Destruction Fragment
Feeling the "Life God" of his soul body draining away second by second, and his body growing fainter and fainter, the thought of wanting to teach Huo Yuhao a lesson in Nightmare's heart had long since vanished without a trace.
At this moment, even protecting himself was a luxury, let alone getting revenge.
Even so, he still did not back down.
The old face, gradually blurring, wore an expression of unyielding defiance, its cloudy eyes fixed on Huo Yuhao.
He shouted in a hoarse voice, "You win. I admit defeat. Do with me as you please."
Huo Yuhao slowly descended from mid-air back to the ground, raised his eyes to look at the stubborn Old Demon in front of him, his face showing no trace of the arrogance of a victor.
Without his teacher Electrolux, he would have been the loser.
Nightmare's actions had indeed angered him, but he wasn't one to hold grudges, nor did he intend to kill the other person over a momentary scuffle.
A minor punishment to serve as a warning, a point that stops short—this was the measure he had already planned out.
Moreover, since Yun Ming had promised to send him in to gain benefits, it would be rather unfair to turn around and wipe out everyone here.
Huo Yuhao stared at the Nightmare in silence for a moment, then slowly spoke.
"Shrek is just an academy. Over the years, only a minority of the students who participate in the training here ultimately choose to stay at the academy after graduation. The vast majority eventually go to the various powers of the Federation."
Nightmare and Po Mie looked up at the same time, not understanding why Huo Yuhao was suddenly saying all this.
They had assumed that once this kid gained the upper hand, he would either swagger around and humiliate them, or he would simply strike and give them a quick death.
But he didn't; instead, he suddenly started lecturing on profound principles.
Huo Yuhao didn't explain, but continued, "So what you were really angry about just now wasn't my intention to leave the academy itself."
"The reason you're angry is because I once caused Shrek Academy Shrek Academy to fail and lose face."
"What the seniors can't tolerate is me, someone who once humiliated Shrek Academy, now standing on Devil Island, comfortably enjoying the opportunities that should belong to Shrek Academy students."
He paused, met Nightmare's gaze calmly, and said, word by word, "In the end, what angers you seniors isn't anything else, but that your so-called pride in the Shrek Academy has been trampled on by a kid from the Spirit Pagoda like me."
The two did not reveal their identities, but Huo Yuhao had accurately deduced their origins from their outburst of anger just now.
These two Old Demon are definitely from the Shrek Academy.
The two ancient monsters, Po Mie and Nightmare, were over three thousand years old combined, yet they were rendered speechless by a fourteen-year-old boy.
As the victor, Huo Yuhao refrained from uttering any insults and addressed the other man as "senior," making it impossible for either of them to say anything harsh.
Their expressions gradually shifted from initial anger and resentment to silence and contemplation, clearly weighing the weight of Huo Yuhao's words.
Seeing that the two seemed to have calmed down, Huo Yuhao softened his tone and continued, "I am still a student of the Shrek Academy, and coming to Devil Island for training is simply following the rules."
"In that case, the two seniors don't need to start shouting for battle right away, making it seem like Shrek Academy suffered a huge loss."
After saying that, Huo Yuhao casually gestured.
The golden runes that had sealed around Po Mie and Nightmare instantly collapsed, turning into countless specks of golden light that drifted away like fireflies in the night sky.
The terrifying force that had been suffocating them dissipated, bringing a sense of relief to both of them.
Po Mie and Nightmare regained their freedom, but showed no intention of striking again.
Huo Yuhao ignored the two of them. Some things were better left unsaid. The other party had lived for over a thousand years; he would figure things out naturally. There was no point in saying more if he couldn't understand them.
He shifted his gaze from the two Old Demon to his five companions, who were still lost in their own Dreamscape on the grass beside him.
Tang Wulin and the others, on the other hand, were normal, still struggling in their "Nightmare".
But when Huo Yuhao's gaze swept over Na'er and Gu Yue, his eyebrows twitched slightly.
On the surface, Na'er and Gu Yue, like the other three, seemed to be immersed in the terrifying Dreamscape woven by the Nightmare Old Demon.
But for a fleeting moment, Huo Yuhao clearly caught a glimpse of clarity in Na'er and Gu Yue's eyes.
He was all too familiar with that look in her eyes; she had clearly seen through the illusion but was pretending not to know anything, continuing to play along in the Dreamscape.
Upon seeing this, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly, secretly chuckling to himself.
He turned his head and looked at Nightmare again. "Senior, let Gu Yue and Na'er come out. This trial is no longer of any use to them."
Without the suppression of Magic, Nightmare's previously ethereal and almost vanished soul solidified considerably.
He glanced at the image in the ball of light above Gu Yue and Na'er's heads, and a moment later, a sharp glint flashed in his cloudy old eyes.
He had been so focused on Huo Yuhao that he hadn't had time to examine the two girls' Dreamscape closely.
Reminded by Huo Yuhao, he took a closer look and naturally noticed the anomaly.
The Nightmare paused for a moment, then with a slight thought, the orbs of light above Gu Yue and Na'er's heads quietly shattered.
Then the two of them slowly woke up, their long eyelashes trembling, and their two clear eyes opened almost at the same time.
The two of them slowly stood up from the grass, brushed the grass clippings off their skirts, and then walked slowly to Huo Yuhao's side.
The whole process was so relaxed, as if they hadn't just woken up from Nightmare, but rather woken up naturally after a nap.
Nightmare stared at the three of them standing side by side, her lips moving for a long time before she finally couldn't help but exclaim, "Three of these Little Monster have come all at once!"
Huo Yuhao's words just now did indeed awaken Nightmare and Po Mie, those two old demons.
However, both of them still had their pride, and it was absolutely impossible for them to swallow their pride and apologize to Huo Yuhao.
Fortunately, Huo Yuhao seemed to have realized this as well, and did not continue to dwell on the previous topic.
With the tacit understanding between the two sides, the near-life-or-death conflict was gently brushed aside as if by an invisible hand, and neither of them mentioned it again, as if it had never happened.
After Gu Yue walked to Huo Yuhao's side, she naturally took Huo Yuhao's hand.
Her purple eyes reflected the distant, soaring purplish-black pillar of light. She turned her head slightly and transmitted her voice to Huo Yuhao: " On Devil Island, only that place is worth your visit."
Huo Yuhao followed Gu Yue's gaze, and at the very end of his line of sight was the center of this valley, where the purplish-black pillar of light that shot into the sky was located.
Just a glimpse from afar is enough to send a chill down one's spine.
After arriving here, our teacher Electrolux, told us that God power resided here.
In Huo Yuhao's perception, the purplish-black pillar of light was clearly the source of Divine Power.
He withdrew his gaze, looking at the Nightmare and the Po Mie, and asked calmly, "Shouldn't we just stop participating in this trial?"
Nightmare was silent for a moment, then sighed heavily.
All three of them saw through the illusion he had created; what was the point of continuing the trial?
He waved his hand and said in a hoarse voice, "Since you've seen through the illusion, then you've passed the test."
Huo Yuhao nodded and didn't say anything more.
He tightened his grip on Gu Yue's hand slightly, then lifted his foot and walked towards the center of the valley.
Po Mie this, Po Mie flashed and stood in front of the three of them.
He warned with a serious expression, "It's dangerous there."
Huo Yuhao stopped and said, "It's dangerous, but it's also an opportunity, isn't it?"
Po Mie eyes flickered slightly. Even if Huo Yuhao and the others didn't go over there now, he would still arrange for these teenagers to come into contact with that aura of Destruction God during the later trials.
He pondered for a moment, then raised his withered hand and pointed towards the purplish-black pillar of light soaring into the sky in the center of the valley.
His aged voice held a newfound solemnity. "Devil Island was born because a batch of Destruction Fragment fell from the sky a thousand years ago and crashed into this sea area."
"The black islands, black vegetation, and black seawater you saw when you landed were all the result of the long-term taint caused by the aura of those Destruction Fragment."
"And this one in the valley is the largest piece of Destruction Fragment from the entire surrounding archipelago."
He paused, his tone becoming even more serious. "Anyone who gets close to that area will be relentlessly eroded by the pervasive aura of Destruction God."
"That erosion doesn't just affect the body; it will cause endless pain to your soul as well."
Sensing the rare kindness emanating from Po Mie, Huo Yuhao smiled, his tone softening slightly. "Thank you for the reminder, senior, but I'd rather see it for myself."
After saying that, he turned back and his gaze fell on the Nightmare Old Demon.
"Senior, there are methods to tempering one's mind; some methods are better left unused."
Nightmare knew what Huo Yuhao was referring to; his old face stiffened slightly, and he let out a heavy snort from his nose.
He turned his head to the side, looking like he couldn't be bothered to pay attention, but he didn't say anything in response.
Huo Yuhao could tell from his expression that although the Old Demon wouldn't admit it, he had taken his words to heart.
Without saying another word, he turned around, gripped Gu Yue's hand tightly, and strode towards the purplish-black pillar of light that shot into the sky from the center of the valley.