CHAPTER 333: CHAPTER 333: THE INNATELY EVIL SEA BRAT

Douluo of Underworld Thunder was drenched in sweat, staring at the two men in terror.

At this moment, he had completely become an ordinary person—his soul power and the influence of his evil martial spirit had entirely vanished.

These two men, casually joking and laughing, were the real evil soul masters, weren’t they?

They could even strip someone of their martial spirit’s power.

"Though we usually split the spoils, surely you’re not going to fight your junior for a few trinkets?"Poseidon chuckled.

Dan Heng glanced at him and shook his head slightly.This guy really had a talent for opportunism.

Though the soul tool was of Grade 9, Dan Heng didn’t seem to care much.

"These soul tools are deeply bound to him and are difficult for others to use. They’ll need to be modified,"Dan Heng said calmly.

"So troublesome?"Poseidon studied the Underworld Thunder Sword for a while. Though he still looked unimpressed, internally, he started to realize how remarkable these soul tools were.

Underworld Thunder Douluo immediately said,"Milords! I... I’m willing to purify and reconfigure all those soul tools so others can use them—just please spare my life..."

He squeezed out a forced smile, trying his best to turn his body around, drenched in sweat.

He understood very well—if he couldn’t prove his value, he’d be crushed like an ant. After all, that’s what he used to do to others.

Poseidon laughed,"Why would we need you for that? Dan Heng, you can purify them, right?"

Dan Heng nodded, pulled a carving knife from his storage soul tool, picked up a Thunder Drum, and started engraving.

Poseidon craned his neck to watch, hoping to learn a trick or two.

Underworld Thunder Douluo watched in pain—these were his life’s savings!

"Senior, please be careful. These soul tools all have prohibitions embedded in them. If altered by force, they could explode or cause backlash..."He hoped Dan Heng would mess up and come to him for help—then maybe he’d be spared.

"Shut up!"Poseidon slapped him on the head."Underestimating Dan Heng like that? You think your scrap metal can stump him?"

"...I wouldn’t dare,"Underworld Thunder Douluo replied, though inwardly he was seething with disbelief.

How dare they look down on him like that?

With such personalized soul tools, even other Grade 9 engineers wouldn’t be able to dismantle or repurpose them. Surely Dan Heng would mess up. He even started thinking about how to "gracefully" offer help when that happened.

But then—

"Crack..."

A soft sound rang out.

Dan Heng had already changed the soul tool’s structure. The evil aura dispersed rapidly, replaced with a thunder-activating spell formation.

He then engraved several seals on it.

Otherwise, with such a high-level soul tool, even draining Huo Yuhao’s soul power wouldn’t make it usable without restriction.

"!!!"

Underworld Thunder Douluo was stunned.

In just a few minutes, his Grade 9 soul tool had been deciphered?

And even converted into a specialized thunder-attribute tool?

Who exactly was this man?

A Grade 10 soul engineer?

But that didn’t make sense! Even in the technologically advanced Sun-Moon Empire, no one had ever heard of a Grade 10 engineer!

Before he could process it, another "crack" sounded.

Dan Heng had already reconstructed a second tool.

Poseidon picked up the newly-modified Thunder Drum and infused it with divine power.

Immediately, the divine energy was converted into thunder-type energy, forming a unique output.

"Interesting..."Poseidon scratched his head, clearly impressed.

"Divine... Divine power?!"Underworld Thunder Douluo finally realized the truth, his eyes widening.

Only now did he understand just who he had provoked.

Two gods had come for him!

What qualifications did he, a mere mortal, have to withstand that?

Unless... the Evil God he was trying to summon had really angered the gods?

Panic set in. He didn’t want to die young! He hadn’t even won over his goddess, Nan Shuishui!

"Crack, crack, crack..."

Several soul tools were all modified in quick succession.

Dan Heng stood up and turned his attention to the outside, sensing what was happening.

"Over a hundred soul masters... Huo Yuhao has arrived."

He spoke while releasing divine life energy through his godhood. Thin green threads of energy spread like a web, quickly covering the entire valley.

Poseidon looked on with envy.

A God-King-tier godhood of Life. Even he would covet it.

Yet Dan Heng didn’t just have Life—he also had Destruction!

"Lord Gods, please... have mercy... I won’t dare again!"Underworld Thunder Douluo pleaded.

But the two didn’t even look at him. Instead, they "looked" toward the outside. Though separated by walls, their divine perception had no limits.

"Dan Heng, think little Yuhao can overcome his fear? How far do you think he’ll push those evil soul masters?"Poseidon asked with curiosity.

Dan Heng shook his head slightly,"He should do well."

"After all, he’s my disciple. Let’s wait and see!"Poseidon grinned proudly.

Outside the Valley – Behind a Tree

Huo Yuhao gripped his trident tightly, peering cautiously from behind a tree.

The valley outside was lush and green, but within it was lifeless and eerie—definitely not right.

The dark aura of evil soul masters radiated from within, triggering an instinctual fear in him.

Tianmeng Iceworm screamed in his head,"Crazy! This is insane! Little Yuhao, you’re actually going to fight evil soul masters?!"

Even Tianmeng feared them.

Yuhao’s grip tightened, brows furrowed."Since Master and Uncle-Master sent me, I must succeed!"

He took a deep breath, crept into the valley through the bushes, and approached the edge.

"First, let’s see how many there are..."His pupils flashed gold as he activated Mental Detection.

A 3D map of the valley formed in his mind—over a hundred different life forces, each clearly distinguishable.

He was shocked."Tianmeng, your soul skill is amazing!"

Tianmeng smugly replied,"Of course! It’s a million-year skill! And your Uncle-Master also deserves credit—if he hadn’t improved your innate talent, you wouldn’t have managed this."

Yuhao pressed his lips together, his gratitude toward Dan Heng and Poseidon deepening.

Thanks to them, he had a chance to change his fate—he would never forget this kindness.

Just then, four soul force signatures appeared behind him.

"Who’s there?"Huo Yuhao spun around.

Suddenly, a purple flash—his trident was snatched away.

"Huh? That bastard’s divine weapon? Why do you have it?"The newcomer, Ziji, radiated intense pressure. Yuhao felt like his soul power had been sealed.

His eyes widened."I... I..."

Just then, Beibei and Tang Ya arrived.They hadn’t met Yuhao earlier—it was their first encounter.

"Sister Ziji, he’s not an evil soul master..."Tang Ya said nervously.

Along the journey, she’d gotten close enough to Ziji to start calling her "sister."

Ziji snorted, holding the trident with gritted teeth."He’s not an evil soul master—but worse! He’s closely tied to that bastard!"

"???"Everyone froze.What bastard?

Ziji asked,"Kid, who are you? What’s your relationship with... Poseidon? Where did you get this trident?"

"My name is Huo Yuhao... My teacher gave it to me."

He calmed himself and reached for the trident.

Ziji didn’t return it."What are you doing here? Where’s your teacher?"

"I came to eliminate the evil soul masters. I don’t know where my teacher is. Senior, please return my weapon."

Yuhao spoke seriously.

Tang Ya and Beibei exchanged glances and stepped forward.

"Sister Ziji, give it back? He’s here to fight them too..."

Tang Ya hugged her waist and pleaded.

Ziji sneered, glaring at Yuhao."Innately evil sea brat! You think you can take down evil soul masters with this? Your teacher sent you here to die?"

Yuhao’s face flushed red, furious.

He didn’t mind being insulted—but his teacher was off-limits!

Then, from Ziji’s arms, Longlong nudged the trident, saying,"Give... give it..."

Ziji paused and looked at Longlong, who smiled and pointed at Yuhao.

"Sister Ziji, even Longlong thinks you should give it back."Tang Ya continued persuading.

With a pout, Ziji shoved the trident back into Yuhao’s hands."Go on then! I want to see how you deal with evil soul masters!"

Yuhao took it, said nothing, and marched into the valley.

Tang Ya and Beibei looked worried.

A young boy charging into a valley full of evil soul masters—wasn’t that suicide?

"Sister Ziji, shouldn’t we go too?"Tang Ya pleaded.

Ziji sneered,"He’s so capable, right? Let him go! Why should we risk ourselves? Also, Tang Ya—don’t forget who helped you grow strong. Don’t take outsiders’ side!"

Tang Ya immediately hugged her flatteringly."Of course not..."

"Let’s go see..."Ziji raised her chin and led the way.

They didn’t walk far before seeing the sacrificial altar ahead.

The evil soul masters had all stopped, staring in their direction.

There were no bushes or rocks to hide behind—both sides could see each other clearly.

And in the middle, Huo Yuhao had already been spotted.

The evil soul masters all released their martial spirits and soul rings—dark and purple energies flashing ominously.

All were Two-Ring Soul Masters.

"Huh???"

Ziji and the others were stunned.

Two-ringed evil soul masters?

Are you kidding?

One shouted from the altar,"A rat! Kill him first!"

Several evil soul masters charged.

"Golden Thirteen Tridents – Chaos Unleashed!"

Huo Yuhao activated the trident, creating golden arcs—one of the enemies froze in place.

But others continued their assault. Huo Yuhao fought back, but soon suffered injuries—blood streaming down his body.

More were rushing over.

Tang Ya grew anxious."Sister Ziji..."

"Heh! That stupid teacher of his sent him here to eliminate evil soul masters? He needs to pay the price! He’s still a damn sea brat!"Ziji gritted her teeth, filled with resentment.

Tang Ya and Beibei felt the bitterness and dared not speak—only watching Yuhao with worry.

He was quickly overwhelmed and kicked flying, a book falling from his robes and flipping open mid-air.

He rolled on the ground, unable to get up.

The evil soul masters rushed forward to finish him.

"Save him...!"Tang Ya and Beibei dashed forward—

—but someone beat them to it!

"BOOM!!"

A flash of purple light—several evil soul masters chasing Yuhao exploded into blood mist.

Ziji appeared at Yuhao’s side, picked up the book, and flipped through it, shock appearing on her face.

"Why do you have this book?!"

Yuhao stared, stunned."Senior?"

"That was a gift from my Uncle-Master..."

"Uncle-Master..."Ziji’s eyes widened with joy.

"Brother-in-law! It has to be him!"

Her cold demeanor vanished. She looked at Yuhao much more fondly.

"You’ve got guts, kid! I like that—I’ll help you!"

"Ah?"Yuhao was dazed.

Weren’t you just calling me an evil sea brat?

Now it’s "you’ve got guts"?

Then, green light glowed from Yuhao’s body—his wounds healing in moments.

Ziji was now convinced—this had to be the work of her brother-in-law!

The evil soul masters, terrified, dared not attack again.

Unlike Yuhao, Ziji radiated true power.

Their beast-like instincts told them not to fight her.

"Leave now! We’ll let you go!"They tried threatening her.

"Let me go? You think you can?"

In a flash, Ziji appeared behind them, her attacks exploding their heads one after another.

The rest—a dozen or so evil soul masters—stood frozen, stunned.

"Tang Ya! Do as I say—release your martial spirit’s true nature!"Ziji shouted.

"Blue Silver Bind!"

Tang Ya activated her spirit. Pale blue grass burst from the ground like snakes, piercing the corpses.

Rustle, rustle...The evil soul masters’ bodies quickly decayed into white bones.

"Xiao Ya...?!"Beibei was horrified.

(End of Chapter)