Long Xiaoyao's eyes were filled with pleading, a pleading that bordered on despair. His voice was hoarse.
Huo Yuhao remained unmoved. "Let her go. She's killed countless people."
The humility in Long Xiaoyao's eyes was completely unlike that of a Limit Douluo. Huo Yuhao said calmly:
"She has killed countless people. I can atone for her sins. I can die in her place. Please, spare her life. I beg you."
Huo Yuhao chuckled softly, "Even if I let her go, with her cultivation crippled, do you think she wouldn't go with you, Long Xiaoyao?"
Long Xiaoyao's eyes were glazed over.
"I'll do anything you ask, even die, be torn to pieces, if only you would spare her life."
Huo Yuhao looked at Long Xiaoyao, who seemed completely infatuated.
With her current strength, Ye Xishui was completely powerless to resist. Did she think she could pull any tricks?
That's even more impossible. The power he's unleashed right now, the moment he grabbed Ye Xishui 'Ye Xishui neck, has already sealed off her Soul Power and Martial Soul. Right now, she can only be limp and powerless.
He looked at Ye Xishui: "I know you and Long Xiaoyao have a secret you've never told him. How about I tell him now?"
Long Xiaoyao looked at Ye Xishui with a puzzled expression.
Huo Yuhao's voice carried a hint of mockery. "Look, look, what a devoted man."
"Alright, Long Xiaoyao, I'll give you a chance. You pick up your own knife and cannot use your Soul Power to resist. Nine cuts and eighteen holes. If you can do that, I will tell you something about the Holy Spirit Cult Sect's Supreme Elder Ye Xishui and your close relationship while you're stabbing yourself. After that, I will release you. How about it?"
Long Xiaoyao's breath hitched, his gaze fixed on Huo Yuhao. He was curious about the connection between Xishui, whom Huo Yuhao mentioned, and himself. Then, he took out a knife from his Storage Soul Tool. "Alright, as long as you have mercy and spare Xishui's life, I'll do as you say."
Huo Yuhao's voice said, "Then, you may begin."
Long Xiaoyao plunged the knife directly into his abdomen, blood gushing out instantly and staining his black robes crimson. The intense pain caused him to groan, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
Huo Yuhao's voice also came through, "Actually, you and this Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Sect have a child."
These words exploded in Long Xiaoyao's mind like a thunderclap.
She abruptly raised her head, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Wh... what?!"
"That's right," Huo Yuhao continued, "This whole thing was orchestrated by Ye Xishui. You were drunk at the time and didn't know about it. You and Ye Xishui had already spent the night together back then."
Long Xiaoyao staggered, ignoring the excruciating pain in his abdomen, and asked Ye Xishui in a trembling voice, " Xishui, is this... is this real?!"
Ye Xishui was also shocked by the mysterious man in black in front of her. How could he know her secret? She turned her gaze with difficulty and looked at the figure. "You, how did you know?" Her throat was still being choked.
Huo Yuhao said with a playful expression, "I can see into the deepest parts of people's hearts. Although it's not much, these secrets are obviously enough for you."
"Ahem, don't make a fuss, keep inserting it and I'll keep talking."
Long Xiaoyao hardened his heart and stabbed himself twice more. Now, even though he was Limit Douluo, he was bleeding profusely.
Huo Yuhao continued, "The Supreme Leader of the Holy Spirit Cult Sect's Second Martial Soul is the Bright Phoenix. This is her trump card, and she has never mentioned it to anyone."
Long Xiaoyao coughed up a mouthful of blood, his voice hoarse and trembling. "Twin... Martial Soul?"
Huo Yuhao looked down at him coldly, his tone laced with sarcasm:
"That's right, it's Twin Martial Souls. Isn't that how this woman appears on the surface? Dangerous, cunning, and cruel. But it's just because you have some youthful idealism that you think it's nothing special. What are you really thinking, aiding and abetting evil?"
Ye Xishui's body was limp, but she still had the will to resist and wanted to bite off a piece of Huo Yuhao's flesh.
However, Huo Yuhao's body is so strong that even if Di Tian were to bite him, he wouldn't be hurt at all, not even a scratch. How much less would a woman with her Martial Soul Power sealed be affected?
"Although you are not legally husband and wife, you have consummated your marriage, and your descendants have successfully become Titled Douluo."
These words sent a jolt through Ye Xishui, and for the first time, a look of panic appeared in her eyes. She hadn't expected that he would know about Yan Shaozhe.
Huo Yuhao looked at Ye Xishui. "I know what you want to say, but I won't let you say it now. This moment is reserved for Long Xiaoyao."
He then looked at Long Xiaoyao: "What are you looking at? Hurry up, raise the knife, raise the knife!"
Long Xiaoyao's expression was even more dazed, almost forgetting the pain. "Descendants... Your Excellency, do you know where my descendant is? Who is he?"
Huo Yuhao said, "Of course I know, but why would I tell you if you don't continue to pass the test I'm giving you for your love?"
Long Xiaoyao looked terrible, but he stabbed himself three more times. Thud! Thud! Thud! The three stabs fell in quick succession, and he bled more and more.
Huo Yuhao's voice was icy cold. Every word he spoke reverberated through Long Xiaoyao's mind. He said, "Let me tell you, your descendant is Yan Shaozhe, the disciple of Mu En, the dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department, who also possesses the Bright Phoenix Martial Soul of the Phoenix."
" Yan Shaozhe, Yan Shaozhe," Long Xiaoyao's face was ashen, his expression growing increasingly numb. He murmured repeatedly, "You mean, that junior Yan Shaozhe, is... is he my descendant, or Mu En's disciple?"
Huo Yuhao spoke with a condescending tone, "That's right, this whole thing was probably orchestrated by Ye Xishui, entrusting her offspring to Mu En. You two really are good friends."
"As for this symbol, once you've passed my test, I'll spare your lives right now."
Long Xiaoyao no longer hesitated. He gritted his teeth, raised his trembling hand, and plunged the knife three more times into his already mangled body. He could barely feel the pain anymore; only numb despair and the last glimmer of hope sustained him.
Why? He didn't use any Soul Power to resist or protect himself. He treated himself as an ordinary person and underwent this test. He was afraid that Huo Yuhao would say he wasn't being genuine enough and would back out halfway through. He was aiming to die.
However, after hearing what Huo Yuhao said, although he had a glimmer of hope for survival, he dared not act rashly.
Huo Yuhao directly destroyed Ye Xishui's Soul Power and her First Martial Soul.
Only then did they put Ye Xishui back beside Long Xiaoyao.
" Long Xiaoyao, you'd better behave yourselves, or I can take your lives at any time. You should know my strength."
PS: Okay, what Huo Yuhao experienced, Long Xiaoyao also experienced once. Huo Yuhao crippled Ye Xishui's Soul Power and Martial Soul, making her temporarily useless. It was easier to kill them later. Well, it wasn't that it was easier. Ye Xishui, the Supreme Cult Leader, was a complete madman.
Now that their Martial Soul and Soul Power have been destroyed, let's give them some time, and then...