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

Chapter 248 Battle Against the Evil Emperor: The Sun and Moon Will Usher in a New Faith (5K)

The division of different areas in the Demon Forest is very similar to that in the Starry Sky Forest.

On the edge of the Demon Forest, in the outer area, there was a 'Sacrifice Well' previously established by the Holy Spirit Cult. The Holy Spirit Cult regularly released blood offerings filled with resentment into this place, which led directly to the underground magma. However, with the destruction of the Holy Spirit Cult, this place has been abandoned.

The area where the Holy Spirit Cult was located before was all on the outer edge of the Demon Forest.

This place is home to hundreds and thousands of ancient soul beasts from the Demon Forest, and their numbers are vast, but in terms of species diversity, it cannot compare to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Further in is the edge of the core area, where many spiritual plant spirit beasts grow. These plant spirit beasts can produce a kind of spore that causes a part of the organism's body to rewind to its juvenile state upon contact.

Beyond the outer perimeter lies the true core area, a bowl-shaped depression ten kilometers in diameter, its surface covered with dark red, carpet-like vegetation.

These hyphae secrete hallucinogenic mucus, and anyone who sets foot on them will fall into a hallucination. Within these fungal carpets are embedded thousands of mummified corpses of humans and spirit beasts, forming eerie and menacing totems of evil eyes.

Just as the Star Dou Great Forest had two gatekeepers, the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python, the entrance to the core area of ​​the Demon Forest also has guardian spirit beasts: a mutated Silver Moon Wolf King at the level of 70,000 years and a two-headed Purple Spirit Wolf at the level of 50,000 years.

In the center of the core area stands a crystallized skull structure with a diameter of over 300 meters. Its material comes from the shed eyelid shells of the soul beasts of the Evil Eye Clan throughout the ages. Under the moonlight, it reflects a blood-red aurora. Beneath the structure are half a black dragon scale and a level nine soul tool sealed in a special metal.

The black dragon scales were spoils of war from the Evil Eye Tyrant's challenge to Emperor Tian. Although he failed, it did not stop him from regarding them as an honor.

It's not hard to guess where that level-nine soul tool came from. As a former collaborator of the Holy Spirit Cult and a spiritual totem of the Sun Moon Empire, it's not surprising that there is a level-nine soul tool here, which was offered by the Holy Spirit Cult or the Sun Moon Imperial Family.

At this moment, the true form of the Evil Eye Tyrant is suspended atop the skull structure.

At this moment, he was gazing intently at the sky. His powerful mental energy caused the area he was looking at to crystallize instantly, forming countless small eyeball-shaped crystal clusters.

The Evil Eye Tyrant was initially puzzled, thinking he was overthinking things, but when the few 'little rats' in the shadows stopped hiding, he realized that the Demon Forest had once again welcomed uninvited guests.

Having learned his lesson last time, he is now wiser and will no longer angrily leave his territory.

If those little rats hadn't entered the core area and hadn't harmed his offspring, perhaps their lives could have been spared. But if they wanted to replicate that bastard from the Body Sect's path as before, the Evil Emperor would definitely let these humans know what the wrath of a ferocious beast was.

Not far away, Huo Yuhao, no longer simulating and hiding himself, slowly revealed his figure.

He didn't let Gu Yuena come along.

As someone who fought a great battle with Di Tian back then and seemingly seriously injured the latter, he couldn't guarantee that this person wouldn't recognize Gu Yuena's aura.

It would be too boring if this person recognized Gu Yuena immediately and knelt down without saying a word.

What he wanted was a battle, a battle that could at least give him a little satisfaction.

The external soul bone of the Ice God's Wings slowly emerged behind Huo Yuhao. During this period, as the Snow Empress absorbed those ten-thousand-year-old profound ice marrow, not only did her lifespan continue to increase, but even this external soul bone faintly touched the threshold of nine hundred thousand years.

His attached external soul bone skill allowed him to instantly traverse several miles of space and arrive in front of the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler.

The dazzling ice crystals slowly froze the surrounding space, and a thick layer of frost condensed on the ground. The power of the attributes, with the mental attribute as the primary one and several other attributes such as extreme ice and fire as secondary, instantly suppressed the Evil Emperor's mental power.

When the Evil Emperor saw Huo Yuhao's appearance and his exaggerated strength, which was illogical and beyond his comprehension, like an abyss, he couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Long time no see, Your Majesty the Evil Emperor."

That's just how polite Old Huo is. Even if someone's here to fight, he still has to be polite.

Compared to the hundreds-of-meters-tall body of the Evil Emperor, Huo Yuhao's size was practically no different from an ant under a human's feet.

For some reason, the Evil Emperor sensed an unusually familiar aura from Huo Yuhao, and the strange feeling that had been lingering over him completely disappeared after Huo Yuhao appeared.

He could sense the aura emanating from the person in front of him. This was the familiar aura that had been revealed when that bastard from the Body Sect had lured him away from his own lineage to plot against his direct descendants. The soul ring of his descendant must have been absorbed by this young human soul master.

Long time no see. Who said you haven't seen me in a long time? Do we know each other?

As for that inexplicable feeling, he didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he felt as if this planet was restricting him, as if it was afraid that he would run away before this human arrived.

"It's an illusion."

Regardless, there was something strange about this human being.

His strange array of extreme attributes and his strength, capable of rivaling one's own mental power, all indicate that the newcomer should not be underestimated.

Since they are spirit-attribute soul beasts, it's normal for them to have a lot of random thoughts and narration.

"Human, retreat now, and I may spare your life."

It wasn't that the Evil Emperor had backed down; it was just that everything was strange now, and he wasn't confident in taking the risk of confronting this impudent human. What if it was another trap?

As if he had thought of something, the Evil Emperor even used his spiritual power to sense the surrounding area.

Huo Yuhao seemed to know what this person was wary of, and said with a faint smile.

"Is Your Majesty the Evil Emperor looking for the Beast God Di Tian? Would you like me to help you look for him?"

Upon hearing this, the Evil Emperor immediately understood that everything that had happened before was indeed as he had guessed: that guy Di Tian was indeed colluding with the human in front of him.

This was truly a trap set against themselves.

Otherwise, this human wouldn't be so calm when facing me.

However, Huo Yuhao's next words brought Di Hua's thoughts back on track.

"No need to overthink it, Evil Emperor. Di Tian is not lurking in the shadows. This time, I am the only one here."

Even the most patient emperor could not endure it any longer.

"furious!"

The person in front of me is far too arrogant. What makes him so confident?

Huo Yuhao remained calm and composed as he spoke.

"That's more like it. I came here today to fight you, the Evil Emperor. I really want to see if the Evil Emperor, who is ranked second among the ferocious beasts on the continent, truly lives up to his name."

To simply say "become my spirit" and then spend a great deal of time explaining would be no different from resorting to force.

Instead, he can save time and unnecessary steps.

Even ferocious beasts have their pride, let alone an existence like the Evil Emperor. How could he possibly trust a human like you if you didn't subdue him? Besides, he's not like the Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor before, with heavenly tribulations hanging over his head.

Anyway, we can just beat this person into submission and then explain later; it's the same thing.

The Soul-Spirit Technique would not affect the physical body and could preserve one's consciousness and soul. Coupled with the allure of becoming a god, he thought even the Evil Emperor would find it irresistible.

If it really doesn't work, then we'll have to resort to PUA (Pick-Up Artist) tactics.

The Evil Emperor could no longer tolerate this. This brat was too arrogant and needed to be taught a lesson. I, Old Evil, had to strike hard.

As Huo Yuhao's eight spirit rings slowly emerged, the Evil Emperor became uneasy once again.

The eight spirit rings, each a vibrant red, orange, and gold, exceeded the limits of the Evil Emperor's understanding, causing even his surrounding mental energy field to become somewhat disordered.

Undoubtedly, with the help of the Dragon Valley trip, the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, and the Life Gold in front of him, Huo Yuhao's previous soul rings have all reached the 100,000-year level, and he doesn't need to hide them at all.

The upgrades to these spirit rings didn't even require much of the spiritual essence that Tianmeng and the others had sealed away.

The Evil Emperor gave Huo Yuhao a deep look, and then a powerful spiritual energy field instantly unfolded.

Eighty-one dark silver tentacles extended from the base of the skull structure, forming a 'mental spider web' covering the entire area. Each tentacle tip was imbued with extreme mental annihilation energy, which, after being released, continuously distorted the surrounding space, creating ripples.

"This is right!"

Why waste time talking so much nonsense when you're going to fight? Just start fighting!

His fourth spirit ring, a vibrant crimson, lit up. He decided to use only mental spirit skills this time, aiming for a true battle of mental strength. His fourth spirit skill, [Eye of Time Travel], activated Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye Martial Soul, transforming it into a clock shape. This allowed him to predict the Evil Emperor's attack several seconds in advance, capturing the precise trajectories of the tentacles' movements in the coming seconds.

However, since the Evil Emperor was also a top expert in mental power, Huo Yuhao's prediction accuracy increased with the difference in mental power between the two sides, so it was not so obvious.

However, in the eyes of the Evil Emperor, it was a different story. He felt that this human seemed to be able to predict the trajectory of his mental attacks every time, causing each of his attacks to miss.

There are only two possibilities for this to be possible: either this human can predict the future, or this guy's mental strength far surpasses his own.

At this moment, the three illusory trajectories generated by Huo Yuhao's mental power had already interfered with the Evil Emperor's judgment. However, these illusions had a physical tactile feel, which made it difficult for the Evil Emperor to distinguish between reality and illusion for a while.

"Disgusting ants, your evil eyes are fixed upon you."

The Evil Emperor had already determined that the mental strength of the person in front of him was no weaker than his own, so he directly used one of the powerful core abilities of the Evil Eye Clan, the Evil Eye Gaze.

Under the power of the Evil Eye Tyrant, one can stare at the target and detonate their mental sea. By human standards, anyone below the Super Douluo level will die instantly, with no ability to resist.

However, in terms of mental strength, Huo Yuhao did not think that there was anyone who could rival him.

If we follow the original route and divide spiritual power realms ten thousand years from now, his spiritual power has already grown to the peak of the Spirit Realm, just one step away from the Divine Origin Realm, which even some gods might not be able to achieve.

The Evil Emperor's powerful spiritual force invaded Huo Yuhao's mind. This was not irresistible, but Huo Yuhao was too lazy to resist.

"Hahaha, nothing special, kid."

In just a moment, the Evil Emperor could no longer laugh.

In his subjective experience, he felt that the moment his spiritual energy invaded Huo Yuhao, it was like mud sinking into the sea, assimilated by the latter's spiritual power.

What does this mean? It means that the latter's level of spiritual power far surpasses his own, and his own ultimate spiritual power is simply incomparable to it.

"How can it be."

He possesses the ultimate spiritual power. How old is this human in front of him? Even if his spirit ring ratio is excessive, he shouldn't be able to cultivate his spiritual power to this extent while simultaneously mastering several ultimate attributes.

Otherwise, wouldn't his growth over hundreds of thousands of years be a joke?

"Nothing is impossible."

The fifth soul ring lights up, and the soul skill "Dewy Embers of a Thousand Machines" is activated. Under this soul skill, the target's thought nodes can be frozen. It is absolutely valid, and the forced freeze time varies with mental strength. At the same time, the enemy will fall into a state of "mental stagnation", and there is a certain chance that the opponent's soul will become disordered.

Moreover, Huo Yuhao's soul skill is also equipped with extreme ice, which can freeze not only the mind but also the body.

The moment Huo Yuhao launched his counterattack, the Evil Emperor reacted and quickly used half of his tentacles to respond.

The powerful spiritual energy materialized, and as the two collided, ripples spread across the sky. The Evil Emperor's tentacles intertwined, gradually forming a spacetime barrier to isolate them from direct contact.

However, he still experienced a moment of mental stagnation and spiritual confusion.

In addition, the aftershocks from the collision of the two mental shockwaves nearly drove all the soul beasts within a radius of dozens of miles into a frenzy.

The ultimate level of mental power, like other ultimate attributes such as ultimate ice and ultimate fire, inherently possesses toxicity once it reaches this level. When two identical ultimate attributes collide, the one with the lower attribute level will be the one in trouble.

At this moment, the first to be invaded by the mental toxin was the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord. The purple mist formed by the neurotoxin floating in the air, like a virus, continuously infected his tentacles, causing him to lose his composure.

The Evil Emperor quickly made a decision, making a decisive sacrifice by abandoning the infected tentacles.

The corrosive blood spilled onto the ground, directly corroding large holes in it.

And he gradually became angry.

The Evil Eye Clan is indeed famous for its spiritual power, but many people don't know that in addition to his spiritual attributes, this Evil Emperor also possesses the skills of the laws of space and time.

He truly hadn't expected that this young human would be so troublesome; his powerful methods and incredible abilities made it difficult for him to cope.

However, abilities involving time and space require charging up and consuming one's own essence, so he was unwilling to fight to the death with this guy unless absolutely necessary.

Speaking of which, why did the two start fighting? Apparently, it was because this human said he wanted to see if he lived up to his reputation. In that case, it was really unnecessary.

Moreover, this human in front of me initially displayed so many extreme attributes, but he has been fighting me with mental power. Therefore, I need to give him the appropriate means.

Then let him see the true methods of the Evil Eye Tyrant Clan.

Just as he was about to make a move, Huo Yuhao temporarily stopped the fight.

"Evil Emperor, fighting here will cause too much harm to the Demon Forest. How about we leave this place and find another place to fight?"

Upon hearing this, the Evil Eye Tyrant instinctively reacted with some tension.

As if guessing what the Evil Emperor was thinking, Huo Yuhao quickly added a sentence.

"Don't worry, this time it won't harm your descendants in the Evil Eye Clan, nor will it do anything bad to the Demon Forest."

Come to think of it, he was the one who schemed against the Evil Emperor last time, so it's normal for him to be wary of him.

Upon hearing this, the Evil Emperor lowered his guard slightly.

He now understood that the human before him definitely possessed a great secret, a secret that might be beyond his imagination.

Having lived for countless years, he had never seen any human soul master possess such strength at this age.

This child has the potential to become a deity.

"Humans are truly blessed!"

"Okay, I agree."

They couldn't refuse either; if they really went all out in the fight, the core area of ​​the Demon Forest would be destroyed.

This is the best way. Now he only hopes that the human in front of him will not use any other means to scheme against him. This is his last bit of trust in humanity, or perhaps it can not even be called trust at all.

Huo Yuhao and the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord tore through space one after another and left the core area of ​​the Demon Forest. After the two disappeared, Gu Yuena, Meng Hongchen and others in the shadows slowly emerged.

Don't get me wrong, saying I won't scheme against the Evil Eye Clan doesn't mean I won't. Old Huo still has that much integrity.

"Na'er, can Yuhao defeat that guy? He's the second most powerful beast on land, the Evil Emperor, the spiritual totem of the Sun Moon Empire!"

Meng Hongchen asked with some concern.

Not only her, but Xiao Hongchen and Ji Juechen were also worried and nervous that they could not help Huo Yuhao.

It's simply unbelievable that Yuhao's ninth soul spirit is actually the Evil Emperor.

This is the most powerful soul beast in the entire Sun Moon Empire, and it ranks among the top in the entire world.

If Yuhao really succeeds, they can all imagine the sensation it would cause if the royal family or ordinary people knew about it.

It's no exaggeration to say that if Yuhao really succeeds, then Yuhao will be the new spiritual totem of the Sun and Moon.

Do not!
It should be said that Yuhao himself will become a ruler far surpassing the Evil Eye Tyrant, and will never fall from the altar in the history of Sun and Moon, being a fanatical believer surrounded by generations of Sun and Moon people!

Moreover, it is a royal family that cannot be compared to any other royal family in any era combined.

Gu Yuena smiled as she restored the environment that had been desolate from the battle.

"It's okay, you have to believe in Yuhao."

Gu Yuena understood that Xie Jun was no match for Huo Yuhao at all, and that she was only saying this to comfort Meng Hongchen and the others.

The reason Yuhao wasn't allowed to act was simply because he wanted to truly make the Evil Lord submit and willingly become his soul spirit.
(End of this chapter)