Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 175: Chain Reaction after the Duchess's Death
"Stop shouting. No one will come to save you, even if you scream your throat out. I've already activated the soundproof shield that covers the entire house."
"Otherwise, why would no one come to inquire about the situation when it's so noisy over there?" Huo Yuhao pointed at Zhang Tieshan, who was being beaten by Jing Hongchen not far away.
Although Zhang Tieshan was a Soul Douluo, the gap between an ordinary Soul Douluo and someone like Jing Hongchen, the head of Illustrious Virtue Hall, was undoubtedly enormous. Generally speaking, those who could fight against opponents above their level were all gifted geniuses. Zhang Tieshan was not among them.
Of course, to prevent the battle from having too much impact, Jing Hongchen naturally also used a defensive spirit tool barrier. He wasn't using this spirit tool to defend himself and avoid injury.
He just wanted to drag Zhang Tieshan into it as well, and then minimize the impact of the fight on the outside world.
After all, killing someone was one thing, but they couldn't be discovered. If the news spread immediately, then the Strong people in Star Luo City would probably be mobilized soon.
Jing Hongchen was not yet ready to fight the entire Star Luo Empire. In his opinion, only when the Sun Moon Empire's soul guidance technology advanced further could they consider attacking Star Luo.
The Duchess looked at Huo Yuhao with a heavy heart. She realized the dire situation she was in, and subconsciously asked, "Huo Yuhao, do you want to kill me?"
"Quick answer—yes, I do want to kill you." Huo Yuhao didn't hide his intentions. The Duchess was already trapped.
She tried to save herself: "I was born in the Star Luo royal family. You can't kill me, or the royal family will never let you go. If you release me, I have many materials that Soul Engineers are interested in, and those materials can all be given to you."
As the daughter of the Star Luo emperor and wife of the White Tiger Duke, she owned many storage soul guidance devices. After all, the declining Tang Sect was capable of creating a pirated version of Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, so she could easily obtain a large number of storage soul guides.
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Once I kill you, those things will still be mine. Let's go quickly."
The Gate of the Undead behind him opened wide, and a cold, icy aura suddenly spilled out. Accompanied by a dragon's roar, a white dragon soul with a chilling presence emerged from the door.
"Wait! You can't do this. I promise—if you let me go, I will never do anything to you again," the Duchess begged, terrified. She felt an extremely powerful aura emanating from the dragon's soul.
Huo Yuhao had control over the dragon's soul. Doesn't that mean the other was an evil soul master? He had hidden it so well. An evil soul master won the Soul Fighting Competition
Thinking of this, the Duchess felt a little scared. After all, Evil Soul Masters were notoriously cruel and enjoyed torturing people. If she, the "enemy," fell into Huo Yuhao's hands, how could she possibly have a good end?
Of course, her plea for mercy was only to save her life. She had already decided that if Huo Yuhao agreed to her request, she would accumulate strength and find a way to retaliate, preferably by killing Huo Yuhao directly. After all, in all her years of living, this was the first time she had been in such a dangerous situation.
This point made the Duchess particularly displeased.
Huo Yuhao didn't have time to listen to her nonsense. He sensed her stalling and ordered, "Attack."
In response, the Water Dragon King's Dragon Soul roared fiercely, then charged directly at the Duchess. Her face twisted with an extremely ugly expression as the soul ring on her body floated up—she was prepared to fight back and then immediately deal with Huo Yuhao.
The Water Dragon King's Dragon Soul unleashed a mighty roar. The water elemental power condensed around it, turning water into ice. A barrage of ice swords attacked the Duchess. She tried to cut them off with her sword, but more ice swords followed and pierced her instantly.
Blood spattered everywhere, and a strong smell of blood filled the air.
The Duchess's corpse crashed to the ground, her face still bearing a look of terror even in death.
Huo Yuhao continued to chant, and white flames flickered from his fingertips, landing on the Duchess. He was melting her residual soul, ensuring she wouldn't have any chance of resurrection.
"Finally, my revenge on the Duchess is complete." Huo Yuhao looked at the Duchess's remaining corpse, let out a long breath, then stepped forward and began to search the Duchess's storage soul guidance devices.
Storage soul guidance devices were extremely durable and difficult to damage, so Huo Yuhao managed to harvest a considerable amount of valuables.
He took some time to inventory the loot and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
The contents of these storage soul guidance devices were worth at least 2 billion gold soul coins. As the Duchess, she managed part of the Duke's finances—and, being the daughter of the Star Luo Emperor, she could also access royal funds.
Jing Hongchen had killed Zhang Tieshan. He approached and asked Huo Yuhao, "Yuhao, is your revenge complete?"
Some memories of his original body surfaced in Huo Yuhao's mind, and he replied immediately, "Not yet. Some evil servants also bullied me and my mother."
"Alright, then we'll continue to avenge you," Jing Hongchen said.
The two then left the house, hunting down and killing the evil servants who had bullied Huo Yun'er and her son. Those who hadn't attacked them naturally survived.
After their revenge was complete, Huo Yuhao led everyone away.
Some surviving servants only saw ghostly figures floating around the black-robed men, then hurried to find Dai Hao and the royal family to report that the Duchess had been killed.
"What! The Madam died in the Duke's Mansion?" Dai Hao was stunned, his expression darkening. He looked at the group of servants who had just arrived and asked, "Are you sure this is true?"
He found it hard to believe—such news seemed almost too unbelievable.
The defense of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion was formidable. In the Star Luo Empire, the White Tiger lineage was second only to the royal family. The Dai family was once a royal family itself.
Moreover, he knew his wife was the daughter of the Star Luo Emperor. Who in the empire dared to have any ill intentions toward her?
"It's true," said a young servant, kneeling on the ground with a somber expression. "Madam was killed! Those people controlled ghosts—they must be evil soul masters!"
Although his face was sad, the servant's words revealed that he considered her death an unimportant loss. In his eyes, her usual behavior was quite unpopular.
Dai Hao's expression grew darker. His eyes reddened, tears threatening to fall. He automatically called his personal guards: "Follow me back to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion immediately. These evil soul masters seem to be a little too arrogant!"
(End of this chapter)