NOVEL WEB Chapter 252: You Ultimately... Haven't Grown Up!
Huang Zhengyang stood in place, gazing at the empty battlefield, momentarily dazed. As the Pillar of Star Luo, a divine-level mecha pilot, he now felt like an outsider, left standing alone.
"Sir... What should we do now...?" the adjutant cautiously inquired.
Huang Zhengyang snapped back to reality, took a deep breath, and looked toward the distant ruins. "Seal off the area within a ten-kilometer radius. Check if there's anything left behind by the Dawn Society."
Though unwilling to admit it, Huang Zhengyang knew that battles of that level were indeed not something ordinary armies could participate in.
He looked up at the sky, where a few space rifts that hadn't fully closed remained, emitting unsettling energy fluctuations.
After a moment of thought, Huang Zhengyang added, "Also, mobilize all soul-detecting devices and closely monitor the surroundings in case the Dawn Society sends reinforcements."
"Yes!"
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While Huang Zhengyang was deploying defenses, hundreds of miles away from West Sea City, the space above a desolate plain suddenly twisted, and two figures emerged in succession.
Bone Dragon Douluo narrowed his eyes as he looked at Huo Yuhao, who had followed him alone. "So you really followed me. It seems you're quite confident in yourself, Lord Huo Yuhao."
The three of them had initially separated. Although he had subtly guided Huo Yuhao to track him by maintaining a certain distance, he hadn't expected it to go so smoothly, Huo Yuhao had actually followed him alone.
Were Amorous Douluo and Soul Suppression Douluo really that trusting of Huo Yuhao? Or had Divine Domain Douluo done something to draw them away?
As Bone Dragon Douluo pondered this, Huo Yuhao spoke indifferently, "Enough talk. Your Holy Spirit Church has always wanted me to become your Holy Son, right? Show me what you've got."
Bone Dragon Douluo chuckled eerily. "In that case, forgive my rudeness, Holy Son."
Before his voice faded, a dense black soul power erupted from his body, and a massive skeletal dragon phantom appeared behind him. The pale bones were entwined with eerie black flames, and the dragon's eyes glowed with a crimson light.
Nine soul rings rose in sequence, the last two of which were a sinister blood-red. At the same time, a set of pitch-black battle armor enveloped Bone Dragon Douluo's body, and an overwhelming aura comparable to a Level 98 Super Douluo emanated from him.
Bone Dragon Douluo's cultivation level, like that of Scythe Douluo, was Level 96. Though he couldn't compare to Passion, Divine Domain, or Soul Suppression Douluo, he believed dealing with the still-young Huo Yuhao wouldn't be a problem.
After all, he had witnessed Huo Yuhao's battle with Scythe Douluo. If it weren't for the girl named Gu Yuena, Huo Yuhao alone, along with his undead puppets, wouldn't have been able to suppress Scythe Douluo.
Moreover, unlike Scythe Douluo, Bone Dragon Douluo specialized in the elusive power of space, making him far more troublesome.
The dark patterns on Bone Dragon Douluo's battle armor shimmered, and the black metal surface faintly revealed the menacing outline of a skeletal dragon.
With a sinister smile, his figure suddenly twisted, and in an instant, three afterimages split off from him. Each emitted the same soul power fluctuations and simultaneously attacked Huo Yuhao from different directions!
Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed as he fully activated his Spirit Eyes martial soul. His spiritual detection instantly covered the entire area. However, to his slight surprise, all three figures carried spatial fluctuations, making it impossible to discern the real one using spiritual power alone.
Interesting.
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow and smiled. As the three figures raised their hands, countless sharp bone spikes shot toward him. He raised his hand, using the power of the stars to block them.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The bone spikes collided with the starry barrier, producing sharp cracking sounds, but they ultimately failed to break through.
However, the moment Huo Yuhao blocked the attack, Bone Dragon Douluo's true body silently appeared behind him. A black-armored claw shot straight for Huo Yuhao's back!
This strike was as fast as lightning and completely concealed any spatial fluctuations. Even a Titled Douluo skilled in spatial power would struggle to detect it!
The black claw pierced through Huo Yuhao, and Bone Dragon Douluo's eyes flashed with a vicious smile.
He had been surprised earlier when Huo Yuhao managed to keep up with his spatial teleportation. But even with a martial soul capable of utilizing spatial power, the current Huo Yuhao was still far from his level.
"It seems it's over, Holy Son."
Just as Bone Dragon Douluo prepared to take the next step, he suddenly realized something was off, there was no blood, and the sensation of his strike felt wrong. Before he could react, a terrifying spiritual impact surged into his mind like a tidal wave!
"Ah—!"
He groaned in pain, staggering backward as blood seeped from his seven orifices.
Huo Yuhao's figure slowly reappeared not far away, while the figure in front of Bone Dragon Douluo dissipated into golden light.
It was clearly a spiritual clone.
Bone Dragon Douluo gritted his teeth, steadying himself as he looked at Huo Yuhao, a trace of seriousness finally appearing in his eyes.
A solidified spiritual body, stronger than his own... Huo Yuhao, a Soul Emperor, had already reached the level of a Spiritual Domain in spiritual power?!
Bone Dragon Douluo was horrified, but what shocked him even more was how Huo Yuhao had concealed his presence.
"You merged into the void while I was attacking?"
Indeed, what stunned Bone Dragon Douluo was Huo Yuhao's ability to merge into the void. As a Super Douluo skilled in spatial power, he hadn't detected any spatial fluctuations at all.
This led to an unbelievable realization—
In terms of spatial power manipulation, the person before him was no less skilled than him!
"You already know the answer, so why ask?"
As Huo Yuhao's calm voice fell, he disappeared once again, perfectly merging into the void with the help of his Simulation skill.
The combination of a Limit Douluo's spatial manipulation experience and the concealment of the Simulation skill left Bone Dragon Douluo staring as Huo Yuhao vanished, unable to detect any spatial fluctuations.
This finally made him realize a terrifying truth, this young man's understanding of spatial power far surpassed his own, despite his decades of experience with a spatial-type martial soul!
This realization sent a chill through his body, and even his soul trembled.
Yes, he trembled.
Spiritual Domain-level spiritual power, twin martial souls, strength comparable to a Super Douluo as a Soul Emperor, and spatial power superior to his own...
Such a soul master was beyond monstrous, even a child of a god would be no different, right? Could someone like this truly be used by the Holy Church?
Being defeated in his most confident domain filled Bone Dragon Douluo with unease.
Though he was confident in his strength, most of his abilities revolved around spatial power. With that suppressed, capturing Huo Yuhao would be far more difficult than he had imagined.
Only when his left hand grasped the Soul-Seizing Eye, which he had taken from the Tang Sect branch, did Bone Dragon Douluo relax.
The Soul-Seizing Eye, like the Demon God Sword, was a one-time-use divine artifact developed by the Holy Ghost Church's higher-ups. Due to its unique materials, which required substances from beyond Douluo Star, it was nearly impossible to replicate, making it even more precious than the Demon God Sword within the Holy Ghost Church.
As for its power... Once the Demon God Sword struck, even a Limit Douluo would face certain death. How could the Soul-Seizing Eye, another trump card of the Holy Ghost Church, be any weaker?
"You ultimately... haven't grown up!"
A cold smile flashed in Bone Dragon Douluo's eyes as he engaged Huo Yuhao, quietly biding his time…