Soft, firm.
And, the brain... is trembling...
"Yuhao, calm down!"
Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes recovered clarity immediately. At this time, she couldn't care about the blush on her face, trying to wake up Huo Yuhao's consciousness first.
After all, Huo Yuhao's current appearance was very wrong.
Although the posture of the two was somewhat strange, fortunately, they were wrapped in the divine power released by the two divine tools. Xiong Jun, Di Tian, and other fierce beasts outside couldn't see this scene.
However, what made Bibi Dong's heart sink was that Huo Yuhao seemed to have lost his soul, looking forward blankly—
There, was a chaos.
"Tragedy! Supreme tragedy!"
"Optimism ignorant of the power of the enemy to be challenged is dying in vain!"
From afar, a voice seemed to be repeating constantly. Huo Yuhao looked around but saw no one.
"Who is speaking?" Huo Yuhao frowned tightly, constantly moving forward in this chaos, but no one responded to him.
There seemed to be no end ahead. No matter how Huo Yuhao advanced, he couldn't reach the other shore.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao was also thinking, why did the last bit of consciousness remaining in the remains of the God of Love guide him here? What secret is here?
Walking, Huo Yuhao seemed to sense something. His body trembled violently, uncontrollably moving his gaze slightly downward.
On the ground, it actually reflected his current appearance—
At this time, half of Huo Yuhao's face was bathed in divine light, inviolable, while the other half was like a demon, hideous and ugly.
Fallen Angel Demon King, Lucifer.
"Why, is it me? You obviously already..." Huo Yuhao muttered to himself.
"No, you are not yet." The half face like a demon actually spoke: "Only when Angel and Rakshasa combine into one, my form will appear here."
"What deity is that? Combination of two First-Class Deities, could it be a God King?" Huo Yuhao asked.
"That is not a god." Lucifer's half face gave an unexpected answer.
"Uh?" Huo Yuhao was confused. An existence capable of contending with the Cosmic Law Enforcer, isn't it a God King or Supreme God King?
Lucifer spoke no more, but Huo Yuhao had a feeling that the other party had been watching him.
"King Lucifer, do you have important matters bringing this kid here?" Huo Yuhao continued trying to chat with the other party.
"If you want to give me some cheats or help me break through the cultivation bottleneck, I would be very grateful..."
"Actually, this kid admires you quite a bit, leading a country to defeat the monster from the universe..."
"Well, one of my confidantes also relied on the blessing of the God of Love to be reborn. Also, one of my partners inherited Apollo's ability..."
"But I think, since the God of Destruction said he would pass the Seed of Destruction to me, and I need to use his power to defeat a certain opponent, I will likely inherit the God of Destruction position in the future. Besides, the God of Destruction position is not inferior to the Asura God position at all..."
Just as Huo Yuhao was chatting with Lucifer casually, the other party expressed an opinion when he talked about the god position:
"God is an existence granted authority by the will of the great universe, surpassing humans in cultivation, but choosing to submit to that will."
Submit to the cosmic will? Huo Yuhao's heart tightened. It was the first time he heard this saying. However, life was born in the universe, and everything originated from this boundless place. How to speak of resistance?
In the beginning, he indeed set the goal of assisting the Silver Dragon King to be recognized by the laws of the universe, become a law enforcer, become the Dragon God again, and defeat Sea God Tang San.
But with the passage of time, many situations gradually deviated from his expectations, forcing him to formulate policies and strategies temporarily on many occasions.
You know, in the peerless Tang Sect period where a quasi-god level Di Tian could be invincible on the continent, Super Douluos were considered rare. And the current Huo Yuhao could be considered to have become a god in another way. In a sense, with the Necromancer God Martial Soul attached with ten soul rings, he could already be called a deity.
However, the further he went, the more Huo Yuhao could see the gap between humans and gods. That chasm couldn't be bridged by strong basic abilities during cultivation in the lower plane.
For example, even a soul master with the standard highest soul ring color configuration becoming a god would be stronger than Huo Yuhao, who had soul rings surpassing one hundred thousand years all over his body.
This was a qualitative gap, the so-called deity baptized by the immortal aura of the Divine Realm.
So much so that even if Tang Hao descended again, the current Huo Yuhao without Gu Yuena's help, without Rakshasa God possession, without martial soul super quantity, was still not confident in dealing with him.
Therefore, Huo Yuhao thought, should he really accept the inheritance of the God of Destruction and seek revenge on Tang San after officially becoming a God King?
Lucifer denied his view and called becoming a god submitting to the cosmic will.
Huo Yuhao knew very well that Lucifer had experienced these, so much so that to fight against the Cosmic Law Enforcer, he sacrificed the citizens of the entire Eden Kingdom.
Just as Huo Yuhao prepared to ask Lucifer for advice on some things, his consciousness also began to become chaotic, as if his whole person was pushed out of the space.
Huo Yuhao reacted immediately. This is the rhythm of waking up!
—
This day, Chen An sent the Hongchen siblings to the golden lounge with excitement and left immediately. Inside the lounge, Number 96 and Number 98 hadn't come yet today.
Arriving here, the siblings didn't speak much. This was the place of underground forces. There was a possibility of being monitored everywhere. It was better to keep quiet as much as possible.
Chen An returned not long after going out, bent down, and whispered in Xiao Hongchen's ear: "Today's competition rule is to give each soul engineer five hours to make soul tools, without limiting the number of soul tools made. Tomorrow morning, there will still be confrontation. Restrictions reduced. Except for not using soul tools not made in the competition, there are no other restrictions."
Xiao Hongchen's heart moved instantly, saying: "In other words, soul skills can be used?"
Chen An nodded and said: "Yes. Equivalent to considerations for soul tools, there are also considerations for the comprehensive strength of soul engineers. I heard that in the final finals of our three major underground forces, it will be a similar method. Everyone will finally go on the bloody arena to compete. Among the nine participants from three sides, only one can win the final championship. Only the top three have rewards! It is said that the champion's reward is a Level 9 soul tool!"
Hearing the words "Level 9 soul tool", even with Xiao Hongchen's composure, he was greatly surprised.
Nothing else, this reward was too generous.
You know, normally speaking, Level 9 soul tools were strategic weapons! In the Sun Moon Empire, how many Level 9 soul tools were sealed in the armory?
Even Level 9 Soul Engineers, affected by materials and production difficulties, generally rarely had more than three Level 9 soul tools.
Of course, except for Level 9 Soul Engineers like his grandfather, Hall Master of Mingde Hall Jing Hongchen, who had the support of the entire country behind him.
The destructive power of a Level 9 soul tool, in a single attack, even surpassed a Titled Douluo.
With this as a reward, no worry that soul engineers participating in the finals wouldn't fight desperately!
"Very good." Xiao Hongchen suppressed the excitement in his heart and nodded, "Go busy yourself first. I know what to do. Remember to place bets for me."
Seeing Xiao Hongchen's confident look, Chen An had made up his mind to bet a little on him later.
After all, who would complain about having too much money!
Creak—
At this time, the door opened. Number 96 and Number 98 walked in from outside.
The two were still dressed in black. Seeing the Hongchen siblings sitting there, Number 98 curled his lips and said: "Didn't expect it! You can actually persist to this round. You'd better pray not to encounter us brothers."
Xiao Hongchen smiled slightly and said: "Who wins and who loses is hard to say. I bet ten million gold soul coins on myself. Wonder if you dare?"
Hearing this, Number 98's face changed slightly, "Ten million? So there is such a prodigal existence like you! You'd better pray not to draw me!"
Number 96 pulled him and nodded to Xiao Hongchen at the same time. The brothers then walked aside and sat down.
Xiao Hongchen narrowed his eyes slightly. The two carving knives used by them appeared in his mind. Associating with Huo Yuhao's proposal, a smile couldn't help appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Sister Meng Hongchen looked at his smile, thinking in her heart, this bad brother is thinking of some bad idea again, probably planning to cheat those two guys, right?
Number 96 and Number 98 came relatively late today. Not long after sitting down, a staff member came to notify that the competition was about to start.
Entering the golden hall again, in this magnificent hall full of voices, they instantly became the focus of the whole audience.
Because only the last six people remained, the competition stage in the golden hall became much more spacious, divided into three obvious areas. The soul tool production tables in each area were two extra-large ones.
And in the center of the competition stage, three round tables were placed. Each table was piled with rare metals. That was the reward for today's winner.
Surprisingly, the confrontation area behind was dismantled, leaving only the central circular competition stage.
Xiao Hongchen and the other three were taken to a passage behind the competition stage, not entering from the main entrance of the golden hall as usual.
Besides the four of them, there were two young men about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old waiting here long ago. The expressions on their faces looked very excited. They were also the final top six contestants. According to the information given to Xiao Hongchen by Chen An, these were two Level 5 Soul Engineers, considered weaker among the six of them.
On the stage, a handsome young man wearing glittering clothes strode onto the stage.
"Distinguished guests, hello everyone. I am the emcee of this competition, and will specifically interpret this competition for everyone."
Hearing that the competition was about to start, the audience in the golden hall instantly became excited. Cheers and whistles rose one after another for a time.
Those who could enter here had placed heavy bets on this competition. But their bets before the competition could only be placed on a certain person.
As for how these last six people would face off, it would be decided in the drawing later. So, this drawing became particularly important.
The drawing method was simple. Inside a huge crystal ball, there were six small balls. Each small ball had a magnet. Inside the crystal ball, there were also two magnets in each of the three areas. When the crystal ball rotated, those sucked together would become opponents in today's competition.
The balls for Number 96 and Number 98 had been adsorbed in two of the areas respectively, indicating that the two would absolutely not meet in today's competition. The other four balls were all at the bottom.
Just at this time, Nana, who had been accompanying the siblings, disappeared from the hall.
As the emcee announced the duel list, the gazes of the Hongchen siblings slowly met Number 96 and Number 98.
One abuses one, just right...
After the drawing ended, the entire golden hall immediately became busy. From the lots drawn, many people could evaluate some things. Placing bets at this time was undoubtedly the most certain.
Of course, bets placed within these fifteen minutes had much lower odds than earlier bets. Even so, the venue still became chaotic. All thirty-six temporary betting points were crowded with people.
"Kid, you are dead. Surrendering now is your only chance to survive!" That Number 98 followed up. Number 98 said proudly, "This is called heaven is watching what people do! I let you be arrogant. Sure enough, drawn by me, hahahaha..."
Xiao Hongchen turned his head to look at his sister, frowned and said: "Am I as arrogant as you? Number 98, are you so sure you can defeat me?"
Number 98 snorted coldly, "If I can't even win against you, I'd rather pole dance in the hall!"
Xiao Hongchen was almost amused by him, saying proudly: "Then why don't we also make a bet! Originally, this competition exists for gambling."
A trace of doubt and vigilance flashed in Number 98's eyes instantly: "Kid, you still dare to bet with me? Bet what?"
Xiao Hongchen rolled his eyes and said immediately: "Just bet on that carving knife of yours. You lose, that carving knife belongs to me. I don't want your life either."
"You kid covet my carving knife?" Number 98 wasn't stupid. Looking at Xiao Hongchen's arrogant face, he seemed to have no worry at all.
This strange look made his heart beat slightly. Is this kid pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger?
"What do you use to bet with me? Unless you also have a Ranked Carving Knife, otherwise, you have no qualification to bet with me at all."
Xiao Hongchen said: "I don't have a Ranked Carving Knife, but I have a high-level soul tool. See if it works?" While speaking, he reached into his chest and took out a soul tool like a heart-protecting mirror. It was surprisingly the Hongchen's Blessing equipped for the siblings by Jing Hongchen.