Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect

Then, three elderly men who looked to be around seventy years old appeared in mid-air. They were dressed in black robes and had wrinkled, aged faces, but the three of them looked exactly alike, as if they had been carved from the same mold.

They all carried walking sticks, each a full ten feet long, entirely black, with a gray gem at the top, making them look quite extraordinary.

Looking at these three, Ming Lei Douluo's expression turned ugly. These three guys were the three Zhongli brothers in the sect, namely Zhongli Tian, ​​Zhongli Di, and Zhongli Ren.

Their true identities are the cult leader's servants, and they are quite capable. They are highly valued by the cult leader and can be considered his direct subordinates.

Therefore, within the church, although these three were of lower status than him and had to obey his orders.

Relying on the leader's favor, the three Zhongli brothers became increasingly arrogant. They would sometimes outwardly comply with his orders but inwardly disobey them, or use special means to express their dissatisfaction. He never expected that these three would dare to defy him.

He looked at the man who had spoken earlier and said, "Zhong Litian, this man is a new subordinate of the Vice Leader. I kept him here to assist me in managing the water prison. If you have any objections, you can go to the Vice Leader."

The three Zhongli brothers were ultimately the sect leader's servants, and he couldn't very well punish them directly for disrespect. After all, if he did, it might displease the sect leader. Even when beating a dog, one has to consider its owner!

"Oh?" Zhongli Tian's suspicions deepened. "When did the Vice Leader gather new subordinates? How come the three of us brothers didn't know?"

As a servant, he would generally know about such things relatively early, since Feng Ling, as Zhongli Wu's wife, was also the master of the three Zhongli brothers.

"Does the Vice Leader need to report everything to you three brothers? Does this Holy Spirit Sect belong to you three brothers, Zhongli?" Ming Lei Douluo retorted directly.

With such a huge accusation leveled against them, the three Zhongli brothers all looked quite grim. Zhongli Tian took a deep breath, his expression softening slightly, and cupped his hands, saying, "Third Elder, that's not what I meant. However, we three brothers still want to see what the Vice Sect Leader's newly recruited subordinate looks like, so as not to offend him in the sect in the future and cause some unpleasant things."

Upon hearing these words, Ming Lei Douluo knew that the three brothers still did not fully trust him.

So he prepared to continue arguing.

But Huo Yuhao had lost his patience. He felt that this back-and-forth was a waste of time and rather boring, so he simply killed the three Zhongli brothers and the other Holy Spirit Cult disciples. After all, these people had the blood of innocent people on their hands.

Chapter 508 Killing the Evil Soul Master

He wouldn't feel any guilt about killing these people.

Moreover, only by quickly eliminating these guys can his plans proceed more smoothly.

So he took a step forward and came to stand in front of Ming Lei Douluo, his sharp gaze sweeping over the three Zhongli brothers and the other disciples of the Holy Spirit Cult.

The three Zhongli brothers frowned immediately, sensing that this person's behavior was somewhat strange. They became alert, activated their martial souls, and stared intently at Huo Yuhao.

Zhongli Tian asked, "Third Elder, what exactly does this new subordinate of the Vice Sect Leader want to do? We three brothers only wanted to see his face. Could it be that he is angry about that?"

Ming Lei Douluo glanced at the three Zhongli brothers with pity. In his opinion, once Huo Yuhao's face was revealed, all the evil soul masters except himself would likely be killed.

Therefore, Zhongli Tian's request to see Huo Yuhao's face just now was tantamount to courting death.

Judging from the current situation, Huo Yuhao is probably somewhat dissatisfied with the behavior of the Zhongli brothers, so he should be preparing to take action now.

Otherwise, the other party could have simply let him continue arguing with the Zhongli brothers instead of coming directly in front of him, sizing up the Zhongli brothers and other evil soul masters, and looking at them like lambs to the slaughter.

In any case, his life was now in Huo Yuhao's hands, so he could only follow Huo Yuhao to deal with the Zhongli brothers and the Holy Spirit Cult disciples present.

However, the water dungeon is too important, and people come to inspect it from time to time, so it must be dealt with quickly and decisively, preferably with one fatal blow, so as not to give the three Zhongli brothers and other Holy Spirit Cult disciples any opportunity to pass on messages.

Soundproof protective shields are useful, but sometimes they're not so useful.

After all, some messages can be spread through other means, without words.

As for the Zhongli brothers, Ming Lei Douluo felt that he could not kill them with one blow. This was near a narrow water prison, which was not conducive to launching an attack, especially considering the hostages.

Moreover, although these three guys are the sect leader's servants and their cultivation level is only Soul Douluo, their strength is not bad and they are strong enough to resist ordinary Title Douluo.

"Master Huo, those Sun Moon Realm experts protecting you are hiding quite well. Even I couldn't find them. It seems that the Sun Moon Empire has made further progress in soul tools related to concealment. Now it's time for you to bring them out and clean up the mess." Nether Thunder Douluo immediately transmitted his voice to Huo Yuhao.

In Ming Lei Douluo's view, a genius like Huo Yuhao would inevitably have some powerful protectors once he went out.

Otherwise, if Huo Yuhao were to get into trouble outside, it would undoubtedly be a huge loss for the Sun Moon Empire.

After all, given the strength and talent Huo Yuhao has shown so far, Ming Lei Douluo believes that Huo Yuhao should be able to succeed Kong Deming in the future and become one of the top powerhouses in the Sun Moon Empire.

If the higher-ups at Sun Moon Palace weren't completely out of their minds, they would all agree to arrange for a powerful figure to protect Huo Yuhao and safeguard his growth.

Huo Yuhao transmitted his voice to Ming Lei Douluo: "Today, there are no Sun and Moon level experts hiding in the shadows to protect me."

Ming Lei Douluo was stunned for a moment, his heart sinking to the bottom. Then he cautiously transmitted his voice: "Master Huo, are you joking? If it is true, then how about I take you away from here later?"

To be honest, he had a certain understanding of Huo Yuhao's strength. Ever since the incident of defeating Feng Ling, he knew that Huo Yuhao's strength was ridiculously strong in secret. But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong. Was that really Huo Yuhao's strength?

As a level nine soul master, he is a top-tier soul master who can create level nine soul tools. Naturally, he has a penchant for researching things.

Could Huo Yuhao really have easily defeated Feng Ling, whose cultivation level was as high as level 97, with his Soul Saint cultivation at the time? No one outside would believe such a thing if it were said out loud.

Although he witnessed it with his own eyes and praised Huo Yuhao to his face, he still had doubts about it afterward.

After all, Huo Yuhao's age is a factor. Even Tang San, who cultivated to godhood and has been revered by many for thousands of years, didn't have such exaggerated strength when he was the same age as Huo Yuhao.

Therefore, he had always suspected that Huo Yuhao had only temporarily possessed that level of strength by secretly using some special soul tools. After all, Kong Deming was already a level 10 soul master, and it was only revealed now. Who knew how many years Kong Deming had been a level 10 soul master? Therefore, Kong Deming's attainments in the field of soul tools were unimaginable. Perhaps the other party had left Huo Yuhao some special soul tools, such as the soul tool that he had envisioned and discussed with other level 9 soul masters, but had never realized, which could store the attacks of powerful individuals.

Just because he can't make this kind of soul tool doesn't mean that Kong Deming, a level 10 soul master, can't make it.

However, whether Huo Yuhao's special soul tool can work is still unknown. After all, for a Soul Emperor to defeat a level 97 Super Douluo by so many levels, this is no ordinary special soul tool and must have considerable limitations.

Huo Yuhao did not answer Ming Lei Douluo. He directly activated the Ice God's Divine Fire in his spiritual sea, then stretched out his right hand. The next moment, all the Holy Spirit Cult disciples present, as well as the three Zhongli brothers, were enveloped in a layer of ice-blue light.

The three Zhongli brothers and the Holy Spirit Cult disciples' expressions changed. They immediately realized that something was wrong with the black-robed, masked man. If he were really the vice leader's new subordinate, he wouldn't have attacked without saying a word.

Just as these people were preparing to fight back.

Suddenly, Huo Yuhao raised his right hand, and a large amount of water element was rapidly drawn out from the Zhongli brothers and the group of Holy Spirit Cult disciples. Before the Zhongli brothers and the Holy Spirit Cult disciples could even scream, they were all quickly turned into shriveled corpses.

The bodies of the three Zhongli brothers fell from the sky with three splashes into the water, while the bodies of the Holy Spirit Cult disciples fell onto the stone platform with a pattering sound.

"This..." Ming Lei Douluo was dumbfounded. He had instantly killed the Zhongli brothers and the Holy Spirit Cult disciples present, and had not even harmed the hostages. Even he himself could not do such a thing.

When Huo Yuhao made his move, he had focused all his attention on protecting Huo Yuhao, and was even ready to take action himself. After all, if Huo Yuhao died, he probably wouldn't live much longer either.

However, he did not sense any soul power fluctuations from Huo Yuhao. Even if the other party used a special soul tool, as an excellent level nine soul master, he could not possibly be completely unaware of it.

Could this truly be Huo Yuhao's real personal strength? This... could the other party really be the legendary Holy Son? No, the legendary Holy Son is related to the soul, but this method clearly has nothing to do with the soul.

As for the hostages present, they were somewhat bewildered at this moment, completely unaware of why an internal conflict had suddenly broken out within the Holy Spirit Cult. However, since those evil spirit masters with hostages' blood on their hands were dead, they were naturally somewhat pleased.

Chapter 509 The Hostages Escape the Water Prison

Of course, the happy mood comes quickly and goes quickly.

The hostages quickly realized that they were now in a water dungeon. In their minds, all evil spirit masters were the same, and even if this black-robed masked man killed other evil spirit masters, it was nothing more than an internal struggle among evil spirit masters.

They might still be tortured or even killed by this black-robed, masked man.

The hostages' mood immediately turned somber once again.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao's voice transmission rang in everyone's minds: "Next, I will get all the hostages out of the water dungeon and help you leave the Sun Moon Empire and return to your hometown."

Upon hearing this, the hostages looked at Huo Yuhao in astonishment, somewhat incredulous.

After all, how could an evil spirit master release hostages? Could it be that this black-robed, masked man isn't an evil spirit master from the Holy Spirit Cult at all?

The hostages looked at each other, but did not speak, only wondering in their hearts whether this was a new trick by the evil spirit master.

After all, some evil spirit masters have rather perverse personalities and like to use false words to trick people. Of course, tricking people is just to add some fun before torturing or killing them. For a moment, the hostages became vigilant again.

At this moment, an elderly man among the hostages, with white hair and beard and a face covered in wrinkles, finally could not suppress his desire to escape the Sun Moon Empire. He asked, "Is this true?"

"Absolutely true. In fact, I am not an evil soul master. My main purpose in coming here is to release you. You only need to agree to a few things for me, and you can leave here." Huo Yuhao's voice transmission continued to echo in everyone's minds.

After hearing this, the old man pondered for a moment and decided to take a gamble.

After all, as the first hostage arrested and placed under strict guard in the water dungeon, he was well aware of the status of the Zhongli brothers here, and also knew that these three guys were all Soul Douluos with considerable strength.

Evil Soul Masters at the Soul Douluo level are undoubtedly comparable to ordinary Title Douluos in terms of strength, yet these three were instantly killed by this black-robed masked man, which is enough to show that this person possesses at least the strength of a Super Douluo.

A person of this caliber is unlikely to be lying.

Moreover, during this time, he also witnessed the cruelty of the evil spirit masters' methods. If the hostages continued to stay here, their chances of survival would only decrease.

He didn't want to die, nor did he want to see the rest of his team die. If he didn't take a gamble now, he might not even have the chance to do so in the future.

He immediately said, "I am Han Zhanhu, the leader of the Tianjia Sect team. I can represent the Tianjia Sect team. If you can release us, as long as what you ask us to do is harmless to the Tianjia Sect, the Tianjia Sect team will obey without question."

Upon hearing these words, Huo Yuhao subconsciously glanced at Han Zhanhu again. Well, this guy didn't have any particularly memorable moments in the original story; he was basically just a polite extra that Huo Yuhao encountered on his way to Mingdu to participate in the competition.

This person did not appear in the subsequent plot of the original work.

The only commendable thing is that the Tianjia Sect's team is extremely disciplined. Those who know it think it is a sect, while those who don't think it is a well-trained army.

Huo Yuhao said calmly, "Fine, what I want you to do is very simple. As long as you are willing to work for me, obey my orders, and accept my methods to prevent you from betraying me, I will release you."

"This... I have always been loyal to the Heavenly Armor Sect, and the sect has treated me with immense kindness..." Han Zhanhu hesitated. For him, if the black-robed masked man asked him to betray the sect, it would undoubtedly cause huge losses to the Heavenly Armor Sect's interests.

Huo Yuhao saw Han Zhanhu's concerns, so he immediately said, "Don't worry, what I'm asking you to do is not to betray your academy or sect."

"I only need you to secretly spread some dirt I provided about Shrek Academy and the original Shrek Seven Devils. And this so-called dirt isn't fabricated; it's real."

Han Zhanhu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the Super Douluo in front of him seemed to want to suppress the reputation of Shrek Academy. That was fine; it was just suppressing the reputation of Shrek Academy, not the reputation of Tianjia Sect.

As a member of the Heavenly Armor Sect, his only responsibility was to protect the sect's interests as much as possible. So he nodded and said, "Alright! I agree!"

The other hostages, seeing that Huo Yuhao's words did not seem to be false, and with the mentality of "better safe than sorry," also agreed to Huo Yuhao's demands.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao once again activated the Ice God's Divine Fire. Strands of icy blue light swept towards the hostages from his center, quickly entering the bodies of each hostage.

This was not about bestowing divine fire upon these people to make them gods. Huo Yuhao was merely using the power of the divine fire to extract a tiny fraction of its strength to prevent these people from betraying him. After all, you can know a person's face but not their heart. What if there was someone like Tang San among these hostages?

The hostages looked surprised, but did not feel anything unusual in their bodies.

Huo Yuhao began to release the hostages and help them recover their soul power, allowing them to float in mid-air with the help of a flying soul tool.

However, in order to give He Caitou a chance to make a contribution, he did not allow the hostages to leave immediately, but instead allowed them to stay until He Caitou arrived.

.......

He Caitou wandered aimlessly through Sunrise City, having separated from the others.

After all, splitting up makes it easier to locate the hostages.

Suddenly, a voice echoed in his mind: "He Caitou, don't resist, I'll take you to the hostage's location now."

He Caitou was delighted, feeling that Huo Yuhao was quite efficient. Soon, Huo Yuhao, who used a simulated soul skill to conceal his figure, brought He Caitou to the water prison.

Huo Yuhao introduced He Caitou to the hostages present: "He is He Caitou from Shrek Academy, and also the savior you claim to have saved. Remember, don't let it slip in the future."

The hostages were somewhat taken aback. They looked He Caitou up and down and began to discuss whether He Caitou had betrayed Shrek Academy.

However, in the end no one raised any objections, and everyone agreed.