Destruction Old Demon's voice suddenly rose, trembling with unstable soul power.
"You say Shrek was destroyed? The academy is so powerful, with foundations involving deities. How could it be destroyed? That is impossible. You are talking nonsense."
Facing the seven suddenly sharp, even mad with shock and anger, soul pressures, Huo Yuhao's voice remained steady and clear.
"Shrek funded Xingluo, betrayed the Federation, and plotted against it. The evidence was conclusive. A month ago, the Federation Council, together with the military, the Spirit Transmission Tower, and various forces, jointly ruled to eliminate it. It has been expunged from history."
With that, Huo Yuhao thoughtfully used his spiritual power to manifest the Federation's declaration against Shrek, as well as the ruins of Shrek Academy and the Sea God Pavilion after the great battle.
"The facts are as such. Whether you believe them or not is up to you."
With the Seven Old Demons' eyesight, they could naturally tell that the Federation declaration was not forged. Moreover, Huo Yuhao had no reason to fabricate such a declaration to deceive them. Thinking of this, looking at the images of Shrek's ruins Huo Yuhao had manifested, their hearts sank to the bottom.
"The academy. How could this have happened."
Desire Old Demon looked at the academy's ruins, murmuring in disbelief. His eyes were filled with incredulity.
Trapped on Devil Island for a thousand years, cut off from the world, they could only learn scattered information about the outside world through nearby sources. The academy, that supreme hall for which they had given their lives and to which even their souls were tied, had long been their only spiritual pillar and source of meaning.
Shrek destroyed? Those simple words shook their long dead hearts more than any destructive attack.
"No. I do not believe it."
Nightmare Old Demon looked at Huo Yuhao, unable to accept it. He shouted, "Shrek has been passed down for ten thousand years, protecting the continent, cultivating countless talents. It has made outstanding achievements. How can it be branded as treason and eliminated just like that for fabricated charges? Even if it truly made mistakes, it should be investigated by the Sea God Pavilion itself. How dare the Federation Council, the Spirit Transmission Tower?"
Seeing Huo Yuhao looking at him coldly, Nightmare Old Demon's anger burned. Finally, he could not help rushing toward Huo Yuhao, trying to grab him and interrogate him.
A black shadow flew toward Huo Yuhao. Small holes were instantly pierced into his body, with faint blood seeping out.
As Nightmare Old Demon's palm was about to touch Huo Yuhao, he heard him say coldly, "Kid, this is Nerve Toxin. Do not even think about expelling it. It is useless. You will stay here today and properly explain how Shrek was destroyed. Otherwise, I will show you why I am called Nightmare Old Demon."
Before his voice had faded, a sudden change occurred.
The "Huo Yuhao" that had been pierced with countless small holes, faintly bleeding, upon Nightmare Old Demon's touch, rippled slightly like a reflection in water. With a soft "pop," it turned into specks of ice blue light and dissipated into the air.
The real Huo Yuhao had somehow appeared a foot behind Nightmare Old Demon, his expression indifferent, not even a corner of his clothes disturbed.
Nightmare Old Demon's sure strike had completely missed. His spirit body stiffened. He turned in disbelief.
An Illusion. When?
Had it been when the other party used his spiritual power to manifest those scenes?
He had prided himself on being a master of manipulating souls, creating illusions and nightmares. After a thousand years on Devil Island, he had integrated mental illusion into his very instincts, often using it to temper those geniuses' willpower. Yet he had not even noticed when he had fallen into the other's illusion.
In that moment of shock, Huo Yuhao moved.
On his palm, a cluster of crimson gold flame silently ignited. He gently pushed it forward.
That cluster of crimson gold flame shot out like flowing light. It did not seem fast, but it seemed to lock space, ignoring distance, and directly landed on Nightmare Old Demon's spirit body.
"Ah."
A piercing, inhuman scream erupted. Nightmare Old Demon's spirit body, like oil poured on snow, was instantly enveloped and devoured by the crimson gold flame.
This scream was not only caused by the pain of the Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame, but also because Nightmare Old Demon saw the scene of Shrek's destruction.
The Mental Illusion Huo Yuhao had created brought him into another perspective, allowing him to witness various details of Shrek's destruction.
Perhaps due to the gap in strength, perhaps because he was a spirit body, even feeling intense pain, he could not break free from this illusion. He could only watch how his faith was destroyed.
Shrek City was surrounded.
The Federation attacked Shrek.
The Shrek Seven Devils statue was destroyed.
The clearest and most cruel scene was what Huo Yuhao had manifested before. The Sea God Pavilion, that majestic building bearing countless honors and history, collapsed with a groan of unbearable strain.
Dust shot into the sky. Bricks and stones flew everywhere. The sacred place, symbolizing Shrek's spirit and power core, turned into ruins.
And above those ruins, what flew was not Shrek's symbol, but the Federation's flag.
"No. No. It should not be like this."
Nightmare Old Demon's screams were mixed with broken, unacceptable mutterings.
"Since you wanted to see how Shrek was destroyed, I gave you the opportunity."
Huo Yuhao said this, but no longer paid attention to Nightmare Old Demon, who was suffering from both psychological and spiritual torment.
Killing was just a matter of a moment. But occasionally, when he encountered someone who made him feel Psychological Discomfort, he did not mind letting them "deeply experience" what true despair meant.
In his previous life, when he had seen Devil Island's military training and the methods these old demons used to discipline the Shrek Seven Devils, he had felt some Physiological Discomfort. Among them, Nightmare Old Demon, who was best at using illusions to torture people, was the worst.
Since you like to use methods that are essentially Vicious Taste and Mental Torment under the guise of "tempering," try it yourself.
Huo Yuhao no longer looked at Nightmare Old Demon. His gaze calmly fell on the remaining six ashen faced old demons.
At this moment, the six dazed figures seemed to wake from a dream. They looked at Huo Yuhao and Nightmare Old Demon. Seeing the latter's plight, their expressions changed.
It was not only Nightmare Old Demon. Just now, because their minds had been shaken, they had all been affected by Huo Yuhao's spiritual power.
Thinking this, one figure flashed to Nightmare Old Demon's side, trying to save him. The rest all looked at Huo Yuhao with gloomy expressions.
Destruction Old Demon's face was cold. "Kid, you are indeed a genius, and your methods are ruthless enough. But do you think that with just you alone, you can do whatever you want here, even challenge all of us? Even if you carry a Military Order and want to take over Devil Island, you have to ask our opinion."
They were, after all, experts from a thousand years ago. Even with their faith wounded and their companion severely injured, they were unwilling to be suppressed by a junior, to have their last sanctuary taken away.
Shrek was destroyed. But they were still here. That meant there was still a chance.
To this, a smile appeared on Huo Yuhao's face.
"Arrogance requires capital. And against you, I have exactly that."
"Since you do not like talking and want to fight, let us use our fists to speak."
Destruction Old Demon's eyes sharpened. He knew that after Nightmare Old Demon had acted, there was no room for negotiation between the two sides.
Or rather, there had been no room for negotiation from the start.
When Huo Yuhao spoke of Shrek's destruction, he had been so calm and casual, even able to smile about it. Clearly, he was either a supporter or a participant.
Negotiate peacefully with such a person? Having just learned of Shrek's destruction, they could not do that.
His thoughts instantly converged with the other old demons, reaching a consensus. They suddenly attacked.
They had all seen how Huo Yuhao had instantly severely injured Nightmare Old Demon. No one dared to underestimate this young man.
Black purple energy, like boiling fury, erupted from the five old demons. Carrying a thousand years of accumulated Destruction aura, it swept toward Huo Yuhao in an overwhelming tide.
Wherever the energy passed, space groaned under the strain. The valley's heavenly and earthly origin energy was completely disrupted and annihilated.
Destruction Old Demon led the charge. His spirit body transformed into a condensed Destruction arrow, pointing straight at Huo Yuhao's heart. A dark light at the arrow tip seemed able to devour all life. Desire Old Demon manifested countless seductive illusions and mental spikes, interfering and striking from all directions. Greed Old Demon opened an invisible force field, trying to forcibly drain Huo Yuhao's spirit power and spiritual power.
The five old demons' angry combined strike upon learning of Shrek's destruction was so powerful that it could instantly severely wound or even kill an ordinary Super Douluo.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao's expression also grew more serious.
These old demons had died from this place's Destruction energy and been revived by Life energy. They had already mastered part of the Life and Destruction energy here. He would not underestimate them.
Huo Yuhao switched to his Ice Empress martial soul.
Orange, orange, orange, orange, orange, orange, orange.
Seven savage beast level spirit rings were revealed without concealment, directly presented before the five old demons.
Although strictly speaking, two of the Ice Empress martial soul's spirit souls were divine level true dragon souls, their origin was insufficient. They had previously only possessed Semi Divine level power. Being able to condense savage beast spirit rings was already good. Huo Yuhao was not picky.
Orange was also a nice color.
But this nearly scared the old demons to death.
Seven savage beast spirit rings. Was he sure this was a Soul Sage?
He must be a Limit Douluo.
Just as such thoughts arose in their minds, Huo Yuhao satisfied their assumptions.
"Ice Empress True Body."
The Ice Empress's figure appeared, transforming into flowing light that merged into Huo Yuhao's body. His aura suddenly surged, emitting a Limit comparable aura.
The Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame appeared again. But this time, unlike before, the flame was vast and overwhelming, clashing head on with those Destruction energies.
There was no imagined earth shattering explosion. The moment the two extreme forces touched, they made a strange "hiss" sound, like cold water dripping into hot oil.
The Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame's power to return all things to their origin, and the black purple Destruction energy's extinction properties, wildly offset and annihilated each other.
At the boundary between the flame and the black tide, a constantly twisting, shattering, and re forming energy front formed, splitting the sky above the valley in two. One half was blazing crimson gold, sacred and fierce. The other half was dull black purple, dead and destructive.
This was within Huo Yuhao's expectations. After all, the Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame was not the Seven Colored Lotus Flame, which could use all things as fuel. Moreover, the rank of this Destruction energy was not low.
However.
"You never grew to your peak in life. Not a single Limit Douluo among you. Even with the peripheral Destruction energy of this place's Destruction power, your strength is limited."
Huo Yuhao's voice pierced through the roar of the energy collision, clearly reaching the ears of the five old demons. Watching the gradually overwhelming Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame, their hearts sank. They could not refute.
After all, Huo Yuhao's current Semi Divine level aura was not unfamiliar to them.
The old demons' hearts were already in turmoil. They only felt the world was so unfamiliar.
A Soul Sage, using his Martial Soul True Body to possess Semi Divine level strength, with seven savage beast level spirit rings around him. What kind of monster was this?
Even if they had previously estimated Huo Yuhao's strength conservatively and even chosen to act together, they had not expected this result.
Destruction Old Demon, transformed into an arrow, had hastily retreated after touching the Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame. He looked at Huo Yuhao with increasingly solemn eyes.
Huo Yuhao was right. Their strength in life had indeed not grown to its peak. After all, if they had been Limit Douluo, they would have been more in awe of the Destruction power, more understanding of its power, and would not have recklessly touched the Destruction fragment.
Moreover, the Destruction energy they mobilized was only peripheral energy, produced by the Destruction tide caused by the core Destruction fragment. They did not dare to touch the core Destruction fragment either. Heaven and Life energy had favored them once. No one knew if there would be a second time.
After all, in their research, that was probably the power of the God of Destruction. They had all been Titled Douluo level experts in life, and had instantly lost their bodies upon touching the core Destruction fragment. If that thing erupted, even a Limit Douluo would perish.
Their strength in life had only been Titled Douluo. Now they were only souls. The Destruction power they mobilized was not the core energy. Facing a Semi Divine seemed to be a death sentence.
But Destruction Old Demon's face showed no fear.
"Our strength may be inferior to yours, but Devil Island is our home ground. Besides Destruction energy, there is also Life energy here."
As his voice fell, from not far away, a surge of Life energy erupted. Devouring Old Demon mobilized it and sent it into Nightmare Old Demon's body, repairing his spirit body. The Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame on Nightmare Old Demon's surface was also gradually offset by Devouring Old Demon's mobilization of Destruction energy.
And because Huo Yuhao had begun to fight the old demons, his spiritual power was no longer pressing. With Devouring Old Demon's help, Nightmare Old Demon finally found an opportunity to escape from the endlessly looping nightmare.
Returning to reality, even though he was only a spirit body, Nightmare Old Demon could not help gasping heavily.
A moment in reality had been several hours in the illusion. Watching Shrek be destroyed, unable to do anything. The powerlessness, despair, collapse. That feeling was a hundred times more painful than having his spirit body burned by the Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame.
Nightmare Old Demon's spirit body trembled violently. His face twisted beyond recognition. His eyes still held bone deep fear. He even dared not look at Huo Yuhao.
Not only because of the nightmare the other had brought him, but also because that illusion had allowed him to glimpse Huo Yuhao's "identity."
Destruction Old Demon did not notice his expression. He just said coldly to Huo Yuhao, "See? Here, we who can control Life energy are immortal."
He wanted to use this to fight Huo Yuhao and increase their chances of victory. Since they had acted, there was no turning back. If they did not keep Huo Yuhao, once he returned and called for reinforcements, their fate would be worse.
Although keeping him also posed a big problem, what else could they do?
Shrek was destroyed. They had no backing. And compromising with the Federation was impossible. They did not trust the Federation, which had participated in Shrek's destruction. Seven remnant souls, trapped on Devil Island, had little value to the Federation. Federation would probably not Absorb them either.
Keeping Huo Yuhao would at least give them a hostage. Perhaps they could use him to exchange for Shrek's survivors from the Federation, giving the academy a chance to continue.
They were only dead souls. They only wanted to see Shrek continue. They no longer cared about anything else, including their own lives.
Huo Yuhao's expression remained unchanged. He maintained the Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame with his hands while chanting in an unknown language.
Seeing this, Nightmare Old Demon stopped Devouring Old Demon, who was about to help. He shouted urgently, "No. Do not fight him. We are no match for him. He is the reincarnation of the divine realm's Fire God. Fighting him will only Throw Away Our Lives."
He did not dare to say that Huo Yuhao had been the main force in Shrek's destruction, least everyone be blinded by rage and oppose a deity.
Huo Yuhao's chanting nearly Faltered.
He should have edited that illusion earlier. Since it was from his perspective, Nightmare Old Demon had apparently heard quite a few "inside stories."
Sigh, Er Ming.
Sigh, World shaking Wisdom.
Nightmare Old Demon's brief words startled all the old demons. Looking at the divine fire in the sky clashing with the Destruction energy, and Huo Yuhao's abnormal strength, they unconsciously believed it a little.
Now, Destruction Old Demon, who had wanted to fight Huo Yuhao, was instead struck.
They had actually wanted to defeat a suspected deity.
Regret had just begun to surface in Destruction Old Demon's heart when a cold, dead spiritual power spread from Huo Yuhao. Like countless invisible, intangible threads, it precisely and instantly entangled the soul cores of all seven old demons.
The seven old demons' expressions changed dramatically. They wanted to use Destruction energy to resist these strange attacks. But the feeling they got back from their spirit bodies was that they could not move.
Even the power they had been using to oppose Huo Yuhao was forced to dissipate due to lack of follow-up support.
Huo Yuhao's chanting had stopped at some unknown time.
Even the illusions cast by his late Spiritual Domain realm spiritual power were beyond the old demons' ability to resist. Let alone necromancy magic specifically designed to control souls.
Fighting a necromancer as a spirit body?
If you want to Throw Away Your Life, do not be so foolish.
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