Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao, the villain from a parallel world

Moreover, judging from the consistent attitude of this divine soul since it has been suppressed by him, it really has no reason to play tricks on him.

It had already witnessed Huo Yuhao's divine soul essence at the God-King level, and knew that Huo Yuhao was the sole ruler in this sea of ​​spirit.

For it, the cost of deceiving Huo Yuhao was far greater than the cost of telling the truth.

I believed nine-tenths of it, and the remaining one-tenth was disbelief.

This isn't directed at this remnant soul, but rather Huo Yuhao's principle.

In his previous life, he had developed a deeply ingrained habit of never fully trusting anyone.

Neither the hypocritical evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult nor the righteous defenders of Shrek Academy are worthy of his complete trust.

This principle has saved him countless times in the past, and he will not easily break it in the future.

"I can believe what you're saying." Huo Yuhao finally spoke, his tone still calm, but his words suddenly became sharp as a knife.

"But I will not give my body to anyone, not even temporarily."

"If you want to unite with the financial system of living beings, then tell me the method and let me do it myself."

His voice left no room for negotiation, as if there was no possibility of discussion whatsoever.

As long as this divine soul remains in his sea of ​​consciousness, everything must proceed according to his rules.

He could allow this divine soul to reside in the living metal, and he could accept the fusion plan it proposed, but only if he controlled the entire process himself.

He would never relinquish control of his body and mind to another person, not even for a moment.

A long silence fell over the small black sphere.

The aged figure hovered motionless in the center of the inky black sealing energy, its gray-white outline appearing particularly thin in the dim light.

It seems to be thinking, weighing, and accepting this condition that leaves no room for negotiation.

After a long while, the old and hoarse voice finally rang out again.

“Perhaps,” he said, his tone carrying a complex mix of emotions—helplessness, relief, but mostly a calm acceptance of reality—“I had no other choice.”

When he said those words, his voice was even more composed than before, as if a stone that had been weighing on his heart for a long time had been lifted.

"In my current state, even if you don't agree to merge, I can only continue to stay at the bottom of your spiritual sea, waiting day by day for my soul to dissipate completely."

"Instead of doing that, I'd rather tell you the method of fusion, at least I'll have a glimmer of hope."

"As for whether you are willing to let me reside in the Gold of Life after the fusion, with your strength, you don't need to lie to me about such a thing."

"And once you've condensed your first wisp of divine power, you'll definitely use it to examine my memories, right?"

Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed after hearing these words; he hadn't expected that his divine soul had guessed his thoughts.

The reason he doesn't read the memories of this divine soul is naturally because he is not able to do so at this stage.

To access the memories of a god, one must use power greater than that god.

Because of the burning of his divine position, he now has no divine power whatsoever.

However, his soul has regained its vitality and will continue to repair itself over time, while also slowly condensing divine power.

Huo Yuhao did indeed plan to read the memories of this divine soul after he condensed the first wisp of divine power, to find out who this person was and what his purpose was.

This divine soul was very clear-headed and saw through his thoughts, but in the face of an absolute difference in strength, any calculation was superfluous.

If Huo Yuhao wanted to go back on his word, he would have already annihilated him during the first suppression, without needing to go to such lengths to trick him into revealing a fusion method.

He was very clear about this.

"Now that you've figured it out," Huo Yuhao said calmly, "let's begin."

He raised his hand and gently stroked his five fingers in the air.

The jet-black sealing energy enveloping the black sphere receded to both sides like a tide, revealing the grayish-white light inside.

The seal was completely broken, and the gray sphere reappeared in the space of the Sea of ​​Spirit.

The small gray ball trembled slightly, then coalesced once again into the aged figure.

He still had a blurred outline and indistinct features, but his aura was much more stable than before, and he no longer had that precarious feeling of being on the verge of collapse.

A figure floated opposite Huo Yuhao, emanating a faint grayish-white glow.

The radiance seemed to come alive, swirling around his body several times before converging in front of him and slowly coalescing into a slender chain of light.

The light chain was translucent grayish-white, with fine runes flowing across its surface. Each rune exuded an unusual aura that Huo Yuhao had never seen before.

That was definitely not any known law system on the Douluo Continent, but a completely different power rule from another world.

Chapter 22 Fusion Carving Knife (Please continue reading!)

A chain of light extended from in front of the old man's figure, flying slowly toward Huo Yuhao's forehead like a serpent.

Huo Yuhao neither dodged nor resisted.

Instead, he simply reached out, spread his fingers, and grabbed the incoming chain of light.

The instant his spiritual body touched the light chain, a massive amount of information surged into the depths of his consciousness like a flood bursting its banks.

That is a detailed understanding of the gold of life, and a complete method for integrating oneself with the gold of life.

Every step was clearly presented in his mind.

The transmission process lasted approximately three seconds.

Three seconds later, the light chain turned into specks of grayish-white fluorescence and dissipated into the air, while Huo Yuhao had already received all the information.

With his divine soul essence at the level of a god-king, it wouldn't even take him a second to read and digest this information.

"That's interesting."

Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up slightly, a hint of interest flashing in them.

He went through that information in his mind, from the initial steps of fusing the gold of life to the final form, leaving no detail out.

In particular, the final fusion form, known as the "Eye of Life," caught his attention.

"Is this the method of combining the other world with the life force?" he muttered to himself, a rare hint of approval in his voice.

"It certainly has its unique features. Opening the eye of life, this method of combining life force and spiritual power has never been seen before on the Douluo Continent."

The relationship between Soul Masters and their artifacts on the Douluo Continent is simply one of use and being used.

No matter how precious a carving knife is, it is ultimately just a tool.

But the fusion method Electrolux gave him was completely different.

It does not use the gold of life as a tool, but rather truly integrates it into the body, making it completely one with the user's spiritual world.

This line of thinking is unheard of in the cultivation system of Douluo Continent.

However, interest is ultimately only temporary.

Huo Yuhao quickly suppressed his curiosity and turned his gaze back to the gray figure in front of him.

The most important thing now is to complete the integration; everything else can wait.

He raised his hand and waved it, and a stream of jet-black energy surged out again, transforming into a semi-transparent barrier that enveloped the gray sphere.

This seal is not as airtight as before; it only restricts the figure to one place, preventing him from moving, while maintaining his ability to perceive the outside world.

Having done all this, Huo Yuhao didn't linger. With a thought, his spiritual body instantly dissipated, leaving the Sea of ​​Spirit.

Huo Yuhao opened his eyes again in the hotel room.

The candlelight on the table still flickered slightly, casting an intermittent glow on the dark carving knife in his hand.

He entered the sea of ​​spirit, and not long after that.

The chilling aura emanating from the carving knife seemed to lower the temperature of the entire room.

The malice seemed to tangibly coil around the blade, and faint, mournful whispers could be heard emanating from it, as if countless wronged souls were weeping within it.

Huo Yuhao gripped the carving knife, his eyes slowly turning into pure, jet-black in the candlelight, even deeper than the black of the knife itself, as if even light could not escape them.

The power of devouring surged from the depths of his pupils, spreading along his arm to the blade, like an invisible net that firmly enveloped the entire carving knife.

The Soul-Devouring Carving Knife began to tremble violently in his hand again.

The wisp of evil soul sealed inside the blade let out a mournful wail that could only be heard at the soul level the instant it sensed the devouring power touching it.

The wailing was sharp and piercing, like countless wronged souls being roasted by raging fire.

Strands of black smoke escaped from the blade, attempting to break free and flee, but before they could dissipate...

It was then firmly locked in place by the inky black devouring power, and could only struggle and twist in vain.

The devouring power tightened abruptly.

The piercing wail reached a peak and then abruptly stopped.

All the black smoke was crushed by the devouring power, turning into the most primal soul energy, which slowly flowed into Huo Yuhao's sea of ​​consciousness along his arm.

At the same time, the dark, ancient-looking carving knife began to lose its somber color as quickly as the receding tide.

After being freed from the contamination of the evil soul master's remnant soul, the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade finally revealed its true form.

The blade was still about half a foot long, and it still had that gradient shape from wide to narrow, but the color had completely changed.

Its original dark color has been replaced by a warm, jade-like light blue, and its entire body is crystal clear, as if it were a work of art carved from a single piece of the finest jade.

The ancient patterns on the blade appeared soft and profound under the bluish-green luster, no longer tinged with melancholy, but instead exuding a tranquil aura that soothed the soul.

The carving knife looks warm and understated, without exuding any earth-shattering aura.

However, Huo Yuhao's keen senses could clearly perceive that beneath that gentle appearance lay a vast and astonishingly pure life force.

After devouring the remnant soul of the evil soul master who had existed for three thousand years, Huo Yuhao also reaped considerable rewards.

Although that remnant soul had long been eroded and broken by the years, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.

A level nine soul master who can forge the List Engraving Blade possesses a soul essence far beyond that of ordinary people.

A jet-black light flickered in Huo Yuhao's eyes for a moment, and his mental strength was significantly enhanced.

While this improvement might be negligible for his peak years, it is a considerable achievement for his current early stage.

"Next, it's time for integration."