Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 459 Another self-created soul skill? (Daily 10,000 words)

He was clearly the one who was ten levels higher than Huo Yuhao, so why did the pressure he felt from Huo Yuhao make him feel like Huo Yuhao was ten levels higher than him?

With a crisp clang, Nana was knocked back again. The force of Huo Yuhao's impact made her right hand, which was holding the knife, go numb. The huge shockwave entered her body, making it difficult for her to even maintain her balance.

Nana suddenly retreated a few steps, panting heavily. It took her more than ten seconds to recover from the near collapse she was in. Huo Yuhao did not pursue her, but simply held the Wind Mantis Giant Shadow Cutter and quietly watched Nana.

Even before Huo Yuhao acquired the third ring, he was already able to defeat ordinary Soul Kings in a one-on-one fight. Now, with Huo Yuhao's cultivation at level 45, it's not surprising that Nana, a Soul King, was suppressed by Huo Yuhao and had no chance to fight back.

After all, even among six-ring Soul Emperors, very few can fight Huo Yuhao to the same extent as Ji Juechen. At least, Ji Juechen, being a fellow six-ring Soul Emperor, could even hang Dai Yueheng up and beat him.

That's a Soul Emperor from Shrek Academy's inner court, not some common, lowly talent. Huo Yuhao's ability to fight to the point of narrowly defeating Ji Juechen twice shows that his combat power is definitely not something an ordinary Soul King can handle.

After catching her breath for more than ten seconds on the Soul Arena, Nana finally recovered most of her strength. At this moment, she took out a level 5 melee soul tool with her left hand, which was a cyan short sword.

With a Crimson Flame Blade in one hand and a Gentle Breeze Blade in the other, Nana wielded her twin blades in unison, even making Huo Yuhao take her seriously.

Although both are level-five soul tools, this cyan short sword is imbued with wind attribute. When it is slashed out, it not only brings up a single wind blade, but instantly releases six wind blades that slash towards Huo Yuhao, and each wind blade is slashed in a different direction.

If that were all, Nana's soul skill would still be completely countered by Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao's second soul skill is Wind Control. He doesn't need to do much; he can simply slightly deflect the direction of the wind blades to make himself invincible.

However, as Nana wielded her twin blades, unleashing both wind and fire, the wind amplified the fire's flames, and the fire, fueled by the wind, instantly engulfed the Soul Arena in crimson flames, while azure gales raged towards Huo Yuhao. The two forces interacted and formed a massive fire tornado!

This is... a self-created soul skill?!

Huo Yuhao's eyes widened, but Nana was equally shocked; she had the same thought as Huo Yuhao.

Ah, is this my self-created soul skill?

Huo Yuhao activated his Flowing Water Moon Steps technique, his body retreating rapidly, barely managing to dodge Nana's attack.

The rapidly spinning fire tornado howled and hissed as it swept towards Huo Yuhao's original location, tearing arc-shaped cracks into the ground of the Soul Arena, some of which showed signs of melting. The terrifying destructive power made Nana even look down at her own hands.

How could such a ruthless self-created soul skill be unleashed by me by accident?

Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up with extreme excitement.

The wind fanned the flames, and the fire was fueled by the wind!

If Nana can unleash such a powerful attack using two melee soul tools with different elemental powers, then there's no reason why he can't. Aside from the combination of wind and fire, Huo Yuhao can do even more.

Having gained a precious self-created soul skill, Nana felt much relieved. Huo Yuhao also felt that this sparring match was a huge win, as he had gained a highly promising method for developing a self-created soul skill. He felt he should give Nana some money in return.

But at that moment, a stubborn glint flashed in Nana's eyes; she knew that doing this was far from enough.

She whirled around, lunging forward with her Wind Blade in hand, and instantly charged at Huo Yuhao, aiming for his neck. Fourth Soul Skill: Vengeful Spirit!

This soul skill has a very powerful binding effect, but it is very restricted in its use. It requires one's own soul power to activate, and if one fails to restrain the opponent, one will suffer a strong backlash.

"I won!" Nana told herself. But she quickly sensed something was wrong. She saw Huo Yuhao's eyes. His gaze was too calm; there wasn't a trace of him being restrained.

Huo Yuhao actually felt like laughing at this moment. Although Huo Yuhao was at best an apprentice necromancer, even if this necromancer was useless, he was not someone that a vengeful spirit could control, right?

Huo Yuhao seemed to mutter something, and the vengeful spirit attached to him vanished completely, as if it had merged into his body.

"Don't move."

As Huo Yuhao spoke, he inscribed several invisible runes in the void. The moment Huo Yuhao finished speaking, Nana, who was struggling to continue attacking, trembled violently as if struck by lightning, and stood rooted to the spot, unable to move.

At this moment, her eyes were filled with horror. She couldn't understand why her body was no longer obeying her commands.

"Release a vengeful spirit at a Soul Master who possesses Holy Flame? You really have the nerve to come up with that? Aren't you afraid I'll just burn your soul to ashes?"

A golden flame shot out from Huo Yuhao's head. The moment the flame appeared, Nana felt an inexplicable fear and trembled involuntarily.

Huo Yuhao looked at Nana, who finally felt fear, and didn't know what to say. "The child died and you came to breastfeed. You know to shake off the snot that's flowing into your mouth."

"Alright, here's your soul back. Don't be so reckless next time. Your self-created soul skill just now was quite inspiring to me. We're even now."

With a flick of her finger, a wisp of illusory power merged into Nana's body, and Nana's eyes immediately showed a hint of gratitude.

Huo Yuhao carried the Wind Mantis Giant Shadow Slash away, but Nana, looking completely exhausted, slumped on the floor of the Soul Arena, her face flushed. Thinking of Huo Yuhao's cold "Don't move" and her embarrassing state of being unable to move, her face turned as red as a monkey's bottom.

Huo Yuhao's powerful yet gentlemanly behavior has left a deep impression on Nana's heart. In order to train her, he deliberately reduced the force of the sword clashes, and when he saw that she was about to give up, he didn't even mind giving her time to recover.

Even though he tried to control Huo Yuhao by using his fourth soul skill, the Vengeful Spirit, and was countered, Huo Yuhao didn't control his soul to do anything. Instead, he gave him a minor punishment and returned his soul to him.

Suddenly, her delicate body trembled slightly. "If he can imprison my soul, then... can he also..." Thinking of this, Nana's emotions suddenly became excited, and she chased after Huo Yuhao's departing location.

(End of this chapter)