The Peerless Tang Sect: Heavenly Heart Douluo

Chapter 87 Sweeping Through Sunset Forest (5000 words)

In the undead demiplane, there is Hei Yuhao.

A massive magic array with a diameter of over a kilometer unfolded on a flat ground, and on it were hundreds of array nodes, each with a small altar placed on a white jade-like skeleton.

Each rune on it is formed from the power of belief, ensuring that the unique nature of the body that is ultimately formed will not be usurped by outsiders or fall out of Huo Yuhao's control.

The altars at the very core of the formation are arranged in a six-pointed star pattern, which represents:

The pure dragon bloodline extracted and nurtured from the body of the Golden Earth Dragon King is purified by the energy in the Dragon Pill.

A carving knife made entirely of living gold.

The rare metal alloy block was extracted and refined by Hei Yuhao using an alchemy array after being looted from the remains of that level nine soul master.

There is also a soul crystal formed from the condensed soul fire of numerous undead creatures.

The last two empty spaces are for the vessels formed from Huo Yuhao's spiritual power source and the soul bones of the soul beasts, and neither is in place yet.

Hei Yuhao silently finished adjusting it, and had Huo Yuhao's spiritual avatar confirm through multiple mental simulations that as long as the total age of the final soul bone carrier does not exceed 100,000 years, this formation and the materials prepared now are sufficient to support the completion of the training.

"Next, we should set up the necromancy that can subdue the Ice and Fire Dragon King," Hei Yuhao murmured.

He arrived at a gate to the dead, and slowly began to draw a magic circle that was several times more complex than the one he had just created.

Many of the runes borrow power from the undead demiplane to support the spell's execution, because the magic he was about to prepare far exceeded his current capabilities.

Fortunately, necromancy is characterized by its sheer quantity, which gave him the opportunity to complete it. This use will consume a large amount of the undead demiplane's resources, but if the plan succeeds, these resources will be replenished, or even more.

The spell he was about to cast was called Elex's Command, a necromancy spell created by Elex many years after he broke through to 990,000 spiritual power. Because of its demanding conditions and singular purpose, it had never been passed down, but its power was also uniquely strong.

This spell belongs to the Necromancer's Domination school. It represents the highest achievement in the Necromancer's Domination school within Icarus's inherited memories, and he even named it after himself.

It's a tenth-tier forbidden spell. Logically, Elex's 990,000 spiritual power shouldn't be enough to support him in completing this spell. However, undead creatures can force him to complete this final step by sacrificing a large number of souls and life force.

This forbidden spell can already be called the authority of the gods, or the manifestation of the law of death. In the Douluo Continent, Electrolux's spiritual power is a level 100 existence, and he is even a half-step away from becoming a true god. Moreover, he has mastered the laws of death and light.

In terms of understanding the laws of death alone, Electrolux is already among the top in all worlds of the Douluo Continent universe. The only thing he lacks is the ability to become a god due to the limitations imposed by the laws of the Holy Demon Continent.

In the Holy Demon Continent, one can become a god with a million spiritual power. The level 90 title in the Douluo Continent is on the same level as the level 100,000 spiritual power in the Holy Demon Continent, but the level 1 title in the Holy Demon Continent is 100,000 spiritual power.

In Douluo Continent, after reaching level 95, each level increase grants 20% of your soul power. Before level 95, it's calculated as 10%. The Ultimate Douluo has 330,000 soul power, though there will definitely be fluctuations.

According to the subsequent setting, level 100 to 110 is the level of a priest, and Electrolux's spiritual power level is roughly at that level. It should be noted that the soul power in Douluo Continent basically takes into account the bonus of the power of laws and faith itself, and Electrolux, who has not become a god, obviously does not enjoy this part of the bonus.

Getting back to the point, this terrifying forbidden spell has only one effect: absolute dominion over undead creatures. Once the life force in the other party dissipates, whether it is their corpse or their soul, they are absolutely unable to resist the call of this forbidden spell.

This is an influence from the fundamental laws of the world. The person targeted by the spell will be branded with the mark of the spellcaster and will be absolutely loyal to the spellcaster's orders, even if the other party is a god!

This forbidden spell was originally developed by Electrolux to counter the séances and possessions that the Glorious Church might use.

And the related divine arts that might be used, but unfortunately, he overestimated them and ultimately failed to use them. He also did not have the opportunity to capture the soul of a god for experimentation. Otherwise, with his talent, he might have truly become a god in the Holy Demon Continent.

In the end, he failed. The Glorious Church did not use holy magic, but instead used a terrible weakening curse. After paying the price of a pope's life, the legend of Elex finally came to an end.

This forbidden spell was prepared by Hei Yuhao specifically to target the remnant souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings. If he could control the existence of these two remnant souls, then Huo Yuhao could directly absorb the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well into the Undead Demiplane to replenish its foundation.

Even if Tang San tampered with the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, due to the supervision of the God of Destruction, his tampering, no matter how powerful, could not reach the level of a god. Compared to the Ice and Fire Dragon King, whose dual souls were quasi-gods, it was clearly not worth mentioning.

There was also the risk of the Ice and Fire Dragon King's divine soul sensing his Asura God aura and going berserk, so Huo Yuhao estimated that he wouldn't make any big moves here.

Moreover, even if he really used a god-level clone, Huo Yuhao's main body is now in the undead demiplane. Even if he chases after him, he can use the undead demiplane to isolate the influence of the Douluo Continent's laws, plus the power of the laws that came with Hei Yuhao's previous life and the help of the Ice and Fire Dragon King's dual souls.

Huo Yuhao was confident that he could kill Tang San's god-level clone here using the undead demiplane. Tang San, having lost this part of his divine power, would inevitably be weaker when facing the God of Destruction and would expose his trickery. Given Tang San's personality, he probably wouldn't be willing to do that.

After a month of preparation, Hei Yuhao finally finished. At this moment, he felt that Huo Yuhao's spiritual avatar was becoming stronger and stronger. Then, the spiritual avatar finished communicating with Hei Yuhao.

Hei Yuhao understood that whether they would take off or continue to struggle would depend on this.

As time passed, another day went by. With his eighth-tier strength, Hei Yuhao controlled the King of Abominations and all the Abominations under its command. He then sensed that the Gate of the Dead had been opened, and at the same time, his undead army surged towards the Gate of the Dead.

In the forest at sunset.

After leaving the far north, Huo Yuhao's spiritual avatar activated Reality Mimicry, transforming his appearance into that of a tall, thin old man in a black robe with a sinister face and emaciated bones.

Upon arriving at Sunset Forest, he consumed another Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual essence to seal off the forest. Since his strength was now far greater than before, although the coverage area was larger, he no longer needed to use more spiritual essence.

Just like in Dragon City before, Huo Yuhao then opened the Gate of the Dead, and all the undead creatures under Hei Yuhao's command, including zombies, skeletons, liches, and abominations, poured out and surged towards every corner of Sunset Forest.

Along the way, they spared no Soul Masters or Soul Beasts, surrounding and killing them all. Although these undead creatures were not strong, with the highest being only the eighth rank and most being low-rank, their numbers were endless.

Moreover, under Hei Yuhao's control, the creatures they kill will be transformed into new undead creatures to continue fighting for them, while the soul fire of the dead undead creatures will return to the undead demiplane.

After absorbing the energy plundered from the outside world by the undead creatures in the undead demiplane, the body reformed and continued to emerge from the Gate of the Dead.

At this moment, the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor were also summoned by Huo Yuhao through the summoning array, standing in the air and taking control of the overall situation.

Besides wanting to obtain the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Huo Yuhao also came here to collect the corpses of soul beasts and soul masters for Hei Yuhao to conduct research and sampling, as well as to collect suitable soul bones.

After three days and three nights of frenzied slaughter, almost all the soul beasts and soul masters in Sunset Forest were wiped out. The corpses and blood-soaked soil were all carried to the undead space by the tireless undead creatures. Moreover, with the carpet search, Huo Yuhao also found the location of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well on the second day.

Sunset Forest has been gradually weakening since ten thousand years ago. The strongest Soul Master here is only at the Soul Saint level, and ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beasts are extremely rare. Under the Ice Emperor's surveillance, anyone who dares to take to the air will be killed on sight.

As the carnage continued, the undead demiplane was replenished by the dead creatures and the power of heaven and earth. The soul fire that Huo Yuhao had previously consumed and the undead creatures he had sacrificed were largely restored, leaving a surplus after deducting the deficit from casting the tenth-order forbidden spell.

On the last day, Huo Yuhao exhausted the spiritual essence he had used to construct the seal, and conducted another thorough mental reconnaissance of the area to ensure that no one had escaped. Only then did he lead the vast army of undead and the Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor toward the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

As a layer of colorful miasma appeared before Huo Yuhao and the Ice and Snow Emperors, Huo Yuhao walked straight into it. A layer of mental barrier appeared around him, completely isolating him from contact with the outside world.

He completely ignored the effects of the poisonous fog, and since the poisonous fog had no direct offensive properties, it couldn't touch the Heart Wall at all. Then Huo Yuhao spoke.

"Hyotei, these miasmas are all formed from Azure Phosphorus. Your ultimate ice is their nemesis. Once we eliminate them, we'll be close to our destination."

Ice Emperor nodded, and extreme freezing energy spread out from her body. After using the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow to break through to four hundred thousand years of cultivation, her current power is far stronger than when she was carrying old injuries.

As the freezing air passed, all the miasma turned into icy blue dust and fell to the ground. The undead legion following behind Huo Yuhao and the others dug deep into the ground, carrying all the poisonous substances and toxic soil into the undead demiplane, while using the death energy to wash away the traces left by the Ice Emperor.

Not long after, Huo Yuhao and his group had cleared away all the poisonous miasma on the outskirts. What came into view was a large patch of neatly arranged Bilin Flower, Bilin Seven Absolute Flower, and even Bilin Nine Absolute Flower, which was at the level of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast. They were neatly distributed on the outskirts of a valley.

These terrifying poisonous flowers would force even ordinary titled Douluo powerhouses to turn back, otherwise they would also be in danger of being buried. However, Huo Yuhao brought the Ice Emperor, the holder of ultimate ice with a cultivation of 400,000 years, who has an absolute restraint on the Azure Phosphorus Flower.

"Leave none alive," Huo Yuhao said coldly.

Ice Emperor stepped forward, and a blue-ice light flashed from her giant claw before she crashed heavily to the ground. Countless ice spikes rose from the earth, severing the life force of each Azure Phosphorus Flower and piercing through the soil. At the same time, their deadly poison turned into dust and fell to the ground in the freezing air emanating from the ice spikes.

Countless ten-year, hundred-year, thousand-year, and even ten-thousand-year soul rings floated on the ground.

While in the undead demiplane, Hei Yuhao silently chanted an eighth-order necromancy spell. The soul rings and the remnants of the Azure Phosphorus Flower were drawn in and pulled into the undead demiplane. Their fate was to become part of the undead demiplane and nourishment for Huo Yuhao's future advancement.

As usual, the corpses of these Phosphorus Flowers, along with the soul bones they produced and the land beneath them, were carried into the undead demiplane by the undead creatures. Huo Yuhao and his group continued to venture deeper, where an obstacle composed of seven-colored Blue Silver Grass vines blocked their way.

Beneath the vines lay a concealed passageway, beyond which lay the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. Looking at the Blue Silver Grass, Huo Yuhao thought of Tang San, who had arranged this place. [This is really annoying.]

At the same time, the mental probe swept across the ground, revealing that the ground near the Blue Silver Grass was covered with its dense roots, absorbing the life force of all living things. This was a characteristic of the Blue Silver Grass after it became powerful. After it grew to a certain level, it would exhibit a terrifying parasitic property, indiscriminately absorbing the life force of all living things within its range.

This is why, although the Jade Phosphorus Flower is highly poisonous, it can only grow outside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Any Jade Phosphorus Flower that dares to cross this line will be turned into nutrients for these Blue Silver Grasses.

Huo Yuhao also had a vague guess: ever since Tang San ascended to godhood ten thousand years ago, his parents had remained in the Douluo plane. Putting aside his father for the time being, Huo Yuhao had a faint feeling about the existence of his mother, Ah Yin, in the Golden Tree before.

It's highly likely that she's now residing within that ancient tree called the Golden Tree, which has actually been transformed by Tang San into a life-giving tree connected to the origin of Douluo Star, continuously absorbing its life force.

Although it may not seem like much, the lifespan of Huo Yuhao, from a Title Douluo ten thousand years ago to a Title Douluo now, and even a Title Douluo for ten thousand years to come, can already be seen. Ten thousand years ago, during Tang San's time.

According to Poseidon's high priest Poseidon, a titled Douluo has a lifespan of three hundred years, and each breakthrough of one level grants an additional hundred years of lifespan. At that time, Poseidon, as a Limit Douluo, could live for a thousand years.

However, during Huo Yuhao's Peerless Tang Sect era, the lifespan of Title Douluos was greatly reduced. The basic lifespan of Title Douluos was only one hundred years. For example, the Healer Douluo Wang Xian'er had a soul power level of ninety-six but only about two hundred years of lifespan. Even when she broke through to level ninety-seven, she could only extend her lifespan by a few decades, which was far less than the lifespan of the most ordinary Title Douluos ten thousand years ago.

Even so, as a Limit Douluo during the Douluo Continent II: The Legend of Tang Dynasty, he could still have a lifespan of around three hundred years.

It became even more outrageous during the Dragon King Legend era. Even quasi-god level powerhouses who broke through the hundred-level barrier only had a lifespan of three hundred years if they did not enter the God Realm. After that, they would turn to dust and return to the graveyard.

It's important to know that when Tang San and his friends first became gods, they could spend a full hundred years in the mortal realm.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao believes that for the past 30,000 years, Blue Silver Emperor A Yin has been stealing the life essence of the entire Douluo Star under Tang San's cover by parasitizing the Ancient Tree of Life. This is manifested in the continuous decline of the life level of the strong on the entire Douluo Star.

In addition, Tang San consciously suppressed it. Otherwise, every Limit Douluo powerhouse could live for thousands of years. Is there really no Limit Douluo with great perseverance and great fortune who could emulate the first Sea God Poseidon and spend thousands of years accumulating faith to condense a godhood?

It should be noted that the youngest Limit Douluo in the past ten thousand years is only one or two hundred years old. The world's understanding and development of power is constantly accelerating, but someone is deliberately blocking all the strong and hindering their path to advancement. This person is Tang San.

Moreover, preventing the unification of the continent must have been done by Tang San at the behest of Shrek Academy. Otherwise, if the continent were unified and there were no wars, who would bother to pray and worship gods?

The Blue Silver Grass vine guarding the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire must be Tang San's handiwork, and it's all too obvious.

"Hyotei, don't hold back, destroy its roots underground as well." Huo Yuhao used mental detection and mental connection to reveal all the roots of the Blue Silver Grass in the underground world to Hyotei.

Compared to the mere tip of the iceberg of Blue Silver Grass above, its intricate roots even directly envelop the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye from the ground. If even a single strand is left behind, it is possible that the weeds will not be eradicated completely and will grow back in the spring breeze.

Hearing this, Ice Emperor felt somewhat embarrassed. Although her strength was far superior to that of the Blue Silver Grass, it was too difficult for her to achieve such a precise kill. After all, her fighting style was always about overwhelming others with brute force and sweeping, powerful attacks.

Xue Di spoke softly, her ethereal female voice ringing out: "Let me do it, Bing'er, cooperate with me."

The Ice Emperor unleashed his full power of cold energy, causing the surrounding environment to condense into a thick layer of ice, forming a perpetually frozen domain. At the same time, ice crystals gradually formed in the air. The Snow Emperor stood in place and began to gently sway her body, causing the extremely cold and hard ice to shrink smaller and smaller.

It turned into tiny specks of dust, which then slowly gathered together, transforming into snowflakes that gradually took shape around the Snow Empress's dance. A blizzard then formed around the entire valley.

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