Catch the Demon Spirit, Jin Ruir Joins the Crew!

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Chapter 44: Catch the Demon Spirit, Jin Ruir Joins the Crew!

"Soulbound Reverie... Heh, hahaha! Remember the name of the man who killed you all: Huo Yuhao!"

"Corpse Puppets, explode for me! Explode! Explode!!!"

At the border between the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire, a black-robed figure with twelve beautiful young-woman Corpse Puppets behind him laughed wildly.

He decisively detonated the densely packed Soul Elder, Soul Ancestor, and Soul King puppets.

In the midst of battle, terrifying explosions thundered out in an instant.

Roar!!!

With a furious roar from the Star Luo Empire's army, a blood tiger charged out. Seven Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—blazed around him.

"Holy—a Soul Saint!"

"Boss, save me!!!"

Five Soul Rings—white, yellow, purple, black, red—flashed madly. A pair of blood-red eyes appeared behind the black-robed figure, those unmistakable five rings shone, and terrifying Spiritual Power erupted the next instant.

Whoosh!!!

The Seven-Ring Soul Sage's eyes plunged into boundless darkness, and his mind collapsed.

"Spiritual Power Regression!"

Fang Yuan immediately rolled back Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Power.

"Boss, that makes nine Soul Saints already. The entire White Tiger Army has begun reinforcing Dawn City."

"We devoured Dawn City's hundred-thousand-strong garrison alive and seized one of their cities by force. They won't go mad and attack the Sun Moon Empire with everything they have, will they?"

Gu Quan glanced at the unconscious blood-tiger Soul Saint, promptly refined him into a puppet, and tossed him to Huo Yuhao.

"Beautiful. Your name really comes in handy, Boss. The moment those idiot generals in the White Tiger Army hear it, they charge straight at us like madmen."

A smile slowly curled across Huo Yuhao's lips.

Of course. I wiped out the entire White Tiger Duke's Mansion, and it was the White Tiger Duke's Mansion that raised the White Tiger Army. Most of its generals have some connection to the mansion. Once they know I'm here, how could they not surround me like madmen?

"A hundred thousand soldiers, a thousand Soul Kings, a hundred Soul Emperors, and nearly ten Soul Saints. That's enough to make the White Tiger Army wince, but it won't do much damage to the Star Luo Empire as a whole."

"After this, the Titled Douluo from the Star Luo Empire and Shrek will probably come. We need to move."

Though Huo Yuhao wanted to kill Dai Hao, killing him was not his goal this time.

His only aim was to draw the eyes of the Star Luo Empire and Shrek here, tying them down so he could enter the Star Dou Great Forest at the heart of the Three Great Empires.

Huo Yuhao kept Yuming City locked firmly in his terrifying Spiritual Power. Once he sensed several Titled Douluo, and even a Super Douluo, enter the city, he withdrew his Spiritual Power, used it to conceal the three of them, and slipped quietly into the Star Dou Great Forest.

Deep in the Star Dou Great Forest, Jin Ruir sensed that familiar presence approaching. In the pool, where she had been feeling the changes in her bloodline's evolution and the Dragon God's Power brought about by the comparison, she slowly opened her Eye of Destiny.

Guided by Destiny Power, she instantly saw what Huo Yuhao was doing.

Her face darkened at once.

She turned into a streak of Golden Light and flew west.

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao had unleashed all three Martial Souls. With his Spiritual Power fixed precisely on the Ferocious Beast Demon Spirit, he pursued him relentlessly.

"Huo Yuhao!"

"You bastard!!"

Inside the Spiritual Power field, the Ferocious Beast Domain, and the Undead Barrier... a spectral figure fled in terror.

"Damn it, damn it! Where did this monster come from? He only has a Soul King's Soul Power, so why is his Spiritual Power so terrifyingly strong?"

"It's... him... It has to be him! What does he want?!"

"Don't push me!!!"

"Dragon God Claw!!!!"

Finally, with nowhere left to run, the Demon Spirit unleashed terrifying Spiritual Power. His body transformed in an instant into a black dragon vast enough to blot out the sky.

"Good, good! With the Ferocious Beast Demon Spirit and the transformed Yearning Heartbroken Dew, my Spiritual Power will rise to God Level. I'll never again be limited to simple control and attacks with Spiritual Power!"

The colossal black dragon blotted out the sky. He raised his right claw, and a golden dragon talon tore through space, sweeping toward Huo Yuhao with terrifying Spiritual Power and devastating force.

"You want to play with Spiritual Power and Soulforce in front of me?"

"Second Martial Soul!"

Whoosh!

Behind Huo Yuhao, a figure radiating a terrifying God Level aura appeared. In the next instant, two Soul Rings—gray and gold—manifested.

"Light Magic: Purification!"

The golden light Soul Ring flickered. A beam of Golden Light fell upon the Ferocious Beast Demon Spirit, and his enormous body began to disintegrate inch by inch.

"This... this aura. It's him. It's definitely him!"

"Huo Yuhao, don't kill me! I'm willing to sacrifice myself to you!!"

The Demon Spirit panicked. He truly panicked.

Panic gripped his heart, but so did excitement. If it had been anyone else, he would have fought back without hesitation. But this was Huo Yuhao.

Who wouldn't want to board the Godhood Express? The Child of Destiny of the Douluo II Era was destined to become a god. God-Making Project or not, who wouldn't scramble to get in on it?

Huo Yuhao was just about to seize the Demon Spirit and forcibly refine him to break through to level sixty Soul Power.

Hum—bang!!!

A streak of Golden Light rushed into the Undead World. Huo Yuhao's Undead Barrier did not stop her; instead, it let her straight in, because she carried Huo Yuhao's own power.

"Huo Yuhao, what do you think you're doing?"

Behind Huo Yuhao, Gu Quan wiped sweat from his brow again and again.

"Excellent. Our teammate for the Holy Spirit Seven Heroes is finally here!"

Fang Yuan narrowed his eyes, ready to shatter his Martial Soul and flee at any moment. The threat she posed felt no weaker than a Titled Douluo, and she stood on the Soul Beasts' side.

"Ahem. Let me introduce him. This is our Holy Spirit Cult's Undead Saint Son, leader of the Holy Spirit Seven Heroes, Huo—"

Jin Ruir gave Gu Quan a cold look.

"I knew him before the rumors did."

Gu Quan smiled awkwardly.

"Then you should know why we're here, right? The Godhood Express, the Holy Spirit Seven Heroes—that's right, you're one of our crew, one of the Holy Spirit Seven Heroes!!!"

Huo Yuhao's face darkened at Gu Quan's words.

"What do you mean, 'crew'? We're a team on the path to godhood."

"As the Emperor Auspicious Beast of the Soul Beasts, you must want to change their fate too, don't you?"

"Join us. With your talent, I promise you'll become a God King at the very least!"

Huo Yuhao was not bluffing. Wasn't the Golden Dragon King a God King?

And one at the very peak of that rank.

Jin Ruir lowered her head in thought. Without the Heavenly Screen comparison, she would never have believed him.

But after the Heavenly Screen comparison appeared and she truly gained the Dragon God's Power, Jin Ruir felt she might indeed have a chance to change the Soul Beasts' fate.

Gu Quan and Fang Yuan exchanged a glance, deep envy in their eyes.

"Hmph!"

"I don't need some God King rank or Godhood you promise me. I can win those through my own strength."

"I just don't want you to lose your Destiny Power in the comparison!"

Jin Ruir lifted her chin haughtily.

Not far away, the Demon Spirit was dumbfounded. Even their Emperor Auspicious Beast had joined this godhood crew... no, this team, and he still hadn't joined.

"I haven't gotten aboard! I haven't gotten aboard yet, hey!!!"

The Demon Spirit wanted to sacrifice himself directly to Huo Yuhao, only to find that Huo Yuhao's First Martial Soul had no room left. He did not dare approach the Third Martial Soul, and the aura released by the Second Martial Soul made even him tremble.

Without a word, Huo Yuhao grabbed the Demon Spirit and pulled him into his Undead World. The Demon Spirit was his, and Jin Ruir had joined him too. There was no rush to break through to level sixty and become a Soul Emperor.

Jin Ruir looked as if she wanted to speak, but ultimately said nothing. Become a god's Soul Ring, preserve your soul, and become a divine being!

Was that not another path for the Soul Beasts to grow stronger?

She was not betraying the Soul Beast Clan. Jin Ruir had learned this from the Ice Empress and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm through Huo Yuhao's Heavenly Screen.

The current Divine Realm would never allow Soul Beasts to become gods. If Soul Beasts wanted to escape their fate, then apart from leading them to godhood herself, Jin Ruir believed some sacrifices were necessary. If it could change the Soul Beast Clan's fate, she felt she could sacrifice herself too.

After all, leading the Soul Beast Clan to rise again was her duty.

Besides, if their souls remained, the Soul Beasts were not truly dead. They would simply live in another form. Under the Divine Realm's oppression, they had no other choice.

Once she became a god and changed all this, the Soul Beasts would no longer have to live under such humiliation.

"Boss, Boss, where are we going now?"

"The other three teammates don't seem to have appeared at all."

Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes slightly.

The things he needed to do flashed swiftly through his mind.

I've found Jin Ruir and captured the Ferocious Beast Demon Spirit. The Sixth Soul Ring is settled too.

Now I need to join the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, qualify for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, and seize the Snow Empress Embryo.

This time would be different. Huo Yuhao had no intention of standing by while Xiao Hongchen won the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo at auction.

If he was ruthless enough, Huo Yuhao could even obtain the Snow Empress Embryo without spending a single coin.

Sun Moon Empire.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

With Zhongli Wu recommending them through his unique standing in the Sun Moon Empire, Huo Yuhao and the other three easily entered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy began its core selection across all year groups, using Soul Fighting to decide who would compete in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament.

To avoid needless trouble, Huo Yuhao, Jin Ruir, Gu Quan, and Fang Yuan went all out in the preliminary round. They made no attempt to hide who they were.

When those unmistakable blood-red eyes appeared, along with that unmistakable Soul Ring Configuration of white, yellow, purple, black, and red, the entire Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy erupted.

"Black—no, H-Huo Yuhao!"

"It's Huo Yuhao! Huo Yuhao from the Heavenly Screen comparison! He's come to our Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy!!"

"The Golden Dragon Woman is here too, along with those two people shown in Huo Yuhao's future!!!"

"I heard they seized a city from the Star Luo Empire not long ago and swallowed a hundred thousand troops whole!!!!"

The moment the match began, a powerful wave of Spiritual Power swept across the entire Soul Fighting stage.

On and off the stage, everyone stared in terror at the four figures standing unmoved at its center. Their pupils quivered, and blood rushed to their heads as fear and excitement seized them.

"H-Huo Yuhao!"

"Victory to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy!!"

"Four of the Holy Spirit Seven Heroes are here! With their help, our Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy will defeat Shrek Academy!!!"

Most Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire, and even its ordinary citizens, hated Shrek—who had always stood over their empire—and the Three Great Empires more than they hated Evil Soul Masters.

Years of war had cost them their loved ones. Not long ago, Huo Yuhao had captured a Star Luo Empire city and swallowed a hundred thousand troops whole. To the Sun Moon Empire, that was thrilling news, something to celebrate.

That was why the crowd erupted in cheers when Huo Yuhao appeared.

Besides, Huo Yuhao had destroyed the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. Everyone knew that their great enemy in every war was Dai Hao, the White Tiger Duke stationed closest to the Sun Moon Empire.

That was where Ju Zi's hatred came from too: her father had died when the army led by Dai Hao swept through.

As shouts surged like a tide, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen stood among the crowd on the Soul Fighting stage, their eyes wide. Terrifying Spiritual Power held them in place, unable to move a muscle.

"The H-Holy Spirit Seven Heroes!"

"The G-God-Making crew!!"

"I have to join them! I absolutely have to!!!"

The four of them merely stood there, yet the aura they gave off was terrifying.

Xiao Hongchen trembled all over. Huo Yuhao, Jin Ruir... weren't they both geniuses among geniuses, chosen from ten thousand years of history for the Heavenly Screen comparison?

Only by joining them could he prove he was a genius, prove he was extraordinary, and gain... a chance to become a god!

Beside Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen gazed up blankly at Huo Yuhao, who stood among the four with only a glimpse of his blood-red eyes showing.

"So... so strong, so handsome... so incredible. I can't move at all from his Spiritual Power alone!"

Below the stage, an orange-haired girl stared at Huo Yuhao in shock.

"It's him! It's him!!!"

"The one who destroyed my enemy's family!!!"

Even Jing Hongchen, headmaster of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, was alerted.

"H-Huo Yuhao... I never thought they'd recommend him to us!"

"The Holy Spirit Seven Heroes still aren't complete. Three places remain... that chance to become a god... No, the Hongchen Family must get in on this too!"

Mingde Hall.

"Huo Yuhao, could you give them a chance?"

Huo Yuhao shrugged at Jing Hongchen across from him, then gave Gu Quan a look.

Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Quan released a thousand Corpse Puppets.

"With just those two?"

"Which one of the four of us can they beat?"

Behind Jing Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen jolted and looked up. Their scalps prickled, and helplessness washed over them.

Jing Hongchen adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose and smiled.

"We're all sensible people. If we can talk, there's a chance. Xiao and Meng may indeed be no match for any of you four, but the Hongchen Family is willing to bring resources when we join!"

Whoosh!!!

Gu Quan flew into a rage.

"You insult the Holy Spirit Seven Heroes! Everyone knows my boss has the best chance of winning in the future Heavenly Screen comparison. His victory is assured. Once word gets out, how much investment do you think we couldn't get?"

Jing Hongchen's fists clenched tight.

"What about a Level 9 Soul Tool?"

Gu Quan instantly reached out and clasped Xiao Hongchen's hand.

"Hahaha! Headmaster, you have such a keen eye!"

"One look at your grandson, and I knew he was exceptional. He has what it takes to be one of the Seven Heroes!"