Chapter 206: Collaboration with Du Busi
Huo Yuhao examined the two souls before him, wondering if these were truly the souls of Huo Yun'er and Du Busi. However, both of them appeared extremely dazed, as if their consciousness was unclear. He asked, "Teacher, I feel like my mother and Du Busi's souls are incomplete. Can this be fixed?"
Electrolux nodded. "Yuhao, these souls do have deficiencies, but they can be restored with your help. After all, you possess the Blade of Life's Vigilance. In the Netherworld, the souls of the dead remain in a deep sleep, in an extremely weakened state, though their rate of decay is slow, nearly negligible. However, the stronger the soul, the more resistant it is to vanishing. Take me as an example I had already reached the level of divine consciousness. Back then, I thought I had perished, yet a fragment of my consciousness unexpectedly found its way into this world.
"When I extracted Huo Yun'er and Du Busi from the Netherworld, I noticed that their souls were slowly deteriorating. From my perspective, they lack a form of energy that nourishes the soul. Normally, for a life to truly perish, both the body and soul must be destroyed. In a sense, these two souls are still in the process of 'dying.' Based on this world's classification system, Huo Yun'er and Du Busi have only reached the level of spiritual consciousness, meaning they cannot exist indefinitely under normal circumstances."
"Nourishing energy for the soul…" Huo Yuhao pondered. In the logic of the Douluo universe, this concept could likely be related to the Gold of Life, Immortal Spirit Energy, or even Faith Power. Immortal Spirit Energy was currently beyond his reach since it belonged to the Divine Realm. In Douluo Dalu 4, Tang San's grandson, Lan Xuanyu, obtained Immortal Spirit Energy through the Treasure Seeking Beast, which had the ability to transform consumed treasures into such energy. It was no surprise, given that the Treasure Seeking Beast was a parasite from the Dragon God's body it was an expert in such matters.
However, the Gold of Life wasn't an issue for Huo Yuhao. The primary material of the Blade of Life's Vigilance was precisely this Gold of Life. If it could nourish Electrolux to some extent, then restoring Huo Yun'er and Du Busi should be relatively easy.
A green light radiated from the center of Huo Yuhao's forehead, manifesting into a gleaming, jade like blade overflowing with vibrant life energy the Blade of Life's Vigilance.
Electrolux released the two souls, and under Huo Yuhao's control, the brilliant emerald glow enveloped them. Within moments, Huo Yun'er's expression became animated as she slowly regained clarity. She looked around in confusion, her gaze falling on Huo Yuhao. "Who… Who are you? You look a lot like my Yuhao…"
"Mom, it's me. I'm Yuhao." As a transmigrator who had inherited Huo Yuhao's body and its karma, calling Huo Yun'er "Mom" felt entirely natural.
"You're Yuhao?" Huo Yun'er looked astonished. "No… That can't be right. I… I died, didn't I? How could I be seeing you again?"
Huo Yuhao thought that now wasn't the best time to explain everything. After so many years apart, his mother would undoubtedly have countless questions. He spoke gently, "Mom, I'll explain everything later. Right now, there's something important I must take care of. Please rest for now."
Huo Yun'er was still bewildered, but she had always been gentle and patient. Even when Dai Hao never returned home, she bore no resentment. So, hearing Huo Yuhao's words, she suppressed her questions and nodded.
Huo Yuhao then turned his attention to Du Busi.
At that moment, Du Busi examined his translucent hands and roared in fury, "I died at the hands of Mu En! Why am I still here in a spirit form? Could it be… you're an evil soul master?!"
He suddenly lifted his head, his dignity as a Rank 99 Ultimate Douluo refusing to accept the humiliation of being manipulated by an evil soul master.
"You vile, born of darkness evil soul master! I'll destroy you where you stand!"
Du Busi extended his hand, preparing to attack Huo Yuhao. But before he could act, an immense and dignified aura descended from above, completely suppressing him. Du Busi felt his soul teetering on the brink of collapse.
"My disciple is no evil soul master," Electrolux said as he appeared in front of Du Busi.
Du Busi, frozen in place, looked at Electrolux in shock. The aura radiating from this old man was incredibly divine even Mu En paled in comparison.
With his level of experience, Du Busi could immediately tell that the man before him had a spiritual force far beyond his own.
"This aura… Is he a deity? How can someone this powerful exist? His condensed mental energy… Is this the divine consciousness I read about in ancient texts?" Du Busi's thoughts raced.
Huo Yuhao looked at him and said, "Du Busi, first of all, we are not evil soul masters. Secondly, I can tell you this you now have the chance to be resurrected. Don't you want to live again and make the Ontology Sect even stronger? Evil soul masters could never keep a soul like yours intact, much less maintain your intelligence."
Du Busi froze. This young man's words made sense. By all accounts, he should have perished, yet here he was a soul with awareness and power. It was beyond comprehension.
And that word resurrection stirred something deep within him. "Resurrection?" He couldn't help but feel his heart tremble. "In the entire history of the Douluo Continent, there has only ever been one recorded resurrection when Oscar and Ning Rongrong revived Sea God Tang San. Just who are you people?"
Huo Yuhao smiled. "You've already sensed my teacher's power. I can tell you this my teacher is a deity. Right now, you're only seeing one of his incarnations."
Electrolux, at his peak, was indeed at a divine level by Douluo standards. Huo Yuhao wasn't lying. As for this being a mere incarnation, well, wasn't a divine consciousness fragment essentially the same as that?
Even someone as seasoned as Du Busi couldn't hide his excitement. But he also knew there was no such thing as a free meal in this world. "What do you want from me?" he asked.
"Our request is simple," Huo Yuhao said with a slight smile. "We want to establish cooperation with the Ontology Sect. My teacher is immensely powerful, but due to the rules of the Divine Realm, there are things he cannot do himself. Meanwhile, there are things I need to accomplish, and I require your assistance. That's why my teacher revived your soul."
Securing the Ontology Sect's cooperation wasn't difficult. If Huo Yuhao offered soul spirits as a bargaining chip, took on his "Xiao Yan of the Soul Palace" disguise, and let Du Busi act as an intermediary, the deal would be as good as sealed.
After that, he would begin creating soul spirits for certain members of the Ontology Sect, testing whether he could instill Faith Power in them faith toward himself and his teacher.
As for the soul engineers of the Spirit Pagoda, they were mostly scientists by nature, placing their trust in knowledge rather than faith. To this day, Huo Yuhao had been unable to extract even a sliver of Faith Power from them.
But the Ontology Sect was different. Its members were more inclined to believe in divine forces. In the original story, even Du Busi himself claimed that Body Martial Souls were the result of divine blessings.
And, after all, Faith Power subtly influenced the minds of believers. It would be an invaluable tool for him to one day control the Ontology Sect.
Otherwise, how else could generations of sea spirit masters and sea soul beasts on Seagod's Island remain unwaveringly devoted to Tang San, offering themselves as crops to be harvested for his Faith Power?
(End of chapter.)
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