Chapter 21: The Spirit System Soul Master’s Entanglement
A ghostly figure shuttled across the rooftops of the Residential Area.
His speed was extremely fast, but his footsteps were very light, not alarming any residents.
Huo Yuhao always kept a distance of about three hundred meters from Jiang Nannan, ensuring she remained within his field of vision.
He covered his body with Spiritual Power, isolating external perception to ensure he wouldn’t be discovered first by that unknown Soul Master.
Huo Yuhao also periodically used Spiritual Power and Spiritual Detection sound waves to probe the opponent’s position in reverse.
But there was no discovery; he could only hear drunken passersby chatting endlessly with their companions and wives discussing family matters with husbands in the residential buildings on both sides.
It was obvious that the opponent was also using Mental Power Shielding to block external perception.
The current situation was very unfavorable for Huo Yuhao; the enemy hiding in the dark was clearly a Spirit System Soul Master.
His cultivation was far higher than Huo Yuhao’s, at least in terms of Spiritual Power extension range, Huo Yuhao was far inferior.
Because even at about three hundred meters from Jiang Nannan, he was still constantly within the opponent’s Spiritual Power perception range.
Fortunately, the quality of the opponent’s Spiritual Power was inferior to his; even though his cultivation was much lower, the opponent couldn’t break through his Mental Power Shielding.
One advantage he still had was that the opponent didn’t know of his Existence, while Huo Yuhao knew of the opponent’s Existence.
The current situation was like two hunters encountering each other in a dark Forest; whoever fired the first shot would lose half the battle.
Moreover, the opponent’s target was very clear—Jiang Nannan—so without knowing of Huo Yuhao’s Existence, the opponent would inevitably make a move at some point.
That would be the best time to lock onto the opponent.
But there was still a serious Problem: most Spirit System Soul Skills were insidious and liked to play mechanism kills.
Huo Yuhao couldn’t judge how or when the opponent would make a move.
Or perhaps the move had already been made, but the method hadn’t erupted yet.
“Sigh, a time of troubles.”
Huo Yuhao sped up to closely follow Jiang Nannan’s pace, his Spiritual Eye tracking any suspicious Commotion around her.
After half an hour, Jiang Nannan had arrived in the West District.
The Soul Master hiding in the dark still hadn’t shown himself; if Huo Yuhao couldn’t sense the opponent’s Spiritual Power, he would have thought the opponent didn’t plan to act tonight.
“Strange, hasn’t made a move yet?”
“Could it be planning to act after Jiang Nannan goes home and falls asleep?”
The thought had just emerged in his mind when Huo Yuhao dismissed it.
“If planning to act at home, why waste so much Spiritual Power Surveillance on Jiang Nannan along the way.”
“Clearly looking for an opportunity.”
Watching Jiang Nannan walk farther and farther, the surroundings remained eerily quiet, not even a breeze stirring, the thick darkness suffocating.
Jiang Nannan’s pace was steady, her breathing coordinated, each step exactly the right distance, precise like a robot.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao sensed something was wrong.
He hadn’t heard Jiang Nannan mention any pace training at Shrek Academy.
So he increased the Soul Power output of his Spiritual Eye, making his vision even clearer.
“Too coordinated.”
“Like an action copy-paste.”
Human walking motions definitely have subtle variations without deliberate control.
Such extremely coordinated motions only appear in major ceremonies; it’s impossible to walk like this just going home.
Not to mention the Jiang Nannan Huo Yuhao was familiar with; her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul made her naturally an active girl, and even if deliberately suppressed, it would still show in small actions.
Huo Yuhao understood inwardly.
“Looks like the hunter has already fired.”
“Hunters don’t fire meaningless shots; everything is to hit the Prey.”
“Once the Prey is hit, it’s time for the hunter to reveal himself and collect.”
“But unfortunately, this time you’re not the only hunter.”
Huo Yuhao held his breath, the Spiritual Eye’s powerful dynamic vision taking in all changes in the world.
His brain operated at high speed, analyzing every bit of Information contained within.
When a small patch of Blue Silver Grass a hundred meters behind Jiang Nannan showed discordant bending, Huo Yuhao let out a long breath.
When the hunter exposed his form, the hunter became the Prey.
Huo Yuhao’s figure quietly merged into the thick night color, not stirring a ripple, only the round moon in the sky silently watching everything.
Yu Hongzhi felt that his long-overdue good luck had finally arrived.
Some time ago, his drinking buddy Chen Wen, whom he met while drinking, brought him good News.
He wanted to use one Black Tortoise Divine Pill to exchange for Yu Hongzhi taking action to Control a person.
And ensure that the target wouldn’t realize afterward what she had experienced during this time.
This was easy for Yu Hongzhi, as the possessor of the Spirit Type Martial Soul Dream Eater.
Putting someone into a Dream and weaving false Memories was his specialty.
Especially since the target was only a Soul Elder, with no resistance possible against his Martial Soul.
But Yu Hongzhi still hesitated for one night; no other reason, because the target was a Shrek Academy Student.
One had to know that the Shrek Inspection Team was in Xuan Feng City these days; if something happened to her.
Once the Shrek Inspection Team learned of it, they would definitely seriously Investigate the matter.
His Strength was decent, but against a Shrek Inspection Team, it wasn’t enough.
He would be beaten to death by the Shrek Inspection Team.
Even if he luckily escaped, he would be on the Continent’s wanted list, with no place for him in the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
And face pursuit from Shrek Academy and the Strong Persons of the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
Yu Hongzhi drank an unknown amount of alcohol at home.
He wanted to abandon the task, but under the influence of alcohol, he always thought of his former teammates who had all become Soul Saints.
Many were advancing toward Soul Douluo.
Yet he had been stuck at Level Sixty-Nine for twenty years without progress.
Was he not diligent enough? Of course not; he had cultivated diligently these years, even participating multiple times in Fighting Arena death matches seeking a breakthrough.
But none of it worked; his innate Level Four Soul Power talent firmly shackled his upper limit.
Without other opportunities in this life, he would be stuck at this Level.
He was very unwilling; his Martial Soul Dream Eater was a top-tier Spirit Type Martial Soul, only low Innate Soul Power due to childhood illness.
He had traveled the Continent for years to find just a few most suitable Spirit System Soul Beasts for himself and obtained rare Soul Bones.
Soul Rings, Soul Bones, Martial Soul—his configuration in every aspect was no weaker than Shrek Inner Court graduates.
Yet a mere Innate Soul Power locked him firmly at Soul Emperor.
How could he be content with this.
Thinking of this, Yu Hongzhi gritted his teeth and accepted the commission; he still didn’t want to stop here on the Path of the Soul Master.
Chen Wen was also fairly upright; upon hearing he accepted the task, he directly gave one Profound Water Pill as a deposit, with the Black Tortoise Divine Pill after completion.
The Profound Water Pill was useless for his Level; only the Black Tortoise Divine Pill could help him break through.
So he put the Profound Water Pill into his Storage Soul Tool, planning to sell it somewhere after completing the task to exchange for Resources.
