harleyscars Chapter 204 Why I Want to Be an Enemy of the World
Chapter 204 Why I Want to Be an Enemy of the World
Chapter 204 Why I Want to Be an Enemy of the World
Upon hearing this sudden sound, the Duchess's body tensed up instinctively.
Although she wasn't particularly talented as a Soul Master, with the resources of the Dai and Zhu families, she now possessed the cultivation of a Soul Saint at the age of forty.
Not to mention the Netherworld Cat Martial Soul she inherited, which is a natural agility-based martial soul.
However, she was completely unaware of when the other party appeared or how they sneaked in.
Upon hearing that voice, Dai Huabin, who was lying on the bed, had his already haggard face suddenly become radiant, as if he were experiencing a final burst of energy before death. His eyes turned bloodshot, he was panting heavily, and he let out a beast-like roar.
"Huo Yuhao, that damned Huo Yuhao, how dare you come back! Mother, kill him for me! Kill this little bastard!"
"Noisy."
As the space rippled gently like water, Huo Yuhao and Xu Jiujiu's figures became clearly visible in the room.
Huo Yuhao's eyes, as pure as gold, swept indifferently over Dai Huabin.
In an instant, Dai Huabin recalled the enormous golden vertical pupils he had seen a year ago, which seemed to be judging the heavens and the earth.
He felt another unbearable pain in his mind, as if he had been struck hard by an invisible giant hammer.
After letting out a short, piercing scream, he rolled his eyes back and fainted on the bed.
"Huabin, my child. What's wrong with you? Don't scare your mother."
The Duchess hurriedly hugged Dai Huabin tightly, her hands trembling as she reached out and placed them under his nose, which was already bleeding. Only after feeling a faint breath did she breathe a slight sigh of relief.
She abruptly turned her head, her eyes filled with undisguised resentment as she looked into Huo Yuhao's depths.
But given the current situation, she forcibly suppressed the urge to fight to the death, and said in a trembling voice:
"I know you're here to avenge your mother, but Hua Bin is just a child, and he's your half-brother. Are you really going to disregard any blood ties?"
"I took responsibility for my own actions. I was the one who orchestrated all those things back then. If you want revenge, come after me alone! Hua Bin is already in such a miserable state; isn't that enough to atone for his unintentional actions back then?"
"An unintentional act?"
Huo Yuhao casually pulled over a chair and sat down, speaking slowly, his words revealing no emotion whatsoever.
But this calm tone, when it reached the Duchess's ears, made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
"When I was eight years old, I accidentally blocked his way while hanging up the clothes my mother had washed. He then ordered the guards in his mansion to beat me."
My mother was beaten to the point of near death while protecting me, and from then on, she suffered from a chronic illness.
"Rather, ever since I can remember, my mother and I have always lived in the woodshed in the servants' quarters. As the second young master of the White Tiger Duke's mansion, how could he possibly just casually pass by such a place?"
The expression on the Duchess's beautiful face grew increasingly stiff.
As the mother of her own child, how could she not understand Dai Huabin's true thoughts?
Just like back then, why didn't she just send someone to kill Huo Yun'er?
He simply treated the abuse of Huo Yun'er as a form of amusement in his life.
Before the Duchess could speak again, Huo Yuhao's almost indifferent voice rang out once more.
"We all know why these things happened. I'm not telling you this today to give you a chance to repent. After all, forgiving you is what God should do."
With a crisp snap of his fingers, Huo Yuhao's lips suddenly curled into a cold smile.
"However, I think your souls will never have the chance to see the gods."
The vast spiritual power, like a tidal wave, instantly enveloped the Duchess and Dai Huabin, who was unconscious on the bed.
Like a mirage, it silently and completely dragged their consciousness into an endless nightmare.
In less than a breath, both the Duchess and Dai Huabin, who was lying on the bed, began to convulse violently.
Those suddenly opened eyes were astonishingly bulging, like the eyes of two dead fish, and all that came out of their throats were meaningless hoarse sounds.
Their souls, in the mirage, did not see anything terrifying, but rather collapsed in the spiritual dimension into an endless, eternal abyss of only pain and nothingness.
That brief moment, lasting only a breath, felt like an eternity spanning millennia.
Heavy breathing suddenly filled the room, like a drowning person finally being dragged back to shore, greedily inhaling every breath of air.
The Duchess's chest heaved violently, and in her eyes as she looked at Huo Yuhao, all that remained was a deep-seated fear. Her pale, bloodless lips trembled uncontrollably.
"You devil...you bastard, you're a devil who crawled out of hell..."
Compared to the Duchess, who could still barely speak, Dai Huabin, whose mental state was already severely damaged, was now bleeding from all seven orifices.
His body convulsed violently and unconsciously, and all he could make were hissing sounds that were completely incoherent.
"The devil?"
Huo Yuhao looked at the Duchess and Dai Huabin's miserable state, his pure golden eyes still showing indifference.
"Based on my assessment of your mental strength, that method could be used on you once a day, repeatedly, until the end of your lives."
But next time, we can definitely do it at different times. After all, you can be considered a good mother. I think only then can you truly empathize with the hardships my mother went through.”
"No, no! You can't do that..."
The Duchess, who was still in a state of extreme fear, suddenly seemed to have some kind of power emerge from her body, and she stumbled and fell to her knees in front of Huo Yuhao.
She clung tightly to his trouser leg, letting out a piercing and heartbreaking cry.
"I really know I was wrong... Please, if you want to torture someone, just torture me. Give Hua Bin a quick death..."
Huo Yuhao ignored the Duchess's desperate pleas, casually kicking her to the ground as if she were a pebble in the roadside, before slowly speaking.
"Just a few days ago, someone told me that the winner should humiliate the loser. But I don't really like doing that. If I had a choice, I would also like everyone to sit down and talk calmly."
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope suddenly shone in the Duchess's eyes, who had been kicked to the ground.
Before she could plead any further, Huo Yuhao's icy words shattered all her hopes.
"But now I realize that there are some things that are simply not worth discussing."
Rather, to show even the slightest weakness in such a matter would be the greatest insult to all one's past efforts and experiences.
Huo Yuhao grinned again, his indifferent words like a whisper from the abyss, sending chills down the Duchess's spine and definitively sealing their fate.
"Don't worry, even if you can't withstand the torment and your bodies collapse first, your souls can still be eternally condemned to the deepest hell, suffering all kinds of torment in this world."
As the mysterious words were spoken, a door to the dead, exuding a dense aura of death, slowly appeared in the center of the room.
Two gray beams of light flashed through the space, sweeping away the Duchess, who was pleading desperately on the ground, and Dai Huabin, who had already lost consciousness on the bed, and they vanished without a trace.
Before Huo Yuhao could even get up from his chair after doing all this, a pair of warm arms gently wrapped around his neck from behind.
The faint fragrance of violets, carried by his gentle breath, lightly brushed against his cheek, making one's heart tremble inexplicably.
"Yuhao, you've worked hard these past few days."
"I thought your first question would be to ask me what the door that locked the Duchess and the others in was."
Huo Yuhao felt the soft, delicate body pressed tightly against his back, and the smooth purple hair gently caressed his body, carrying an exceptionally pleasant scent.
Upon hearing this, Xu Jiujiu was stunned for a moment, then reluctantly loosened her arms that were wrapped around Huo Yuhao's neck and walked around to face him.
"Huo Yuhao, are you really a blockhead?! Even if in the beginning it was indeed because of mutual benefit that I got so close to you, we're already so intimate now."
Besides, given my intelligence, do you think I would be so lacking in emotional intelligence as to ask you this question directly? If you're willing to tell me, it means you consider me one of your own.
If you don't want to tell me, then I'll wait until the day you're willing to. Anyway, from now on, I'm yours. Do you really think you can just take advantage of me and run away?
Hearing Xu Jiujiu's string of angry words, Huo Yuhao's eyelids twitched involuntarily.
Could it be that because I had just resolved this long-standing grudge that had been weighing on my heart for many years, I was so relaxed that I could utter such words that were as wooden as wood?
After a long pause, and then, as if cautiously, added softly:
"Even if you have to fight against the whole world because of this special ability in the future, I will definitely stand by your side without hesitation."
"To be at odds with the world? Why would I want to be at odds with the world for no reason?"
Huo Yuhao felt an unusual urge to complain.
But before he could continue explaining, Xu Jiujiu's bright voice rang out again.
"Look, revenge, princess, and unknown special abilities—all the elements of a typical novel have been gathered. All that's missing is a mischievous dragon to cause trouble."
Next, according to the story's development, wouldn't it mean they'd have to become enemies of the world?
Seeing Xu Jiujiu's knowing expression as if he knew it all by heart, Huo Yuhao's lips twitched slightly before he spoke:
"I think there's a senior student in my college who might have a lot in common with you."
After a long while, she reached out and touched Huo Yuhao's hair, whispering:
"Anyway, our Star Luo Empire has its own set of standards for judging evil soul masters, and it is not entirely based on the standard advocated by Shrek Academy."
Otherwise, based on the usual behavior of the Heavenly Fiend Douluo with his Heavenly Fiend Lone Star Martial Soul, he would probably have been treated as an evil soul master long ago.
As they spoke, Xu Jiujiu seemed to have become addicted to kneading, and as if by instinct, she naturally touched Huo Yuhao's cheek.
"Well, although the emotional intimacy between you and me may not be as high as that of your girlfriends, it might not be appropriate for me to say this."
But I've always felt that feelings shouldn't be divided into first come, first served.
She paused, then leaned down again, pressing her soft, warm body tightly against his, and said in an incredibly gentle voice:
"Your suffering is long gone. Now, it is your time to live. And I am honored to be by your side and witness the arrival of a new era."
The next day, the sky was overcast.
The morning mist, heavy with moisture, enveloped the entire Star Luo City. Occasionally, fine drizzle would fall from the gray sky, adding a touch of coolness to the hazy atmosphere.
Even so, it still couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the people in Xingluo City who came to watch the battle.
After many years, Star Luo Royal Academy once again faced off against Shrek Academy in the finals, and this time it was even in Star Luo City.
Such a grand event would naturally attract countless citizens of the Star Luo Empire.
Even under the light rain, more than 200,000 people had already gathered in Xingluo Square.
On the road leading from the Star Emperor Hotel to Star Luo Square, soldiers stood in rows, struggling to maintain order amidst the crowds and keeping the incredibly enthusiastic people at bay.
Perhaps it was because of their heart-to-heart talk last night, or perhaps it was to avoid disturbing Huo Yuhao's pre-arranged plan.
Xu Jiujiu, who usually liked to come over, only glanced meaningfully at Huo Yuhao and the slightly strange scene around him from afar today before leading her team to their designated rest area.
At this moment, standing to Huo Yuhao's left and right were two stunningly beautiful girls who looked remarkably alike.
Both had long, smooth, golden hair cascading down their backs. However, the girl on the right had a very noticeable tuft of hair sticking up on her head, and her blood-red eyes were completely different from the girl on the left's bright golden pupils.
Apart from that, the rest of the house looks exactly like they were made from the same mold, like real twin sisters.
(End of this chapter)