Douluo Dalu: Huo Yuhao Knows the Plot

Chapter 223: External Soul Core, Virtual Empire

Seeing the Sect Master speak, the others, though curious, wisely left one after another.

Once everyone had left, Ice Empress immediately stepped forward, her jade hand gently caressing the man's cheek, asking with a worried expression, "How is it? Does it hurt a lot?"

Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, then a warm current flowed through his heart. Everyone else was focused on his strength, but Ice Empress was much more attentive. Where was the arrogance and domineering spirit of the Extreme Three Heavenly Kings? Now, Ice Empress was more like a virtuous and gentle little wife.

"Alright, aren't I fine? Speaking of which, I couldn't hold back yesterday because it was too passionate. Are you feeling better now?" Huo Yuhao embraced Ice Empress, whispering in her ear.

"You..." Ice Empress's face flushed red. Why was this man always thinking about that kind of thing? However, thinking of yesterday's madness and the unprecedented comfort, Ice Empress surprisingly felt a little anticipation in her heart.

"Then, then you can't tear my clothes again," Ice Empress said softly, lowering her head.

Clothes slipped, the bed swayed, and another round of intimate moments ensued.

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Inside the room, the storm subsided, and the battle ended. Huo Yuhao held Ice Empress's petite and exquisite body in his arms, his body and mind filled with satisfaction. Although Ice Empress was flat, she was very moist, a confirmation from Huo Yuhao, who had ended his virginity.

After resting for a while, the two put on their clothes, and the topic turned to serious matters.

"Ice, come with me," Huo Yuhao opened a spatial gate, pulling Ice Empress into it.

The scene before their eyes changed, and the two arrived at a strange and bizarre place. Clouds and mist churned beneath their feet, and a gale swept through. As far as the eye could see, there were countless pitch-black towering pillars, covering the area like a spider web, extending into the distance. The sky was devoid of sun and moon, only with lingering, never-dispersing misty white air.

Feeling the dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth around her, so thick that it seemed tangible, Ice Empress opened her small mouth in surprise, asking blankly, "Yuhao, what is this place?"

Huo Yuhao looked at her with a smile, "Haven't you already guessed? That's right, this is the internal space of my second soul core. I named it the Underworld."

"You really are a genius. The spiritual energy here is so pure that it can be directly absorbed after entering the body, without the need for conversion," Ice Empress exclaimed, her face full of shock.

Huo Yuhao explained, "I set up a formation. After the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the outside world enters, it will first pass through the formation to remove the mixed energy within it before flowing in. In other words, no matter what the external environment is like, the spiritual energy absorbed is already converted, without any impurities or attributes. Anyone can absorb it."

"Yuhao, if I cultivate here, will it affect you?" Ice Empress asked expectantly, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here was too rich.

"Haha, there's no need to be so troublesome. In a moment, I will give you a method to connect to the Underworld, and you will be able to use it to cultivate even outside."

"You don't have to worry about anything. Actually, the reason why I want to remove the impurities and attributes of the spiritual energy is for others to use. Not only you, but I will also invite Master and everyone from the Body Sect to join later."

"What, so many people?" Ice Empress was shocked. "Yuhao, why are you doing this? Besides, there isn't enough spiritual energy inside for so many people to absorb, right?"

"The Underworld still has a lot of room for development. It can continue to expand, but after expansion, it will become fragile and easily affected by the outside world. However, after you move in, you will strengthen the stability of the Underworld. At that time, I can also expand the Underworld with peace of mind," Huo Yuhao explained patiently.

You can think of the Underworld as a small country. Huo Yuhao is the king. Now, Huo Yuhao wants to expand his territory, which means attacking other countries. However, the domestic army is limited. If he sends them to attack other countries, his own country's rear will be empty and easily attacked. Therefore, expanding the army is the simplest and most direct method.

Huo Yuhao's introduction of Ice Empress and the Body Sect into the Underworld is just like this. These people are his army, opening up new territories for him and guarding the borders.

Of course, they can also receive benefits from it. First, the energy of the Underworld is extremely pure and can be directly absorbed without secondary conversion, which will greatly increase the efficiency of cultivation.

Second, people who join the Underworld can absorb the spiritual energy of the Underworld to replace their own soul power at any time when fighting against others, which means ultra-long endurance. As long as the opponent's strength is not strong, they can exhaust the opponent to death.

Under Huo Yuhao's guidance, Ice Empress left her spiritual imprint in the Underworld. In this way, even outside, Ice Empress can communicate with the Underworld at any time and obtain energy from it.

The connection between the Underworld and Ice Empress is a spiritual imprint, but the transmission of spiritual power is through a spatial channel.

In fact, Huo Yuhao spent the most effort in the Underworld on the spatial channel. The total amount of spatial power in the Underworld even exceeds spiritual power, but this spatial power is used for the operation of the Underworld and will not be absorbed and refined by others.

"I understand. The more people join, the stronger the Underworld will become. The larger the Underworld, the faster it absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. And the essence of the Underworld is actually your soul core. In this way, your cultivation will improve faster and faster, and you will also have a soul power total that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve."

"Although others do not have so many benefits after joining, the spiritual energy of the Underworld is much purer than the outside world, which can greatly enhance their cultivation efficiency. Moreover, when they encounter enemies and their own soul power is lacking, they can also borrow the spiritual energy of the Underworld for their own use.

Mutual benefit, you and they do not have any losses. What is lost is the power of the outside world. You are plundering the creation of heaven and earth."

With the understanding of the Underworld, Ice Empress suddenly realized and made a summary.

"That's right. As long as they see the benefits of it, there will naturally be people who want to join the Underworld at all costs without my invitation," Huo Yuhao nodded with a smile. He had a premonition that the Underworld was crucial to him and would be an important weapon to accelerate his journey to the peak.

"The biggest benefit is still you. In the end, all of us outsiders are working for you, right?" Ice Empress said, putting on an 'I see through you' expression.

Huo Yuhao was stunned. Did this Ice Empress even know what 'working' was?

"What you said is not wrong. After the Underworld is completed, my cultivation can be said to be advancing by leaps and bounds. Now, even if I lie down and do nothing, my cultivation will automatically improve."

After a pause, Huo Yuhao said with a smile, "Also, Ice, we are not outsiders. I am a man who can enter your body."

"You're going to die, you pervert," Ice Empress's fair face turned red when she heard this. Although the two had already experienced things more intimate than this, she was still not very comfortable with Huo Yuhao's lewd words.

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The next day, inside the council hall of the Body Sect, Sect Master Poison Undying, Golden Body Douluo Jin Peng, Holy Blood Douluo Ya Lingna, Spiritual Sound Douluo Ran Hongyue, White Bone Douluo, and other Titled Douluo were all present.

The only absentee, Song Ming, was sent by Huo Yuhao to protect Ye Lingling and was not in the sect.

In addition, there were also three Soul Douluo responsible for the daily management of the sect, namely Qingyang, Zhang Chuantao, and Gu Qingchen.

Under the gaze of more than a dozen pairs of eyes, Huo Yuhao spoke eloquently, explaining the general structure of the Underworld to everyone and stating the benefits of joining the Underworld.

Without exaggerating the propaganda, he believed that as long as these people entered and experienced it once, they would not be willing to withdraw.

"Alright, I believe I have already explained it very clearly. Do you all have any questions?" Huo Yuhao pulled over a chair and sat down, taking a sip of water to moisten his throat.

The crowd listened attentively, each of them shocked to a great extent. After Huo Yuhao finished speaking, there was a long silence.