Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 232 Dragon King
"Is the registration complete?"

After clearing out the altar, Huo Yuhao first chose a place in the city to leave a spiritual mark before opening the Gate of the Dead again and appearing on a barren mountain.

"This is nothing. We just dealt with a few troublemakers and haven't had time to do anything else yet."

The auspicious beast glared at the holy servants lying on the ground with annoyance.

Most of these people who haven't had a chance to be baptized yet and have been brainwashed by the Holy Spirit Cult are clean individuals who have never harmed others.

Therefore, after controlling the two leaders, Huo Yuhao threw them all into the demiplane.

Of course, this group is a mixed bag; there are scum like the middle-aged man from earlier who actively sought to attach themselves to the Holy Spirit Cult in order to gain power.

"Come."

Huo Yuhao raised his hand and opened a pure white light screen, tilting his head at the crowd: "Pass through one by one, and report your basic information after you come out."

Having witnessed the young man's formidable methods, these holy servants, whose levels and strength were not very high, naturally dared not act rashly and obediently lined up to await their judgment.

"Well…"

The first holy servant to step through the gate of light wore a pained expression, his body billowing with steam resembling hot oil. However, overall, the purification and restraint he endured were not intense, his martial soul's corruption was relatively low, and his spiritual power and soul power were quite pure...

"Pass."

Under the uneasy gaze of the holy servant, Huo Yuhao paused with his cane, indicating that he should not block the way.

"Yes! Your lord!"

He breathed a sigh of relief upon successfully escaping death.

However, some characters mixed in with the crowd did not fare so well. Some were melted on the spot by the light gate, while others struggled to escape, only to have their bodies pierced by Huo Yuhao and dragged into the gate to be burned to ashes.

In the end, there were twenty-eight holy servants left, four of whom had just broken through to the fifth environmental realm and were included in the key training scope of the Holy Spirit Cult.

"The only pity is that these people are all quite old."

The auspicious beast sized up the group that had undergone the selection: "Compared to the group from Sun Moon Academy, they are generally two or three years older and have less potential."

If the holy servants who remain in Mingdu have the potential to break through to the eighth ring in the future, then those in Dongyang City will most likely be capped at the seventh ring... Even if they are taught a few cultivation methods and assisted by the Tang Clan's unique skills, they may not be able to break through to the ninth ring.

While magic and spiritual power cultivation methods may seem independent of the Soul Master system, they are still influenced by spiritual potential and elemental affinity. Powerful Soul Masters are more likely to become excellent mages or knights.

Take the auspicious beast itself, for example...

Even though she didn't pay much attention to these two aspects normally, she was still able to keep up with Huo Yuhao's progress.

"This is already considered good..."

Huo Yuhao sighed, "The Sun Moon Empire already lacks powerful martial souls, and even more so, it lacks powerful soul master bloodlines. The younger generation's performance is already considered as potential high-level backbone."

The potential of Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire can only be described as pitiful.

The entire empire's population even exceeded the combined population of any two of the three kingdoms of Douluo, and it even implemented a nationwide awakening in certain regions, with everyone having access to potions. However, the total number of Soul Masters still did not exceed that of Douluo by much.

"A cripple."

The auspicious beast offered its assessment without reservation.

Soul tools, as part of the soul power system, have now achieved a leapfrog development in the Sun Moon Empire, overwhelming soul masters who should be the main focus. This somewhat distorted structure is clearly not conducive to the progress of the system.

"Take it slow." Huo Yuhao waved the scroll in his hand: "They can also help Elder Yi. If we leave it here, their aptitude might improve by leaps and bounds someday."

Some of these holy servants have ties to the military and are not suited to appear in public or travel around. It would be better for them to stay in the demiplane and cultivate.

……

"Boss, five servings of barbecue and two bottles of beer, please!"

The tall, elderly man stepped into the shop and called out, then walked to a row of benches outside and sat down. While waiting for his food, he glanced at a man and a woman on the opposite side and asked, "Are those two kids from out of town?"

“That’s right… We came from Mingdu as tourists, wanting to see the beauty of the North and also enjoy the view of the Ice Sea.”

Huo Yuhao snapped out of his reverie and turned his attention to the old man opposite him: "But speaking of which, aren't you worried about not being able to digest all that food?"

"Oh? Haha...!"

Long Xiaoyao couldn't help but laugh a few times; he really hadn't expected Huo Yuhao to respond like that. But he didn't laugh for long before he suppressed his laughter and said seriously, "You're right... This old man has bad teeth and a bad stomach; you can eat it, but I can't."

"... "

Seeing the old man's reaction, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but frown.

In Zhang Peng's memory, this Elder Long occupied a significant portion of the narrative. Although he rarely took action, he was, after all, a silent supporter of the Holy Spirit Cult's development.

They had just taken down a stronghold and hadn't even had a meal before they were abducted on the spot... It was 100% certain that this person had come specifically to find them.

But after exchanging a few words, it felt like the other person wasn't hostile at all, as if they simply wanted to sit down and chat for a bit.

"Yuhao?"

The auspicious beast beside them cast a veiled glance.

"fine."

Huo Yuhao calmly returned the gaze, then silently tapped the table, letting the atmosphere between them fall into silence.

The old man sitting opposite Huo Yuhao seemed unassuming, but it was precisely this demeanor that allowed Huo Yuhao to confirm that his mental strength must be quite formidable.

—Because his mental detection had not yet been released, he already felt a sense of crisis that the other party would notice.

"In terms of spiritual realm and spiritual quantity, he always far surpasses me in one aspect."

Huo Yuhao's gaze was enigmatic: "Under these circumstances, even activating the Heavenly Dream Origin would only result in being overwhelmed..."

Tianmeng's original power can at most grant him spiritual power comparable to that of a Super Douluo. Combined with numerous amplification skills, he does have the ability to fight, but that is only the extent of his ability.

Without even thinking about it, Huo Yuhao knew how terrible the consequences would be if they confronted each other head-on.

"Anyway, the growth rate of your sapling is really exaggerated. I almost thought you took some shortcut."

Long Xiaoyao broke the silence, looking Huo Yuhao up and down with a sigh in his eyes: "At this rate, perhaps... no, definitely! You will definitely be able to control the future of this world."

"Senior has given you too much praise."

Huo Yuhao casually replied, "Controlling the future is something I really can't do. I have neither the interest nor the ability."

He never had any ambition to begin with, and after experiencing so many messy things along the way, it goes without saying that he never even considered it, let alone extinguished that thought.

(End of this chapter)