Douluo: Starting by Taking Control of the Holy Ghost Cult's Saintess

"Alright, stop being so sentimental. When the assessment comes, just put in more effort and beat the other side to a pulp!"

Seeing Cui Yejie burying her head deep in Huo Yuhao's chest and sobbing continuously, Xie Huanyue couldn't help but say with disdain.

"Mmm, I will!" Cui Yejie ignored Xie Huanyue. Instead, she lifted her head and stared straight at Huo Yuhao, her charming eyes like silk, her thoughts unknown.

Being watched by her bewitching eyes, Huo Yuhao felt a little uncomfortable. He turned his head and said seriously to Xie Huanyue, "Let's familiarize ourselves with each other's abilities now. It will be convenient for us to cooperate during the assessment."

"My original first and second soul skills were Charm and Fox Tail Needle. After my martial soul evolved, they changed to Multi-Body Charm and Annihilating Gray Bone. My third soul skill is the Sage Fox Outer Armor, which enhances my physical combat power," Cui Yejie stood up and immediately demonstrated her abilities in front of the two of them.

Multi-Body Charm was a formidable control skill, allowing Cui Yejie to split into countless spiritual clones in a short period to charm and control the enemy. Annihilating Gray Bone was her only offensive means at present, a powerful soul skill that shot out from her palm, capable of first petrifying the opponent's protective soul power and then piercing through it. The Sage Fox Outer Armor was an energy overcoat woven from the natural energy condensed by the Sage Fox, possessing powerful physical offensive and defensive capabilities.

Moreover, with the Nine-Tailed Sage Fox Soul Spirit, Cui Yejie wouldn't have to worry about acquiring soul rings for a long time in the future. A hundred-thousand-year soul spirit could grant her multiple soul rings.

"Your skills are very interesting. My turn," after Cui Yejie demonstrated her three powerful soul skills, Xie Huanyue's attitude towards her had changed slightly for the better. His hands suddenly stretched out and swung backward, then shot forward with astonishing rebound force. "First Soul Skill, Elasticity Boost. It allows my body's toughness and elasticity to surpass a normal person's comprehension."

"Second Soul Skill, Pumping. When activated, I use my hands and feet as pumps to accelerate the flow of my blood and strengthen my body," as he spoke, Xie Huanyue once again made the same motion as in the first class, pumping air into his body. His skin turned bright red and emitted steam, as if he were using a stimulant.

"Third Soul Skill, Bone Balloon. I will bite my finger and blow air through my pores, causing a part of my body to expand and greatly increasing my attack power."

"Fourth Soul Skill, Haki Body. I will attach my soul power to the surface of my body to form a black-red armor, enhancing my mobility and strength."

Listening to the two describe their own abilities, an inexplicable sense of familiarity welled up in Huo Yuhao's heart. He couldn't help but laugh, then began to demonstrate his own abilities.

"First Soul Skill, Spiritual Detection Sharing," although he hid the Spiritual Shock and Soul Interference, the two still praised this signature auxiliary-type divine skill of Huo Gua.

"Second Soul Skill, Spiritual Simulation," this was one of Huo Gua's most practical skills as an ultimate single-unit soldier in the original novel. It had powerful deceptive abilities and would be of great use in future espionage wars and various occasions requiring identity disguise.

"Third Soul Skill, Kamui."

This was the third soul skill Huo Yuhao had asked Bibi Dong to customize for him, and also his biggest life-saving trump card at present. Only with this invincible ability could he guarantee his own safety in front of opponents hundreds or even tens of thousands of times stronger than himself. This was also the fundamental reason why he dared to throw away his bargaining chip over Ma Xiaotao's life after obtaining this ability.

This ability could evade all offensive means by temporarily transferring his body to a spiritual space, or transfer other objects to his own spiritual space. He could also terminate the transfer mid-process to achieve the effect of twisting the object's body with spatial pressure.

"They're all divine skills!" Xie Huanyue exclaimed. He had thought Huo Yuhao's spiritual martial soul abilities were strong, but he never expected them to be heaven-defying to this extent, especially that nearly invincible third soul skill.

And at the side, Cui Yejie's beautiful eyes flickered. With every powerful ability Huo Yuhao displayed, something more was added to the way she looked at him.

"However, in this assessment, I don't plan to overuse my third soul skill," Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and told his two companions truthfully. It was better to use such a life-saving method as little as possible.

Hearing this, the two of them both understood the reasoning and nodded in unison. If it were them, they wouldn't easily use such a life-saving trump card either.

"Instead, I will display my other martial soul in the assessment," Huo Yuhao said with a smile.

"Twin martial souls?" Xie Huanyue and Cui Yejie looked at each other, both catching the shock in the other's eyes, and blurted out.

Yes, as mentioned before, two months ago, Huo Yuhao had already had Electrolux, with the help of the Rakshasa divine power, complete his third martial soul: the Death God.

At the same time, Bibi Dong had also passed down her divine weapon that had intimidated Jialing Pass ten thousand years ago—the Rakshasa Scythe—to Huo Yuhao, letting him place it in his third martial soul to be forged and nurtured.

This was also the first time Huo Yuhao had taken out the reforged Rakshasa Scythe. Under the curious gazes of Xie Huanyue and the other, a giant blade shaped like a kitchen knife appeared out of thin air in his hand. The hilt was wrapped in white cloth strips, with no pattern or handguard.

"This is my other martial soul. This blade can easily break through an opponent's offensive means made of soul power, so I call it the Soul-Slaying Blade," Huo Yuhao did not reveal the true name of the martial soul, as that would be too much like an evil soul master.

As the blade appeared, a gray soul ring also rose from under Huo Yuhao's feet, which made the other two's eyes widen.

Just as in the original work, this martial soul could not have soul rings attached. And it only had one soul skill, which was: Release. Releasing the power of this Soul-Slaying Blade, reforged from the Rakshasa Scythe, a power belonging to the Rakshasa God and the Holy Necromancer God.

Electrolux's two great abilities, Necromancy and the Undead Space, also resided in this Soul-Slaying Blade.

"Good heavens!" Xie Huanyue stammered. "Then... then don't we have three power-attack type battle soul masters? That doesn't meet the requirements, does it?"

"Fatty, what are you thinking?" Huo Yuhao put away the Soul-Slaying Blade. "In this team, only you are a power-attack type. Little Cui is a control type, and I am an auxiliary-leaning agility-attack type. It meets the requirements."

"I see..." Xie Huanyue blinked his big, silly-looking eyes, then, as if thinking of something, clapped his hands and laughed loudly. "Hahaha! With the three of us as a team, we're invincible among the new students!"

Cui Yejie looked at Huo Yuhao gently. Although she didn't say it out loud, the confidence in her eyes expressed the same meaning.

The composition of this team, among the new students, could be described in three words: overwhelmingly strong and invincible!

"Alright, it's getting late. Let's go back and rest," Huo Yuhao looked up at the bright moon directly above and said to the two of them.

"Haha, Yuhao, does our combination of three have a name? How about we think of a majestic and domineering team name?" Once Xie Huanyue got excited, it was hard to suppress him.

Cui Yejie also cast an expectant gaze at Huo Yuhao. Ever since Huo Yuhao had given her such a great fortune, she had decided to firmly follow in his footsteps from then on.

The current Huo Yuhao was only eleven or twelve, yet he had such vast potential. His future was surely immeasurable. That Dai Huabin, compared to him, was so weak he was practically dregs, right? If Huo Yuhao didn't have a girlfriend right now...

Thinking of this, Cui Yejie immediately blushed. What am I thinking about?

"Regarding our team name, I have naturally already decided on it long ago," Huo Yuhao said with a mysterious smile.

"Mm, you say it, Yuhao," Cui Yejie, like a fangirl, moved closer to Huo Yuhao. The natural charm of a fox almost made Huo Yuhao's heart stir with evil fire.

"Ahem," Huo Yuhao coughed lightly, his gaze deep as he looked into the distance, as if reminiscing about something. He said in a slightly unnatural tone,

"Then, let's call it Team Shi-Hi-Kai!"

Hearing this, Bibi Dong, who was resting with her eyes closed in his spiritual sea, almost fell off her imperial throne.

Good one, kid. You've really got something!

...

Douluo Divine Realm.

The clouds and mist were ever-changing, sometimes like rolling waves, sometimes like a quiet beauty. Each change had no rule, but it brought more beauty and shock.

Thick worldly primordial energy lingered in the clouds and mist. If an ordinary human could come here, just by breathing once, they could extend their life by ten years.

The majestic palace shone with a faint golden light under the halo of the Divine Realm. Here was the highest point of the entire Divine Realm, and also the place that controlled everything in it.

The Tang God-King stood alone on top of the palace. Not long ago, he had received a divine sense feedback from the Douluo plane and had found that "Son of Fortune" who had been missing for a long time.

A day in the Divine Realm was a year in the mortal realm. Three months in the mortal realm was equivalent to six hours in the Divine Realm. In these short six hours, he had carefully observed the behavior of the Son of Fortune on the Douluo plane, and couldn't help but frown.

A relative of the Dou Ling imperial family, a not-yet-fully-awakened divine beast Xuanwu martial soul... From the perspective of martial soul compatibility, he does fit the inheritance of my Sea God's god-seat.

The pulling of the red thread of fate... is the other person's martial soul a Soft-Boned Rabbit? A strange look appeared on the Tang God-King's face. How does this Son of Fortune feel like a replica of myself?

It's just a pity that this Son of Fortune's previous experiences have been too bland. He hasn't experienced any hardships, and his character still needs to be cultivated. Moreover, his fortune is also fluctuating.

In that case, I'll just indirectly influence him through Little Qi, who is training on the Douluo plane.

Thinking this, the great Tang God-King suddenly felt that he was extremely wise and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

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TLNote: Shi-Hi-Kai, 死火海团队 (Sǐ Huǒ Hǎi Tuánduì), which literally translates to "Death-Fire-Sea Team."

It's a "Big Three" of shonen manga and anime: Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece.

死 (Sǐ - "Shi"): This means "Death" and refers to Bleach, whose main characters are Shinigami (死神), or Soul Reapers. This represents Huo Yuhao himself, with his new "Soul-Slaying Blade" (a reference to a Zanpakutō).

火 (Huǒ - "Hi"): This means "Fire" and refers to Naruto, whose main title is Hokage (火影), or "Fire Shadow." This represents Cui Yejie and her new "Sage Fox Mode," which is an homage to Naruto's Sage Mode.

海 (Hǎi - "Kai"): This means "Sea" and refers to One Piece, whose title in Japanese is Kaizoku-Ō (海贼王), or "Pirate King." The "kai" in kaizoku (海賊) means "sea." This represents Xie Huanyue, whose new rubber-like powers are direct references to Monkey D. Luffy's abilities.

So, "Team Shi-Hi-Kai" is essentially "Team Bleach-Naruto-One Piece." It's a very meta joke by the author, showing that the transmigrated Huo Yuhao is proudly naming his team after the anime that inspired their new powers.