Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 20 Only you can directly confront that star.

Huo Yuhao could sense that the Starlight Unicorn in front of him was trying very hard to explain everything, but its words were still like a forest in the morning mist, hazy and indistinct, like looking at flowers through the fog.

"We've arrived."

The gentle voice of the Starlight Unicorn rang out, causing Huo Yuhao to be momentarily stunned. The azure mist had become so thick that even when Huo Yuhao strained his eyes to see as far as he could, he could only barely make out something about ten meters away. Hidden behind the azure mist was what appeared to be a gate made of azure mist, with three pale blue flames lit in succession above the gate, looking ethereal and dreamlike.

Huo Yuhao slid down from the broad back of the Starlight Unicorn, slowly walked forward, and placed his right hand in the door formed by the blue mist. The next moment, the mist-formed door began to dissolve, and wisps of mist, like serpents, began to spread upward from Huo Yuhao's right hand until they completely enveloped him.

When Huo Yuhao opened his eyes again, he looked around in surprise. The blue mist was gone, replaced by a space of mixed blue and green, its color more like indigo. Countless pale phantoms appeared from the sky, from under his feet, and from all directions, but quickly disappeared. Many large deer with huge indigo antlers were leisurely strolling around here.

Just then, the Starlight Unicorn also passed through the fog gate and came to Huo Yuhao's side. It walked forward with Huo Yuhao and slowly explained everything to him.

"Do you know that this is the closest place to the Mother of All Spirits? Whether it is a human, a soul beast, or even a beast without self-awareness, after death, everyone will experience a long journey back here. Unless a god intervenes in this process, as time goes by, everyone will eventually gather here, turn into a pale phantom, and meet each other honestly."

Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, looking at those pale phantoms that were completely naked. At least at this moment, the phrase "frank and honest" was really not a problem.

"Who is the Mother of All Spirits, or rather, what is the Mother of All Spirits?"

Huo Yuhao asked the question that was currently of most concern to him.

The Starlight Unicorn was clearly puzzled by Huo Yuhao's question. After thinking for a while, it said, "The Mother of All Spirits is the Mother of All Spirits. She is not anyone, not a particular being. You are the Mother of All Spirits, and I am also the Mother of All Spirits. We are all the Mother of All Spirits. Only when we are all together can we truly be the Mother of All Spirits."

Huo Yuhao was somewhat confused by Starlight Unicorn's answer, but he did not press for details. Instead, he silently kept the answer in mind and then asked the second question that concerned him.

"What is the purpose of bringing me here?"

"To help you," the Starlight Unicorn said, "your growth rate has exceeded the Mother of All Spirits' expectations, so you deserve greater help. If it follows the Mother of All Spirits' predicted speed, you should not set foot in the Star Dou Forest for the first time until three years later. At that time, we can only give you very little help, such as a large worm that can make up for your innate deficiencies, but that's all."

Why should you help me?

Huo Yuhao felt even more confused and puzzled at this moment. Every gift in fate has a price tag attached in the dark. Huo Yuhao felt that this kind of gift delivered to his door was more like a pre-loaded soul-guided cannonball with a candy coating.

"Because you are our star, but of course, since a certain day three years ago, you have become more than just our star; you have also become an outsider star."

Huo Yuhao suppressed his growing irritation. The other party seemed to be playing cryptic games with him, but he still held his temper and continued, "Is it really that simple? Helping me is just a means for you. What is your purpose?"

"Drive away the foreign stars. The foreign stars want to make the Mother of All Spirits their own. We need our own stars to resist them."

Huo Yuhao vaguely felt that he understood the other party's needs, but he was still a little short, like a thin layer of paper separating them.

"Didn't you say I was also an alien star?"

Huo Yuhao followed up on what the Starlight Unicorn had said.

"Yes, but you are first and foremost our star, and only then an outsider star. But 'He' is a purely outsider star, and only you can directly confront that star."

Before Huo Yuhao could ask any more questions, the Starlight Unicorn had already led him to an open space. Various kinds of unicorns were gathered around the open space. In addition to the Starlight Unicorn, there were also Light Unicorns and Flame Unicorns. Furthermore, a large number of spirit-type soul beasts were also gathered here. However, because the unicorns were too big, their figures were obscured, such as the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox and the Dream Eater.

No wonder spirit-type soul beasts are so hard to find.

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but smile wryly at this sight. It seemed that these days, spirit-type soul beasts weren't in the Star Dou Forest at all; they were all clustered in the Spirit Realm. Finding a spirit-type soul beast in the Star Dou Forest was harder than finding ten thousand gold soul coins on the street.

As Huo Yuhao and the starlight unicorn arrived, the other soul beasts unconsciously made way for them. Surrounding the group of soul beasts was an ancient phantom that was so transparent that it seemed about to dissipate into the world at any moment.

"Cough cough cough cough cough, I really didn't expect that, Big Horn, you would actually be able to bring this child in before my soul completely dissipated. Well, in this way, my ten thousand years of waiting really wasn't in vain. Cough cough cough cough cough."

The pale phantom slowly rose and floated to Huo Yuhao's side at a very slow speed. It carefully examined Huo Yuhao, especially looking intently into his blue eyes. Huo Yuhao was not afraid of this scrutinizing gaze and examined the other party with the same gaze.

Though the phantom before them was illusory, one could still glimpse its former valor. He was tall but not muscular, clad in a simple grey robe, his long, golden hair flowing down his back, neatly combed. Despite his simple attire, his mere presence inspired a sense of reverence.

Suddenly, the aged phantom before me burst into three hearty laughs.

"Hahaha, very good, very good. I never thought that I would actually encounter a Soul Master with a Spirit Eye Martial Soul before my soul was about to dissipate. If it had been a year later, my remaining soul would probably have completely dissipated. Now, all the waiting has been worthwhile. I just don't know if I will have the chance to see the true divine form of the Seraph in this lifetime."

(End of this chapter)