AWB Chapter 246 An Encounter with an Evil Soul Master
Chapter 246 An Encounter with an Evil Soul Master
Chapter 246 An Encounter with an Evil Soul Master
After returning to Mingdu, Huo Yuhao calculated the time. There was still more than a week before the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy officially started school. Therefore, Huo Yuhao did not return to the school immediately, but wanted to take advantage of this time to explore Mingdu.
Speaking of which, apart from the time he and Nana went out to destroy the evil soul master's den, Huo Yuhao had never properly explored Mingdu before. He was quite interested in this most advanced city on the Douluo Continent.
Of course, to explore an unfamiliar place, one needs relevant information. As for the core information of Mingdu, given Shrek's personality, he didn't actually collect much and still had to borrow information from others.
Using his mental detection abilities, Huo Yuhao scanned the nearby buildings and spotted a familiar tower-shaped restaurant.
"Well, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has actually opened a restaurant in Mingdu, and it's in the core area not far from the palace. This location... is right next to a villa district."
Huo Yuhao absolutely dared not underestimate the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, a force that rarely appeared in Douluo Continent II. After all, it was the wealthiest power ten thousand years ago and one of the three upper sects. There was no reason why it could have survived for ten thousand years without making a ripple.
Judging from Huo Yuhao's interactions with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School itself possesses considerable power. The reason it is not apparent is simply because its attitude towards Shrek Academy is somewhat subtle, so Huo Yuhao did not experience much of it within Shrek Academy.
The fact that Jiubao Restaurant can now be located in such a prime location in Mingdu is clearly inseparable from the upper echelons of the Sun Moon Empire.
Betting on both sides...
Huo Yuhao didn't feel much about this.
For Huo Yuhao, whose surname he takes in Douluo Continent is not important; what matters is whether he can live comfortably.
The Sun Moon Empire's unification of the continent, the acceleration of the development of soul tools, and the fast-forwarding of the world into a familiar modern society are the scenes that Huo Yuhao would like to see. In fact, if it weren't for the existence of evil soul masters, Huo Yuhao would have considered joining the Sun Moon Empire in the first place.
Shaking his head, Huo Yuhao stepped into the Jiubao Restaurant and found an empty seat to sit down.
Even though it wasn't mealtime, there were still quite a few diners in the hall, which showed that the culinary skills he had promoted were indeed quite popular. In addition, many staff members of Jiubao Restaurant were rushing out, as they were delivering meals to Jiubao Restaurant every day.
For a moment, Huo Yuhao felt as if he were in his past life from his memories.
Without a mobile phone or computer, even with Huo Yuhao's current skills, although he majored in computer-related fields in his previous life, he only studied programming and had a superficial understanding of the most basic coding. He has only managed to create a model so far, and there is still a long way to go before he can build a complete and systematic Internet.
Even if they managed to develop it, they wouldn't hand it over to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. Communication technology is something that can influence the course of battle in the future. Otherwise, if it were just a simple phone call, Huo Yuhao's soul guidance skills would have been enough to figure it out long ago.
"Waiter, a plate of stir-fried beef and four kinds of stir-fried seasonal vegetables, all of them must be at least 800 years old."
That's right. In Douluo Continent, some high-end restaurants allow you to order ingredients based on their age. However, the amount varies depending on the size of the restaurant. Even for the Nine Treasures Restaurant, which is backed by the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School, most ingredients aged 500 years or older are available in limited quantities, while those aged 1,000 years or older must be ordered in advance.
This is also why the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School's chamber of commerce has been able to consistently dominate the high-end market.
After all, not every power can provide a large quantity of high-end materials over a long period of time. This cannot be achieved simply by hunting wild animals in the Star Dou Great Forest; it requires control over a large number of soul beast habitats.
"Sir, are you sure you want to order these?"
A waiter cautiously asked Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao simply looked at the person in front of him with displeasure.
"Go away, go find something to do yourself."
The innkeeper hurriedly ran over and shooed away the waiter, smiling as he said to Huo Yuhao, "Sir, these dishes aren't cheap. They'll cost 1,600 gold soul coins in total. Are you sure?"
Huo Yuhao raised his head and said, "I have plenty of money. I just deposited 32,000 gold soul coins in the Chamber of Commerce a while ago."
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao took out a gold card and waved it in front of the shopkeeper.
The innkeeper's smile widened, and he said warmly, "Sir, these dishes are a bit hard to cook, so you'll have to wait a little while. Why don't you come upstairs with me and have a seat?"
Huo Yuhao nodded and followed the innkeeper to a private room on the third floor.
"Sir, may I ask what your needs are?"
After the door to the private room slammed shut, the innkeeper immediately dropped his professional fake smile and put on a serious expression.
Huo Yuhao waved his hand and said, "Don't be so serious. I just wanted to take a stroll around Mingdu. I was wondering what kind of fun things there were to see, so I came to ask you for the latest news about Mingdu. Of course, you can also tell me about any major events in the Sun Moon Empire or Douluo Continent."
"Well... the intelligence is fine, but please wait a moment, sir. It will take some time to process the information."
Huo Yuhao casually said, "Go ahead."
While waiting for the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's intelligence report, Huo Yuhao idly used his mental detector to scan his surroundings.
The feeling of spying on other people's actions is indeed quite strange, and addictive.
uh-huh?
Upon scanning, Huo Yuhao indeed discovered several strange auras.
That chilling feedback... it must be from evil spirit masters, right? Or are they acting in groups?
The movements spread out and lingered at the edge of the crowd, as if searching for something within the crowd.
After checking around and confirming that there were no powerful figures around the suspected evil soul masters, Huo Yuhao quietly opened the window, climbed over, and headed towards the suspected evil soul masters.
Seemingly having gained nothing, the scattered evil spirit masters regrouped in the alleyway, exchanging information.
One of the fat evil spirit masters spoke first: "Where is that girl? Have you found her?"
"No, you notified us too late. By the time we got to this area, there was no trace of the person you mentioned." Another man, as thin as a bamboo pole, said irritably, "You fatso, you still haven't told us what happened!"
The fat man in the gray robe coughed lightly and said, "Ahem, it's a long story."
"I was strolling along the street, looking for some new toys, when I saw one that caught my eye. So I took advantage of her walking into the alley and tried to knock her unconscious."
As he spoke, the fat man summoned a cloud of gray mist, which outlined the face of a woman.
"As a result, after my gray mist invaded that girl's body, I lost contact with her instantly. That girl definitely has a martial soul with the light attribute, and her cultivation level must be quite high."
The skinny man frowned and said, "Light attribute? Are you sure it's not one of those royals?"
"Hey, let's not even talk about how we've all seen those royal family members with their Sun Martial Souls and we always avoid them. Just that warm, light attribute is definitely not a Sun Martial Soul. It's probably some commoner who luckily awakened a Light attribute Martial Soul. It's just a pity that the guy ran away without looking back as soon as he saw the spirit ring I showed him."
As they were talking, the gray-robed fat man suddenly chuckled and said, "No matter what, it's better to deal with those guys with the light attribute as soon as possible, then we can all enjoy the spoils together..."
Before the fat man in the gray robe could finish speaking, a furious shout suddenly rang out from a nearby high-rise building: "Die!"
The next moment, the window suddenly shattered, and a beam of golden-white light shone out, shining directly on the fat evil spirit master.
Upon hearing the sound, the gray-robed fat man summoned gray mist to surround himself. However, the moment the gray mist came into contact with the golden-white light, it completely dissolved, and then the golden-white light shone on the gray-robed fat man without any obstruction.
"What is this thing?"
The fat man in the gray robe suddenly roared.
At this moment, a large portion of his soul power was dissolved by this ray of light, not to mention that his body was scorched by the light, and the intense pain continued to erode his nerves.
"This is... sacred?!"
The skinny man who had stepped back in time felt the golden-white light and his pupils contracted.
"Damn it, he can't even tell the difference between light and holy attributes."
Cursing under his breath, the skinny man said to the people behind him, "Quickly go back and inform the elders that a Soul Master with the Divine Attribute has appeared in the Sun Moon Empire!"
"Fourth Soul Skill, Holy Light Spirit Array!"
A sweet voice rang out, and Ye Guyi stepped out of the middle window, looking down at them from above. Her fourth soul ring flashed, and at the same time, layers of holy light covered the evil soul master.
"Oh no! Dark Devourer!"
Seeing the waves of holy light rushing towards him, the skinny man quickly unleashed his sixth soul skill, and the dense dark aura collided with the holy light.
"What are you all still doing here? Go and inform the elders!"
The skinny man roared and then activated several amplification soul skills to enhance his dark attribute power. However, despite this, his sixth soul skill was repeatedly defeated by the holy attribute attack.
"Damn it, his soul power fluctuations are only at the Soul Master level, yet he's already overwhelming me. No wonder he's a Holy Attribute! Fatty, stop yelling and hurry up and help! If that Holy Light really hits us, we're all dead!"
The gray-robed fat man gritted his teeth and unleashed his sixth soul skill: "Sixth Soul Skill, Soul Devouring!"
A vast expanse of gray mist instantly merged into the darkness, joining forces with the power of darkness to fight against the holy light.
Only when the two forces combined could they barely stop the decline and prevent the spread of the holy light.
"Damn it, I want to see how long a Soul Master like her can hold out."
"It's actually Ye Guyi?"
Huo Yuhao, who barely made it to the battlefield, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Why is Ye Guyi clashing with the evil spirit master at this time? Based on the timeline, the most likely place for Ye Guyi to be is the Ordinary Alliance.
Well, since we've run into them, I might as well help stop those evil spirit masters who went to report the news.
Just as Huo Yuhao was about to track down the location of those evil soul masters, he suddenly discovered that his mental power had actually come into contact with the barrier. Only then did Huo Yuhao notice that this area had been covered by a peculiar soul tool at some point.
"When did this happen?"
Huo Yuhao frowned and carefully examined the results of the mental detection before noticing a figure.
She was a woman dressed in a long, bright red dress. She looked extremely beautiful from a distance. When she walked, she swayed gracefully with each step, her figure alluring, yet her face was filled with a holy aura.
The barrier that covered the entire battlefield was created by this woman in red.
At this moment, the woman in red was using an absolute defensive soul tool, and a golden shield was enveloping the evil soul masters who were trying to escape.
"Alright, it seems I was overthinking it. Even without taking action, Ye Guyi can still survive this ordeal."
Returning our attention to Ye Guyi, Ye Guyi, relying on the power of the Holy Light, was actually engaging in a battle of energy with the two evil soul masters and soul emperors, and for a time it was difficult to determine who was superior.
Huo Yuhao could only chuckle at the idea of those two evil soul masters trying to outlast Ye Guyi.
The Holy attribute's special attack against evil soul masters is not just about attribute advantage, but rather like a predator encountering its prey. At this moment, the Holy Light continuously decomposes the power of the two evil soul masters and transforms it into pure soul power to nourish itself. In the long run, the outcome of this war of attrition is already predetermined.
And indeed, with the screams of the two evil spirit masters, the first battlefield officially came to an end.
Ye Guyi showed no signs of fatigue; on the contrary, she looked radiant. Looking at the woman in red not far away, Ye Guyi bowed and said, "Thank you for your help, sister. It would have been terrible if these evil soul masters hadn't escaped without your assistance."
The woman in red looked at Ye Guyi with great interest: "Holy Angel Martial Soul? That's quite rare."
As she spoke, the woman in red manipulated the soul tool to cancel the absolute defense soul tool, releasing several evil soul masters inside.
"These guys are yours now."
Ye Guyi nodded slightly, and a beam of holy light easily ended the lives of these evil soul masters.
Ye Guyi swayed slightly, then steadied herself and said to the woman in red, "I have some things to attend to, so I won't stay any longer."
After saying that, Ye Guyi turned to leave.
"Wait a minute, little sister."
The woman in red flashed in front of Ye Guyi, blocking her way, and chuckled, "Little sister, are you trying to leave already? We haven't settled our score yet."
Ye Guyi frowned slightly, not saying a word, but her puzzled expression said it all.
"Oh dear, little sister, you really have a bad memory. You broke into my house out of nowhere and even broke my window. If it weren't for the alarm soul guide device that I set up in my house, I wouldn't have known anything about it."
"this……"
Ye Guyi's lips parted slightly, unsure how to refute.
Suddenly encountering a Soul Emperor-level evil Soul Master, Ye Guyi had to temporarily avoid the attack because her strongest fourth Soul Skill, Holy Light Spirit Array, required charging. To escape the evil Soul Master's pursuit, she could only temporarily hide in an empty room...
"Speak, sister,"
Ye Guyi took a deep breath and said softly, "How much? I... I'll pay."
"Let's put aside the issue of compensation for now. Let me introduce myself. I am Shangguan Wei'er, the leader of the Ordinary Alliance, an underground force in Mingdu."
The woman in red—no, Shangguan Weier—introduced herself: "As an underground force, our Ordinary Alliance occasionally encounters evil spirit masters causing trouble. This is precisely the time when we need your strength. At the same time, the Ordinary Alliance is backed by the royal family, which can guarantee that you will not be retaliated against by the evil spirit masters."
After a slight pause, Shangguan Wei'er slowly said, "So, little sister, how about you consider it?"
(End of this chapter)