Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 781 A Difficult Choice (6K)

It is indeed difficult to forcibly shatter the White Tiger Protective Barrier enhanced by the White Tiger Vajra Transformation and White Tiger Demon God Transformation performed by a Title Douluo, but even Dai Yueheng could do it if he unleashed his full power.

However, it would be incredibly foolish to conclude that Huo Yuhao's strength is only about the same as Dai Yueheng's based solely on this.

Dai Yueheng's breaking through the White Tiger's protective barrier might have been a full-force strike, but to Huo Yuhao, it was at most a large-scale ordinary slash.

He felt a chill run through his body, the hairs on his back stood on end, and a bone-chilling fear spread throughout his entire being.

That overwhelming sense of divine authority was like the arrival of a god of death, about to deliver judgment upon him.

As a titled Douluo, Dai Hao's senses are exceptionally sharp.

This move must not be taken head-on, or you will die.

Without the White Tiger Protective Barrier, relying solely on the White Tiger Vajra Transformation and White Tiger Demon God Transformation, his head would definitely be cleaved open by Huo Yuhao's blade.

Even though he is not in good condition now, he has never lost his fighting instincts after decades of fighting on the battlefield.

His sixth spirit ring lit up, and his whole body burst forth with dazzling golden light.

A pair of tiger claws slapped forward alternately, and intense golden light burst forth, forming an enormous "kill" character in the air.

White Tiger Annihilation Slaughter!

Attacking where the enemy must defend, Dai Hao finally regarded Huo Yuhao as an opponent of equal caliber, an opponent who could threaten his life, and subconsciously used his true killing move.

Huo Yuhao's blade slashed down, the golden character for "kill" colliding with the tip of the blade, unleashing a violent roar.

Many of the guards from the White Tiger Duke's mansion wanted to rush up to help, but they didn't know which side to help in this fight between father and son. They were then knocked unconscious by the powerful soul force.

Watching a battle between titled masters at such close range in such a confined space is something that low-level Soul Masters cannot withstand; they have no way to help either side.

A tiger roared out, carrying an indescribable sense of tragic grandeur.

Both of them were blasted away by the aftershocks of the explosion. Dai Hao's figure then appeared. He staggered backward and fell to the ground.

Huo Yuhao then did a somersault, tiptoed from mid-air, and landed in mid-air.

Dai Hao's tone was filled with deep sorrow. He knew very well that his White Tiger Annihilation Strike just now was truly driven by killing intent. Without killing intent, the White Tiger Annihilation Strike would never have been able to withstand Huo Yuhao's attack.

The situation has developed to this point entirely because of himself. Two extremely painful emotions are intertwined in his heart, driving Dai Hao to the brink of madness.

"Yuhao, what exactly do you want me to do to let your aunt go?!"

Dai Hao's tiger-like eyes filled with tears as he roared.

"Now you know you regret it?"

Huo Yuhao's tone remained unchanged, and he flicked the blade in his hand, emitting a series of buzzing sounds.

"You don't regret it, you just know that everything is beyond repair."

All the complex emotions on Huo Yuhao's face had been stripped away, leaving only his unchanging indifference.

"When my mother was pregnant with me, the house was leaking and drafty, and she almost died from the cold, but you weren't there."

"When Dai Huabin moved the servants' monthly wages to buy the memory pearl, and my mother and I went out to dig for wild vegetables for a month because we were starving, you weren't there either."

"The Duchess instigated the servants to make things difficult for my mother and me when we were all alone and helpless, and you were still not there."

"Now you ask me, how can we let that crazy woman go?"

"What's wrong? How did the mighty General and Grand Duke become such a coward? I remember when you were surrounded and pursued by the enemy, fighting to the last drop of blood for your White Tiger Guards, weren't you fearless?"

"Alright, in that case, I'll give you a multiple-choice question."

"If you die, I will spare your wife's body; if you live, but I catch your wife's lingering soul, she will never be reincarnated. Make your choice."

"Let me see whether a dead man's body is more important, or your country, your comrades-in-arms, and the grace of His Majesty's recognition of your talents."

At this moment, Dai Yueheng, who had been locked on by the Dark Gold Terror Claw, finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Huo Yuhao, you're a madman! How do you expect my father to choose? What choice does he have?"

Dai Yueheng's eyes were bloodshot and she was almost insane.

If Dai Hao were to die now, the Northwest Army Group of the Star Luo Empire would be leaderless. The Sun Moon Empire, which has been eyeing this opportunity for years, would not let it slip by.

He knew very well that nothing was more important than the war in his father's heart, but it was precisely because of this that he could feel the deep malice in Huo Yuhao's question.

"It's a tough choice, isn't it?"

Huo Yuhao's cold face finally broke into a hearty smile: "Yes, it's a tough choice, a really tough choice, but at least you still have a choice!"

As he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao's voice became equally terrifying: "When you were six years old, did you ever try wearing a blood-soaked monkey skin and performing as a street clown to earn a living?"

"Did you hide in a cesspool when you were nine years old just to steal information and exchange it for money while holding up a photographic bead?"

"Do you know the pain of being chased for 300 miles by a Soul Master when you don't have a single Soul Ring? You'd be bleeding from your lungs by the time you finished the run?"

"Did I have a choice back then? Who gave me such incredible good fortune back then?"

"Now you're asking me how to stop? I've given you a choice, so why aren't you choosing? Aren't you willing to pay even the smallest price?"

Every word Huo Yuhao spoke was resounding, and every question he asked left the two speechless. The only response Huo Yuhao gave was silent resignation.

Huo Yuhao slowly took out the White Tiger Dagger from his sleeve, and with a whoosh, the gleaming dagger was drawn from its sheath.

Nearly twenty years later, this level-five close-combat soul tool is still sharp, capable of cutting hair in two.

Soul power emanated from the cold blade, gathering the anger that Huo Yuhao had suppressed for more than a decade.

He held the White Tiger Dagger and walked towards the gate of the Duke's mansion.

As he passed the doorway, Dai Yueheng suddenly moved.

Instead of attempting an attack, he knelt down abruptly in full view of everyone, under the watchful eyes of numerous White Tiger guards and family servants.

He looked at Huo Yuhao and said through gritted teeth, "Huo Yuhao, I know I'm not qualified to call you brother. My mother has wronged you. I'm no match for you."

"But as a son, I cannot stand idly by. I beg you to spare my mother; I am willing to suffer in her place!"

Huo Yuhao didn't even glance at him, and continued walking forward with the White Tiger Dagger in his hand.

A cold voice reached his ears.

(End of this chapter)