Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 190 The Devil's Leaf (Daily)

Unlike ordinary thin cigarettes, the leaf cigarette in Huo Yuhao's hand was a specially thickened version, similar to a cigar made from radish leaves. One could burn for an hour, but Huo Yuhao did not wait for the leaf cigarette to burn completely before going inside.

He only intended to temporarily incapacitate the other party, not to paralyze him to the point of respiratory arrest. If he wanted to kill him, Huo Yuhao didn't need to use such a complicated method.

This tobacco leaf is known among the local mountain people as the "devil's leaf." Inhaling even a slightly larger amount can easily cause muscle paralysis, rendering one unable to move and making even breathing extremely difficult.

At the same time, because the burning of these leaves has a strong stimulating effect, many people stared wide-eyed and clearly felt themselves being suffocated little by little.

Putting away the half-burnt tobacco, Huo Yuhao felt a cool breeze brush against his face. Everything in the deep night became quiet, peaceful, and serene.

Huo Yuhao loved this kind of environment the most, where he could kill quietly and leave quietly, without anyone disturbing anyone else.

The purple second soul ring beneath his feet glowed faintly, and a gentle breeze blew from the inside out, slowly opening the window. Huo Yuhao, with the White Tiger Dagger in his teeth, silently slipped into the room.

Slowly extending two fingers, Huo Yuhao pried open the man's mouth. He pressed his two fingers firmly against the man's tongue, ensuring that even if the man wasn't completely knocked out by the smoke, he wouldn't be able to make a sound. Then, he gripped the White Tiger Dagger in reverse and plunged it into the man's thigh.

The man's eyes twitched violently as he struggled to open them, but he couldn't; all his muscles were paralyzed.

Once Huo Yuhao confirmed that the man couldn't make a sound even without his control, he pulled his two fingers out of the man's mouth.

The mental probe was forcibly connected to the man's mental sea. The man's cultivation was only at the fourth level of the Soul Sect, and he couldn't withstand the mental probe that Huo Yuhao forcibly connected to. However, Huo Yuhao's purpose was not simply to let the other party experience the mental probe.

By narrowing the detection range to an extremely small area, Huo Yuhao's mental energy fluctuations accurately entered the other party's mental sea.

"I'll ask you, tell me, if I think you said something wrong, I'll stab you, understand?"

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao pulled out the White Tiger Dagger stuck in the man's leg and stabbed him again, indicating that he was not joking.

Although the man was unable to move, his physiological reactions were undeniable. The intense pain caused large beads of sweat to drip from his forehead, and his heart was filled with fear.

"Understood, understood."

Huo Yuhao was very satisfied with the man's mental fluctuations and his cooperation.

Huo Yuhao's interrogation skills were rudimentary, but his methods of torture and manipulation were too sophisticated.

It suddenly appeared in the middle of the night, using some unknown method to immobilize itself, then raised its hand and slashed its own thigh. To prove it wasn't a joke, it pulled out the knife and slashed itself again.

This tactic was so sophisticated that the man's fear was beyond words.

The man claimed to be one of the eighteen secret guards of the White Tiger Duke's mansion, which was true, but not all of the eighteen secret guards could be considered his confidants.

They truly displayed their talent from the time their martial soul awakened, and were bought out by the White Tiger Duke's Mansion for a large sum of money. There were only six of them who were trained as assassins from childhood, and they were also the strongest. One of them was at the Soul Emperor level, and the other five were all Soul Kings.

The remaining twelve guards, though trusted confidants responsible for guarding the White Tiger Duke's mansion, were selected from the sons of the servants and were used as tools to forcibly enhance their cultivation levels, making it convenient for the six true confidants to use them.

In terms of loyalty, these twelve secret guards are not as loyal as the six trusted confidants, but the White Tiger Duke's Mansion is not worried about them betraying them. Their parents were originally servants who sold themselves into the Duke's Mansion, and once the time is right, the White Tiger Duke's Mansion will find them a maid to marry. The whole family is in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, so there is no fear of the other party turning against them.

When Huo Yuhao awakened his martial soul at the age of six, the servant's son who was ranked ahead of him with half a level of innate soul power and possessed the sheep martial soul would most likely become a member of the secret guards, consuming various pills to forcibly unleash his potential and forcibly raise his cultivation to the Soul Venerable or even Soul Sect realm.

That's why, although the person in front of him was also a secret guard in the White Tiger Duke's mansion, he hadn't received much professional training, so it was quite easy to pry his mouth open. Huo Yuhao didn't even have time to stab him a few more times before he had already confessed everything.

Even so, Huo Yuhao did not let his guard down. Instead, he asked the question the other party had given him repeatedly, using various methods to ask the same question. If the other party hesitated or gave an answer that was inconsistent with the previous one, Huo Yuhao's White Tiger Dagger would stab in without mercy.

After repeatedly tormenting the other party several times, and confirming that the other party had confessed everything that needed to be confessed, Huo Yuhao slowly put away the White Tiger Dagger and wiped the blood off the dagger.

At this moment, what lingered in the man's mind was fear—fear of death, fear of Huo Yuhao's cruel methods, fear of betraying Dai Huabin, and fear of the woman beside him still fast asleep, her faint snoring.

A mix of emotions drove the man to make the most insane move in the next moment.

The soul power that had been stagnant due to paralysis began to circulate, and four soul rings fell at the same time, one of which was a purple soul ring that shone brightly.

Huo Yuhao reacted swiftly, his White Tiger Dagger flying out and piercing the opponent's temple, but it was too late.

[Soul Skill - Lightning Protection: Numerous chains of lightning erupt from various parts of the body, enveloping the user and striking everything or everything nearby.]

Legend has it that a flock of lightning sheep lived in the forests of the Yatan Plateau. Their most skillful trick was to curl themselves up and roll forward, their thick wool concealing the lightning crackling on their bodies. Although it looked somewhat comical, if someone were to be knocked down by one of them, they might never be able to get up again.

Huo Yuhao abruptly retreated a few steps to avoid being electrocuted by the lightning. The lightning bolts emanating from the man's body were like nimble lightning snakes, darting around and exploding everywhere, from the bed, from the person next to him, and from the tables and chairs. Although it only lasted for a brief moment, it had already completely exposed Huo Yuhao's presence.

Huo Yuhao hadn't expected that a Soul Master at the Soul Sect level would have such strong resistance. Even though his whole body was paralyzed, he was still able to muster his soul power and forcefully activate the release of his soul skill.

Pulling the White Tiger Dagger from the woman's already charred body, which was stuck in her forehead, Huo Yuhao didn't even have time to glance at the woman who had died inexplicably. He sat down cross-legged again, channeling the power of "Moon Concealment" into himself. Like a cheetah that blended into the night, Huo Yuhao silently leaped out of the window.

(End of this chapter)