"Stop eating, it's time to work," the man, Zhongli Wu, said without turning around.
The others by the campfire were stunned, but they respectfully put away the roasted meat.
Zhongli Wu turned around, his purple eyes flashing with a hint of blood red. "The plan to hunt soul beasts for the eighth brother is temporarily canceled. We have a bigger task now."
"What is it, Master?" The second strongest person in the team, a black-robed man, spoke. He didn't have a name, only a title: Youming, a ninety-three-ranked powerful attack-type Title Douluo, with the Nether Sword as his martial soul.
"Kill or severely injure the Emperor Rui Beast. And see if we can hunt a Fierce Beast as quickly as possible," Zhongli Wu sneered. "Just look for yourselves."
With that, Zhongli Wu turned his gaze back to the distant forest, where the two figures were already moving further away.
The other five black-robed men also gathered around, and soon, their expressions changed.
Zhongli Wu calmly said, "Wait until the Emperor Rui Beast leaves the core area before finding a suitable opportunity to strike. Try to kill her directly. When Di Tian arrives, it will be too late. Once the Rui Beast dies, Di Tian will definitely be enraged. A beast tide will then erupt in the Star Dou Great Forest. Shrek City just happens to be next to the Star Dou Great Forest. Consider it a gift from this seat to them. We won't have come in vain."
"Perhaps after Shrek City and the Star Dou Great Forest weaken each other, we can seize the opportunity to negotiate with the Evil Emperor, giving us sufficient capital."
Hearing this, the five black-robed men looked delighted.
"Let's go." Zhongli Wu's body transformed into wisps of black energy, disappearing on the hillside.
The other five followed closely behind.
Absorbing a Demon Eye Magic Tree with a cultivation base nearly three thousand years old was indeed incredibly impactful.
Huo Yuhao, sitting cross-legged on the ground, felt a bone-chilling cold, as if he had entered a land of extreme cold. In reality, this was all caused by the residual mental fluctuations of the Demon Eye Magic Tree's spirit ring.
But at the same time, streams of soul power energy circulated throughout his body, making his meridians, muscles, bones, and blood all burn, constantly refining his physical strength.
It was fortunate that Huo Yuhao had previously used Sunlight Blueberries and subsequently absorbed sunlight and moonlight to strengthen his meridians and body. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to endure the current situation.
In terms of strength, the initial Demon Eye Magic Tree could only be considered a second-rank soul beast, far from being a top-tier plant-type soul beast. However, the Demon Eye Magic Tree clan produced an impressive clan leader, the Ten Thousand Demon King, which elevated the bloodline levels of all subsequent Demon Eye Magic Trees.
They officially entered the ranks of top-tier soul beasts.
As someone put it, the Ten Thousand Demon King "activated" the Beast Emperor bloodline, benefiting his descendants.
The soul rings above Huo Yuhao's head continuously poured in soul ring energy, and their colors had clearly dimmed.
The energy within the soul rings contained both soul power and mental power. Soul power provided soul masters with the ability to increase their level when breaking through, and the function of mental power went without saying.
In this era of The Ultimate Combat, there were frighteningly few methods for cultivating the spirit. Many soul masters relied on the power absorbed from soul rings to improve their mental power.
Only a few could use pills or other treasures to assist them.
"Fifteen hundred years," Yan Shaozhe said, his gaze slightly filled with emotion as he looked at Huo Yuhao. He could feel that the soul ring power of the Demon Eye Magic Tree had already leaked out by half.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao was completely calm, like a monk in meditation.
Zhang Lexuan's beautiful eyes also held a layer of surprise and doubt.
What exactly had happened to Yuhao within this short year?
Gradually, Huo Yuhao absorbed more and more soul ring energy, until he reached two thousand five hundred years, when his body began to feel swollen.
This also meant he had reached his limit.
"Heaven Dream Bro, I'm counting on you," Huo Yuhao said, knowing he couldn't push it any further.
Before he absorbed the Ice Emperor, he could break through to this age because of his mental strength. Don't forget that although the Demon Eye Magic Tree was a three-attribute soul beast, it was mostly a mental-attribute type. It didn't demand as much from the absorber's physical strength compared to other soul beasts.
"Leave it to me." Heaven Dream Iceworm looked at Huo Yuhao helplessly. This kid was already at level twenty. When he went to Bingbing's place, he would need to change his tactics.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, a powerful mental fluctuation spread from within Huo Yuhao. At the same time, he slowly opened his mouth, exhaling a wisp of cold air.
The Demon Eye Magic Tree's soul ring power rapidly began to dissipate. In just half a minute, it was completely gone. In contrast, on Huo Yuhao's body, one yellow and one purple soul ring rose, hovering at his abdomen.
Absorption complete.
The next moment, Huo Yuhao opened his eyes. A flash of crimson passed through them, before reverting back to their deep blue.
Yan Shaozhe's lips curved into a satisfied smile, but Zhang Lexuan didn't notice anything. She simply reached out her fair, jade-like hand towards Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao grasped it, using the support to stand up. A warm, smooth sensation instantly spread throughout his body, but he didn't linger on the feeling and released her hand.
"Impressive," Zhang Lexuan gave him a thumbs up.
Huo Yuhao's eyes crinkled with a smile.
"Yuhao, what soul skill did you obtain?" Yan Shaozhe asked.
Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed with a hint of golden light. He sensed it for a moment, and his expression immediately revealed a hint of surprise.
"My second soul skill is called Mind Control. It can invade another person's consciousness and forcibly control their body. The lower their mental strength, the longer I can control them. However, there's also a problem. Some soul masters whose cultivation is far superior to mine, but whose mental strength is weaker than mine, can still break free from the control by using their soul power to protect themselves."
You call that a problem?
Yan Shaozhe and Zhang Lexuan stared, stunned. This was simply a god-tier skill for the mental attribute.
For other soul masters, this soul skill was much less effective, but Huo Yuhao was a mental attribute soul master himself. His mental power was naturally far superior to others of the same level.
Boom.
Suddenly, just as Huo Yuhao was about to say something else, a deafening roar came from the distance.
This sound instantly caught the attention of everyone present. They looked in the direction of the noise and their eyes narrowed. They saw that the sky, no more than ten kilometers away, was engulfed by an endless sea of fire, and the sky itself was dyed red.
Simultaneously, a powerful soul force fluctuation spread out like ripples, causing thousands of trees to sway back and forth.
"Whoosh." A figure appeared beside Yan Shaozhe like a ghost; it was Xuanzi.
On the other side, the three from the Renault team, who had gone to search the surrounding area, also hurried back. Before they could salute Xuanzi, he directly flew into the air and returned in just a few seconds, his expression strange.
"It's the Red King's aura, there's no mistake."
Yan Shaozhe's eyebrows twitched. He was just about to lead the students away from this place when a ball of flames rapidly approached from the sky.
In just a few seconds, it arrived near everyone.
"Not good." Yan Shaozhe's expression changed slightly. "Elder Xuan, protect the students."
With that, soul power surged within Yan Shaozhe's body as he prepared to defend.
Elder Xuan waved his sleeve, and a solidified, earthen-yellow soul force quickly enveloped Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan, along with the others.
A blood-red afterimage flashed across the sky, transforming into a scythe-shaped entity that directly struck the ball of fire. In an instant, the flames plummeted like a meteor, and the impact point was precisely where Yan Shaozhe and the others were located.
Some readers might wonder, does the Holy Spirit Cult dare to move against the Emperor Rui Beast?
Well, believe it or not, they really do. In the original story, they didn't just target the Emperor Rui Beast; when Di Tian was injured later, these people planned to gang up and kill him. So, now you understand, right?
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