Huo Yuhao walked through the Star Dou Great Forest, the damp air filled with the scent of decaying leaves. The branches of the towering trees intertwined to form domes, and sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled patterns of light that danced like tiny golden spots on his black robes.
Facing this world, Huo Yuhao felt no ripples in his heart, always shrouded in a layer of detached indifference. In any case, everything would eventually return to his future, as long as he didn't interfere too much with the past.
This detachment lasted until a venomous roar abruptly shattered the surrounding silence.
A muffled sound, accompanied by curses and the explosion of Soul Power, rang out.
"Damn beast!" Huo Yuhao looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman in a gleaming gold dress staggering and fleeing in the open space ahead. The majesty she once held over the Spirit Hall was now shattered in the mud: This Rakshasa God has such a twisted sense of humor. Not only did he not help me, but now he wants me to defeat two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast at the same time, and even sealed my Soul Power to the level of Soul Saint.
Bibi Dong's voice was laced with gasps, and her gilded skirt was torn by a tree branch, revealing blackish-purple blood beads seeping from her forearm: Although she could team up with others, her companions, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, had just been knocked away by those two beasts that suddenly rushed out, and were still nowhere to be found.
Before she finished speaking, two dark blue shockwaves suddenly erupted from the woods behind her. A colossal creature with a bull's head and a snake's body raised its head, its eerie light swirling in its snake eyes, reflecting the morning mist and transforming into a tangible killing intent.
Beside it, a giant ape, its body as black as ink, swung its arm and smashed an ancient tree so thick it could be embraced by two people. Amidst the roar of the collapsing tree crown, stood the emperors of the Star Dou Great Forest — the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.
"Interesting." Huo Yuhao disappeared into the shadow of a tree, activated his Simulation skill, and his divine sense instantly wove across the battlefield like spider silk.
At this point, some people might ask: Why not activate the Spirit Eyes to investigate directly? Because divine sense is instantaneous, and in this timeline, Huo Yuhao's tools are no longer limited to Martial Soul.
Huo Yuhao felt that the auras of these two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast were very familiar, and that they were chasing a woman?
Behind the tree, Huo Yuhao lowered his body even further. His figure blended into the shadows like a dark firefly. Even though he was practically invisible, he could still see the situation clearly and the truth behind this absurd chase.
Huo Yuhao recognized the woman solely from her stunning beauty; her long, shimmering gold dress, combined with her exquisite features...
It was her, Bibi Dong, the successor of the Rakshasa God and the current Pope of the Spirit Hall who founded the Spirit Hall Empire. This truly surprised Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao hid behind the bushes, puzzled. "How did she get here?" There was also a bull-headed, snake-bodied, blackish-blue creature, a giant ape—or perhaps a chimpanzee—wasn't that the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape? Why were they chasing her? This scene shouldn't be happening!
"Logically speaking, Bibi Dong's current strength should be at the Titled Douluo stage, and with Twin Martial Souls, she should be able to handle escaping or fighting the two of them. Yet, she's being chased by these two instead of fighting back and killing them. It's really interesting; there must be something fishy going on."
Actually, there were clues to their pursuit; on the other hand, there was another girl on the Titan Giant Ape.
As he was pondering, the appearance of a figure made him realize what was going on. Huo Yuhao's gaze swept over the broad shoulders of the Titan Giant Ape, Huo Yuhao was naturally familiar with that slender figure.
"Is that Xiao Wu?" Huo Yuhao pondered. Xiao Wu's mother's Soul Ring was on Bibi Dong, and the two were considered enemies. Given their deep-seated hatred, it was not surprising that Xiao Wu would use the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape to seek revenge.
That's why Xiao Wu sent the Sky Azure Bull Python ( Niu Tian ) and the Titan Giant Ape ( Tai Tan ) to hunt her down. But what was Bibi Dong's motive for coming to the Star Dou Great Forest?
At this point, Huo Yuhao has become "Detective Huo Yuhao ". Although his body is still that of a teenager, his mind is still as sharp as ever. He is a famous detective who can solve any problem, and there is only one truth.
She was already Titled Douluo with a full Soul Ring Configuration, so she couldn't possibly be here to hunt Soul Beast. There were indeed many suspicious points. However, Huo Yuhao's mind was also working quickly. The aura on her body didn't seem like that of Titled Douluo, otherwise she wouldn't have fled in such a hurry.
There can only be one truth about things.
It is highly likely that this is a test to inherit the divine power, and Bibi Dong is currently restricted by some divine power, which prevents her from exerting her full strength here. There must be some conditions in this divine test, but what those conditions are is unknown.
That makes sense now.
Xiao Wu stood atop the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder, her pink skirt fluttering in the morning breeze. She gazed at the disheveled, golden figure fleeing across the clearing, her eyes as cold as the icy marrow of the Far North: "The murderer of my mother..."
Xiao Wu's fingers, hanging by her sides, suddenly clenched, her nails digging deep into her palms. She gazed at the violently fluctuating aura of Soul Power in the northwest, her ears catching a familiar scent carried on the wind. She murmured to herself, her gaze hardening into icy blades in the twilight, "I didn't expect her aura to have weakened so much."
Before the words were finished, the Sky Azure Bull Python beside him suddenly narrowed its eyes, its azure body tensed up, and a ghostly blue electric light flashed from its horn. The Titan Giant Ape pounded its chest hard with its giant paw, the black pectoral muscles thumping loudly as it roared.
The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast exhaled scorching white steam from its nostrils, its copper bell-sized eyes fixed on the staggering figure three miles away—they also sensed that their nemesis's Soul Power fluctuations had dropped to the level of Soul Saint, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for revenge.
" Er Ming, go!" Xiao Wu's voice exploded with hatred, and the tips of her hair glowed with an eerie red light due to her emotional excitement.
Upon receiving the command, the Titan Giant Ape stomped its feet on the ground, causing the entire dense forest to tremble. As it pounded its chest and roared, the Titan Giant Ape slammed its paws into the ground. In an instant, dark patterns spread out from its center, and the air suddenly became as thick as lead.
Bibi Dong felt her legs sink, as if her ankles were bound by thousands of chains, and every step she took crushed the rocks beneath her feet. This was the Gravity Control Domain of the Titan Giant Ape, and the pressure of its Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill made the surrounding ancient trees groan under its unbearable weight.
Before she could even regain her footing, a beam of eerie blue light descended from the sky— the Sky Azure Bull Python's single horn erupted with blinding lightning, the winding divine lightning tearing through the clouds like a serpent, carrying an aura of Destruction as it struck towards her face. ( Sky Azure Annihilation Divine Thunder, the Niu Tian's single horn erupted with extremely powerful lightning, a massive bolt of divine lightning striking towards Bibi Dong from the horn)
"Not good!"
Bibi Dong's pupils contracted sharply, and the Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul instantly possessed her. Nine Soul Ring rose up in response, their yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, and red configurations exuding a terrifying aura in the forest. However, only the first seven rings were full of color, while the last two rings were as dull as dusty glass.
" Divine Slaughter's Domain, activate!" She forcefully summoned her remaining Soul Power to unleash the Divine Slaughter's Domain, and a tangible stench of blood instantly filled the surrounding area.
The Fifth Soul Skill, " Thousand Blades and Ten Thousand Shields," condensed into several purple light walls in front of him. However, the power of the Sky Azure Annihilation Divine Thunder far exceeded expectations. The moment the lightning struck the light shields, the entire forest resounded with the roar of shattering glass.
Bibi Dong was struck as if by a heavy hammer; the blood she spat out bloomed into eerie flowers on her golden dress, and her body was thrown away by the aftershocks of the divine lightning.
This move severely injured Bibi Dong, but she quickly regained her footing.
"Trying to leave?" Xiao Wu snapped.
Almost simultaneously, Bibi Dong had no intention of letting the other side off easily. With her Third Soul Skill, Death Spider Web Restraint, she waved her hand and released the Soul Skill. A deep purple spider web spewed out, carrying purple poison gas, and enveloped the Titan Giant Ape. The dark green poison beads condensed on the spider silk rose up with blue smoke as soon as they touched the ground.
After all, she knew that there was a little girl inside the Titan Giant Ape, and that this little girl, who could control two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, was definitely not simple.
As expected, the poisonous gas from the spider web did affect Xiao Wu as she approached. During this time, Bibi Dong took the opportunity to try to escape.
But then came an even more ferocious roar from behind—rage surged in the Sky Azure Bull Python's eyes, and the second Sky Azure Annihilation Divine Thunder was already gathering on its horn, the lightning even dyeing half the sky indigo.
At this time, Bibi Dong was heavily injured and could not go far.
However, just as this move was about to hit Bibi Dong, after the dust settled, Bibi Dong's figure had already disappeared. That's right, it was Huo Yuhao who had rescued Bibi Dong in that instant. At this moment, Bibi Dong had already fainted from the attack of the Sky Azure Annihilation Divine Thunder.
"Sizzle--" Space was torn apart like a rag, and a figure in black robes, enveloped in silvery light, suddenly appeared. Huo Yuhao's left hand had just touched Bibi Dong's back when the aftershock of the divine lightning attack still made Huo Yuhao sting.
Huo Yuhao knelt down on one knee and caught the collapsed Bibi Dong, then took her away.
The energy of the Azure Divine Thunder was raging wildly within her body, and she had also reverted to her Martial Soul Possession form.
Electrolux was still transmitting his voice at this moment, saying, " Yuhao, you're showing some chivalry, aren't you? What, you're a little interested in her?"
Huo Yuhao replied with a smile, "She is indeed very useful, Teacher. She is currently the Pope of the Spirit Hall. If we can rely on her to infiltrate the Spirit Hall as a cover, our future operations will be much easier. I just hope she will remember my life-saving grace."
"Cough..." Although Xiao Wu was poisoned and weak, she still managed to see the face of the person who rescued Bibi Dong. Brother, Xiao Wu said that she would definitely make this guy pay the price and avenge you. Now that these two people are together, it's a good time to take revenge together. Da Ming Er Ming, that woman must be unable to leave the Star Dou Great Forest now. Let's deal with her together with the person who rescued her.
Xiao Wu was already poisoned at this point, while Tang San and the others were hunting for Soul Ring.
At this moment, Tang San was hunting Soul Beast with the Shrek members on the outskirts of the forest, but his brow was inexplicably throbbing. He remembered Xiao Wu's parting words, "I have something to do, don't come along," and the unease in his heart grew wildly like vines.
But how could he not go with her? Xiao Wu went alone to the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, how could he not worry? However, when the Titan Giant Ape saw Tang San, Tang San initially thought that the Titan Giant Ape had kidnapped Xiao Wu.
However, the Titan Giant Ape gently held the poisoned Xiao Wu in front of Tang San, which made Tang San realize that the big guy in front of him had no ill intentions. Perhaps it had saved Xiao Wu. Seeing Xiao Wu so poisoned, Tang San couldn't help but feel angry again.
Regarding the detoxification, when Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill internal energy probed into Xiao Wu's meridians, he was shocked and furious to discover that the Death Spider Emperor's poison had invaded her heart meridian. He used herbs he had picked at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, crushed them, mixed them with his own essence and blood, and fed them to Xiao Wu. At the same time, he circulated the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record general outline to expel the poison from her and treat her.
"Brother, Xiao Wu is useless." Xiao Wu grabbed his hand while half-conscious. "I saw that guy who bullied you again."
Her voice grew weaker and weaker, but a smile appeared on her face just before she closed her eyes, "But don't worry, he won't be able to leave the Star Dou Great Forest alive." After saying that, Xiao Wu fell into a deep coma.
Tang San then realized who had driven Xiao Wu to this point, " Huo Lai..."