novelraw Chapter 108 Questioning
Chapter 108 Questioning
Chapter 109 Questioning
Taking advantage of the moment when Protector Xue was dragged into a soul illusion by "Dream Startling" and his consciousness was in a daze, Huo Yuhao suppressed the dizziness caused by the consumption of his soul, took a deep breath, and quickly circulated the Concentration Technique to restore his mental strength.
A moment later, Huo Yuhao rapidly formed hand seals and chanted a mysterious and obscure incantation, with a hazy gray mist emanating from his fingertips.
Necromancy - Soul Manipulation!
Huo Yuhao did not stop. He repeated the incantation several times, and multiple wisps of gray mist overlapped at his fingertips, their color becoming increasingly deep.
The gray mist, like living tentacles, silently merged into the spiritual threads extended by Huo Yuhao, and together they burrowed into the unsuspecting depths of Protector Xue's soul.
Mind control!
With the combined use of the two control methods, Protector Xue's soul, which was at the Dou Zong level, quietly changed, and soon, his consciousness was taken over by Huo Yuhao.
A moment later, the empty, bewildered look in Protector Xue's eyes faded, replaced by a fanatical obedience. He bowed deeply towards Huo Yuhao, saying, "Master!"
"Hiss—" The old man beside him released the spatial confinement he had been maintaining. Witnessing this bizarre and domineering scene, even he, with his vast experience, couldn't help but gasp. His aged face was filled with shock.
"Your soul-binding technique—I've never even heard of it before!"
Huo Yuhao did not respond to Elder Qian's astonishment. His face was pale, but his eyes were sharp as knives. Without hesitation, he launched a soul search on Protector Xue. A massive stream of information flooded into his mind, and he quickly sifted through the key intelligence.
"Elder Qian!" Huo Yuhao's voice was urgent. "He has an accomplice! He's also a Soul Hall Protector, a three-star Dou Zong. He's the one who led the attack on the inner courtyard!"
Elder Qian raised a brow: "No need to worry, Su Qian and Elder Bai are more than capable of handling this!"
"What if he senses the situation is bad and tries to escape?" Huo Yuhao interrupted him, his tone resolute. "I request that Elder Qian personally go to the inner courtyard immediately! Make sure everything is absolutely safe!"
Before the words were even finished, the space around the two of them rippled violently. As if a curtain had been torn open, Elder Bai and Su Qian, the Grand Elder of the Inner Court, stepped out.
Elder Bai's face was contorted with rage, his beard and hair standing on end, clearly seething with anger: "Damn it! Those rats are so slippery! They scattered and ran away before I even arrived!"
"They all ran away?" Huo Yuhao's heart sank, and his brows furrowed.
Su Qian's expression was also not good. He continued, "I joined forces with Elder Bai and killed several Dou Huangs, but the leading Soul Palace Protector, seeing that things were not going well, tore through space and escaped."
He turned his gaze to Huo Yuhao, his eyes filled with sincere gratitude and lingering fear. He disregarded his status as the Grand Elder of the Inner Court and bowed deeply to Huo Yuhao: "Elder Huo, the academy's collapse this time was entirely due to your efforts in turning the tide!"
Su Qian—On behalf of all the faculty and students of the college, thank you!
"Elder, you flatter me." Huo Yuhao didn't stand on ceremony. At this moment, his remaining spiritual energy, like an invisible tide, was relentlessly enveloping the entire outer courtyard, carefully scanning every corner.
Only when he saw Little Fairy Doctor, Han Yue, Lin Xiuya and others emerge safely from the library, confirming that all the students in the outer academy were still alive, did his heart finally settle down, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Just then, Elder Bai's stern rebuke rang out: "Su Qian! What kind of elder are you! The academy has suffered such a calamity, and you cannot escape blame! Even dying ten times wouldn't be enough to atone for your sins!"
Bai Lao's sharp gaze swept over Su Qian like a knife, his calm tone concealing a thunderous rage.
"Elder Bai, Elder Qian!" Huo Yuhao's voice was like ice shattering, his unprecedented severity and anger instantly overwhelming Elder Bai's accusations! He turned around abruptly, his gaze like torches, piercing straight at the two guardian elders.
"Who should be held accountable?"
He pointed at the teachers and students lying unconscious throughout the teaching building, like soulless shells, his anger almost bursting forth: "You know that Little Fairy Doctor and the others hid in the library! They begged you for help, but what were you doing?"
"Your soul power swept over us, and you thought everything was fine just because everyone was in the outer courtyard? Have you ever considered that the souls of these thousands of teachers and students outside have already been controlled by someone?"
Huo Yuhao's words grew increasingly harsh: "Even the vice-dean, all the elders of the outer courtyard, were controlled! When Protector Xue made his move, it wasn't that no one resisted! But did you even notice?!"
"We don't know whether what these trainees are saying is true or false!" the old man argued.
"Should we thank you for not kicking out the last of these students?" Huo Yuhao sneered.
"If I hadn't for foreseen this, the entire outer court of Canaan would be a wasteland by now! Is this your way of protecting us?"
"What exactly have you two been protecting as guardians of the academy?!" Huo Yuhao's roar could be clearly heard throughout the entire outer courtyard.
The old man was choked by the barrage of questions, his face flushed red, and a surge of shame and anger rushed to his head. The spatial power around him fluctuated violently, and he subconsciously wanted to lash out. However, he knew he was in the wrong, so he suppressed his anger, his beard trembling, but ultimately did not make a move.
Su Qian quickly stepped forward to stop him, trying to protect Huo Yuhao, the young elder who had done a great favor for the academy, despite Elder Bai's anger: "Elder Bai, please calm down. Elder Huo was just saying that in anger—"
Only Elder Qian, who knew his old friend's temperament well, immediately stepped forward, standing between the two, his tone heavy and sincere: "Elder Huo, please calm down! This matter—was indeed due to our negligence; we failed to see through this strange soul control technique. Elder Bai was also extremely anxious and his words were too harsh—"
"Hmph!" Elder Bai snorted heavily, which was considered an admission of Elder Qian's statement, but his face was still extremely ugly.
Just as the atmosphere reached a stalemate, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of Huo Yuhao like a ghost, firmly protecting him behind him! It was Ling Ying! His eyes were as cold as iron, and he tightly gripped a silver scroll that emitted terrifying spatial fluctuations in his hand.
"I am Ling Ying, a member of the Ancient Clan, one of the Eight Ancient Clans!" Ling Ying's voice carried an undeniable authority: "I am ordered by the Clan Chief to protect Young Master Huo Yuhao! If Canaan Academy dares to do anything to harm him, don't blame the Ancient Clan for disregarding Dean Mang Tianchi's feelings!"
The spatial runes on the scroll lit up slightly, and the aura above the Dou Zong level emanated, instantly creating a tense atmosphere!
"Senior Ling!" Huo Yuhao immediately spoke up, grabbing Ling Ying's arm. "We're just discussing how to resolve the current crisis!"
He looked at the centenarians, his eyes still filled with anger, but his tone softened slightly: "The most urgent task is to treat these teachers and students!"
Elder Su Qian quickly tried to smooth things over, cold sweat beading on his forehead: "Elder Huo is absolutely right! The Soul Hall's methods of silently and massively manipulating souls are truly unheard of, and impossible to guard against! We—"