Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 118 What a disgusting thing (10,000 words per day)

A barely perceptible force was moving forward along with the dense aura of light. If Qian Daoliu hadn't already explored the realm of pure light and divine power, he might not have been able to separate it from the source.

It was a barely perceptible thin thread, like a seaweed swaying in the wind, or a tiny tentacle emerging from the depths of the sea. It flowed along Huo Yuhao's palm into his meridians, and was then caught by Qian Daoliu, who was guarding the only path.

"What a disgusting thing! What is this? Is it some kind of divine power? Why does it look like a wriggling maggot?"

Qian Daoliu frowned deeply. The barely perceptible thin line stretched and shrank, even making a tangled motion, trying to break free from Qian Daoliu's restraints, but it was powerless and could only twist and turn incessantly.

Just then, as if realizing that his progress was blocked, Huo Yuhao's hand on Wang Dong's shoulder once again transmitted a force, and five imperceptible, worm-like forces burrowed into Huo Yuhao's body.

Although Qian Daoliu reacted quickly, he could only stop two of the forces that rushed in almost simultaneously.

"Yuhao, let go!"

Qian Daoliu was startled. He had acted rashly. He hadn't expected that someone with his divine soul level power would encounter a situation where he, a hunter who hunts geese all day, would have his eyes pecked out.

Huo Yuhao subconsciously released his hand, causing Wang Dong, who had been blushing and squinting, to look at Huo Yuhao with some surprise.

"What's wrong?"

Wang Dong asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It's nothing."

After calming Wang Dong down, Huo Yuhao sat on the bed and used a wisp of his spirit to observe the movements in his spiritual sea. The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which had been waiting in the rear, immediately leaped up, and ten huge illusory white light spheres began to rotate, blocking the advance of two of the forces. However, a sliver of power still managed to break through the Heavenly Dream's defenses.

Huo Yuhao was on high alert. He didn't know how to deal with this strange power, but he could see clearly that it was aimed at his spiritual sea. Since that was the case, he was determined not to let it succeed.

It was getting closer and closer. Although the wisp of power was barely perceptible, it was extremely fast, and in an instant it reached Huo Yuhao's spiritual form.

But the next moment, a gray sphere, even faster than that power, appeared in front of Huo Yuhao, blocking the path of that power.

call out.

Like a clay ox sinking into the sea, the strange force collided with the inconspicuous gray sphere and was completely swallowed up without even causing a ripple. The gray sphere then emitted a satisfied wave before slowly drifting back to its original position.

Huo Yuhao stared blankly at the gray sphere's movements, his eyes wide.

Although the forces blocking the way from Qian Daoliu and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm were greater than those of the gray sphere, they were clearly struggling more. Qian Daoliu barely managed to imprison three forces before running out of strength, while Tianmeng was even weaker, managing to block two more forces with her ten large light spheres, each condensed with primordial power.

The gray orb of light before them showed almost no reaction to this power. It simply appeared precisely in the path the other was destined to take, swallowed it into its body, emitted a mental fluctuation similar to "thank you for the hospitality," and then returned to its original location.

With the help of Qian Daoliu, Tianmeng finally managed to control the two forces that were running around trying to break free. The two women and the insect dragged the five forces that were heavily sealed and restricted, and finally appeared in front of Huo Yuhao.

"Yuhao, I apologize to you. Your roommate is really something else. And so is this gray orb of light."

Qian Daoliu's tone carried a hint of lingering fear; who knew what the source of this power was?

"Elder Qian, this is not your fault."

Huo Yuhao shook his head. At first, he thought that even if Wang Dong had some trouble, so what? He had two million-year soul rings, so he couldn't possibly cause any trouble. But if the gray light sphere that had been staying in his spiritual sea hadn't suddenly made a move, who knows what kind of trouble might have occurred.

Although this incident did not directly cause trouble, it served as a stark warning to Huo Yuhao. Living in such a comfortable environment, he had become somewhat complacent about his own safety, which was an extremely arrogant act.

After silently admonishing himself that he must never act so rashly again, Huo Yuhao turned his attention back to the five forces.

These five forces were like five small blue-gold snakes, seemingly swimming in the air. Although they struggled to move, they were encased in two layers of sealed spheres. The outside of the spheres was white, while the inside was golden. Every time these forces collided with them, they were bounced back, dizzy and disoriented, and returned empty-handed.

The group glanced at the gray sphere of light that had fallen silent again, and then refocused their attention on the five sealed powers.

"Old Qian, Brother Tianmeng, is there any progress?"

Huo Yuhao looked at it from left to right but still couldn't figure out what it was, so he had no choice but to ask his two powerful backers for help.

"It feels like divine power, but it also has a hint of divine consciousness. I'm not sure either, but I'm certain that this thing is related to someone. Your roommate might be a pawn, a pawn that doesn't even know it's a pawn."

As Qian Daoliu looked at the blue-gold power, he seemed to have thought of something, and his expression became serious. A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm also fell silent.

Seeing Qian Daoliu's sudden change in expression, Tianmeng Bingcan realized that this old man, who had argued with her for a long time over a trivial matter, was once the most powerful and influential figure in the Soul Master world. Even a slight leak of his superior aura was enough to make people feel breathless.

Huo Yuhao smiled slightly and said something that Qian Daoliu hadn't expected.

"It's alright, Mr. Qian. Please speak frankly. So much time has passed. If I can't even believe some shocking statement, how can we trust each other in the future, right?"

Huo Yuhao knew very well that the reason Qian Daoliu was unwilling to continue speaking was mainly because he wanted him to find the real mastermind through his own investigation, so that Huo Yuhao would wholeheartedly stand on the same side as him.

The reason why Huo Yuhao dared to say these things was because he had really noticed a lot of interesting things in the library. For example, the period that had the most profound impact on Douluo Continent was not the Sun and Moon War thousands of years ago, but the few decades before and after the passing of Qian Dao Liu ten thousand years ago.

Huo Yuhao did not speculate on whether the actions of people from ten thousand years ago were just in the annals of history, since the question of justice only existed with the writers of history.

Huo Yuhao also did not investigate the impact of the Sun and Moon War on the original Douluo Continent's social system and the effects of soul tools, as they appeared too late in time.

Huo Yuhao simply discovered a very interesting record.

(End of this chapter)