--- Chapter 150 ---
Huo Yuhao was in a dilemma.
A fucking dilemma.
Like how the fuck this memory isn't surfaced sooner.
Theomars von Admante is a very vocal kid and was once considered one of Admante's talents, but his not-so-special appearances are rare in the family. His dull appearance makes him stand out compared to his other siblings, which leads to unfortunate bullying from a young age.
Admante's family currently has eight children, three young masters, and five young ladies. Theomars are such a sensation in the family.
Before Theomars' sixth birthday, all his sisters gathered and molested him in the dark room. They trained him to become a little toy and played around with his body.
At nine, the sisters drugged Theomars with an aphrodisiac and locked him in a room full of sex clones. They watched him for a month, violating those clones. The forceful pleasure is enough to make a young mind addicted to sex.
When Theomars hit puberty, the sisters took their turn and popped their cherries with him. It was not an enjoyable experience because they tortured him in each session, training him to be obedient.
After the 5th sister takes her turn, Theomars is beyond broken and always tries to avoid Admante Mansion at any cost. He doesn't want to meet or talk with his sister.
Even when Theomars reported this to the adult, all they said were his sister were "pranking him." with good times.
Hell no. The disgust Theomars had for the sisters couldn't be described with words.
It was such a pleasing coincidence that the monster race attacked Theomars, which led to the new family head(Theomars' 1st sister) banishing him to this Black Pearl Castle.
"Those Bitches..." Huo Yuhao clutched his head, feeling a searing headache. "I'll make them pay."
Maybe this is Theomars' unpaid anger flowing through Huo Yuhao's mind presently, but he doesn't care. There is a difference between pranks and evil acts.
Huo Yuhao utilized Universal Breathing Technique to calm his nerves and organize a "warm." welcome for the incoming 2nd sister of Theomars. He will make that woman pay, making her experience what Theomars experienced in his younger days.
"My liege... Your anger." Iris's head peeked out from the shadow. The adorable shadow cat is worried.
"Don't worry. I'm fine." Huo Yuhao sighed and sat down, patting Iris's head.
[Name: Theomars von Admante(Huo Yuhao)]
[Age: 19]
[Race: Ancient Ink Devil(Mid/25%)]
[Cultivation: 8th Class Devil Warrior(Mid/Recultivated)]
[Battle Power: Ninth Class(Low)]
[Passive Skill: Healing Factor(S), Poison Immunity(S), Devil Force(S)]
[Active Skill: Darkness Manipulation, Death Manipulation, All-Transforming Ink(D+), Eternal Shadow(2.000+)]
[Description: Transmigrated Person, Black Pearl Castle's Lord, Titania's Heir, Valstrax's Greatest Child]
Huo Yuhao's Observation Haki surrounded the Black Pearl Castle and reached two kilometers beyond the wall. He saw a flood of the monster race above the 5th Class marching toward this place.
He breathed in and whispered, "Good, I need something to vent my frustration. Just the right for them to come up."
"Iris, Brunhilde, Khiron. On your position."
"Yes, my liege." Three shadow warriors with menacing auras appeared and kneeled before him. They disappeared a second later and left Huo Yuhao alone in the garden.
Huo Yuhao heard a bell ringing in the castle, meaning a wave of monsters was about to appear. Someone has warned everyone in the area to be in their position and doesn't do anything reckless.
He smiled and kicked the ground, ascending to the sky.
"Arise..."
His voice is like a declaration of war, triggering the looming shadow of the Black Pearl Castle. The shadow warrior appeared one after another from the soil illuminated by the sun, forming three groups of the army.
On the edge of a cliff, a shadow centaur with full-plated armor and a blazing white flame emerged, commanding his division to greet the monster race. He was one of the Elite Shadow Warriors, Khiron.
One of the very shadows converted on the battlefield for the first time by Huo Yuhao and survived the Nightmare Demon Pot to this day. He was "actually." named after Chiron, a famous individual in Greek Mythology.
In the sky, over 700 shadow warriors with wings followed a female warrior shadow named Brunhilde. A winged-monster race(variant) born from the Nightmare Demon Pot, having a constitution of valkyrie and prowess to fight countless enemies.
She was wrapped in dress-like armor, burning with pink flame. And just like Khiron, Brunhilde is inspired by Valkyrie from Nordic Mythology.
Meanwhile, Iris stayed in the backline with 500 shadow warriors of nature like her. As she compressed dark energy into a bow, no explanation was "clearly." needed for her group.
A sturdy shadow armor covered Huo Yuhao's body, which he created through Darkness and Death tempering. Eternal Shadow Armor could resist and absorb the enemy's attack efficiently, even allowing him to decay them upon touch.
Only high-concentration attacks from 9th Class Monster/Warrior could pierce Huo Yuhao's armor. That's if he allowed them to touch him.
Huo Yuhao clenched his left hand and used All-Transforming Ink into halberd, coating it with Armament Haki.
Pointing at the incoming monster's wave, Huo Yuhao huffed and loudly declared, "Attack!"
"AAAHHHH!"
"WRAAAAA!"
"WOOHOO!"
The bow squad charged their attacks and lit the arrow with dark energy, burning the tip with ghastly fire. They released the bowstrings and launched a rain of darkness at the enemy.
The Valkyrie squad spread out and formed several throwing weapons such as spears and other polearms. Brunhilde equipped herself with a lance and shield, charging to the rear end of the enemy line.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Monsters are flying everywhere.
They couldn't fight back this slaughter because the 7th Class Monster and lower are fodders for Huo Yuhao's shadow army.
"Remember, no monster!" Khiron brandished his battle ax and began to chop the enemy from the front, slaughtering them. His movement is too fast for normal eyes to follow, leaving black flashes on the battlefield.
The army followed Khiron and swarmed the monster's wave.
Huo Yuhao focused on the leader and jumped with half his might, leaving a spider web-like crack on the ground. He clenched his grip on the halberd and swung down.
"Ripple Blow." A wave-like energy covered Huo Yuhao's halberd.
BOOM!
An energy wave akin to a nuke descended on the monster wave and loaded Hou Yuhao's ears with killing notification. His slightly red eyes don't even blink when seeing this scenery, the death of a hundred thousand lives with one halberd strike.
A single swing of his weapon is enough to obliterate anything lower than 8th Class into nothingness. It also covers a 100 meters radius area that even the 8th Class monster was having a tough time surviving his extreme offense.
Death energy is scary, one grazes on the skin, and your lifespan is "instantly." reduced in half.
And Darkness Energy is making it worse.
Huo Yuhao applied Darkness Energy's stickiness on his attack, forcing the target to stay on the spot.
Once his attack reaches the target, it will kill.
After living in this world for one year, Huo Yuhao cared less about flashy attacks. This homesickness led him to develop an efficient attack to slaughter the whole army of the monster race.
The monster race army feared Huo Yuhao and even called him the Ruler of Shadow.
However, they couldn't stop attacking him because the king ordered them to retrieve something from the border castle. Sacrifice doesn't matter to the monster race(Siluman) because their number is far greater than to the Devil Race.
Once they conquer the border castle, the monster race will become undefeated.
The shadow army is like a black flame burning through the enemy, swallowing them into the endless darkness.
"They sent more fodder this time. I wonder why?" Huo Yuhao commented while checking the Quest's objective. The number is rolling and increasing each second, reaching 6 million quickly.
Huo Yuhao threw the halberd and eliminated three 8th Class monsters in one swoop. "Weird, they seem ten times weaker than before." He added, calling the halberd back.
That's not weird.
Huo Yuhao recently broke through the middle stage of the 8th Class Devil Warrior Realm. His strength is also abnormal compared to a typical devil warrior, around six times stronger.
Creating an Energy Core in his heart nine months ago granted him almost no delay in energy recovery, which decreased the energy required to launch an energy-based attack. It hastens his growth exponentially.
"My liege, we have destroyed our enemies." The three elite shadow warriors kneeled in front of Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao nodded and responded, "Good job."
"Transport the corpse into the Jungle Dungeon. I'll convert and refine them later."
The lower-classed shadows shivered in excitement when hearing Huo Yuhao's words. It's a chance for them to become stronger and reach the same noble rank as three elite warriors.
Their loyalty toward him is out of the roof.
What's better than serving Huo Yuhao for eternity?
Nothing.
"Hmm?" Huo Yuhao instinctively turned around and saw a dark-skinned monster race. It was an orc with a dirty grin and red tattoos all over its muscular body.
The dark-skinned orc pointed at Huo Yuhao and made a slitting gesture across its neck, disappearing into dust.
"Was that a provocation?" Huo Yuhao was amused.
"Elementary student's roast is better than that guy."
...
...
A night gradually welcomed Titania, making things easier for the shadow army as they could observe the plain better in the darkness. There is a reason why the monster race didn't dare to attack at night.
Jungle Dungeon.
Huo Yuhao is refining low-classed shadow warriors and turning them into the veteran stage, increasing his army's strength. He doesn't have to check them up because Evo will notify him.
[You have refined 10 Shadow Warriors into a veteran centaur warrior]
[You have refined 10 Shadow Warriors into a veteran centaur warrior]
[You have refined 10 Shadow Warriors into a veteran centaur warrior]
[You have refined...]
[You have refined...]
[You have refined 10 Shadow Warriors into a veteran winged warrior]
[You have refined 10 Shadow Warriors into a veteran winged warrior]
[You have refined 10 Shadow Warriors into a veteran winged warrior]
[You have refined...]
[You have refined...]
[You have refined 10 Shadow Warriors into a veteran shadow cat]
[You have refined 10 Shadow Warriors into a veteran shadow cat]
[You have refined 10 Shadow Warriors into a veteran shadow cat]
[You have refined...]
[You have refined...]
His energy is close to 10%, indicating he will stop.
Huo Yuhao yawned and grabbed a ripe fruit near him, tasting its sourness for a second to keep him awake. He stood up and looked at the vast jungle area, hearing beasts and dinosaurs roar all over it.
A towering creature appeared from tall trees.
Huo Yuhao turned around and saw the Jungle Dungeon Boss, a 19ft gold-furred jaguar with a unique black dots pattern and a body of pure muscle. This beast was huge but possessed a pair of intelligent green eyes.
[Jungle Guardian(Level 79/Tamed)]
With Voice of all Things, it's not hard for Huo Yuhao to communicate with the Dungeon's Boss. He proposed a term and condition where they could benefit others without destroying this place.
He and Black Pearl Castle's people will be able to move freely and plant foods in this place. And the Jungle Guardian will live peacefully under Huo Yuhao's protection.
Appearance is sometimes confusing, as Jungle Guardian is no different than a lazy house cat.
"There, your food." Huo Yuhao pointed at the pile of the monster race's corpses.
Jungle Guardian purred and rubbed her face on Huo Yuhao, giving him a lick. She headed for the food, causing him to chuckle a little.
"Then, see ya." He summoned the portal and returned to the basement.
Huo Yuhao sensed a strong presence approaching the castle and used Shadow Teleportation to reach the castle's wall. He focused on the beautiful white moon in the sky and saw an ethereal beauty appear.
He smiled coldly because the beauty was none other than Theomars' 2nd sister, Mercedes von Admante.
"No, greeting? Theo has become such a bad boy..." Mercedes's tone is flat, but her intention is clear.
Huo Yuhao shrugged and returned casually, "Greeting for who? Your majesty, Mercedes von Admante? I'm not a member of the Admante Family anymore, dear Angel."
"..." Mercedes's eyes widened in surprise.
"What? Wanna make me kneel?" Huo Yuhao provoked her again while crossing his arms. "Theomars von Admante was long dead when the monster race ambushed and left him in the cold winter."
No, this can't be.
This guy is not the toy Mercedes used to know.
The flat expression on Mercedes's face cracked, revealing a suspicious frown.
"Who are you..."
Huo Yuhao flipped his finger off and declared, "The man before you is Theomars von Valstrax!"
"The Black Pearl Castle's Lord!!" The confidence Huo Yuhao exuded left Mercedes speechless.
Mercedes blinked in surprise and noticed Huo Yuhao floating just like her in the sky. He was 30 centimeters away from her.
"Theo, Kneel." She said calmly, believing Theomars hadn't changed at all. And his current confidence is just a facade.
"Kneel... Or sister will be mad at you."
Huo Yuhao bent his body slightly, causing a smile to appear on Mercedes's beautiful face.
'Good-!' Mercedes's breathing becomes heavier.
PA!
"Eh?"
A red palm mark was "abruptly." plastered on Mercedes's left cheek.
The heat from Huo Yuhao's hand is still here, shocking Mercedes to the very core.
H-He back-slapped her?
"Y-You..."
PA!
Huo Yuhao slapped Mercedes again indifferently.
"Kneel? Know your place, bitch..." He said with such venom.
Today, Mercedes von Admante will know her place.