Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 165 Prelude to War

After a brief commotion caused by Niu Tian's mournful cry.

The Star Dou Great Forest returned to peace, though it wasn't outwardly apparent.

However, Di Tian was indeed dissatisfied with the Silver Dragon King's decision.

After all, in his heart, only the dragon race was the most noble race in the world.

The soul beast race, born from the legacy of the Dragon God, also has the right to be ruled by him.

As for humans, based on the accumulation of stereotypes over hundreds of thousands of years...

Although Di Tian does not underestimate the potential of humanity, he can never completely erase his hostility towards them.

As for the other ferocious beasts, their thoughts were much simpler; they simply listened to whatever the Silver Dragon King said.

Moreover, neither Emperor Tian nor the Imperial Beast expressed their opinions, and under normal circumstances, they would be too lazy to stand up and be the first to speak out.

However, there was only one exception: the Bear King.

After listening to Gu Yuena's announcement that the Star Dou Great Forest would be at Huo Yuhao's disposal.

He, with the most explosive temper and the simplest mind, immediately stepped forward.

"Roar! Boss, I'm not having it! Why should we listen to this human kid?"

Seeing this, the Silver Dragon King merely glanced at Xiong Jun and then said, "I have my own plans. Besides Xiong Jun, is there anyone else who disagrees?"

After exchanging glances, the other ferocious beasts also stepped forward.

Looking at the silent Di Tian, ​​Gu Yuena felt quite helpless.

My return was rushed, and it was to convey my will as soon as possible.

Therefore, she chose to directly notify all the ferocious beasts and the 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

Therefore, she has not yet explained to Di Tian her conversation with Huo Yuhao and the series of cooperation matters.

She knew that Di Tian harbored a lot of hatred towards humanity, but she never expected him to stand up at this critical juncture.

However, before Gu Yuena could say anything more...

Huo Yuhao released Di Ruier's hand and stepped forward as well.

"The two ferocious beasts seem displeased with me, but I suppose it's not because they doubt Lord Silver Dragon King's decision."

"It's probably because of my shallow cultivation and human identity. Since that's the case, how about we have a little spar? What do you two think?"

Hearing this, Xiong Jun scoffed, "You little thing, you probably couldn't even catch one of my claws!"

However, Di Tian's expression was rather unpleasant, because he could sense something emanating from Huo Yuhao.

He exuded a pressure deeper than his own bloodline, which was quite different from when he last met Huo Yuhao.

"How is that possible? Even though we are both of pure-blooded true dragon royal lineage, he couldn't possibly be superior to me, the patriarch of the Black Dragon Clan."

"Then why would I?"

He saw that Di Tian remained silent but did not object.

Xiong Jun snorted coldly: "Fine, then let me test whether your strength matches your tone!"

Then, Xiong Jun transformed into his massive dark gold dinosaur claw bear form.

At this moment, a flash of silver light appeared beside the surrounding ferocious beasts.

Then, all the ferocious beasts were teleported away by Gu Yuena.

Centered around Xiong Jun and Huo Yuhao, a battlefield large enough for the two to unleash their skills was left vacant.

While watching the battle from a distance, Di Ruier was still somewhat nervous, even though she knew that Huo Yuhao must have been confident to provoke her like this.

However, through the soul contract, Huo Yuhao's calm and collected mind gradually soothed her unease.

Before the two sides could exchange words, terrifying power surged and condensed on Xiong Jun's pair of dark gold claws.

Then, the power of the dark gold claw transformed into ten golden blades, each a thousand meters long, which shot out into the sky.

With this attack, the originally stable space was torn open with ten huge rifts.

This is Xiong Jun's signature move, a powerful strike that brings his race's strongest talent, the Dark Gold Terror Claw, to its fullest potential.

The Sky-Tearing Claw, this strike even injured Di Tian once, which shows its immense power.

However, this move was far from enough to defeat Huo Yuhao.

While the Sky-Tearing Claw is terrifyingly powerful, its primary function is to tear apart space itself.

Compared to the ten golden claw marks that stretched for a thousand meters, the spatial rifts they created were actually the greatest threat.

The two complement each other.

There is no way to avoid it, and no way to stop it.

But this is only relative to ordinary Super Douluo.

If facing a Limit Douluo who can already control the power of space, Xiong Jun's attack would not be so terrifying.

Although he did not possess the cultivation level of the Limit Douluo, Huo Yuhao had methods that were stronger than those of an ordinary Limit Douluo.

Dual Martial Souls Possessed by True Form!

The realm of truth superimposed on the realm of zero!

Centered on Huo Yuhao, a faint icy blue color spread out.

It's not the color of the spectrum, but rather the effect it has on the space itself, turning the original space into the color of ice.

Both the golden claw marks and the torn spatial rifts were frozen in place at this moment.

Meanwhile, Xiong Jun, the instigator, watched this scene in disbelief.

He could understand whether it was defending or dodging.

Even if Huo Yuhao used some powerful method to fight against his Sky-Tearing Claw, he would accept it.

After all, he was a human recognized by the Silver Dragon King, the ruler of all soul beasts, so he had nothing to say.

But at this moment, are you sure you're not joking? This is space! Freezing space itself?!

Not to mention Xiong Jun, all the other ferocious beasts were also shocked by this move.

This was truly beyond their comprehension; only Di Tian noticed Huo Yuhao at this moment.

Compared to ordinary ice dragons, Huo Yuhao's martial soul true form was now transformed into a giant dragon.

Its scales emitted a faint silver light, unlike the somewhat translucent ice blue of a normal ice dragon.

"No wonder." Di Tian vaguely understood why he felt that Huo Yuhao's bloodline seemed to be superior to his own.

If that's the case, then everything makes sense. Since the Silver Dragon King has already made this decision, what right do I have to object?

No matter how shocked Xiong Jun and the other ferocious beasts were, Huo Yuhao's counterattack had only just begun.

The original golden claw marks and spatial rifts were smoothed out and assimilated by the Zero Degree Domain.

Immediately afterwards, the Zero Degree Domain expanded towards the area where Xiong Jun was located at an even more exaggerated speed.

Seeing this, Xiong Jun's heart was filled with alarm. He could sense that if he took this hit, he would probably not come out on top.

After all, even the Sea Princess, who had 600,000 years of cultivation, couldn't withstand the full version of Zero Degree Domain.

Even if Huo Yuhao's Zero Domain is not as good as the current one, it is only lacking in range.

In terms of the level of power and the level of influence, they are exactly the same.

But at that moment, Gu Yuena made her move.

The zero-degree domain that had expanded to the front of Xiong Jun paused briefly.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao simply smiled and withdrew the weapon: 'The Sky-Tearing Claw's understanding of space is quite interesting.'

Huo Yuhao then deactivated his Martial Soul True Body and reverted to his original form: "I wonder if Your Excellency Di Tian still needs to fight? My combat strength is still quite sufficient, and I am willing to accompany you."

The difficulty of fighting against Di Tian is naturally incomparable to that of fighting against Xiong Jun.

Even with the Zero Degree Domain, Huo Yuhao would find it difficult to pose a threat to it.

However, after forming a soul contract with the Silver Dragon King, even if it's just borrowing a small portion of the Silver Dragon King's power...

Huo Yuhao was able to display the true brilliance of the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, so even facing the renowned Beast God, he might not be unable to put up a fight.

However, Di Tian shook his head and did not step in or say anything more.

Xiong Jun, still somewhat shaken, swallowed hard and retreated back into the ranks of the ferocious beasts.

After looking around at the group of ferocious beasts, Gu Yuena said, "Since no one has any objections, from this day forward, Huo Yuhao's orders will be equivalent to my orders."

"All those belonging to the Star Dou Great Forest must comply; those who disobey will be punished for defying the King's orders."

"Yes, my lord."

After the meeting ended, the ferocious beasts and the 100,000-year-old soul beasts dispersed.

He then informed the tribes under his command of this message.

Gu Yuena then led Huo Yuhao and Di Ruier to the center of the Lake of Life.

At this moment, a young dragon with bright red scales all over its body is playing here.

Although not large in size, it already exuded a rare aura of power.

At the same time, its dragon horns are different from those of ordinary young dragons, already taking shape and displaying a golden-red color.

This is the dragon cub that hatched from the true dragon egg, inheriting the blood of the Fire Dragon Royal Family and the legacy of the God King.

Upon seeing Gu Yuena's arrival, the other party instinctively moved closer.

Gu Yuena smiled and picked up the little dragon, saying, "Because of the Fire Dragon King's legacy, the child is in very good condition."

Gu Yuena gently stroked the little dragon in her arms.

He then looked at Huo Yuhao, whose expression was calm: "The Life Gold you need is right here."

"I promised you that you may take whatever you want as long as it does not damage the foundation of the Star Dou Great Forest."

"But let's keep things separate. Three days have passed. If you haven't extracted anything of value from the interrogation, then you should hand the traitor over to me."

At this point, Gu Yuena narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly.

Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, opened the gate to the undead demiplane.

Then, the Titan, now completely gray, was thrown out.

Also thrown out was a yellowish-brown soul crystal.

In the past few days, Electrox has already used necromancy.

Separate the memories in Titan's mind from his soul and his original body.

While it must be said that in terms of strength, Titan, as a priest, is indeed superior to Elex, who was once only a demigod.

However, the difference in their understanding of power levels is simply too great.

Furthermore, with Titan already powerless to resist, it was naturally an easy task for Electrox.

"Its memories are all contained within this crystallized soul."

Huo Yuhao replied calmly, "I've sorted it out, and there shouldn't be any errors or omissions."

"Moreover, it seems that Shrek Academy is currently doing something big in secret because it has lost contact with the God Realm."

After receiving the soul crystal, Gu Yuena directly examined it using her powerful divine sense.

He then gave a cold laugh: "Heh, the core of life, the master of a plane, what audacity you have, what great ambition you have."

"It seems that this second-generation Asura God is indeed quite restless. No wonder he dares to set his sights on me."

Gu Yuena exerted a little force with her palm, and the phantom of a dragon claw appeared, about to crush the crystal formed by the Titan's soul in her hand.

However, upon seeing Huo Yuhao beside him, he finally let go and tossed the slightly cracked soul crystal to Huo Yuhao.

"Hmph, he is at least a soul of the priest level. Although I wish I could grind this traitor to dust, I'd better not waste him."

Huo Yuhao nodded: "Then what about his body?"

Gu Yuena said calmly, "Then I'll give them to you as well."

"The core of life and the master of the plane are our next key targets."

"As for the remaining traitor, let's just take care of him while we're at it."

Huo Yuhao nodded and put Titan's physical body and soul crystal away again.

Meanwhile, Di Ruier returned to Huo Yuhao's side from beneath the Lake of Life, carrying a large piece of Life Gold.

Even the Silver Dragon King felt a pang of heartache upon seeing the piece of Life Gold in Di Rui'er's hand.

"You auspicious beast, you really aren't stingy at all."

Seeing Di Ruier and Huo Yuhao exchanging glances, Gu Yuena waved her hand irritably: "Alright, alright, you've got the stuff, you can all go now."

"Out of sight, out of mind; if I can't see it, I'll find a way." Gu Yuena silently comforted herself. Although paying these living beings' gold was not worth it, she still felt a little heartache.

Afterwards, Gu Yuena ignored where Di Ruier and Huo Yuhao were going and led the fire dragon cub towards the depths of the Lake of Life.

"Next, I will be going into seclusion for a while."

Huo Yuhao took Di Ruier's hand and walked out of the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest.

Di Ruier simply nodded, enjoying this rare moment alone with Huo Yuhao.

"I hope that the cooperative relationship between the Star Dou Great Forest and the Sun Moon Empire can be further strengthened on this basis."

"Why is that?" Di Ruier asked, somewhat puzzled.

"The fact that the four great empires are now wary of each other has given Shrek Academy a rare period of peace."

"Once the war breaks out in full force, Shrek Academy will inevitably be unable to remain unaffected."

"No matter how unwilling they are, they will inevitably be drawn into the quagmire of war."

"That will be our best chance to deal with Shrek Academy."

"Moreover, the Sun Moon Empire will definitely not let Shrek Academy go, and we can use them as our vanguard."

"Go and expose any other hidden cards Shrek Academy might have up its sleeve."

Di Ruier nodded and replied softly, "Yes, I understand. I'll make the arrangements right away."

"I'll wait for you to finish your seclusion." Di Ruier gently hugged Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao also hugged the other person, and the two briefly embraced and kissed before separating.

Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly. Although his strength was getting stronger and stronger.

However, the bonds and relationships he has built up have also led to him having more and more to consider.

This will inevitably require more of my energy.

The task of completing the undead demiplane is now extremely urgent.

Regardless of the final outcome, it provides an alternative for both oneself and those one cares about.

(End of this chapter)