The Sole Death

Dai Yueheng, who had been holding on bitterly at the front, sensed the Soul Power within his body. Fortunately, the opponent's cultivation was not strong. With his current Soul Power, he should still be able to hold out.

Xuan Zi should have noticed something was wrong and rushed over to help.

Hold on!

Suddenly, Dai Yueheng sensed the corpse beside him swelling, ready to explode.

He raised his Soul Power to defend himself. At that critical moment, Dai Yueheng felt a flash in his mind.

"Trying to bully little Yuhao under my protection? You're courting death."

Those words suddenly appeared in Dai Yueheng's mind. Then, he discovered that his Soul Power defense had been completely removed, and the blast directly broke through his defenses.

Dai Yueheng—dead!

Soul Power was in chaos at the scene. Even Ma Xiaotao, who was close to Dai Yueheng, failed to notice anything wrong. All she saw was Dai Yueheng being swallowed by the explosion.

At that moment, the fifth-level Invincible Barriers on Xi Xi and the others had already activated. However, the explosion was too powerful, and the barriers had activated on their own, making them much slower to envelop everyone. They still suffered quite a few injuries.

Ma Xiaotao in particular was the most severely injured. Especially that evil aura—it directly stirred up the evil fire within her body.

After all, payment had been made, and there was no real hatred between them. Huo Yuhao hurriedly stepped in front of Ma Xiaotao.

Possessed by the Ice Empress Emperor Scorpion, he drove a tail hook into Ma Xiaotao's neck, directly suppressing her evil fire.

"Bastard!"

With an angry roar, a disheveled figure arrived. Wasn't that Xuan Zi, the very person Dai Yueheng had been desperately thinking of? He had indeed arrived!

Xuan Zi reached out with a ferocious expression and pulled Death's Emissary out of the cave.

"Hmph! You think you can catch me?!"

Death's Emissary sensed that Xuan Zi was not someone he could handle, so he directly detonated Dai Yueheng's corpse.

Dai Yueheng had been a Soul Emperor-level assault-type beast martial soul master. Though he was already dead, the strength of his body was still beyond that of ordinary people.

Dai Yueheng's body remained relatively intact and was not blasted into scattered pieces.

"Damn it! How dare you!"

Seeing Dai Yueheng's corpse begin to swell, Xuan Zi roared, but he could not truly ignore Dai Yueheng's body.

If Dai Yueheng, a Soul Emperor, exploded, the situation would become even more dangerous!

Xuan Zi chose to protect Dai Yueheng's corpse. The fifth purple Soul Ring on the five-ring Death's Emissary flashed, transforming into a cloud of smoke that swept Huo Yuhao away.

Damn it!!!!

After stabilizing Dai Yueheng's body, Xuan Zi immediately chased after Death's Emissary.

However, when he caught up, all he saw were Death's Emissary's corpse and corpse servants lying all over the ground. The only one present still breathing was Huo Yuhao.

Seeing that Huo Yuhao was unharmed, Xuan Zi picked him up and smashed the corpses apart with a single punch. The corpses were blown into fragments by violent Soul Power.

It was all these bastards' fault!

After doing that, Xuan Zi sped back to camp, completely failing to notice Huo Yuhao's slightly furrowed brows.

"Elder Yi, thank you."

"Consider it rent paid by this old man."

In the end, the Shrek Inspection Team returned to Dai Hao's camp with Dai Yueheng's corpse.

Huo Yuhao finally saw Dai Hao weeping bitterly.

So Dai Yueheng had just died like that?

After listening to Xiao Xiao's explanation, Jiang Bai looked at Huo Yuhao in surprise. However, Huo Yuhao was expressionless, showing nothing unusual.

Yet it was precisely because he was so expressionless that it seemed strange.

Those who did not know Huo Yuhao's identity would think it was perfectly normal for him to show no reaction. But Jiang Bai knew of the conflict between him and the White Tiger Duke's Estate.

No matter what, he should have shown some emotion. Yet there was none now, which meant he had made a move.

After all, according to the normal progression of the plot, Dai Yueheng should not have died here. Yet he had died? That was very strange.

There was no need to doubt it. Jiang Bai knew that this little butterfly of his must have flapped its wings, though there had to be other reasons as well.

It seemed Yuhao had grown quite a bit too. If he really had made a move, Jiang Bai was genuinely rather pleased.

Little Yuhao was finally no longer that foolish boy from the original story.

After all, when it came to enemies, it was always best to kill them first. There would be no regrets after killing them anyway, and the sooner they died, the sooner one could enjoy it.

As the saying went, you could feel guilty for a lifetime, but you could not live in constant fear for a lifetime.

Still, if he killed too quickly, would he have no goal in the future?

Jiang Bai suddenly thought of that question.

Forget it. Dai Hao was still alive, so there was no problem.

As long as Dai Hao was alive, there was no major issue. Besides, Huo Yuhao could not kill him anytime soon. After all, Dai Hao was a Titled Douluo and a battle soul master.

In that case, Huo Yuhao could only do it after reaching the Soul Saint or Soul Douluo level.

A few years should be about enough. Now that he had the Ice God's divine position to help him, perhaps he would not even need that many years.

Very soon, Huo Yuhao and the others brought Jiang Bai to the registration area.

With Shrek backing them, even the temporary registration channel was VIP-level. The receptionist saw Shrek's school badge and immediately opened a fast track for them. They did not even need to queue.

They filled out the forms, verified their identities, and received their competition passes in less than a quarter of an hour.

"So, do you think we can win?"

On the way, Jiang Bai asked Huo Yuhao.

"We just have to do our best."

Huo Yuhao answered. He would give it his all. As for the result, he would leave that to Shrek's luck.

The group returned to the hotel and happened to run into Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi having a private conversation.

"You said you've already stabilized your bloodline?!"

Xu Sanshi's voice suddenly rose several pitches. His eyes widened like copper bells as he stared at Bei Bei in utter disbelief.

His mouth hung wide open, looking as though his jaw was about to hit the floor.

What was this? Bei Bei, you thick-browed, big-eyed traitor, you betrayed me too?

Xu Sanshi's martial soul awakening itself had not been stable, and the ritual back then had been flawed.

That was why he truly understood how difficult martial soul awakening was. It was not something effort alone could make up for. It required fortune, opportunity, and suitable bloodline guidance.

"No, why are you suddenly telling me this? Don't tell me you..."

Xu Sanshi suddenly thought of something, and his heart was filled with even greater shock. Did Bei Bei intend to use his awakening in this competition?

"Yes, Sanshi. Shrek cannot lose."

Knowing that Xu Sanshi understood what he meant, Bei Bei nodded solemnly. His gaze was calm and resolute. This was his decision.

Xu Sanshi: "..."

Looking at his serious brother before him, Xu Sanshi gave in as well.

"Then I'll risk my life to accompany a gentleman!"

Risk his life to accompany a gentleman—who was afraid of whom?!

Only then did Bei Bei notice Huo Yuhao and the other two ahead of them.

"Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, Jiang Bai, you're here."

Waving his hand, Bei Bei called the three over. He had also been shocked when he learned Jiang Bai was here, but he was also very happy. If Jiang Bai had come, that meant they would gain another Soul Ancestor-level fighter.

"Senior Bei Bei."

When Jiang Bai saw Bei Bei, he thought of Tang Ya, who was thousands of miles away.