Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 257 The Fact of Injury

—What exactly is he talking about?

Just as the main body of the title uttered those words, the atmosphere in the arena suddenly fell silent. Many gazes, seemingly mixed with embarrassment and pity, stared through the protective barrier, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"Feel sorry."

Huo Yuhao's lips twitched: "I probably don't need these things."

"Not really necessary?"

A lingering thought flashed through the mind of the Title Douluo. His gaze, which had been fixed on Huo Yuhao, shifted and swept over the Soul Masters blocking his way.

A genius showered with adulation.

As if sensing his gaze, the guys, including Xuan Ziwen, straightened their chests, and those at the forefront who were struggling to maintain the shield felt the same way, their eyes filled with amusement.

A trustworthy comrade-in-arms.

The elder's breathing suddenly became labored, and his gaze became unfocused, mirroring the fluctuations in his emotions.

However, sensing his unease, the mythical beast added fuel to the fire, naturally reaching out to put its arm around Huo Yuhao's shoulder and pecking his cheek under everyone's watchful eyes: "You got off easy."

"...Then why did you still do it?"

Huo Yuhao was speechless for a moment.

'A couple behaving intimately!'

The elder finally couldn't hold back any longer and started coughing violently: "Cough cough...you, you brat—"

Anyone could see that he was doing it on purpose! He was targeting the Soul Master's most vulnerable spot with a vicious attack!

"Tong! Bang..."

A few vibrations suddenly came from the severed elevator platform, and a tiny bit of blue light struggled to penetrate through the crack in the rock. At the same time, a terrifying and solid fluctuation of soul power emerged from it.

Startled by this, the Soul Master who was still plundering the land instantly retreated and fled swiftly through the tunnel.

Jing Hongchen is a powerful figure capable of facing off against a Super Douluo. In addition, there are level nine soul masters following behind him. If they are truly trapped here and forced to retreat, the Body Sect will inevitably have to leave behind a batch of supplies to cover their retreat.

"Tsk~"

Knowing that time was running out, the titled figure, his aura in disarray and hair flying wildly, glared at Huo Yuhao with resentment and anger: "Boy! You need to understand—these people are only gathered around you because of your twin martial souls and talent! Only self-interest is the source of their goodwill!"

"Aren't you the same?"

Huo Yuhao sneered.

"of course…"

The elder's eyebrows furrowed slightly before Huo Yuhao waved his hand to interrupt him: "Hair. If my martial soul were hair, would you choose to recruit me into your sect? If so, what would you choose if I also had a first-level innate soul power?"

"this?"

Faced with this question, the elder's newly strengthened aura suddenly faltered: "That's different..."

Meanwhile, most of the original Soul Saints had fled, leaving only a few Soul Douluos guarding the tunnel entrance to provide backup: "Elder, hurry! We're about to be late... those Soul Masters are coming down!"

"Elder!!"

With a few sharp shouts, the elder who had been standing speechless in front of the protective barrier finally sighed in despair: "No matter what you think, the gates of the Body Sect will always be open to you, and you will always be a member of the Body Soul Masters."

"... "

Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed with golden light as he touched his forehead: "I'm sorry. I have family and close friends, and I also have brothers and sisters who are willing to live and die with me."

Getting involved with this organization that likes to carry out terrorist attacks would only make him feel it's not worth it.

Is the purpose of this arduous spiritual practice merely to bring more trouble to the world? If someone dared to do that, even my sister, who has been in heaven for many years, would probably be brought back to life by anger.

“You—” The elder’s face twitched slightly.

"Oh right~"

Looking at the rock fissures that had already shone brightly, Huo Yuhao delivered the final blow before the elders left: "I do not consider myself a member of the Body Soul Masters."

"... "

The elder was completely speechless, and was simply dragged into the tunnel by his colleagues in silence.

"Whoo~"

As he felt those powerful wisps of soul energy gradually recede into the distance, Huo Yuhao relaxed and withdrew his surging spiritual energy.

Even he was struggling to keep up with such intense use of skills, and he felt a rare sense of exhaustion from the depths of his soul.

In particular, the sneak attack that severely damaged the title holder had almost drained half of his spiritual power, to the point that the life force in his second sea of ​​consciousness began to replenish it, offsetting his fatigue.

"Yuhao? Are you alright?!"

Seeing his condition suddenly collapse, Xuan Ziwen's expression changed drastically, fearing that he might have suffered some kind of mental exhaustion or other damage.

The Sun Moon Empire doesn't have that much knowledge, nor does it have any high-level healing-type Soul Masters present. If something goes wrong, they can only force-feed medicine, and whether they recover depends entirely on luck.

Realizing this, the hundreds of Soul Masters surrounding them also turned their gazes in that direction.

We absolutely cannot allow anything to go wrong with this human-shaped treasure!

"It's alright...it's alright..."

Being cared for by so many people for the first time made Huo Yuhao feel a little uncomfortable, and he waved his hands repeatedly.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the thick rock layer slowly opened up, revealing a soul-guiding membrane that was stuck in the crevice and constantly radiating light. At the very bottom, Jing Hongchen, with blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, released his soul power with a ferocious expression.

"rise--!"

Accompanied by several roars, some near and some far, the compressed linkage array, which incorporated the power of multiple Title Douluos, began to flicker violently. A beam of light radiated from Jing Hongchen's chest, connecting with the light membrane and stubbornly supporting a slightly narrow passage despite the pressure.

"Hall Master!"

"It's the hall master and the others!"

The Soul Masters, who had endured fierce battles in the underground space, were almost moved to tears as they removed their protective shields and felt the fresh air from the surface.

“Xuan…Zi…Wen…”

Amidst cheers, Jing Hongchen spoke in a hoarse voice.

As Kong Deming's disciple, Xuan Ziwen naturally understood his meaning. He immediately flew to his side and struck the golden device on his chest several times.

In the Sun Moon Empire, besides Kong Deming, the person who understands this system the most is Xuan Ziwen, after all, he personally witnessed how his teacher gradually upgraded and improved it to this day.

As he operated, the energy intensity of the linkage array immediately began to decrease, dropping to a level that could barely maintain the light shield. But that was enough, at least enough to greatly reduce the pressure on Jing Hongchen, who was nearing exhaustion, and allow him to catch his breath.

Swipe...

Before long, dozens of streaks of light descended and, together with the people on the ground, set up metal instruments, striving to build a semi-permanent shield as quickly as possible to free the several level-nine soul masters who were stuck in the passage.

"boom!"

Just as everyone was busy repairing the passage and reinforcing the dome, several muffled sounds came from the depths of the underground tunnel left by the Body Sect, and scorching wind pressure and vibration surged in at the same time.

"This is... the tunnel was blown up?"

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but frown: "So they still managed to get away after all..."

If they couldn't even keep the Body Sect alive after fighting like this, isn't the military strength of the Sun Moon Empire a bit too weak?
(End of this chapter)