddled in Tang San's arms, her hands tightly protecting her swollen belly: "Third Brother, I'm so scared... She's cursing our child!"

Tang San stroked his wife's long hair in frustration. He could clearly sense that the connections from the lower realm were breaking one by one. The Holy Spirit Cult he had cultivated in the lower realm over the past ten thousand years was now being uprooted by a familiar aura. Even more terrifying was that the God of Destruction, along with the law enforcement gods who should have been loyal to him, were relentlessly pursuing every clue.

"Don't be afraid," he whispered to comfort Xiao Wu, but his eyes were fixed on the window with a sinister look. "Once our child is born, everything will be..." He gently placed his palm on Xiao Wu's swollen belly, and the healing power of the Blue Silver Emperor flowed like a gentle stream, carefully nourishing the fragile life force of the fetus.

He never imagined that the Goddess of Life would cause the entire life laws of the God Realm to reject this unborn child. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to use the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul he used before becoming a god. However, the Blue Silver Emperor's so-called endless life force is insignificant compared to the Goddess of Life's divine power.

As life force continued to flow into Xiao Wu's abdomen, the Blue Silver Grass around Tang San was withering at a visible rate, and even the divine power flowing in the air carried a faint sense of repulsion.

"How dare she?! Isn't she a mother too? How could she be so heartless?" Xiao Wu's abdomen spasmed abnormally, and her beautiful eyes were filled with resentment and venom. "She can't have children herself... so she can't stand seeing others..." The pain made her words broken and intermittent, but every word was full of poison.

"Can't you watch your mouth, you dead rabbit?!" Ning Rongrong sneered from next door. There are plenty of gods in the divine realm without children, and unfortunately, she is one of them.

"You two have done *that* kind of thing, how can you expect her to help you keep that bastard child?! If it were me, I'd dissect that little brat alive!"

(End of this chapter)