Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 552 Reversing Time? (Daily 10,000 words)

As the wrinkles on his face smoothed out slightly, his expression also relaxed a little.

Huo Yuhao's mental probe gradually entered Mu En's dilapidated body as the effects of the God-Devouring Medicine progressed.

Even though Huo Yuhao had examined the other person's body many times in the past few years, he was always shocked and heartbroken by the sight of the body riddled with holes.

Flesh and blood, bones, and even the soul.

Not a single part of it is intact.

There wasn't a single spot without wounds.

Given his physical condition, it's hard to imagine how this elderly man, nearing the end of his life, managed to survive for over a hundred years.

What incredible willpower!

The medicinal power of the God-Devouring Medicine quickly entered Moon's body, and at this moment Moon's body was completely enveloped by various divine lights.

His withered and decaying body seemed to show signs of a brief improvement, and even developed some swelling.

Moon's wrinkled, aged face relaxed slightly, and a touch of color returned to his pale face.

Everything seems to be moving in a positive direction.

But it was all useless; at most, it could only alleviate his pain and slightly delay his death.

It can't even be described as treating the symptoms but not the root cause.

It's just prolonging life.

It's just about keeping this breath going.

The essence of almost any treatment is to stimulate the body of the person being treated, infusing a large amount of energy to accelerate the self-healing process.

However, if the patient's body has already pushed its self-healing ability to its limit, then doing so would be pointless.

Just as a decaying tree cannot be transformed back into a large tree with a dense fibrous structure, so too can a human body. Moon's dilapidated body could no longer sustain any vitality.

The power of the Devouring God was indeed formidable, even healing Mu En's body inside and out. However, once this power departed, the devastation brought by the Dragon Core's malevolent energy would return.

So, what if we could find a way to destroy the evil energy of the Dragon Core within Mu En's body?

No, it's not working. Moon's body can't take it anymore.

His broken body and soul were like a piece of paper riddled with holes.

Any life force and soul power infused into him would vanish in an instant, leaving nothing behind.

Without removing the malevolent energy from the body, all treatments are merely prolonging life and delaying death.

But can the malevolent energy of that dragon pill really be removed?

No.

At least Huo Yuhao can't do that.

Since Devouring God doesn't work, why not use the Swaddling Earth Treasury directly, and use the resurrection power contained within it to revive Moon?

That probably won't work either. In the entanglement that has lasted for over a hundred years, this malevolent energy has long since merged with Mu En's soul. The resurrection power of the swaddling earth burial site does exist, but it can only remove forces that invade the body from the outside, such as the flames burning on the body or poisonous gas.

However, even the swaddling earth spirit could not remove the extreme dark power in Huo Yuhao's body, let alone the dragon core evil energy that had already merged with Mu En's soul.

As it stands now, Moon can't even hope to fully recover; even transforming into an undead life form is a pipe dream.

The reason why Zhao Yang was able to be transformed into an undead life by Huo Yuhao, a novice necromancer, was largely due to the fact that Huo Yuhao, apart from delivering two brutal blows to Zhao Yang, left him partially paralyzed but otherwise unharmed.

However, the dragon core's malevolent energy, which was almost fused with Mu En, lurked within Mu En's soul. Even if Huo Yuhao or Ilex himself were to forcibly transform him into an undead being, Mu En would still die.

His soul, like his body, is irreversibly and gradually crumbling and disappearing.

"Elder Yi, how much longer can Elder Mu hold on?"

Huo Yuhao's mental energy fluctuated, realizing that even the Devouring God couldn't reverse Mu En's impending death, and a sense of panic inexplicably arose in Huo Yuhao's heart.

"A month? Maybe even less. That's only because of the effects of your God-Devouring Pill. Without it, he probably wouldn't have made it through today."

"Your teacher has already seen the changes in you over the past two years; the last bit of spirit that kept him alive has dissipated."

"His soul had reached its limit, and he was barely maintaining that unbreakable balance with his superhuman willpower. If he was not careful, this fragile and delicate balance would break instantly."

"Now he sees the changes in you, and he sees the turning point you brought to Shrek Academy. He is at ease."

"But you've seen the state of his body yourself. Even setting aside the element of violence, his already shattered soul alone can hardly withstand any major manipulation."

"His soul and body are too weary to be saved right now. Or rather, you, his teacher, should probably have died a year or two ago."

Illaix looked at the drowsy Moon outside with an incredibly compassionate gaze, a rare hint of admiration showing in his eyes.

"I must say, while your cultivation level isn't exceptional, your willpower is definitely among the top three I've ever seen. For a soul of this caliber to remain alive for over a hundred years is nothing short of a miracle in the field of soul science."

"If he hadn't recklessly taken that Dragon Pill to advance quickly back then, but instead had taken one step at a time to get to where he is today, his achievements would certainly not have stopped at this level just based on this willpower alone. He would at least be stronger than that guy named Long Xiaoyao you met before."

Huo Yuhao was filled with a thousand thoughts, but finally, as if he had thought of something, he spoke up: "Teacher, since Elder Mu's body and soul can no longer be healed by treatment, then... what if we reversed time? We would just need to reverse the injuries to Elder Mu's soul."

Huo Yuhao was breathing heavily, like a wounded little animal, looking at Electrolux as if he were looking at a lifeline.

Electrolux instinctively turned his head away, not daring to look Huo Yuhao in the eye.

Electrolux is very strong, strong enough to single-handedly destroy almost all living forces on a continent, strong enough to manipulate the laws of nature and toy with gods, turning them into weapons in his own hands, but he really cannot reverse time.

The sparkle in Huo Yuhao's eyes was rapidly fading.

"Yuhao, are you talking about that ability of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?"

Just then, Qian Daoliu, who had been reading many classic texts with Huo Yuhao, slowly spoke up.

Huo Yuhao's eyes widened suddenly.

"Elder Qian, you must have a way, right?"

Huo Yuhao's urgent voice resonated from his spiritual sea.

"No, Yuhao, you've overlooked something very important. Even the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's innate ability can only reverse the physical time of a person or soul beast, it doesn't have the power to reverse the time of the soul."

"Otherwise, Tang San wouldn't have been able to retain his memories from when he was six years old, let alone escape from that strange domain alive. Moreover, even if it's just reversing time in the physical body, it can't last long; that domain that only lasts for a very short time is proof of that."

"So, Yuhao, I'm sorry."

Qian Daoliu's apologetic voice echoed in Huo Yuhao's ears.

(End of this chapter)