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

She released her martial spirit almost at the same instant.

Pure white wings suddenly unfurled from her back, and soft golden light burst forth from her body, illuminating the dim room.

Four spirit rings, two yellow and two purple, rose from beneath her feet and slowly rotated around her body.

The Holy Angel Martial Soul is one of the top-tier Martial Souls on the continent with the strongest restraining power against evil Soul Masters.

Chapter 76 Yet Another Servant

With a flick of her wrist, Ye Guyi held a long sword that gleamed with gold in her hand.

The sword is about three feet and three inches long, with an extremely narrow blade, only about an inch wide. Seven star patterns are engraved on the blade, arranged in the shape of the Big Dipper.

The hilt of the sword is inlaid with three core magic arrays that have been meticulously crafted using micro-carving techniques.

The micro-carved core array is a highly advanced technology that can increase the power of a small array several times over.

The sword hummed as it was infused with divine power. She gripped the hilt with both hands and slashed down with all her might at Huo Yuhao's outstretched hand.

Huo Yuhao did not dodge. His palm directly grabbed the sword blade covered with holy attributes. His five fingers collided with the blade, producing a dull metallic clang.

The golden light and the inky black light intertwined fiercely at the point of contact, but it lasted for less than half a breath before the golden holy light was swallowed up by the inky black.

Ye Guyi's eyes widened. Her full-force sword strike hadn't even broken the skin on Huo Yuhao's palm.

"The Holy Angel Martial Soul?" Huo Yuhao looked at her with interest, a hint of amusement in his voice. "That's really interesting. No wonder you're here."

Ye Guyi gritted her teeth and tried to pull the longsword out of Huo Yuhao's grasp with all her might, but the sword seemed to be welded to an iron wall, and no matter how hard she tried, it wouldn't budge.

She was both anxious and terrified. Her divine attributes were pushed to the limit, and golden light surged wildly along the sword towards Huo Yuhao's palm, attempting to burn this strange enemy with divine power.

However, things took an unexpected turn that completely exceeded her expectations.

The divine light, powerful enough to make any evil spirit master retreat, fell upon Huo Yuhao, but it was like a mud ox sinking into the sea, failing to elicit even the slightest reaction.

His expression remained calm and serene, without even a furrow of his brow.

"You think I'm an evil soul master, so the holy attribute can cause me a lot of damage?" Huo Yuhao asked calmly.

He can indeed devour souls to become stronger, but that doesn't mean he's an evil soul master.

His devouring power is too domineering, capable of devouring all energy.

Whether it's the soul, soul power, or resentment, it devours everything, leaving nothing but the purest spiritual power.

No matter how much he devours, his body will never be tainted by the soul aura of those he has devoured.

He was able to do this even before he became a god in his previous life, so it goes without saying that he could do it even better after he became a god.

Using holy attributes to counter him was a huge joke from the start.

Ye Guyi did not speak, nor could she utter a word.

Her lips trembled slightly, her eyes reflecting Huo Yuhao's expressionless face, her heart filled with a fear she had never experienced before.

She had hunted down countless evil spirit masters over the years and thought she was used to life and death, but the person in front of her gave her a completely different feeling.

It was a crushing force that left her no room to even muster the thought of resistance.

Huo Yuhao didn't say anything more.

The woman in the yellow dress barged into the branch office, witnessed everything, and even saw his face.

Although it's virtually impossible for someone with the Holy Angel Martial Soul to have any collusion with the Holy Spirit Cult, he wasn't going to take that risk.

A flash of dark light appeared in his eyes, and the shackles of his soul were silently activated.

Invisible chains instantly bound Ye Guyi tightly from head to toe, completely locking down her movements, her voice, and the flow of her soul power.

Huo Yuhao raised his right hand, about to deliver a fatal blow, when he heard hurried footsteps and an anxious shout behind him.

"Master, wait a minute!"

Nana ran out of the underground entrance, her face still bearing the traces of tears from her earlier crying, but her eyes were full of urgency.

Huo Yuhao stopped what he was doing, turned his head to look at his newly acquired servant, and looked at him with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Nana is not the kind of person who would suddenly become kind. In the nine months they worked together, Nana never hesitated to kill those evil spirit masters and never stopped him from killing.

What's wrong with me today?

Nana quickly ran to Huo Yuhao's side, glanced at Ye Guyi who was trapped and unable to move, a complicated look flashed in her eyes, and then she lowered her voice to explain, "Master, I know this person. She helped me before."

Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow slightly. Someone with the Holy Angel Martial Soul had actually helped someone with the Ghost Martial Soul.

If this were told to others, probably very few people would believe it.

However, since Nana has said so, he is not in a hurry.

He released the shackles binding his soul and loosened his grip on the longsword.

Ye Guyi immediately collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, her eyes filled with the fear of surviving a disaster.

That moment was undoubtedly the closest she had ever come to death, and it was the most powerless and desperate moment of her life, to the point where she couldn't even beg for mercy.

Nana quickly went over and helped Ye Guyi up, asking in a low voice, "Are you alright?"

"For now... I'm alright." Ye Guyi shook her head with a wry smile, her voice still carrying a hint of lingering fear. She leaned against Nana, her legs still feeling weak.

Nana nodded to her and said softly, "Wait here for a moment."

Then she turned around and went back to Huo Yuhao's side.

"How did you two meet?" Huo Yuhao asked.

Nana quickly explained the history between the two.

During those nine months, she often accompanied Huo Yuhao on hunting down evil soul masters. However, sometimes when Huo Yuhao was busy cultivating or making soul tools, she would quietly leave the academy to hunt down those lone evil soul masters.

Her hatred for evil spirit masters was no less than Huo Yuhao's.

However, her strength was ultimately limited. Once, during a hunt, she encountered an evil spirit master whose strength far exceeded her expectations, and she was almost killed by the opponent.

At that time, Ye Guyi happened to be searching for traces of evil spirit masters nearby and rescued her.

Ye Guyi didn't sense any evil aura from Nana, so he didn't attack her. Instead, the two became acquainted and developed a bond that bordered on life-or-death.

"I see." Huo Yuhao nodded slightly after hearing this, and his gaze towards Ye Guyi showed a change of opinion.

This person doesn't seem to follow the rigid style of Shrek Academy, arbitrarily labeling people as evil spirit masters just because of their spirit attributes.

"So, you want me to let her go?" Huo Yuhao asked calmly.

Nana quickly shook her head; she knew very well where she stood.

Huo Yuhao helped her rescue her parents' souls; this kindness was greater than the heavens. She was merely his servant; how could she possibly ask him to do anything in return?

But after a moment's hesitation, she cautiously suggested, "Ye Guyi has good talent, and her Holy Angel Martial Soul can keenly sense the aura of evil soul masters, which may be helpful for what we need to do in the future."

“Perhaps the master can spare her life and let her… also become your servant.”

Chapter 77 Ye Guyi's Unwillingness

Huo Yuhao glanced at her. He naturally understood Nana's thoughts; in the end, she still wanted to save Ye Guyi.

However, Ye Guyi's martial soul does have some use. The Holy Angel martial soul's ability to restrain evil soul masters is particularly evident in her innate perception ability.

Taking her along will save a lot of searching time when hunting evil spirit masters in the future.

Huo Yuhao said no more and flashed to Ye Guyi's side.

Ye Guyi stared at him in horror, trying to back away but finding herself unable to move at all.

Huo Yuhao raised his hand, and a wisp of chaotic power, more condensed than before, silently gathered at his fingertips. Deep within that inky black light, there was a faint, majestic fluctuation unique to divine power.

Sensing the terrifying aura of that power, Ye Guyi's blood seemed to freeze, and she stood rooted to the spot, unable to even blink.

Huo Yuhao flicked his finger, and the wisp of power transformed into an almost imperceptible thin line that went straight into her forehead.

There was no pain, no burning sensation, and no discomfort.

Ye Guyi felt as if her soul had suddenly stopped for a moment.

It was as if time itself was cut off for a moment at that instant, and when her consciousness returned, everything was over.

She touched her forehead blankly; the skin her fingertips touched was smooth as ever, without any wounds or unusual sensations.

But she could clearly sense that deep within her soul, something was tightly bound to that power, like an invisible lock that firmly held the core of her soul.

"You explain the rest to her." Huo Yuhao withdrew his hand, left Nana with these words, and turned to leave without looking back.

His figure quickly disappeared into the night outside.

After Huo Yuhao left, Nana quickly went over and helped Ye Guyi up again.

Looking at the bewildered expression on Ye Guyi's face, she asked in a low voice, "Can you still walk?"

Ye Guyi came to her senses, stretched her limbs, and nodded.

The feeling of stagnation in her soul was fleeting, and she felt no abnormality in her body. Even the flow of her soul power was still smooth and free.

But she knew in her heart that the less she felt anything unusual, the more terrifying it was.

"Then we have to go quickly." Nana's tone suddenly became urgent as she said this, pulling Ye Guyi's arm and leading her outside.

"This Holy Spirit Cult branch has an elder at the Soul Saint level, but I don't know where he went tonight."

"If he suddenly comes back and the master isn't there, we'll both be in danger."

Upon hearing the words "a Soul Saint-level evil Soul Master," Ye Guyi's expression instantly changed.

In all her years of hunting down evil soul masters, she has only dared to target those below the Soul Emperor level; Soul Saint level beings are simply beyond her reach.

She didn't have time to ask any more questions at that moment. She forced her still weak legs to support her as she fled the blood-soaked building with Nana.

The two hurried through the night, passing through several streets, until they were completely far away from that area, before stopping in the depths of a secluded alley.

Ye Guyi leaned against a mottled stone wall, panting heavily, a fine layer of cold sweat beading on her forehead.

Nana bent over and rested for a while before straightening up and cautiously scanning the movements at both ends of the alley. Only after confirming that no one was chasing after her did she breathe a sigh of relief.

After resting for a while, Ye Guyi raised her head, her face still somewhat pale.

She stared at Nana, her tone laced with suppressed accusation: "Aren't you going to explain to me what happened? Who was that person just now? And what did he do to me?"