Arc 7The Snow Empress Emerges

Huo Yuhao avenged Huo Yun’er by destroying the Zhu Family and confronting the White Tiger household, then won the hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast Embryo at auction. After defeating the factions that pursued him, he opened the God-Sealing Platform and discovered that the embryo contained the Snow Empress.

  • Huo Yuhao tortured Dai Huabin, recounted how Dai Huabin had tormented him and Huo Yun’er, and killed him with the White Tiger Dagger.
  • Huo Yuhao recovered Huo Yun’er’s remains and placed them in a crystal coffin, while the White Tiger Duchess vowed to kill him.
  • Huo Yuhao defeated the Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy, then destroyed the Hell Spirit Cat Estate and exterminated the Zhu Family.
  • Nine Lives Douluo and Zhu Zhuqing confronted Huo Yuhao, but his Soul Guidance Robots defeated them as Dai Hao fled the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion.
  • Huo Yuhao bought an Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone and won the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo for 350 million Gold Soul Coins.
  • Huo Yuhao lured the Illustrious Virtue Hall, Body Sect, Dragon City, and Xuanming Sect into a forest and killed or drove off their pursuers.
  • Huo Yuhao opened the God-Sealing Platform and learned from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress that the embryo contained the Snow Empress.
Chapters 155–180 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 155Dai Huabin’s Despair

Huo Yuhao and his two powerful companions infiltrated the Star Luo Imperial City, suppressing Huang Jinxu and Wang Xian'er before erasing their memories. Huo Yuhao then went to Dai Huabin and woke him, leaving Dai Huabin confused about who he was and why he was there.

  • The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the Blade of Life overwhelmed Huang Jinxu and Wang Xian'er, who could not move or summon their martial souls.
  • Huo Yuhao appeared before the two palace officials, accompanied by the two black-robed figures, whose power and deference to him stunned them.
  • Huo Yuhao ordered the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to brainwash Huang Jinxu and Wang Xian'er so they would forget the intruders' actions.
  • Huo Yuhao approached Dai Huabin and used green light to wake him.
  • Dai Huabin opened his eyes and asked Huo Yuhao who he was and why he was there.

Ch. 156Next, I’ll Tell a Story of Spirit Eyes That Couldn’t Hide Their Tears

Huo Yuhao cornered Dai Huabin in the imperial palace and began recounting the story of his mother’s abuse and death. He left Dai Huabin terrified and bleeding as he continued the tale.

  • Huo Yuhao entered Dai Huabin’s ward and offered to tell him a story, but Dai Huabin cursed and threatened him.
  • Huo Yuhao stabbed Dai Huabin through the lower leg and pulled out the dagger while the guards outside failed to hear the screams.
  • Dai Huabin realized Huo Yuhao had isolated the palace and begged for his life, then obeyed when Huo Yuhao ordered him to listen.
  • Huo Yuhao recalled Dai Huabin’s role in tormenting Huo Yun’er and began telling him a story about a duke, a maid, and their illegitimate son.

Ch. 157Don't Be Nervous, Take a Deep Breath. Dizziness Is Normal

Huo Yuhao confronted Dai Huabin over the abuse he and his mother had suffered, then began torturing him to fulfill his revenge. He left Dai Huabin healed enough to endure more as the Blade of Life Soul Guidance Robot started cutting him apart.

  • Huo Yuhao recounted how Dai Huabin had tormented him and his mother, forcing Dai Huabin to recognize the past he had tried to bury.
  • Dai Huabin admitted he had wronged Huo Yuhao and begged him to wait for the White Tiger Duke to judge him.
  • Huo Yuhao used the White Tiger Dagger to sever Dai Huabin’s hand and leg.
  • Huo Yuhao explained that he wanted the White Tiger Duchess, the White Tiger Duke, and Dai Yueheng to witness Dai Huabin’s suffering, then handed the dagger to the Blade of Life Soul Guidance Robot.
  • The Blade of Life Soul Guidance Robot healed Dai Huabin’s wounds with life energy, restrained him, and began cutting him with the White Tiger Dagger.

Ch. 158Don’t Worry—You’re Next

Huo Yuhao tortured Dai Huabin with three thousand cuts, then killed him and left a threat for the White Tiger Duchess and Dai Hao. The discovery of Dai Huabin’s mutilated body brought the imperial family and troops to Medicine Immortal Douluo’s palace, where Dai Hao and Emperor Xu Jiawei saw the message warning that they were next.

  • Huo Yuhao arrived at the imperial palace after defeating Diao Advanced Soul Master Academy and found the Blade of Life Soul Guidance Robot keeping Dai Huabin alive after slicing him into three thousand pieces.
  • Huo Yuhao stabbed Dai Huabin through the heart with the White Tiger Dagger and told him that his parents would soon join him.
  • Huo Yuhao left the dagger in Dai Huabin’s body and departed with the two Soul Guidance Robots, after which the palace’s restraints were lifted.
  • Maids discovered Dai Huabin’s body, and one rushed out to report the incident while the White Tiger Duchess’s carriage passed her on the road.
  • Xu Jiawei, Dai Hao, Dai Yueheng, Xu Jiujiu, and troops gathered at Medicine Immortal Douluo’s palace, where Dai Hao and Xu Jiawei saw the flesh-written warning: “Don’t worry. You’re next.”

Ch. 159What a Juicy Scoop—Dig In!

After Dai Huabin's death, Dai Hao and the White Tiger Duchess argued over Huo Yuhao's parentage and the past, while Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu listened to the scandal. Dai Hao warned that Huo Yuhao might target the family next, and the Duchess refocused on protecting Dai Yueheng.

  • Xu Jiawei feared the mysterious killer might target him, while Dai Hao blamed the White Tiger Duchess for what had happened.
  • The White Tiger Duchess pulled the White Tiger Dagger from Dai Huabin's heart and accused Dai Hao's son with Huo Yun'er of killing him.
  • Dai Hao and the White Tiger Duchess argued over Huo Yun'er, Huo Yuhao, and the Duchess's role in separating mother and son.
  • Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu listened eagerly as palace servants knelt in fear, expecting to be killed for hearing the family's secrets.
  • Dai Hao demanded details about Huo Yuhao and warned that he might attack the family next, including Dai Yueheng.
  • The White Tiger Duchess regained her composure and resolved to fight Huo Yuhao to protect Dai Yueheng.

Ch. 160The Round-Robin Tournament Begins

As Dai Hao and the White Tiger Duchess reckoned with Dai Huabin’s death and learned that the Star Luo Guardian Douluos remembered nothing about their unseen attacker, Huo Yuhao recovered and preserved his mother’s remains before the Duchess arrived too late. As the tournament’s round-robin matches began, Huo Yuhao told his teammates not to worry about the White Tiger Duke’s gathering forces, while secretly planning to eliminate them together.

  • Dai Yueheng concluded that he was not responsible for Huo Yuhao’s suffering and intended to return to Shrek Academy after the tournament.
  • Dai Hao questioned the awakened Guardian Douluos, but Wang Xian’er and the others could remember nothing after treating Dai Huabin.
  • Huo Yuhao used life energy to restore Huo Yun’er’s remains, placed her in a crystal coffin, and left with it before the White Tiger Duchess arrived.
  • The White Tiger Duchess found Huo Yun’er’s grave emptied and furiously vowed to kill Huo Yuhao.
  • Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy students asked Huo Yuhao whether the White Tiger Duke’s forces were preparing to rebel, and he said they should focus on the tournament as the round-robin began.

Ch. 161Provoking the White Tiger Duchess; The Match Begins; Xu Jiujiu Goes All Out

Huo Yuhao faced Xu Jiujiu and the Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy while taunting the White Tiger Duchess, who recognized him as Huo Yun'er's son and vowed revenge. The match began with Xu Jiujiu trapping both teams inside a starlight barrier, leaving the spectators unable to see the fight.

  • Huo Yuhao realized the Star Luo Empire might have arranged the match to investigate his identity, and he anticipated confronting the White Tiger Duchess and Dai Hao.
  • Huo Yuhao provoked the White Tiger Duchess with a throat-slitting gesture, and she recognized him as Huo Yun'er's son and accused him of killing Dai Huabin.
  • Dai Hao refused to seize Huo Yuhao without evidence, while Xu Jiawei warned that arresting the Sun Moon team's leader could cause serious political consequences.
  • The White Tiger Duchess stormed away, vowing to avenge Dai Huabin, while Xu Jiawei and Dai Hao reacted angrily to her outburst.
  • Huo Yuhao exchanged words with Xu Jiujiu before the referee started the match between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and the Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy.
  • Xu Jiujiu used her fourth soul skill, Starlight Protection, to surround both teams with a barrier that blocked the spectators' view and countered Huo Yuhao's mental attack.

Ch. 162Fight magic with magic: The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy on the offensive

Huo Yuhao countered Xu Jiujiu’s Star’s Protection with his own powerful defensive barrier, then waited out the Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy’s attacks while his team ate sunflower seeds. After their Level 7 Starlight Matrix Cannon failed to break his defense, Huo Yuhao dropped the barrier and prepared to show the opposing team how the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy used Soul Tools.

  • Xu Jiujiu enveloped the arena in Star’s Protection, blocking the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s attacks while her team assembled a powerful Soul Tool.
  • Huo Yuhao raised a golden defensive barrier around his team and brought out a table, chairs, sunflower seeds, and snacks while they waited.
  • Xu Jiujiu’s team fired a Level 7 Starlight Matrix Cannon at the barrier, but its attack was swallowed without damaging it.
  • Huo Yuhao withdrew the barrier and announced that halftime was over as Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen readied their Soul Tools to attack.

Ch. 163Schemes on All Sides, A Dark and Windy Night of Murder, Battle on the Brink

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy defeated the Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy after Huo Yuhao intimidated Xu Jiujiu and admitted to exposing Dai Huabin’s crimes. As Xu Jiawei anticipated an attack on the Hell Spirit Cat Estate, he took Xu Jiujiu to watch the coming confrontation.

  • Huo Yuhao walked through the Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy’s cannon fire, confronted Xu Jiujiu, and admitted that he had exposed the matter involving Dai Huabin.
  • The Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy surrendered, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s victory made it a leading favorite to win the tournament.
  • Xu Jiujiu reported her conversation with Huo Yuhao to Dai Hao, while Xu Jiawei explained how Huo Yuhao’s schemes had weakened the White Tiger Duke’s standing and provoked the White Tiger Duchess.
  • Xu Jiawei predicted that the White Tiger Duchess would attack that night through her ties to the Hell Spirit Cat Estate, then took Xu Jiujiu to the Starlight Grand Hotel to watch.
  • The Hell Spirit Cat Estate gathered under Zhu Xiaotian as Xu Jiawei hoped its clash with Huo Yuhao would reveal the strength behind him and the estate’s hidden power.

Ch. 164Murderous Intent Beneath the Night, On the Brink, Flowers in a Mirror, Moon in the Water

Zhu Xiaotian’s family sent assassins to kill Huo Yuhao at the Starlight Grand Hotel, but Huo Yuhao used his Flower in the Mirror, Moon on the Water skill to turn their attacks against one another. The two Zhu Family Titled Douluos remained alive and hesitated to attack after realizing the skill could not affect them.

  • Zhu Xiaotian learned that two Titled Douluos, ten Soul Douluos, and more than twenty Soul Saints were ready to attack Huo Yuhao, while his sister remained confined by the White Tiger Duke.
  • Huo Yuhao waited in his hotel room, concealed the floor with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Guidance Robot, and revealed himself when Zhu Tianfeng and Zhu Tianyang entered with their forces.
  • Zhu Tianyang ordered the assassins to attack, but the ten closest to Huo Yuhao struck one another, killing seven Soul Saints and gravely wounding three Soul Douluos.
  • Zhu Tianfeng urged a second group to attack with their eyes closed, but Huo Yuhao’s hypnosis again made them turn their blows against their companions.
  • Huo Yuhao explained that Flower in the Mirror, Moon on the Water controlled all five senses but could not affect opponents more than two major ranks above him, leaving Zhu Tianfeng and Zhu Tianyang afraid to attack.

Ch. 165Blood-Full Starlight; A Murderer Arrives at the Netherworld Spirit Cat Estate

Huo Yuhao annihilated the Zhu Family’s assassins, then led two disguised Soul Guidance Robots in a massacre at the Hell Spirit Cat Estate. The family head, Zhu Xiaotian, ordered young virgin girls’ blood used to awaken the ancestral corpse as Huo Yuhao’s forces advanced.

  • Huo Yuhao rejected Zhu Tianyang’s offer to make peace and declared that he would destroy the Hell Spirit Cat Estate.
  • Zhu Tianyang and Zhu Tianfeng attacked Huo Yuhao, but his defenses held, and his Soul Guidance Robots killed the assembled Zhu Family members.
  • Zhu Xiaotian waited anxiously at the Hell Spirit Cat Estate while Emperor Xu Jiawei learned of the slaughter and went to watch what happened next.
  • Huo Yuhao reached the Hell Spirit Cat Estate with the Blade of Life Soul Guidance Robot and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Guidance Robot, killing the guards and others in their path.
  • Zhu Xiaotian learned that Zhu Tianyang and Zhu Tianfeng were dead and ordered the family to use young virgin girls’ blood to awaken their ancestor.

Ch. 166Frantic Killing, Huo Yuhao Doesn’t Waste Words—Just Get It Done

Huo Yuhao pressed his attack through the Zhu Family estate, while Xu Jiawei watched anxiously and Zhu Xiaotian tried to bargain and stall for time. Huo Yuhao ordered the two Soul Guidance Robots to kill the remaining Zhu Family members, leaving the family’s hoped-for awakening of its Old Ancestor uncertain.

  • Huo Yuhao and his two Soul Guidance Robots killed Zhu Family members throughout the Hell Spirit Cat Estate while letting fleeing servants escape.
  • Xu Jiawei watched with Wang Xian'er and Huang Jinxu, who could not recognize the robots or recall their earlier encounter with them.
  • Huo Yuhao reached the estate’s center, where Zhu Xiaotian gathered the surviving Zhu Family members and hoped to awaken the family’s Old Ancestor.
  • Zhu Xiaotian tried to stall Huo Yuhao by blaming the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion and offering the Zhu Family’s loyalty, but Huo Yuhao rejected his pleas.
  • Huo Yuhao ordered the Gold of Life Soul Guidance Robot and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Guidance Robot to kill every remaining Zhu Family member.

Ch. 167Zhu Zhuqing Arrives to Stir Up Trouble, Huo Yuhao Takes Revenge in a Dream

Huo Yuhao destroyed the Hell Spirit Cat Estate, but the massacre awakened Nine Lives Douluo, an ancient Limit Douluo who attacked him to avenge the Zhu Family. Nine Lives Douluo transformed into a younger, armored form with vast reserves of energy, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

  • Huo Yuhao’s Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Guidance Robot wiped out the Hell Spirit Cat Estate and killed Zhu Xiaotian, exterminating the Zhu Family.
  • The estate trembled, the blood and corpses dried up, and Nine Lives Douluo emerged from his long-hidden resting place.
  • Nine Lives Douluo confronted Huo Yuhao, accused him of slaughtering the Zhu Family, and threatened to kill him.
  • Nine Lives Douluo revealed nine red Soul Rings and attacked, while the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Guidance Robot entered its strongest combat mode.
  • Nine Lives Douluo absorbed the energy of nine blood-red phantom cat heads, regained his youth, and prepared to fight with seemingly inexhaustible reserves.

Ch. 168A Successful Kill, But… Is There Someone Stronger?

Huo Yuhao escaped Nine Lives Douluo’s assassination by using Clone Teleportation, then returned to find his Soul Guidance Robots had beaten the assassin nearly to death. As Huo Yuhao moved to finish Nine Lives Douluo, a crescent-shaped attack interrupted him, revealing another expert nearby.

  • Nine Lives Douluo used his shadow assassination technique and several enhanced soul skills to strike at Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao vanished before the attack landed.
  • The Blade of Life Soul Guidance Robot and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Guidance Robot attacked Nine Lives Douluo in a furious barrage while Huo Yuhao teleported to the mysterious continent.
  • Huo Yuhao reflected on his near-death experience and surveyed the factories and shipyards where he was building forces to conquer the New Continent and establish a Steel Empire.
  • Huo Yuhao returned to the Hell Spirit Cat Estate and found Nine Lives Douluo gravely injured, with shattered soul rings and a nearly destroyed martial soul.
  • Huo Yuhao began firing laser beams at Nine Lives Douluo, but a crescent-shaped attack pierced through them, prompting Huo Yuhao to notice another expert.

Ch. 169Battle Against Zhu Zhuqing, Starlight Auction Opens

Huo Yuhao faced Zhu Zhuqing, who descended through Zhu Lu to avenge the Zhu Family, but the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Guidance Robot trapped her in its Life-and-Death Arena. As their battle continued elsewhere, Xu Jiawei feared the empire’s vulnerability and Dai Hao decided to flee to the Western Group Army.

  • Zhu Zhuqing possessed Zhu Lu and confronted Huo Yuhao, declaring herself a Zhu Family ancestor and demanding vengeance.
  • Zhu Zhuqing attacked Huo Yuhao with her Divine Shadow Assassination Technique, but his Soul Guidance Robots protected him and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger revealed demigod-level power.
  • Zhu Zhuqing unleashed her Divine Moonlight, Hell Domain, but the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Guidance Robot pulled her into its Life-and-Death Arena.
  • Huo Yuhao concluded that Zhu Zhuqing would be at a disadvantage inside the arena because her body had reverted to the age of six.
  • Xu Jiawei realized he could not withstand the powerful figures who had appeared, while Dai Hao abandoned hope and decided to flee to the Western Group Army.

Ch. 170Battle Against Zhu Zhuqing, Starlight Auction Opens, Finale

After Huo Yuhao’s forces destroyed the Hell Spirit Cat Estate, Dai Hao fled with part of his household while the Star Luo Imperial City struggled to understand the massacre. The Starlight Grand Auction House moved its top-tier auction forward as Huo Yuhao’s enemies faced the consequences of the attack.

  • Dai Hao secretly fled the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion with his third wife, Dai Luoli, and selected experts, leaving Dai Yueheng behind.
  • The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Guidance Robot reported its victory to Huo Yuhao, and Zhu Lu’s body crumbled to dust after Zhu Zhuqing’s possession ended.
  • Huo Yuhao returned to the hotel and slept, unable to use Dream Entry on Zhu Zhuqing because she was not asleep.
  • News of the Hell Spirit Cat Estate’s destruction spread the next morning, postponing the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament and frightening the city.
  • The abandoned White Tiger Duchess learned her clan had been wiped out and feared Huo Yuhao’s impending revenge.
  • The Starlight Grand Auction House brought its grand, top-tier auction forward amid the city’s unrest.

Ch. 171The Top-Tier Auction Begins

Huo Yuhao attended the Star Luo Empire’s top-tier auction to obtain a hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo, which was rumored to grant a second martial soul. After leaving Meng Hongchen in Room Three, he secretly returned under a new face to Room Sixteen, where his enormous deposit alerted Qing Ya and the auction’s leadership to his intentions.

  • The Star Luo Empire drew powerful factions to the Starlight Auction House with the promise of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo.
  • Huo Yuhao entered VIP Room Three with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, where Xiao Hongchen mocked the Star Luo Empire’s soul tools.
  • Huo Yuhao gave Meng Hongchen a card with another hundred million Gold Soul Coins and left the auction, while Xiao Hongchen stayed behind to guard against overspending.
  • Huo Yuhao disguised himself and entered Room Sixteen, instructing Qing Ya to wake him when the final item came up.
  • Qing Ya reported Huo Yuhao’s interest in the embryo and discovered that he had deposited three hundred million Gold Soul Coins as security.
  • Xu Jiujiu and Xu Jiawei sat together deep inside the Starlight Auction House with solemn expressions.

Ch. 172Top-Grade Ice-Attribute Soul Bone: Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone

Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu used the auction of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo to draw money and soul tools from the Sun Moon Empire, while Shrek Academy's students watched the expensive lots. The auction then revealed an Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone coveted by Meng Hongchen and Ling Luochеn, and Huo Yuhao recognized the claims about its power as a sales pitch.

  • Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu discussed their fabricated claim that the soul beast embryo could grant a second martial soul and hoped the auction would force the Sun Moon Empire to sell more soul tools.
  • Xu Jiujiu voiced suspicion about the mysterious wealthy bidder, but Xu Jiawei said the bidder's help mattered more than his identity.
  • Wang Yan reassured Shrek Academy's students that the academy's promised allowance was real, though the high starting bids left them unable to buy anything.
  • Meng Hongchen and Ling Luochеn became eager when Xu Jiujiu presented an Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone that could strengthen ice attributes and grant the Ice Explosion Technique.
  • Huo Yuhao woke in the VIP seating and privately judged Xu Jiujiu's claims about the soul bone's power to be price-inflating bluster.

Ch. 173The Soul Bone Bidding War, Huo Yuhao Snags It for a Cool Million

Huo Yuhao outbid everyone for an Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone, paying a hundred million Gold Soul Coins so Meng Hongchen could not win it for herself. After the soul bone sold, the auction introduced the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo, the treasure Huo Yuhao had come to acquire.

  • Ling Luochеn and Meng Hongchen competed for the Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone, but both stopped bidding at twenty million Gold Soul Coins.
  • Huo Yuhao had Qing Ya place a hundred-million-Gold-Soul-Coin bid, outbidding Meng Hongchen and shocking the auction house.
  • Meng Hongchen stopped bidding after realizing Huo Yuhao had made the offer, and the Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone sold to him for a hundred million Gold Soul Coins.
  • Xu Jiujiu introduced the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo as the auction's next top-tier lot.
  • Huo Yuhao became interested in the embryo because he hoped it could grant him another martial soul.

Ch. 174Huo Yuhao Makes His Move; The Whole Crowd Is Stunned

The auction for a hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo drew fierce bids, and Xiao Hongchen appeared poised to win after raising the price to 250 million gold soul coins. Huo Yuhao finally acted, ordering Qing Ya to bid 300 million and stunning everyone as the auction continued.

  • Xu Jiujiu introduced the hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo and explained that it might grant a second martial soul, along with a soul ring and soul bone.
  • Bidding for the embryo climbed rapidly as Huo Yuhao watched without making an offer.
  • Xiao Hongchen raised the price to 250 million gold soul coins, driving the other bidders to withdraw.
  • The Body Sect, which had stopped bidding at 180 million, planned to take the treasure after it left Star Luo Imperial City.
  • With one minute left before Xiao Hongchen could win, Huo Yuhao told Qing Ya to bid 300 million gold soul coins.
  • Qing Ya placed the bid, and the auction screen jumped to 300 million, shocking everyone.

Ch. 175The Sky-High Auction Ends, Battle Is About to Begin

Huo Yuhao won the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo at the auction for 350 million Gold Soul Coins, while Xiao Hongchen and Illustrious Virtue Hall gave up bidding. After the auction, Huo Yuhao left Star Luo Imperial City with the treasure as Illustrious Virtue Hall, the Body Sect, and the Xuanming Sect followed, setting the stage for a battle.

  • Xiao Hongchen raised Illustrious Virtue Hall's bid to 310 million Gold Soul Coins after the mysterious bidder offered 300 million.
  • The mysterious bidder raised the price to 350 million, and Xiao Hongchen stopped bidding as Meng Hongchen comforted him.
  • Huo Yuhao congratulated Qing Ya on her commission, settled the bill, and collected the auctioned items.
  • Huo Yuhao sensed people probing him and planned to lure his pursuers outside the city, defeat them, and absorb the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo.
  • Illustrious Virtue Hall, the Body Sect, and the Xuanming Sect waited for Huo Yuhao to leave, then followed him as he departed Star Luo Imperial City.

Ch. 177The Strong Gather; The Killing Begins

Huo Yuhao waited in a forest for the factions seeking to steal the hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo, then faced their gathered leaders and threatened to kill them all. The Illustrious Virtue Hall, Body Sect, Dragon City, and Xuanming Sect surrounded him as Du Busi and the Sun Moon Empire’s soul engineers prepared to attack.

  • Huo Yuhao identified the Illustrious Virtue Hall and Body Sect among the factions pursuing the embryo and planned to fight them using his two Soul Guidance Robots as armor.
  • Huo Yuhao waited in a forest while the pursuing factions surrounded him and summoned reinforcements.
  • Huo Yuhao called on the hidden attackers to reveal themselves, prompting the Illustrious Virtue Hall, Body Sect, Dragon City, and Xuanming Sect to converge on him.
  • Huo Yuhao decided to kill the Illustrious Virtue Hall and Xuanming Sect members while crippling and robbing the Body Sect and Dragon City members.
  • Huo Yuhao refused to surrender the embryo and declared that none of the attackers would leave alive.
  • Du Busi released his poisonous aura and possessed his martial soul, while the Illustrious Virtue Hall's Level 9 Soul Engineers aimed their soul tools at Huo Yuhao.

Ch. 178Battle erupted: black hole space toyed with them all

Huo Yuhao faced a force of Level 9 Soul Engineers and powerful Soul Masters, shrugging off their attacks and overpowering Du Busi. He turned Du Busi’s Heaven-Opening skill into a black hole battlefield that trapped and weakened his enemies.

  • The Level 9 Soul Engineers bombarded Huo Yuhao, but his barrier absorbed their attacks without harming him.
  • Huo Yuhao kicked a charging Titled Douluo hundreds of li away, stunning the attackers and making them suspect he was a Limit Douluo.
  • Du Busi released his Martial Soul Avatar and struck at Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao seized his hand and dispersed his poisonous mist.
  • Du Busi used Heaven-Opening to create pockets of black hole space, which Huo Yuhao shattered with his armored fists.
  • Huo Yuhao moved freely through the resulting starry battlefield while his enemies struggled against its pull and rapidly draining their soul power.

Ch. 179Frantic Killing, Over

Huo Yuhao slaughtered the Sun Moon Empire’s Level 9 Soul Engineers and fought through the black-hole space Du Busi had created. With his enemies dead or scattered, he gathered power into the Blade of Life and prepared to cut through the space.

  • Huo Yuhao used the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and Spirit-Devouring Blood Blade to kill a Sun Moon Empire Titled Douluo and take his Soul Tools.
  • Huo Yuhao pursued and killed the Sun Moon Empire’s Level 9 Soul Engineers while sparing some pursuers from the Douluo Continent.
  • Du Busi led the remaining Body Sect Titled Douluos toward the edge of the black-hole space, abandoning the Soul Douluos who could not keep up.
  • Huo Yuhao rejected a Level 9 Soul Engineer’s offer to serve him and continued killing, wiping out every Level 9 Soul Engineer present and killing Xuanming’s Titled Douluos.
  • After most Dragon City and Body Sect Titled Douluos fled or were crippled, Huo Yuhao gathered power into the Blade of Life and made a gentle slash.

Ch. 180The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo Is Actually the Snow Empress? Brother Hao Nearly Dies?

Huo Yuhao opened the God-Sealing Platform to absorb the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo, only to discover it contained the Snow Empress, a six-hundred-and-ninety-thousand-year Ferocious Beast. The Ice Empress recognized her and called to her as the Snow Empress began to awaken.

  • Huo Yuhao flew to a deserted mountain peak and examined the Soul Beast Embryo after escaping the shattered black-hole space.
  • Huo Yuhao opened the God-Sealing Platform, releasing a powerful ice aura from the embryo.
  • Huo Yuhao realized the being inside was far stronger than a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, despite having transformed into a human.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress emerged from Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea of Consciousness and identified the embryo as the Snow Empress.
  • The Ice Empress called to Xue'er, and the Snow Empress's energy gathered into a white-haired figure filled with resentment.
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