Blood Spilled on the Long Street

At this moment, Huo Yuhao had no way out. His strength was insufficient to survive an assassination of this intensity; even if Bei Bei arrived, it would be useless. Xu Sanshi, a defensive-type soul master, could at most hold on for a little longer. This was an absolute crushing force.

The gap in strength could not be bridged by talent, which was merely an unrealized potential. What they lacked was time, and time was both a very cheap and a priceless thing. What geniuses lacked most was time; these assassins understood this principle best because their profession had seen many geniuses killed. They were all people who should have shone across the continent, only to end up dying in the shadows.

However, they were assassins of the Sun Moon Empire, and they were more than happy to diminish the strength of the three great empires. They certainly supported this suicidal behavior; in fact, they wouldn't mind killing them all. The Sun Moon royal family was willing to use the national treasury to fill the gaps, but the three great empires still had some sense and wouldn't truly go that far. Between nations, there are only interests. The three great empires and the Sun Moon Empire only appeared to be in opposition; in reality, there was plenty of cooperation behind the scenes.

If not for the strong demand from the White Tiger Family, they wouldn't have mobilized their entire force just for a one-ring soul master. The leader had racked his brains earlier, unable to understand why such a demand was made, but the moment he clashed with Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection, he understood instantly. Such a person was too terrifying. Only someone like him, who understood spiritual power, knew how much development potential Huo Yuhao had—it was absolutely limitless. Such a person was a huge hidden danger to the Sun Moon Empire and had to be eliminated.

However, a doubt gradually grew in the leader's heart: "Can this group of people really kill him?" One had to know that such talent was absolutely favored by the fortune of the world; could he really die? For the first time, he wavered regarding their strength, and a fear he was unwilling to admit even took root in his heart.

He even suspected that this assassination was a conspiracy; otherwise, why demand that all their personnel participate? In fact, the White Tiger Family did have their own hidden agenda, but it was definitely not to have their entire force wiped out. They just wanted to test the stance of Shrek Academy. Their relationship was almost an open secret; everyone knew it in private. But no one dared to bring it into the open. If such a conflict escalated and the situation became uncontrollable, who would take the blame for the losses?

Through this assassination, they wanted to know Shrek Academy's view on the Sun Moon Empire and the White Tiger Family. After all, after the collapse of the imperial power, it was Shrek Academy that stepped forward to protect the White Tiger Family. This concerned the foundation of Shrek Academy's status on the continent. This transcendent status was entirely due to the fact that this academy had produced gods, and the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils had all become gods. Which genius wouldn't want to become a god to explore the limits of power and leave their name in history? A higher probability of that was good; perhaps the gods could watch over the lower realm and provide some convenience to their descendants.

If the inheritance of the five original martial soul families of Shrek Academy were to be severed, it could almost prove that the gods had no way to influence the lower realm, and Shrek's transcendent status would naturally collapse. The strength of a single academy naturally could not compare to an entire nation. The organizational power of the three great empires individually was not as good as Shrek's, but the combined power of the entire nation could definitely crush Shrek; it was just that getting numerous families to unite was somewhat unlikely.

The most fatal point was finance. The issue of money was the most important problem; Shrek's money relied on the existence of the three great empires, and without their support, it wouldn't last many days. Shrek previously wanted to control the Tang Sect's hidden weapons because they wanted to control an independent financial channel, and soul guidance devices were also part of the reason. Soul guidance devices represented the vastest emerging market, containing extremely huge interests waiting for Shrek to occupy. One only had to look at how the Sun Moon Empire's soul guidance devices occupied the lives of the people to know that the three great empires were still far behind, but with trade prohibited and even communication rare, let alone technology transfer. The only way to understand technological progress was through soul master competitions, and even that might be incomplete.

The three great empires and Shrek Academy had had disputes over financial issues for many years. The White Tiger Family speculated that the academy was also somewhat dissatisfied with this order and wanted to test their attitude in this way. The Sun Moon Empire was the absolute sucker here; they had to swallow this loss themselves. If your troops couldn't beat a one-ring soul master, what else was there to say? At the same time, for the sake of their own plans and to gather various intelligence, they had to continue cooperating. These were necessary expenditures; what kind of ambition matched what kind of payment. Why didn't the three great empires take such actions? The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak. Even getting Shrek to agree to increase the budget was difficult, let alone other projects. It was already good enough that the army still had combat-capable troops. There were countless powerhouses who deterred the Sun Moon Empire; the number of powerhouses from that battle thousands of years ago had terrified the Sun Moon high command. That was why they had been so cautious until today. Unable to suppress the restlessness in their hearts, they started making small moves again.

If there were no accidents, Shrek Academy would definitely compromise with the White Tiger Family, because that one family represented two of the five bloodlines. The Spirit Cat Family was absolutely obedient to the White Tiger Family, the Clear Sky Sect lived in seclusion, and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect was too independent and had its own ideas, plus its strength was immense. Although the title of the Upper Three Sects was rarely mentioned anymore, the strength of these three families was absolutely invincible. For the sake of its expansion, Shrek definitely needed allies, and the best choice was the White Tiger Family; their interests were tied together. However, at this time, Huo Yuhao appeared, giving Shrek an idea. Although it was difficult, the person who made the decision felt they should trust their intuition.

Huo Yuhao did not yet know that he was believed to be capable of rivaling the power of a family. At this moment, he was already shouting for help, but he was shouting in his Sea of Spirit. Neither Tian Meng nor Wang Yi responded. Such helplessness almost made him cry; he hadn't felt this kind of loneliness for a long time.

This feeling of being alone made him not even want to resist at this moment. This time, the gray did not spread in his eyes because it was a dead, silent black, not the ruthlessness of the past where he would stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Death spread in his heart.

However, this time the gray forcibly stood out, forcibly pulled Huo Yuhao out, and occupied all the territory; it was not the previous Huo Yuhao acting on his own. This was the disadvantage of having too strong a spiritual power—it was easily influenced by emotions. If no one had helped, Huo Yuhao might have truly collapsed along with his emotions.

"A lot of problems have been exposed this time; I have to find a way to solve them." Huo Yuhao suddenly felt someone touching his head, and a familiar voice came through. His emotions shifted instantly.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's extreme emotional transformation, such a performance made Wang Yi very troubled. How is this supposed to let me teach you how to change?

"Never mind the rest, hurry and watch how Electrolux makes his move. It will be of great help to you, especially in managing this vast spiritual power of yours." This sentence made Huo Yuhao realize that he was currently in his Sea of Spirit, and Electrolux was controlling his body to handle this assassination. At this moment, he immediately focused his attention on observing the flow of power. Such an opportunity was very rare; not many people would help others see their own secrets, as it might give enemies openings.

Now, Electrolux opened his eyes and looked at the six assassins rushing toward him. At this moment, even though nothing had changed, the leader knew they had already lost; there was no chance. This was the sorrow of having strong perception brought about by powerful spiritual power; he had already foreseen his own death but had no way to stop it. The momentum of offense and defense had shifted.

The six soul masters all released their martial souls: one six-ring Soul Emperor and five five-ring Soul Kings. This was the top-tier power of the Sun Moon Empire within Shrek; the other small fries were of no use. It wasn't that the Sun Moon Empire didn't have stronger power, but this was the highest power allowed. It was laughable to say that Shrek could actually allow other forces to have armed power on their own territory. Every family had it, not the kind of powerhouses that existed for protection, but merely military force. It was just that they were not allowed to have powerhouses other than those protecting their own students, and no power was allowed to exceed the seven-ring level.

This led to the situation where there was usually only one six-ring powerhouse, with more of the middle-tier force configured, because if a Soul Emperor couldn't solve it, adding more people wouldn't help. Any more would just be cleared out.

Just like that, Electrolux and these six soul masters looked at each other, and their deaths were declared. The god of death had descended into the human world.

An unknown incantation sounded, a staff appeared out of thin air in Huo Yuhao's hand, and the laws of power operation that did not belong to this world were constructed beneath his feet. A magic circle appeared in the Douluo world for the first time. As he entered space in the future and saw more worlds, he might have more understanding of such power, but for now, there was only shock and bewilderment.

Constructing a magic circle entirely with spiritual power—theoretically, Huo Yuhao and more soul masters who could use spiritual power had the possibility of using it. Electrolux unselfishly displayed this before Huo Yuhao's eyes. Because it was performed using Huo Yuhao's body, the flow of power was clearly visible to Huo Yuhao. At his level of spiritual power, he had a photographic memory; it was just a question of whether he could understand it. He could learn it slowly in the future, as Electrolux had thoughtfully converted the magic power into spiritual power so it could be cast.

In an instant, the magic circle was completed. The silver radiance representing spiritual power shone, reflecting the sun in the sky. The six soul masters were suddenly unable to move, frozen on their path of charge, and death slowly descended upon their senses. They felt what despair was, feeling their vitality constantly slipping away, constantly being sucked away by the unknown magic circle beneath the ground, yet they had no way to resist. Even if they had been allowed to fight to the death on their charge, they wouldn't have been this desperate; as assassins, they had long been prepared for death.

But they didn't want to die so helplessly. At this moment, the magic circle stopped. A glimmer of hope suddenly rose in their hearts; could it be that this person couldn't hold on? Then they heard the last words of their lives, not taking them seriously at all—it could be said that he had never truly paid attention to this group of people.

"I'll teach you how to kill; killing is a technical job." Thus, Electrolux raised his hand, fingers together, using his hand as a blade, and strode toward the assassins. Although his movements looked slow, they were extremely fast. This was a very concise method of exerting force, yet it was the exclusive domain of the strong. If Huo Yuhao could understand even a little, his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track speed would have a leap.

Walking to the enemy, reaching out, beheading, declaring death. One, two... by the time he reached the leader, he was the last one left. Yet, because of the previous magic circle, he couldn't move. Under extreme fear, his spiritual power erupted to its limit, breaking through the restrictions. He turned and wanted to run; he was terrified. This was simply not a human.

"Interesting." He didn't expect this human to have some strength, exceeding Electrolux's expectations and sparking his interest. In normal times, he would definitely play with him, but at this moment, his time was running out. He needed to resolve this quickly and return the body to Huo Yuhao, otherwise, it would cause a lack of coordination between the body and Huo Yuhao's spirit.

Spiritual power was released, gathered into a line, and the line was gathered into a blade. Electrolux began to use Huo Yuhao's body to exert power according to his own understanding of power. He slashed into the void toward the leader. A sharp pain came from his head, and in an instant, blood flowed from his seven orifices. He knew he couldn't hold on for long, so he thought of using his most proficient spiritual power to counterattack, at least to give it his all.

The spiritual power collided directly with Electrolux's second attack, and without any surprise, it was a complete defeat. The spiritual power entered his Sea of Spirit like a hot knife through butter, and his head exploded directly.

Blood dyed the entire street, six corpses bled continuously, and eleven body fragments and a large piece of brain matter blocked the path forward.