Douluo Continent: When Huo Yuhao Becomes the Lord of the End

Chapter 230 The Bloodthirsty Ghost Crab Clan, Pokémon?
Northern part of the Douling Empire.

A small island in the ocean, hundreds of kilometers from the mainland.

"Humans, retreat now, lest you bring trouble upon yourselves."

In the gathering area of ​​the Bloodthirsty Ghost Crab clan, a sea spirit beast, the Bloodthirsty Ghost Crab King, who was as old as 120,000 years old, looked at these humans who had intruded into their clan with a face full of dissatisfaction.

On the Soul Guide ship, Gu Yuena, Huo Yuhao, and Yu Qiu'er retreated to the back, watching Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen confront the Bloodthirsty Crab King on the island.

Xiao Hongchen and the others all looked extremely serious. This was their first time facing a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and it would be a lie to say they weren't nervous.

This bloodthirsty demon crab king, which is 120,000 years old, is the seventh soul ring that Huo Yuhao is looking for for Xiao Hongchen.

Although it is a marine spirit beast, its attribute is metal, which perfectly matches Xiao Hongchen's own attribute, and its age also perfectly meets Xiao Hongchen's requirements for his seventh spirit ring.

"Yuhao, can the three of them really handle these Ghost Crab Clan guys?"

Yu Qiu'er was a little worried at this moment. Although this Bloodthirsty Ghost Crab King was only 120,000 years old, its clan was numerous. At this moment, tens of thousands of soul beasts of the Bloodthirsty Ghost Crab clan were constantly gathering. Among them, there were more than a dozen ten-thousand-year-old ghost crabs, hundreds of thousand-year-old ghost crabs, and countless hundred-year-old ghost crabs.

The ocean area of ​​Douluo Star is four times that of the continent. In addition, there have been no human soul masters hunting ocean soul beasts on a large scale for many years. Therefore, in terms of both quantity and quality, ocean soul beasts far exceed land soul beasts.

This is a vast and unknown region.

As one of the major races among the near-sea soul beasts, the Bloodthirsty Ghost Crab clan does not have difficulty reproducing, so it is not surprising that they have such numbers and strength.

“The few 100,000-year soul bones and the 100,000-year soul ring they absorbed before were not just for show. Besides, one person might not be enough, but now they are three people working together.”

"If we can't even deal with a small 100,000-year-old ghost crab like this, then it's really not right."

Huo Yuhao didn't take these soul beasts seriously at all. Although the Ghost Crab clan was indeed numerous, that was all they were. They relied on sheer numbers to win, and there wasn't a single ferocious beast in the clan.

However, he still used his mental pressure to control the ten-thousand-year-old and thousand-year-old ghost crabs on this side, to prevent them from interfering with the battle on the other side.

It has to be said that these densely packed ghost crabs would be truly terrifying for those with trypophobia.

Meanwhile, the Bloodthirsty Crab King also noticed Huo Yuhao and his group on the Soul Guide Wheel. Although they weren't facing them directly, he could still vaguely sense the threat posed by those guys.

He didn't want to provoke these human soul masters unless absolutely necessary. The Ghost Crab Clan wasn't good at escaping, especially when their own members were being controlled.

But this is the ocean, his home ground as a sea spirit beast. These land-based human spirit masters are so arrogant; he must make them pay the price.

"Beauty is deadly!"

Meng Hongchen noticed the Bloodthirsty Crab King's movements and took the initiative to attack. The soul skill of his sixth soul ring, which came from the 100,000-year soul ring of the immortal herb, could condense the deadly poison into a cinnabar-like mist, causing the infected person to fall into a drunken state and attack the surrounding units indiscriminately. The poison would absorb the target's soul power and feed it back to Meng Hongchen.

The Bloodthirsty Crab King quickly mobilized water and metal elements, enveloping itself in a giant water sphere to resist the poisonous gas. Metal elements condensed on its giant claws, which resembled a heavy hammer, and attacked the three of them.

Even so, the toxins that kept infecting the water element and seeping deep into his body still made him feel uneasy.

"Don't break down the barriers!"

Xiao Hongchen knew that Huo Yuhao was deliberately testing them, so he did not use his soul tool. His crimson sixth soul ring appeared, and he directly summoned nine golden vine pillars inscribed with runes from the ocean to form a defensive array to protect Meng Hongchen.

With his current strength, each vine pillar can withstand one soul power attack that is no more than twenty levels higher than his own.

However, the Bloodthirsty Crab King's strength was enough to rival that of a typical level 95 titled being, and its giant claw attack still shattered the two vine pillars in an instant.

However, after the Golden Vine was shattered, it instantly unleashed the 'Golden Essence Spikes' effect, reflecting back the Bloodthirsty Ghost Crab's attack and causing counter-damage that ignores defense.

The Bloodthirsty Crab King refused to believe it. Although he felt a sharp pain in his giant claws, he ignored the attack and smashed all nine vines one after another with great force, trying to break the restriction. At this moment, the water sphere that he had painstakingly condensed was pierced by the golden spikes.

"It's now."

Ji Juechen had already gathered his sword aura not far away. Seeing that the Bloodthirsty Ghost Crab King's defense had been broken, he instantly used all his strength to attack the Ghost Crab King's weak point with his sword energy. The power of this attack was no weaker than that of an ordinary titled expert.

That 100,000-year-old right arm bone greatly enhanced Ji Juechen, especially for a swordsman.

The Bloodthirsty Crab King tried to resist, but Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen's next wave of attacks followed closely, leaving him no time to concentrate. He could only withstand Ji Juechen's all-out killing move.

Under the relentless attacks, the Bloodthirsty Crab King had become weak, and Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were not in much better condition. This kind of battle was ultimately not the same as the battle of souls between human soul masters.

"Humans, how dare you insult me ​​like this!"

The relationship between soul beasts and humans is self-evident, especially for a 100,000-year-old soul beast from the ocean.

At this moment, the Bloodthirsty Crab King already knew that he would not be able to escape this calamity today. Even if he could deal with the three human soul masters in front of him, he might not be able to defeat the others not far away.

He was already prepared to die; even if he self-destructed, he would not become a human's spirit ring.

"stop!"

Just as the atmosphere was tense, Huo Yuhao instantly used Aurora Escape to cross space and arrive in front of the Bloodthirsty Crab King. With his hands behind his back, countless extreme ice crystals instantly sealed off all energy fluctuations in the surrounding space.

"Ghost Crab King, I think we need to have a serious talk."

In fact, he had already thought of a countermeasure before letting Xiao Hongchen and the others take action. He couldn't possibly slaughter the ocean soul beasts indiscriminately, as that would not be in line with his plan.

The Soul Spirit Technique needs to be perfected. While directly hunting souls is possible, it is unnecessary. The best experimental subjects for perfecting the Soul Spirit Technique will be the 100,000-year soul rings needed by Xiao Hongchen and his companions, as well as the ferocious beasts needed for his second martial soul.

Since the decision has been made to create the Extreme Path Organization and make it the cornerstone for changing the landscape of the continent, it is inevitable to first apply the Soul Spirit Technique to one's own people.

Moreover, he had another consideration: the soul beasts in the ocean were already part of his plan, just like the Ghost Crab clan. Once the strongest among the vast number of soul beast clans became the soul spirits of human soul masters, and did so while preserving their physical bodies and souls, then the relationship between the soul beast clans that became soul spirits and humans would inevitably ease.

From this small example, we can see that the entire ocean will eventually follow suit, and the contracted spirits needed by spirit beast masters will have a continuous source.

"Humans, further words are useless. You want my spirit ring? You're delusional."

Huo Yuhao remained expressionless. If you don't want to listen, then I'll force you to listen.

After freezing all energy fluctuations around him, Huo Yuhao began to try to reason with the Bloodthirsty Crab King.

Originally, this person didn't believe it. What kind of contract method could preserve both body and soul, different from the sacrificial method? Was this some kind of foolish trick? But after Huo Yuhao made Xue Di appear and let him witness it with his own eyes, this person's eyes suddenly became clear.

The Bloodthirsty Crab King's mouth twitched. This place was not far from the far north, and he had naturally heard of the reputation of this overlord of the far north.

After a long pause, he softened his tone and said, "Humans, if I become a human soul, my people may not receive protection."

The laws of the ocean are far more brutal than those on land, and it must be said that the Bloodthirsty Crab King was tempted. Without suffering any loss, he could simply form a contract with a human, and his strength would grow alongside that of the human Soul Master, unbound by heavenly tribulations. Such a good thing seemed unbelievable to him, as if he had glimpsed a vast new world.

With the example of the Snow Emperor, the overlord of the far north, in his heart he had little doubt at this moment.

But he still has his people and countless bloodthirsty ghost crabs to protect. He can make a contract with humans, and even if he fails, he will only lose a hundred years at most, but what about his people?

Without us, these little guys would only end up as food for even more powerful soul beasts in the ocean.

"You don't need to worry about this. Once you become a spirit, you can move freely. I will give you time to relocate your people to the northern sea area near Sun and Moon and settle them in."

Souls can act independently of their contracted soul masters, giving them ample time to do what they want.

The Bloodthirsty Crab King hesitated for a moment, still somewhat doubtful. But this time, with Gu Yuena personally appearing, his eyes were no longer clear; instead, the young man immediately stood at attention.

Make a decision.

The bloodthirsty crab king felt his soul trembling. He made a decision. What was there to hesitate for? Hesitating for even a second would be disrespectful to his own intelligence.

If you had said so earlier, I would have surrendered immediately. Why did you go through all that trouble and risk your life?

"Laugh, adjust your state. Next, I will tell you the process of the Soul Contract. Prepare to form a Soul Contract with the Bloodthirsty Crab King."

Xiao Hongchen did not hesitate. He trusted Huo Yuhao unconditionally. Although Huo Yuhao had mentioned it before, this was still his first time coming into contact with the Soul Spirit Technique.

The Bloodthirsty Crab King first calmed down its own kind, and under the bewildered gazes of the thousand-year-old and ten-thousand-year-old Bloodthirsty Crabs, it began to be taught the procedures by Huo Yuhao.

This was Huo Yuhao's first time letting an outsider absorb his soul, so he needed to be on high alert throughout the process to avoid any accidents.

"Yuhao, I'm ready."

The Bloodthirsty Crab King nodded seriously, waving its huge front claws. As Xiao Hongchen continued to chant incantations, a magic circle radiating strange energy began to appear between the two sides.

Unlike sacrifice, this is the fusion of energy between a soul beast and a soul master. Everything about the soul beast is transformed into a quantum superposition state by magical energy, just like the peculiar rules that emerge after the soul ring appears after death.

The soul and energy are transformed into soul rings and engraved on the soul master's body, while the physical body is particle-ized and integrated into the soul master's body, but can be separated at any time and re-condensed through energy resonance.

Besides not affecting the growth of Soul Masters or the soul and body of Soul Beasts, the greatest advantage of the Soul Spirit Technique is that after a Soul Master obtains Soul Skills and Soul Bones, the Soul Spirit can assist in battle as a separate individual.

It's like expanding a container, but the expanded portion can be separated, and the total energy remains the same after the increase, thus allowing for more advantageous and flexible choices.

Because it was his first time absorbing a soul spirit, Xiao Hongchen seemed a little inexperienced. However, with Huo Yuhao's assistance, Xiao Hongchen completed the soul spirit contract after two hours.

At this moment, his true form of martial soul appeared, and his crimson seventh soul ring appeared before everyone's eyes. His soul power also successfully grew to level seventy-seven.

With the blessing of the immortal herb, plus a 100,000-year soul ring and a 100,000-year soul bone, and the foundation laid by the previous 100,000-year soul bone, it is reasonable for him to advance seven levels at once.

After Xiao Hongchen opened his eyes, the soul of the Bloodthirsty Crab King slowly appeared before everyone. Just as mentioned before, everything about him was intact, except that after separating from Xiao Hongchen, the latter's total soul power fluctuated slightly.

"It actually succeeded?"

The Bloodthirsty Crab King stared at all this in disbelief. He could sense that if he wanted, he could completely reconstitute his physical body or choose to reside in the body of a Soul Master with whom he had a contract.

Moreover, their strength is bound to the Soul Master, allowing them to continuously grow and coexist in a mutually beneficial way.

However, there are still some restrictions. For example, after becoming a soul spirit, one cannot leave at will, nor can one harm or intentionally affect human soul masters. Conversely, human soul masters also have the same restrictions on one. These are marks engraved deep in one's soul during the contract process.

Huo Yuhao pinched his chin. It seemed that the Soul Orb was indeed necessary in the future. After all, some Soul Spirits might not want to live in the Soul Master's Sea of ​​Spirits forever, and Soul Masters might not want to open their Sea of ​​Spirits. Therefore, a container specifically for Soul Spirits was very necessary.

This is quite similar to Pokémon, except that there are more options now. After all, absorbing soul spirits can enhance a soul master's strength, and soul masters can also choose to use soul spirits in battle, instead of relying entirely on soul spirits.

Although Xiao Hongchen felt a little empty after the Bloodthirsty Crab King condensed its physical body, he could also sense that it was just the Bloodthirsty Crab King's energy.

His power ceiling has been raised. Now that the Bloodthirsty Crab King has left, he only needs to recover, and all that energy will be replenished quickly.

Huo Yuhao turned his gaze to the Bloodthirsty Crab King and said.

"Go and make arrangements for your people. I think you can feel the benefits of becoming a spirit. From now on, everything between you two, including your fate, is firmly bound together."

He wasn't worried that the Bloodthirsty Crab King wouldn't return, since the contract already covered everything. A soul spirit couldn't betray a soul master. Once the Bloodthirsty Crab Clan was settled, this one would still return to Xiao Hongchen's spiritual sea and become a part of him.

"Yes."

At this moment, the Bloodthirsty Demon Crab King felt great awe for Huo Yuhao and dared not delay. He immediately came to the Bloodthirsty Demon Crabs and prepared to lead them to migrate to the northern ocean of Sun and Moon.

He and Xiao Hongchen were already of one mind, so there was no need for further words.

"Yuhao." Xiao Hongchen stepped forward and said with a smile, "So this is the Soul Spirit Technique. I think this thing will definitely change the landscape of the continent in the future."

This is beyond doubt, and Xiao Hongchen has already realized that this Soul Technique is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface.

Although spirits and spirit masters cannot harm each other, if one dies a natural death, the other can escape unaffected. Doesn't this mean that spirits can be passed down?

If the bond between a spirit and a spirit master is deep enough, and the spirit master protects the spirit's clan while the spirit master is alive, then the spirit master might also protect the spirit master's descendants after the spirit master dies.

Just like those bloodthirsty ghost crab clans, these guys all listen to the bloodthirsty ghost crab king, and the bloodthirsty ghost crab king is their own spirit.
hiss! !

The starting point for Soul Masters is not a 100,000-year Soul Spirit, but just an ordinary 10-year Soul Beast. However, with the inheritance of generations and the accumulation of countless resources, how much can a Soul Spirit grow?
Soul Masters have a higher ceiling and more opportunities. Unlike Soul Rings, Soul Spirits can be continuously upgraded. Soul Masters will also become stronger as their Soul Spirits grow, and they will no longer be restricted by factors such as innate Soul Power.

"Alright, take this time to reflect on your abilities."

"Next, we will travel to several other races to obtain souls for Meng and Lao Ji."

The feasibility of the soul spirit has already been proven on Xiao Hongchen, this 'guinea pig'. So now we need to speed things up and quickly replicate this path for Meng Hongchen and the others.

He was in a hurry to get to Dragon Valley, and also to the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Profound Ice Marrow of the Earth Dragon Gate.
Over the next month, the group helped Meng Hongchen and Ji Juechen obtain their seventh soul rings. The process was exactly the same as with Xiao Hongchen: they first found a 100,000-year-old soul beast race, and then were 'persuaded' by Huo Yuhao.

The 100,000-year-old patriarch of the Icefire Krill clan became Meng Hongchen's soul spirit, while the 100,000-year-old patriarch of the Skeleton Light Swordfish clan became Ji Juechen's soul spirit.

Their soul power levels also reached level 77 and 76 respectively.

Like the Bloodthirsty Ghost Crab clan, the Icefire Krill clan and the Skeleton Swordfish clan also began to migrate to the northern coastal waters of Sun and Moon.

After obtaining the soul rings and completing the task of acquiring the soul spirits, the group officially set off for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

(End of this chapter)