Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 358 He's Gone

"Sect Master, have they run away?"

"How could this be? Is he going to abandon us?"

Watching Niu Tian's figure disappear into the distance, both the disciples and elders of the Haotian Sect showed signs of panic at that moment.

Even a sect leader with unfathomable strength had to flee because he was no match for Huo Yuhao's companions, so what could these people do?

Confusion and fear intertwined in their hearts, especially when they met Qiu'er's cold gaze that slowly swept over them, which made them instinctively tremble.

When the sword of death is not hanging over their heads, people often fantasize about things that are more noble, but when all of this actually comes down on them, few people can maintain it.

Soon, in that uneasy atmosphere, Huo Yuhao dragged the barely breathing Niu Tian step by step toward the crowd, casually tossing him in front of them like trash.

boom--

The dull thud struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer blow. Looking at the horribly injured Niu Tian, ​​they called out to him in disbelief in whispers.

"Zong, sect master."

Niu Tian coughed up another mouthful of blood, glanced at Huo Yuhao beside him, and only after receiving a signal did he slowly speak.

"This is the last time I will announce anything as the Sect Master of the Haotian Sect. Listen carefully."

"From this day forward, the Haotian Sect is hereby disbanded, and no one may act in the name of a member of the Haotian Sect from now on."

"What!?"

Everyone's pupils contracted sharply, and they subconsciously wondered if they had misheard. It wasn't until they saw the same shock on the faces of their companions that they slowly came to their senses.

However, to their own surprise, after a brief moment of astonishment, what welled up in their hearts was not anger and resentment, but a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.

Having lived in seclusion for nearly ten thousand years, they had long lost their true fighting spirit. Faced with an almost certain death, how could they dare to risk their lives to resist?

In contrast, he could simply find a place to live in seclusion, no longer identify himself as a member of the Haotian Sect, and live out the rest of his life in peace, without having to face that ruthless killer or worry about being beheaded by Huo Yuhao without warning.

A feeling of cowardice arises in the heart and spreads silently, eventually taking over the dominant position without one realizing it, and lingering there.

Everyone remained silent, even though they had already made their choices in their hearts, they were still waiting for someone else to take the first step.

It's as if as long as you don't become the leader, you can comfortably bear all of this.

Just then, white snowflakes suddenly began to fall from the sky, and the surrounding temperature dropped rapidly.

As if sensing their little scheme, Huo Yuhao's blue-gold sixth spirit ring, emanating a chilling mist, quietly lit up, and he spoke in an icy tone.

"I don't have the patience to waste your time here. Now take all your things away. If anyone is still here and unwilling to leave in two minutes, be prepared to freeze to death here."

Snow dances in the extreme icy realm.

After merging with the power of the Snow Empress, Huo Yuhao finally regained the powerful domain skill, Di Hantian. In fact, because the Snow Empress's cultivation had been promoted to a divine official, its effect was far more exaggerated than in his previous life.

In addition, the Soul Bone Skill Eternal Frozen Domain, which was also promoted to a divine skill, combined with the two divine domains, if Huo Yuhao had not deliberately controlled the temperature, the Haotian Sect members present would probably have been frozen into ice sculptures in an instant, and even the mountain range beneath them would have instantly turned into almost eternal permafrost.

After a little encouragement, everyone's expressions finally changed. They could no longer care about anything else. Their figures shot out like arrows, as if they wished their parents had two more legs, rushing towards Haotian Fortress with all their might.

But the first thing they did after entering the castle was not to go to their rooms to pack their things, but to smash open the sect's storeroom and begin to plunder it without restraint.

Whether it's cultivation resources or gold soul coins, everyone greedily tries to grab everything within sight in order to make their future lives a little better. Some even fight each other over them.

"Tang Ye, put it down! I was the one who chose it first!"

"Bullshit, this is mine!"

"Tang Hao, these pills are for low-level Soul Masters to use in their cultivation. You've already reached the Soul Saint level, and you're trying to take these things from us?!"

"Hmph, your sect is almost gone and you're still telling me this? Instead of leaving these pills to you, you'd be better off using them to raise my future children."

Similar scenes were constantly unfolding within Haotian Fortress. Listening to the faint roars and sounds of fighting reaching his ears, Huo Yuhao remained a cold observer until Niu Tian's voice slowly rang in his ears.

"I have done what you asked."

Illness strikes like a landslide, and Niu Tian, ​​whose body is in ruins, now finds even speaking extremely difficult: "I hope you can also keep your promise."

Huo Yuhao glanced at him, then raised his hand towards Niu Tian from a distance, freezing the other's body inch by inch from bottom to top.

"The premise is that she won't offend me or the people around me like you do."

"Everything we did for Xiaodong was at Tang San's behest."

Feeling the bone-chilling cold spreading from his legs, Niu Tian weakly shook his head: "Xiao Wu doesn't know any of this. We conspired to deceive her..."

"If you know it's wrong, why do it in the first place?"

"Because we're doing this for her own good."

Niu Tian spoke softly, his voice resolute: "Xiao Wu's mother once took in Er Ming and me. I have always kept this kindness in my heart. Ten thousand years ago, Er Ming and I were willing to sacrifice ourselves for Tang San to avenge the Spirit Hall that killed her. Ten thousand years later, we are willing to sacrifice ourselves again so that she can have a chance to live."

He gazed at Huo Yuhao, his tone calm: "The victor is king, the loser is villain. Huo Yuhao, you are the winner of this war. You are free to be smug and freely comment on everything we have done, because that is the right of the winner..."

"But I will not change my mind because of failure, nor will I be filled with regret, weep bitterly, or even grovel before you."

Holding onto a belief that had never wavered from beginning to end, Niu Tian closed his eyes and was completely frozen in place.

Seeing that the dust had settled, Ye Xishui, who had watched the whole thing from a distance, suddenly approached. She first glanced at Haotian Fortress, and then gave Huo Yuhao a meaningful sidelong look.

"You little rascal, you didn't do this on purpose, did you? To make them grow apart because of the competition for resources, so that even if they want to make a comeback in the future, they will be wary of each other and will never be able to truly come together again."

Huo Yuhao said expressionlessly, "We always have to take some precautions, don't we?"

"I thought you wouldn't be able to contain your killing intent and would just give them a quick death."

As if she had glimpsed a fleeting rage and ferocity in those azure eyes, Ye Xishui curled her lips in a noncommittal smile.

"With so many negative emotions like madness, anger, and confusion, how could those girls think you're a champion of justice?"

Huo Yuhao remained noncommittal: "If they really intend to go down this dark path, I wouldn't mind sending them on their way."

Two minutes had passed, and the once magnificent castle was now deserted, leaving only a dilapidated shell that silently testified to its former glory.

"This guy is really weak. What should we do next?" Qiu'er asked eagerly, seemingly still wanting more.

"Let's go and meet up with the others first."

After storing the frozen Niu Tian in his storage space, Huo Yuhao casually tore open a spatial rift. It wasn't until Gu Yuena and the other two entered it first that his second spirit ring suddenly lit up.

An endless chill gathered in the palm of Huo Yuhao's left hand, forming a snow lotus that seemed to be made of blue crystal, which appeared silently in Huo Yuhao's hand.

With a gentle push, the snow lotus, like the surrounding snowflakes, drifted down and slowly unfolded.

The moment he touched the ground, Huo Yuhao's left arm suddenly glowed with a mesmerizing emerald green light. Then, as if he had completely lost interest in the place, he stepped out and entered the spatial rift.

The next second, both the snow falling from the sky and the crystal-clear blue snow lotus seemed to trigger a chain reaction, bursting out with a sky-covering emerald green light.

The light devoured everything.

After a deafening roar, a storm carrying a chilling aura swept out, tearing everything in its path to shreds.

The castle walls were as fragile as tofu, turning into the finest dust under the ravages of ice shards and hurricanes, until they were completely evaporated into nothingness by that energy.

The enormous castle that had stood here for nearly ten thousand years came to an end at this moment.

But that wasn't the end of it. As the impact of the explosion continued to expand, the rugged mountains below were also affected, and began to collapse uncontrollably on a large scale.

It was like an earthquake.

The strong tremors were even faintly felt by residents as far away as Tiandou City.

"What happened?"

Huo Yun'er closed the book in her hand and looked at the Blue Silver Grass on the windowsill that was trembling slightly, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"Was there an earthquake somewhere?"

Fortunately, the tremor quickly disappeared without a trace. However, just as Huo Yun'er was about to continue reading, a strange sense of unease welled up in her heart.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Just a moment ago there were noisy voices outside the window, but now there is only an eerie silence that sends chills down your spine and makes you feel panicked from the bottom of your heart.

Even if people's attention was drawn to the earthquake, it's impossible for there to be absolutely no sound, right?

Realizing something was wrong, Huo Yun'er subconsciously gripped the book in her hand and wanted to get up to look out the window.

Just then, a mocking voice suddenly rang out from outside the door, interrupting her actions.

"She's just an ordinary person, how did she notice so quickly? No wonder she's that little bastard's mother?"

Upon hearing the voice, Huo Yun'er froze for a moment, realizing that the other party was up to no good. She subconsciously held her breath, suppressed the panic in her heart, and calmly began to think of a way to deal with it.

However, the owner of the voice seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and his tone became even more playful.

"Don't try any tricks. This house has been completely sealed off by my soul power. Given the difference in strength between us, you have absolutely no chance of escaping from me."

Huo Yun'er remained silent. After a brief hesitation, she slowly pushed open the door.

What comes into view is a figure sitting lazily on the living room sofa, eating fruit from a fruit basket.

After searching her memory and confirming that she had never seen the other person before, she questioned him in a cold voice.

"What happened to Yuhao?"

Seemingly surprised by Huo Yun'er's question, the man raised an eyebrow, gave her a deep look, and couldn't help but shake his head with a sigh.

"What a devoted mother! Even though she's the one in danger, her first concern is for her son's safety?"

You haven't answered my question yet.

Huo Yun'er's expression remained unchanged as she repeated her earlier questions: "What happened to Yuhao?"

Who knows?

The man stuffed the peeled orange into his mouth, shrugged with a mocking expression, and mumbled something indistinctly.

"I heard he went into a very dangerous place; he must be dead by now, right?"

"impossible."

Contrary to his expectations, Huo Yun'er did not display the emotions expected of a mother who had suddenly learned of her son's tragic death. She calmly exposed his clumsy lie.

"To you, I'm just an ordinary person who poses no threat whatsoever. Perhaps it's precisely because Yuhao is still safe that you're so eager to capture me?"

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After a brief silence, the man's face suddenly turned cold.

"Good reasoning, but that doesn't change your situation. I didn't think so before, but now I'm certain. As long as I use you as leverage, that little bastard will definitely not dare to make a move!"

As soon as the words fell, Huo Yun'er felt a blur before her eyes, and before she could even react, the person was already in front of her and grabbed her shoulder.

At the critical moment, a dazzling silver light burst forth from the necklace on Huo Yun'er's chest. Immediately afterwards, the person who made the attack was astonished to find that it was as if an invisible but tangible barrier had suddenly appeared between the two of them, preventing him from launching a further attack.

Huo Yun'er was right within his reach, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move forward even a fraction of a step. It was as if the area where she was located had been detached from this world, and they were not in the same space at all.

"What kind of ability is this!?"

The man stared wide-eyed in disbelief, realizing he might not be able to complete the mission. He immediately decided to give up, but before he could make a move, a dark spatial rift slowly unfolded behind Huo Yun'er.

Immediately afterwards, a silver-haired girl in a white dress stepped out from among them.

The man froze, instinctively meeting those deep purple eyes for a moment, and then, as if a pause button had been pressed, he stood frozen in place.

"Gu Yuena?"

Huo Yun'er asked in surprise, "How did you get here?"

After saying that, she asked again with concern, "Where's Yuhao? How is he? Isn't he with you?"

Turning her gaze away from the attacker, Gu Yuena shook her head and pointed to the necklace on her chest.

"He's on his way to Tiandou City. I sensed you were in danger through the necklace, so I came ahead of time. Go pack your things now, and I'll take you to him."

"Oh, oh."

Although she had many questions to ask, Huo Yun'er knew that now was not the time to speak, so she quickly went upstairs.

Gu Yuena took this opportunity to look at the attacker again.

"You...you can't kill me."

When the man saw Gu Yuena looking at him, a look of fear flashed in his eyes: "Our people have already gathered around this house. If you kill me, they won't let you go."

"Yeah?"

Gu Yuena nodded calmly: "Then you can all die together."

When Huo Yun'er came downstairs, she was stunned to see that only Gu Yuena was left in the living room.

"Where is the attacker?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena blinked innocently.

He's gone.

(End of this chapter)