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

The team leader led the convoy day and night, only taking short breaks of one or two hours when they were most exhausted before hurriedly setting off again.

The guards took turns on duty, each on high alert, fearing that another group of corpse slaves might emerge from somewhere.

Fortunately, the rest of the journey was relatively peaceful. Apart from once seeing a few low-level soul beasts wandering in the forest from afar, they did not encounter any other dangers.

After five days of rapid march, the caravan finally left the foothills of the Mingdou Mountains and entered the heart of the Tianhun Empire.

When the majestic city walls appeared on the horizon, all the coachmen and guards breathed a long sigh of relief.

We've finally arrived at Tiandou City, the capital of the Tianhun Empire.

The convoy slowly came to a stop on the official road outside the city gate.

Huo Yuhao jumped down from the last carriage. He was dressed in black and had a striking appearance, but he looked like an ordinary person.

But in the eyes of the caravan members, this taciturn boy was a completely different person from five days ago.

No one dared to look at him with the same casual gaze as before. When the guards saw him get out of the carriage, they all consciously made way for him.

The team leader practically jogged over from the front of the convoy, his face, roughened by the mountain wind, beaming with a solicitous smile.

He rubbed his hands together, bowed slightly, and said in a warm and grateful tone, "Young brother, we really owe you a lot for this journey! If it weren't for you, our whole team would have been eaten by those monsters long ago."

"The caravan will stay in Tiandou City for about fifteen days to unload the goods and then load a new batch."

"If you need to return to the Sun Moon Empire after you finish your business, you can come with us again."

You can't hit someone who's smiling. Although Huo Yuhao is naturally aloof, he's not an impolite person.

The team leader had taken good care of him throughout the journey, and after the attack, he prioritized providing him with the best rations and clean water. He appreciated this kindness.

He nodded slightly to the team leader, his tone a bit gentler than usual: "Then thank you for your kindness, team leader."

"However, I have a lot of things to take care of this time, and I don't know when I'll be able to finish them. I'm afraid I won't be able to go back with the caravan."

A hint of disappointment flashed across the team leader's face, but he quickly regained his smile.

He nodded vigorously, patted his chest, and said, "Alright! If you ever need my help, young brother, just let me know!"

“Our caravan runs this route year-round. Just tell me my name, Old Zhou, to any merchant.”

As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Huo Yuhao again before turning around to instruct the workers to unload the goods and enter the city.

Huo Yuhao watched the caravan slowly enter the city gate before taking his own steps and entering the ancient capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

The streets of Tiandou City were even more ancient and profound than he remembered.

In stark contrast to the modern, metallic style of Mingdu, the buildings here are mostly constructed of bluestone and wood.

As Huo Yuhao walked along the streets of Tiandou City, gazing at the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery, he couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of mixed emotions, including nostalgia and reflection).

He also has some memorable experiences in this city.

In his previous life, he was the number one genius of the Sun Moon Empire, and he only wanted to take revenge on the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. He was open to any power that could help him achieve his goal faster.

The warlike Crown Prince Xu Tianran saw this in him and tried his best to win him over.

Therefore, when Xu Tianran launched the war to unify the continent, Huo Yuhao did not hesitate to act as his vanguard.

He followed the Soul Master Legion of the Sun Moon Empire all the way north, breaking through the Heavenly Soul Empire's defenses one after another with unstoppable momentum, and finally besieging the Heavenly Dou City.

Chapter 86 The Far North, the Plan Begins

That day, he stood beneath the majestic walls of Tiandou City as the commander of the vanguard.

The soldiers guarding the city walls were ashen-faced, while the cries of the people in the city were deafening.

The Body Sect even sent people to persuade him to surrender, but Huo Yuhao was already blinded by hatred at that time, so how could he possibly agree?

He eventually gave the order to attack the city.

The Heavenly Soul Empire was thus destroyed, with only a few members of the royal family escaping with the desperate protection of their guards.

The vast empire was completely wiped off the map of the continent within just a few months.

The sect leader of the Body Sect, Du Bude, ultimately died in battle by self-destruction in Mingdu City.

"The Body Sect." Huo Yuhao withdrew his gaze, pulling his thoughts away from his memories, and silently murmured the name in his heart.

"They will probably come knocking again in this life. But that will be during the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament. We'll see then."

He suppressed his emotions and stopped looking at the bustling streets of Tiandou City.

Time was of the essence this time; acquiring the Snow Empress's Martial Soul was the top priority.

He quickened his pace, walked straight through the urban area of ​​Tiandou City, and left the ancient capital through the north gate.

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After leaving Tiandou City, Huo Yuhao did not delay for a moment and hurried along the desolate road in the north.

The further north he went, the sparser the population became. At first, he could occasionally encounter a few caravans on the official road, but gradually he was left all alone.

The road surface underfoot changed from smooth stone slabs to a bumpy dirt road, and then from a dirt road to frozen ground covered with a thin layer of ice.

The air grew colder and colder, and the exhaled breath became thicker and thicker until each breath felt like swallowing a handful of tiny ice shards.

Five days later, Huo Yuhao finally stepped into the northern border of the Heaven Dou Empire, a truly bitterly cold land.

He stopped in the midst of the snow and ice, and took out the map he had bought from the caravan from his pocket.

The edge of the map is blank where your finger touches it; once you reach this point, you've already exceeded the limits of human exploration.

In the far north, this vast wilderness covered by perpetually frozen ice and snow is rarely visited by humans due to the extreme cold.

Only a small number of troops dispatched by the Heavenly Soul Empire to the border are stationed year-round on the edge of this harsh and cold land.

Further north lies an unknown territory that cannot even be marked on a map.

Huo Yuhao looked around, and there was only one color in the world: white.

The overwhelming white expanse stretched from the snowfield at our feet all the way to the horizon, merging with the gray sky, making it impossible to distinguish where the ground ended and the sky began.

There were no buildings, no vegetation, no signs of life, only the silent, swirling snowflakes that buried everything beneath this eternal white expanse.

This land was also unfamiliar to him. In his previous life, he only had one martial soul, the Spirit Eye, and had never set foot in the far north.

"Tianmeng, begin guiding the way," Huo Yuhao calmly instructed within his spiritual sea.

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, which was leisurely wandering in the Sea of ​​Spirit, suddenly jolted and its plump body almost fell from mid-air.

It responded almost reflexively, shouting, "Okay, okay! I'll show you the way right now!"

As it spoke, it hurriedly extended its spiritual energy out of Huo Yuhao's body.

When the familiar icy and snowy landscape outside came into view, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm trembled slightly with excitement.

This is the first time since it was sealed away that it has openly and legitimately extended its spiritual power.

It had had enough of being locked in that dark room for so long, and the feeling of being in darkness was unbearable.

However, it knew that now was not the time for sentimentality, so it quickly suppressed its excitement and began to determine its direction.

"Brother Hao, head northwest." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice rang in Huo Yuhao's mind, her tone filled with barely suppressed excitement.

“I know this direction very well. If we keep going forward, we will enter the core area of ​​the far north.”

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly, stepping through the ankle-deep snow, and walked in the direction indicated by Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

The further northwest you go, the fiercer the wind and snow become.

The north wind, carrying ice pellets, howled across the boundless snowfield, stinging our faces like knives.

The snow underfoot gradually rose from ankles to calves, then from knees to thighs, making each step feel like stepping into a bottomless white swamp.

Snow is always falling from the sky, the snowflakes as big as goose feathers, pouring down densely, enveloping the whole world in a chaotic white.

Apart from the sound of the wind and the crunch of boots on the snow, there was no other sound; it was so quiet that you could almost hear your own heartbeat.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the ground beneath Huo Yuhao's feet began to slowly rise.

The snow was getting thicker and the air was getting colder, but fortunately his body had been tempered by both the gold of life and divine power, so he did not feel cold.

Suddenly, Tianmeng Bingcan's voice rang in his mind again, this time with a hint of relief and joy: "Brother Hao, this is it! This is already the heart of the far north, and the core area is not far ahead."

"Leave the rest to me. I can sense that the ice-attribute soul power fluctuations are very strong in this area. Bing'er should be active in this area."

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's tone was full of confidence, as if the Ice Emperor was already itss.

Huo Yuhao had no doubt about this. He had read Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's memories and knew very well how deep Bingdi's obsession with Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was.

Ice Emperor has been stuck at the cultivation bottleneck of 390,000 years for a long time. The next heavenly tribulation is imminent, and in her current state, it is almost certain that she will die if she tries to withstand it.

However, if one could devour the immense spiritual essence of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, the hope of breaking through the 400,000-year mark would greatly increase.

Of course, this is on the premise that the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm still has energy to absorb.

Tianmeng has long since been drained of her life force by the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving her an empty shell. They are not even enough to help her break through, let alone fill a gap between her teeth.

Fortunately, the Ice Silkworm Clan excels at bluffing. Whether they have goods or not is not important; what matters is whether they can intimidate people.

"Then it's up to you." After saying that, Huo Yuhao released the restrictions on the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, allowing its power and spiritual body to temporarily leave the Sea of ​​Spirit.

A powerful mental fluctuation suddenly erupted from Huo Yuhao's brow, sweeping outwards like an invisible storm.

At the same time, a spirit ring rose from beneath his feet.

The spirit ring was no longer the yellow it had been disguised as; it had transformed into a lustrous white, like white jade.

The immense spiritual power spread out at an extremely rapid speed, almost instantly enveloping the snowfield covering tens of thousands of square kilometers.

However, Huo Yuhao keenly sensed something was wrong. This power felt imposing, but in reality, it was somewhat weak.

Chapter 87 The Ice Emperor Appears

Sure enough, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice rang in his mind the next second, with a hint of guilt and probing: "Brother Hao, um... could I borrow your mental power for a moment?"

"I'm afraid I can't scare Bingbing with my own strength alone."

Under normal circumstances, it would not be difficult for Tianmeng Ice Silkworm to intimidate Ice Emperor with its million-year-old spiritual power.

Although its soul power was drained, its spiritual essence remained.

The problem is that after merging with Huo Yuhao, it had almost no mental energy left.