Douluo Continent: Dark Demon God Biao, inheriting the position of an evil god

Chapter 35, Second Soul Skill: Serving as an Accomplice to a Tiger

Two days later, in Xingluo City.

White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

As soon as Dai Yuntian and his mother Zhu Yun'er returned to the Duke's mansion, they heard a heart-wrenching scream.

"You dare steal? You've gone and stolen from our Duke's mansion!"

Looking towards the sound, they saw Huo Yuhao hanging from a tree in the courtyard, with the old steward whipping him with a willow branch.

Zhu Yun'er frowned and stepped forward to ask, "What happened?"

Upon seeing that it was the Duchess, the old butler said respectfully, "Madam, this boy is truly audacious, daring to sneak into the manor at night to steal medicinal herbs. Fortunately, the guards on night patrol discovered him yesterday, otherwise who knows how many medicinal herbs would have been lost."

"It's true what they say, you can guard against anything day or night, but it's hard to guard against a thief

As the old butler finished speaking, he slapped Huo Yuhao hard again, gritting his teeth.

He knew Huo Yuhao; he was the boy who lived in the woodshed in the outer courtyard.

Huo Yuhao suddenly raised his head, stared intently at Zhu Yun'er, and shouted hoarsely, "I didn't steal it! It's you who owe us, mother and son! It's your White Tiger Duke's Mansion that owes us!"

"Still dare to talk back!" The old steward raised his whip, ready to strike again.

"enough."

"Since your hands are not clean, just kick you out. My Duke's mansion does not tolerate traitors."

Zhu Yun'er's voice was indifferent, her gaze sweeping over Huo Yuhao with a calm and unwavering expression, as if she were looking at an insignificant piece of junk.

She didn't look at him again, took Dai Yuntian's hand, and walked straight into the inner courtyard.

It was this condescending indifference that struck Huo Yuhao's heart more fiercely than a whip.

Why?
Huo Yuhao bit his lip hard until he tasted blood.

How can you ruin my mother's life and still feel so at ease?

Don't you people feel even a shred of remorse?

The old butler snapped the rope suspending Huo Yuhao: "Hmph, if it weren't for Madam's kind heart, I would have whipped you to death. Get out of here!"

Huo Yuhao crashed heavily onto the bluestone slab, but felt no pain. Instead, he felt a twisted sense of relief.

He struggled to his feet and staggered back to the drafty woodshed in the backyard.

"Mommy, Mommy, we can go now!"

He excitedly shook the haggard woman awake from her sickbed: "That woman drove us out! We're free!"

However, instead of joy, he was met with a slap from Huo Yun'er, delivered with all her might.

"Snapped!"

"Who gave you permission to act on your own?"

"Yuhao, how do you know how much your mother suffered to stay in the Duke's mansion? Do you know how much your mother sacrificed for you?"

Huo Yun'er reached out to pull Huo Yuhao: "Come on... come with me to beg Madam! You're too young, you don't understand, we can't survive without this..."

Huo Yuhao didn't understand and abruptly shook off her hand: "I'm not going! Why? That woman bullied us like that, and that man ignored us completely! Why should we stay here and beg for mercy?!"

"Mom, wouldn't it be better if we left the Duke's mansion?"

Huo Yun'er's voice turned serious: "Yuhao, do you not even listen to your mother anymore?"

Huo Yuhao choked back tears, all the pent-up grievances and anger bursting forth: "I just don't understand, why do you insist on this place when we're treated so contemptuously? What's so good about this place anyway!"

These words were like the last straw, breaking the belief that Huo Yun'er had been desperately holding onto.

She staggered a step, leaned against the cold earthen wall, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Even her son... even her son doesn't understand her or support her.

After a long while, she raised her tearful eyes, looked at her son's face, which was filled with anger due to his stubbornness, and said in a voice as soft as a sigh, "Okay... Mom promises you... Let's go."

Huo Yuhao's face instantly lit up with relief and joy: "Mom, that's right, we'll definitely be better off leaving the Duke's mansion!"

He excitedly began packing his meager belongings, unaware of the despair in his mother's eyes behind him.

Little did they know that after leaving the Duke's mansion, even survival for the mother and son was a distant dream.

……

A quiet room in the Duke's mansion.

Dai Yuntian sat cross-legged on the futon and placed the purse that Xiao Xiao had given him in his palm.

He couldn't help but wonder what unique little gift that quirky girl Xiao Xiao would give him.
I thought there would be something good inside, but it was empty except for a note.

The note had a line written in neat and beautiful handwriting: "Hehe... Dai Yuntian, since you touched someone's foot, I won't pay you back..."

Several cute little emoticons were drawn at the end. (●''●)(●''●)(●''●)
Upon seeing this, Dai Yuntian couldn't help but swear: "Damn it, Xiao Xiao, you repay kindness with enmity, huh!"

He could almost see Xiao Xiao's smug, mischievous smile as she wrote those words.

I thought it was a gift to express my gratitude, but it turned out to be a notice of "unilaterally announcing debt forgiveness"!
Deceiving too much!

I'm so pissed off!

Dai Yuntian took a deep breath, trying to stop thinking about these things.

Then, he took out a bright blue pill and a thick, earthy yellow pill.

These are the Mysterious Water Pill and the Mysterious Warrior Divine Pill.

The Mysterious Water Pill can cleanse the marrow and replenish essence, while the Mysterious Warrior Divine Pill can improve and repair physical constitution and also treat serious illnesses.

Both can be considered elixirs that benefit Soul Masters' cultivation.

Without the slightest hesitation, Dai Yuntian put both pills into his mouth at the same time.

The pill melted upon entering the mouth, transforming into two vastly different yet equally powerful torrents of medicinal energy that instantly surged into the limbs and bones.

The medicinal power of the Xuan Shui Dan is as cool as water. Wherever it passes, the meridians seem to be washed by sweet spring water, and the impurities hidden deep in the body are forced out of the body thread by thread, and discharged through the pores, forming a layer of light dirt.

This made his soul power flow more smoothly and condensed.

At the same time, the medicinal power of the Xuanwu Divine Pill was as heavy as a mountain, carrying a warm and vigorous vitality, like the earth nourishing all things, and quickly penetrated into his bones, internal organs and even the depths of his bone marrow.

The minor damage caused by the previous impact of evil energy and excessive consumption was quickly repaired, and the foundation of the entire body seemed to be solidified and strengthened, and the qi and blood became extremely abundant and vigorous.

The two medicinal forces complemented each other, achieving a wondrous balance within his body. The cleansing of essence and marrow and the strengthening of the foundation and nourishment of vital energy proceeded simultaneously. Although the process brought some swelling and pain, everything proceeded in an orderly manner under the powerful control of the Dark Demon Evil God Martial Soul.

Dai Yuntian carefully guarded his mind and guided the medicinal power to circulate throughout his body.

Several hours later, the effects of the medicine gradually subsided and were absorbed.

Dai Yuntian slowly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp and restrained, yet his aura was more composed and profound than before.

After gently stretching his muscles and bones, a crisp popping sound rang out, and he felt full of energy, in a better state than ever before.

"The effects of the Xuanwu Divine Pill are simply beyond my expectations..."

Dai Yuntian murmured to himself, feeling the transformative changes within his body.

He was full of confidence in absorbing the second divinely bestowed soul ring.

Without any delay, Dai Yuntian adjusted himself to his peak condition and then took out the precious divine soul ring.

We have the experience from the previous absorption.

This time, his absorption process was incredibly smooth.

I reached my physical limits with ease, and no longer needed outsiders to judge.

Several hours passed quietly as I focused on absorbing the information.

The light of the soul rings surrounding Dai Yuntian gradually subsided and stabilized. Within the deep purple, a solid black luster had emerged, and it finally slowly disappeared into his body.

The purple tinged with black indicates that the soul ring is over seven thousand years old.

Dai Yuntian opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.

He felt the more powerful soul force within his body and the new power brought by his second soul skill, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

It all fell into place naturally; nothing more.

The only thing that made Dai Yuntian a little nervous.

It's his second soul skill, and it's really a bit wicked!

Second Soul Skill - Be a Tiger's Accomplice!
The effect of the soul skill is: "Anyone or soul beast killed by Dai Yuntian will be transformed into a cougar, retaining their memories and half of their strength, and will be forced to obey Dai Yuntian's orders!"

"Furthermore, Dai Yuntian can draw upon their soul power at any time to replenish his own!"

In other words, if used properly, Dai Yuntian will never lack soul power again.

This soul skill is incredibly insidious!

They are even particularly prone to being mistaken for evil spirit masters.

But Dai Yuntian changed his approach and found that the problem was actually quite easy to solve.

Why not just kill the evil spirit masters and make them their accomplices?

Anyway, once I become a god, great scholars will naturally come to debate the classics for me!
As Dai Yuntian felt the surging soul power within him, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Six years old, level 25 soul power—looking across the entire history of Douluo Continent, I'm probably the only one who has achieved this!"

Meanwhile, the three people hiding in the shadows fell silent as they watched this scene unfold.

(End of this chapter)