Several hours after Huo Yuhao left Yu Xiaogang's home, a notification sounded in his mind.
"Congratulations on successfully killing Yu Xiaogang, one of those who harmed you. Reward obtained: Thousand-Day Resurrection Powder. Grade: red. This item does not overlap with the mission rewards and may be used freely. It may be used in this mission world or taken into the real world."
It had actually worked, just like that!
Huo Yuhao realized he was practically a demon, killing without a blade. No, this went far beyond killing without a blade! He had killed the man by destroying his heart.
Regret immediately struck him. This had been far too cruel. Killing him with a single stroke would have been much cleaner!
He had wanted to offer the man a scrap of his pitiful kindness, yet he had done something demonic instead. Even thinking about it made him feel like a hypocrite.
He had killed Yu Xiaogang and received his reward, but his heart felt heavy.
Ever since he was little, his mother had taught him to be kind, to treat others well, and never to do evil.
Yet today, he had committed his first evil deed, and he would commit many more in the future. Did he regret it? Of course not. He simply felt that he was becoming someone other than himself. To obtain power, he truly could stop at nothing.
Then how was he any different from Tang San?
He pushed those heavy questions from his mind, took the Thousand-Day Resurrection Powder in his hand, and examined it closely.
Although it was called a medicinal powder, it was actually a pill. It looked perfectly ordinary, but its effects were astonishing, worthy of a red-grade item.
After taking it, no matter how gruesome the death or whether the body remained intact, the user would be resurrected at a random thousand-day mark between nine hundred and ninety-nine days and ten thousand days.
Upon resurrection, the user would regain all the cultivation and items they had possessed before death. They would even undergo an extremely unusual mutation that would cause their cultivation to soar.
This was a miraculous resurrection medicine. Once someone took it, they would certainly return to life after dying. Even if they were chopped into eight pieces or their corpse was burned to ashes, they could be resurrected unconditionally.
Not only would they recover all their cultivation upon resurrection, they could even undergo a powerful mutation.
Huo Yuhao gripped the pill tightly, the shock in his heart refusing to subside.
This was the first time he had directly experienced the benefits the system could bring him. The feeling was so seductive that he sank into it, unable to pull himself free.
If merely killing Yu Xiaogang earned him a reward like this, what would killing Tang Hao bring? Or the protagonist, Tang San?
He could not imagine it, but he was so excited now that he wished he could charge straight into Holy Soul Village and kill Tang San and his father.
But he knew that was impossible!
With his current strength, he could not withstand even one blow from Tang Hao's hammer! For now, he could only entertain the thought.
He had better improve his strength as quickly as possible!
He was now a level seventy-five Soul Saint. Soon, he could advance to Soul Douluo, then Titled Douluo.
After becoming a Titled Douluo, he would fill all the Soul Ring slots on both his Martial Souls. Then he should be able to hunt down Tang Hao and his son.
After successfully killing Yu Xiaogang, Huo Yuhao did not linger. He flapped his Angel Wings and flew straight toward Spirit City.
It had been three years since he had last seen Qian Renxue, and three years since he had seen his grandfather, Qian Daoliu. It was time to visit them before they grew distant.
Five days later!
Spirit Hall, the Papal Hall!
All the maids and servants trembled, as did the guards at the entrance, for icy Soul Power and terrifying killing intent radiated from the Pope.
Under that pressure, none of them could move!
Pope Bibi Dong clutched a letter. After reading its contents, her chest heaved wildly, and her breathing grew erratic.
The spy she had stationed beside Yu Xiaogang had reported that he had killed himself. The untouchable love of her heart was dead.
All these years, the only reason she had been able to survive, the only reason she had chosen to keep living, was the image of Yu Xiaogang that sustained her heart.
But now, the only person she loved was dead.
And the only person he had seen before dying was her son, Qian Renhan.
Bibi Dong had a highly sophisticated means of communication, so before Qian Renhan returned to Spirit City, word that he had killed Yu Xiaogang had already reached her.
Rage-endless rage-surged into Bibi Dong's heart.
At that moment, the Rakshasa Power within her awakened. She needed to unleash the fury in her heart.
And so, radiating a terrifying aura, Bibi Dong flew straight out of Spirit Hall. No one knew what she intended to do, nor did anyone care.
Deepwinter City!
After resting overnight in a hotel, Huo Yuhao left through the city gates at the first faint light of dawn and continued flying toward Spirit Hall.
He was no immortal, so whenever he reached a city, he would stay for a day. As a result, he traveled little faster than a merchant caravan.
But he was in a good mood, so he did not particularly mind.
Only two cities remained between him and Spirit City. If he pushed himself, he could arrive today.
Huo Yuhao released his Angel Wings. As his Soul Power circulated, he quickly rose into the air and headed toward Spirit City.
But just as he took off, he suddenly spotted a purple figure racing toward him at incredible speed. The figure had no wings, which meant she was at least a Soul Douluo. Yet when Huo Yuhao examined her aura, it was clear that she was a Titled Douluo.
Huo Yuhao instinctively tried to evade her, but the figure changed course along with him. She was clearly coming for him.
Only then did Huo Yuhao make out her appearance. He had not paid attention at first; only after confirming that she was coming for him did he examine her carefully with his spiritual power.
To his surprise, it was his mother, Bibi Dong.
Huo Yuhao was not so carefree as to believe Bibi Dong had come to visit her dear son. Sensing the killing intent pouring off her, his heart tightened, and his expression turned cold.
Bibi Dong had come to kill him.
That meant his killing of Yu Xiaogang had been exposed!
Only now did Huo Yuhao realize what a foolish thing he had done.
He had read the original story, so he knew just how deeply Bibi Dong loved Yu Xiaogang. His mother loved that man to the point of madness.
How could she possibly not have planted spies to keep watch over Yu Xiaogang? He could only lament his own stupidity. He had considered Yu Xiaogang the weakest of the three, yet overlooked the fact that his mother was Yu Xiaogang's strongest backer.
His chances of surviving today were slim!
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately activated the Angel Feather Qian Daoliu had given him.
But he was slower than Bibi Dong. In just a few breaths, she caught up with him.
As though she knew Huo Yuhao carried something on him, Bibi Dong did not waste a single word. She immediately summoned her Spider Emperor Martial Soul. A black Soul Ring shone, and terrifying poison swept toward Huo Yuhao, blotting out the sky.
"Die!"
Huo Yuhao instantly unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar. He knew Bibi Dong's poison was no ordinary toxin. It might even contain Rakshasa Power already, leaving it utterly unafraid of his angelic power.
The Six-Winged Angel transformed into a shield before him. Unfortunately, the gulf between their strengths was far too great. The poison dissolved Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul in an instant.
What faced him next was an endless deluge of Spider Emperor poisons. Huo Yuhao had never felt such despair. The pressure Bibi Dong placed on him was simply overwhelming!
She had opened with her strongest poisons, holding nothing back. Toxins capable of killing a hundred-thousand-year soul beast gushed wildly toward him.
The spatial fluctuations around Huo Yuhao were already unmistakable. Qian Daoliu was about to arrive, but even with his ice-fire golden body, Huo Yuhao's body was still dissolving.
At the critical instant, he could only swallow the Thousand-Day Resurrection Powder he had just obtained, unwilling to accept his fate.
Huo Yuhao only hoped Bibi Dong could survive Qian Daoliu, because after his resurrection, he wanted to slaughter her with his own hands.
The next moment, Huo Yuhao dissolved completely into a puddle of blood. The inner core and Soul Bones on him vanished along with him.
At the sight, a sick smile appeared on Bibi Dong's face. But then her expression grew grave.
A golden figure appeared before her, followed by a furious slashing strike.
Qian Daoliu had arrived.
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