The Peerless Tang Sect: Heavenly Heart Douluo

Chapter 73 The Legendary Soul King, the Death God's Messenger, and Shrek Academy's Heavy Losses (5000-word chapter)

Xuanzi then took out a flying soul tool with twelve jet nozzles on its back, and had everyone tie themselves to a specially made protective lock. Before anyone could react, Xuanzi said, "Use your soul power to protect yourselves."

Then he led everyone straight into the sky and flew towards their destination.

Along the way, Huo Yuhao activated his Heart Barrier to completely block the influence of external airflow on himself, so nothing happened to him. However, the others were in a terrible state.

Xuanzi carried them for more than two hours, covering more than three thousand miles, before finally landing on the ground.

The other trainees all looked pale, and some even vomited because their stomachs were churning.

Xuanzi glanced at Huo Yuhao, whose expression remained unchanged, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes, but he didn't say anything.

"Little Dai!" Xuanzi called out lazily. "I made quite a commotion when I landed, so the military must have spotted me. This place is only about fifty miles from the Western Army Group of the Star Luo Empire. Their people should be here soon. You can handle it."

Then he vanished without a trace. Not long after, streaks of light descended from the distant sky, flying towards their direction. Dai Yueheng sighed and threw a punch into the air. A ball of white light exploded three meters above his head, spreading out into a white halo.

Subsequently, under Dai Yueheng's handover, the Shrek team was taken to the Western Army's camp, where they also received some information about the Death Hand they had previously discovered.

This time, Huo Yuhao did meet the White Tiger Duke, whom he had never met before. He was just so-so. As a transmigrator, why should he harbor so much hatred? He was just a stranger. However, Huo Yuhao also held a grudge against the White Tiger Duke's wife for some of the things he had done to her. He would take revenge when he had the chance later.

The next morning, the Shrek group, led by Ma Xiaotao, headed into the Mingdou Mountains.

What they didn't know was that today, Shrek Academy would face the legendary Soul King, a figure no one in the world could surpass, the man known as the Messenger of Death. They would also witness Shrek Academy's greatest Waterloo in ten thousand years.

The group ventured deeper into the Mingdou Mountains, but due to the complex terrain, they didn't reach the heart of the mountains until noon.

While everyone was resting and recuperating, Wang Yan discovered that the Wenlan Tree had been cut down and dug up nearby, leading him to conclude that the Hand of Death must be stationed nearby.

Although located deep in the mountains, there was still a faint light at noon. Led by Wang Yan, the group gradually collected traces of human activity in the nearby woods and continued to venture deeper into the dense forest.

After walking for about an hour, the group discovered some messy footprints, which seemed to have been made not long ago, and there was a hillside not far away.

Wang Yan said, "Everyone, get ready for battle. The Hand of Death should be nearby. Everyone, adjust your state and prepare for battle."

Before long, everyone was ready and put on the Shrek Surveillance Corps' combat uniforms. Although, according to Huo Yuhao's perception, the defensive power these clothes could provide was at most around the Soul Master level, and even that was relatively weak.

Wang Yan said in a low voice, "Get ready to depart. Xiao Tao, you will still command the battle, and I will be in charge of the reserve force."

"Okay," Ma Xiaotao immediately agreed.

Ma Xiaotao was the first to dart out, with Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng on either side of her. The other four inner court disciples also acted quickly, maintaining a disciplined formation as they stealthily slipped out.

A few seconds after they left, Wang Yan waved his hand and led the reserve team to follow.

On the reserve team side, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi walked at the front, while Huo Yuhao took the initiative to bring up the rear. After all, the reserve team was not mainly responsible for combat this time, and Huo Yuhao also knew the outcome of this battle, so he did not want to reveal too much.

Jiang Nannan was responsible for providing support from the flanks of the team, while Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao, along with Ning Tian and Wang Yan, stayed in the middle of the team to focus on protecting the three with the lowest cultivation levels.

As the group advanced, Huo Yuhao and his companions soon arrived at the hillside. They saw a cave at the foot of the hill, surrounded and concealed by vines, with several corpses lying on either side of the cave. These were likely the eyes of the Death Hand, who were on lookout duty.

"Everyone, activate your Martial Souls and be careful," Wang Yan reminded everyone.

As everyone arrived at the cave entrance with their martial spirits activated, they heard a loud explosion coming from inside.

Then, chaotic fluctuations of soul power erupted from the cave, indicating that Ma Xiaotao and her companions had engaged in a direct confrontation with the Hand of Death.

Continuing fifty meters into the cave, Jiang Nannan smelled a strong stench of blood and let out a scream. Looking up, she saw more than a dozen human skins hanging on the cave walls on both sides, and the corpse of an infant was pierced and hanging from a stalagmite.

The crowd's expressions were not good upon seeing this scene. Huo Yuhao, however, did not seem unusual. After all, in terms of gore, there were countless corpses in Dragon City that were far more horrific. However, in his opinion, this evil soul master's handling and utilization of the corpses was a huge waste.

As they continued forward, the number of corpses increased, and the sounds of fighting inside grew more intense. The bandits in the cave died in all sorts of bizarre ways.

The terrain ahead suddenly opened up, and they finally saw the battle in progress. The various spirit rings shone brightly, creating a sense of light pollution.

The most explosive performance on the battlefield was Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul. The blazing flames erupted wildly, and no one could withstand a single blow. The surrounding area was littered with the corpses of bandits.

Beside her was Dai Yueheng, who had activated his Martial Soul and Amplified Soul Skills, tearing through enemies like a ferocious tiger descending from the mountain.

Chen Zifeng and Xixi were killing the scattered enemies who were trying to escape near them.

Closer to the group was Gongyang Mo, from whom beams of colorful light continuously emanated, falling upon his companions.

After Yao Haoxuan's martial spirit was attached to him, he kept pounding his chest with both fists, guarding behind Gongyang Mo.

Ling Luochen stood on the other side, holding an ice staff and wearing ice armor, using his ice control ability to harass the enemy from time to time.

The bandits who still had combat abilities all had bloodshot eyes. Most of them were Soul Masters, and it seemed that they had all used some kind of berserk Soul Skill. Several of them were quite powerful, including three Soul Kings, but they were now being killed and forced to retreat.

Dai Yueheng tore the Soul King he was facing in two, threw the corpse on the ground, and let out a roar.

According to intelligence, the bandit leader should be a Soul King, clearly one of the three. Seeing that the situation was largely settled, Wang Yan waved his hand and said, "Everyone, attack! Don't let a single one escape to prevent future trouble!"

In Wang Yan's view, the enemies in front of him were not that powerful. The strongest ones were blocked by the inner court disciples, and the remaining ones were only at the second or third ring level. There were even ordinary bandits who were not even Soul Masters.

Sending the reserve force to deal with it would be more than enough; it would be perfect for giving them training.

Upon hearing this, Bei Bei shouted and charged forward with lightning speed, with Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan quickly following behind.

Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao, who were weaker and had never experienced such a bloody battle before, turned pale, but they still released their ranged soul skills to attack the weaker bandits. Xiao Xiao divided the cauldron into three pieces and placed them behind her, surrounding herself, Ning Tian, ​​Wang Dong'er, and Huo Yuhao for defense.

Huo Yuhao quietly observed the surrounding corpses through mental detection. After choosing a relatively safe spot with fewer corpses, he noticed the hidden mechanism on the ground. He casually controlled a few bandits to kill each other as if he were doing it himself, and then began to coldly watch the others' performance.

Just as everyone was fighting with bloodlust, a sharp, long howl rang out from the depths of the cave, "Who dares to oppose the messenger of death? You will all die, and you will all become my corpse slaves."

Upon hearing this sound, the bandits trembled and quickly retreated.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom..." Violent booming sounds echoed throughout the cave, and terrifying explosions accompanied by blood and flesh flying everywhere in the cave.

Ning Tian and Wang Dong'er were protected by Xiao Xiao's Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, and only suffered some soul power impact, their faces turning pale.

However, Xiao Xiao directly suffered the power of the corpse explosion, and the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron was shattered, causing her to faint from the backlash.

Huo Yuhao, who was standing to the side, only erected a soul power barrier to cover his heart wall after Xiao Xiao resisted the direct impact of the corpse explosion technique, and was not affected in any way.

Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, who had charged deeper into the fray, fared much worse. Without the shared warning of mental detection, their bodies were blasted open, and corpse poison seeped into their flesh. Jiang Nannan, on the other hand, fared better. As an agility-type soul master, she hadn't gone too deep and was protected by her fourth soul skill, Invincible Golden Body, and her third soul skill, Instant Teleportation.

First, he used his invincible golden body to withstand the direct impact of the first wave of corpse explosion, and then he used teleportation to run to Wang Yan's side.

The explosion lasted for more than ten seconds before gradually subsiding. The Shrek members never expected to face such a situation, witnessing such a powerful and terrifying Corpse Explosion Technique in a bandit group led only by a Soul King, and suffering such a severe blow.

Just as the explosion occurred, Xuanzi, who was sitting on the top of the cave and drinking wine, instantly transformed into a streak of light and burrowed into the cave.

Xuanzi had arrived long ago. He had been secretly following behind the group. Upon arriving, he sensed that the strongest enemy here was only a five-ring Soul King. Although there was more than one, he believed that these bandits had no chance of resisting the elite disciples of Shrek Academy.

So he was quite at ease drinking outside, since the foul smell in the cave would greatly affect his enjoyment of food and wine. However, the powerful explosion just now had completely exceeded the attack capabilities that Soul Kings and Soul Emperors could produce. By the time he realized something was wrong and came into the cave, it was too late.

"Gah gah, gah gah gah. How does this messenger's corpse explosion taste? No matter how strong you are, you're all doomed before my chain of corpse explosions. Even if you don't die from the explosions, you'll be poisoned to death!"

The cave was filled with a strong stench of blood. The liquid produced by the explosion of the corpses was extremely corrosive, like strong acid, and was obviously full of corpse poison.

Because they were caught off guard, Ma Xiaotao and her friends suffered great harm.

Ma Xiaotao was blasted to the side, spitting out blood. However, thanks to her powerful soul power and high-level martial soul, she used her soul skills and flames to burn away all the poisonous blood produced by the explosion, leaving no trace on her body. She was only seriously injured due to the impact of the powerful soul power.

Dai Yueheng was in a terrible state, because the explosion of the Soul King's corpse happened near him. Even with the support of his three amplifying soul skills, large parts of his flesh were blown open, revealing the bone and even his internal organs.

And that's not the worst part. The poisonous blood is seeping into his internal organs, lungs, and meridians through his bones and the ruptured holes. If he doesn't receive timely treatment, he will surely die. Even if he does receive timely treatment, he will likely be crippled. Right now, we can see him exhaling but not inhaling.

Chen Zifeng's strength lies entirely in the Soul-Chasing Sword in his hand, which is naturally a first-rate weapon of slaughter. However, under these circumstances, he cannot even muster a single defensive measure.

Moreover, weapon spirits do not provide the wielder with physical strength enhancements like beast spirits. One of his hands and one of his feet were blown off, and the corpse poison also caused severe corrosion to him, causing him to scream in agony.

Although Xixi is an agility-type Soul Master, her condition is better than Chen Zifeng's because of her beast spirit and the power of thunder protecting her. At least her limbs are intact, but her body is covered with large areas of poisonous blood. If she is not treated in time, she will die.

Yao Haoxuan, having been possessed by a spirit, was the largest among the three behind him and thus took the strongest direct damage. He was not a defensive spirit master, so his physical strength was not much different from that of a typical spirit king. He was blasted halfway through his body and was clearly dead.

However, thanks to Yao Haoxuan's protection, the support-type Soul Master Gongyang Mo was not directly killed by the explosion of corpses. He only lost an arm, but his body was covered in blood and gore, and poison had entered his body. Because the innate qualities of a support-type Soul Master are weaker than those of a battle-type Soul Master, he had already fallen into a coma.

As for Ling Luochen, in that situation, he only had time to react and protect himself. He poured all his soul power into the ice armor, which grew into an ice pillar that enveloped him. Although the ice layer was shattered, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood, he was not seriously injured, only his soul power was greatly depleted.

"Damn it!" A hoarse, angry roar suddenly rang out, shaking the entire cave violently. Intense white light instantly filled every corner of the cave, and all the corrosive poisonous blood evaporated and disappeared in an instant.

Xuanzi finally arrived at the battlefield. He raised his right hand and made a pulling motion towards the cave ahead, and a terrifying suction force emanated from his palm. A figure inside the cave was instantly pulled out and rushed towards him.

Xuanzi was in great pain and filled with regret. Under his leadership, such enormous losses had occurred, and those who were injured were the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils from Shrek Academy!

A few days later, they were supposed to represent the academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament. But at this moment, one person was killed in battle, the rest were all seriously injured, and several others were crippled.

The figure that Xuanzi pulled out of the cave was a person whose entire body was shrouded in a black robe. He was very thin, but his face could not be seen.

His body shone with five spirit rings—three yellow and two purple—clearly indicating he was merely a Spirit King. But this was none other than the strongest Spirit King in the history of Douluo Continent, the Grim Reaper—how could an ordinary Spirit King compare?

Just as the Grim Reaper was about to capture Xuanzi, the Grim Reaper let out a terrified scream. Suddenly, Yao Haoxuan, who had been killed after half of his body was blown off, swelled up again.

"Not good!" Seeing this, Xuanzi's eyes widened in horror. He no longer cared about the evil soul master in his hands. He suddenly raised his hands, and a solid white light instantly enveloped Yao Haoxuan's corpse.

Just then, a glint flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes. Under the cover of his realistic mimicry, no one knew that the Grim Reaper's messenger had been pulled into an illusion by Huo Yuhao.

Xuanzi flicked his fingers, and the Death Messenger was struck as if by a giant hammer. However, his fifth purple soul ring suddenly shone brightly, and he turned into a wisp of smoke.

Instead of running away, he pounced on Wang Dong'er like lightning, only to see Huo Yuhao push her away and be grabbed by the Grim Reaper. Then the ground flipped, and Huo Yuhao and the Grim Reaper fell directly into the tunnel below.

Then Xuanzi roared, followed by a violent explosion. Yao Haoxuan's body exploded, leaving no trace of his remains. However, Xuanzi managed to control the explosion.

But because of this, Xuanzi didn't have time to rescue Huo Yuhao. His hand only landed on the overturned stone slab, while Huo Yuhao and the evil soul master had already disappeared.

"Damn it!" Xuanzi roared, slamming his fist into the ground, instantly shattering the overturned stone slab.

However, he dared not release too much soul power, for fear of harming Huo Yuhao below. But because of this delay, a series of violent explosions occurred in the tunnel below, and the tunnel collapsed violently.

The upheaval happened so fast that no one had time to react.

Xuanzi roared, "Wang Yan, hurry up and save people! I'm going to save Huo Yuhao!" His martial spirit manifested, and he stomped his right foot on the ground. Instantly, a huge crater exploded open. Then, he dug with astonishing speed, disappearing into the ground in the blink of an eye.

Wang Dong'er was pushed to the ground. Looking at the empty hole in the ground, she didn't react for a moment. She felt as if her heart had been hollowed out, just like the ground itself. It seemed that this was the second time Huo Yuhao had risked his life to save her. Tears streamed down her face.

The Grim Reaper ran through the tunnel at an astonishing speed, sprinting and pounding on the walls to detonate the explosives he had planted. Soon, the tunnel opened up ahead, and the Grim Reaper led Huo Yuhao out, where the air suddenly became fresh.

At the tunnel exit, twelve figures stood silently. Upon seeing the Grim Reaper emerge from the tunnel, the twelve figures, who hadn't even been breathing, immediately knelt on one knee and respectfully bowed to the Grim Reaper.

These twelve figures are all corpse slaves created by the Grim Reaper using corpses.

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