Holy Son and Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult

More than four thousand years ago, a continent called Sun Moon drifted over from beyond the western sea. As Douluo Continent's territory greatly expanded, the different races also brought frequent wars to the continent.

Ten thousand years before God King Tang and the First Generation Shrek Seven Devils dominated the continent, Douluo Continent had originally possessed only the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires. Ten thousand years later, the Star Luo Empire still remained, while the Heaven Dou Empire had split into the Heaven Dou Empire and the Dou Ling Empire.

After the continental collision, a massive war immediately began. In the end, the allied forces of the three nations of the original Douluo Continent defeated the Sun Moon Empire, and the continent was collectively renamed Douluo.

Although the Sun Moon Empire was defeated, it was not completely conquered. Relying on the advantage of its advanced weapons and the hidden conflicts among the three original Douluo empires, a tense yet stable stalemate was formed.

Martial Souls were a power possessed by everyone on Douluo Continent. Although the Sun Moon Empire had developed in a different direction from the other nations, Martial Souls remained its foundation as well.

Everyone was born with a Martial Soul, which awakened at the age of six. It could be anything, such as tools, animals, and so on. Animal-type Martial Souls were generally called Beast Martial Souls. Other than Beast Martial Souls, all other types were collectively known as Tool Martial Souls, along with certain special mutated Martial Souls.

After a Martial Soul awakened, a small number of people gained an energy known as Soul Power. Only those who possessed Soul Power upon awakening could cultivate into the noblest profession on Douluo Continent: Soul Masters.

Setting aside the legendary gods, Soul Masters on the continent were currently divided into ten ranks, from lowest to highest: Soul Scholar, Soul Master, Soul Grandmaster, Soul Elder, Soul Ancestor, Soul King, Soul Emperor, Soul Sage, Soul Douluo, and Titled Douluo. The higher a Soul Master's rank, the more powerful they were. Among them, the highest rank, Titled Douluo, possessed the terrifying strength to easily contend against tens of thousands of soldiers.

Soul Power from Level 1 to Level 10 fell within the scope of Soul Scholars. The higher one's Innate Soul Power upon Martial Soul awakening, the greater one's talent after becoming a Soul Master, and the faster one cultivated. If one possessed Level 10 Soul Power upon awakening, that was the most gifted Innate Full Soul Power, and such people were also known as genius Soul Masters. Legends even spoke of unparalleled freaks born with Innate Level 20 Soul Power.

Although Huo Yuhao had been born as the son of a duke, he had not inherited the White Tiger lineage's Martial Soul. Because of this, the fates of Huo Yuhao and his mother had changed—

Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul had undergone an extremely rare mutation.

Spiritual Eye. That had been the original Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul.

According to ancient records of Martial Soul classifications, there was a type of Body Martial Soul that belonged to neither Tool Martial Souls nor Beast Martial Souls. After awakening, such Martial Souls were a part of the body itself, such as hands, feet, or even one's crotch. As parts of the body, these Martial Souls were all extremely powerful. Though they appeared very rarely, they stood above Beast Martial Souls and Tool Martial Souls.

Unfortunately, the original Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul was an exception.

The Spiritual Eye manifested in the eyes and was itself an exceedingly rare Spiritual Attribute Martial Soul. Unfortunately, two factors restricted his development.

When his Martial Soul awakened, Huo Yuhao had possessed only one level of Innate Soul Power, which ordinarily meant that his talent was extremely poor. The second issue was that Spiritual Attributes were not only rare, but Spiritual Attribute Soul Beasts capable of producing suitable Soul Rings were even rarer. When a Soul Master's cultivation reached a bottleneck at an interval of ten levels, they had to hunt a Soul Beast compatible with their attribute and obtain a Soul Ring in order to break through their Soul Power Level.

Soul Rings were not only necessary for Martial Soul cultivation to break through bottlenecks, but under normal circumstances, they also granted Soul Masters a skill. This was the foundation of a Soul Master's strength.

Within the Ducal Palace, even the children of servants could reach Level 10 Soul Power within three years as long as they awakened an Innate Martial Soul, allowing them to advance from the lowest Soul Scholar rank toward becoming Soul Masters.

That was all the original host's memories Huo Yuhao had received upon transmigrating here.

On Douluo Continent, Soul Beasts were categorized according to their cultivation time and years of evolution. The capabilities of Soul Rings were directly tied to a Soul Beast's lifespan and its own abilities.

Traditional Soul Beasts were broadly divided into Ten-Year Soul Beasts, Hundred-Year Soul Beasts, Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and the legendary ferocious beasts.

Just as in the original story, Soul Masters had to kill Soul Beasts with their own hands before they could obtain Soul Rings from them after their deaths.

The original Huo Yuhao might have been forced by his own abilities to remain until he was eleven before leaving with his hatred, brokenhearted and alone. But the transmigrated Huo Yuhao was different.

Because their names happened to be the same, Huo Yuhao had read the entire Douluo Series. Since he had been reborn as the male protagonist of Douluo II, he naturally had to break free from the shackles of the original character and live the life he wanted.

Today, in the present, was Huo Yuhao's tenth birthday.

Huo Yuhao had used the destruction of the entire Ducal Palace as the celebratory fireworks for his tenth birthday, completely dispelling the last trace of the original host's lingering obsession.

At that moment, his Spiritual Eye uncontrollably devoured the residual souls of the Ducal Palace's inhabitants across nearly three thousand mu of land, as though his entire being was coming alive with joy.

Am I going to become an Evil Soul Master? Huo Yuhao was startled. He wanted to stop it, yet was powerless to do so. He could feel his slowly progressing Soul Power rapidly rising, reaching Level 10 Soul Power in just a few minutes.

Just as Huo Yuhao hesitated over whether to continue devouring the residual souls of his enemies to strengthen himself, an unexpected development arrived first.

"An Evil Soul Master!"

A sharp cry rang out from the horizon. Huo Yuhao struggled to turn his head toward the source of the voice, only to see seven streaks of light flying toward him.

"The Shrek Monitoring Group is here! Evil Soul Master, surrender at once!"

"Evil Soul Master?" Hearing that righteous declaration, Huo Yuhao could not help finding it amusing.

Never urge kindness upon someone if you have never endured their suffering.

On Douluo Continent, where divine authority stood above all and nobles ruled, so-called Evil Soul Masters were practically synonymous with rats scurrying across the street. No one was willing to listen to their grievances or their miserable pasts.

Just like the original Huo Yuhao: if God King Tang had not secretly influenced his mind through his daughter, then the person most likely to turn dark amid the hatred of being driven from his home and the disdainful gazes of Shrek Academy should have instead become a fragile-hearted, love-addled lapdog.

The so-called God of Emotion was merely the final destination of maximizing the value of a pawn with fragile feelings.

The red figure at the front was astonishingly fast. Like a blazing crimson cloud drifting swiftly through the air, she reached a spot not far in front of Huo Yuhao in the blink of an eye.

Now that they were closer, Huo Yuhao could see more clearly. The red figure did not merely wear a red uniform; even her hair was blood-red. She had a slender figure, yet her entire body radiated a fierce and chilling aura, like some terrifying Soul Beast. She wore an equally red mask over her face, and even her eyes were blood-red.

She looks more like an Evil Soul Master than I do, doesn't she? Huo Yuhao grumbled inwardly.

The Shrek Monitoring Group? So these people before him were the inner courtyard students of Shrek Academy from the original story.

At the same time, the air around her body faintly twisted. A pale phoenix phantom solidified behind her, and wherever she passed, even the air was scorched into rippling mist.

A Fire Phoenix Martial Soul? Connecting it to the plot of the original story, a thought flashed through Huo Yuhao's mind. Could it be her?

"What Evil Soul Master? You have the wrong person, don't you?" Huo Yuhao hurriedly pulled back and retreated. He did not think he was capable of handling an expert who was very likely a Soul Emperor.

"If you are not one, then why are you running?" The woman's pale pink pupils abruptly turned cold. She raised a hand and clenched it toward the air before her, generating an immense force that forcibly dragged Huo Yuhao over.

I'm done for! That was Huo Yuhao's only thought in the face of death. This woman, who was tormented by Evil Fire, was absolutely the most reckless member of the Shrek Monitoring Group. Instinctively, he gathered the little Soul Power he had into both eyes. He did not have the cheats of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm yet. If he could not mount an effective counterattack, his story would end here.

At that moment, the Soul Power Huo Yuhao had gained from devouring so many souls suddenly stirred. An exceptionally translucent grayish-white Soul Ring rose beneath his feet, and a strange sensation welled up within him. It was as though the Soul Power in his pupils had found an outlet. Without caring about anything else, Huo Yuhao directly activated his Soul Power and unleashed it.

The instant the woman met Huo Yuhao's gaze, her eyes became vacant. She felt the world spinning around her, as though she had been thrown into a storm capable of destroying heaven and earth. Like a lone leaf drifting on the sea, she lost every point of support.

"Ah—" The woman screamed and collapsed to the ground, clutching her head. Strands of strange black flames ignited from the phoenix phantom behind her. Wherever the flames touched, even the hardest Granite in the ruins melted into slurry.

"Not good, Xiaotao's Evil Fire is erupting!" The members of the Shrek Monitoring Group following behind her cried out in alarm. They all acted together, releasing Soul Power in an attempt to suppress the red-clad woman on the verge of eruption.

It really is her! Huo Yuhao steadied himself. If I'm going to run, it has to be now!

Without bothering to study the grayish-white Soul Ring and skill that had appeared out of nowhere, Huo Yuhao gathered the little Soul Power remaining in his body, turned around, and ran. The six people were already struggling to suppress the red-clad woman together. They definitely would not have the spare attention to deal with him.

Little did he know, while the mantis stalked the cicada, the oriole waited behind. Several black-clad figures who had been concealed in the shadows finally emerged. The leader lightly raised a hand, freezing Huo Yuhao in place as he desperately fled. The others instantly revealed their Martial Souls, countless Soul Rings appearing beneath their feet as they unleashed Soul Skills at the Shrek Monitoring Group.

"Evil Soul Masters! Evil Soul Masters all at the Titled Douluo level!"

"Help—!"

The black-clad man who had immobilized Huo Yuhao walked up before him, licked his pale lips, then raised one hand to his abdomen and gave Huo Yuhao a slight bow.

"Welcome, Holy Son of our cult. The Holy Son has descended and brought back the Holy Maiden for our cult. A cause for celebration!"

The Worldline had changed. This time, the Holy Spirit Cult would get its wish. After seeking a Holy Son for tens of thousands of years throughout the Douluo Series without success, let Huo Hang add a bold and brilliant stroke to their legacy!