Douluo Continent: The Rebirth of Huo Yuhao

Chapter 97 The Return Journey

Ji Juechen stood there, like a sharp sword piercing the sky.

As he said, the Sword Maniac Domain has an even higher potential after absorbing the Moonlight Horse's soul ring energy.

As a Soul Emperor, his immense soul power and the sword intent he had honed over twenty years of companionship with his sword coexisted even more harmoniously under the coordination of his spiritual power.

He was there, slowly unleashing his Sword Maniac Domain.

On the other side, Ao Tian surprisingly put aside his arrogant disdain for everything and seriously examined his opponent.

Ji Juechen's aura was not to be underestimated by anyone.

Ao Tian stood there without moving, and only began to move after the Sword Maniac's Domain covered him and locked onto him as its target.

He slowly raised one hand, making a grasping motion towards Ji Juechen.

An aura that permeated the heavens and earth erupted from him, and his energy locked onto Ji Juechen.

The two began to gather their strength, preparing for a duel using their self-created soul skills.

Huo Yuhao was shocked by the arrogant man's aura.

He never expected that this man, who was unwilling to say more than a few words and went straight to attack, would also have his own created soul skill.

As far as he knew, even most Title Douluos didn't have this skill; Ji Juechen was the first genius he had ever seen with a self-created soul skill.

He was the second one, and he certainly had reason to be arrogant.

Watching the two engage in an epic battle, Huo Yuhao felt even more excited.

He has not yet reached the level of the two of them. Although he has taken shape, he is still very weak and is definitely no match for either of them.

The arrogant man had superior soul power and mental strength, but not by much compared to Ji Juechen. Both were within the Soul Emperor category, but Ji Juechen possessed his own unique sword intent.

Therefore, the two are evenly matched in their fierce confrontation, and the outcome will depend on the final showdown.

The two didn't waste much time; as if they had made a prior agreement, their attack auras appeared simultaneously.

The unrestrained sword intent clashed with the white jade-colored wind and clouds, causing the world to lose its color.

It's hard to imagine that such a duel would take place between two Soul Emperors.

After the attack, the two energy storms annihilated each other, and after a slight tremor in the air, there was no further disturbance.

However, this almost invisible air vibration nearly turned the other three people on the field into idiots.

It contains a large amount of spiritual energy from the two of them.

Fortunately, the two severely injured soul beasts were far away from this place, otherwise they would definitely have died in the aftershocks of the two people's attack.

"You're very strong. What's your name?"

For the first time, the arrogant man uttered something that seemed normal to everyone else.

"Ji Juechen, a student of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy."

Ji Juechen gave a brief introduction of himself.

"My name is Long Aotian, and I come from the Body Sect. You have great talent on the path of a Soul Master. I never expected that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, which is weak in Soul Masters, could produce a student like you."

"I'll remember you."

After hearing Ji Juechen's answer, the arrogant man also introduced himself.

"I'll remember you too."

Ji Juechen continued coldly.

"Hahaha, interesting. Let's call it a day. The soul beasts are yours. Nana, let's go."

Long Aotian laughed heartily, then voluntarily withdrew from the contest that he had started.

Vina, who had come with him, retreated with him.

After the two left, the place returned to peace shortly afterward.

But Ji Juechen remained standing there, without making any unnecessary movements.

Huo Yuhao walked over quietly and asked:

"Old Ji?"

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's voice, Ji Juechen's body went limp, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

In the end, Ji Juechen lost a point in this duel, and Long Aotian's laughter as he retreated was full of vigor.

Although Long Aotian was also greatly exhausted and even took the initiative to retreat, he still had the strength to walk.

"He's very strong!"

Just like he had praised Huo Yuhao before, Ji Juechen praised Long Aotian.

"But I will defeat him in the end."

Ji Juechen's subsequent additions are very much in line with his personality.

"What are the people from the Body Sect doing here?"

After seeing that Ji Juechen was alright, Xu Tianzhen frowned and asked a question.

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"Something big might be about to happen within the empire."

The appearance of the Body Sect gave Huo Yuhao a sense of foreboding. He then recounted his encounter with Xu Tianzhen in the Demon-Supervising City.

"They both appeared in the country at the same time, I wonder what they're plotting. The information you gave to the Red Dust Hall Master didn't include any news about the Body Sect, which might lead the Hall Master to make a misjudgment."

"Quickly absorb the Evil Eye Cloud Leopard's soul ring, and then we'll return to Mingdu."

When Xu Tianzhen got serious, she had a bit of a princess-like air about her.

"Okay, but it's not very safe here. Lao Ji is injured again, and it will be difficult for you to protect both of us alone in an area close to the core area."

"I think we should take the Evil-Eyed Cloud Leopard with us since it's still alive. We can wait until Old Ji recovers a bit and the other spirit beasts in the area aren't too strong before I start absorbing it. That would be safer."

Huo Yuhao calmly offered another suggestion.

This suggestion was clearly safer, and neither of the other two objected.

So Huo Yuhao and Xu Tianzhen left with the human and the beast.

As for the Fear Bull Demon, they simply ignored it. If it survived, it might take over the territory of the Evil-Eyed Cloud Leopard.

The three of them retreated in this way, and three days later, Ji Juechen had fully recovered.

He gained a lot from his battle with Long Aotian, and after returning, he will need to go into seclusion again to digest what he has learned.

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao also absorbed the soul ring of the Evil Eye Cloud Leopard along the way. The soul ring gave him the same soul skill that the leopard had used to deal with the Fear Bull Demon: the Mental Paralysis Ray.

As a spirit ring that is over 20,000 years old, this spirit skill is incredibly effective.

It can cause temporary mental paralysis to the opponent who is hit, slowing down their thinking and making it difficult to execute the commands transmitted to the body after the slowed thinking.

Two layers of slowing effect are enough to decide the outcome of most battles.

After a long and arduous journey, Huo Yuhao and his companions hurried along, and with the time spent absorbing spirit rings along the way, the three of them finally left the Demon Forest and arrived at the Demon-Supervising City within five days.

At this moment, the three of them could no longer hide their identities and hurriedly used the city's intelligence transmission channels to send the news that the Body Sect disciples had appeared in the Sun Moon Empire to Mingdu.

Meanwhile, the intelligence they received here indicated that the situation in the country was currently fine, as if their worries were unnecessary.

Huo Yuhao didn't think that much about it. He really didn't know about things at that level. He just needed to do what he could.

With a weight lifted from his heart, Huo Yuhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Without lingering in the Demon-Suppressing City, the three of them embarked on their journey home, heading towards Mingdu.

After their adventure, all three received satisfactory rewards.

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(End of this chapter)