Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 177 Sorrow, Soul, Side Effects of Resentment
"Since you already have your own ideas, I can't just go my own way."

Elder Yi sighed with a hint of regret: "However... no matter what, this martial soul will eventually be given to you. If this time you can be spared the sacrifice, it will give me enough time to study the new power system."

Having met the elder and the three Zhongli brothers, he had gained a fairly high level of understanding of the evil soul master's power system.

What followed was a long and tedious experiment.

"When my experiment succeeds, it won't just benefit you! This... will be something that helps you change the world."

Old Yi calmly stated the facts, his composure and confidence naturally emanating from him.

After all, he truly changed a world.

……

"The power of emotions... its destructive power is truly formidable."

Huo Yuhao listlessly fiddled with the fire, and only after glancing at the slowly rising sun in the distance did he regain some of his senses with the help of a wisp of purple mist.

Extreme joy and extreme sorrow.

Pure emotional power is a product of mental power. Once caught in the vortex of emotions, the stronger one's mental power, the more severe the damage will be.

"The mindset I've built up over the past three years has been shattered."

Huo Yuhao gave a wry smile, feeling the chaotic energy in his mind, and felt a chill run through his body.

From beginning to end, the nightmare relentlessly chasing after you is the same one.

"Do those who care about me really have to die?"

Sitting cross-legged in front of the fire, Huo Yuhao slowly extended his finger. The originally raging flames instantly dimmed, as if something had drained their power, and even the heat was almost halved.

The power of emotion—grief.

"If every path to enlightenment has to go through this, then I'd rather not have it at all..."

Huo Yuhao moved his fingers again, and the flames that had lost their power rose again with the support of the ferocious power. However, this time they turned into an ominous dark red, and a corrosive power was mixed into the flames.

"Rather than saying that emotions can change external things, it is more accurate to say that they can stimulate or endow certain characteristics."

With a flick of his finger, he unleashed several blue ripples, and the vegetation within a radius of several feet appeared gloomy under the shadow of his emotions, with leaves drooping as if about to fall off.

Looking at the low-lying vegetation, Huo Yuhao's eyes grew even more weary: "These guys are a lot like me, aren't they?"

The same low spirits.

"You really care about the people around you..."

Xue Di's voice rang in her ears, as if she wanted to say something but then fell silent. She rarely showed emotion, so asking her to comfort someone was truly a challenge for her.

"Mainly because... I don't have many people around me."

Huo Yuhao stared at the flames and threw firewood into them: "Before I was ten, I only had my mother. It wasn't until I was eleven that you all slowly came to be by my side."

Although Tianmeng's longest active period was only three years, those three years were far more colorful than his ten-year career.

It also seemed to take longer.

'So only a short time has passed.' I've sighed to myself countless times.

Are you afraid of losing it?

Xue Di quietly occupied one of his eyes, watching the flames leap around with him: "Are you afraid of being alone again, afraid that the fate of those around you will be like your... mother's?"

Huo Yuhao's breath hitched, and a few ripples appeared in his mental sea, which had finally calmed down.

"You can't overcome your own emotions, yet you've come into contact with the power of emotions too early. Continuing to practice this will only cause you more harm. Take a break."

The Snow Empress extended a sliver of her power, emanating a chilling white aura that extinguished the flames: "Change it to something else. Perhaps you haven't even noticed, but 'resentment' has already taken root in your soul." "Resentment?"

Huo Yuhao's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously covered his chest. As his perception deepened, he also sensed a strange power hidden within his heart.

So what was that just now—

Having discovered the problem, Huo Yuhao hurriedly stood up, looking at his hands helplessly.

"Is this a trend toward corruption? Except your corruption started from the spirit and soul, probably a result of the Spirit Eye Martial Soul and the Ruler of the World... Maybe you can now devour other people's souls?"

Xue Di made a chilling remark, seemingly in jest.

"I'm not going to become an evil spirit master!"

Huo Yuhao's eye twitched.

However, his whisper inadvertently touched a nerve with someone.

"—An evil spirit master?"

Ye Guyi, who was leaning against the tree, suddenly opened his eyes. Before his gaze could even focus, he had already released his martial spirit and assumed a fighting stance, slowly scanning his surroundings with his long sword held horizontally.

Finally, his gaze settled on Huo Yuhao: "You..."

After staring blankly at Huo Yuhao for a long time, Ye Guyi slowly regained the remaining memories from before she fell unconscious: "Hiss~ We actually survived!"

Three eighth-ring evil soul masters—this lineup could easily cause trouble at the Ordinary Alliance headquarters. If they couldn't muster a titled Douluo to intercept them, the entire force would be completely wiped out.

"how did you do that?"

Ye Guyi looked around, but could only find the large crater created by the previous battle. The rest of the scene was exactly the same as before she lost consciousness, and it didn't look like there had been any more fighting.

"Use your brain."

Huo Yuhao tapped his temple, extinguished the fire with a single palm strike, and used the Crane Control Dragon Capture technique to bring Yu Mengdi to her: "Now that you're awake, I'll trouble you to take her with you."

"Tsk."

Ye Guyi picked the person up with a look of disgust, tested the weight with both hands, and then simply hoisted the person onto her shoulder: "So you waited until now just to make me do hard labor?"

"Do you expect me to carry you all the way back?"

Huo Yuhao asked a question that sounded odd, leaving her speechless: "Also... it's best if the two of you don't show up later."

"Is it because of the evil spirit master?"

Ye Guyi's eyes flickered: "Weren't those three Soul Douluos from last night all of them?"

The Ordinary Alliance discovered long ago that the so-called Evening Water Alliance was involved with evil spirit masters. The initial purpose of training her was just in case, but who knew that as the investigation deepened...

This isn't just a place of adultery; it's a veritable den of iniquity!

"It's just a guess."

As Huo Yuhao gazed at Mingdu on the distant horizon, the words of Mu En, "The sun and moon are not a benevolent place," inexplicably echoed in his mind.

He had previously assumed the other party was referring to the power struggles between various factions, that Jing Hongchen might resort to underhanded tactics if she couldn't win him over, or perhaps it was a matter between royalty and nobility…

But now it seems that what really makes this place dangerous is the evil spirit master!
"The evil soul master who can cultivate a martial soul with the same spirit and cultivation level, and is also equipped with three complete sets of soul tools, must be backed by a force that is definitely not simple. It should be the so-called Holy Spirit Cult that is causing trouble behind the scenes."

Huo Yuhao's eyes were solemn, and he even felt a suffocating pressure from the approaching city: "The Xishui Alliance may also be related to the Holy Spirit Cult."

The three Soul Douluos were dressed almost exactly like the elders he had killed, except that they were more elaborate in the details, clearly indicating that they were from the same group.

Mingdu holds countless secrets yet.

(End of this chapter)