Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit

Chapter 9 The Evil Soul Master Attacks

Huo Yuhao's voice was infused with mental energy, and due to the echo structure of the valley, everyone heard Huo Yuhao's warning.

Looking eastward from Wolf Mountain, his Blood Wolf was not a martial soul known for its perception, so he could not confirm the veracity of Huo Yuhao's warning.

However, as a Soul Master who had been in the Soul Master world for decades, he was still willing to believe in his companions.

After all, the most taboo thing for mercenaries is mutual suspicion.

Without the slightest hesitation, Langshan roared at the people in the valley almost immediately after hearing Huo Yuhao's warning.

"All other Great Soul Masters except Wolf Rock and Danzo, immediately proceed to the eastern part of the valley to establish defense!!"

"Wolf Rock and Danzo, along with members of the Dingyi Trading Company, are heading towards the southern exit of the valley to ensure there is no danger behind us!!!"

Although the average soul power of the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group members is not high, their execution ability is still very strong.

Apart from Wolf Rock, the other two Soul Masters and seven Great Soul Masters quickly found their positions and formed an enemy formation.

The Dingyi Chamber of Commerce had twenty first-ring Soul Masters ready inside, ensuring that each mercenary could have three first-ring Soul Masters supporting them at any time.

Huo Yuhao led Xiao Xiao and other core members of the Dingyi Chamber of Commerce to retreat to the south exit of the valley.

"Sasa"

From the distant forest came the sound of something—whether it was the wind or a spirit beast—rustling the leaves. And that sound was approaching at an incredible speed, like the footsteps of death itself.

The sound was exceptionally clear in the silent valley. Huo Yuhao could clearly see fine beads of sweat on Lang Shan's forehead, and the expressions of the other mercenary group members became increasingly serious.

They formed a mercenary group and traveled all over the country for more than 20 years. Although they were not very strong and could only take on low-risk missions, they were still knowledgeable about the speed of Soul Masters of different levels.

In their minds, those who could achieve such speed were either agility-based Soul Masters, Soul Sect Masters, or even Soul Kings.

Langshan stared intently at the eastern forest, veins bulging on his forehead, as he prayed silently.

"Please, whatever it is, not the enemy!"

He knew that neither Soul Masters nor Soul Kings were people like them, Soul Venerables and Great Soul Masters, could stand against.

If it really comes to a fight to the death, these people will probably suffer heavy losses.

Suddenly, the rustling sound stopped abruptly, and four Soul Masters dressed in tattered black robes burst out of the forest.

These Soul Masters exuded a cold and evil aura, and within that pitch-black, almost tangible aura, one could faintly hear the wails and roars of wronged souls.

A chill that seemed to come from nowhere sent shivers down the spines of everyone in the valley.

Langshan's anxiety finally subsided. If they were just bandits, they could still negotiate and avoid a fight.

For evil spirit masters, the only path left is a death match.

Because in the eyes of these evil spirit masters, their lives and souls may be more important than wealth.

Langshan's facial muscles twitched involuntarily, revealing an ugly expression.

He shouted, "Evil Soul Master!!! Prepare for battle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, three spirit rings, two yellow and one purple, rose up around him.

Blood-red fur instantly covered his entire body, his pupils turned eerie green, his fangs protruded, and cold, sharp claws extended from the tips of his ten fingers. His physique became even more robust, and his muscles almost burst through his clothes.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of yellow spirit rings began to appear in the valley, mixed with a few purple spirit rings.

One of the evil spirit masters saw this and let out a piercing laugh from under his cloak.

"Hehe, third brother, your senses were right after all. There are so many bloody foods here."

The black-robed evil spirit master, known as the third, also chuckled.

"My martial spirit is the Heart-Eating Rat, which is extremely sensitive to smells. I could smell these delicacies from a great distance."

The black-robed evil spirit master who was in the lead snorted coldly, interrupting their conversation, and said:
"We can talk about this later. Let's hurry up and eat them to recover our injuries and soul power. That damned Golden Crow woman will probably be catching up soon!"

"If you don't want to die at her hands, you'd better hurry up and get to work!"

The people in the valley felt a chill in their hearts upon hearing their words; they realized they were about to fight for their lives.

Wolf Mountain clenched his fists, opened his mouth wide to reveal his bare fangs, and then the purple spirit ring behind him lit up.

"You want to kill me? Let's see if you have the guts!"

"Third Soul Skill, Blood Wolf Strike!"

A blood-red energy wave condensed from the mouth of Wolf Mountain, and then the violent energy, accompanied by a hissing sound, attacked the black-robed leader.

Faced with this attack, the men in black robes didn't even try to dodge; they just coldly watched Wolf Mountain go from charging up to launching.

Just as the crimson energy wave was about to strike the man in black, the leading evil spirit master slightly raised his arm and opened his palm. His hand was like withered bones, devoid of any color, with dark skin revealing grotesque joints.

The moment the two sides made contact, contrary to Lang Shan's expectations that the opponent's hand would be blown to pieces, the two sides simply disappeared.

Not even a gust of wind was stirred, as if Wolf Mountain had never released a soul skill.

The leading evil spirit master lowered his arm and said coldly, "Is the performance over?"

"Then obediently become food!"

Four men in black robes immediately swooped down the mountainside and unfurled their spirit rings. These evil spirit masters were all four-ringed, with only one having a white first ring; the rest had the best possible combination that ordinary people could access.

Upon seeing this, Wolf Mountain lit up all his spirit rings and roared as he charged toward one of the evil spirit masters.

The others also activated their soul skills and attacked their respective enemies.

Almost every evil soul master will face the firepower of three to five soul masters.

Even though it was obvious that these evil spirit masters were in poor condition, the difference in their levels was not something that could be easily overcome.

Every swing of an evil soul master's arm is accompanied by a spurt of blood; they don't even need to use soul skills.

They would only dodge when the third soul skill released by the Soul Masters of Wolf Mountain was used.

This is a one-sided crushing defeat.

Huo Yuhao and Lang Yan, protecting the core members of the Dingyi Chamber of Commerce behind them, watched the battle inside from the south exit, which was no different from a massacre.

Wolf Rock was so anxious that his face turned red as he wanted to rush over to help. It was obvious that he was more talented than his brother, but he was too inexperienced.

His brother arranged for him to go to the south exit in the hope that he could escape.

Xiao Dingyuan covered Xiao Xiao's eyes, his face ashen.

He knew that if Wolf Mountain and his men were all killed, they wouldn't be able to escape either.

Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Dingyuan and shouted sternly, "President Xiao, it's time to leave."

Xiao Dingyuan shook his head helplessly and said, "It's no use, we can't escape. The Heavenly Soul Empire is different from the Star Luo Empire. The nearest city is seven hundred miles away from here."

"The journey was either through plains or mountains, with nowhere to hide. You also heard that one of the enemy's martial souls was a Heart-Eating Rat, which is good at tracking."

Huo Yuhao sighed and looked back at the situation in the valley. His newly acquainted friend, Li Fei, was lying on the ground clutching his arm.

At the current rate, everyone inside will die in ten minutes at most.

Huo Yuhao turned to Lang Yan and said, "Let's go help. Since we can't escape, we have no choice but to fight to the death!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Lang Yan activated his martial spirit and rushed over to help his brother.

Huo Yuhao's eye twitched, and he was about to say something, but in the end he could only shake his head and say, "This blockhead."

Huo Yuhao no longer hesitated to use his mental power to lock onto the evil soul master whose martial soul was the Heart-Eating Rat. Then he began to quietly sneak up to the other party.

"We have to kill him! Otherwise, we'll have nowhere to run."

The Heart-Eating Rat Evil Soul Master seemed so engrossed in this near-slaughter battle that he didn't notice Huo Yuhao, the "little rat" with a faint aura.

So he easily circled around to the side of the Heart-Eating Rat Evil Soul Master.

It was only then that he realized there was someone else next to him.

"Hehe, there's one more."

He grinned wickedly as he prepared to turn and slap Huo Yuhao.

"It's now!"

Huo Yuhao pondered the timing in his heart, and the moment he met the other's gaze, he used the illusion technique without hesitation.

The special spiritual power transformed from the Kaleidoscope of Spiritual Eyes was like an iron nail driven directly into the spiritual sea of ​​the Heart-Eating Rat Evil Soul Master.

Then, by using "nails" to disrupt the opponent's mental and spiritual power, the opponent's physical defenses are disarmed, and their five senses and thoughts are gradually controlled.

Having consumed approximately two-thirds of his mental energy and almost all of his soul power, Huo Yuhao completely dismantled the opponent's consciousness, turning him into a puppet that completely obeyed Huo Yuhao's will.

Because of the faceless mask, no one could see that Huo Yuhao's face was extremely pale.

Consuming two-thirds of one's mental energy in an instant is a considerable burden for anyone.

In fact, most of that two-thirds of mental energy was wasted.

The main issue was that the genjutsu that came with the Mangekyou Sharingan was more of an instinct and not a coherent system. If it truly possessed a complete genjutsu system from Naruto, Huo Yuhao wouldn't have wasted so much mental energy trying and failing bit by bit.

"Fortunately, the result was as expected." Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the Heart-Eating Rat Soul Master, whose eyes were now lifeless.

Immediately afterwards, Huo Yuhao transmitted an order to him through the nail in his spiritual sea: "Go and give your older brother a surprise."

A light appeared in the eyes of the Heart-Eating Rat Evil Soul Master, and then it headed straight for the Evil Soul Master leader who was locked in battle with Wolf Mountain and Wolf Rock.

"Hmph, if it weren't for that damned Golden Crow woman severely damaging your martial souls, you wouldn't have lasted even a minute!"

The leader of the evil soul masters was annoyed to find that he had been delayed by two Soul Masters and several first-ring Soul Masters.

He quickly seized the opportunity, his mummy-like hand shrinking into sharp claws as he viciously clawed at Wolf Mountain's chest.

A large chunk of flesh and skin was torn off, and blood gushed from Langshan's chest.

"Brother!!!" Langyan was extremely anxious when he saw his brother was seriously injured, and his attack rhythm began to become chaotic.

The leader of the evil spirit masters sneered, licking the blood and flesh from his hands. Almost visibly, his withered body began to regain a faint color.

"What high-quality flesh and blood!" He looked at Langshan, who was kneeling on the ground clutching his chest, with satisfaction in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)