Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 241 Trial
Since suffering a crushing defeat in the last war of unification, the Sun Moon Empire has been focused on development for four thousand years. Although there are occasional border skirmishes, both sides have tacitly agreed to use the eighth ring level as the upper limit of conflict to avoid accidentally escalating into another major war.

And now...

The sun and moon, having accumulated technological advantages over many years, are about to provoke a war, and this time it will probably not be so easy to end.

"That doesn't make sense, does it? Why don't they recruit top students like you from the academy to build up the navy?"

The auspicious beast raised one foot and propped it on its knee: "Those commoners are at most at the third ring level, and very few can even release their soul power. They are no match for you professionals..."

"Because we still have growth potential."

The girl lowered her gaze and spoke calmly: "After we graduate, we will be granted officer positions by the Empire, or directly absorbed into the Soul Master Corps. Only then will our value be maximized."

Go to the rear as a researcher?
Then forget it.

Once war breaks out, these positions will only be reserved for Soul Guidance Geniuses and those above Level 6. Guys like them, who can only reach the Fifth Ring by being given drugs, have no right to even touch them.

Moreover, if the intensity of the war were high enough, those researchers might also have to wear soul guide suits and rush to the front lines to risk their lives.

"That's quite a clever plan..."

The auspicious beast was slightly taken aback by the humans' level of organization.

According to the habits of the soul beast race, these beings with low cultivation levels are simply thrown onto the battlefield as consumables without any awareness of using them in batches for efficient purposes.

"How could it not be good? The higher-ups have been thinking about this war for a long time. They've rehearsed every step of the way countless times."

The girl's eyes were lifeless and empty.

If you calculate the time, by the time she graduates, the war will break out. If she's unlucky, she'll be forced to graduate early and join the army.

The Holy Spirit Church will certainly not let go of this opportunity to infiltrate the Sun and Moon Army.

"War..."

A cold glint flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes, but it was quickly covered by a layer of sorrow.

Let's not even talk about people like Dai Hao...

It's unknown how many civilians were harmed in the war. Those people don't have any martial spirits, nor would they have the chance to encounter dying gods or million-year-old soul beasts.

Their fate was predictably tragic.

"That's enough, please come in."

Despite his sadness, Huo Yuhao didn't forget his mission. He waved his staff to summon a familiar portal and nodded to the pale-faced girl.

"You are the hunter!"

The girl immediately lost her composure, as if she had never expected such a menacing person to come knocking on her door: "Wait! No, I can't die now!"

"So you really did actively devour your own kind?"

Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed, and he tilted his head with a smile: "I'm sorry, the cycle of fate is unforgiving... When you do this kind of thing, you should be prepared to be punished."

"No, no... I didn't do it willingly! No, I did, but he deserves to die! They all deserve to die!"

An unnatural, bloodshot light appeared in the girl's eyes: "Moreover, I want revenge... I need to get power from them; only by doing so can I have a chance to take revenge!"

"What grudge? And who is the creditor?"

Huo Yuhao asked calmly, but his staff remained unshaken, maintaining the purification light gate.

"Xu Guofeng, a general of the Imperial Zhennan Army! He murdered my uncle to cover up his treason, which implicated hundreds of relatives and friends."

"…hiss?"

Huo Yuhao gently ground his teeth. He had just planned to purify it directly, then take on this revenge commission and punish the so-called enemy as appropriate.

But now it seems this is not a good thing.

Not only was he a member of the royal family, but he was also a legion commander. With their current strength, they might not be able to assassinate him. After all, high-level soul-guiding arrays are not easy to breach.
Without the combat power of a Super Douluo, charging in headfirst will only make you the target of thousands of cannons, and it's hard to say whether there will be a bunch of fixed shells mixed in with them.

"Should we use our source energy to counteract it?"

After being idle for most of the year, Tianmeng perked up a bit.

"Forget it, look at how much of our original energy has been depleted. It's not worth paying such a high price for other people's affairs."

Hyotei looked at the ten spheres of light on the horizon and sighed.

After squandering its energy until now, the original light cluster has dimmed to the fourth one, and its overall energy has been reduced by more than 30%.

If you continue to consume energy, what will you do when you finally condense your spiritual core? Will you extract it from the void outside the spiritual realm?

"Isn't there still the Sea Princess's spiritual power?"

Tianmeng glanced at her sideways.

"Can you guarantee that dual soul cores will be successfully obtained on the first try? Aren't you leaving any safety net?"

Xue Di turned her head and met his gaze.

Dual soul cores are something that very few humans and soul beasts on the entire continent can create, let alone someone at Huo Yuhao's level... It can only be said that risks and opportunities coexist.

Can't withstand the risks?
Then we can only wait for the plane to crash; there's no way to save it.

Even Xue Di herself couldn't guarantee that she could condense two soul cores 100% of the time, so the rest of the journey really depends on Huo Yuhao's own efforts.

Can you guarantee... that your true nature hasn't changed?

After pondering for a long time, Huo Yuhao looked up at the girl, golden light flashing deep in his pupils.

"Of course!"

Clearly, having said all that, this is the only possible response from the other party.

"That's good~"

Huo Yuhao opened his vertical eyes at her, and a ball of holy golden light appeared behind his head. A phantom flickered deep within the ball of light, spreading its wings as if opening its arms.

The purification gate, hovering to the side, rippled a few times, then converged into a beam of white light that shot into the ball of light behind his head, ultimately giving rise to a...

"Soul shock!"

A solid blade of light, shaped like a sword, burst forth from the vertical eye. Unlike the previous violent impacts, it carried a warmth like a gentle breeze.

Even the auspicious beasts standing beside him calmed their minds under this strange energy, as if their hearts had been cleansed.

"you…"

Faced with Huo Yuhao's sudden attack, the girl's expression froze slightly, then she calmly closed her eyes under the soothing influence of a mental thought.

Don't worry, I'll help you get revenge.

Huo Yuhao, adorned with radiant light, instinctively felt compassion in his eyes as he unleashed his final judgment, causing the girl's form and soul to melt away completely under the golden glow.

There was no pain, only a liberating warmth. All the cold resentment and ferocious bloodlust were wiped away by this sacred radiance.

Sorry……

Regardless of the reason, there is only one ending for evil spirit masters.

"She wasn't lying."

Huo Yuhao looked at the empty space before him and said, "Those souls she devoured couldn't survive the purification."

(End of this chapter)