Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 382 The Golden Sea God Pavilion (Daily 10,000 words)

Aside from Huo Yuhao, who went to Shanghai Divine Island every week without fail to help Ma Xiaotao suppress her evil fire, the scene before them was unfamiliar to everyone in the outer courtyard, but it was also legendary to them.

Yan Shaozhe did not have Xu Sanshi carried away to rest first, but instead led them along a stone path into the depths of Poseidon Island.

Poseidon Island is very quiet, as if no one lives there.

Everything was so peaceful and tranquil, like a paradise on earth. The pavilions and towers hidden among the tall vegetation were beautiful and elegant. Although it was his first time here, Huo Yuhao immediately fell in love with the place.

The vegetation here is almost all at least a thousand years old, and some trees are even hundreds of meters tall. Walking along the paths, not only is the air fresh, but the view is also blocked, giving one the feeling of not being able to see the true face of the mountain because one is in the midst of it.

Before long, they followed the path to a point near the top of the mountain, where a pavilion came into view.

It was a three-story building, brown in color, entirely made of wood, with a rustic charm and a touch of age. Upon closer inspection, one could also see that the wood of the building had a luster similar to that of oil.

The three-story building is only about ten meters tall, lacking any sense of grandeur or magnificence. However, directly above the entrance on the first floor, a black plaque hangs, with three large gilded characters identifying it as the Sea God Pavilion.

Upon seeing these three large characters, everyone couldn't help but feel a sense of solemnity. Based on distance, the Sea God Pavilion was not only close to the mountaintop, but also located at the very center of the entire Sea God Island.

Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, feeling quite comfortable with the abundant life force. He turned his gaze to the three-story building on the island for the first time, and was somewhat surprised.

This Sea God Pavilion was actually radiating a vibrant life force and a rich power of light.

Why can a building radiate such a strong sense of vitality and light?

Yan Shaozhe stopped in front of the Sea God Pavilion, turned around, and looked at the Shrek team members with a smile. "The reason I didn't let Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan go to rest first is that I hope they can also have this experience of entering the Sea God Pavilion."

After explaining, he turned to face the Sea God Pavilion, bowed, and said, "Teacher, they have returned."

"Come in, everyone," an aged voice rang out.

Then, a scene that shocked everyone unfolded.

Right before their eyes, the Sea God Pavilion, which had been rather ordinary just moments before, suddenly lit up without warning. A brilliant golden light burst forth, turning the entire building completely golden, as if it were cast entirely from gold.

A rich yet soft golden light drifted down, enveloping everyone in it.

A warm, rich aura of light nourished each of them, instantly sweeping away the fatigue from their journey.

Beibei's eyes were somewhat strange. In a daze, his soul power was released from his body, the blue-purple lightning disappeared, and a faint dragon roar sounded.

Wang Dong's entire body radiated a translucent golden light, which shone brightly in conjunction with the sudden appearance of golden light, especially his left arm, which turned completely into a brilliant gold.

That pure gold color had an almost vibrant, almost dripping quality.

Huo Yuhao stared wide-eyed in shock at the Sea God Pavilion, which was radiating dazzling golden light.

Amidst that rich and pure aura of light, he stood there and entered a meditative state. With each cycle of the subtle circulation within his body, he could clearly feel his cultivation level increasing linearly.

After being regulated by the Life Gold, his body's resilience was much stronger than before, and his vitality was extremely abundant.

Bathed in this rich aura of light, even the Eye of Life on his forehead felt a little itchy, subtly absorbing the life force in the air.

Huo Yuhao subconsciously opened his True Sight Eye and looked at the building in front of him, which seemed to be made of gold. Looking down, Huo Yuhao was suddenly surprised to find that there were dense roots growing under the building.

Is this—a living building?

Huo Yuhao gasped in astonishment; such surging and vigorous vitality was simply beyond the comprehension of ordinary logic.

Even the Life Guardian Blade, nurtured within Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, contains only a drop in the ocean compared to the life force of this golden ancient tree.

Slowly closing his True Sight Eye, Huo Yuhao focused on absorbing the precious power that was circulating in the world. The surging golden light gathered above Huo Yuhao's head, faintly showing the shape of a vortex, and then fiercely gathered towards his chest as if being poured out.

With such nourishing energy, it's a waste not to eat it.

Electrolux's voice echoed in his mind: "The manipulator inside the room is close to my cultivation level in life, probably not much different from the Great Sacrifice of the Thousand Years."

"If your spiritual sea hadn't been nourished multiple times, making it even stronger than that of an ordinary Soul Saint, the rest of us might have been discovered at any moment."

Huo Yuhao roughly understood that the "manipulator" Electrolux was referring to was Elder Mu. However, why did Electrolux call Elder Mu "manipulator"? What was Elder Mu manipulating?

Although Electrolux remained conscious, he spent most of his time studying strange and unusual things in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, and was not very clear about Huo Yuhao's previous encounters with Elder Mu.

"Elder Yi, what do you mean by 'close to'?"

"His cultivation level is somewhat similar, but he is still several realms away from my peak. He is roughly equivalent to a level 5 or 6 expert of the ninth rank in the Holy Demon Continent, and is a bit weaker than the Thousand Great Sacrifice."

"However, I can sense that the manipulator's soul power is not very strong, and it does not match his own spiritual power cultivation. This greatly restricts his future development and significantly reduces his lifespan."

"His current cultivation level was probably forcibly raised through some kind of fortuitous encounter. To be able to reach this point through external means is quite a gift. However, barring any unforeseen circumstances, this is his limit. His spiritual essence is already riddled with holes and can hardly bear such a massive amount of power."

Electrolux's words made Huo Yuhao's heart tighten. Had Elder Mu's health deteriorated to such an extent?

"Elder Yi, why do you refer to Elder Mu as the manipulator?"

Electrolux replied calmly, "Because this extremely abundant power doesn't belong to the old man Mu you mentioned, but to the golden building in front of you. He merely channeled the power of this golden building."

(End of this chapter)