Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit

Chapter 11 Aftermath
"1 chance to win a prize"

"A piece of information (to be completed)"

The moment Huo Yuhao killed the second brother, two lines of text appeared on his retina. However, Huo Yuhao did not intend to check them immediately and decided to return to the valley to see the casualties of the merchant guild and mercenary group.

The valley was no longer lush as it once was; it looked as if it had been swept by a gale, with rubble and craters everywhere.

Not far from the valley, there is a large crater with a diameter of ten meters, which is the trace left by Lao Si's wood explosion technique.

When Huo Yuhao passed by, he couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement, marveling at the terrifying power of this corpse explosion-like soul skill.

Whether it's Ice Explosion, Corpse Explosion, or the Wood Explosion I've witnessed, none of them are easy to deal with.

The Corpse Explosion Technique, in the hands of the Death Messenger, created the strongest record in the history of Douluo Continent, single-handedly raising the value of explosive soul skills.

Of course, the Supreme Elder Xuanzi of the Holy Spirit Sect deserves much credit for this.

Huo Yuhao arrived in front of Langshan, who was lying on the ground, with a healing-type soul master nearby bandaging his wounds.

Upon seeing Huo Yuhao, he forced an ugly smile.

The deep, bone-revealing wound on his chest was still bleeding. It's no wonder that Beast Soul Masters have such tenacious vitality; an ordinary person would probably be in the underworld by now after such an injury, yet he could still laugh.

Huo Yuhao said helplessly, "Leader of Wolf Mountain, you should lie down and not let your wound get worse."

"Also, I've already killed that evil spirit master who escaped, so there's no need to worry about the road ahead."

After processing Huo Yuhao's words, Lang Shan, who had been smirking, narrowed his eyes slightly, somewhat incredulous.

However, he quickly calmed down and, ignoring the advice of the healing-type soul master beside him, used his stiff clothes to support himself on the ground and sat up.

His bloodshot eyes looked intently at Huo Yuhao, and then he said solemnly, "Thank you so much, Brother Danzo."

Huo Yuhao nodded to him, then left without saying anything else and walked to Li Fei's side.

"How's the wound?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Li Fei stopped bandaging the wound, looked up, and said:
"very painful."

"Fortunately, I can still feel the pain."

Li Fei smiled with relief, his chest heaving violently as he narrowly escaped death.

He looked at Huo Yuhao, who was squatting down and sitting cross-legged to one side, and said, "This time we've really hit the jackpot!"

"Those evil spirit masters didn't apply corpse poison to their claws, otherwise they would really be dead here this time."

Huo Yuhao smiled at him and said, "The fact that they didn't use corpse poison means that those evil soul masters probably had plans to eat people."

Li Fei nodded in agreement, but still maintained his optimistic and cheerful expression, saying, "Yes, it's good that they had internal strife."

"It seems my life is not meant to end here."

"Brother Danzo, once we get to Xuanfeng City, I'll treat you to dinner at the best restaurant there and to a show at the most luxurious brothel. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Huo Yuhao patted his shoulder but did not respond to his invitation. Out of the corner of his eye, he unexpectedly saw Xiao Xiao hugging her knees and covering her face under a big tree in the distance.

"I'll go check on the young lady; she's probably terrified."

Xiao Xiao curled up, buried her head in her knees, bit her lip tightly, her face was pale, and her calves trembled uncontrollably. Her mind was filled with the scene of the evil soul master slaughtering everyone.

She only dared to lift her head slightly to see who it was when she felt someone sit down next to her.

However, when she looked up, her eyes met Huo Yuhao's.

"what!"

She was suddenly startled, and then hurriedly wiped away her tears and snot with her small, delicate hands.

The result was that her face became increasingly messy.

Finally, he gave up entirely and simply ignored it, hugging his knees and muttering:

"You're not here to laugh at me, are you?" "Fine, laugh if you want. I don't mind."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao burst out laughing when he saw her dirty little face.

Amid the laughter, Xiao Xiao's legs tightened, her fingers turned white, and she wore a pitiful expression.

Suddenly, she felt a warm, large hand stroking the top of her head.

The laughter beside her disappeared, and a gentle voice flowed into her ears like a stream: "See, you're not bothered by it at all, are you?"

"It's normal to be scared when you see that kind of scene."

"The fact that you can feel fear means that you still have a sense of awe for life."

"This is a good thing. Only by respecting life can we cherish life, and only by cherishing life can we transcend death."

"Never get used to scenes of carnage; some people will be worried."

Huo Yuhao gestured for Xiao Xiao to look behind her, and when Xiao Xiao turned around, she saw Xiao Dingyuan looking at her with a worried expression.

Xiao Xiao pursed her lips, turned her head back to stare at her toes, and said, "Besides being afraid, I hate my own weakness even more."

"Uncle, did you know? I'm actually already level 20."

"Only one more spirit ring is needed to become a Great Spirit Master."

"From the moment I awakened my martial soul until now, I have always been seen as a genius by everyone. They say I can become a Title Douluo in the future."

"I have rarely lost to my peers."

"But those were just sparring matches for show. Today I realized that in the face of a real life-or-death crisis, I don't even have the courage to summon my martial spirit."

"Those people with lower soul power levels than me are fighting bravely, while I, who am slightly stronger, can only hide in the back and try to keep my legs from shaking."

"I hate that version of myself, it's so embarrassing."

Huo Yuhao rubbed her head and said, "There are no born strong people."

My former captain once told me, "A true strong person is one who, despite realizing their own weakness, still charges towards the ice and snow."

Xiao Xiao was silent for a moment, then looked up, her emerald green eyes fixed intently on Huo Yuhao's eyes, and said, "Uncle, I want to become strong!"

"Next time I encounter something like this, I don't want to just stand by and watch!"

"I've decided to go to Shrek Academy!"

Upon hearing Xiao Xiao's words, Huo Yuhao's expression froze; he hadn't expected things to unfold this way.

However, he quickly came to terms with it. For Xiao Xiao, Shrek Academy was barely a good choice.

However, Huo Yuhao still intended to remind Xiao Xiao.

"Child, if you go to Shrek Academy, you must avoid the first freshman class."

“There’s a teacher over there named Zhou Yi who treats her students like they’re from the Sun Moon Empire. If you run into her, you probably won’t be able to handle it.”

Xiao Xiao tilted her head in confusion, but nodded solemnly nonetheless.

Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao sat for a while, and then the first light of dawn appeared in the east.

The merchant guild and mercenary group in the valley are ready to depart.

However, upon closer inspection, almost everyone had some kind of injury, and Langshan was even lying down, with his younger brother Langyan taking over his duties.

Li Fei waved directly at Huo Yuhao, signaling him that the convoy was ready to depart.

Huo Yuhao led Xiao Xiao back to the crowd, then mounted his horse and escorted the left side of the convoy, continuing along the originally planned route.

(End of this chapter)