Battling the Seven Old Devils (Four Thousand Words)
The Old Devil Destruction's voice suddenly rose in pitch, accompanied by a tremor of unstable soul power.
"You're saying Shrek was destroyed? The academy is so powerful, with resources involving gods, how could it possibly be destroyed? That's impossible! You're talking nonsense!"
Despite facing seven suddenly sharp, even frenzied and furious, soul pressures, Huo Yuhao's voice remained steady and clear.
"Shrek funded Star Luo Empire, betrayed the Federation, and plotted treason. The evidence is conclusive. A month ago, the Federation Parliament, together with the military, the Spirit Pagoda, and other forces, jointly ruled to eradicate them and remove them from history!"
After saying that, Huo Yuhao thoughtfully used his Divine Power to materialize the Federation's statement against Shrek, as well as the ruins of the Shrek Academy and the Sea God Pavilion after the Shrek War.
"This is the truth; whether you believe it or not is up to you."
With the Seven Old Devils ' discerning eyesight, they could naturally tell that the Federation's statement was not forged. Moreover, Huo Yuhao had no reason to fabricate a false statement to deceive them for such a matter. Thinking of this, and looking at the Shrek Academy ruins that Huo Yuhao had materialized, their hearts sank to the bottom.
"How could the academy be like this?!"
The Old Devil Desire stared at the ruins of the academy, muttering in disbelief.
Trapped on Devil Island for Thousand Years, isolated from the world, they could only learn of the outside world through scattered information from those nearby. The Academy, the supreme hall for which they had given their Life and whose souls were bound, had long become their only spiritual pillar and source of meaning.
Shrek destroyed? These simple words shook their already lifeless minds more than any Destruction attack.
No! I don't believe it!
Old Devil Nightmare looked at Huo Yuhao and shouted in disbelief, "Shrek Academy has been passed down for Ten Thousand Years, protecting the continent and cultivating countless talents. Its achievements are illustrious. How can it be labeled a traitor and eliminated on trumped-up charges?! Even if—even if there is a real fault, it should be investigated by the Sea God Pavilion itself. How dare the Federation Parliament and the Spirit Pagoda?!"
Seeing Huo Yuhao looking at him coldly, Old Devil Nightmare was filled with rage and finally couldn't help but rush towards Huo Yuhao, wanting to grab him and question him.
A dark shadow attacked Huo Yuhao, instantly piercing his body with small holes from which blood began to flow.
Just as the Old Devil Nightmare's hand was about to touch Huo Yuhao, he coldly said, "Boy, this is a neurotoxin. Don't even think about expelling it; it's useless. You'll stay here today and explain properly how Shrek Academy was destroyed. Otherwise, I'll show you why I'm called the Old Devil Nightmare— "
Before the words were even finished, a sudden change occurred.
The "Huo Yuhao" figure, riddled with countless small holes and oozing blood, rippled slightly like a reflection in water after being touched by the Old Devil Nightmare. Then, with a soft "poof," it turned into specks of icy blue dust and dissipated into the air.
The real Huo Yuhao had appeared a foot behind the Old Devil Nightmare at some unknown time, his expression indifferent, not even the hem of his clothes fluttering.
The Old Devil Nightmare's seemingly inevitable strike landed squarely on empty air. His soul froze, and he turned his head in disbelief.
Illusion—when?!
Could it be when the other party used their Divine Power to display those scenes just now?
He prided himself on being Grandmaster manipulating souls, creating illusions and Nightmare. Having lived on Devil Island for Thousand Years, he had long since integrated mental illusions into his instincts, often using them to hone the will of geniuses. Yet, he was completely unaware of when he himself fell into the other's illusion!
In that instant when he was stunned into silence, Huo Yuhao moved.
A cluster of crimson-gold flames silently ignited in his palm, and then he gently pushed it forward.
The cluster of crimson-gold flames shot out like a streak of light. It seemed slow, yet it appeared to lock onto space, ignoring distance, and landed directly on the Old Devil Nightmare's soul.
"Ah-!!!"
A shrill, inhuman scream rang out, and the Old Devil Nightmare's soul was instantly enveloped and devoured by crimson-gold flames, as if boiling oil had been poured over snow!
The scream wasn't just from the pain inflicted by the Crimson Gold Profound Flame, but also from the Old Devil Nightmare seeing the scene of Shrek's destruction.
The mental illusion created by Huo Yuhao brought him to another perspective, allowing him to witness firsthand the various details of Shrek's destruction.
Perhaps due to the difference in strength, or perhaps because he was a spirit, even though he felt intense pain, he could not break free from this illusion and could only witness how his faith was destroyed.
Shrek City is besieged.
The Federation invades Shrek.
The Shrek Seven Monsters statues were destroyed.
The clearest and most brutal scene was when the Sea God Pavilion, the magnificent building that Huo Yuhao had previously manifested and which carried countless glories and histories, collapsed with a groan of unbearable weight.
Dust billowed into the sky, bricks and stones flew everywhere, and the Sacred Land symbolizing the core of Shrek's spirit and power was reduced to ruins.
And what fluttered above those ruins was not the Shrek symbol, but the flag of the Federation.
"No—no—this shouldn't be happening—"
Amidst the Old Devil Nightmare's agonizing howls, fragmented and unacceptable words of utterance were interspersed.
"Since you want to see how Shrek is destroyed, then I'll give you the chance."
As Huo Yuhao spoke, he no longer paid attention to the Old Devil Nightmare was suffering both psychological and physical torment.
He might kill someone and then just drop his head, but if he occasionally encountered someone who made him feel psychologically uncomfortable, he wouldn't mind letting that person "deeply" experience what true despair is.
In his past life, he had felt physically uncomfortable seeing the military training on Devil Island and the methods these old devils used to discipline the Shrek Seven Monsters. Among them, the Old Devil Nightmare, who was most skilled in creating illusions and tormenting people in those illusions, was the worst.
Since you enjoy methods that are disguised as "training" but are actually full of perverse pleasure and mental torture, then try it yourself.
Huo Yuhao stopped looking at the Old Devil Nightmare and calmly turned his gaze to the remaining six demons, whose faces were ashen.
At this moment, the six people, who had been in a daze, looked at Huo Yuhao and Old Devil Nightmare as if they had just woken up from a dream. When they saw the latter's miserable state, their expressions changed.
Not only Old Devil Nightmare, but also the others, whose minds had just been shaken, were affected by Huo Yuhao's Divine Power!
With this in mind, one of them flashed to the Old Devil Nightmare's side, wanting to rescue him, while the rest all looked at Huo Yuhao with gloomy eyes.
The Old Devil Destruction's face was icy cold. "Boy, you are indeed a genius, and your methods are ruthless enough. But do you think you can do whatever you want here, or even—provoke us all? Even if you have the Federation's orders and want to take over Devil Island, you still have to ask our opinion!"
They were, after all, powerful figures from Thousand Years ago. Even with their faith shattered and their companions severely wounded, they were unwilling to be suppressed by a junior and have to surrender even their last refuge.
Shrek may have been destroyed, but they are still here, so there is still a chance!
Huo Yuhao smiled at this.
"Arrogance requires capital, and I happen to have it when facing you."
"Since you don't like talking and want to fight, then let's settle things with our fists."
The Old Devil Destruction's eyes flashed with a sharp light, knowing that once the Old Devil Nightmare made his move, there was no room for negotiation between them.
Or rather, there was simply no room for negotiation between the two sides.
When Huo Yuhao recounted the destruction of Shrek, he did so calmly and casually, even laughing as he talked about it. Clearly, he was either a supporter or a participant!
Peaceful dialogue with someone like that? They, having just learned of Shrek's destruction, certainly couldn't do it!
His thoughts converged with those of the other old demons in an instant, and they reached a consensus, suddenly making their move.
They had witnessed Huo Yuhao's ability to instantly injure Old Devil Nightmare, and no one dared to underestimate this young man.
The purplish-black energy, like a boiling, raging torrent, erupted from the five old demons, carrying the Destruction aura accumulated over Thousand Years, and swept towards Huo Yuhao in an overwhelming manner!
Wherever the energy passed, space groaned under its strain, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth within the valley was completely disrupted.
Annihilation.
The Old Devil Destruction the charge, his soul transforming into an arrow of Destruction refined to its Ultimate, aimed directly at Huo Yuhao's heart. A dark glint at the tip seemed capable of devouring all life. The Old Devil Desire conjured countless alluring phantoms and spiritual spikes, interfering and attacking from all directions. The Old Devil Greed unleashed an Formless force field, attempting to forcibly extract Huo Yuhao's Soul Power and Divine Power—
The five old demons, enraged by the destruction of Shrek, launched a combined attack with such power that it could instantly injure or even kill an ordinary Super Douluo!
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao's expression also became more serious.
These old demons died because of the Destruction energy of this place, but were revived by the Life energy. They have already taken control of a portion of the Life energy and Destruction energy here, and he will not underestimate them.
Huo Yuhao switched to the Ice Emperor Martial Soul.
Orange orange orange orange orange orange orange!
The seven Soul Ring, each at the level of Ferocious Beast, were displayed directly before the five old demons without any concealment.
Although strictly speaking, the Ice Emperor Martial Soul has two Soul Spirit that are God Rank true dragon souls, their origins are insufficient, and they only had Half-God Rank power before. It's already quite good that they can condense Ferocious Beast Soul Ring, so Huo Yuhao isn't picky.
Orange looks nice too.
However, this nearly scared the old devils to death.
Seven Ferocious Beast Soul Ring —is this really Soul Saint?
He's probably Limit Douluo!
When this idea came to mind, Huo Yuhao granted their wish.
"Ice Empress Avatar!"
The figure of the Ice Empress appeared, transforming into a stream of light and merging into Huo Yuhao's body. His aura suddenly surged, emanating an aura comparable to the Limit.
The Crimson Gold Profound Flame reappeared, but this time it was different from before. The flames spread across the sky and clashed head-on with the Destruction energy.
There was no earth-shattering explosion as expected. The moment the two extreme forces came into contact, they produced a strange "hissing" sound, like cold water dripping into boiling oil.
The power of the Crimson Gold Profound Flame to return to their origin and the annihilating properties of the purplish-black Destruction energy frantically canceled each other out and annihilated each other!
At the boundary between the flames and the black tide, an energy front that constantly twists, shatters, and reforms splits the sky above the valley in two. One half is ablaze with crimson gold, sacred and fiery; the other half is a somber, deathly, and Destruction purplish-black.
This was within Huo Yuhao's expectations. After all, the Crimson Gold Profound Flame was not like the Seven-Colored Lotus, which could use everything as fuel. Moreover, the level of Destruction energy here was not low either.
but----
"You never reached your peak in life, not even the Limit. Even if you can borrow the Destruction Power of Destruction of this place, your strength is still limited!"
Huo Yuhao's voice pierced through the roar of colliding energy and clearly reached the ears of the five old demons. Seeing the Crimson Gold Profound Flame gradually pressing in, their hearts sank, and they found it difficult to refute him.
After all, they were familiar with Huo Yuhao's Half-God Rank aura at this moment.
The old demons were already in a state of shock and disbelief, feeling as if the world had become completely foreign to them.
The Soul Saint, using his Martial Soul Avatar, possesses Half-God Rank strength, and his opponent is surrounded by seven Ferocious Beast- level Soul Ring. What kind of monster is this?
Even though they had overestimated Huo Yuhao's strength and even chose to attack together, they never expected the outcome to be like this.
The arrow that the Old Devil Destruction transformed into quickly retreated after it caught the Crimson Gold Profound Flame, and then scrutinized Huo Yuhao with an increasingly serious gaze.
Huo Yuhao was right. Their strength before they died had not reached its peak. After all, if they were at their Limit, they would have been more in awe of the Power of Destruction, understood its power better, and would not have rashly touched the Destruction Fragment.
Moreover, the Destruction energy they mobilized was only the peripheral energy, the Destruction energy born from the Destruction Tide caused by the Destruction Fragment at the core. They dared not touch the Power of Destruction fragments at the core. Heaven and Life energy had favored them once, but no one knew if there would be a second time.
After all, in their research, that was probably the power of the Destruction God King. They were all once Titled Douluo powerhouses, but they instantly lost their physical bodies just because they came into contact with the core fragment of the Power of Destruction. If that thing were to erupt, even Limit Douluo would be doomed.
In life, he was only Titled Douluo, but now he is just a soul. The Power of Destruction he can mobilize is not his core energy. Facing a Demigod, it seems like a dead end.
However, the Old Devil Destruction showed no fear on his face.
"Our strength may be weaker than yours, but Devil Island is our home turf. Here, besides Destruction energy, there is also Life energy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of Life energy erupted not far away, which was Old Devil Devour and sent into the Old Devil Nightmare's body to repair his soul. The Crimson Gold Profound Flame on the Old Devil Nightmare's body were also gradually neutralized by the Devouring Old Devil Devour's Destruction energy.
Because Huo Yuhao began fighting several old demons, his Divine Power was no longer able to exert continuous pressure. With the help of the Old Devil Devour, the Old Devil Nightmare finally found an opportunity to break free from the recurring Nightmare.
Back in reality, even though the Old Devil Nightmare was just a spirit, he couldn't help but gasp for breath.
In reality, it was a fleeting moment, but in the mental illusion, several hours passed. Watching Shrek be destroyed without being able to do anything, feeling powerless, desperate, and on the verge of collapse—that feeling was a hundred times more painful than having one's soul burned by the Crimson Gold Profound Flame!
Old Devil Nightmare's soul trembled violently, his face contorted beyond recognition, and his eyes held a deep-seated fear. He didn't even dare to look at Huo Yuhao.
It wasn't just the Nightmare inflicted by the other party, but also the illusion that allowed him to uncover Huo Yuhao's "identity"!
The Old Devil Destruction didn't notice his expression, and simply said coldly to Huo Yuhao, "See? Here, those of us who can control Life energy are Undying!"
He wanted to use this opportunity to strike at Huo Yuhao and increase their chances of winning. Now that he had made his move, there was no going back. If he didn't capture Huo Yuhao and waited for him to go back and get reinforcements, their fate would be even worse.
Although staying would also present significant problems, what other options did they have?
With Shrek destroyed, they have no backing. Compromise with the Federation is impossible; they don't trust the Federation, which was involved in Shrek's destruction. The seven remaining souls, confined to Devil Island, are of little value to the Federation, and the Federation probably won't recruit them.
Leaving Huo Yuhao behind would at least provide a hostage, which might allow them to exchange for Shrek survivors from the Federation, giving the academy a chance to continue.
They were just wandering souls, only hoping to see Shrek continue; they didn't care about anything else, including their own Life.
Huo Yuhao's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, maintaining the Crimson Gold Profound Flame in his hands while chanting in an unknown language.
Seeing this Old Devil Nightmare stopped Old Devil Devour, who wanted to help, and hurriedly shouted, "No! Don't fight him! We are no match for him! He is the Fire God of the Divine Realm Fire! Fighting him will only lead to our deaths!"
He didn't dare say that Huo Yuhao was the main force behind Shrek's destruction, fearing that everyone would be blinded by anger and fight against the gods.
Huo Yuhao almost stopped chanting.
I should have cut out the illusion earlier, because it was from his perspective, and clearly the Old Devil Nightmare had overheard quite a few "secrets."
Sigh, Er Ming.
Ah, what astonishing wisdom.
Old Devil Nightmare's brief remark startled all the demons. Looking at the divine fire fighting against the Destruction energy in the sky and Huo Yuhao's abnormal strength, they unconsciously began to believe it.
This time, the Old Devil Destruction, who originally wanted to strike at Huo Yuhao, was struck back.
They actually wanted to defeat a being that was suspected to be a god?
Just as regret welled up in the heart of the Old Devil Destruction, a cold, deathly Divine Power spread from Huo Yuhao's body, like countless Formless and intangible threads, precisely and instantly Entanglement around the Soul Core of the seven Destroyers present!
The seven old demons' expressions changed drastically. They tried to use Destruction energy to resist these strange attacks, but the feeling that their souls could not react was that they could not move.
Even the power that had previously clashed with Huo Yuhao was forced to dissipate due to the lack of follow-up power.
Huo Yuhao's actions stopped at some point.
Even the illusion of the Seven Old Devils activated by his Late Spirit Domain Realm Divine Power couldn't withstand it, let alone Undead Magic that specifically controls souls.
Fighting necromancers as a spirit?
There's no need to be so suicidal.