Huo Yuhao remained rooted to the ground and continued to release the aura of his Star Anise Mysterious Ice Grass. The chilly air within the clouds was slowly and continuously being sucked in by the Ice Grass. Patches of clouds around started to rise, and the concentrated origin energy of heaven and earth started to surge towards Huo Yuhao, with the Ice Grass as its center.
The origin energy that was sucked into the Ice Grass was filtered and started to pass into Huo Yuhaoâs body and quickly replenished his soul power, which had been depleted in his rush to Clear Sky Peak.
This origin energy wasnât very domineering but was instead very gentle and pure. After entering his body, it immediately fused with his Mysterious Heaven Technique and became inseparable. It seemed as if Huo Yuhaoâs spiritual power was being nourished by the origin energy of heaven and earth. Huo Yuhao was a little stunned as he looked at his Ice Grass and said softly, âThanks, Star Anise.â
The Star Anise Mysterious Ice Grass had given him a total of four soul skills. Two came from the soul bone, and two were added to the sixth soul ring of his Ice Empress. Right now, the Star Anise Mysterious Ice Grass was not demonstrating any of these four soul skills. Rather, he had already fused with Huo Yuhaoâs body.
More accurately speaking, the soul skill that the Ice Grass was unleashing right now seemed to belong to Huo Yuhaoâs seventh soul ring. It was just that Huo Yuhao couldnât use this soul skill on his own. His seventh soul ring was his Martial Soul True Body, but the Ice Grass could control it alone and unleashed this soul skill to help him.
This was an auxiliary-type soul skill that helped him absorb the origin energy of heaven and earth, which was something plant-type soul beasts were very adept at. Furthermore, the Ice Grass even churned the origin energy of heaven and earth around during this absorption process and broke the Clear Sky Sectâs mountain-guarding formation. In terms of fighting strength, plant-type soul beasts were inferior to animal-type soul beasts. However, plants had a deeper mastery of the principles of heaven and earth.
âEh?â the earlier voice exclaimed slightly. Following this, Huo Yuhao saw several disciples in the Clear Sky Sectâs uniform block the path in front of him.
The road to the top of the Clear Sky Peak was precipitous. People had to use their hands and legs in order to reach the top. Right now, these disciples stuck close to the walls and looked very unfriendly as they looked at Huo Yuhao.
âGuys, Iâm only here to see Dongâer. I have no ill-intentions.â Huo Yuhao said sincerely after putting the Ice Grass away.
A middle-aged man who was around thirty years old said, âGo back. I said earlier that the Clear Sky Sect doesnât welcome you.â
Huo Yuhao furrowed his brow. âI only want to see Dongâer.â
âPlease return.â The burly middle-aged man from the Clear Sky Sect glared, and a strong aura was released from his body. Two yellow, three purple and three black soul rings rose from his body. He was a Soul Sage!
The other six soul masters also released their soul rings. They were all five-ringed Soul Kings, and they all held a pitch-black hammer in their hands. These hammers were called Clear Sky Hammers, the powerful tool soul of the Clear Sky Sect.
Huo Yuhao had almost never seen Wang Dongâer use her Clear Sky Hammer before. However, Wang Dongâer had twin martial souls. Her Clear Sky Hammer was her second martial soul, and thus she didnât use it very often. She mostly used her Radiant Butterfly Goddess to fight.
Huo Yuhao was stunned as he faced the strong aura released by these seven Clear Sky Hammers.
âLeave now. If you donât, donât blame us for chasing you away,â the burly man snorted.
Huo Yuhao shook his head and said, âI canât leave. Iâm here to see Dongâer. I wonât leave before I see her. Guys, please give way to me.â The amiable look on his face also retracted. He didnât know whether these disciples were acting of their own accord, or if they were instructed by their sect leaders. However, Wang Dongâer must not be in good condition if they were trying to stop him.
Huo Yuhao, who was normally very calm, would start to get emotional whenever something concerned Wang Dongâer. His eyes shone with purplish-gold light, and seven soul rings rose from his feet.
When everyone from the Clear Sky Sect saw the color of his soul rings, their expressions changed slightly. The colors of his soul rings arenât what a normal soul master is supposed to have! What kind of power does this person possess?
Huo Yuhao repeated, âGuys, please give way.â
âAttack!â the burly man shouted and lifted his Clear Sky Hammer. His first and third soul rings shone brightly. His Clear Sky Hammer rapidly increased in size as he lifted it up, and instantly turned into a huge hammer more than ten meters in length. The cross-section of the hammerâs head was already more than two meters in diameter.
The huge hammer was lifted up, then crashed down on Huo Yuhao with a terrifying aura.
A cold look surfaced on Huo Yuhaoâs face. He didnât dodge the attack. Instead, he lifted his right hand to punch this hammer.
Without using any soul skills, Huo Yuhao actually used his own fist to resist the powerful Clear Sky Hammer.
A loud boom echoed across the entire Clear Sky Peak. Not far away, a huge drift of snow suddenly slid down, causing snowflakes to scatter into the air.
The six Clear Sky Sect disciples who were charging down stopped for a moment. The shock from that sound affected them quite badly. All of them were affected as they glared at Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhaoâs legs had sunk slightly into the ground. However, the Clear Sky Hammer that had hammered down on him was instantly deflected away. The burly manâs legs were slightly unstable, and he almost fell off the mountain.
What strength is this? He used his fist to resist a Clear Sky Hammer? How is this possible? All the Clear Sky Sectâs disciples couldnât believe their eyes.
Was that even a humanâs hand?
Huo Yuhaoâs right hand had turned jade-green, and there was even a golden glow on it.
In front of the Beast God Di Tian, he was so small and weak that he couldnât do anything. However, how could he lose against opponents that were either at the same level or inferior to him in terms of cultivation? This was even true if his opponents came from the Clear Sky Sect, which was the number one tool soul sect on the continent.
With the strength of his Mysterious Jade Hands and the Golden Dragon, Huo Yuhao could compare to Wang Qiuâer. This was the legacy of the Emperor Beast!
He forced the burly manâs Clear Sky Hammer away with his fist, and his eyes shone with a bright light. The surrounding air distorted strangely. In the eyes of all the Clear Sky Sectâs disciples and that burly man, everything in front of them had turned illusory. Fog seemed to appear again, but it wasnât the cloudy fog that they were familiar with. Huo Yuhao vanished into thin air, just like that.
Huo Yuhao had no intention of fighting it out with these Clear Sky Sect disciples. He wanted to find Wang Dongâer!
He unleashed his Spiritual Interference Domain to confuse these disciples, whose spiritual power was far weaker than his.
âTrash!â a low-pitched, furious roar sounded out. Huo Yuhao was shocked, and his Spiritual Interference Domain lost its effect for a moment, revealing his body.
The second sect leader of the Clear Sky Sect, Tai Tan, was standing on the path to Clear Sky Castle with his hands behind his back and looking down coldly at Huo Yuhao, who was trying to climb up.
âUncle Tai Tan.â After seeing him, Huo Yuhao rushed forward a few steps and greeted him respectfully.
âDonât call me uncle. I donât have a nephew like you. Leave now. I wonât let you see Dongâer,â Tai Tan said coldly.
Huo Yuhao bit his lower lip and said, âUncle Tai Tan, how is Dongâer? Has she awoken?â
âNone of that has anything to do with you. You canât even protect her. Why are you here?â Tai Tan said coldly.
The gate of the Clear Sky Castle was not far behind Tai Tan. However, Huo Yuhao knew that he couldnât enter without Tai Tanâs permission.
He had experienced Tai Tanâs abilities once. He was a Transcendent Douluo who possessed terrifying strength and suppression. His spiritual power couldnât mend the gap between them no matter how strong it was. Moreover, he was here to see Dongâer. He wasnât here to fight!
âUncle Tai Tan, everythingâs my fault. I only want to see Dongâer. Please let me take a look at her.â As he spoke, Huo Yuhao grit his teeth and kneeled down on one knee in front of Tai Tan.
Tai Tanâs brow moved slightly, but he soon returned to normal. He snapped, âYou are a fellow without any backbone. A manâs knee can only touch the ground for heaven, earth, and his parents. Donât you have a kneecap? You are turning more and more into a good-for-nothing. How dare you demand to see Dongâer like that? Scram.â
Huo Yuhao raised his head suddenly and looked at Tai Tan seriously. He said, âUncle Tai Tan, what must I do before youâll let me see her?â
Tai Tan snorted in disdain. âIf you want to see her, you must defeat me. When you can defeat me, Iâll trust that you can protect her. If that happens, Iâll let you see her.â
After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards Clear Sky Castle. It was like he couldnât be bothered to talk to Huo Yuhao anymore.
âUncle Tai Tan, wait a minute.â Huo Yuhao suddenly called out as he continued to kneel on the ground. However, he still lowered his head.
Tai Tan turned around and asked, âWhy? Do you think you can defeat me now? Are you trying to challenge me?â
Huo Yuhao shook his head and said, âNo, I know thereâs a huge gap between us.â
âGreat that you know. Now scram,â Tai Tan said coldly.
Huo Yuhao slowly lifted his head. The purplish-gold light in his eyes had already turned rose-gold. His Eye of Destiny also slowly opened.
âBut I want to try. I want to know how far away I am from you.â
His yearning for Wang Dongâer had been torturing him. It wasnât an easy thing for him to come here, but he was being stopped by Tai Tan. He finally couldnât remain composed anymore. Right now, there was only Wang Dongâer in his mind. He could finally see her if he defeated Tai Tan.
While he knew that there was a huge gap between him and Tai Tan, Huo Yuhao still couldnât help but want to try. If he didnât vent, he felt that he might go crazy because he missed Wang Dongâer too much. Furthermore, Tai Tan had already stated his condition. If he didnât try, how would he know how wide the gap between them was?