Entanglement of Spiritual-Type Soul Masters

A ghostlike figure darted across the rooftops of the residential district.

He moved at incredible speed, yet his footsteps were so light that he disturbed no residents.

Huo Yuhao kept roughly three hundred meters between himself and Jiang Nannan, ensuring she remained within his field of view.

He covered his body with Spiritual Power, cutting off external perception to ensure that the unknown Soul Master would not discover him first.

From time to time, Huo Yuhao also used his Spiritual Power and Spiritual Detection Sound Wave to probe for the other party's location.

Yet he found nothing. All he could hear were drunken passersby chattering away to their companions, and husbands and wives in the residential buildings on either side discussing trivial domestic matters.

Clearly, the other party could also use Spiritual Power to block out external perception.

The situation was extremely unfavorable for Huo Yuhao. The enemy hiding in the shadows was obviously a spiritual-type Soul Master.

His cultivation was far higher than Huo Yuhao's. At the very least, Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Power could not extend nearly as far as his opponent's.

Even while staying around three hundred meters from Jiang Nannan, Huo Yuhao remained within the other party's Spiritual Power detection range.

Fortunately, the quality of the other party's Spiritual Power was inferior to his own. Despite the vast difference in cultivation, the man could not break through Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Power concealment.

Another advantage Huo Yuhao had was that his opponent did not know he existed, while Huo Yuhao knew of his opponent's existence.

The situation was like two hunters meeting in a dark forest. Whoever fired the first shot would have already lost half the battle.

Moreover, the other party's target was clearly Jiang Nannan. Since he did not know Huo Yuhao was there, he would inevitably make a move at some point.

That would be the best time to lock onto him.

But there was another serious problem: spiritual-type Soul Skills were mostly strange and unpredictable, often relying on bizarre mechanisms to kill.

Huo Yuhao could not determine how or when the other party would strike.

Or perhaps he had already made his move, and the method simply had not taken effect yet.

What an Eventful Autumn.

Huo Yuhao accelerated, closely following Jiang Nannan's pace. His Spiritual Eye watched every suspicious movement around her.

Half an hour later, Jiang Nannan had reached the West District.

The Soul Master hidden in the shadows still had not revealed himself. If Huo Yuhao could not sense the man's Spiritual Power, he would have thought the man had decided not to act tonight.

Strange. He still hasn't made a move?

Is he planning to wait until Jiang Nannan gets home and falls asleep?

The moment that thought surfaced, Huo Yuhao rejected it.

If he intended to act at her home, why would he waste so much Spiritual Power monitoring Jiang Nannan along the way?

He's clearly looking for an opportunity.

Jiang Nannan walked farther and farther away, while the surroundings remained utterly silent. Not even the wind stirred. The thick darkness felt suffocating.

Jiang Nannan's steps were steady, her breathing even. Every stride was neither too long nor too short, precise like a machine.

At that moment, Huo Yuhao sensed that something was wrong.

He had never heard Jiang Nannan mention Shrek Academy having any training related to footwork.

So he increased the Soul Power output to his Spiritual Eye, making his vision clearer.

Too coordinated.

It's like the same motion was copied and pasted.

Unless people deliberately controlled themselves, their movements while walking would inevitably contain subtle differences.

Such perfectly coordinated movements would only appear during major ceremonies. No one would walk home like that.

Especially not Jiang Nannan, whom Huo Yuhao knew well. Her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul made her naturally lively. Even if she deliberately restrained herself, little habits would still show through in minor movements.

Understanding dawned on Huo Yuhao.

Looks like the other hunter has already fired.

Hunters don't fire meaningless shots. Everything is done to hit the prey.

Once the prey is hit, it'll be time for the hunter to show himself and collect it.

But unfortunately, this time, you aren't the only hunter.

Huo Yuhao held his breath. The powerful dynamic vision of his Spiritual Eye took in every change in the world.

His mind raced, analyzing every trace of information within them.

When a small patch of Blue Silver Grass a hundred meters behind Jiang Nannan bent in an unnatural direction, Huo Yuhao let out a long breath.

When a hunter exposed himself, he became prey as well.

Huo Yuhao's figure silently merged into the dense night, causing not the slightest ripple. Only the full moon in the sky watched everything in silence.

Yu Hongzhi felt that the good fortune he had been waiting for all these years had finally arrived.

Some time ago, Chen Wen, a drinking companion he had met over drinks, brought him good news.

Chen Wen wanted to exchange a Mysterious Turtle Divine Pill for Yu Hongzhi's help in controlling someone.

He also wanted to ensure that the target would not realize afterward what had happened to her during that period.

This was easy for Yu Hongzhi. As the owner of the Dream Eater spiritual-type Martial Soul—

Making someone fall into a Dream and weaving false memories was his specialty.

Especially since the target was merely a Soul Elder. She could not possibly resist his Martial Soul.

Yet Yu Hongzhi still hesitated for an entire night. The reason was simple: the target was a student of Shrek Academy.

The Shrek Inspection Team had been in Xuanfeng City these past few days. If something happened to her—

Once the Shrek Inspection Team learned of it, they would definitely investigate the matter seriously.

His strength was decent, but against a group from the Shrek Inspection Team, he was nowhere near enough.

If he fought the Shrek Inspection Team, he would definitely die.

Even if he got lucky and escaped, he would end up on the continent's wanted list. There would be no place for him in the Three Douluo Kingdoms.

He would also have to face pursuit from powerhouses of Shrek Academy and the Three Douluo Kingdoms.

Yu Hongzhi drank an unknown amount of alcohol at home.

He wanted to give up on accepting this job, but under the influence of alcohol, he kept thinking about how all the friends who had once been on the same team as him had become Soul Saints.

Quite a few had already begun advancing toward Soul Douluo.

Yet he had been stuck at level sixty-nine for twenty years without making the slightest progress.

Was it because he had not worked hard enough? Of course not. He had cultivated diligently over the years, even participating in deathmatches at the Battle Arena several times in search of a breakthrough.

But none of it had worked. His Innate Soul Power talent of level four had tightly shackled his upper limit.

If he did not obtain some other opportunity in this life, he would remain stuck at this level forever.

He was unwilling to accept it. His Dream Eater Martial Soul was a top-tier spiritual-type Martial Soul. His Innate Soul Power had only been low because he had been sickly as a child.

He had traveled across the continent for so many years and found only a handful of spiritual-type Soul Beasts most suited to him. He had even obtained rare Soul Bones.

Soul Rings, Soul Bones, Martial Soul—none of his configurations were inferior to those of students who had graduated from Shrek's Inner Academy.

Yet a mere bit of Innate Soul Power had firmly trapped him at the Soul Emperor rank.

How could he possibly accept that?

Thinking of this, Yu Hongzhi gritted his teeth and accepted the commission. As expected, he still did not want to stop here on the path of a Soul Master.

Chen Wen was fairly generous as well. The moment he heard Yu Hongzhi had accepted the job, he gave him a Mysterious Water Pill as a deposit, promising the Mysterious Turtle Divine Pill once the mission was complete.

The Mysterious Water Pill was useless at his level. Only the Mysterious Turtle Divine Pill could help him break through.

So he placed the Mysterious Water Pill into his Storage Soul Tool, intending to find somewhere to sell it for resources after completing the mission.