Life Watch

The instant the light fell upon the Death Phantom, a grating sound rang out, and it began to dim.

The God of Death flew into a rage and waved his hand, summoning a huge blood-red bone scythe. He swung it viciously at Huo Yuhao.

At the same time, Spirit Eye's golden-rose light appeared in the eyes of the white phantom behind Huo Yuhao, while the staff transformed from Tian Meng in his hand was imbued with the Power of Destiny.

Huo Yuhao used the staff to block the scythe's attack. With the Power of Destiny granting it an unbreakable quality, the two became locked in a stalemate above.

Seizing the opportunity, Huo Yuhao once more borrowed the Eye of Life to gather a seven-colored radiance of life and send it toward the Death Phantom.

The power of life naturally countered the God of Death's attribute of death. Now, under the influence of the Douluo Plane, Huo Yuhao had an innate advantage in the attributes of the laws.

With no other choice, the God of Death turned the resentment he had accumulated over many years on the Douluo Continent into a blood pool to hold off the attack for the time being.

As their forces continued to clash, the power of faith Huo Yuhao had gained from countless souls and the resentment the God of Death had secretly gathered by infiltrating the Douluo Continent were both rapidly depleted.

Seeing that he could not overcome Huo Yuhao anytime soon, the God of Death began to consider retreating.

"Continuing this battle will do neither of us any good. Why don't we withdraw here? I'll return to my original Divine Realm, and you can save some of your power of faith to lay the foundation for becoming a god in the future."

Hearing this, Tang San, who was in the Divine Realm, nodded in satisfaction. This God of Death Avatar had been remarkably good at hiding; even he had failed to notice that a First-Level God from another world had an avatar on the Douluo Continent.

Now that Huo Yuhao, whom he had taken a liking to, had driven the avatar away, Tang San could count it as a merit of his own.

But Huo Yuhao's answer took both Tang San and the God of Death by surprise.

"Things have come to this. Ten thousand people have died. You can't come and go as you please. I've already promised those souls that I would avenge them. Today, I will kill your avatar and give them an answer."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao drew more of the power of life from Life Gold. He converted some of it into the Power of Destiny to reinforce his staff, while using the rest to strengthen the seven-colored attack.

The scythe in the God of Death's hand was gradually forced upward, and the blood pool melted away at an incredible speed.

Seeing this, the God of Death flew into a rage. "You really are a madman! Those souls have already given you their faith. Why bother keeping your promise? Do you really think I have no way to deal with you?"

The God of Death could not understand why Huo Yuhao was wasting his power of faith. Wouldn't it be better to save it for when he became a god? Why insist on fighting to the death?

Tang San frowned as well. After all, this Death Phantom was the avatar of a First-Level God.

For now, it was merely avoiding the use of the laws on the Douluo Plane so that its true location would not be discovered. If the fight continued, Huo Yuhao would no longer be able to hold it back.

If Tang San intervened and killed it, the God of Destruction would surely sense the traces of his actions. Then Huo Yuhao's presence could no longer be concealed.

Just as Tang San was about to send Niu Tian and Tai Tan to help, the God of Death swept his scythe sideways and instantly summoned a small world.

"Brat, today I'll show you my true strength."

Tens of thousands of undead creatures surged out of the small world, swarming toward Huo Yuhao.

At the same time, tens of thousands of souls appeared around Huo Yuhao, assailing his consciousness.

"Elder Yi, I'll have to trouble you. Leave these undead to you."

Huo Yuhao gave the instruction in his Spirit Sea, then ignored the rest and seized the moment the God of Death swept his scythe to strike him with his staff.

"Don't worry, Yuhao. Leave these to me."

Electrolux softly chanted a spell within the Spirit Sea and summoned the Undead Demi-plane. An equal number of undead radiating light immediately began to fight the God of Death's undead.

Under the glow of Electrolux's Light of Purification, the souls around Huo Yuhao were gradually cleansed of their resentment. They stopped attacking Huo Yuhao and instead headed toward the gray-gold Soul Ring.

The longer the God of Death fought, the more shocked he became. His undead, restrained by the attribute of light, were no match for the light undead.

That alone would have been manageable, but every undead creature that died was cleansed by the power of light, transformed into a light undead, and turned against him.

The souls he had summoned not only failed to trouble Huo Yuhao; they even helped increase his power of faith.

"Impossible! That's the aura of a First-Level Law. How can you have the law of a First-Level God?"

The world Electrolux came from had prevented him from becoming a god. Otherwise, he would have formed a divine position of his own long ago, and at the very least attained the rank of a First-Level God.

The God of Death, who could only use an incomplete First-Level God Law, could hardly compare with Electrolux in terms of laws alone.

Seeing that the God of Death was about to lose, Huo Yuhao did not relax. Now was when the God of Death might fight to the bitter end; this was the most dangerous moment.

"Fine, fine, brat. Since you insist on fighting to the death today, I'll make sure you suffer too."

The God of Death Avatar actually began burning up its divine consciousness. He unleashed the full force of the Death Law, merging it into his scythe before swinging a black attack at Huo Yuhao.

Realizing that this attack had reached the strength of a First-Level God, Huo Yuhao merely smiled.

"You're underestimating the power of ordinary people. The faith of millions can forge an immortal divine position for a First-Level God. With tens of thousands of souls you've given me, the outcome is still uncertain."

Huo Yuhao called Tian Meng back into his Spirit Sea, and the Blade of Life Watch appeared at his brow.

Gripping the Blade of Life Watch, which had grown to the size of a Tang Dao, Huo Yuhao gathered the hopes and aspirations of every soul into it. Guided by the momentum he had comprehended, he swung it in a single stroke.

Their attacks collided, seeming evenly matched. But as time passed, the power of faith within Huo Yuhao's blade rapidly dwindled, while the God of Death's divine consciousness remained unspent.

Just as Huo Yuhao gave a soft sigh and prepared to risk the backlash by using his Ten Thousand Year Luck to turn the tide, the ten thousand souls who had been cleansed first gave up their chance at reincarnation and began burning their own souls.

In his mind, people of different ages, genders, and personalities appeared, bowing to him in gratitude. Huo Yuhao's momentum finally underwent another transformation, and an even stronger force slowly took shape.

"What I seek is for good and evil to be repaid in kind. I don't just hope that it will happen to me; I hope it will happen to all living beings."

"If I become a god one day, I will watch over everyone whose heart is turned toward the light."

Unnoticed by Huo Yuhao, the Divine Abyss suddenly blazed with dazzling light, which spread in every direction.

As the light spread throughout Huo Yuhao's entire Spirit Sea, the force that ten thousand souls alone had been unable to condense instantly took shape.

"God of Death, it's time for you to leave the stage. In my era, there will be no place for Evil Soul Masters."

As Huo Yuhao's voice fell, the blade, carrying the force of Life Watch, shattered the God of Death's scythe and completely annihilated his divine consciousness.

The two phantoms above the Mingdou Mountain Range slowly faded away. The seven-colored halo behind Huo Yuhao gradually vanished as well, and he once more became an ordinary level-50 Soul Master with an Ultimate Attribute.