Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 74 The Azure-Eyed Swift Demon Dog (Part 2) (25,000 words per day)

[Exploding Crystal: A cheap ore containing a small amount of fire-attribute energy. It will explode upon slight contact with external force, so it can usually only be cut by water-attribute soul masters using water-type soul skills.]

[Small, shattered pieces of sparkling crystal are a favorite among children, a perfect tool for pranks. They release blinding light and ear-piercing noises, often frightening other children. Although somewhat dangerous, many children still find it endlessly entertaining.]

The exploding crystal, which slammed to the ground, crackled and popped, instantly brightening the previously dim environment under the shade of the trees. Even the Azure-Eyed Swift Hound was startled by the bright light and the noisy noise, and instinctively closed its eyes.

For beings like the Azure-Eyed Swift Hound, with their exceptional eyesight and hearing, excessive noise and overly stimulating light are their natural enemies. That's why Huo Yuhao threw out a handful of exploding crystals.

Huo Yuhao first saw this wonderful thing on a group of children playing in the street. When it was thrown to the ground, it would release a loud noise and a blinding light. Because of this, Huo Yuhao specially asked someone to buy some back. Originally, he intended to use it to make ninja tools similar to firecrackers.

Seeing the Azure-Eyed Swift Demon Dog in disarray, Huo Yuhao suddenly took a step forward and charged towards it, wielding his katana horizontally in a slashing motion.

The next moment, Huo Yuhao felt as if his blade had struck an extremely resilient membrane, while the Azure-Eyed Swift Demon Dog let out a miserable howl and retreated sharply.

Huo Yuhao had his eyes closed when he released the exploding crystals, so he was far less affected than the demon hound. When he opened his eyes, he saw that the demon hound was raising its left paw slightly, with a faint layer of air gathered around its body. His horizontal slash, which he was determined to use, had struck that layer of air.

It was that layer of airflow that helped the demon hound absorb most of the damage from its previous slash.

Huo Yuhao activated his Illusory Eyes, seeing through the demon dog's fur to its interior. At this moment, the demon dog's left front paw appeared slightly fractured due to his horizontal slash, which was why the demon dog kept its left paw slightly raised.

But besides that, Huo Yuhao also noticed some strange things, such as the other party's meridians, the other party's torso being thicker than that of ordinary animals, and the brain being larger than that of other soul beasts of the same size.

In addition, the spine of this soul beast is covered with dense gray fiber bundles, which are even visible to the naked eye, a feature that is extremely rare to see on other soul beasts.

What a strange soul beast.

A look of seriousness flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes. The body structure of this kind of soul beast is different from that of ordinary soul beasts, so it must have something extraordinary about it.

Huo Yuhao pinched a shuriken between two fingers of his left hand and shot it at the opponent, but the demon hound easily dodged it. Huo Yuhao took another step forward, wanting to take advantage of the situation to launch an attack, but he did not expect that the opponent was faster than him and pounced on Huo Yuhao.

So fast!

Even though he had expected it, Huo Yuhao was still somewhat shocked by the sudden increase in the opponent's speed. He flipped his right wrist and held the blade horizontally in front of him, barely managing to block the attack when the opponent was right in front of him.

Having missed its target, the demonic dog used the recoil to land on the ground, creating a safe distance of about five meters from Huo Yuhao. It then paced around Huo Yuhao, observing the situation.

"call"

Having narrowly blocked the opponent's attack, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

He seemed to understand a little of what Qian Daoliu meant by "the eagle catching the goose, both swift and slow."

At this moment, the demonic dog in front of Huo Yuhao was like a cold-blooded killer. When it didn't make a move, it was disguised as an elegant gentleman, slowly pacing around Huo Yuhao. Once it made a move, its speed was like lightning, and it could easily hunt down any unsuspecting opponent.

Huo Yuhao then understood how the other party had so easily hunted down that thousand-year-old Ironhide Bull with only five hundred years of lifespan.

With that lightning-fast pounce, the speed of the opponent was no less than that of a three-thousand-year-old Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent, which is known for its extreme speed. With the Iron-skinned Bull's reaction speed, it would probably have had its neck bitten off by the time it reacted!

This is tricky!

Huo Yuhao took a few deep breaths and stared intently at the green-eyed swift demon hound in front of him. The pressure it exerted on him was even greater than that of the double-bladed white ape he had encountered before.

How should one deal with the opponent's sudden burst of speed?

Huo Yuhao's expression was somewhat solemn. The ninja attack he had made when he fell from the treetop might have been dodged in the same way. The opponent had not noticed his ninja attack in advance, but had suddenly unleashed this extreme speed during the attack, and then, relying on this speed, he suddenly rushed out the moment the blade pierced the opponent's skin.

This was an enemy Huo Yuhao had never faced before. Its attack speed was as fast as a bullet fired from a gun, completely unreasonable. If Huo Yuhao had to find a similar opponent, he could only think of one person.

Ashina Style - Sase Jinsuke.

Perhaps compared to other Tenshukaku samurai, Sase Jinsuke's swordsmanship was not particularly refined, but his Iaijutsu had reached a level of perfection. When facing this powerful figure, Huo Yuhao only felt a flash before his eyes before he was cut into several pieces by the lightning-fast Iaijutsu.

However, the demon dog in front of them is not exactly the same as Sase Jinsuke. Sase Jinsuke's Iaijutsu is a move that abandons all defensive stances in order to maximize its destructive power, while the demon dog in front of them has a protective aura formed by wind.

At the same time, although Sase Jinsuke's Iaijutsu is extremely fast, there is only one Iaijutsu attack that can reach that speed. However, the speed that this blue-eyed swift demon hound can unleash when dodging or attacking is astonishing.

No, no, that's not right.

Huo Yuhao looked at the green-eyed swift demon hound filled with killing intent in front of him, but the turmoil in his heart gradually subsided. Sase Jinsuke's iaido slash was as fast as lightning, and there was a slight sign before the move was made. The opponent was by no means without flaws.

"Whoosh!"

A brown figure flashed by, and Huo Yuhao barely managed to block the bite with the blade of his sword. However, the creature still managed to tear a sharp wound in Huo Yuhao's abdomen with its hind claws, leaving three clearly visible scars.

But Huo Yuhao was not alarmed; instead, a smile appeared on his face.

He finally found the signs that the demonic dog was about to attack, and the situation was about to turn around!

(End of this chapter)