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

Chapter 400 Too Many Companions (Part 2)

"Died again?"

It's like a watermelon that's fallen to the ground.

Frost-covered skull fragments flew out in all directions. Thanks to the fact that at the moment Ma Hongjun died, his blood, which had lost the protection of divine power, was completely frozen by the extreme ice, Huo Yuhao's palm was not soiled.

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd below, the Phoenix God, who had just been high above and seemed to have the power to easily control their lives and deaths, died again without any resistance, leaving only a headless corpse.

But less than two seconds later, all of them, including the skull fragments and Ma Hongjun's body, burst into crimson phoenix flames.

The shattered body was burned to ashes in the flames, only to be reborn in the fire.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Huo Yuhao showed no intention of withdrawing his hand. Even though his hand was already empty, and even though the flames possessed a terrifying heat that ordinary deities could not withstand, he seemed to regard them as nothing, silently waiting for Ma Hongjun's rebirth.

His expression was relaxed and content, as if he were warming himself by a fireplace on a cold winter night.

Xiao Wu opened her mouth subconsciously, but recalling Huo Yuhao's threatening words just now, she suddenly shivered.

Forget about stopping them, she doesn't even have the courage to draw her sword and face them now.

Finally mustering her courage, she asked softly, "You, what kind of relationship do you have with Dong'er?"

"Is there a problem?"

Huo Yuhao looked over again, a half-smile on his face, and asked, "Or do you disagree?"

"I"

As if unsure how to answer the question, Xiao Wu hesitated for a long time before finally speaking in frustration.

"I'm not in a position to agree or disagree now. As long as Dong'er is happy, I will support her choice."

After saying that, as if unable to contain her curiosity, she couldn't help but continue to ask questions.

How did you two meet?

We met during the entrance exam competition.

As if talking about a trivial matter, Huo Yuhao explained expressionlessly, "I tickled her waist and defeated her team in the competition."

".?"

Xiao Wu was taken aback.

No, are you sure this was a serious match?

Silently complaining to herself, Xiao Wu became a little bolder after seeing that Huo Yuhao didn't seem so difficult to talk to. After a moment of silence, she continued to ask questions in a complicated tone.

"And Rongrong, why did you attack her? Why did you kill her?"

"I kill as I please, without needing a reason."

"impossible."

Xiao Wu didn't seem to buy this reason: "Your behavior tells me that you're not such a capricious person; at least you let me go."

"Oh?"

Huo Yuhao glanced at her coldly. "Based on this alone, you can judge what kind of person I am? Maybe I don't want Dong'er to witness her mother die at my hands, and I'm planning to find a suitable opportunity to secretly kill you?"

Xiao Wu shook her head, lowering her eyes slightly: "What truly confirms my suspicions are those two spirit rings from Da Ming and Er Ming. If I'm not mistaken, they must be related to you, right?"

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Huo Yuhao remained silent for a moment, then asked noncommittally, "You want to avenge those two?"

"No."

Xiao Wu lowered her eyes slightly, suppressing the stinging sensation in her nose, and said softly, "Of the two soul rings, I only sensed resentment from Er Ming's soul ring, but not from Da Ming's. I think he was at peace before his sacrifice."

Although it was only two spirit rings, it was enough for her to perceive many things.

Da Ming has always been a calm and composed person. If he were to sacrifice himself first, he would have made arrangements for his younger brother Er Ming. Given this situation, Er Ming, who always obeys his older brother's orders, should also have sacrificed himself.

Even if Da Ming really forgot to mention it, Er Ming should have been able to realize it after seeing that soul ring without any resentment, and he wouldn't have such resentful emotions no matter what.

Therefore, there is only one possibility: Erming clashed with Huo Yuhao first and died at his hands, and then the sacrifice of Daming occurred.

Under these circumstances, the fact that Da Ming could remain so calm before his death proves that he did not resent Huo Yuhao at the time.

Then, recalling what Wang Dong'er had said before about her eldest and second uncles wanting to erase all her memories, she had already guessed the general outline of what had happened.

Composing herself, she looked at Huo Yuhao again, scrutinizing him carefully from head to toe.

After a long while, she finally managed a forced smile: "It seems my daughter has good taste; she's found a good man."

Within the mental space, Tianmeng nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes, it's just that I have a lot of partners."

"How dare you say that!" Huo Yuhao exclaimed angrily, "Wasn't it all because you guys kept trying to persuade me back then!"

"Ahem, what does this have to do with me? I was just advising you to take it easy. After all, you're spoils of war; even if you didn't want to, you didn't have a choice, did you?"

"There's a saying that goes, since you can't resist, just change your mindset and enjoy it."

What a mess!

Recalling the painful experiences he had endured since his rebirth, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but sigh, lamenting the hardships of fate as he softly spoke.

"Niu Tian and Titan are dead, but Ning Rongrong is still alive."

"what?"

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up with surprise: "Where is she?"

"I left her where she was before I came here."

"Then you can..."

"cannot."

As if guessing what Xiao Wu wanted to say, Huo Yuhao ruthlessly nipped her idea in the bud.

"The reason I didn't kill Ning Rongrong is because she's useful to me, so there's no need to try to persuade me to let her go; you know that's impossible."

"Is it really necessary to come to this?"

Huo Yuhao scoffed lightly: "You can ask Tang San that question and see how he answers you."

Xiao Wu fell silent again, and Huo Yuhao didn't pay any more attention to her, turning his head to look at the flames in front of him.

As time passed, Ma Hongjun's damaged body gradually became whole again, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, recovering completely from the flames that consumed everything.

But before he could even open his eyes, Huo Yuhao's hand was already gripping his neck.

"I'll ask you one more time: where are the people who went down to the mortal realm with you?"

A cold, questioning voice came at the same time as a sharp pain in his neck, along with the lingering sensation of his head being crushed.

Nightmarish experiences washed over him like a tidal wave, causing Ma Hongjun's face to turn deathly pale. However, he did not succumb to this; instead, his eyes were filled with venom, staring intently at Huo Yuhao like a viper that preys on its prey.

"You want me to reveal the whereabouts of my comrades? Dream on! Even if I die, Boss Dai and Oscar will avenge me! Your end will be a thousand times worse than mine!"

However, Huo Yuhao showed no sign of anger, but instead revealed a kind and understanding smile.

"It's alright. What I have plenty of right now is patience. Anyway, we have plenty of time before we bring your gods here. We can discuss the feeling of death together."

Despite saying this, he didn't rush to kill Ma Hongjun again. Instead, he activated the Ice Emperor's torso bone.

As a mesmerizing emerald green light shone forth, a beam of light radiating terrifying chill shot out from his chest, instantly shattering the flames on Ma Hongjun's body and slamming into his newly formed form.

The Wrath of the Ice Emperor.

Under Huo Yuhao's precise control, the cold air only froze his entire body, leaving only the nerves and head that could feel pain intact.

It looked as if the hand gripping his neck was shielding him from the spread of the cold.

Before Ma Hongjun could react, Huo Yuhao's other free hand curled into a claw and swiftly grabbed his arm, which was already frozen solid.

Immediately afterwards, the force in his palm surged and shattered his arm like a fragile piece of porcelain, finally turning it into dust with a bang.

"ah!!!"

Ma Hongjun screamed in agony, but Huo Yuhao acted as if he hadn't heard him, and then used the same method to blast his other arm into dust.

After doing all this, he looked once more into Ma Hongjun's eyes, which were now bloodshot and red, and asked softly.

"I'll ask you one more time: will you tell me, or not?"

The unbearable pain caused the veins on Ma Hongjun's neck to bulge. He gritted his teeth, his words mingling with the blood seeping from between the creases.

"I'm talking about your mom."

"This is not the answer I want to hear."

Huo Yuhao shook his head and kicked Ma Hongjun in the thigh.

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boom!

With a muffled thud, his legs exploded, and he vanished into nothingness amidst his screams.

Observing the other party's face, which was distorted to the extreme, Huo Yuhao asked again.

"And now?"

Ma Hongjun was convulsing violently, unable to speak due to the excruciating pain.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao didn't intend to wait for him to adjust before speaking. Instead, he directly blasted his head again, as if he wouldn't give up until he achieved his goal, preparing to wait for the next rebirth before continuing.

"Isn't that enough? Can't we just let him go?"

Xiao Wu, standing to the side, was stunned by this chilling scene. Recalling her earlier evaluation of Huo Yuhao, she now just wanted to slap herself.

What kind of good man is this? He's probably a bloodthirsty devil who crawled out of hell.

If I stay with this kind of guy, won't my daughter also turn into a ruthless killer?

"I really want to let him go and give him a quick death, but as you can see, this guy seems to enjoy being treated like this and refuses to give a damn."

Huo Yuhao sighed helplessly, "Why don't you try to persuade him after he's resurrected?"

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Xiao Wu fell silent, unsure of what to say. Huo Yuhao, too, was busy trying to figure things out. Unable to get the information he wanted from Ma Hongjun, he had to rely on his own inferences based on the current situation.

First of all, judging from Ma Hongjun's statement that "Boss Dai and Oscar will definitely avenge him," these three must have come to the lower realm together.

As for Zhu Zhuqing, considering that she and Dai Mubai possess the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Netherworld White Tiger, their combat power is comparable to that of a first-level god. If the Seven Devils' purpose in descending to the mortal realm this time is to deal with him, it would be reasonable for them not to leave out this important combat force.

In other words, apart from Tang San, whose soul was damaged, and Ning Rongrong, who had already signed a master-servant contract, the remaining seven monsters had all come to the lower realm. Among them, Xiao Wu was the most special. She went down to the lower realm alone, seemingly not to investigate herself, but simply to check on Dong'er's situation.

But now there is still a problem troubling Huo Yuhao, which is whether the Seven Devils are really the only members in the lower realm?

Or is it that there are other gods like Tang Hao, who are also closely related to Tang San, who also descended to the mortal realm?

Secondly, judging from the fact that Ma Hongjun came to Shrek Academy alone to inquire about the Valley of Love and Destiny, Dai Mubai and Oscar should be acting separately.

Following the same logic, others should also do the same as Ma Hongjun, seeking out powerful forces they are familiar with in order to obtain more accurate information.

With this in mind, Huo Yuhao had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Although he didn't know the situation of the others, Dai Mubai, as the ancestor of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, would definitely choose to go to the Star Luo Empire and use the power of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, or even the Star Luo royal family, to investigate this matter.

I just wonder if this guy's mouth will be as hard as Ma Hongjun's.

However, Dai Mubai lacked the ability to undergo Nirvana, and he couldn't torture him like he had with Ma Hongjun. After all, if he accidentally killed him, the guy wouldn't have a chance to revive.

Thinking this to himself, and seeing Ma Hongjun's rebirth come to an end, Huo Yuhao once again reached out and grabbed fate by the neck.

This time, without asking any questions, he directly activated his second soul ring, condensing a snow lotus in his palm.

Unlike other skills that have been upgraded to divine skills, the Snow Lotus and the soul ring that the Abyss Dragon gave Huo Yuhao are still at the level of 100,000 years.

Of course, this is only temporary.

Just like how Tianmeng helped him upgrade all of Lingmou's spirit rings to 100,000 years in the later stages of his previous life, Bingdi and others who have already become gods can also help him upgrade these two spirit rings to god rings.

However, doing so might cause the Ultimate Ice Soul Core within his body to become too powerful, thus breaking the already fragile balance between the two soul cores. Therefore, Huo Yuhao chose to temporarily give up and prepare to try again when the Sea Princess and others also become priests in the future.

Now, the 100,000-year quality of this snow lotus soul ring has become its advantage.

Just like when Tang San used Guanyin Tears to deal with him, although it could cause damage, it could not be fatal. Because it was not a divine skill, as long as he did not activate his Martial Soul True Body, this thing could not threaten the life of a god. However, with the support of his cultivation, the power of the Snow Lotus was enough to break through Dai Mubai's defense and cause him great damage and pain.

It can be said to be the best form of torture.

"Since you're so loyal, you shouldn't mind trying it out for Dai Mubai first, right?"

Seeing Ma Hongjun's stubborn refusal to reveal any information about his companions, even though fear flashed in his eyes, Huo Yuhao grinned, revealing a harmless smile.

As the snow lotus in his hand changed from azure blue to a deathly white, he suddenly thrust his hand forward, using the sharp petals of the transformed snow lotus to pierce through flesh and easily deliver the potentially deadly substance into Ma Hongjun's body.

After doing all this, he spoke softly: "During your Nirvana, I've already guessed where your good brother Dai Mubai is. I'm going to go find him now. To prevent him from waiting too long, let's talk as we walk."

Ma Hongjun's pupils constricted, and he was about to curse when the snow lotus within his body suddenly erupted. The extremely sharp petals shot out in all directions, cutting his flesh and internal organs inch by inch like being slowly sliced ​​apart, bringing unimaginable pain.

Listening to the agonizing screams, Huo Yuhao's gaze fell on the four people below, and he nodded slightly.

"It seems there are other opponents waiting for me to deal with, so I'll take this guy and leave first. Let me know if anything happens."

After saying that, he looked up at Xiao Wu in front of him. Although the smile on his face was still as harmless as ever, the voice that rang in Xiao Wu's ears was extremely cold and full of threat.

"Thank you for coming to visit Dong'er. I'll let you off this time. Please cherish this hard-won opportunity. I hope we won't become enemies next time we meet."

"Otherwise, I'll be in a very difficult position."

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Xiao Wu remained silent, watching Huo Yuhao step into the spatial rift that had suddenly appeared before them and disappear.

After a long while, she belatedly looked down at Wang Dong'er, her eyes filled with a hint of longing.

"Now that I've revealed my aura as a god of asura, it's time for me to go back and be punished."

"If I have the chance, I will come to see you again."

"Can't we just not go back?"

Perhaps touched by what Xiao Wu had said to Ma Hongjun before, or perhaps because the other party had stood in front of her even if it meant revealing his presence when she was in danger, Wang Dong'er's tone was noticeably less distant.

"Since going back will result in punishment, wouldn't it be better to stay at Shrek Academy?"

Noticing the change in Wang Dong'er's attitude, Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. While feeling excited that the mother-daughter relationship had finally eased, she couldn't help but chuckle and tease her.

"What, you want your boyfriend to protect your mom the way he protects you?"

Seemingly provoked by the words "young boyfriend," Wang Dong'er blushed, but before she could respond, Xiao Wu shook her head.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Besides, there are some things I need to investigate when I get back."

"I was a little worried about you at first, but seeing him by your side makes me feel a little more at ease now."

As she spoke, she seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Speaking of which, you've improved much faster than I did back then. Next time we meet, it might be your turn to protect me."

As soon as she finished speaking, a golden beam of light, seemingly from another world, slowly descended from the sky and enveloped Xiao Wu.

Before her form completely dissipated, Xiao Wu gazed at Wang Dong'er with a smile, as if trying to imprint her grown-up appearance in her heart.

"Well then, goodbye, my darling daughter."

(End of this chapter)