Douluo: I have too many clones

Chapter 703 That day, Ma Xiaotao ate...

"Mom, I'm going to find your daughter-in-law." Huo Yuhao turned around and knelt down in front of his mother's tombstone.

He reached out and gently stroked the surface of the tombstone, as if he could touch his mother's gentle face. His voice was choked with sobs but firm: "Wutong left me, but I won't give up. When I find her, I will definitely bring her to worship you and let you see how happy we are."

After saying this, Huo Yuhao leaned forward and performed the solemn ceremony of three bows and nine kowtows. When he stood up, his movements were neat and steady. With his sleeves fluttering, he turned into a stream of light and soared into the sky, speeding towards the direction of Xingluo City.

Xingluo City should have been filled with a festive atmosphere, but for some reason it was shrouded in a depressing atmosphere.

Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection spread out like a tide, instantly taking the entire city into his sensing range. With his powerful spiritual power, he quickly locked onto the location of the Tang Sect's base.

However, when he tore through space and appeared there, the scene before him made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar.

The majestic and magnificent Tang Sect's residence was now only in ruins. Broken beams and pillars lay on the ground in all directions, and the bloodstains solidified among the rubble glowed dark red in the sunset.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood and gunpowder, mixed with the smell of death, which was nauseating. The soldiers of the Xingluo Empire were busy in the ruins, carefully moving the wreckage and looking for survivors.

"What happened?!"

Huo Yuhao flashed and instantly appeared in front of a soldier, holding the soldier's shoulder tightly with his iron-like hands. His scarlet eyes were filled with rage, as if he was going to devour the person in front of him in the next second.

The soldier looked up and saw Huo Yuhao's red eyes and the cold aura emanating from him. He was so scared that he trembled all over. "Sir, I, I don't know. I just followed the orders of my superiors and came here to clean up the ruins and see if there are any survivors."

Huo Yuhao let go of his hand, took a deep breath, and forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart. He closed his eyes and mobilized his mental power, searching Xingluo City like an invisible net.

Soon, he caught a familiar mental fluctuation, and without saying a word, he tore through space again and appeared in a palace in the Xingluo Imperial Palace.

In the Xingluo Palace, a side hall lit up with a soft healing light. The 96th-level healing super Douluo Wang Xian'er flipped his hands, and the brilliant soul power turned into flowing light that enveloped the three beds.

Xuan Zi had disheveled white hair, a pale face, and the faint rise and fall of his chest showed signs of life; Bei Bei and Tang Ya were unconscious, their bodies covered with shocking scars.

The former Emperor Xu Jiawei and Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Xingluo Empire stood aside, looking worried. As for Dai Hao and the others, they were busy with the succession ceremony, so they were still unaware of the matter.

Huo Yuhao's sudden appearance startled everyone. Xu Jiawei's eyes flashed with surprise, but he quickly regained his composure - with Huo Yuhao's current strength, such mysterious methods were no longer surprising.

Huo Yuhao stood quietly by the side, his eyes were as deep as the abyss, and his body exuded a heart-pounding chill. People who were familiar with him knew that this seemingly calm appearance was actually the calm before the storm, a sign of extreme anger.

"All right." Wang Xian'er retracted her hands, and the healing light gradually dissipated. Her forehead was covered with sweat, and it was obvious that this treatment consumed a lot of soul power.

Huo Yuhao immediately stepped forward and asked in a low and urgent voice: "Senior Wang, how are Elder Xuan and the others doing?"

Wang Xian'er sighed and said solemnly, "Beibei and Tang Ya just ran out of soul power and lost too much blood. They will be fine after recuperation."

"But I can't do anything about Xuan Zi's injuries. His soul core has been shattered, and he has become a cripple. In addition, Xuan Zi is already very old. After this serious injury, even if he can wake up, his remaining life span will not exceed half a year at most."

“What?!” This sentence was like a heavy hammer, hitting Huo Yuhao’s heart hard. He staggered back a step. His soul core was shattered?! He knew exactly what this meant for a Titled Douluo!
At this moment, every detail of his time with Master Xuan emerged in his mind.

Looking back to the past, when he was still weak, he was kidnapped by an evil soul king who knew the corpse explosion technique in the Mingdou Mountains. It was the ninety-eighth level Xuan Lao who came to save him from the dire straits.

Although Huo Yuhao managed to deal with the Evil Soul King alone in the end, this did not prevent him from being grateful to Master Xuan.

Even the Eye of Destiny on his forehead was forcibly directed to him by Master Xuan, otherwise he would have had no chance to become connected with Qiu'er.

Elder Xuan may have been a bit of a scapegoat at times, but he was also really protective of his shortcomings. Huo Yuhao was extremely respectful of such an elder who cherished the honor of Shrek and was "highly respected".

Now that he heard that Master Xuan had been abolished and that he didn't have much time left, Huo Yuhao could no longer suppress his anger. With red eyes and panting, he asked:
"What happened? Why did Master Xuan become like this? Also, apart from Senior Brother and Teacher Xiaoya, where did the rest of our Tang Sect go?"

Xu Jiawei shook his head helplessly and said, "I don't know the specific situation. We also received a report from the soldiers saying that the leader of the Tang Sect, Bei Bei, was seriously injured and asked our Xing Luo Empire soldiers for help."

"After receiving the report, I immediately led people there, but all I saw was Elder Xuan who was unconscious, Tang Ya and her two children, and the Tang Clan's base which had become a ruin."

"Beibei fell into a coma again, so in order to learn the situation from him, I sent someone to invite Senior Wang over to help them heal their wounds. Then it was Yuhao who brought you here. For the specific situation, perhaps we can only ask after the person wakes up."

"Cough-cough-"

At this moment, Beibei on the hospital bed suddenly coughed violently and slowly opened his eyes: "Where is this? How are Xiaoya and the child? And Yuhao, I have something important to tell him!"

“Big Brother, I’m here!” Huo Yuhao stepped forward quickly and held Bei Bei’s hand tightly. “Teacher Xiaoya and the child are fine. Don’t worry.”

"Really?" Hearing that Tang Ya and the child were safe, Beibei breathed a sigh of relief.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly asked, “Big Brother, what happened? Why was the Tang Sect’s base destroyed? And where did Third Brother and the others go?”

Beibei's eyes instantly turned painful and self-blaming: "Yuhao, when we were holding a celebration banquet yesterday, we were attacked by a soul beast."

"What did you say? Soul beast?!"

Huo Yuhao hadn't reacted to hearing this, but Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu couldn't help but shout. The fact that the Tang Sect's base was destroyed without anyone noticing had already frightened them.

After all, the Tang Sect had more than a dozen Titled Douluo at that time, but their base was still destroyed. How strong must the enemy be!
Now when they heard Beibei say that the attacker was a soul beast, they felt even more horrified. It was able to sneak into Xingluo City and wipe out the people from Tang Sect and Shrek silently.

If it really is a soul beast, then it is definitely not a good thing for humans.

Bei Bei continued, "That soul beast is very powerful. Even if all of us attacked together, we would not be its match. Even Dean Yan was brutally killed by it, ahem—"

At this point, Beibei gasped violently and coughed up a mouthful of blood: "Yuhao, you have to be careful, that soul beast seems to be looking for you specifically."

"After killing Dean Yan and the others, it kidnapped Sister Xiao Tao, San Shi and the others, and threatened to wait for you in the Xingdou Great Forest. Um - cough cough -"

“Big Brother, don’t get excited.” After seeing Bei Bei vomiting blood again, Huo Yuhao quickly used his spirit power to soothe his body, and then assured him, “Don’t worry, I will definitely rescue Sister Xiao Tao and the others.”

Bei Bei used up the last bit of his strength and tightly grasped Huo Yuhao's hand: "Please, Junior Brother." After saying that, he fell into a coma again. Huo Yuhao used his mental power to sense it and found that the eldest brother was just exhausted, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

“To be able to defeat more than ten Titled Douluo including Elder Xuan, could it be that Di Tian took action?” Although he was unable to learn more from Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao still made a guess in his mind.

The first one to suspect was the Beast God Di Tian.

When Huo Yuhao broke through to the Titled Douluo level, he expelled Di Tian’s reverse scale from his body. At that time, Di Tian tried to forcibly capture him and take him back to the Star Dou Great Forest. Unfortunately, he was repelled in the end by Huo Yuhao’s clever use of the power of the Sun Moon Empire and the evil soul masters.

After that, Huo Yuhao used the power of destiny to cover up his own traces so that Di Tian could not find him.

Could it be that the Beast God finally got angry and wanted to threaten him with the lives of his companions?
It was no wonder Huo Yuhao thought this way. After all, he was endowed with the power of destiny of the Star Dou Great Forest. If Di Tian was pushed into a corner, no one could tell what he would do.

"That's not right. Senior Brother has also seen Di Tian before. But he didn't say Di Tian's name just now, but said soul beast... In other words, it is possible that other soul beasts did it."

It seems that no matter what, he must visit the Star Forest.

A cold murderous intent rose from Huo Yuhao's eyes. He gently put down Bei Bei's hand, stood up and said, "Senior Wang, I'll leave the eldest brother and the others in your care."

"Don't worry, I will take good care of them." Wang Xian'er nodded solemnly.

Huo Yuhao left Xingluo City, then took off into the air and flew towards the Star Dou Great Forest.

But not long after Huo Yuhao left, a soldier suddenly rushed in, "Report! Duke Baihu mysteriously disappeared in the military camp, and now his eldest son is mobilizing soldiers to look for him!"

"what?!"

……

On the outskirts of the Star Forest, thick fog carrying the sweet smell of humus turned this empty clearing in the forest into a natural execution ground.

Eleven wooden crosses, each three meters tall, stood in a circle. The rough surface of the logs still bore fresh marks of an axe, like eleven ferocious judges.

On each cross, there was a figure bound by iron chains, their postures twisted and painful, just like the tortured Jesus in the legend, but even more miserable and desperate than that.

He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Xiaoxiao, Ye Guyi, Nan Qiuqiu and Ji Juechen, the seven elite Titled Douluo of the Tang Clan, were now covered in wounds and in tattered clothes.

Their soul power was suppressed by special sealing chains, and they could only hang helplessly on the cross, allowing the blood from their wounds to drip continuously and gather into small pools of blood on the ground.

Beside them were Ma Xiaotao, Zhou Yi and Fan Yu from Shrek Academy.

Among them, Zhou Yi is one of the most respected teachers in Huo Yuhao's life, and Fan Yu is the guide who taught Huo Yuhao the soul guide. The two of them were captured by the Ape God, after all, the Star Dou Great Forest is very close to Shrek Academy.

On the last cross hung Dai Hao, the White Tiger Duke who was about to succeed the Xing Luo Emperor. His white tiger armor was covered with cracks, and his proud head was now drooping, his eyes filled with reluctance and despair.

These eleven people have been hanging here for nearly a day. The scorching sun, the pain of wounds, hunger and thirst continue to torture their bodies and minds.

"Asshole, if you have the guts, let me go and fight me to the death!"

Ma Xiaotao suddenly roared in anger. She struggled hard, and the chains made a harsh sound when they hit the cross. "You coward, if you dare, let me down. Then I'll kick you to pieces..."

The ape god stood not far away, surrounded by a dark blue soul halo, like a demon from the abyss. He raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes, and when his fingers moved lightly, the air suddenly made a sharp tearing sound, and an invisible slash passed by like a ghost.

“Ah——” The shrill scream did not come from Ma Xiaotao, but from He Caitou.

He Caitou's body was twitching violently, and his facial features were almost deformed due to the pain. A small ball of flesh and blood splashed out of his body and fell to the ground.

Gone! The item that he used to pass on his legacy is gone!

The blood on He Caitou's dark face instantly drained away, his body convulsed violently, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. His eyes were filled with despair and pain, which was not only the severe pain in his body, but also the indelible trauma in the depths of his soul.

"Cai Tou!" Xiao Xiao cried out with tears in her eyes. She struggled desperately, wanting to rush over to check on her lover's injuries, but she was mercilessly tied to the cross by iron chains.

Seeing He Caitou's miserable state, Zhou Yi and Fan Yu, the Shrek teachers, immediately shouted, "Don't hurt him. If you have the guts, come at us."

"I'll satisfy you." The Monkey God slashed at him again. Fan Yu groaned, his body shaking violently. Blood flowed down his thighs, staining the ground beneath his feet red.

It’s gone, and his inheritance is also gone!

Zhou Yi looked at her husband's painful expression, and the anger in her heart erupted like a volcano: "You bastard, you dared to attack someone from Shrek Academy! Just wait, the wrath of the academy is beyond your imagination, and we will tear you into pieces when the time comes!"

"That's right, you coward, I'm the one scolding you! If you have any problem, come to me!" Ma Xiaotao also began to struggle frantically, her eyes filled with anger and unwillingness, and she cursed at the Ape God.

"Don't worry, it's your turn now." The Ape God sneered, his eyes full of contempt. He raised his hand and waved it, and the two pieces of flesh and blood on the ground slowly rose up and floated in the air under the control of soul power.

"Since you two like to talk so much, I will use this thing to moisten your throats so that you can shout louder."

Ma Xiaotao and Zhou Yi widened their eyes in fear and twisted their bodies desperately to avoid it. However, the invisible soul power was like a cold shackle, holding their jaws tightly.

The ape god mercilessly stuffed the two pieces of flesh and blood into their mouths. Ma Xiaotao was forced to swallow Fan Yu's flesh and blood, while Zhou Yi swallowed He Caitou's flesh and blood.

"Woo-"

The smelly flesh and blood was forced into her throat, and the disgusting smell instantly filled her mouth. Ma Xiaotao coughed violently, and tears and blood mixed together and dripped down the corners of her mouth;

Zhou Yi's face flushed red, and her body twitched continuously due to violent retching.

“Enjoy it slowly.” The Ape God’s voice was icy cold. “I have plenty of time before Huo Yuhao arrives.”

(End of this chapter)