Five Finger Fist Heart Sword is a formidable sword path killer move.
Gu Immortal Bo Qing, the creator of this lethal technique, began his journey at a young age. Despite his youth, his talent was extraordinary.
He developed his own unique swordsmanship, the Gu insect, traversed the five realms, and defeated countless invincible opponents across the world.
He stands as one of the most remarkable Rank 8 powerhouses in history, renowned for his exceptional combat prowess. His most devastating technique, the Five Finger Fist Heart Sword, is also one of the most formidable offensive moves below Rank 9.
Although Huo Yuhao has yet to obtain a Gu insect related to swordsmanship, opportunities may arise in the future. The key to this lies in Ji Juechen.
Ji Juechen, a student of the Royal Academy of the Sun and Moon Empire, possesses a martial soul that appears to be nothing more than an ordinary sword. His innate soul power is only at level three, but he poured his heart and soul into the sword, forging his own path.
Ji Juechen transformed his martial soul into pure energy rather than a physical entity, seamlessly integrating it into a meteorite iron sword. For him, the sword and the person are one—indivisible.
His talent is astonishing, placing him among the elite of the Tang Sect. Had he been born in a world of immortal cultivation rather than the Douluo Continent, he might have become a swordsman of unparalleled clarity and natural skill.
Moreover, Ji Juechen has a wife, Jing Ziyan. While his life doesn't perfectly mirror Bo Qing's, there are undeniable parallels.
There's another reason Huo Yuhao is drawn to the Sun and Moon Empire. A sword fanatic like Ji Juechen would be wasting his talent by remaining there. Huo Yuhao couldn't let such potential go unnoticed.
However, the Sun and Moon Empire is also the stronghold of the evil soul masters.
It's not just that the Holy Spirit Sect has been declared the state religion and allowed to flourish; the current Crown Prince of the Sun and Moon Empire, Xu Tianran, has even acknowledged the Holy Spirit Sect's supreme leader as his adoptive mother and worships their current leader as the national teacher.
The situation is chaotic, and the level of danger rivals that of Shrek Academy.
If Huo Yuhao truly wants reliable teammates, he might be better off turning to the Body Sect. Not only are they fiercely protective of their own, but they are also deeply loyal and dependable.
Pulling his wandering thoughts back, Huo Yuhao refocused. It was time to experiment with the newly acquired externally attached soul bone.
The Dark Gold Terror Claw soul bone has two forms. Huo Yuhao raised his right hand, and in a flash of dark golden light, a claw over five feet long, sharp as a blade, emerged from his palm. In its normal form, it can summon dark gold claws capable of cutting through iron as if it were clay.
The other form is a soul skill, which Huo Yuhao named the Sky-Splitting Claw. This technique condenses soul power into a massive claw shadow, indestructible and devastating in its simplicity. Though unpretentious, its lethality is unmatched.
Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes slightly and swung the Dark Gold Terror Claw toward the distant space. A burst of intense dark golden light erupted instantly. In a flash, the claw transformed into a three-meter-long shadow that struck the ground with tremendous force.
"Boom!"
Without even stirring dust, five deep gashes, each three meters long, were carved into the ground. Even after the attack ended, the air was left with a hissing sound, like air escaping from a puncture. This was the power of the bear!
Currently, Huo Yuhao needs to expend at least 10% of his soul power to unleash the Sky-Splitting Claw once, but its destructive force rivals that of a five-ring Soul King.
As the sky darkened and night fell, the Star Dou Forest grew even more perilous. Many terrifying spirit beasts emerge at night, making the mixed zone especially dangerous for spirit master teams of average strength.
Such teams typically retreat to the outer areas or leave the forest entirely to rest and recover, returning the next day to hunt for suitable soul rings. This is the standard procedure for spirit beast hunting.
For Huo Yuhao, however, things are far less complicated. With the assistance of Skydream and the Ice Empress, along with his all-encompassing mental detection and the concealment provided by his simulation ability, navigating the forest is a much simpler task.
As long as Huo Yuhao doesn't encounter an exceptionally powerful existence, it can be said that he is as free as a bird in the desert. This holds true even in the mixed zones of the Star Dou Forest.
As the saying goes, "When opportunity knocks, you must answer." It would be a waste not to use the Forced Gu he now possesses. Besides, less than three days had passed since the one-week deadline he and Ma Xiaotao had agreed upon.
Allowing one day for travel, he still had three days left. Huo Yuhao refused to believe he couldn't find a suitable soul beast to operate on.
The next time he visits the Star Dou Forest, it will likely be when his soul power reaches level 40. By then, he should be able to absorb soul rings from spirit beasts around forty to fifty thousand years old.
Soul beasts of this caliber are exceedingly rare in the mixed zone. Rather than wasting time there, it would be far more efficient to head directly to the core area.
The second round of using forced Gu is, after all, limited by the number of attempts.
To be honest, Huo Yuhao wouldn't think much of thousand-year-level externally attached soul bones unless they came from spirit beasts with exceptionally powerful bloodlines.
It's not that he's ungrateful—it's just that he now possesses too many trump cards. If he truly can't find a suitable spirit beast, he could always save the Forced Gu for an upgrade later. The only question is when the upgrade function will be unlocked.
There's also Skydream's mission to [increase soul power], which remains incomplete even at level 33. Huo Yuhao can't afford to ignore this mission.
After all, how can he grow stronger without improving his soul power? In a way, Huo Yuhao feels stuck in this mission, facing a long and arduous road ahead.
'There's no time in life when you can't force something.' Huo Yuhao couldn't help but wonder if his luck had been drained by the drop of the Dark Gold Terror Claw soul bone.
An entire day had passed, and he still hadn't encountered a suitable spirit beast. He quickly dismissed this thought, blaming the Red King instead.
It was the Red King's uncontrollable rage that had driven all the powerful bloodline spirit beasts out of the mixed zone.
All that remained were the blind and reckless low level beasts. Huo Yuhao couldn't help but think maliciously of the little bear.
"That's it, it's time to head back…"
"Yuhao, pay attention to your nine o'clock direction. There are people from Shrek," Skydream's voice suddenly reminded him.
Huo Yuhao, who had been about to leave, narrowed the range of his mental detection to a straight line, following Skydream's guidance. He frowned slightly, then activated the Light Rainbow Gu, propelling his body forward like an arrow.
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"Wang Dong, get out of here now!"
With a loud phoenix cry, the six soul rings on Ma Xiaotao's body glowed brightly under the fiery light. Her second and third soul rings lit up simultaneously.
"Second Soul Skill: Bathing Fire Phoenix!"
"Third Soul Skill: Phoenix Wing Ascension!"
With the amplification of these two powerful skills, blazing phoenix flames erupted from her body like an explosion. The wings behind her flapped fiercely, propelling her forward like a flaming meteor.
With a sharp roar and a burst of air, she shot toward a massive black spider exuding an aura of extreme evil and coldness.
"The distress signal has been sent. I hope Elder Xuan Zi has seen it," Wang Dong muttered to himself as she urged the Light Goddess Butterfly to flee, avoiding the aftermath of the battlefield.
As a Soul Grandmaster, she was utterly powerless in this situation—too weak to make a difference. All he could do was hope that Senior Sister Xiaotao could successfully deal with this terrifying spirit beast.
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