Want to Kill Me? Pay with Your Life!

Huo Yuhao strolled around the exhibition hall with the two girls.

Before long, Wang Dong stopped in front of a Soul Bone radiating brilliant golden light, unable to tear her gaze away.

"The Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone, from a ten-thousand-year-old Golden Earth Dragon King... What a treasure. Too bad it costs nine million five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins." Wang Dong looked at the astronomical price and sighed, reluctant to leave it behind.

"Like it?"

Huo Yuhao called over a maid and pointed at the Soul Bone. "Pick it up. I'll take it."

"Yuhao, you..." Wang Dong's powder-blue eyes widened.

"We get one free purchase every year. Might as well use it." Huo Yuhao placed the packaged Soul Bone in Wang Dong's arms. "Take it. It'll make you stronger, so you won't hold me back."

"But... this is all a favor from the academy. We'll have to repay it sooner or later." Wang Dong looked troubled.

"Sometimes, the one who owes money is the one calling the shots," Huo Yuhao said with a quiet chuckle.

Wang Dong giggled, clutching the heavy Soul Bone as warmth welled up inside her.

This guy could be sharp-tongued and domineering, and he'd just picked on her in front of Xiao Xiao. But when it came to treating her well, he really couldn't be faulted.

"Hmph, at least you've got a conscience." Wang Dong gave an arrogant snort, though the corners of her mouth kept lifting.

Afterward, Huo Yuhao stopped in an inconspicuous corner and pointed at a black crystal priced at six thousand Gold Soul Coins. "I want this."

"Thousand-year-old Whale Rubber?" Wang Dong leaned over for a look, her face full of disdain. "Whale Rubber is top quality when it's golden and translucent. This piece is pitch-black. It's obviously defective, with way too many impurities. Yuhao, are you an idiot?"

Huo Yuhao laughed inwardly.

She had no idea what she was looking at!

Whale Rubber was indeed best when golden, but that only applied to pieces under ten thousand years old.

Once it passed ten thousand years, Whale Rubber returned to its original state and turned black.

This wasn't some defective piece. It was top-quality Whale Rubber that had been around for tens of thousands of years!

"I just like black. It looks good to me," Huo Yuhao said casually, making up an excuse.

"Fine, fine. You got me a Soul Bone, so I'll treat you to this." Wang Dong paid for it generously.

"Is there anything you want, Xiao Xiao?" Huo Yuhao asked, turning to her.

Xiao Xiao shook her head. "There's nothing here that suits me particularly well."

They continued browsing for a while. When it grew late, the three of them left Shrek City, chatting and laughing along the way.

But the moment they stepped into a forest, Huo Yuhao abruptly stopped.

"Something's wrong!"

Spiritual Detection spread out in an instant, and a dense killing intent surged toward them from every direction.

"Three Soul Kings, three Soul Emperors, and a Soul Saint hiding nearby!"

Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao went deathly pale. There was no way out of this alive!

"Go!"

Huo Yuhao barked the order and unleashed his Psychic Power without holding back. It formed two invisible hands that shoved Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao hard in the back.

At the same time, two flying swords shot out, carrying the girls toward Shrek Academy like shooting stars.

"Yuhao!"

"Class monitor!"

Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao cried out, but could only watch helplessly as they were sent away from the battlefield.

"Send up a signal! Don't look back!" Huo Yuhao's voice came through the wind.

The next second, six dark figures darted out of the forest.

Their Soul Rings weren't all the best possible combination, but this lineup was still overkill against a mere Soul Ancestor.

"Quick reflexes, kid," the black-clad leader said with a sinister laugh.

Huo Yuhao didn't run. He licked his lips, and instead of fear, a wild fighting spirit blazed in his eyes.

"Perfect. Let's see how you handle my blade!"

The battle erupted!

Huo Yuhao darted about like a ghost, unleashing Spiritual Shock at full force.

A Soul King was about to unleash a Soul Skill when his mind suddenly stalled, his movements freezing.

"Die!"

Golden light flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes. Spiritual Shock!

Bang! The Soul King's head burst like a watermelon. Blood poured from his orifices, and he died on the spot.

Next, Huo Yuhao spread his hands and sent nine Soul Guidance Flying Knives hurtling toward a Soul King, striking with blinding speed.

The third Soul King tried to retreat in terror, but the temperature around him plummeted.

Huo Yuhao struck with his palm. Empress Palm: Great Cold No Snow!

A bone-deep chill froze the man into an ice sculpture, which then exploded into a storm of ice shards.

In the blink of an eye, all three Soul Kings had fallen!

"Bastard!" The three Soul Emperors were furious. They'd surrounded a mere Soul Ancestor with overwhelming numbers, yet he'd killed three of their own. It was a disgrace beyond measure.

The three Soul Emperors closed in, unleashing dazzling Soul Skills at Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao's combat strength was monstrous, but the gap in levels was still too great.

He took a direct hit from a palm of fire and spat out a mouthful of blood. Then he used the force to surge forward, golden light blazing in his eyes as he unleashed Spiritual Shock again, leaving one Soul Emperor dazed.

Just as he controlled the nine flying knives to finish them off, a sense of extreme danger washed over him.

The hidden Soul Saint who specialized in spiritual attacks had made his move.

An invisible spiritual spike drove viciously into Huo Yuhao's mind.

"Ugh!" Huo Yuhao grunted and staggered, blood seeping from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

An ordinary Soul Ancestor or Soul King would have died instantly from that attack.

But Huo Yuhao's spiritual power was extraordinary, no weaker than a Soul Saint's. That was the only reason he'd managed to withstand it.

"Now! Kill him!" the Soul Saint said in a chilling voice.

Cornered, Huo Yuhao started laughing instead, his laughter wild and unhinged.

"Fantastic! This is fantastic!"

He fought through the splitting pain as his Sea of Consciousness churned. The Ice and Snow Emperors and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm were watching the battle. They were among his trump cards, too.

"You want to kill me? Then pay with your lives!"

Huo Yuhao charged forward instead of retreating. Ice Emperor's Bodyguard let him withstand the attacks of two Soul Emperors. Even as his ribs cracked, he swung his sword at the Soul Emperor he'd wounded earlier.

Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Peerless!

"Ah!"

Limbs flew!

The Soul Emperor clutched his severed arm, his eyes filled with terror and panic.

Was this really a Soul Ancestor?

Anyone who didn't know better would've thought they'd ambushed a Soul Douluo!

His strength was so absurd it was downright terrifying!

Huo Yuhao rushed in and stamped on the badly wounded Soul Emperor, breaking several of his ribs. His Psychic Power controlled the nine flying knives, arranging them into a spinning blade formation that tore straight through the man's skull. Blood and brains splattered everywhere. He died with his eyes wide open.

A Soul Ancestor, with a Soul Saint backing the enemy, had killed three Soul Kings and one Soul Emperor!

Fear finally showed in the eyes of the remaining enemies.

How was this a student? He was a monster wearing human skin!

"A bunch of useless fools!"

The spiritual-type Soul Saint, who had vanished again after that attack, could no longer sit back. If they delayed any longer, Shrek's experts would arrive, and they'd all be dead.

Yet the instant the spiritual-type Soul Saint unleashed his attack, Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection locked onto his position. He answered with a fully charged Spiritual Shock.

The terrifying collision of spiritual power struck the two Soul Emperors first. They felt as though their heads were about to explode. Blood streamed from their orifices, and they writhed in agony.

Huo Yuhao spat out a mouthful of blood, more blood flowing from his nose and mouth.

Although he was only a Soul Ancestor, his spiritual power had already reached the Soul Saint level.

But spiritual attacks were inherently dangerous, and now he was up against an evenly matched opponent. Every clash left both of them wounded.

The spiritual-type Soul Saint was in no better shape. He grunted, and his aura weakened.

"Kill this boy with everything you've got! We can't let him grow any stronger!" the Soul Saint roared.

The two Soul Emperors closed in again, unleashing their strongest attacks to kill Huo Yuhao once and for all.

Just then, a cool ray of moonlight cut across the night sky.

"Who dares touch a student of Shrek?"

A slender figure drifted down. It was Zhang Lexuan, the eldest senior sister of the inner courtyard. The instant she appeared, she launched a fierce attack, killing one Soul Emperor with a single palm strike.

She had been at the Treasure Appreciation Fair as well and had seen Huo Yuhao, but hadn't shown herself, afraid things might get awkward. The moment she saw the distress signal, she rushed over.

Seeing the corpses scattered around and Huo Yuhao covered in blood yet still brimming with fighting spirit, shock and concern flashed through Zhang Lexuan's beautiful eyes.

Anger surged within her. Zhang Lexuan struck furiously, and the aura of a Soul Douluo instantly swept across the battlefield. Her blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring pinned the two remaining enemies in place.

The tide turned in an instant. Zhang Lexuan attacked in a fury, powerful enough to contend even with a Titled Douluo. A mere Soul Saint and Soul Emperor didn't stand a chance.

A moment later, Zhang Lexuan smashed the spiritual-type Soul Saint's head with a palm strike. She crippled the last Soul Emperor, shattered every bone in his body, and tossed him onto the ground like a dead dog.