Peerless: I Became Huo Yuhao's Dark Personality

Chapter 101 Invincible Among Those of the Same Rank? I've Been That Long Ago (Two Chapters Combined)
Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, dormitory.

Just a moment ago, Huo Yuhao was smiling and looking at Huo Yumiao with curiosity about what kind of soul skill his brother could obtain. But when he saw the black light that flashed in Huo Yumiao's eyes, his expression changed drastically in an instant.

A deathly dark wave spread outwards, covering the entire room. Huo Yuhao's breath hitched, a suffocating feeling of helplessness washed over him, accompanied by dizziness, and his thoughts and soul power became sluggish.

A dazzling golden light rose from Huo Yuhao's eyes, and the suffocating and dizzy discomfort disappeared. Huo Yuhao's face showed lingering fear. He had almost thought he was going to die from that feeling of powerlessness and suffocation.

Huo Yumiao, the caster, raised an eyebrow. After Huo Yuhao's martial soul possessed her, it was as if an extra barrier had appeared on her body, blocking the erosion of her soul skill.

"A mental force field?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm exclaimed in surprise from within Huo Yuhao's mental sea, attracting his attention. He subconsciously asked, "What is a mental force field?"

"The mental field is an innate soul skill of the Evil Eye Clan. Any opponent whose mental strength is weaker than its will be suppressed by its mental strength."

Depending on their cultivation level and mental strength, those suppressed will experience various negative states such as dizziness, sluggishness, and weakness. This is one of the Evil Eye clan's most proficient crowd control abilities.

Tianmeng Bingcan's tone was tinged with apprehension. He had truly experienced this soul skill firsthand. Back then, he was captured by those bastards in the Star Dou Great Forest, and it was also at that time that the Evil Emperor arrived in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Evil Emperor also came for its million-year-old origin, and fought a fierce battle with Emperor Tian for it. It was on that occasion that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm witnessed the powerful innate soul skills of the Evil Eye Clan, one of which was the mental force field.

At that time, the spiritual essence of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was very complete. When the Evil Emperor unleashed his spiritual force field, it was perceived that the range covered a full thirty kilometers.

Among the several ferocious beasts within range, the Crimson King immediately fainted and collapsed. Although the other beasts were not as badly injured as the Crimson King, they were all in bad shape. Even Emperor Tian was slightly affected, which was enough to demonstrate the power of the Evil Emperor.

Huo Yuhao's mouth dropped open upon hearing this. This was simply a divine skill, almost a domain. With the advantage of their spirit attribute martial souls, it was almost impossible for them to encounter a soul master of the same level with stronger spirit power.

With Miao Ge's abilities, Soul Masters of the same level would definitely suffer a debuff, and those below the same level would be wiped out.

"Brother Miao, is your soul skill the spiritual force field of the Evil Eye Clan?" Huo Yuhao asked impatiently.

"It is derived from the combination of the Cursed Eye and the mental field, called the Dark Field. The prerequisite is the same as the mental field: mental suppression."

However, it has a slightly better effect than the Evil Eye's mental field because it incorporates the dark attribute, bringing additional benefits such as continuously eroding the soul power of enemies within its range. It's better than nothing, I suppose.

Huo Yumiao spoke casually. The corrosive effect added by the dark attribute was actually quite good, but it was really useless to him. For him, the dark force field was destined to be just a skill for clearing out mobs.

At this stage, Huo Yumiao doesn't really want this kind of slow-burning, control-type soul skill. He prefers offensive soul skills, whether close-range or long-range, single-target or multi-target.

With the Soul Transfer Technique in hand, Huo Yumiao's combat power increases almost exponentially with each level he advances. Under these circumstances, he needs to use powerful attacks to quickly end the battle.

However, the Evil Eye Clan is known for its powerful control abilities, so it's understandable that their soul bones grant them control-related soul skills.

"What do you mean 'better than nothing'? Brother Miao, you're a spirit-type soul master, your spiritual power is already far superior to others of the same level, not to mention you also have a soul skill that can plunder spiritual power. When fighting against others of the same level, your dark force field will definitely be effective. You're practically invincible among those of the same level!"

Seeing his brother Miao's completely indifferent attitude, Huo Yuhao felt envious.

“Yuhao, I’m already invincible among my peers. This dark force field is just a bonus. If I really encounter a strong enemy, your soul impact is more effective.”

Huo Yumiao's tone was somewhat helpless. With the curse, he could not only compete with those of the same level, but also with those of higher levels.

He has already decided that for the next few spirit rings, he will not look for spirit beasts with mental attributes, but rather for dark attribute spirit beasts that are good at attacking.

Huo Yumiao is currently ranked first. Her second soul ring provides the five-dimensional attribute "Curse Shift," and her third soul skill is "Light of Fear." Her Ice Eyes has not yet been equipped with a soul ring.

Then there are the Soul Bone skills that don't occupy Soul Bone slots: Eternal Frozen Domain, Ice Emperor's Wrath, Ice Explosion, Dark Spirit, Blizzard Cage, and Wind Scythe Slash. Finally, there's the Dark Force Field brought by the Evil Eye Bone that I just absorbed.

Of all these soul skills, only Ice Emperor's Wrath, Ice Explosion, and Wind Scythe Slash from the left leg bone of the Void Demon Leopard are related to attack. Among them, Ice Explosion has a prerequisite for activation, so it can only be considered half an attack soul skill at most.

Of the thirteen soul skills, only two and a half are offensive soul skills. This is an extremely low proportion among all types of soul skills, indicating that Huo Yumiao's current offensive methods are far too limited.

Fortunately, in this era, in addition to soul skills, there are also soul tools as means of attack. Huo Yumiao has already made plans to get herself a set of combat soul tools before she reaches the fourth ring.

Upon hearing Huo Yumiao's words, Huo Yuhao was stunned. Indeed, given the unique nature of the Cursed Eye Martial Soul, it was impossible for anyone of the same level to defeat Brother Miao.

Huo Yuhao was initially just a little jealous, but now he's not only jealous but also on the verge of a mental breakdown.

"Brother Miao, I'm a little discouraged by what you've said." Huo Yuhao said with a bitter face. He probably would never beat Brother Miao in his entire life. The soul skill of Curse Eye was too terrifying.

"What's there to be discouraged about? You're destined to become a god. I'm the one who should be discouraged." Despite her words, Huo Yumiao didn't seem to care at all.

God? His ambitions go far beyond simply becoming a god. Even a second-level god, a first-level god, or even a god-king—what good would it do? He'd still be subject to control. If his plans were exposed, he'd become the target of everyone's wrath…

Mentioning becoming a god, Huo Yuhao's expression suddenly dimmed. "Brother Miao, Gu Bingshen said back then that I had already encountered the bond arranged by Tang San. Who do you think this person is?"

"Didn't you already have the answer in your heart?" Huo Yumiao didn't answer, but asked in return.

"Besides Wang Dong, who can perform a Martial Soul Fusion Technique with me, I can't think of any other answer to establish a deep bond with me," Huo Yuhao said with a sigh, his tone enigmatic.

"Yes, it is more reasonable to explain the perfect synergy between two people who have no blood relation and even completely unrelated martial souls as a divine scheme."

Tang San is, of course, someone Huo Yumiao must eliminate in her plan. Not only him, but all the factions associated with him must be wiped out.

"I never expected Wang Dong to have deliberately approached me. It's really..." Huo Yuhao was a little downcast. He truly considered Wang Dong a good brother, but the truth was that he had betrayed him. "Deliberately approached? Who told you that?" Huo Yumiao said, somewhat confused.

"Huh? Wasn't Wang Dong a bond that Tang San deliberately arranged for me to form?" Seeing Huo Yumiao's puzzled look, Huo Yuhao was also completely confused.

"You yourself said that it was Tang San who arranged it on purpose. If Wang Dong really wanted to get close to you, given how sensitive you, me, Bingdi, Elder Yi, and Tianmeng are to mental power, it's impossible for Wang Dong not to reveal his flaws over such a long period of time."

Huo Yumiao shrugged. Putting aside her status as a "dog leash," Wang Dong was just a spoiled young lady with a kind heart. But unfortunately, she couldn't shake off her "dog leash" identity, and he wouldn't allow that "dog leash" to get close.

Huo Yumiao actually wanted to take direct action to finish off Wang Dong and cut the Gordian knot, but that would immediately attract Tang San's attention. Even if he couldn't directly intervene in the lower realm, he still had some tricks up his sleeve.

For example, those two summoned creatures in the Haotian Sect, but in fact, given enough time, dealing with those two small summoned creatures wouldn't be a problem.

But the biggest flaw is that he can't kill Wang Dong. Tang San has placed a bunch of curses on Wang Dong, and even if he could bypass these curses and destroy Wang Dong's soul.

Who knows if Tang San still has Tang Wutong's soul? On the surface, it's half Wang Dong and half Emperor Beast, but Tang San, who can split his daughter's soul in two, can split it into four or eight. Who can say for sure?
Who knows, today we might kill Wang Dong and tomorrow Tang Dong will appear, and the day after tomorrow Hao Dong will appear.

Speaking of Haodong, Haodong Palm, for all eternity!
So, while Wang Dong is not easy to deal with, it would be unreasonable for Huo Yumiao not to take advantage of such a great bargaining chip. If Wang Dong and those two summoned creatures could learn about Tang San's plan, Huo Yumiao would be very interested in what kind of reaction it would bring.

"I see." Huo Yuhao felt a little better and highlighted Tang San's name on the blacklist.

"Don't think too much about it. The current situation isn't bad for us. At least we know what methods Tang San wants to use. As long as Wang Dong is still around, Tang San will only approach you through him and won't let any other unknown people come."

Huo Yumiao said in a deep voice that Tang San probably still thinks things are under his control, which has given Huo Yumiao time to develop quickly by taking advantage of the information gap.

Huo Yuhao smiled upon hearing this. They were no longer as passive as before, and had finally broken away from Shrek Academy, gaining the ability to resist.

"Go cultivate. Right now, all we need to think about is cultivation level and soul tools."

Hearing Huo Yumiao's words, Huo Yuhao said helplessly, "Brother Miao, you must have felt the reduction in cultivation speed caused by the Extreme Ice, right? At our current speed, it would be difficult for us to break through to the Soul King level in less than four or five years."

"Since you've accepted the power it brings, you must also accept its longer development time. You're only a Soul Venerable now, but are you afraid of a Soul Master?"

Upon hearing Huo Yumiao's question, Huo Yuhao instinctively replied, "Of course I'm not afraid."

"That's okay."

Huo Yuhao returned to his dormitory to cultivate, while Huo Yumiao left the dormitory area to find Elder Guan.

When Elder Guan left, he told him to come find him after he had finished handling the basic matters. Elder Guan didn't say exactly what he wanted to do, but it was probably related to soul tools.

The elevator leading from the experimental area to Mingde Hall was not hidden. With so many senior students and teachers coming and going every day, there was no point in hiding it.

This is an academic institution; we can't keep quiet about it from all the students who have been admitted, can we? Even if we did, with nearly 100 teachers and students, a secret known to almost 100 people wouldn't be a secret anymore.

The people of the Body Sect suffer from cerebellar atrophy. They almost hollowed out the underground of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Their cultivation of the Body Martial Soul has damaged their brains.

Place the ID card on the detection machine inside the elevator. With a beep, the elevator starts with a hum and begins to descend.

Huo Yumiao was quite curious about the working principle of this soul tool. Shrek Academy never researched things that didn't have offensive capabilities; they only cared about power.

Surely the Sun and Moon Empire couldn't have already developed the database and server, could it?
If the Sun Moon Empire's soul tools truly develop to this point, the Douluo Three Kingdoms will no longer need to worry about war; they can simply surrender. This thing is no less effective than directly airdropping level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells.

Huo Yumiao only knew the number of Guan Lao's private laboratory. Although he had never been there, Lin Jiayi had taken him to Xian Lin'er's laboratory before, so he knew the general location.

Soon, Huo Yumiao found the laboratory. After the familiar card-swiping operation, the metal door slid open to the right. Upon entering the laboratory, a look of surprise flashed across Huo Yumiao's face. This was because the scale of this laboratory was much larger than that of Xian Lin'er's.

"Is everything settled?" Elder Guan asked without looking up from the metal table, looking at the soul guide core in his hand.

"It's all taken care of, teacher," Huo Yumiao said respectfully. Although he had already become Guan Lao's disciple, they were not yet familiar with each other and had not reached the point where they did not need to consider proper etiquette.

"Don't be so reserved in front of me. Come, take a look at this soul guide core." Elder Guan looked up and tossed the soul guide core in his hand. His force was just right, and Huo Yumiao reached out and the soul guide core landed in his palm.

Huo Yumiao's gaze was deep as he carefully examined the jade-white soul core. Looking at the solitary core array on its surface, he felt a sense of confusion. The array patterns in front of him gave him a feeling that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

He was certain that he had never encountered or learned about this kind of core formation before, but he didn't know where that inexplicable sense of familiarity came from.

Huo Yumiao twirled the soul guide core in her hand a few times, then her fingers suddenly paused as several array patterns flashed through her mind.

Her eyes suddenly turned bloodshot, and Huo Yumiao looked somewhat surprised, her tone carrying a hint of uncertainty.

"Teacher, this core magic array is composed of a combination of charging, acceleration, and compression magic arrays?"

After observing from several different angles, Huo Yumiao discovered some clues. He didn't recognize the overall pattern when they were combined, but when he tried to remove a few lines, the sense of familiarity brought by the magic circle became even stronger.

After the martial spirit possessed him, his perception and observation abilities increased dramatically. In just a few minutes, the three disassembled core magic arrays materialized in his mind.

These were the three identical basic core magic arrays that Huo Yumiao had learned: charging, acceleration, and compression.

It’s incredible!
(End of this chapter)