Chapter 276 Slaying Six Title Douluos! The Powerful Bai Yuhao!
In the dark world, in the squares of major cities, the Soul Masters watched as Huo Yuhao slapped the old man with the bone staff into an ice sculpture and kicked it to pieces in the sky, and the discussion exploded again.
"Huo Yuhao from the White World is too strong." A Soul Master's eyes widened. "That was a Title Douluo, a level 91 Title Douluo. He killed him with a single slap? Without even using a Soul Skill?"
"It wasn't a single slap that killed him," someone next to him corrected. "It was the rules of his Frost Domain. When he slapped him, the rules of the domain were triggered, freezing the elder into an ice sculpture. Then he kicked it to shatter it. Essentially, it was still the power of the domain."
"That's impressive enough," another Soul Master said. "A level 80 Soul Master fighting a level 91 Soul Master, a whole major level difference, and he did it so easily. It's hard to say whether Huo Yuhao from the Black World could even beat a level 90 Title Douluo when he was level 80."
"He definitely can't win." Someone shook their head. "Huo Yuhao from the underworld is still worried about the power of the Three Absolute Skills of Haodong. His fighting style is still the traditional soul skill clash, how can he compare to Bai Yuhao's rule-based domain suppression?"
"That's the difference," an older Soul Master sighed. "The same talent, the same martial soul foundation, but taught by different people, the results are completely different. Under Bai Xuanzi, Bai Yuhao could kill a Title Douluo at level 80. Under Hei Xuanzi, Hei Yuhao would probably still be practicing his soul skills in the academy at level 80."
"Don't forget, Hei Yuhao's teacher is Mu En, not Xuan Zi," someone reminded them.
"Mu En is no good either," someone nearby said. "Although Mu En is strong, his teaching method is far inferior to Bai Xuanzi's. Bai Xuanzi let Huo Yuhao comprehend things on his own, and what he comprehended was the rule-based domain. Mu En taught him step by step, and what he taught him was the Hao Dong Three Absolutes. These two things are not even on the same level."
"Alright, alright, stop arguing," a female Soul Master said. "Look at the sky, they're still fighting."
All eyes were once again focused on the sky.
[In the scene depicting the sky.]
After defeating the old man with the bone staff, Huo Yuhao did not stop.
He turned to look at the remaining five elders. Their feet were bound by the icy domain, making escape impossible. Their faces were deathly pale; some were trembling, while others desperately channeled their soul power in an attempt to break free of the ice's hold.
"Don't kill me... I surrender..." An elder suddenly knelt down, his voice trembling, "I'm willing to leave the Holy Spirit Cult and never do evil again..."
Huo Yuhao looked at him without speaking. He raised his right hand and flicked his finger.
[Frozen material began to form on the elder's chest, and the ice spread rapidly. In less than two breaths, he was transformed into an ice sculpture.]
Huo Yuhao stepped forward and kicked it to pieces.
"Surrender?" Huo Yuhao said in a low voice, "When you captured those disciples from minor sects, did you give them a chance to surrender?"
The remaining four elders, witnessing this scene, were utterly devastated. They stopped begging for mercy and no longer tried to escape. Instead, they unleashed their final, desperate soul skills, attempting to take Huo Yuhao down with them.
But it didn't work.
Huo Yuhao's icy domain had already covered an area of nearly two hundred meters. Within this domain, he was the rule. With a thought, the ice beneath the four elders suddenly bulged, engulfing them completely. Thick ice crystals pressed in from all directions, freezing them inside the ice layer.
[Click—click—]
Four ice sculptures are frozen in the ice, their expressions fixed on a moment of terror.
Huo Yuhao raised his foot and stomped hard. The ice shattered, and the four ice sculptures crumbled, turning into ice shards scattered all over the ground.
All six elders of the Holy Spirit Cult were killed.
Huo Yuhao withdrew his gaze and continued walking deeper into the city.
The low-level evil spirit masters along the way no longer dared to stop him. They huddled in corners, trembling, watching the young man in deep purple battle armor walk through their territory, and no one dared to utter a sound.
Huo Yuhao arrived at a dungeon deep within the city.
The dungeon door was made of thick iron plates, covered with sealing runes. Huo Yuhao raised his hand and pressed down, the chilling energy of his Ice Domain seeping into the gaps in the runes, freezing and cracking the seals little by little.
[boom--]
The gate collapsed.
Huo Yuhao entered the dungeon. Inside were dozens of people, men, women, and children, dressed in the robes of different sects. Some were slumped on the ground, others leaned against the walls, their faces etched with terror and exhaustion.
Upon seeing someone enter, they instinctively shrank back.
"Don't be afraid." Huo Yuhao put away his helmet, revealing his face. "I'm from Shrek Academy, here to rescue you."
Someone in the crowd recognized the Shrek Academy badge on his clothes, and their eyes immediately welled up with tears.
"Shrek...Shrek has come to save us..." an old man said in a trembling voice, tears streaming down his face. "I knew it...I knew Shrek wouldn't abandon us..."
Huo Yuhao didn't say much. He turned and walked out of the dungeon, waving goodbye to the outside world.
[Ice crystals within the Frozen Realm began to condense, transforming into flat ice slabs that floated in mid-air, connecting to form an ice path leading out of the city.]
"Follow me," Huo Yuhao said. "Once we're out of the city, head east. There are people there to meet us."
The imprisoned sect disciples, supporting each other, followed Huo Yuhao out of the dungeon and onto the icy path.
Huo Yuhao walked at the forefront, his icy domain constantly extended to protect those behind him. The evil spirit masters along the way dared not approach, and could only watch from afar.
The group walked through the streets of the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, exited the city gates, and disappeared into the edge of the wasteland.
In the plaza of the Dark World, the Soul Masters watched this scene, and their discussions arose once again.
"They were all killed, and the people were rescued as well," a Soul Master said. "Bai Yuhao completed this mission cleanly and efficiently."
"Six Title Douluos, killed without a second thought." Someone nearby exclaimed, "Even though they were only level 91 or just over 90, they were still Title Douluos. Bai Yuhao is only level 80, yet he killed six of them all without a scratch. That strength is truly terrifying."
"The gap between Bai Yuhao and Hei Yuhao is too big." Another Soul Master shook his head. "At this stage, Hei Yuhao is still worried about whether he can defeat a Soul Douluo. Bai Yuhao is already killing Title Douluos who are above his level."
"It's not just the difference between Bai Yuhao and Hei Yuhao," an older Soul Master said. "The difference between Bai Xuanzi and Hei Xuanzi is also huge. Bai Xuanzi was able to teach Huo Yuhao to this level, but what about Hei Xuanzi? Which of his disciples has reached this level?"
"Who has Hei Xuanzi ever taught?" someone sneered. "He taught Xiao Xiao, but Xiao Xiao didn't learn anything. He can't even teach his own disciple properly, how can he be expected to teach others?"
"That's not entirely true," someone nearby said. "Although Hei Xuanzi's teaching ability is lacking, he is still a level 98 Super Douluo, so he still has considerable strength."
"What's the use of strength?" the man retorted. "If he's strong but can't teach his disciples, the disciples will still be weak. Bai Xuanzi is strong himself, and he can also teach his disciples to be strong. That's the difference."
"That's right," someone chimed in. "One is grooming a successor, while the other is just coasting along. With Bai Xuanzi in the White World, Shrek Academy will only get stronger. With Hei Xuanzi in the Black World, Shrek Academy will only get weaker."
"Alright, that's enough." A female Soul Master sighed. "The more you talk about it, the more I feel that our Shrek Academy is no good. Let's just watch the Sky Curtain."
The murmurs in the square gradually subsided.
But everyone knows in their hearts that the gap between Bai Yuhao and Hei Yuhao has become so large that it cannot be ignored.
(End of chapter)