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

Chapter 21 The Entanglement of a Spiritual Soul Master
A ghostly figure moved across the rooftops of the residential area.

They moved extremely fast, but their footsteps were very light, without disturbing any residents.

Huo Yuhao maintained a distance of about 300 meters from Jiang Nannan at all times, ensuring that she was within his sight.

He covered his body with his mental energy, isolating himself from external senses, to ensure that the unknown soul master would not discover him first.

Huo Yuhao also occasionally used his mental power and mental detection sound waves to probe the other party's location in reverse.

However, nothing was found; all that could be heard were drunken passersby chatting with their companions and wives and husbands discussing everyday matters in the residential buildings on both sides.

It's obvious that the other party will also use mental energy to shield themselves from external perception.

The current situation is very unfavorable for Huo Yuhao, as the enemy hiding in the shadows is clearly a spirit-type soul master.

Huo Yuhao's cultivation level was far superior; at least in terms of the range of his spiritual power, he was far inferior to Huo Yuhao.

Even though he was about 300 meters away from Jiang Nannan, he was still within her mental perception range.

Fortunately, the quality of the other party's mental energy was not as good as his own. Even though his cultivation level was much lower, the other party was unable to break through his mental energy barrier.

Another advantage he had was that the other party was unaware of his existence, while Huo Yuhao was aware of the other party's existence.

The current situation is like two hunters meeting in a dark forest; whoever fires the first shot has already lost half the battle.

Moreover, the other party's target is very clear: Jiang Nannan. Therefore, since the other party is unaware of Huo Yuhao's existence, they will inevitably make their move at some point.

That's the best time to lock onto the other party.

However, there is another serious problem: most mental-type soul skills are unpredictable and like to use mechanics to kill.

Huo Yuhao couldn't predict how or when the other party would make their move.

Or perhaps they have already taken action, but their methods have not yet been fully unleashed.

"Alas, troubled times."

Huo Yuhao quickened his pace to keep up with Jiang Nannan, his sharp eyes watching for any suspicious movements around her.

Half an hour later, Jiang Nannan had arrived at the West District.

The hidden Soul Master still hadn't shown himself. If Huo Yuhao hadn't been able to sense the other party's spiritual power, everyone would have thought that the other party didn't intend to make a move tonight.

"Strange, they haven't made a move yet?"

"Are they planning to make their move after Jiang Nannan goes home and falls asleep?"

The thought had barely crossed his mind when Huo Yuhao rejected it.

"If you're going to do it at home, why waste so much mental energy monitoring Jiang Nannan on the way?"

"It's obvious they're looking for an opportunity."

As Jiang Nannan walked further and further away, the surroundings remained silent, without even a breeze, and the thick darkness made it hard to breathe.

Jiang Nannan's steps were steady, her breathing coordinated, and the distance of each step was just right, as precise as a robot's.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao realized something was wrong.

He hadn't heard Jiang Nannan mention that Shrek Academy offered footwork training.

So he increased the output of his spiritual power to make his vision clearer.

"It's so harmonious."

"It's like copying and pasting an action."

Humans will inevitably exhibit subtle differences in their walking movements when they are not consciously trying to walk.

Such highly coordinated movements would only occur during important ceremonies; it's impossible to walk like that when going home.

Not to mention Jiang Nannan, whom Huo Yuhao is familiar with. Her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul makes her an active girl by nature, and even if she tries to suppress it, it will still show in some small actions.

Huo Yuhao understood what was going on.

"It seems the enemy hunter has already fired."

"Hunters don't fire shots aimlessly; everything is for the purpose of hitting the prey." "Once the prey is hit, it's time for the hunter to appear and collect it."

"Unfortunately, you're not the only hunter this time."

Huo Yuhao held his breath, his powerful dynamic vision taking in all the changes in the world.

The brain works at high speed, analyzing every bit of information contained within.

When a small patch of Blue Silver Grass bent incongruously a hundred meters behind Jiang Nannan, Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief.

When a hunter reveals himself, he becomes the prey.

Huo Yuhao's figure quietly blended into the thick night, without causing a ripple. Only the full moon in the sky silently watched everything.

Yu Hongzhi felt that his good luck, which had been delayed for many years, had finally arrived.

A while ago, Chen Wen, a drinking buddy I met through drinking, brought me some good news.

He wants to exchange a Xuanwu Divine Pill for the right to control someone.

Furthermore, it is essential to ensure that the other party will not subsequently realize what they have experienced during this period.

This was easy for Hong Zhi, as he was the owner of the Dream Eater, a spirit-type martial soul.

His specialty is drawing people into dreams and weaving a false memory.

Especially since the opponent is only a Soul Master, he cannot possibly resist one's own Martial Soul.

However, Yu Hongzhi hesitated for a whole night, for no other reason than that his target was the students of Shrek Academy.

You have to understand that the Shrek Academy's inspection team has been in Xuanfeng City for the past few days. If something happens to them...

Once the Shrek Supervisory Committee learns of this, they will definitely conduct a serious investigation into the matter.

His own strength was not bad, but it was still not enough to face a group of Shrek Academy inspectors.

He'll beat up the Shrek Academy's inspection team; they're guaranteed to die.

Even if he gets lucky and escapes, he will still be on the mainland's wanted list, and he will have no place to stand in the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

They also have to face pursuit from Shrek Academy and the powerful figures of the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

Yu Hongzhi drank an unknown amount of alcohol at home.

He wanted to give up the mission, but under the influence of alcohol, he kept thinking about how all his former teammates had become Soul Saints.

Many people have already set their sights on Contra.

He himself was stuck at level 69 for twenty years without making any progress.

Was it because he didn't work hard enough? Of course not. Over the years, he has trained diligently and even participated in numerous deathmatches in the Soul Arena in search of a breakthrough.

But all of this was useless; his innate fourth-level soul power talent severely restricted his potential.

If I do not receive any other opportunities in this life, I will stop at this level.

He was very unwilling. His martial soul, the Dream Eater, was a top-tier mental martial soul, but his low innate soul power was due to his childhood illnesses.

After traveling all over the continent for so many years, I finally found a few spirit-type soul beasts that were most suitable for me, and I also obtained rare soul bones.

With his spirit rings, spirit bones, and martial spirit, his configuration in every aspect is by no means inferior to that of students who graduated from Shrek Academy's inner court.

But it was just a mere innate soul power that had locked him firmly into the Soul Emperor realm.

How could he accept this?

Thinking of this, Yu Hongzhi gritted his teeth and accepted the commission. He really didn't want to stop on the path of a Soul Master.

Chen Wen was quite kind; after hearing that he had accepted the mission, he directly used a Xuan Shui Pill as a deposit, and would give him a Xuan Wu Divine Pill after the mission was completed.

The Xuan Shui Dan is useless at his level; only the Xuan Wu Divine Dan can help him break through.

So he put the Xuan Shui Pill into his storage soul tool, intending to sell it for resources after completing the mission.

(End of this chapter)