A week later.
In a secluded courtyard on the outskirts of Mingdu.
"Holy Son... why...?"
Another Evil Soul Master cast one last look at Huo Yuhao before dying, filled with resentment and disbelief. His soul burned away in the Gray Flame, becoming a trickling stream that flowed into Huo Yuhao's dantian and was digested into his soul power.
"How many does that make?" the Ice Empress asked casually.
"The fifth," Huo Yuhao answered flatly.
His current hunting targets were the Eighth Elder's subordinates who had been dispatched to the other three empires on assignments, mostly to recruit Holy Servants.
The strongest were Soul Douluos, though he had yet to encounter one. Most were around the Soul Saint or Soul Emperor level.
Evil Soul Masters cultivated extremely quickly in the early and middle stages, reaching Soul Emperor without any difficulty. Only afterward did their progress gradually slow.
With his current status as Holy Son, Huo Yuhao could easily obtain information on these Evil Soul Masters. If they had a base, he went straight there to provide "guidance." Those without a base were impossible to locate, so he had to leave them alone for now.
The moment those Evil Soul Masters saw Huo Yuhao, their faces filled with fanaticism. He could not help marveling at the Holy Spirit Cult's extraordinarily effective brainwashing methods. Even his Mental Suggestion fell far short.
Without so much as a fight, Huo Yuhao could kill them while they were completely unguarded.
To avoid attracting the Holy Spirit Cult's attention, these Evil Soul Masters dispatched to the continent's three empires were the best targets.
After bringing back the Holy Servants they had found and attending the Spirit Ascension Ceremony and Spirit Welcoming Ceremony, they had to leave for various parts of the continent again.
Such large-scale collective Spirit