Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 231 The Holy Emperor Appears
"Say!"

Inside the underground palace, Huo Yuhao trampled the blood-eyed middle-aged man under his feet, and his spear, filled with purifying power, pierced another hole in the man's body: "I'll only give you thirty seconds to consider. Once the time is up, you're going in too!"

Before he could finish speaking, the purification gate that had just devoured the black-robed skeleton reopened, and the purifying light overflowing from the gate almost licked the middle-aged man's forehead.

"me……"

Feeling the rising smoke above his head, the middle-aged man's bloodshot eyes receded into the depths of his pupils, cold sweat pouring down his face: "If I tell you, do you think I can save my dog's life here?"

"answer the questions!"

Huo Yuhao casually drew his gun and stabbed again, then kicked him in, saying, "Ten seconds left—"

"Stop, stop... I'll talk! I'll talk now!"

The middle-aged man, whose body was riddled with holes from the nails, cried out in pain, "The Holy Emperor... right after they set off to offer sacrifices, the Holy Emperor truly manifested his power!"

"Oh huh?"

Huo Yuhao twisted his spear, causing another cloud of light to evaporate: "I'll give you thirty more seconds to explain yourself briefly!"

“My followers have always worshipped God… Everyone is as faithful as I am, but our prayers and sacrifices have never been answered.”

The middle-aged man, barely managing to stutter, managed to utter a few words: "But... just a few days after the Grand Elder returned to the main altar, the statue of the Holy Emperor suddenly began to gather the faith of the believers! Everyone is saying that this is the Holy Emperor's recognition of us, and that we should continue to work hard!"

A sudden surge in faith?
Huo Yuhao frowned: "Wait—before that, the so-called Holy Emperor statue couldn't gather the power of faith?"

"Right, right."

The middle-aged man blinked, somewhat bewildered: "What's wrong?"

'It seems that certain conditions must be met before the power of faith can be obtained...'

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, then drew his spear: "Don't you have anything else to say?"

"That's all I know... I've only been a member of the Holy Spirit Cult for a few years! I have no way of knowing more..."

The middle-aged man gave a wry smile, putting on an innocent appearance: "I was forced into this den of wolves; it was originally to escape my enemies..."

"You've eaten quite a few people, haven't you? Deep within your soul, there are at least a dozen lingering traces of similar origins—those... are all your family..."

Huo Yuhao spoke calmly, causing the middle-aged man to pause. Then, his expression turned sinister: "Do you really want me to drive you to your death? Fine, if we're going to die, we'll die together!"

The moment the killing intent surged, the soul rings attached to the middle-aged man suddenly began to flash irregularly. He forcibly activated numerous soul skills, attempting to use the power of this multi-skill unleashed to detonate his spiritual sea.

Under normal circumstances, a single mental attack cannot deplete all mental energy. At the same time, it will reduce the utilization rate due to the release of excessive and uncontrollable energy, and the power of the same amount will only become lower.

But he's different...

He possesses a rare physical martial soul! Furthermore, he's a special mutant with eyes and a small portion of his soul! If he were to pour everything into Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, he could gain a chance to possess another body!

And thanks to the characteristics of his martial soul, his near-death counterattack can also make the most of his mental power!
"Die..."

Before the middle-aged man's roar had even finished, the bloodshot light in his eyes detached from its vessel, carrying with it an invisible yet powerful spiritual force that rushed towards him.

Such close proximity, such a swift attack.

Even a titled Douluo probably wouldn't have time to gather their soul power to defend against the attack, let alone this young upstart...

'I've got this in the bag!' A flicker of excitement appeared in the illusory spirit's eyes: 'Come on, my young and talented new body!'

"Pfft~"

Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up with golden light as Huo Yuhao's gaze turned to astonishment; the two layers of light that appeared deep in his pupils were just the beginning.

Next, another vertical pupil opened between the eyebrows, a spiritual crown appeared on the top of the head, and a domain with scorching red flames silently unfolded.

For every foot the spirit moved forward in the air, the mental fluctuations on Huo Yuhao, who seemed unable to react in time, grew stronger, until they reached a point that numbed him.

too fast…

Numerous skills unfolded one after another as if in a chain, but that wasn't the reason he unlocked them so quickly. It was as if multiple consciousnesses resided within his body simultaneously, unleashing their soul skills at once...

Finally, Huo Yuhao's gaze, burning with intense light, fixed on him, and a tiny flame of color appeared deep within each of his three pupils:
"Sorrow! Hatred! Anger!"

Three waves of sound, like a tsunami, crashed down on the soul, and the spirit's consciousness was completely extinguished by the spiritual power that nearly crushed the air, leaving only a lingering sense of astonishment:

'His martial spirit... is also an eye?'

"boom!"

A violent mental storm instantly filled the entire hall, swirling the bricks and stones like a real energy tide, creating a gust of wind that made the entire underground space hum and vibrate.

If there's such a huge commotion underground, you can imagine the reaction on the surface.

At this moment, the ground, only twenty feet away, was also trembling incessantly, triggering a mild earthquake that spanned several blocks, centered on that residence.

"Interfering with reality—could this be an advancement to the realm of spiritual consciousness? Wait... that doesn't seem right either?"

Tianmeng's spirit body hurriedly appeared, and before he condensed his spirit body, Huo Yuhao had already activated the Tide Summoning Voice and Mermaid Control, working together with the Sea Princess to suppress the mental storm.

"He has temporarily risen to a tangible and substantial level thanks to skill enhancement, but his current soul power level and spiritual eye strength are not high, and there is a risk of losing control when he goes all out."

The Snow Empress arrived late, releasing her spiritual domain to quickly wrap things up: "I have to say... the amplification skills are almost becoming an obstacle to combat..."

The difference between normal and full-capacity states is too large.

This is the biggest problem standing in Huo Yuhao's way.

The control precision and combat intensity in the two states are completely reversed. The latter can even destroy your normal state ten times in one go, completely crushing it without any pressure.

"Perhaps it's time to take a break and reflect."

Huo Yuhao glanced around the messy underground space with lingering fear. Fortunately, the palace was built to a decent standard; otherwise, he would have had to run into a demiplane to escape the disaster.

'But...'

Huo Yuhao looked thoughtfully at the corpse at his feet: 'To achieve complete control through the power of the soul?'

Their martial souls are almost identical, so he might be able to learn and apply the other's techniques... If that works, the so-called state transformation will no longer be a problem.

"Let's get out of here first."

Huo Yuhao released his mental probe to scan the surroundings, and only after confirming that there were no living beings left did he open the Gate of the Dead and turn to leave.

(End of this chapter)