In midair, spheres of light wrapped in silver radiance appeared one after another. The next moment, they all crashed to the ground, kicking up waves of dust.
Huo Yuhao was among them. He reacted swiftly and watched his surroundings warily. Many soul beasts lay sprawled on their backs, the silvery-white glow left behind from devouring the fruit still lingering over their bodies. His gaze swept across the area, and as though fate had brought them together, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast happened to look directly at him.
One human and one beast stood less than five meters apart, their eyes meeting.
The air fell silent for several seconds.
The next instant, the soul beast's pupils contracted, and terrifying soul power was about to erupt.
"Sorry for disturbing you." Huo Yuhao smiled awkwardly yet politely, then promptly slipped away and raced toward the outskirts of the Jingyang Mountain Range.
For some unknown reason, the soul power the beast should have unleashed was restrained by the lingering moonlight on its body. It could only watch helplessly as the human departed.
Buzz.
But Huo Yuhao had not gotten very far when a faint humming sound suddenly echoed within his Spiritual Sea.
His steps halted, and his eyelids lowered. The Sun Imprint he had left on Black Water had been triggered.
If Black Water was contacting him at a time like this, it had to be urgent.
After finding a safe spot and making sure no soul beasts could track him, Huo Yuhao swiftly connected to the Sun Imprint on Black Water.
A faint ripple arose, followed by a voice. "My lord."
"What is it?" Huo Yuhao asked inwardly.
"That Dai Huabin wants to kill you. The Holy Spirit Cult has sent two elders at the Titled Douluo level to assist him. From what I