Chapter 25: “looting Time”
While repeatedly turning his palm under the bright moonlight, observing the Colored Blade-shaped Tattoo.
He suddenly thought of something important, looking at that pile of black ash, his eyes nearly splitting.
“Oh no, I forgot to loot the bag.”
“It’s over, this guy was lulled to sleep by Amaterasu, the Storage Soul Tool is probably gone too.”
But since he was already here, he might as well take something back; he remembered that this person seemed to have a Soul Bone on him.
“I wonder if the Soul Bone turned to ash.”
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao began to rummage through that pile of what could perhaps be called bone ash, wanting to find the Soul Bone within it.
Fortunately, Kagutsuchi had been used in time back then, and the Soul Bone was preserved at the very bottom of the black ash.
This was a Left Arm Bone, its ink black color highlighting its mystery.
However, when Huo Yuhao held it up under the moonlight and examined it closely, he discovered that this Left Arm Bone had several cracks.
It was probably burned by Amaterasu’s high temperature.
“Hiss~ The Soul Bone has some cracks; it should still be usable, right?”
He had no confidence in his heart, but he figured there shouldn’t be any problem.
After all, a Soul Bone on the Douluo Continent would often circulate for over a hundred years, and Huo Yuhao didn’t believe it wouldn’t show wear and tear over such a long time.
After looking at it for a while, he thought to put the Soul Bone into the bag on his back.
But he discovered that the bag on his back had been slashed open by some sharp weapon.
It was probably cut by a sharp iron piece while tracking Jiang Nannan on the beam.
Huo Yuhao felt a bit embarrassed and simply tossed the bag aside, using a rope to tie the Soul Bone to his waist.
“Heh, probably I’m the only Soul Master who ends up in such a mess, not even having a Storage Soul Tool on me.”
For this Soul Bone, Huo Yuhao had no intention of absorbing it.
He looked down on the Soul Skill attached to the Soul Bone.
It was of no use to him.
Moreover, the age of this Soul Bone shouldn’t be very high, at most ten thousand years, and it was very likely a thousand-year Soul Bone.
After all, for a wild Soul Emperor, having a Soul Bone was already ancestral grave emitting green smoke.
Wanting a high-age Soul Bone was simply wishful thinking.
Of course, Huo Yuhao didn’t know that pile of black ash had once been a prodigy who could participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
Yu Hongzhi had once been an outstanding student at Zheng Tian Advanced Soul Master Academy, selected to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
He was a main team member, not reserve team.
At that time, he was also high-spirited, challenging various strong teams on the field with his teammates.
The captain even had a pure Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, a prodigy of Heaven Dragon Gate.
Unfortunately, they lost to Shrek Academy in the top four matches in the end.
Even so, due to his extremely outstanding performance, the academy awarded him a ten thousand year shadow leopard Soul Bone.
But afterward, due to talent issues, he got stuck at level sixty-nine, watching his former teammates advance toward Soul Douluo with his own eyes.
His former juniors also successively entered Soul Emperor, and after realizing he could never break through level sixty-nine in this lifetime, he degenerated into self-abandonment in Xuan Feng City.
Until tonight, when he was killed by Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao shook his body to confirm the Soul Bone was tied securely.
“Later, find a chance to go to a big city and sell the Soul Bone for some money.”
“With money, no matter what, I have to exchange for a higher-end Storage Soul Tool.”
Before leaving, Huo Yuhao still couldn’t let go and rummaged through Yu Hongzhi’s bone ash a few more times, confirming once again that there really was nothing left.
“Sigh.”
As if hearing Huo Yuhao’s sigh, the blade in his right hand transmitted information to Huo Yuhao.
“Person, return, to position.”
“Dream, record all.”
Question marks appeared on Huo Yuhao’s face as he communicated with it through his mind.
“Do you know where his Storage Soul Tool is?”
The blade continued to transmit information.
“Don’t know, but, Dream knows.”
Huo Yuhao immediately perked up and walked to the side of the bone ash, asking: “Like this?”
“Mm.”
“Person, summon.”
After understanding its meaning, Huo Yuhao summoned the Remnant Dream Blade.
Then he gripped the white hilt rippling with Colored Spray.
“Person, swing.”
Following the command, Huo Yuhao gently swung the blade down.
That power which erases everything manifested once again, and in the empty field, a colorful doorway suddenly appeared.
The doorway spat out colorful bubbles toward the outside world, each bubble reflecting bizarre dreams.
Huo Yuhao couldn’t help but stare blankly; he felt something behind the door attracting him, until he was called back by the voice of the Remnant Dream Blade.
“Person, temporarily, don’t go.”
“Dangerous.”
“Doorway, find, bubble.”
“Then, accept.”
The Remnant Dream Blade’s staccato way of speaking made it hard for him to listen to, but fortunately, he could still understand what it said.
Huo Yuhao searched for the relevant bubble and soon found the one belonging to Yu Hongzhi at the doorway.
It was easy to recognize, because his appearance floated on the surface of the bubble.
After touching the bubble with the Remnant Dream Blade, a light screen instantly appeared in his Sea of Consciousness.
The light screen was recording and playing Yu Hongzhi’s entire life from a third-person perspective.
Huo Yuhao’s consciousness body in the Sea of Consciousness grew more and more shocked as he watched.
Of course, not shocked by his life story.
“Too detailed.”
Huo Yuhao was shocked by how detailed the information recorded above was.
From birth to death, everything was recorded; the light screen even automatically segmented his life and played it at accelerated speed.
It was as if from the moment a person was born, they were recorded by a hidden camera in the dark, until death brought it to an end.
“[Dream] Authority may be far more terrifying than I imagined.”
“Person, don’t fear, this is rules.”
“Cannot violate.”
Sensing his emotions, the Remnant Dream Blade proactively comforted Huo Yuhao.
Indeed, thinking about this now was useless; one day he would master the great authority of [Dream], and at that time, all the secrets contained in the Authority would open to him.
Retracting his thoughts, Huo Yuhao watched Yu Hongzhi’s life like watching a documentary.
He learned his name, his place of origin, saw his joys and sorrows, and also learned why he was tracking Jiang Nannan.
After the playback finished, Huo Yuhao returned his consciousness to reality.
He used the Remnant Dream Blade to close the doorway, closed his eyes, and digested the information.
“The Storage Soul Tool was placed in the flower pot to the left of the entrance of Ruyi Green House in the East District, planning to run off directly from the East District after finishing this job.”
“Black Tortoise Divine Pill and Profound Water Pill, and Chen Wen…”
“Almost let you kid get away.”
Huo Yuhao retracted the Remnant Dream Blade and jumped onto the beam without looking back, leaving this scorched earth.
Leaving behind a piece of land that looked like it had experienced an Earth Dragon Turning Over.
Only the black ash scattered by the night wind knew that a battle had once erupted here, and a once-prodigy Soul Emperor had fallen in the dirtiest and most chaotic West District of Xuan Feng City.
Perhaps only when his relatives and friends came looking for him would people learn of his death, becoming a bizarre tale in people’s mouths until completely fading from memory.
After a long time, a staggering figure walked to this side, her delicate body faintly revealing stunning curves in the night.
That figure seemed to be searching for something, until she hurriedly went to a corner and picked up a slashed small bag.
