Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 221 - Huo Zhan's Impoverished State Was Due to

This absorption of the soul bone was extremely dangerous, as the power of the dark gold claw slowly flowed into Huo Yuhao's right palm.

Huo Yuhao immediately experienced pain similar to that he had endured when absorbing the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's torso and soul bone.

The scorching, sharp energy raged wildly in Huo Yuhao's hands, as if countless tiny knives formed from flames were frantically cutting into his palms.

The rampant, raging metallic power caused Huo Yuhao's body to tremble suddenly, but he quickly recovered.

In a few breaths, Huo Yuhao steadied himself, and his right hand immediately emitted a jade-like luster. He forcefully suppressed this power within his palm.

Not only that, Huo Yuhao also switched his martial soul to the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion state. One could vaguely see that the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's torso bones on his body emitted a jade-green light, and the strong jade light shone through his muscles and skin.

It was only by relying on the aura of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul that the energy fluctuations of the Dark Gold Terror Claw were suppressed.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao unhesitatingly released his first soul skill, Ice Emperor's Claw.

Huo Yuhao could even feel the clanging sound of the power of the Dark Gold Terror Claw clashing with the power of his Ice Emperor's offspring in his right palm.

Now, Huo Yuhao's right palm had completely turned into a dark gold. A deep, dark gold that seemed like an endless void, he was caught in a dilemma.

Either wait it out, or withdraw your soul skill and directly experience the pain of absorbing the soul bone.

His appearance drew the attention of Xuanzi and the others. Seeing Huo Yuhao with bulging veins on his forehead and a flushed face, Huo Zhanji felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.

At this moment, Huo Zhanji suddenly saw a window pop up in front of him. The window was invisible to others, and he immediately realized that he had triggered a mission!

[Second side quest under the main quest: Set things right.]

An unknown variable has emerged in this era; the Lifeguard Blade that Huo Yuhao possesses has not appeared, and his chances of successfully absorbing the soul bone are now approximately twenty percent.

Quest prompt: Please purchase vitality-enhancing potions. Help him get through this!

"How many points? Let me see! My God, three thousand points! I only have eight thousand points left!" Huo Zhanji exclaimed in shock, his heart filled with indescribable sorrow, but seeing his ancestor Huo Yuhao in such pain...

He closed his eyes, steeled his resolve, and directly purchased the green potion with its magical properties from the system interface.

"Make way! Make way!"

Clutching the green potion, Huo Zhanji stumbled to Huo Yuhao and, without thinking twice, poured the potion down Huo Yuhao's throat...

If Huo Yuhao hadn't retained some instinct and subconsciously swallowed a few mouthfuls, he would have choked to death by this impetuous filial son, even if he hadn't died from the soul bone today.

The moment the medicine entered the mouth, a rich aura of life emanated from it.

Huo Yuhao's closed eyes suddenly opened wide. Not only that, the azure light instantly spread, and the intense life force helped his mental power to forcibly seal the power of the dark gold claw in his right hand.

The turquoise color didn't just appear on his right hand; gradually, a rich life force emanated from him, rapidly circulating throughout his entire body.

The immense vitality provided it with sufficient resources and energy for construction, and with this help, Huo Yuhao's right palm condition has completely stabilized.

"Kid, what kind of magic pill did you give him? It stabilized his condition so quickly."

Seeing that Huo Yuhao was out of danger, Xuanzi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then turned his curious gaze to Huo Zhanji beside him.

"This is a family heirloom elixir, but I only have one bottle left. I don't know if it's even effective, so I'm just trying it out as a last resort," Huo Zhanji pondered for a moment and quickly came up with a plausible reason.

Xuanzi didn't say anything, but just gave Huo Zhanji a deep look before continuing to observe Huo Yuhao's movements.

Time passed by, and dawn gradually broke. The entire night had passed in the blink of an eye, and the beads of sweat on Huo Yuhao's body grew increasingly thick and heavy.

At that moment, five dark golden rays of light suddenly extended from Huo Yuhao's right palm fingers. These five rays of light were about 1.2 feet long, wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, like blades.

The moment they appeared, the air seemed to whistle slightly. Huo Yuhao's entire right hand had turned a dark gold color.

The wound at his fingertip healed rapidly. His finger and the sharp blade became one, inseparable. The five blades seemed like extensions of his finger.

Immediately afterwards, a stream of dark golden light surged from his right palm in reverse direction, running up his right arm and spreading throughout his entire body in an instant.

It seemed as if Huo Yuhao had been bathed in this dark golden light, and a metallic sharpness flashed in his spiritual eyes.

At this moment, the sun had already risen in the distance in the east. Xuanzi watched Huo Yuhao awaken from his absorption before leisurely leaving.

"Thank you!" Huo Yuhao found Huo Zhanji and bowed deeply in gratitude, saying, "If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have been able to hold on!"

"It's nothing, it's all part of the job!" Huo Zhan swallowed nervously, causing the tuft of blue hair on his head to sway.

Wang Dong said, "Shall we continue?"

Xiao Xiao jumped up from the ground and said, "I'm fine. I'm a Soul Master now, which is a level higher than you."

The group is still in the Star Dou Great Forest. Because they found it too troublesome to travel back and forth, last night, Xuanzi simply let them absorb soul rings and soul bones at the place where they killed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Over the next ten days, the group made no progress whatsoever. The spirit-type soul beasts they encountered were mostly weaklings around a hundred years old. All of this was observed by a black-robed woman who loved catching rabbits.

"What the hell? How come there's another person? Where did this unexpected variable come from?"

Qian Lingyun stood high on a tree branch, holding a roasted rabbit leg in one hand and a telescope-like object in the other, muttering to herself:

Something's not right, something's definitely not right! How come this guy looks so much like Huo Yuhao?

Perhaps it was just bad luck, but this morning, when Qian Lingyun was catching her 3976th rabbit, she encountered eight Soul Masters who had accidentally blocked her way.

The leader was a Soul Saint who looked to be in his forties. They hadn't even had time to activate their Martial Souls before Qian Lingyun beat them up. After that, they quickly left the Star Dou Great Forest and never returned...

gurgle gurgle!

Judging from the voices, it wasn't just a random Soul Master who had a problem with Qian Lingyun; there was also a certain intelligent spirit ape with two thousand years of cultivation.

"What are you yelling about! Is this your home?"

"Gurgle, gurgle!" (Yeah! It's not my house, it's your house!)

The monkeys' calls were indeed annoying, and Qian Lingyun... wasn't exactly known for her good temper either.

Annoyed by the noise, she casually tossed down half a rabbit leg, squinting and glaring fiercely at the unlucky ape that was about to get beaten up.

"You audacious spirit beast, whining and babbling without any regard for me! It's the dead of winter, yet there's no snow!"

The slap landed squarely on the face of the intelligent ape, causing the monkey to clutch its cheek and howl in pain.

Do you know how much damage this huge apron can do to a soul beast with a certain level of intelligence?

Yes, Qian Lingyun didn't know. All she knew was that she had to catch both the rabbit and the spider!

Having narrowly escaped Qian Lingyun's clutches, the intelligent ape still didn't understand the preciousness of life.

It turned and fled in the direction where Huo Yuhao and his companions were.

It would be really unreasonable to refuse a spirit ring that's offered to you.

In order to survive, the intelligent ape angrily fought with Huo Yuhao and his three companions, even gaining the upper hand for a few seconds.

As for the result... unsurprisingly, it was sent...

In order to repay Huo Zhanji's kindness, Huo Yuhao resolutely gave him the opportunity to obtain the third spirit ring first.

Looking at Huo Yuhao's kind face in the distance, the excited "someone" and the beaming Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.

Qian Lingyun thought to herself: Damn! This is truly a win-win situation! I'm such a kind person!

(Original text: Others did not understand the significance of the main storyline world. Upon hearing that the rewards were doubled and there were additional special rewards, they became even more excited.)

Original text: Mission reward: 5 base attribute points, 5000 Douluo Points. Mission failure: all attributes reduced by 3.

After completing the useless task in Douyi, there should be more than 10,000, but it is not certain whether it is 5,000 after double reward or 5,000 initially, so I set it to 8,000. This way, it can be explained that he did tasks before, or at least that he spent it!

②Original text: The place where they rested was fifty miles away from the Star Dou Great Forest, and under normal circumstances, no soul beasts would come there. After Elder Xuan brought them here, he disappeared.

The absorption process has shifted from one person to two. Given Xuanzi's personality, it's normal for him to be lazy, so this move is reasonable.

(End of this chapter)