Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 176

"teacher."

Huo Yuhao interrupted, his tone unusually heavy: "I appreciate your kindness, but... I don't need any more martial souls. They don't mean much to me."

"Although my Spirit Eyes have not yet awakened, my spiritual realm is enough to qualify me as a top-tier martial soul, and my second martial soul is far stronger than ordinary Extreme Ice!"

"With these..."

Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth, a long-lost hysterical madness surging in his eyes: "Isn't all of this enough! Isn't it enough for me to reach the pinnacle of the world? Isn't it enough for me to achieve godhood? Isn't it enough for me to fulfill my promise?!"

This was probably the first time he had ever yelled at his elders like this since he could remember, and the first time he had vented his emotions without any restraint.

Because of a lack of trust from loved ones? Because of the inability to accept the quiet departure of more people you care about?

Huo Yuhao had stopped thinking about all that nonsense; he only wanted to know one thing:

Why would you say something like that?

Huo Yuhao's hands trembled, as if he had been driven to a dead end: "Tell me why!"

"Child~"

Old Yi sighed softly, wanting to touch his head, but was dodged far away, so he could only withdraw his hand and summon a staff: "I have seen the rules of this world... it is stricter than any of us can imagine."

"To maintain the realm that touches the gods, you must rely on soul power. Without divine power, you must burn your divine consciousness to temporarily extract divine power... Moreover, this world hates gods."

Old Yi swept away the air currents, drawing an arc to reveal his illusory spiritual body. Layer upon layer of light points peeled away from his body, as if some invisible force was acting on it.

"My memories and power are being worn down until they become so weak that they can be ignored by the rules of the plane, at which point they will fall into a long period of decay."

"Just like her."

Elder Yi raised his staff and pointed it at the golden divine spark, his eyes lowered: "But... I will not be like her."

He is the Scourge of the Dead, the Holy God of the Dead.

The end of life can only be reached by his own initiative, not by fleeing from death like a darting prey.

Before I shed all my pride, let me leave you a gift worth remembering.

Old Master Yi shook his head, a deep regret in his eyes: "You are a good child, but unfortunately I can't teach you much more..."

"..."

Huo Yuhao listened attentively to everything, his expression slowly returning to calm, yet it seemed as if he was gathering and brewing an even more turbulent wave: "Is there really no other way?"

"Have."

Old Master Yi answered earnestly, as if he were teaching for the last time in his life:
“Extremely concentrated life energy will undergo a qualitative change, giving rise to an essence that is close to that of a god. Only such power can slightly nourish the divine consciousness… but that cannot save me.”

As he spoke, he waved his staff, activating the surrounding flow of fate: "This power has an extremely strong assimilative force. Even if you actually obtain that life substance, you will be imbued with the power of fate, making it impossible for me to use it—unless there is enough of it."

"How many?!"

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but interrupt, his eyes regaining their light: "Just how much life force do you need?"

"one thousand."

Old Yi held up his index finger: "It's equivalent to the total life force of a thousand of those worms."

"... "

Huo Yuhao's spirit flickered violently, and the hope that had just emerged was immediately crushed even deeper.

"Now you understand why I did this, right?"

Elder Yi looked at Huo Yuhao with some helplessness: "If there really was a possibility of stabilizing one's divine consciousness, why would I have made this choice?"

'It's happening again.' A word seemed to pierce a raw nerve, and Huo Yuhao clenched his fists, a grimace flashing across his face: 'Why is it like this again?'

dagger.

godhead.

Now it's about martial spirits.

Why does this kind of thing always happen to him?
'Life force?' Huo Yuhao raised his hands, his eyes gleaming as he stared at his palms: 'Soul beasts…how much life force do all the soul beasts combined have?'

If he really had to make a choice, he would rather—

"Yuhao."

A cold hand patted his shoulder, stopping his thoughts from sliding into the abyss.

"Snow Emperor?"

Huo Yuhao looked up with trembling eyes. His already unstable spiritual body was on the verge of collapse.

"Don't worry, he'll be fine."

Xue Di's tone revealed an unusual gentleness: "We're all here, we'll all help you find a way..."

"Hehe...or rather, we already have a solution."

Tianmeng crawled all the way here as if she were lying on an invisible wall, then lifted her upper body and turned her head: "There's plenty of life force in Douluo Continent!"

"You're not talking about that original forest, are you?"

Old Yi couldn't help but shake his head: "The so-called Star Dou Great Forest is indeed incredibly prosperous, but it's far from enough. Even if all the life energy in it were combined into one, it would only amount to one-thirtieth of what's needed."

"Relying solely on the creatures in the forest is certainly not enough."

Xue Di raised her palm, revealing the aura of a ferocious beast: "But the wonders of the Star Dou Great Forest are not limited to what is visible on the surface. Di Tian was able to lead many soul beasts through numerous tribulations, and that was not solely due to Tian Meng."

"I can feel that the vitality in the core area of ​​the forest is more intense than I can imagine. That is where the value of the Starry Sky Land lies, and it is also the foundation for Di Tian's residence in the Starry Sky and his status as the Beast God."

star…

When this place was mentioned again, Huo Yuhao was momentarily dazed.

Whether it was a misperception or not, his life seemed to be bound to the Star Dou Great Forest, with every major turning point inextricably linked to it.

"So, does that mean we have to fight Di Tian?"

Hyotei suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem.

"We don't necessarily have to confront them head-on. All we need to do is explore the bottom of that Lake of Life. As long as we have enough stealth capabilities, we can deceive Di Tian."

Tianmeng's eyes were thoughtful. After a moment of contemplation, she met Xue Di's gaze again and they recited in unison:

"Golden hawksbill turtle!"

Although Tianmeng's concealment effect is more powerful, and it can even perfectly construct a false landscape with the support of simulation skills, it ultimately belongs to an extreme path of specialization.

In contrast, the golden hawksbill turtle, possessing both water and earth attributes and a fortune second only to the emperor auspicious beast, is best suited for this kind of investigative work.

"But, putting aside whether it's willing to help, will we even be able to find that kind of spirit beast?"

Hyotei looked worried: "Not only are they rare, but they are also good at hiding. We can't possibly turn every inch of the planet into a search party, can we?"

"Heh heh~ Now's the time for me to show my might!"

Tianmeng's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "Those hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest have basically absorbed the Yuan Power within my body. As long as they get close, I can sense them!"

(End of this chapter)