Revenge Now (Seeking Collections and Follow-ups)

"What... is going on?"

The terrifying fluctuation of soul power made Dai Huabin instinctively turn back. Then, to the shock of Dai Huabin and his guards, Huo Yuhao flapped the dragon wings on his back, lunged forward, and transformed into a streak of deep blue light, appearing instantly before the lead White Tiger Guard.

Lightning possessed not only destructive power but also the ability to amplify speed.

A long, thick dragon tail swept horizontally, slamming into the guard's chest.

Like a baseball being struck, accompanied by a crisp sound of shattering ribs, the guard flew backward faster than he had entered, knocking down another person in the process.

Even without a soul ring and at only seven years old, the soul power cultivated through the Spirit Ice Art over the past year had continuously tempered his body. Combined with the god-tier Deep Blue Glazed Dragon martial soul, young Huo Yuhao's physical fitness was now absolutely no weaker than that of a power-attack system soul master.

So what if he lacked combat experience? With the two ultimate attributes of Ultimate Water and Ultimate Lightning, even if he were just throwing wild punches, Huo Yuhao was like a tiger among a flock of sheep, taking them down one by one.

This was the charm of raw stats.

Of the four White Tiger Guards who had charged in, two had already been taken down by Huo Yuhao.

Little Yuhao dodged a punch from a White Tiger Guard, golden light flashing in his eyes, and countered with a punch of his own into the guard's abdomen.

The immense force sent the White Tiger Guard spiraling into the air; the vast gap between an ordinary person and a soul master was displayed vividly in this moment.

"This..."

How the hell is he seven?!

The last remaining guard lost all will to fight and turned to run, but before he could take two steps, Huo Yuhao caught up and kicked him in the rear.

He flew out of the woodshed faster than he had arrived, landing face-first in the dirt in front of Dai Huabin in a pathetic heap.

"..."

Dai Huabin looked down at the guard sprawled at his feet, snorted coldly, and stepped over his head with disdain as he walked toward Huo Yuhao.

"Useless trash! Can't even handle a bastard..."

The formidable aura released by his White Tiger martial soul, along with his yellow century-level soul ring, caused the surrounding White Tiger Guards to shiver instinctively, their bodies recoiling in primal fear of the King of Beasts.

Dai Huabin was a rare genius with innate level 8 soul power. Guided by the Duchess and through his own grueling training, he had killed soul beasts with his own hands at such a young age and had already obtained a century-level soul ring, reaching level 15.

Huo Yuhao's expression remained unchanged, though his gaze grew much colder.

For years, Dai Huabin had incited his subordinates to bully him and his mother; Huo Yuhao had never forgotten this grudge.

Dai Huabin looked at the dragon wings on Huo Yuhao's back and smiled contemptuously. "Not a White Tiger martial soul... I knew you were a bastard! Your mother, that slut, must have found some wild man on the road to give birth to you! People like you staying here is a stain on the White Tiger Duke Mansion!"

Huo Yuhao couldn't be bothered to respond. He stepped forward, his eight dragon wings fluttering slightly, and appeared before Dai Huabin in an instant.

Dark purple and deep blue energy enveloped his dragon-clawed fist, which he slammed heavily into Dai Huabin's face.

"Huh??"

Dai Huabin, caught off guard, took the punch head-on. He flew backward, blood spraying from his nose into the air.

Although the "Tiger" and the "Dragon" had always been ranked together as the strongest soul beast species on the Douluo Continent, in truth, the tiger was often inferior to the dragon.

For instance, the Douluo Continent had a true ceiling in the "Dragon God," but no one had ever heard of a "Tiger God."

Furthermore, the martial soul Baili Du had crafted for Huo Yuhao was of the Dragon King level; both its base strength and speed were leagues above the Evil Eye White Tiger.

The Dai family's Evil Eye White Tiger martial soul wasn't actually all that impressive—its tired, old-fashioned tricks hadn't changed in tens of thousands of years. How could even a White Tiger Protection Barrier withstand a punch from the reborn Huo Yuhao?

Huo Yuhao grabbed Dai Huabin by the throat and lifted him into the air.

The sensation of suffocation and pain made Dai Huabin's short legs kick wildly, his hands beating against Huo Yuhao's slender yet incredibly powerful arms.

His voice was no longer cold and arrogant, but filled with a tremor of fear: "Let me go... otherwise my mother... the White Tiger Duke Mansion won't let you off..."

Huo Yuhao held a finger to his lips in a silencing gesture, tightening his grip so Dai Huabin could no longer make a sound, and began to channel his Ultimate Lightning soul power.

"Zzzzt..."

Black-purple lightning snakes crawled across Dai Huabin's body. He began to convulse uncontrollably, his eyes rolling back as foam bubbled from his mouth.

No one would want to experience the torture of Ultimate Lightning; one must not forget that lightning was particularly destructive to the human body.

Moreover, Huo Yuhao's mental power was constantly assaulting Dai Huabin's brain, preventing him from fainting during the electrocution.

After two minutes of this torture, Dai Huabin's fine clothes were tattered, his body covered in charred patches, and there was even a faint scent of cooked meat.

Little Yuhao smiled with satisfaction. His voice was cold, and with every word he uttered, the temperature in the air seemed to drop.

"You take pride in your Evil Eye White Tiger martial soul, but I do not."

"I am fortunate to have had the chance to defy my fate, the chance to draw a line between myself and you vermin."

"So... I will be kind enough to give you a chance. Cultivate with that White Tiger martial soul you are so proud of. When you turn twelve, I will personally take your life. Of course, your ending will not change. Feel free to try and resist."

With that, Huo Yuhao tossed Dai Huabin like trash in front of the stunned White Tiger Guards.

"Take him and get lost!"

The remaining White Tiger Guards looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, then scrambled to carry their unconscious companion and Dai Huabin away from the woodshed.

Little Yuhao watched the members of the White Tiger Duke Mansion crawl away before him, feeling an immense sense of relief in his heart.

Those who were once high and mighty, who had once brandished their power before him, were now pathetic and weak.

Is this what it feels like to possess power?

Baili Du walked over, stood beside Huo Yuhao, and patted him on the shoulder. "Well done! But aren't you afraid of the Duchess retaliating against you for this? You are still far from being strong enough."

Dai Hao's dear wife was notoriously jealous. Her intense love for her own son might even lead her to declare them a "path to certain death" on the spot, making it impossible for Huo Yuhao and his mother to live peacefully in the Duke's Mansion any longer.

Of course, with him around, even if Tang San were to descend upon the Douluo Continent right now, he wouldn't be able to put a leash on Huo Yuhao.

It was just that, even now, Baili Du couldn't quite wrap his head around why the Duchess, as the legitimate wife, would be jealous of a... personal servant who didn't even have a formal status?

Huo Yuhao shook his head silently. "But if I didn't do this, Mother would never have been willing to leave with me, would she?"

"...?!"

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Baili Du fell silent. Why hadn't he thought of doing it this way before?

With the Duchess's death threat hanging over them, no matter how blinded by love Huo Yun'er might be, she would have to consider the safety of both herself and her son.

Then, he felt relieved. That was right; he was Huo Yuhao, and he was only Huo Yuhao... It was perfectly normal for someone of this age to be smarter than him!

"Not bad! A very clever method!"