[ White World, Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. ]
[ One evening near the end of the first-year term, Huo Yuhao had just come out of Xuan Ziwen's laboratory, preparing to go to the cafeteria for dinner. ]
[ However, when he walked onto a secluded path, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. ]
[ " Come out. " He said calmly. ]
[ A ghostly shadow slowly emerged from the darkness, taking the form of a young girl. She looked to be fourteen or fifteen, with a slender figure and delicate features, but her eyes held a hint of undisguisable panic and guilt. ]
[ Huo Yuhao turned around, looking at her with a calm gaze: " You have been following me for three days. If you have something to say, you can say it now. " ]
Black World, Douluo Continent.
In the tavern, everyone's Spirits lifted.
" Someone is stalking Huo Yuhao? Who is it? "
" That girl doesn't look like a bad person, why is her expression so strange? "
" Look, look, she's about to say something! "
[ The girl bit her lip and finally spoke: " My name is Nana, I am a third-year student, and my Spirit is Ghost. " ]
[ Huo Yuhao nodded, signaling her to continue. ]
[ Nana took a deep breath, seemingly having made up her mind: " I... I am here to kill you. " ]
[ Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow, but did not show the slightest panic: " Oh? " ]
[ Nana lowered her head, her voice trembling slightly: " But I am not doing this voluntarily. My parents... their souls have been controlled by the Holy Spirit Cult. The branch Elder gave me a mission to kill you, or to make you join the Holy Spirit Cult. If I fail, my parents will have to endure the agony of soul burning. " ]
[ She looked up, her eyes filled with a hint of pleading: " So... could you... pretend to join the Holy Spirit Cult? As long as I can complete the mission, I can become a core member and save my parents... " ]
[ By the end, even she felt that this request was too much, and her voice grew quieter and quieter. ]
Black World, Douluo Continent.
" Holy Spirit Cult? What is that? "
" It sounds like an Evil Soul Master organization! Why would such an organization target Huo Yuhao? "
" What do you mean'sounds like'? It is an Evil Soul Master organization! I didn't expect it to appear so early in the other World! "
" That girl is quite pitiful, her parents are controlled, and she has no other choice. "
" But what is she saying? Asking Huo Yuhao to pretend to join? That's a death sentence! "
Shrek Academy, Sea Gods Pavilion.
After seeing Nana's appearance, Xuan Zi's expression shifted.
He knew that during Huo Yuhao's time as an exchange student in the Sun Moon Empire, he had told the Sea Gods Pavilion about the Holy Spirit Cult.
And this Nana was currently in the Tang Sect; he had even met her when he visited the Tang Sect.
Thinking of this, Xuan Zi turned his head to look at Yan Shaozhe and asked in a low voice:
" Shaozhe, this must be the Holy Spirit Cult that Yuhao spoke of! "
" Yes, Elder Xuan! "
Yan Shaozhe nodded with a grave expression and continued: " This junior also did not expect the Holy Spirit Cult to be so deeply embedded in the Sun Moon Empire, but now we are all aware of the collusion between the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult! "
Upon hearing this, Xuan Zi sighed: " Hmm, I hope this Sky Screen can expose more about the Holy Spirit Cult; we still know too little about them! "
"... "
Shrek City, Tang Sect.
Huo Yuhao also wore a complex expression seeing such a young Nana. When he first met Nana, she was seventeen, but now the Nana in the Sky Screen was clearly only thirteen or fourteen, and still very innocent.
But the Holy Spirit Cult was so powerful; what would his other self do? His heart was filled with curiosity.
In the Sky Screen, the scene continued to unfold.
[ After listening, Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment. ]
[ Then, he smiled. ]
[ In that smile, there was something Nana could not understand—not fear, not anger, but... a kind of expected calmness. ]
[ " Holy Spirit Cult. " He said softly, " I was just thinking about how to make contact with you, and you have delivered yourselves to my doorstep. " ]
[ Nana was stunned: " You... what did you say? " ]
[ Huo Yuhao did not answer, merely glancing at her indifferently. ]
[ With just this glance, Nana felt as if her soul had been suddenly gripped by something! Her pride-and-joy Ghost Spirit, the Ghost power she used to control others, was now completely unresponsive! Instead, a more powerful, deeper force was invading in reverse along her Spirit! ]
[ " You... what did you do to me?! " Nana backed away in terror, only to find that her body was unable to move. ]
[ Huo Yuhao remained standing where he was, not having moved a single step. He just watched her quietly; those eyes, in the afterglow of the setting sun, seemed to contain the cycle of life and death. ]
Black World, Douluo Continent.
" Holy crap! What happened?! "
" Why did that girl suddenly become unable to move?! "
" Is it a mental attack? Or..."
Someone suddenly remembered something: " It's that! That Electrolux! Necromancy! "
" Right! It must be Necromancy! That Huo Yuhao is controlling her in reverse! "
Shrek Academy, Sea Gods Pavilion.
The Elder group saw this scene on the Sky Screen, and their expressions tightened.
" This... is this also a technique of an Evil Soul Master? " An Elder couldn't help but ask.
Yan Shaozhe heard this and shook his head repeatedly, " This is not an Evil Soul Master technique. Although that Huo Yuhao follows a different path than the Huo Yuhao here, he has not cultivated any evil arts! "
At this point, Yan Shaozhe paused slightly, then continued:
" The only explanation is that mysterious teacher of Yuhao's! "
" It's just... "
Yan Shaozhe didn't finish his sentence, just shook his head helplessly.
He also didn't know what had happened to Huo Yuhao's current teacher.
While everyone was talking, the Sky Screen scene continued to unfold:
[ " Your Ghost Spirit is indeed very suitable for controlling others. " Huo Yuhao slowly began, " But what you don't know is that there is a power in this World higher than ghosts. " ]
[ He paused, then said softly: " Necromancy, have you heard of it? " ]
[ Nana's pupils constricted. Necromancy? What was that? She had never heard of it. ]
[ Huo Yuhao raised his hand and waved it gently. Nana felt the binding force within her body instantly dissipate; she stumbled a few steps and held onto the wall next to her to steady herself. ]
[ " You... you aren't killing me? " She asked in disbelief. ]
[ " Why would I kill you? " Huo Yuhao said calmly, " You were just forced into this; the real culprit is the branch Elder who is controlling your parents. " ]
[ He walked up to Nana, his gaze fixed directly on her eyes: " Now, tell me everything you know about the Bright Capital branch of the Holy Spirit Cult. " ]
[ Nana hesitated for a moment, but under the gaze of those eyes, she couldn't even muster a thought of resistance. She poured out everything she knew—the branch's location, the branch Elder's strength, the scale of the outer members, the assessment methods for core members... ]
[ After listening, Huo Yuhao nodded thoughtfully. ]
[ " I can help you with your parents' situation. " He said suddenly. ]
[ Nana's head snapped up: " You... what did you say?! " ]
[ " I said, I can help you rescue your parents' souls. " Huo Yuhao said calmly, " But not now. When I obtain my second spirit ring and have enough strength to protect myself, I will personally visit your branch. " ]
[ He paused, his gaze deep: " When that time comes, you will lead the way. " ]