Douluo Continent: I, an evil soul master, work nine-to-five in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 81 was quite fruitful.

"Yuhao, what's going on?"

Before Huo Yuhao could recover from his surprise, Luo Chen took the lead and asked him a question.

Although he really didn't want to expose Huo Yuhao's secret, since it would be quite troublesome, now that Electrolux had woken up ahead of schedule, he had no choice but to ask.

Luo Chen absolutely had to make contact with Ilex, who had a profound understanding of the Way of Death. Both Ilex's necromancy and his methods of manipulating soul power would be of great use to Luo Chen at his current level!

"Well, Brother Luo, I don't know either. Don't look at me like that, I really don't know what happened..."

Seeing Luo Chen looking at him with a suspicious expression, Huo Yuhao quickly explained.

He truly had no idea what was happening. Not only was he unable to use any of his mental energy, but even his mental sea seemed to be slipping out of his control.

However, just as he finished explaining, a voice that seemed to originate entirely from mental energy rang out beside Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao:

"What the hell?! How dare you take over my territory while I'm sleeping!"

As this voice rang out, Huo Yuhao's pupils, which were originally pitch black, turned into a dazzling gold, and a terrifying spiritual power, like a vast ocean, suddenly emanated from his body, as if trying to expel something.

Unfortunately, just as this immense spiritual power rose, an even stronger and more terrifying divine pressure forcefully suppressed it. Under this hazy divine pressure, the golden spiritual power could not be stirred at all.

Then, the aged voice rang out again:

"Quiet down, you little bug, I mean you no harm."

This time, however, the voice did not appear directly in Luo Chen's mind. Instead, it came from Huo Yuhao, who was standing in front of Luo Chen and whose body was already surrounded by a strong aura of death. After he finished speaking, a sacred aura instantly filled the entire space.

Upon seeing this, Luo Chen realized that Huo Yuhao's body must have been forcibly taken over by Electrolux, otherwise such a strong aura of death would not have been emanating from it.

However, the deathly aura that should have been extremely cold and enough to make ordinary people tremble appeared so sacred and gentle on Huo Yuhao, which was in stark contrast to the deathly aura that Luo Chen had exuded earlier.

"As expected of the being known as the Calamity of the Dead, even from just this fragment of divine consciousness, one can sense the aura of countless living beings within this deathly aura. These phantoms are probably the undead that were once enslaved, aren't they?"

Ordinary people would not be able to see that eerie and unpredictable aura of death, but in Luo Chen's eyes, this aura was extremely obvious. In fact, with the blessing of Luo Chen's authority over death, he could even faintly manipulate this aura of death.

It was precisely because he could clearly sense this aura of death that Luo Chen's expression was so serious at this moment. He realized that he seemed to have misunderstood something: Electrolux did not become the Undead Scourge after cultivating necromancy.

Instead, it was only after killing countless living beings and enslaving endless souls that they created true necromancy on this original foundation, and through this they communicated with the rules of death.

"You're very good."

As Luo Chen was pondering, the "Huo Yuhao" possessed by Electrolux was also carefully examining him. After a while, he uttered these few words, but there was a hint of surprise in his tone.

"Senior, may I ask who you are?"

Although Luo Chen already knew the origin and background of the undead calamity in front of him, he still pretended to be puzzled and asked it a question. At the same time, he was secretly using the power of the Death Authority in his mind.

He couldn't guarantee that if Electrolux woke up prematurely, he wouldn't attack him, since Electrolux was currently just a fragment of consciousness with only the most basic instincts and no memories.

However, even if Electrox were to attack him, he could instantly use the power of the Death Authority to communicate with his own Reaper's Scythe and launch a counterattack. He was now almost certain that the Reaper's Scythe had an unparalleled suppressive power against life forms like the "undead"!

Even though the person in front of him, Ilex, had transcended the concept of a soul and advanced to the level of divine consciousness, the thoughts that the Death Scythe Martial Soul transmitted to Luo Chen were no different from those of the soul beasts he usually killed!

In other words, the ability he usually uses to enslave the souls of soul beasts and absorb their life force is equally applicable to Ilex, who is just a fragment of divine consciousness in front of him!

At this moment, Luo Chen also understood why the Reaper's Scythe was given the name "Reaper." It was because it involved the most essential power of the rules of death. Any life or energy that was within the concept of "death" would be absorbed, fused, and transformed by it, and there would be no other possibility for it!

The death rules involved in the Reaper's Scythe do not refer to the death rules of the Douluo plane, but to the death rules of the myriad worlds. Therefore, Luo Chen was able to absorb the life force and soul power of the beings in this plane so easily.

Just like the Necromancer Saint, the Undead Calamity, and Ilex in front of him, although they are peerless powerhouses who have almost stepped into the realm of gods, what they are involved with is only the death rules of another small plane, which is completely incomparable to the death authority that Luo Chen has in his hands.

"I have no clue about this either. I am just a remnant soul now, and I can't remember anything from the past, so I can't answer you. But I can tell you that my remnant soul was awakened by the power of death within you..."

In response to Luo Chen's question, Electrolux answered, but he changed his self-reference from "this old man" to "I," a stark contrast to his previous invincible and powerful demeanor.

However, just as he was controlling Huo Yuhao's body to talk to Luo Chen, within Huo Yuhao's vast spiritual sea, two figures constructed from spiritual power were also urgently communicating. One of them was Huo Yuhao himself, while the other was a... giant fleshy worm.

"Yuhao, something terrible has happened! That little gray orb of light in your sea of ​​consciousness, which had been dormant, has awakened without warning, and its power is so terrifying that even I cannot withstand it..."

The large worm suddenly adopted a human-like expression of urgency and then spoke in human language to Huo Yuhao in front of it.

However, although Huo Yuhao still looked surprised, he didn't lose his composure and asked:

"Brother Tianmeng, aren't you a million-year-old soul beast? Can't you use the powers you've sealed away?"

"It's true I'm a million-year-old soul beast, but I already said it: I'm not a combat-type soul beast. As a Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm with extremely weak combat power, what attack power do I have besides a slightly higher mental strength?"

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm couldn't help but offer a somewhat helpless explanation.

He does indeed possess a million years of cultivation, but this million years of cultivation was basically acquired by sleeping in the Ten Thousand Year Ice Cave. His actual combat strength is probably much weaker than that of an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast.

At this moment, he had sealed away most of his spiritual power. With the little power he currently possessed, it was impossible for him to fight against Electrox, who had divine-level spiritual power.

"Even if I were to use the sealed powers, let alone whether I could actually fight against that powerful being, forcing a move would likely shatter your spiritual sea. So it's impossible for me to use those powers right now."

"Brother Meng, do you know why that sleeping soul suddenly awoke that day? It couldn't have just woken up without any warning, could it?"

Seeing that the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm seemed to have no other choice, Huo Yuhao stopped insisting and instead inquired about the reason why the remnant soul had awakened.

"I don't know that, but one thing I'm sure of is that his awakening is definitely related to your Brother Luo."

"Luo Ge?"

Upon hearing Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's words, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but show a look of surprise. He hadn't expected that this matter would be related to Luo Chen.

"This is also my guess. After all, that guy's aptitude is just too abnormal. Neither his own martial spirit nor the power hidden deep in his soul is something that humans can possess."

"Now, the owner of this little ball of light first cast a barrier, and then took over your body. It's obviously for your brother Luo, but it seems that guy won't do anything to you."

As she spoke, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm seemed to understand some things, and her expression was no longer as anxious as before.

"Huh? Brother Tianmeng, what do you mean by that?"

Huo Yuhao asked with some confusion.

"Idiot, that guy is now like me, his spiritual power resides in your spiritual sea. If there is no treasure to support his spiritual power, then once your spiritual sea is shattered, we will all vanish into thin air."

"Now we're in the same boat. We share the same fate, and we share the same fate. Unless that guy is also desperate, he won't lay a hand on you. I was just waking up and hadn't quite realized what was going on, but now I understand."

"That guy is very likely like me, coming to this world with some kind of purpose. The reason I chose you is because you are a Soul Master with a spiritual attribute, possessing a spiritual sea that is much larger than that of ordinary people."

"And that guy is the same, but perhaps because of your brother Luo, his soul, which should have remained dormant, was suddenly awakened, which is why this change occurred."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm sorted out her thoughts and then gave a relatively reasonable explanation.

However, he couldn't guarantee that his thinking was correct. After all, the other party's soul power was essentially beyond the realm of mortals and had reached a more terrifying level. Such soul power, even if it left Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, would not dissipate in a short time!

For example, the spiritual power of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, with its million-year cultivation, could maintain itself for at least half an hour even after forcibly leaving Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, thanks to its own cultivation level!

"Was it Luo Ge who caused that wisp of soul to suddenly awaken? But it has taken over my body and sealed off the surrounding space. What exactly does it want to do?"

Looking at the once azure sea of ​​spirit, which had now turned into a hazy gray, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but sigh. This sea of ​​spirit could be said to be his own consciousness.

The fact that the opponent could control all of my consciousness with just a wisp of remnant soul power is terrifying. If the opponent really wanted to attack me, they could probably erase my will in an instant!

"That's unclear, but he did create a barrier to isolate this space and also sealed off our mental power..."

Just as Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was pondering, the surrounding gray sea of ​​spirit returned to its original state, and Huo Yuhao, who had been forcibly separated from his body, regained control of his body at this moment.

"Is this... the end?"

Huo Yuhao was somewhat surprised as his own will returned to his body. He hadn't expected to regain control of his body so quickly.

However, when Huo Yuhao looked up, he couldn't help but show an embarrassed expression on his face.

Because at this moment, Luo Chen was smiling and quietly looking at him, and his gaze seemed to see through everything about him, making Huo Yuhao feel a little guilty.

However, Huo Yuhao spoke first, asking Luo Chen:

"Brother Luo, what exactly happened just now? You..."

He didn't know what the remnant soul had said to Luo Chen after it took over his body, since both his own spiritual sea and the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm residing within it were secrets he couldn't reveal.

If Luo Chen in front of him already knew, then he really didn't know how to explain it to him.

However, at that moment, Luo Chen chuckled lightly, then waved his hand and spoke to Huo Yuhao, who looked extremely nervous:

"Alright, alright, nothing happened. Why are you so nervous? The power of this barrier is almost dissipating. I'll explain it to you when I have the chance. But you have quite a few secrets."

"Brother Luo, I..."

Upon hearing Luo Chen's words, Huo Yuhao's anxious expression intensified. However, upon seeing the familiar smile on Luo Chen's face, he realized that he had been tricked by Luo Chen again, and a look of helplessness appeared in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)