Elsewhere, Huo Yuhao crouched down and carefully examined the three bodies on the ground.
Two were men and one was a woman, all dressed differently.
But all three had died the same way.
A bloody hole pierced each chest. One sword thrust through the heart, clean and decisive.
Huo Yuhao's gaze sharpened.
The bursts of spiritual energy that had shot skyward earlier must have come from these three bodies.
Three transmigrators, all killed by the same person.
Huo Yuhao felt a little annoyed.
He had only just managed to get his K/D ratio up to one, and some guy had appeared out of nowhere to start off three and zero?
But Huo Yuhao did not act rashly.
He patiently concealed his presence and lay still in the bushes, like a lifeless stone.
Above him, the phantom of Fixed Immortal Travel slowly faded.
A pale-skinned young man with loose black hair and eyes as cold as dark pools appeared soundlessly in the forest clearing.
He looked up at the slowly descending gray current, a victor's smile on his lips.
The young man's entire focus was on the power he was about to claim. He even held his breath.
But he had no idea someone had already crept up behind him like a ghost.
Huo Yuhao had changed into black fighting clothes before coming here, with a black mask covering his face.
Now he slipped quietly behind the young man.
The next instant, Huo Yuhao drove the Divine Illumination Scripture at full force. Soul Power surged into his palm like a flood through a broken dam!
A dragon's roar rang out before the palm strike landed!
"Dragon-Subduing Palm: Regretful Dragon!"
The fierce, blazing force of his palm slammed into the young man's back!
The young man's mind was wholly fixed on Electrolux's fragment of divine consciousness. He had not noticed Huo Yuhao approaching, much less used anything to protect himself!
"Pfft!"
Blood sprayed from his mouth as he flew like a kite with its string cut, then crashed heavily to the ground.
Huo Yuhao walked out slowly. Beneath his black mask, only his calm eyes showed.
"You're nowhere near as cunning as the Great Love Immortal Venerable."
Huo Yuhao's voice was flat.
That man would have stayed hidden until everyone else had fought each other to exhaustion, then come out smiling to clean up the mess.
This young man had taken Fang Yuan's name and copied his poetry, but he had learned nothing of what made Fang Yuan dangerous.
The young man struggled to prop up his upper body and looked at Huo Yuhao with a bitter smile.
"I never thought there'd be a hawk waiting behind this oriole."
"But..."
A flash of venom crossed the young man's eyes.
"Even without the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm or Electrolux, my Nine-Revolution Heaven-Refining System alone will make me invincible!"
"Kid, I'll remember what you did today!"
The space around the young man suddenly warped, and the phantom of an emerald-green butterfly appeared once more!
Huo Yuhao had already moved to finish him off while he spoke.
He lunged like an arrow loosed from a bow, the White Tiger Dagger in his hand aimed straight at the young man's throat!
But he was a step too late.
The young man vanished into thin air along with Fixed Immortal Travel.
The dagger struck empty ground, leaving a deep gouge behind.
Huo Yuhao stared at the spot where the young man had disappeared and shrugged helplessly.
It seemed his own cheat still was not powerful enough. Even his finishing blow had been too slow!
Still, as miraculous as Fixed Immortal Travel was, the transmigrator's face before he left suggested that Regretful Dragon had injured his internal organs.
He probably would not be getting out of bed without at least six months to a year of recovery.
Huo Yuhao would use that time to find out who he was. If he was going to deal with him, he had to finish the job!
By then, Electrolux's fragment of divine consciousness had descended and was drifting toward Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao did not dodge.
He stood where he was and let the gray current enter his forehead and sink into his sea of consciousness.
The gray current eventually became a gray sphere of light, floating quietly in his sea of consciousness.
The corners of Huo Yuhao's mouth lifted.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had been stolen, but at least he had gotten Electrolux, a fine teacher!
Of the two great cheats, he had managed to keep one!
And from what he had just seen, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had been sealed inside Tang Chuan like Kurama. He was probably having a worse time than if he were in prison.
Tang Chuan, you can look after Brother Sky Dream for me for now!
Once I get the chance, I'll take him back!
Huo Yuhao then doubled back and searched the three bodies one by one.
They had three storage Soul Tools, with plenty of odds and ends inside.
Soul coins, food, water, and clothes.
But there was not a single cheat among them for Huo Yuhao to loot.
Then again, that made sense.
How capable could these transmigrators have been if that kid had taken out all three by himself?
He would just treat it as loot from easy kills!
The only useful spoils were several pieces of high-quality Millennium Whale Rubber.
There was also a recipe for a medicinal bath made primarily with Whale Rubber.
After searching the bodies, Huo Yuhao returned to where he had been before.
Tang Ya was still standing there in a daze, her eyes unfocused and drool trickling from the corner of her mouth.
With her spiritual power, it would probably take her a while longer to break free of the Sharingan's illusion.
Meanwhile, the two transmigrators, Tang Chuan and Xiao Yan, stood facing each other.
Their clothes were torn and their hair disheveled.
Clearly, neither had gained a real advantage in their fight.
"Tang Chuan, was it? I'll remember you!"
Xiao Yan hoisted the Heavy Xuan Ruler onto his shoulder and grinned.
"You can hold on to the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for now. I'm only leaving him with you!"
"I heard you're enrolling at Shrek Academy too. Good. Then I'll wait for you in Shrek City!"
"The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm will be mine!"
"And whoever took Electrolux, whether he's the real Great Love Immortal Venerable or a fake, I won't let him off either!"
Tang Chuan sneered.
"Xiao Yan? You'd better hope I never get the chance."
"Once my martial soul evolves into the Mangekyō Sharingan, I'll show you what true despair feels like!"
After trading threats, Xiao Yan spread the twin wings of flame on his back.
He shot into the sky and soon vanished into the distance.
Huo Yuhao watched silently, feeling rather disappointed.
Why had those two stopped fighting?
If they had fought until they were both badly wounded, he could have stepped in and killed them both.
Looting two of them in one go—what could be better?
What a shame!
But when Huo Yuhao thought back on their conversation, a smile appeared on his face.
By the usual fanfiction formula, nine out of ten transmigrators who came to the Peerless Tang Sect made a beeline for Shrek Academy!
Some pretended to be weak while hiding their strength. Some joined the Tang Sect. Some tried to win over Ma Xiaotao, and others pursued Wang Dong'er...
It was fair to say Shrek Academy had the highest concentration of transmigrators on the entire Douluo Continent!
In that case, his next hunting ground would be Shrek Academy!
The hunt was about to begin!
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