Avenging Old Wrongs

Huo Yuhao slapped Dai Huabin several times in quick succession, each blow crisp and resounding. Then he continued kicking Dai Huabin, sending him crashing heavily to the ground.

After that, he hauled Dai Huabin up again and repeated the same actions. Only after doing so more than ten times did he finally stop.

Huo Yuhao turned to look coldly at Dai Hao. "This is only the tip of the iceberg compared to what he did to me back then. As for the rest, I can't even be bothered to show you anymore. It would only dirty my hands."

After hearing Huo Yun'er recount what had happened in the past, Dai Hao said to Huo Yuhao with guilt in his heart, "I failed to manage my family properly. That was indeed my fault. But you are brothers by blood. There's no need to be this ruthless, is there?"

"Brothers by blood? What would you say if your hands and feet were severed?"

Huo Yuhao tore through space with his Dark Gold Dreadclaw, and in an instant, Dai Huabin's arms and legs were sliced from his body by the razor-sharp claws.

At the same time, Tang Wulin, whose mind was linked with Huo Yuhao's, used the Dark Gold Dreadclaw to sever Zhu Xuyun's limbs. Likewise, Gu Yuena understood immediately and cut off Dai Yueheng's four limbs.

Meanwhile, the Snow Empress froze every enemy from the White Tiger Duke's Residence she had gathered into ice sculptures, then shattered them so completely that not even scraps remained.

Dai Huabin roared in agonized torment, "Huo Yuhao, you bastard! You'll die a horrible death!"

The next moment, Tang Wulin threw Zhu Xuyun to the ground, then charged straight at Dai Huabin with the Golden Dragon Spear in hand, ultimately piercing through his body.

"I'm returning those exact words to you on Brother Yuhao's behalf. You are the heinous bastard who deserves a horrible death!"

On the other side, Gu Yuena stripped the Giant-Palm Black Tiger Soul Spirit from Dai Yueheng's body and temporarily stored it in the Soul Spirit Spatial Storage Device specially made by Huo Yuhao.

She planned to send the Giant-Palm Black Tiger Soul Spirit back to the Spirit Pagoda to recuperate. When a Soul Master suitable for it appeared, it would sign a Soul Spirit Contract and be given a proper home.

The Snow Empress used Emperor's Palm to blast Zhu Xuyun and Dai Yueheng back toward Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin. Tang Wulin then took the opportunity to pierce both Zhu Xuyun and Dai Yueheng through with the Golden Dragon Spear.

Huo Yuhao looked coldly at the three members of the Dai family huddling together for warmth. "Sending your family of three to reunite is already more mercy than you deserve."

Dai Hao watched helplessly as his wife and sons died before his eyes. "You are utterly insane, completely devoid of humanity!"

Huo Yuhao was unconcerned. "I call this standing upright and acting honorably, unlike those three, who only knew how to commit every kind of evil behind your back."

He turned to Huo Yun'er. "Mother, you've seen him now. It's time for us to leave."

Huo Yun'er hesitated. "What about him?"

Huo Yuhao said calmly, "He is Ju Zi's prisoner now. He has nothing to do with me anymore."

Ju Zi smiled at Huo Yun'er. "Don't worry. He won't die. I'll take good care of him."

Of course, she would take care of him with countless cruel punishments.

With a smile that concealed a blade, Ju Zi finally left the White Tiger Duke's Residence with Dai Hao and returned to Ming Capital of the Sun Moon Empire.

Huo Yun'er watched Dai Hao's departing back with worry written all over her face. "Will he really be all right?"

Huo Yuhao sighed helplessly. "He'll be fine. At most, he'll just wish he were dead. He killed someone else's biological father, after all. This is the fate he deserves."

Huo Yun'er's face immediately filled with sorrow, but Huo Yuhao forcibly pulled her away from the place.

Following behind them, Tang Wutong asked Tang Wulin beside her, "Are we going back to the God Realm now?"

Tang Wulin shook his head. "There are still a few things left to do. But we will indeed be going back soon."

At the border between Shrek City and the Star Dou Great Forest stood the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.

Tang Wulin handed all the rare metals from his storage bracelet to Xuan Ziwen, providing abundant resources for the Spirit Pagoda's future development.

At the same time, Gu Yuena sent the Giant-Palm Black Tiger Soul Spirit to the Soul Spirit living and recuperation chamber, where staff members took over its care and subsequent arrangements.

After entrusting his mother to the Snow Empress's care, Huo Yuhao went alone to Ming Capital in the Sun Moon Empire, eventually arriving at the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters.

"Cult Leader, why don't I see Senior Long Xiaoyao or the Supreme Cult Leader? Where have they gone?" Huo Yuhao asked, though he already knew the answer.

Zhongli Wu's expression was grim. "After Xu Tianran used us to conquer the empire for him, he now intends to turn against the Holy Spirit Cult. Mother and Uncle Long are confronting them in the imperial palace and negotiating."

Huo Yuhao volunteered, "I have a means of preserving my life. If we cannot defeat the Sun Moon Empire, I can take the Supreme Cult Leader and Senior Long Xiaoyao away. I'll head to the imperial palace now."

Zhongli Wu said with concern, "Holy Son, be careful."

He truly could not bear to lose Huo Yuhao, such an extraordinarily gifted evil Soul Master. But he cared even more about whether his mother lived or died. He only hoped that all three of them would return safely. As for the Holy Spirit Cult's development, they could always rise again later.

The Sun Moon Empire had Kong Deming, a Level-Ten Soul Engineer. He had developed the High-Energy Compressed Array Soul Tool, capable of dealing with an Ultimate Douluo, giving the Sun Moon Empire absolute authority across the continent.

Xu Tianran used the sealed space of the imperial palace to compress the Soul Tool's energy to the utmost, producing devastating explosive force. He intended to sacrifice the palace in exchange for eliminating two Ultimate Douluos.

Just as Xu Tianran, Ju Zi, and Kong Deming believed Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao were about to be blown to pieces, a figure tore through the air. All space around him instantly froze and solidified, as though time itself had ceased to flow.

Neither the three of them nor the Soul Engineer legion behind them could move in the slightest. They could only watch as Huo Yuhao, who had suddenly appeared, calmly took Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao away step by step, gradually vanishing into the void.

Only after Huo Yuhao stepped into the void did everything in the imperial palace return to normal. The massive explosion that had been poised to erupt failed to cause a single casualty.

Once he could move again, Xu Tianran gritted his teeth. "Holy Spirit Cult!"

Ju Zi frowned slightly. "That person was actually this powerful..."

The shadow of near death still lingered over Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao's hearts. Fearing she might never have another chance to tell him her secret, Ye Xishui finally revealed her true feelings and the truth of that year to Long Xiaoyao.

Long Xiaoyao's inner knot was finally undone, and he regained the bearing of his younger days. The two embraced each other happily and sweetly, utterly unconcerned by Huo Yuhao standing nearby.

Only when the two finally had time to acknowledge him did Huo Yuhao slowly speak. "The Holy Spirit Cult no longer has a place in the Sun Moon Empire. I plan to bring everyone to seek refuge with the Spirit Pagoda."

Huo Yuhao explained his status within the Spirit Pagoda and told them that it would eventually possess technology capable of changing the cultivation methods of evil martial souls, allowing those pitiful people of the Holy Spirit Cult to live ordinary, normal lives again.

Ye Xishui's beautiful eyes flickered. "I never expected the Holy Son to have already planned for the Holy Spirit Cult's future development. Then let's hurry back now."

Before long, Ye Xishui returned to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters and relayed Huo Yuhao's plan to all the evil Soul Masters, including Zhongli Wu.

Every evil Soul Master was deeply moved. They were filled with gratitude for the Holy Son's compassion and the Spirit Pagoda's willingness to take them in. Thus, they were ultimately accepted by the Spirit Pagoda and placed entirely under Beast God Di Tian's arrangements.

After settling everything, Huo Yuhao, Tang Wulin, the Snow Empress, Gu Yuena, Huo Yun'er, and Tang Wutong returned to the Douluo God Realm together.

Tang Wulin waved goodbye to Tang Wutong. "Sister, see you in the future."

Before Tang Wutong could react, the others vanished before her eyes.