Douluo Continent: The Destruction of Life, My Brother Huo Yuhao

Chapter 13 The Unquenchable Flame, Amaterasu!

The courtyard was completely silent.

Wang Changbi stood to the side, his mouth slightly open, his eyes wide like copper bells. He looked at Dai Tu, then at the wrung-out patch of clothing on the sect leader's chest, his throat moved, but no sound came out.

What just happened?

That level 25 Soul Master kid used a Soul Skill, and then... then the Sect Master's Soul Power Armor developed cracks.

Although it was just a superficial, insignificant crack, and although the sect leader didn't even flinch, it was still the armor of a level 98 Super Douluo!

Even if he, a fourth-ring Soul Master, were to unleash his full power, he wouldn't be able to leave the slightest mark on it.

But Dai Tu did it.

He accomplished it using the first soul skill granted by a century-old soul ring.

"Spatial Soul Skill..." Wang Changbi murmured, repeating the sect leader's words, his gaze towards Dai Tu completely changing.

That wasn't the way they looked at a "newcomer," nor the way they looked at a "genius," but the way they looked at a "monster."

Du Busi didn't look at Wang Changbi. All his attention was focused on Dai Tu, on those eyes that had just lost their crimson color.

"The Mangekyou Sharingan..." Poison Immortal murmured the name, as if savoring it, or perhaps confirming it. "Good, a fine Mangekyou Sharingan. Kid, do your eyes have any other abilities?"

Dai Tu was silent for two seconds, then nodded.

"have."

"Show me." The voice of the Undying Poison was filled with an undeniable command, but even more so with barely suppressed excitement.

"Use your strongest attack, hold nothing back. Let me see the limits of your eyes."

Dai Tu glanced at Du Busi, then looked at his own soul power, which he had just recovered some of.

The Divine Might Twisting attack just now consumed nearly 20% of his soul power. Now, he only has less than 80% of his soul power left, and the next soul skill will consume even more.

Dai Tu took a deep breath and raised his head again.

The crimson kaleidoscope reappeared, shimmering with an eerie light in the night. This time, the patterns spun faster and more wildly, as if something was awakening deep within those eyes.

"The second soul skill!"

Dai Tu's voice was very soft, so soft that it was almost blown away by the night wind.

But his eyes were fixed on Poison Undying's right shoulder.

"Amaterasu."

The words fell.

There were no warning signs, no process whatsoever.

A flame suddenly ignited on Du Busi's right shoulder.

Black flames.

The flame was strange; it burned without sound, heat, or even light.

If it weren't for the darkness of night, where the pure, all-consuming blackness was so conspicuous, perhaps no one would have noticed its existence at all.

But it was there, burning quietly, starting from Poison Undying's right shoulder and slowly spreading.

Poison Undying looked down at the black flames on his shoulder, his brows furrowing slightly.

He felt a strange, destructive power clinging to his skin, trying to burn through his soul armor, penetrate his flesh, and incinerate his bones.

No, it's not just burning.

It means "erasure".

Just like that spatial soul skill from before, the power of this flame is also trying to completely "erase" that part of his body from this world.

"Interesting..." A hint of surprise flashed in Poison Undying's eyes, but he did not panic. With a thought, he channeled his powerful soul force to his right shoulder, attempting to extinguish the black flames.

But the next second, his expression changed.

Because that flame cannot be extinguished.

The deep green soul power surged towards the flames like a tide, but instead of being extinguished by the impact of the soul power, the flames burned even more fiercely.

It's like a persistent, insidious infection, clinging tightly to the skin of the poison-infected, frantically devouring the surging soul power, then transforming it into burning fuel, spreading faster and more fiercely.

In just a few breaths, the flames, which were the size of a fist, spread to the entire right shoulder and even began to spread to the chest and right arm.

"What kind of flame is this?!" Poison Undying was finally somewhat moved.

He tried three methods: first, he used soul power to attack, but it was ineffective. Then he tried using water-attribute soul power, which had an opposing attribute, but that was also ineffective.

Finally, he even used a portion of the power of his Martial Soul True Body. A layer of dark green scales appeared on the surface of his right arm, a feature of his Martial Soul after its second awakening, with defensive capabilities comparable to the carapace of a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast.

But the black flames continued to burn.

It burns quietly, stubbornly, and tirelessly, devouring all forces that try to extinguish it, and then grows stronger and more intense.

"Sect Master!" Wang Changbi finally reacted, his face turning pale, and he wanted to step forward to help.

"Don't come any closer!" Poison Undying shouted sharply, staring intently at the flames on his shoulder, his eyes flashing with a bright green light. "This flame... can burn soul power, can burn energy, and can even burn rules. Ordinary methods can't extinguish it."

He turned to look at Dai Tu, his voice tinged with urgency: "Kid, how do we extinguish this flame?"

Dai Tu stood rooted to the spot, his face as pale as paper. The consumption of Amaterasu far exceeded his expectations. In just those few short seconds, his soul power had been drained away like a flood, and was now almost gone.

"Either... burn the target to ashes." Dai Tu's voice was weak, but still calm. "Or... I'll extinguish it myself."

But as expected of a level 98 Super Douluo, his reaction was extremely fast. Just as the flames were about to break through his scales and burn his skin, he made a move that surprised everyone.

He raised his left hand, his fingers forming a claw, and fiercely grabbed at his right shoulder.

"Sizzle!"

The sound of flesh tearing apart rang out.

Poison Undying actually tore off a large chunk of flesh from his right shoulder, along with the burning black flames!

Blood splattered, and bits of flesh and scales fell to the ground. The still-burning black flames lost their anchor and slowly died down, eventually turning into wisps of black smoke and dissipating into the air.

Poison Undying let out a muffled groan, revealing a bloody hole the size of a bowl on his right shoulder, deep enough to expose the bone. But his expression remained unchanged; he simply circulated his soul power, and the flesh at the wound began to heal at a visible speed.

In just a few breaths, the blood hole shrank by more than half. Although it had not fully recovered, the bleeding had stopped.

"Good, good, good..." Du Busi looked at the still-smoking pool of flesh and blood on the ground, then at Dai Tu, who was pale and swaying, and suddenly burst into laughter.

The laughter was so loud that it made the entire courtyard tremble slightly.

"Spatial Soul Skill! Rule-based Flames! A level 25 Great Soul Master almost injured me, a level 98 Super Douluo!"

Du Busi laughed until tears almost streamed down his face. He took a step in front of Dai Tu, grabbed Dai Tu's shoulder with his huge hand, and shook him violently.

"Kid, do you even know what those eyes of yours mean?!"

Dai Tu was shaken until he felt dizzy, but he still managed to shake his head.

"This means that your original martial soul has completed its second awakening!" Poison Undying's voice was filled with wild joy, almost a roar.

"And it's the highest level—Gold-level Awakening!"