Peerless: I Became Huo Yuhao's Dark Personality

Chapter 114 Laughing at the Mortal World: Is this a Soul Venerable? More like a Soul Emperor! (Two Chapters Combined)

Huo Yumiao deactivated her Dark Spirit state and quickly approached Xiao Hongchen. He knew he couldn't beat Xiao Hongchen in ranged combat, so he could only look for opportunities in close combat.

Several metal cannon barrels lit up again, while the remaining metal cannon barrels transformed into flowing liquid and reassembled.

Several orbs of light shot towards Huo Yumiao in a straight line, while the metal cannon barrels, having completed their mission, turned into liquid and merged into the reorganization process.

The ball of light was flying very fast. At such a close distance, it was impossible for Huo Yumiao to dodge it from the front. The soul-guided thrusters on his back hummed, and Huo Yumiao immediately leaped up, with the ball of light passing beneath him.

Just then, Xiao Hongchen threw out a fist-sized yellow metal ball at high speed. The ball was aimed directly into the air, and Huo Yumiao could clearly see the patterns gradually lighting up on it.

A sense of unease rose in Huo Yumiao's heart. She kicked her right leg diagonally upwards, and a cyan crescent-shaped light blade about one meter long flew out, arriving in front of the yellow metal ball almost instantly.

The Wind Scythe Slash comes from the left leg bone of the Void Demon Leopard, a reward for freshmen. It is used to kick out a cyan light blade, which, with the blessing of wind attribute, has good speed and cutting power.

More than half of the patterns on the surface of the metal sphere were now lit up. As the light blade swept across, the entire metal sphere was split in two during its ascent, revealing the core magic array inside.

The metal sphere, divided into two parts, had its lower half illuminated. Under the effect of the Wind Scythe Slash, this completed part was directly activated, and a dazzling white light instantly bloomed in the air.

The speed of light was something Huo Yumiao couldn't dodge at his current level. Under this dazzling white light, his eyes were instantly blinded.

The Flash Soul Tool is quite unexpected; no wonder Xiao Hongchen made the light orb attack in a straight line.

Huo Yumiao analyzed Xiao Hongchen's strategy. At a distance of less than fifteen meters, with an attack in a straight line, Huo Yumiao only had two ways to dodge:
The first option is to turn around and retreat, using the soul-guided thrusters to bypass the attack range and then move forward again. The second option is to take off.

Clearly, retreating would result in more losses and further widen the distance between him and Xiao Hongchen. Considering the pros and cons, most Soul Masters would choose to take to the air to avoid the danger.

His choice to take off was exactly what Xiao Hongchen wanted; the blinding effect of the flashing soul tool was enough for Xiao Hongchen to complete the condensation of the soul tool.

Even if he chooses to retreat and circle around the fence, the time it takes for Huo Yumiao to close in again after the distance is widened will be enough for Xiao Hongchen to complete the condensation of the soul tool.

No matter what choice Huo Yumiao makes, it will be advantageous to Xiao Hongchen. In this confrontation, Huo Yumiao suffered a loss.

This is the kind of experience that can only be gained in actual combat: a clever combination of soul tools that consumes very little energy but can bring about extraordinary results.

Although it's only a second or two, it's not fatal for them at this stage, but if they were facing a Soul Emperor or even a Soul Saint, a second would be enough to turn the tide of the entire battle.

Once Huo Yumiao landed and regained her vision, what came into view was Xiao Hongchen holding a huge cannon barrel in each hand. The barrel was over a meter in diameter and filled with countless tiny cannon tubes.

Huo Yumiao recognized it at a glance: a soul-guided rapid-fire cannon. In terms of sheer power, it was inferior to the metal cannon from before, but it was this sacrifice of some power that gave it an astonishing rate of fire.

Xiao Hongchen's face lit up with an excited smile, the cannon muzzle spewing flames, and a dense barrage of shells rained down on Huo Yumiao's location.

A hint of worry flashed across Meng Hongchen's face. She thought to herself that Xiao was too reckless and didn't know his limits. The rapid-fire cannon had only two flaws: range and power, but its rate of fire could undoubtedly cover up those flaws.

With the two of them only a dozen meters apart, the rapid-fire cannon had absolute dominance. Even at that distance, she could only use her soul-guided shield to withstand it; dodging was impossible.

Hundreds of fist-sized orbs of light came wave after wave. Facing Xiao Hongchen's indiscriminate barrage, Huo Yumiao knew she couldn't dodge them and would have to endure some of the attacks no matter what.

Soul-guided shield? The thought only flashed through Huo Yumiao's mind for a moment before she dismissed it. The shield was too large, and releasing it would only consume more of his soul power.

He can't dodge now; he has to break through. So, Dark Spirit won't work either, as his soul power can't handle it. Given this, he only has one last option left.

Suddenly, a large amount of cold air emanated from Huo Yumiao's body. His figure burst out from the cold air and charged directly towards Xiao Hongchen amidst the hail of bullets from the rapid-fire cannon.

Huo Yumiao's body, whether wrapped up or exposed, was covered by a layer of colorless and transparent ice crystals. These ice crystals were embedded in his body like diamonds, shining brightly under the light.

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen stared in astonishment at Huo Yumiao, who was charging forward while physically enduring the attack. The next second, something even more astonishing happened.

The orbs of light, each the size of a baby's fist, collided with the ice crystals on Huo Yumiao's body, but instead of exploding as expected, they slid to the side.

That's right, it's slippery, like a water droplet falling on a lotus leaf, leaving no trace.

This is the wrath of the Ice Emperor bestowed by the Ice Emperor's torso bones. The super-strong freezing ability is released with a huge thrust, attacking the opponent with the ultimate power of ice.

However, this is not simply the Ice Emperor's Wrath. Pure Ice Emperor's Wrath only includes the attack phase and does not have the layer of ice crystals covering his body. These ice crystals are another skill of the Ice Emperor, Ice Emperor's Protection.

Huo Yumiao shouldn't have the Ice Emperor's Protection Soul Skill. It's one of the two Soul Skills granted to Huo Yuhao by the Ice Emperor's Soul Ring. But in fact, Huo Yumiao doesn't really have this Soul Skill, because Ice Emperor's Protection seems to have become a passive effect of Ice Emperor's Wrath.

Huo Yumiao didn't know why this was happening, but it was probably related to the Ice Emperor entering his spiritual sea and the Ice Emperor's origin within him. Therefore, Huo Yumiao gave this soul skill a new name: Ice Emperor's Wrath.

The ice crystals formed by the Ice Emperor's Body Protection not only possess super strong defensive capabilities, but can also refract energy attacks to a certain extent. The power of the rapid-fire cannon is just within the range of the Ice Emperor's Body Protection's refraction.

As a combination of Ice Emperor's Wrath and Ice Emperor's Protection, Ice Emperor's Wrath consumes terrifying amounts of soul power. At least Huo Yuhao could not withstand the consumption caused by using Ice Emperor's Wrath and Ice Emperor's Protection at the same time.

It's true that a spirit-type soul master can use spiritual power instead of soul power, but that applies to soul skills that have spiritual attribute martial souls.

Simply put, Huo Yuhao can use his mental power instead of his soul power to activate the soul skills of his Spirit Eye Martial Soul and the soul bones fused with his body.

However, he cannot use the same method to use the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's soul skill, because his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion does not have a spiritual attribute.

Huo Yumiao could only use her mental power to activate the Ice Emperor's Wrath, and then her soul power to activate the Ice Emperor's Protection. Even so, she couldn't bear the burden brought by the Ice Emperor's nearly 400,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone. Huo Yumiao lost nearly 70% of her combined mental and soul power just to barely unleash the power of the Ice Emperor's Wrath.

The nozzle at the rear of the soul-guided thruster emitted a buzzing sound, and the already limited soul power was consumed again. The distance of more than ten meters was covered in less than a second under the combined thrust of the thruster and the Ice Emperor's Fury.

For Xiao Hongchen, the first blink of an eye was enough for his rapid-fire cannon to slide off Huo Yumiao, and the second blink of an eye was enough for Huo Yumiao to appear in front of him.

Huo Yumiao raised her hand and made a pushing motion, accompanied by a surging, bone-chilling cold that almost materialized, and a palm strike with terrifying power fell down.

However, his palm did not land on Xiao Hongchen, but instead struck a layer of golden light.

Just as he was about to touch Xiao Hongchen, a golden shield instantly popped out. The originally dazzling golden light dimmed and almost disappeared after colliding with the Ice Emperor's raging energy.

Meng Hongchen, watching from the sidelines, had her pupils contract sharply. She was all too familiar with that protective shield—the level-six defensive soul tool, the Tough Wall. The reason it wasn't called a Soul Shield but had its own name was, of course, because of its powerful functions.

The Level 6 Toughness Barrier can withstand attacks from Level 7 Soul Tools. Its defensive power is not only a level higher than other Soul Tool Shields of the same level, but it is also a trigger-type Soul Tool that can be used multiple times.

At the same time, compared to the Soul Guidance Shield, the Resilient Wall consumes less power. Of course, this is only relative. For a Soul Emperor, resisting a level 7 Soul Guidance Device requires at least 30% of their Soul Power, and for a Soul King, it will be even more.

It does not require active activation and is not a disposable item like the Invincible Shield, so it consumes less. These advantages also give it a separate category among shield soul tools.

Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen have fought side by side in countless battles, and the attacks from those soul tools just now only consumed about 30% of their soul power at most.

In other words, Xiao Hongchen, who had nearly 70% of his soul power remaining, almost couldn't support the tough barrier. Doesn't this mean that this attack was at least at the level of a level six soul tool?
What a joke! A Soul Venerable unleashing the combat power of a Soul Emperor? If they were of the same level, wouldn't Xiao be instantly killed? Meng Hongchen was filled with shock as she thought of this.

What neither Xiao Hongchen nor Meng Hongchen knew was that Huo Yumiao's soul power was indeed only at the Soul Venerable level, but his spiritual power was far beyond that of an ordinary Soul King.

Furthermore, the Ice Emperor's Wrathful Aura is a soul skill provided by the Ice Emperor, a ferocious beast with nearly 400,000 years of cultivation, so its power is bound to be immense. Considering all this, Huo Yumiao only managed to unleash the strength of a Soul Emperor with the power of a Soul King, and she still has a lot to learn.

Inside the resilient wall, Xiao Hongchen's face was pale and filled with horror. Meng Hongchen's analysis was completely correct. He did indeed still have 70% of his soul power remaining, but Huo Yumiao's palm strike instantly drained 60% of his soul power.

At this moment, Xiao Hongchen had only one thought in his mind: This is a Soul Venerable, more like a Soul Emperor!
For Soul Masters, Soul Power is similar to Blood Power. Once more than 50% is consumed, they will enter a state of fatigue, and once more than 70% is consumed, they will become pale and weak.

Once exhausted, unless one has extremely strong physical abilities, they will almost certainly fall into a coma and it will be virtually impossible to recover in less than a day or two.

Although the Ice Emperor's Wrathful Aura failed to break through the tough barrier, the overflowing cold air had already frozen the surrounding area. Huo Yumiao, unable to catch her breath, sent a beam of emerald light flying from her palm and merging into the ice on the ground.

The next moment, an explosion rang out, and the ice on the ground burst open. The outer area turned into ice shards and scattered everywhere, while the ice at the center of the explosion turned into ice powder and spread throughout the entire test site.

After using up all of Ice Emperor's Fury, Huo Yumiao only had 15% of his soul power left, but he still used 10% of his soul power to cast Ice Explosion Technique without hesitation, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back of the tough wall.

Using only one-tenth of his soul power to unleash the Ice Explosion Technique, its power was neither particularly great nor small. In any case, Xiao Hongchen was now lying on the ground, unable to continue fighting, and not only that, he also looked extremely disheveled.

Huo Yumiao used the shockwave from the explosion to leap backward and landed steadily with the help of her soul-guided thrusters.

Huo Yumiao plopped down on the ground. He looked much better than Xiao Hongchen; he had simply overexerted his soul power.

"Brother!" Meng Hongchen exclaimed from the sidelines, rushing to Xiao Hongchen's side to check his injuries and asking with concern, "Brother, are you alright?"

Xiao Hongchen lay on the ground, his eyes lifeless, his expression blank as he repeated the same sentence, "I lost, I actually lost, lost to a Soul Master..."

Meng Hongchen checked him over and found that Xiao Hongchen was otherwise unharmed except for being a little covered in dust, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She was just being overly concerned. Both she and her brother had invincible protective shields starting at five, making it difficult for them to die.

Seeing that Xiao Hongchen was alright, Meng Hongchen stopped paying attention to him and got up to walk to Huo Yumiao's side. Her tone was also filled with concern, as well as a hint of barely perceptible joy, "How are you?"

What delighted her was that Huo Yumiao was able to defeat Xiao Hongchen with her Soul Master cultivation, demonstrating her undeniable talent and strength. Therefore, as long as she cultivated a good relationship with her, she would have another powerful ally in the future to avenge her grandfather.

"It's alright, it's just that I used up too much soul power. I can recover after meditating for a while." Huo Yumiao shook his head. In this battle, he was not injured at all.

“Meditation? Use this.” Meng Hongchen produced a light blue crystal bracelet. In the center of the bracelet, a pendant shaped like a baby bottle stood out from the surrounding rhomboid crystals.

Baby bottles are almost the most difficult type of soul tool to make. Huo Yumiao doesn't have the ability to make them yet, but she can identify their grade.

Huo Yumiao took the bracelet, and inevitably her palm touched the girl's palm. The touch was delicate and soft, and it also had a slight coolness to it.

The two touched hands and separated immediately. Although it was a level four milk bottle, Huo Yumiao began to absorb it without any hesitation.

His body has been modified by the Gold of Life and amplified by a ten-thousand-year soul ring. Not to mention a Soul Venerable, even a Soul Sect might not be as tough as him.

Meng Hongchen had calculated that Huo Yumiao had a strong physique, so she directly gave her a level four milk bottle. Actually, she originally wanted to give her a level five milk bottle, but she would have to use a level five milk bottle very carefully, so she decided against it.

The bracelet's surface shimmered with light, clearly indicating it had been activated. Looking at Huo Yumiao, whose eyes were closed and whose expression remained unchanged, Meng Hongchen once again marveled at her powerful physical abilities.

As expected of a level four healing bottle, Huo Yumiao's soul power was restored to most of its original state in less than ten minutes. When he opened his eyes, he found that Meng Hongchen was still standing in the same spot as before, as if she had never left.

(End of this chapter)