Although ten thousand years had passed, in the eyes of the Evil Eye Tyrant, the events of ten thousand years ago still seemed like yesterday.
The existence known as Spirit Ice Douluo had launched a surprise attack on the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters in the Evil Demon Forest. Its father, the previous generation Evil Emperor, had been enraged. His vast spiritual power fluctuations swept through the entire Evil Demon Forest like raging waves, engaging Spirit Ice Douluo in battle.
That day, the dark sky was torn apart. Countless spirit beasts in the Evil Demon Forest trembled and crawled under the two powerful pressures. Powerful spiritual power enveloped the forest.
In the end, its father, who had stood at the peak of the continent in its eyes, was defeated and became Spirit Ice Douluo's spirit ring.
From that point on, their Evil Eye clan lost its strongest protector. The Evil Demon Forest also lost its master.
Because the rulers of the Star Dou Great Forest and the Extreme North had signed contracts with the Spirit Transmission Tower and would not be violated by soul masters, their Evil Demon Forest, along with the ocean, suffered disaster. A large number of greedy soul masters rushed in after learning the news.
After resisting several times together with other spirit beasts, the Evil Eye Tyrant realized that continuing like this was only seeking death. It began to seek a way to survive.
Become a spirit soul?
Sign a contract with the Spirit Transmission Tower?
This choice was never among its options.
Its father had died at the hands of Spirit Ice Douluo. Although it had never thought of avenging him, it also did not want to bow down to the Spirit Transmission Tower.
Unless Spirit Ice Douluo could become a god.
Just then, the remnants of the Holy Spirit Cult returned to the site of the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters to search for things, and conveniently approached it, wanting to Rekindle Old Ties, cooperate with it, and strengthen the Holy Spirit Cult.
But at that time, the two Limit Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult were already dead, and the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters had also been destroyed by Spirit Ice Douluo. The Evil Eye Tyrant originally did not want to cooperate with such a force with no future. But an existence gradually stepping into the spotlight made it change its mind.
The super spirit beast that had inherited the legacy of the Abyssal Demon Whale King, Demon Emperor. That was an existence comparable to its father.
With him around, the Holy Spirit Cult's strength was still considerable.
Thus, it brought some of its Evil Eye clan members to join the Holy Spirit Cult, eventually coming with them to the Xingluo Continent.
But it had never forgotten the root cause of all this, Spirit Ice Douluo.
Even if Spirit Ice Douluo's lifespan was limited and it outlived him, it would not forget. That was the most profound memory it had.
The young man before him had stirred the Evil Eye Tyrant's memories.
Too similar. Truly too similar.
Although the world said that Spirit Ice Douluo's martial soul was only Extreme Ice, did it, which had witnessed the battle between Spirit Ice Douluo and the Evil Emperor, not knowing the inside story?
The two nearly evenly matched spiritual powers and the peak level spiritual power contest at that time clearly told it that Spirit Ice Douluo probably also had a spiritual attribute martial soul.
And the Huo Yuhao before him had such a configuration.
Was he a descendant, or something else?
If he was a descendant, his spiritual control ability was far too terrifying.
The Evil Eye Tyrant's spiritual tentacles silently spread, trying to capture even a trace of familiar aura from Huo Yuhao.
Images from ten thousand years ago flashed repeatedly in its consciousness. The ice blue sword light that tore through the sky. The extreme cold that froze time and space. And its father's final, reluctant roar.
As the battle progressed, the figure before it gradually overlapped with the enemy in its memory. The spirit power aura felt very familiar to the Evil Eye Tyrant's perception. But it instinctively resisted this possibility.
Conflicting emotions collided violently in its vast Sea of Spirit, eventually turning into this almost trembling question.
"What is your relationship with Spirit Ice Douluo?"
The Evil Eye Tyrant did not want to admit it, but the fact was that someone resembled him by three parts, and it was already panicked.
"..."
Huo Yuhao did not answer. He did not respond to the Evil Eye Tyrant's question. He simply focused on finding its weakness.
Seeing this, a flicker of hesitation passed through the Evil Eye Tyrant's eyes, finally turning into killing intent.
"Spirit Ice Douluo cannot be alive. You cannot be him. But since you have inherited a martial soul similar to Spirit Ice, and I have inherited my father's title, then you shall take his place and bear this emperor's wrath."
"If you meet an emperor and do not bow, your true fate is lost. On the path of reincarnation, your name shall be recorded."
It had inherited the title of Evil Emperor. The person before him had inherited Spirit Ice's abilities. The battle between them was like fate, and a victor must be decided.
It wanted to completely crush this hidden danger that might threaten it, and thereby sweep away the shadow of ten thousand years.
"Pfft ha ha ha. He is still calling himself 'this emperor.' And he clearly sees this battle as a repeat of ten thousand years ago. Second Generation Evil Emperor versus Second Generation Spirit Ice. Tsk tsk tsk. He really can think." Skydream happily looked at Evil Emperor. "Don't you have anything to say about this, Evil Emperor?"
Evil Emperor watched the scene outside with his own eyes and did not reply.
The Evil Eye Tyrant had just finished speaking when it used Evil Eye Stare. The spiritual power shock, again like an awl, stabbed toward Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, intending to decide the victor with him.
Clearly having doubts, yet not fleeing, instead fighting to the death with Huo Yuhao. He really did not know how it had survived all these years.
And he kept calling himself "this emperor," showing how much he liked the title of Evil Emperor. Faced with this situation, although Evil Emperor had not said anything, his heart was about to burst.
If he let this Idiotic child continue, how would he be able to face the others in the Sea of Spirit in the future?
In such a short time, that stinky bug was almost laughing itself into convulsions.
...
The evil soul master beside them, seeing the Evil Eye Tyrant had made up its mind, snapped back to reality. Although he was somewhat confused about why "Evil Emperor" had brought up Spirit Ice Douluo, he did not let these doubts affect him any further. Instead, he turned his gaze to Gu Yuena.
Whether that young man was Huo Yuhao or what his relationship was with Spirit Ice Douluo had nothing to do with the current battle.
It was this young woman who was somewhat troublesome.
He also wanted to help Evil Emperor defeated Huo Yuhao. But the faint aura emanating from this young woman made him dare not ignore her.
"However, your aura is not as strong as your companion's. You think you can keep an eye on me by yourself? You cannot."
The black robed evil soul master sneered and actively challenged "death," making some of the spirit souls in the Sea of Spirit quite admire him.
Indeed, ignorance was bliss.
Unfortunately, he no longer had the chance to fight Gu Yuena.
Because in an instant, a series of spiritual shocks fell upon the black robed evil soul master.
They did not come from Huo Yuhao. They were the Evil Eye Tyrant's attack.
Just moments ago, the Evil Eye Tyrant's crimson evil eye had suddenly spun eerily. The spiritual shock originally aimed at Huo Yuhao had veered in midair, attacking the black robed evil soul master without warning.
The evil soul master had not been on guard against his own companion. He was instantly severely wounded, blood flowing from his seven orifices. He looked at the Evil Eye Tyrant in disbelief.
But the latter showed no guilt. He only looked at Huo Yuhao and the figure beside him with a fearful gaze, his eyes still somewhat dazed.
Huo Yuhao's fifth spirit ring was glowing. A dark red thorn halo appeared on his outer ring, slowly dissipating. Clearly, it was a spirit ability he had intended to use to counter the attack.
Beside him, a humanoid spirit soul with a strong presence was gazing at him with cold eyes.
The Evil Eye Tyrant recognized the spirit ability Huo Yuhao had used. It was the Evil Emperor's signature spirit ability, Thorn Halo.
What shocked it even more was that this spirit soul was its father.
At this moment, all the information is connected again.
Able to cast the Evil Emperor's exclusive spirit ability.
Possessing the spirit soul its father had become.
Possessing two martial souls, Extreme Ice and spiritual power.
Regardless, the Evil Eye Tyrant had to accept an absurd fact.
The seemingly young soul master before him was none other than the Spirit Ice Douluo who had killed his father ten thousand years ago.
If Huo Yuhao resembled Spirit Ice Douluo by three parts, it had already panicked. Then if Huo Yuhao truly was Spirit Ice Douluo, and had his father's spirit soul on him, how could it dare to act against him?
Therefore, it had instinctively shifted its attack to the evil soul master. Because the Evil Eye Tyrant believed that only by doing this could it survive.
Seeing the Evil Eye Tyrant ignore him and focus all his attention on Huo Yuhao, the evil soul master who had been Backstabbed roared, "Evil Emperor, what are you doing?"
The Evil Eye Tyrant felt its father's aura growing increasingly cold, radiating cold air from its entire body. It suddenly shuddered. Its eyes snapped to the evil soul master. A brutal killing intent burst from its crimson pupil.
"Silence. Who allowed you to address me that way? That is my father's title."
The evil soul master's eyes widened. He coughed up blood. "Did you attack me just because of that? Did you not say you wanted to inherit your father's title?"
What had gotten into this Evil Eye Tyrant? Had a Dark Gold Fearclaw Bear kicked his brain and made water leak in?
"Shut up."
The Evil Eye Tyrant was furious. It did not intend to let this evil soul master continue speaking. A tentacle, radiating a silver white halo, suddenly reached toward him.
Any living creature, even a plant, once touched by its tentacle, would face extinction. This tentacle contained a terrifying ability, Soul Devour.
Upon contact, the tentacle would release a powerful spiritual shock, instantly invading the opponent's body. It would first destroy their spiritual world, then devour their soul, converting it into its own power source.
For an Evil Eye Tyrant with the purest bloodline, ordinary food was meaningless. What they relied on to survive was pure spiritual power.
Originally, Huo Yuhao had seemed like the best nourishment to it. But it did not dare to attack him anymore. It could only make do while presenting its Pledge of Loyalty.
However, this evil soul master was, after all, a Three-Word Battle Armor Master. Although caught off guard by its Backstab, he still had some ability to resist. He barely dodged the attack and was about to flee.
"Evil Emperor, you openly Betray us. Wait to receive punishment from Lord Ghost Emperor."
The Evil Eye Tyrant snorted coldly. It was about to use a sure hit spiritual shock again when a dark red Thorn Halo suddenly bloomed in the void. The evil soul master had just rushed out a few meters when his body stiffened, as if hitting an invisible wall, and he froze in midair.
"This is..." The evil soul master's eyes widened. An expression of extreme terror appeared on his face.
He felt as if countless spikes were stabbing into his Sea of Spirit, then pulling forcefully, as if trying to peel his entire Sea of Spirit from his body.
Thorn Halo was both a powerful defensive spirit ability and a powerful offensive spirit ability.
It could not only immediately feedback 50% of the damage suffered by the user back to the opponent, converting it into spiritual damage to directly attack the opponent, but also forcibly strip the enemy's Sea of Spirit.
Those with slightly weaker cultivation could not resist at all. Once they lost their Sea of Spirit, they would instantly become fools.
The evil soul master's face was twisted at a visible rate. His pupils began to slacken. Saliva uncontrollably drooled from the corner of his mouth. The luster on his Three-Word Battle Armor rapidly dimmed.
Without a spiritual soul core and with spiritual power not having reached the Spiritual Domain realm, he clearly had no ability to resist Thorn Halo.
Huo Yuhao stepped forward slowly. His ice blue eyes showed neither joy nor anger. "Now, tell me about the information on this place and the true situation of the Xingluo Continent."
His voice was very soft, but it seemed to carry a certain magic. The evil soul The master's eyes suddenly focused. The spiritual erosion of Thorn Halo temporarily eased, giving him a moment of clarity.
He turned his eyes to look at Huo Yuhao and sneered, "You... do not... think... the Holy Cult will..."
"If you wish to know information about the Holy Spirit Cult, you can ask me."
Seeing that Huo Yuhao was not going to completely destroy it, the Evil Eye Tyrant completely relaxed. But it did not let down its guard. It immediately came before Huo Yuhao and continued to Betray Its Teammates.
For its own future, it could only Betray the Holy Spirit Cult.
"This useless man knows less than one tenth of what I know. Whatever you wish to know, I can tell you."
Hearing the Evil Eye Tyrant's words, the evil soul master stared at it in shock, unable to understand how this proud spirit beast had become like this.
Even facing Lord Ghost Emperor, it had dared to rely on its high seniority in the Holy Spirit Cult to argue on principle. Throughout the Holy Spirit Cult, the only one that could truly make it bow its head was probably that true deity.
But now, it was actually bending its knee to a Soul Emperor.
The Evil Eye Tyrant sensed the evil soul master's shocked gaze. A flicker of mockery passed through its eyes.
How could this foolish evil soul master understand? If the person before him truly was Spirit Ice Douluo from ten thousand years ago, then what difference was there between him and a god?
How could a human survive ten thousand years? All kinds of thoughts raced wildly in the Evil Eye Tyrant's spiritual sea. Unless... unless he had already transcended the bounds of mortality.
The Evil Eye Tyrant's tentacles trembled unconsciously. A very terrifying conjecture formed in its mind. That was the real reason it had so quickly Defected.
Huo Yuhao was not surprised by the Evil Eye Tyrant's change in attitude. He calmly glanced at the Evil Eye Tyrant and nodded. "Speak."
According to the Evil Emperor, this fellow's personality was very similar to his own. In a situation with no other choice, making this decision was not strange.
"Yes. Your Majesty Spirit Ice."
The Evil Eye Tyrant's spiritual waves carried unprecedented humility.
"This place is used by the Holy Spirit Cult to guard the passage to Dragon Valley. In recent years, we have obtained many dragon bones from there, as well as other resources."
The evil soul master violently struggled upon hearing this. He mocked, "Have you gone Mad? Actually bowing down to a Soul Emperor."
As he spoke, his voice gradually lowered. Because he suddenly realized a terrifying detail. The Evil Eye Tyrant's address earlier had been "Your Majesty Spirit Ice."
His pupils sharply contracted. His gaze shifted back and forth between Huo Yuhao and the faintly visible spirit soul of the Evil Emperor. An absurd idea exploded in his mind, nearly solidified his blood.
No. That was impossible. Spirit Ice Douluo could not still be alive.
Huo Yuhao quietly watched all this. As the evil soul master's mind was in turmoil, he also began using necromancy magic to probe his memories.
The accuracy of the intelligence provided by the Evil Eye Tyrant could be verified using this evil soul master.
After obtaining the information he wanted and taking all the useful items from this base, Huo Yuhao finally ended the evil soul master's life. He simultaneously expanded his Netherworld Domain, converting the evil soul master into an undead creature without any waste.
A Three-Word Battle Armor Master was also a decent gain.
Seeing that Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena were about to leave after finishing all this, the Evil Eye Tyrant spoke up. "Your Majesty Spirit Ice, I..."
"You will stay."
Evil Emperor said coldly. "Continue being your Evil Emperor in the Holy Spirit Cult."
Seeing that after Evil Emperor finished speaking, his body began to emanate the aura of Destruction Light, the Evil Eye Tyrant was Full of Question Marks.
"???"
Father, what do you mean?
I have already Defected.
...
Several hours later, when the Holy Spirit Cult received the distress signal and arrived at this location, they saw the base frozen by Extreme Ice and the Evil Eye Tyrant, who had been severely wounded inside.
While the evil soul masters were shocked and angry, the Evil Eye Tyrant's heart was filled with only sorrow.
If he had known earlier, he would not have used the title of "Evil Emperor."
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