"Who is it? Who dares to offend my Holy Spirit Cult?"
Just as Nana was rushing to the location of her parents, an old and stern shout rang out.
In this life, that so-called Soul Sage Elder is also here?
Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment. Nana in front of him reacted immediately. The dagger turned into a scarlet light, lifting up like a bolt of silk, slashing towards the giant claw stretching out from the darkness.
"Clang!" That giant claw actually withstood a blow from the Grade 5 Soul Tool Scarlet Flame Knife. Nana only felt a huge force coming, and she spurted blood and flew backwards.
"Sigh..." Huo Yuhao sighed. This little girl was still a bit too weak. One hand turned into World Tree branches, weaving into a net to catch Nana, while the other hand was wrapped with electric arcs. It was exactly the third soul skill of the World Tree Martial Soul, Thunder Prison.
Thunder and lightning were inherently the bane of evil power. The figure in the darkness just wanted to dodge, but was bound by the purple-gold large net transformed from thunder.
The moment this Soul Sage level Holy Spirit Cult branch elder was bound by the Thunder God Prison, his whole person trembled violently. The violent thunder power quickly disintegrated the evil aura on his body. The ability of the World Tree was simultaneously devouring his soul power, and even life force.
Using the elasticity of the tree net, Nana was rushing over to finish him off, but was surprised to find that the opponent's body had already turned into a pile of ashes.
Huo Yuhao couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth. Accidentally used too much force. This Evil Soul Master Elder was too fragile...
Since devouring the Snow Empress's 900,000-year tribulation, the Thunderous Nether Vine had evolved to the level of a soul spirit over 500,000 years old. The output power was already a bit difficult to control.
On Yu Mengdi's side, the battle was gradually coming to an end. That Great Holy Spirit would never have thought that there was actually an Angel among the opponent's members.
The reason why Evil Soul Masters didn't run rampant ten thousand years ago was precisely because of the existence of the Spirit Hall. As the Worshipers, the Angel family spared no effort to besiege Evil Soul Masters, forcing this group of people to flee to the Slaughter City for refuge.
A Holy Spirit Flag had appeared in the Great Holy Spirit's hand. He looked at Yu Mengdi with a hideous face: "Angel? Let you taste the flavor of Ten Thousand Souls Devouring the Body. Your soul will be torn into pieces by them, and your body will become my puppet. Go to hell!"
"When controlling undead creatures, because a Necromancer's own spiritual power is limited, the control range also has certain limitations. However, one can use some magic tools to enhance one's control and conversion of undead creatures," Electrolux explained to Huo Yuhao.
"The Ten Thousand Souls Banner is the best among them. A Ten Thousand Souls Banner refined to the extreme can accommodate ten thousand souls. When facing an enemy, one only needs to urge the vengeful spirits inside to come out to launch a large-scale attack."
"Any creature affected by the vengeful spirits, regardless of species, will become a carrier for the vengeful spirits in a short time, thereby quickly transforming into an undead army. Even if the bodies of these undead creatures are destroyed, their souls will return to the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. In the process of constantly turning into undead creatures, they evolve by devouring the souls of living beings. Evolving to the extreme, it is said to have the ability to contend with deities."
Huo Yuhao humbly accepted the teaching. The rumored Ten Thousand Souls Banner was really against the harmony of heaven. Once a Necromancer succeeded in making one, they would definitely suffer heavenly condemnation.
Although the number of vengeful spirits produced by the Great Holy Spirit was not small, it was still far from ten thousand, at most four or five hundred. Moreover, each one was very weak, vastly different from the powerful vengeful spirits described by Electrolux. They couldn't even break through Yu Mengdi's light aura.
The Great Holy Spirit didn't expect the always successful Holy Spirit Flag to be completely ineffective against an Angel. The Holy Spirit Flag was not his, but the most important magic weapon of the branch elder. It was itself a Grade 7 soul tool, and must be used by an Evil Soul Master skilled in soul manipulation.
In this branch, only he and the elder who died suddenly just now could master it. It was placed in the branch just in case.
Theoretically, as long as it wasn't a Soul Douluo powerhouse with more than eight rings coming here, with this Holy Spirit Flag, they could contend with them. What's more, the Great Holy Spirit himself also had a set of powerful evil soul skills.
The premise was that the opponent couldn't possess the Angel Martial Soul that specifically countered Evil Soul Masters.
When controlling this Holy Spirit Flag, the Great Holy Spirit couldn't use any soul skills. Only by burning all his six soul rings with the Evil Soul Master's special secret method could he have enough huge spiritual power to control this Holy Spirit Flag.
He bit the tip of his tongue fiercely, spurting a mouthful of blood into the air, instantly turning into a blood-colored vengeful spirit appearance flying into the air.
That thing flew into mid-air and exploded instantly, tainting most of the vengeful spirits, causing the strength of the vengeful spirits to soar abruptly. Even Yu Mengdi found it a bit strenuous to deal with them.
"Use the Purification Mantra, Yuhao. If we let that Angel girl act, these vengeful spirits will probably perish one by one," Electrolux reminded.
Huo Yuhao nodded. If Nana couldn't even see her parents for the last time, that would be too heartless.
"Mengdi, come back!"
As soon as Huo Yuhao's shout fell, he was already chanting the mantra muttering. His eyes immediately turned gray, as did the Eye of Destiny. Behind him, Electrolux's old figure loomed, as if chanting together.
Pointing his right hand forward, a circle of pure white light was released from his Eye of Destiny. That boundless spiritual sea instantly set off monstrous waves. Terrifying spiritual power surged out under the induction of the mantra, transforming into the purest purification power between heaven and earth.
Where the pure white halo passed, the blood light on the vengeful spirits disappeared abruptly. They, originally flying violently and randomly, froze in the air one by one, motionless.
The white light spread all the way to every corner of the underground hall before stopping quietly. The originally fierce vengeful spirits were all rendered white by it.
When the Purification Light fell on the Great Holy Spirit, he finally let out a miserable scream, black smoke constantly rising from his body.
The Great Holy Spirit looked crazy. He looked at Huo Yuhao: "Holy Son? Why do you betray us? One day, the Holy Emperor will find you. At that time, perhaps it will be the opportunity for the Holy Spirit to rule everything. Holy Emperor longevity boundless! The Holy Emperor will lead us to rule this world. Only we who possess Holy Power are qualified to enjoy everything in this world!"
After speaking, his eyes suddenly became dim. Even his whole body became like dust, slipping from the hands of the black skeleton and dispersing. Not even a corpse was left. Everything revealed weirdness.
That Holy Spirit Flag also fell in front of Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao raised his hand, caught it, and put it into his storage soul tool.
Later, give this thing to Elder Kong to study, see if he can create a Grade 9 one to play with.
Nana also didn't expect Huo Yuhao's ability to be exaggerated to this extent. That nightmare which had troubled her for more than ten years was solved by him so casually?
"Nana?" Until Huo Yuhao called her at close range, Nana suddenly woke up with a start.
"Go find your parents quickly. I used an ability called Purification Mantra. The evil and filth tainted on them will be gradually washed away, and then they will be purified and ascend to heaven. If you have anything to say, say it quickly," Huo Yuhao urged.
The commotion in the underground hall was not small, but those Holy Servants outside had no reaction at all. Huo Yuhao simply awakened them with a spiritual barrier from a distance, helping them get free.
These people set off one after another, following Nana to rush to the basement where souls were imprisoned, to see their relatives for the last time.
At this time, Huo Yuhao saw that Nana had already knelt down in front of two illusory human figures, crying aloud.
From the outlines of the two, it was not difficult to distinguish that they were exactly Nana's parents, currently bidding her final farewell.
They also glanced at Huo Yuhao. Everyone present could feel a strong sense of gratitude from the emotional fluctuations released by the two of them.
"Please take care of Nana." The two people in the light and shadow looked at each other, then looked at Huo Yuhao, transmitting their thoughts.
Huo Yuhao sighed lightly in his heart and had to nod first.
Seeming to have received a satisfactory answer from Huo Yuhao, this suffering couple opened their arms towards Nana, seeming to want to hug their daughter for the last time.
"Dad! Mom!" Nana was overwhelmed with grief, shouting and pouncing on them. But as soon as her body touched those two illusory figures, the other party had turned into light spots filling the sky, gradually dissipating.
"No, don't leave me, Nana doesn't want to be alone—"
Aside, Yu Mengdi's beautiful eyes were already filled with tears. Listening to Nana's heart-rending wailing, she couldn't remain indifferent.
Huo Yuhao remembered that Nana was injured just now. Sometimes, when people are extremely sad, there is no greater sorrow than a dead heart, and mental problems can easily occur.
He thought for a moment and still reached out his hand to press on Nana's back. Life energy poured out, healing her injuries while relieving the bitterness in her heart.
With the influx of life energy, Nana's internal organs injured by the shock just now gradually recovered, and the stagnation in her heart also subsided a lot.
"Let's go, give her some time alone." Huo Yuhao pulled Yu Mengdi, whose beautiful eyes were red. At this time, letting her be alone might have better effects.
Leaving the underground, the two returned to the yard. Yu Mengdi couldn't help cursing hatefully: "Those Evil Soul Masters are really abominable, ruining a good family!"
"Looking at you like this, seems you understand pain a little bit," Huo Yuhao teased lightly.
"Hey, is your heart made of iron? Do you have no feelings at all encountering this situation?" seeing Huo Yuhao always looking indifferent, Yu Mengdi suddenly became somewhat indignant.
Huo Yuhao didn't intend to explain anything to her, just drifting his gaze to the distance. That killing intent suppressed for a long time flashed and disappeared.
The pain I once felt is above yours!
Not long after, Nana walked out from the tunnel. The hood had long been taken off, and her eyes were somewhat red and swollen from crying. She came to Huo Yuhao, her knees softened and she was about to kneel down. Huo Yuhao raised his hand to stop her.
They were just purely cooperating, each taking what they needed. There was no need for these pretentious things.
"Remember, if you had no value, I wouldn't even have acted to save you, understand?" Huo Yuhao said lightly: "Free pies never fall from the sky. The reason it hit you is that someone threw it to you. After eating well, work for him."
"Nana, don't be like this. My condolences. Your parents can be considered as souls transcended, finally having a place to go," Yu Mengdi comforted.
Nana nodded gently: "Thank you, Demon King. You helped me fulfill my biggest wish in these years."
She knew Huo Yuhao said that because he didn't want her to have any psychological burden. But what Huo Yuhao did was not just releasing her parents.
He not only did it but also helped purify the filth in her parents' souls, letting them leave this world with blessings for their daughter. This grace left Nana with no way to repay.
At this time, figures with pale faces and similarly red and swollen eyes from crying came behind Nana. They knelt down towards Huo Yuhao at the same time: "Grace of rebirth, no way to repay. Willing to follow for life, serve with soul."
The experiences of these Holy Servants were almost similar to Nana's. Seeing their relatives' souls finally getting free, even if they didn't know Huo Yuhao before, one could imagine their feelings towards him.
"You guys follow Nana. If you want to do something for me, just cooperate with her after I instruct her later," Huo Yuhao pondered for a while and said.
He wasn't very assured about Nana's strength alone. These people also had decent cultivation and could cooperate with Nana to collect more intelligence.
A trace of joy appeared in Nana's eyes. Her body became illusory for a moment, breaking away from Huo Yuhao's control, and insisted on bowing down: "Thank you, Master."
Huo Yuhao instantly had question marks all over his head. How did he become her Master again?
However, he couldn't be bothered to correct it. When things in Mingdu were done, he would leave with his partners. If Nana really had nowhere to go, he would arrange for her to work for Xian Lin'er in Heaven Dou City according to her parents' last wish.
The other eight people also said respectfully with joy on their faces: "Thank you, Master."
Huo Yuhao rescued the souls of their families, which was equivalent to liberating them from the Holy Spirit Cult. Now he gave them a job again. The gratitude in the hearts of these people with tragic experiences could be imagined.
This "Master" was called with sincere feelings. Tears flowed from many people's eyes. They could finally be human again!
"Although I was the Holy Son of the Holy Spirit Cult, I disdain to kill innocents indiscriminately with them. Like Nana, after things here are done, if you have nowhere to go, I will naturally arrange a job for you," Huo Yuhao said.
"Yes, Master." Nana stood up with the other eight people. At this time, the sadness on her face had decreased a bit, and a layer of luster full of new life appeared on her pretty face. From today on, for her, everything would be a new beginning.
"Follow me." Huo Yuhao stomped his foot casually, activating the Earth Dragon King Soul Bone ability, directly filling up this sinful yard.
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For any country on the continent, a major event like the Continental Youth Soul Master Elite Competition was as beautiful as a festival. Once every five years, rotating among four countries. It was quite difficult to catch a chance to host it.
The Sun Moon Empire officials still proposed a competition system without height restrictions. Although resisted by sects and academies from the three empires originally belonging to the Douluo Continent, they eventually couldn't twist the tough attitude.
The official explanation for not restricting competition height was simple—with the development of soul tools, battles between soul masters in the future would be a contest for air supremacy. As elite youth soul masters, if they couldn't make achievements in this aspect, why could they be called elites?
Major academies and sects capable of calming down to think had to admit that there was nothing wrong with the Sun Moon Empire official statement. The times were constantly progressing.
The new competition was about to begin soon.
Regarding the competition venue, the empire decided to hold the competition on the vast plains in the suburbs. For civilians, it was undoubtedly a great thing. Because, in this way, the number of spectators accommodated could be several times more than before.
The drawing ceremony for the competition was held the day before the competition started.
Naturally, it was Xu Sanshi representing the Tang Sect to draw lots. Among more than a hundred participating teams, the luckiest one could draw a bye.
As the true defending champion of the last competition, the bye in the first round, decided by the Sun Moon Empire officials, was given to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy representative team.
Regarding this preferential treatment, especially people from the Sun Moon Empire, no one raised objections. After all, in this event, the former Shrek Academy had achieved too, too much glory. The team that could defeat Shrek Academy deserved this.
On Huo Yuhao's side, the Lan sisters and Die Qiu all joined the Earth Dragon Gate participating team as reserve members. The cultivation of members of each participating team was confidential, so no participating team would know what kind of existence the reserve members of the Earth Dragon Gate were.
Spreading God King realm spiritual power to the whole venue, Huo Yuhao carefully sensed the combat power of all participating teams. As expected, in this life, there were not many young talents above Soul Sage participating.
With the strength of Tang Wutong, Xu Sanshi, and Tang Ya, sweeping the whole venue wouldn't be too difficult.
Just in case, Huo Yuhao still made his people prepare well, trying to let the Tang Sect people appear with a posture of total victory all the time.
The higher you stand, the harder you fall naturally.
This is an eternal truth.