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Dai Hao heard Dai Yueheng's words, which sounded like a final testament, and sprinted desperately toward his tent.

The distance, though not long, seemed impossibly vast in Dai Hao's eyes.

When Dai Hao arrived, what he saw was the corpse of Dai Yueheng, watched over by the salutes of numerous soldiers.

The once arrogant and overbearing Duke slumped to the ground as if he had aged ten years, his face streaming with tears and snot.

"One of Dai Yueheng's final wishes was that he never wanted to see you again. Additionally, he hoped to be buried near the Mingdou Mountain Range as a soldier of Star Luo."

After relaying the final wishes Dai Yueheng had communicated to him in his last moments, Huo Yuhao paid no further attention to Dai Hao and rose to find Xuan Zi to help arrange Dai Yueheng's funeral.

Only then did Ma Xiaotao and the surrounding soldiers shift their gazes back.

"I always thought he was a hypocritical villain; I never expected him to have such backbone."

Ma Xiaotao remarked casually, only to be met with the angry glares of the surrounding soldiers.

After all, such a comment about someone who had just sacrificed himself was somewhat inappropriate.

Gongyang Mo hurriedly pulled Ma Xiaotao aside; this was hardly the place for such reckless talk.

Huo Yuhao held in his hand another small fragment of the God of Death's divine position, which had burst forth after its consciousness was completely extinguished, and fused it with the previous fragments.

The newly formed divine position fragment changed drastically, and Huo Yuhao unexpectedly discovered an opportunity to comprehend the Blood Soul Law within it.

The complete God of Death Avatar carried one-tenth of the Death Law of the original body, and this separated portion represented the laws of blood and soul.

This God of Death certainly had some skill, dismantling his own laws into multiple secondary laws and scattering them simultaneously to allow several secondary laws to slowly advance.

Finally, by merging the numerous avatars back into one, the advanced secondary laws could fuse once more into the Death Law, helping him elevate his God of Death divine position to the God King level.

Now that Huo Yuhao had obtained one-tenth of the God of Death's divine position, he had effectively shattered the divine position manually; a battle between him and the original God of Death was inevitable in the future.

However, Huo Yuhao was not the least bit worried about this. This matter should now be managed by the Tang God King, which would conveniently save him from being watched every day when the King had nothing better to do.

The Tang God King was indeed feeling very uncomfortable right now. After Huo Yuhao completely seized a portion of the God of Death's laws, Tang San sensed that an unfamiliar God Realm had established a connection with the one he inhabited.

Sensing that there was only a half-step God King level entity within it, Tang San breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Not wanting to be discovered by the Destruction God King, Tang San had no choice but to make some preparations, intending to wipe out that God of Death directly to avoid a full contact between the two God Realms.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao also received a message from Mu En. Huo Yuhao took out a device resembling an old-fashioned button phone to check the information Mu En had sent.

This device was a simple communication tool Huo Yuhao had created after his spiritual power advanced to the Spirit Domain Realm, utilizing the transcendent characteristics of his divine consciousness.

It transmitted messages through several Spirit Forged Signal Towers that Huo Yuhao had left along the way, which could store and emit spiritual power fluctuations.

It was a new technology Huo Yuhao had invented when Mu En left to exchange for the Snow Empress embryo last time.

However, this type of temporarily developed signal tower had significant loss during transmission, and currently, only soul masters whose spiritual power reached the Spirit Sea Realm could use it.

At such long distances, only someone like Mu En, who was in the Spirit Domain Realm, could transmit information.

"Yuhao, can you use god-level strength again? Was this an accidental occurrence or your own hidden trump card?"

Listening to Mu En's question, Huo Yuhao responded straightforwardly:

"This time it was an accident; I'm afraid it will be very difficult to replicate. However, I did gain quite a bit from this trip."

Upon hearing this, Mu En spoke again: "Yuhao, are you willing to step into the spotlight early? This is an excellent opportunity to pave the way for you to succeed as the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion."

"I intend to pass the position of Pavilion Master to you early. Taking this opportunity, after this Soul Master Tournament ends, you will be able to succeed as the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion."

Huo Yuhao felt no pressure upon hearing this. Although he could barely remain undefeated against Titled Douluo in direct combat, with his various methods, he could retreat calmly even when facing a Limit Douluo.

Becoming the Sea God Pavilion Master sooner was better; after all, many of the enemies Huo Yuhao would face in the future were god-level existences.

Building prestige early would help prepare for the future establishment of the Spirit Transmission Tower.

"Elder Mu, I naturally have no problem with that, but will my current cultivation of only five rings cause any trouble?"

Hearing Huo Yuhao's concern, a laugh came from Mu En's side.

"Yuhao, don't forget your Simulation soul skill. With the prestige of the Mingdou Mountain Range, you can simulate a nine-ring cultivation and pretend you are already a Titled Douluo."

"Combined with your Heaven and Earth Level, who could see that your true cultivation is only level 50? By the time someone probes for clues, your cultivation will have already advanced, and you will have nothing to fear."

Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement, deciding to cooperate with Mu En to maintain this facade.

Unless he was an enemy of a Limit Douluo, Heaven and Earth Level was enough to deal with anyone below level 98. After controlling them, using Fate Awakening to weaken their luck would be enough to give them a hard time; a brief exchange would be enough to hold the scene.

It was just a pity that Life Watch could not be used; otherwise, he would not be without the strength to fight a Limit Douluo.

After ending this conversation with Mu En, Huo Yuhao decided to cherish this Continental Soul Master Tournament, as he estimated this would be the only one he would ever participate in.

And in this tournament, Huo Yuhao still had many goals to achieve.

Not long after Huo Yuhao and his group left the military camp and arrived in Star Luo City, the Duchess finally received the news of Dai Yueheng's death and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

At this moment, a guard beside her carefully supported her frail body. She, who had originally hoped to see Dai Yueheng show off his might at the tournament, now had a face full of dead silence.

"Could it be that there really is karma in this world? Huo Yun'er, I have already apologized to you, why won't you let me go?"

The Duchess muttered to herself, but before she could say much more, she spat out several more mouthfuls of blood.

Having lost all her spirit and energy, she lay on the bed as if she had lost her soul.

Blood continued to flow down the corners of her mouth. She suddenly noticed something and looked back at the guard.

"You poisoned me! How dare you!" With only half a breath left, she rebuked him with a fierce expression.

"I didn't expect that even with the massive shock of the eldest young master's death, you could still hold on for half a breath. It's just a pity that the Emperor gave the order."

"Huo Yuhao has the potential to become a god in the future. Duchess, you are truly an eyesore. It's time for you to go; don't waste the eldest young master's painstaking efforts."

The Duchess glared angrily at the guards around her, wanting to curse, but when she opened her mouth, only blood gushed out.

Finally, filled with regret, unwillingness, grief, and a host of other emotions, this lifelong enemy of Huo Yuhao slowly breathed her last.