FE—Chapter 149: Flame Devouring Wave Ruler, Xuan Zi Crushes the Fake Death God Envoy to Death
The Death God Envoy was a little proud. Although no one asked him about his specific achievements, it didn't prevent him from bragging about his record: "killing three people, seriously injuring several others, and capturing one alive" under Xuan Zi.
"Hehe, fellow evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Church, who else can perform such feats as this Envoy?"
The Death God Envoy was very proud. The Holy Spirit Church had once sought to recruit him.
Hehe, but who was the Death God Envoy? The spokesperson of the Death God. Naturally, he despised the Holy Spirit Church.
He rejected the Holy Spirit Church's invitation, always thinking: "What level are the followers of the Holy Spirit Church? Are they worthy of being in the same sect as me?"
Now, his record was so impressive that it widened the gap between him and other evil soul masters.
If this news spread to the Holy Spirit Church, he believed everyone there would be shocked by his achievement.
Xiao Hongchen nodded and said, "With your cultivation at the five rings, you could have taken on the Shrek Supervisory Group alone. Your life is truly valuable."
Hearing Xiao Hongchen's words about the Death God Envoy's record, he only thought it was the casualties of the Shrek Supervisory Group. At this moment, he didn't realize that the team that had been bombed was the Shrek contestants who had temporarily joined the Supervisory Group while Xuan Zi led the disciples on the road.
The Death God Envoy pressed a black knife against Huo Yuhao's neck, ready to escape at any moment.
He knew these students from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy were ruthless. To survive, he had to use hostages.
Xiao Hongchen looked at Huo Yuhao, who was being held hostage by the Death God Envoy and thought: "Yuhao, I'm afraid Xuan Zi from Shrek Academy won't let him live. When Captain Guo Nu captures him later, Xuan Zi will probably go crazy and try to kill him."
Huo Yuhao remained calm, without the frightened expression the Death God Envoy expected.
"It's okay, Brother Xiao. I'll summon a skeleton to simulate the appearance of the Death God Envoy..."
"Be quiet!"
The Death God Envoy suddenly raised his other arm and punched Huo Yuhao in the chest.
He wanted to teach the hostage a lesson. He didn't take the strongest soul king seriously. As a hostage, he dared to discuss what would happen after he was captured. He was furious.
Huo Yuhao's mind moved, and the illusory purple dragon scales on his chest solidified.
The Death God Envoy's punch struck, but Huo Yuhao remained unaffected. Instead, the Death God Envoy's arm made a cracking sound—unclear whether it was a dislocation or a fracture.
"What?!" The Death God Envoy's expression changed drastically. After punching him, he felt Huo Yuhao's body stiffen.
He had no time to worry about his broken arm. He had a bad premonition—this three-ring soul elder was too strange. Since he was a Sun Moon soul engineer, and he hadn't activated his soul guidance device, how could his defense be stronger than him?
The last time Huo Yuhao encountered the Death God Envoy, he used the two-color Flame Lotus. Now, he also has the Fallen Heart Flame. Just as he was considering whether to let the Death God Envoy see his three-color Flame Lotus, three options suddenly appeared in front of him:
[Option 1]: Use undead magic to take the Death God Envoy into the undead demi-plane. Reward: One low-level earth-tier dou skill from Soul Palace (obtained from the enemy's ring in the middle stage of Flame Emperor).
[Option 2]: Release the three-color Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus to instill fear of being dominated by it. Reward: Dou skill—Flame Devouring Wave Ruler (low-level earth-tier).
[Option 3]: After being kidnapped, join the Death God Envoy. Reward: One earth-tier skill from Soul Palace.
Huo Yuhao quickly examined the options and found all three rewards to be earth-tier. He thought: "Captain Guo Nu is waiting to capture the Death God Envoy, and I'm about to put him into the undead demi-plane. That might be a bit inappropriate."
His current combat skills—Octane Blast, Exploding Step, and Purple Cloud Wings—had not kept pace with his growth after acquiring the Bloodline of the
Ancient Void Dragon.
The purple dragon wings, empowered by the Ancient Void Dragon Bloodline, had a flight speed far exceeding the Purple Cloud Wings.
In the previous contest with Di Rachel after the Silver Dragon King possessed her, his Void Fist, learned from the power of his bloodline, also vastly outstripped Octane Blast in terms of power.
As he prepared to participate in the Soul Master Competition, Huo Yuhao needed a more powerful combat skill. The Flame Devouring Wave Ruler was an excellent choice. After selecting the second option, he was ready to show his three-color Flame Lotus.
He had the habit of rubbing the Flame Lotus in advance.
Now, he could directly manifest the Flame Lotus with his spiritual power, no longer needing concealment through illusion imitation soul skill.
Guo Nu signaled: "Okay, Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, take this evil soul master back."
Although he couldn't see Huo Yuhao's strength precisely, Guo Nu knew that with the importance the Hall Master attached to him and even training him as his grandson-in-law, Huo Yuhao must have a trigger-type defensive soul guidance device.
The Death God Envoy saw this.
He used his willpower to suppress the pain from his broken arm, while the black evil-spirit-filled knife in his other hand pressed tightly against Huo Yuhao's neck.
"If you do anything, I'll kill him!" he continued to threaten viciously.
However, he heard Huo Yuhao's sneer: "Who are you going to kill?"
Looking down, the Death God Envoy was horrified to see that Huo Yuhao had something in his hand that sent cold shivers down his spine—the Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus!
"You—you were the two-ring Soul Grandmaster back then!?"
His eyes widened, trembling with fear. The terrifying power contained in the Flame Lotus made his soul tremble.
He remembered the terror of being dominated by the two-color Flame Lotus before breaking through to the five-ring Soul King.
If he hadn't been lucky, he would have died in the explosion of that Flame Lotus months ago, and the glorious record of the Shrek Supervisory Group would never have come to pass.
Seeing the numb expression on the other's face, Huo Yuhao smiled: "Mr. Death God Envoy, you managed to escape the explosion of the Flame Lotus. Now, you've truly escaped from Xuan Zi's pursuit to Sun Moon Empire's territory..."
"It seems you are indeed quite lucky among evil soul masters."
The Death God Envoy was terrified. He had always believed that, but now, coming to the Sun Moon Empire, he had run into Huo Yuhao.
He extended his hand, gently pushing the black knife away from his neck. He dared not breathe loudly, fearing that Huo Yuhao might stuff the Flame Lotus into his mouth if he lost his temper.
Either way, he was doomed. So, he made a final desperate move—transforming into a wisp of gray smoke, forcing his life to ascend the mountain.
Huo Yuhao threw the three-color Flame Lotus into the air.
He was about to activate the Ancient Void Dragon's space power to make the Flame Lotus appear directly above the Death God Envoy and explode at close range.
Guo Nu suddenly shouted in his ear:
"Student Huo Yuhao, don't blow up this evil soul master. The Hall Master wants to interrogate him about his crimes and find out what he did to the Shrek Supervisory Group..."
"Okay, I understand, Captain Guo." Huo Yuhao nodded.
The Death God Envoy sensed the Flame Lotus being thrown at him and was nearly scared to death.
He quickly summoned all remaining corpse slaves and controlled them to fly toward the three-color Flame Lotus to resist.
Huo Yuhao's mind moved. He chose not to use the power of Space; if he directly stuffed the Flame Lotus into the face of the Death God Envoy, he would die.
Since Guo Nu wanted to keep him alive, Huo Yuhao directed the Flame Lotus to explode among the group of corpse slaves.
The brilliant flames of the three-color Flame Lotus, a fusion of purple flame, Chilling Bone Flame, and Falling Heart Flame, bloomed fiercely.
Boom!
A deafening explosion erupted. The airwaves from the Flame Lotus shook the space, creating layers of lotus-shaped flame ripples.
Huo Yuhao deliberately avoided vaporizing the Death God Envoy directly, controlling the Flame Lotus to destroy all the corpse slaves in the explosion.
The brilliant flames expanded outward, enveloping the Death God Envoy. His figure blurred within the flames, turning illusory.
Guo Nu swallowed hard and said, "Ma Rulong, I think even you, as a Soul Emperor, would find it difficult to withstand Flame Lotus's power."
Ma Rulong smiled, recalling that they had seen Huo Yuhao practice fusing the three-color Flame Lotus at the academy.
Although surprised, he remained calmer than Guo Nu.
"Captain Guo, please don't mention it. Our reserve team isn't a match for the main team. In the competition, we play normally, and the reserve team is our secret weapon."
Guo Nu looked incredulous: "So, not only Huo Yuhao but other team members as well..."
His gaze subconsciously shifted to Di Rachel and Meng Hongchen.
Ma Rulong nodded: "Yes, besides Yuhao, the strongest in the reserve team is Meng Hongchen."
"Hmm? Meng Hongchen?"
Guo Nu was surprised. In his view, Di Rachel's golden flames seemed more powerful than Meng Hongchen's Ice Fire Poison Dragon Drill.
He knew Meng Hongchen's talent was very high, but not to the point of being extraordinary.
Seeing Guo Nu's puzzled expression, Xiao Hongchen quickly offered an excuse: "Captain Guo, don't guess blindly. Grandpa made a special set of armor for Meng Hongchen, greatly boosting her combat power. You'll see later."
After releasing the three-color Flame Lotus, Huo Yuhao returned to the team.
Guo Nu suddenly remembered something and asked: "Classmate Huo Yuhao, you didn't blow up the Death God Envoy just now, did you?"
Using his spiritual power, Huo Yuhao sensed the scene and chuckled: "Don't worry, Captain Guo. I know my limits."
Guo Nu breathed a sigh of relief. The spectacular scene of the Flame Lotus vaporizing the corpse slaves left a deep impression on him.
In his opinion, the explosion of several Level-6 soul guidance shells could produce similar power.
But Huo Yuhao, a three-ring Soul Elder, with one three-color Flame Lotus, could unleash destructive power that even a Soul Emperor would struggle to match. It was truly incredible.
Xiao Hongchen laughed: "What do you think, Captain Guo? How does Yuhao's Flame Lotus compare to the spiritual detection sharing?"
Guo Nu hesitated briefly before replying: "Honestly... I think spiritual detection sharing is more powerful."
As the leader of the second soul engineer legion, he paid more attention to the overall strength of the army. He felt that the improvement from the spiritual detection sharing exceeded that of the Flame Lotus explosion.
Xiao Hongchen looked up. The heat wave dissipated from the Flame Lotus, and he asked loudly and friendly:
"Mr. Death God Envoy, are you still alive?"
Waiting a few seconds with no response, he frowned.
Under such a powerful explosion, if Huo Yuhao hadn't specifically controlled the Flame Lotus, the Death God Envoy would have been vaporized.
Guo Nu led everyone to fly forward and check for signs of life.
The Death God Envoy's body was charred beyond recognition—like a carbonized mummy, no longer human. An ordinary five-soul soul king, he was dead.
Ma Rulong sighed: "This should be him, dead as can be."
"Something's wrong. This evil soul master's corpse slave technique is strange."
Guo Nu noticed a wisp of black air lingering above the Death God Envoy's forehead, dissipating at any moment. He carefully sensed it and found that the Death God Envoy still had a faint breath of life.
He quickly pressed his communication soul guidance device and called a team to explain, then took the Death God Envoy away.
Xiao Hongchen said seriously: "Captain Guo, keep an eye on him during interrogation. This Death God Envoy has some tricks. Don't let him escape."
Guo Nu responded confidently: "Don't worry. No one can escape from the Second Soul Engineer Legion's prison alive."
He turned to look at Huo Yuhao: "Classmate Huo Yuhao, what method will you use to deceive Xuan Zi?"
A faint gray light flickered in Huo Yuhao's eyes, and a dark summoning gate appeared before everyone. He summoned a skeleton and used an illusion imitation soul skill.
He transformed the small skeleton into the appearance of the Death God Envoy they had beaten into submission.
Guo Nu was surprised by Huo Yuhao's skill and said: "Why does this method seem a bit... evil—"
"Ahem." Xiao Hongchen coughed and interrupted: "Captain Guo Nu, Grandpa said that a soul master with evil deeds is an evil soul master. Yuhao, this is a very serious summoning soul skill."
Guo Nu immediately understood and laughed: "I see. I misunderstood—my curiosity was about Huo Yuhao's ability to change appearance and breath at will."
After a few more exchanges, Guo Nu led everyone and the illusion imitated Death God Envoy back to Jing Hongchen and Xuan Zi.
Xuan Zi sensed the breath and suddenly shot a fierce glare at the Death God Envoy.
Jing Hongchen smiled elegantly: "Xuan Zi, look—chasing and capturing the Death God Envoy isn't so difficult, is it?"
Xuan Zi remained silent, eyes full of anger.
"Die!"
Xuan Zi's earthy yellow hand clenched, and the terrifying level-98 soul power erupted, crushing the Death God Envoy into powder.
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(End of this chapter)