Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 73 The Azure-Eyed Swift Demon Dog (Part 1) (15,000 words per day)

Huo Yuhao soon found out where the strange wriggling was coming from. A soul beast with brown spots and fur, resembling a spotted hyena, slowly emerged from the rump of the iron-skinned bull, its exaggeratedly large jaws holding a still-beating heart.

Crawling out of the Iron-skinned Bull's belly, the soul beast cautiously surveyed its surroundings, flicked the blood stained its fur, and after confirming there was no danger nearby, it swallowed the still-beating heart whole in a few gulps.

"Gurgle, gurgle"

The sounds of the soul beast devouring its food filled the air, sending chills down one's spine. Huo Yuhao, who had been hiding on the treetop, took the opportunity to get a clear look at the soul beast's appearance.

The spirit beast before them resembled a spotted hyena in size and stripes, but its ears looked more like those of a lynx, with pointed tips. Its eyes were emerald green.

The soul beast's eyelids seemed to be covered with a thin white film. Whenever its eyeballs were stained with too much blood, this film would swish across the eyeballs from top to bottom, squeezing out the blood splattered on its eyes.

"Elder Qian, what kind of soul beast is this?"

Huo Yuhao silently activated his external brain.

"Quiet down, I'm thinking."

Qian Daoliu frowned. He definitely remembered this soul beast, but this was probably the first time he had seen it in person, so he couldn't immediately match it with the large amount of information about soul beasts in his mind.

"Giggle giggle giggle"

As the strange soul beast ate, it suddenly emitted a sound that was exactly like the shrill laughter of a human baby, or the cry of an owl, echoing through the jungle and sending chills down one's spine.

On the other side, a Cloud-Piercing Leopard tentatively tried to get a share of the spoils, but upon hearing the strange soul beast's laughter, it immediately knew it had been discovered. After thinking it over, it dared not linger and slowly left.

"I know what this thing is now. It is the Azure-Eyed Swift Demon Hound, a wind-attribute soul beast. It can hear, is good at fighting, and can be found on both land and water. Its speed is like an eagle catching a goose, sometimes fast and sometimes slow. Its voice is like a falcon perched on a mountain, piercing the clouds. It sounds like a child's shrill laughter, or an old fox's howl. Hence it is called a demon hound."

"However, this thing seems to have almost become extinct by our time. If it weren't for its really awful and distinctive laugh, the water-repellent membrane over its eyes, and its bright green eyes, I really wouldn't remember such a thing."

Huo Yuhao grinned. He was quite certain that Qian Daoliu hadn't remembered what this thing was at first. It was an extinct soul beast that was only recorded in ancient Douluo literature. It was already quite impressive that Qian Daoliu could remember what this thing was. At least there was no record of this thing in the Shrek Library.

"So, a thousand-year veteran?"

Huo Yuhao sent a wisp of his spiritual power to ask Qian Daoliu a question.

"Kill it. This thing is much rarer than the Black Whirlwind Baboon or the Quetzalcoatlus that I picked out for you before."

"Although judging from its size, this is just a blue-eyed swift demon hound that is about five hundred years old, at the very least it will provide you with a 'Wind Riding' type of soul skill. If you are lucky, you might know what it means to 'catch a goose with both speed and slowness'."

The eagle seizes the goose, yet the action is both swift and deliberate.

Huo Yuhao carefully pondered Qian Daoliu's words, feeling that there seemed to be a lot of hidden meaning in them.

At this moment, the blue-eyed swift demon hound below had finished eating the easiest-to-eat organs and was chewing the ribs of the poor iron-skinned bull with big bites. The crunching sound was extremely crisp, but the thought of the other party chewing bones with its powerful jaws made the sound send chills down one's spine.

Huo Yuhao waited quietly on the tree trunk for a while longer. It seemed that he had gnawed on the muscle on the Iron-skinned Bull's leg. The Azure-eyed Swift Demon Dog suddenly shook its head and thrashed backward with all four limbs. Its two rows of canine teeth interlocked and bit down hard on the muscle, trying to forcibly tear it off.

To Huo Yuhao's surprise, the Green-Eyed Swift Demon Dog managed to move the iron-skinned bull, which weighed at least two thousand pounds, even as it used all its strength to tear at it.

"Elder, are you sure this is a five-hundred-year-old soul beast? Such brute strength is comparable to that of a silverback gorilla of the same age, isn't it?"

Huo Yuhao increasingly felt that the soul beast in front of him was not as simple as he had thought, but he still made a move.

As the blue-eyed swift hound continued to tear at the muscles of the bull, it moved much closer to Huo Yuhao's position, and red spots appeared on its neck.

No matter how difficult this guy is to deal with, he can kill him with a single stealth kill. Huo Yuhao doesn't believe that even a soul beast that is only five hundred years old can still be alive and kicking after he kills it once.

Lightly leaping down from the treetop, Huo Yuhao's figure moved like a shadow as he approached the Azure-Eyed Swift Hound directly below. The next moment, Huo Yuhao's left arm shot out, forcefully pressing down on the Azure-Eyed Swift Hound's head. With a burst of strength, he slammed the hundred-plus-pound Azure-Eyed Swift Hound to the ground, and his katana, forged from rare metal, thrust fiercely towards the hound's neck.

"Tsk"

A soft sound rang out, and Huo Yuhao knew that this was the sound of a blade slicing through fur and cutting open the skin of a neck. Huo Yuhao did not reduce the force in his hand, and his katana was thrust even faster into the neck of the blue-eyed swift demon hound, but he only felt a blur before his eyes and he missed.

What?

Huo Yuhao was somewhat surprised. He rolled off the ground and the next moment, the demonic dog that had broken free from his control not only did not take the opportunity to escape, but instead pounced on Huo Yuhao's original location.

That was close.

Huo Yuhao stared solemnly at the emerald-eyed swift demon hound before him. Its speed was incredible. Huo Yuhao felt as if it had only been a fleeting moment before the hound had deftly broken free from his control. Its speed was no less than that of a bullet fired from a musket.

What kind of eerie ability is this?

Huo Yuhao's eyes widened, and with a flick of his left wrist, a ball of ash appeared.

The speed that this soul beast had just unleashed was simply unbelievable, even more terrifying than many thousand-year-old soul beasts. He had to find a way to curb its advantage.

The ash ball in his hand slammed into the front of the Azure-Eyed Swift Hound. A cloud of gray mist exploded instantly, but a small cloud of air immediately condensed beside the Azure-Eyed Swift Hound, blowing away the gray mist that Huo Yuhao had thrown out.

But how could Huo Yuhao not know that the Azure-Eyed Swift Demon Hound possessed the power to control the wind? Huo Yuhao flung out a handful of small, explosive crystals, which crashed to the ground with a loud bang and a dazzling light.

(End of this chapter)