Soul Land 3: Legend Of The Dragon King

Chapter 1380

The last two vehicles were instantly inundated by those ghastly grey creatures, while the undead beings in front of the first vehicle parted to open up a path.

A figure appeared at the conclusion of the path, then slowly began to approach the first vehicle. He didn't appear to be moving very quickly, but his footsteps were very rhythmic, and he reached the site of the explosion in the blink of an eye.

He wore a suit of grey armor with a grey cape. The suit of armor was glittering and translucent, and it complemented his handsome facial features. He had a head of long black hair that trailed down his back, creating a stark contrast with his deathly pale face that was devoid of any color.

He was holding a thin and long sword that was also of a translucent grey color, just like his suit of armor, and there was a layer of grey light that was visible over the surface of the sword.

His suit of armor didn't include a helmet; there was only a rhomboid grey crystal on his forehead that was reflecting light in all directions with its countless facets.

No matter how one appraised him, he seemed more like a god of death from the infernal realm than a human being.

He gently slashed his grey sword through the air, and the fireball up ahead instantly split into two. His brows furrowed slightly as he sighed, "Rise up, beings of the infernal realm."

Bursts of grey flames instantly began to spread in all directions from his body, igniting all of the surrounding undead creatures and filling this grey world with an unsettling aura.

"I didn't think you were still alive, Infernal King Douluo Harosha." The Smiling Douluo's grim voice rang out, immediately following which a golden figure expanded drastically in size. In the blink of an eye, he had swelled to over 100 meters tall, and his bulging golden stomach created quite a sight to behold.

Harosha said in a cold voice, "A junior like you has no right to say my name."

He gently slashed his sword toward the Smiling Douluo as he spoke, and a blade manifested from a burst of grey flames instantly hurtled toward Hu Jie.

The blade wasn't very large, and it was completely insignificant in stature in the face of Hu Jie's gigantic martial soul true body, but Hu Jie immediately shot back like lightning as his expression darkened even further, not daring to take the attack head-on. He clasped his hands together before himself, then violently thrust his giant stomach forward. The grey blade vanished without a sound, but a layer of grey instantly appeared over Hu Jie's body, and his expression changed drastically as he rushed backward in an even more frantic manner.

He had already used his most powerful golden belly to withstand the attack, but he could still feel his own life force seeping away at a rapid rate, and even at a conservative estimate, his lifespan had been reduced by at least two years.

What kind of terrifying power was this?

This Infernal King Douluo truly did live up to his fearsomely notorious reputation.

He was a powerful being who stood at the pinnacle of the world, and he had forged a resounding reputation for himself even before the emergence of the Atlas Douluo. By the time that Yun Ming had become a renowned figure, he had already faded into obscurity.

If it weren't for his Infernal Rebirth domain, Hu Jie wouldn't have been able to identify him.

Even at Hu Jie's age, he had only heard legends of this terrifying evil Soul Master.

It wasn't inappropriate for Harosha to refer to Hu Jie as a junior. At the very least, Harosha was two generations above Hu Jie. He appeared to be a man in his thirties, but in reality, even if he hadn't reached 200 years of age yet, he was at least over 170 years old.

It was said that Infernal King Douluo Harosha bad been born in a small city in the Douluo Federation. The legends stated that he was contaminated by something impure when he was born, and he had completely pale and colorless skin from birth, as well as a pair of grey eyes.

His peculiar appearance filled his family with horror, and they immediately abandoned him.

However, Harosha's life force was very resilient, and he was saved by someone before being taken to an orphanage. Due to his strange appearance, he was denounced and ostracized by everyone else.

He led a lonesome life in the orphanage until he turned six years old, and his martial soul awakened without any catalyst.

From the day that his martial soul awakened, he was destined to bring disaster upon this world.

A domain had awakened alongside his martial soul; it was none other than this Infernal Rebirth domain.

When his domain had first manifested itself, it hadn't been all that powerful, but 12 skeleton warriors had arisen along with it. Those 12 skeleton warriors massacred the entire orphanage; all of the children and caretakers in that orphanage became the first group of sacrifices for his Infernal Rebirth domain.

Their blood and flesh was devoured by his domain and converted into power for him, allowing him to attain innate full soul power.

At the time, Harosha had been completely shell-shocked as he had no idea what had happened, either. However, after that, he sensed enormous power.

He had been a loner all his life, so his personality was far from bright and optimistic. After killing all of the people who were always ignoring or mocking him, a twisted sense of joy welled up in his heart. Thus, he left the orphanage. At the time, he was still just a child who had no idea what fear was; all he wanted was to experience more of this joy.

The 12 skeleton warriors bestowed upon him by the Infernal Rebirth domain went on a horrendous killing spree, and over time, the scope covered by his domain expanded from a radius of just over 10 meters to over 30 meters.

When the military was finally alerted to what he had done and arrived on the scene, they were greeted by a hellish sight. They immediately concluded that he was an evil Soul Master and killed him along with his 12 skeleton warriors, then buried them together.

However, no one could've imagined what would happen next. Under the effect of his Infernal Rebirth domain, Harosha was resurrected after seven days. He clawed his way out of the soil, then embarked on his path of destruction and slaughter once again.

Having learned his lesson from that ordeal, he knew that he couldn't continue to be so reckless, so he left the city and traveled to more rural areas, targeting secluded villages for his killing sprees. During this process, he could clearly sense that he was becoming more and more powerful. The 12 skeleton warriors had been resurrected alongside him, and they were also becoming increasingly more powerful, as well as more evil and merciless.

It had once been said that Infernal King Douluo Harosha was a punishment handed down to the human race by the heavens. Humans had incurred the wrath of the gods by destroying the environment and ruining the world, and they were now being made to pay for it.

He grew and developed at an alarming rate, and when the federation finally began to take notice of what he was doing, he suddenly fell into obscurity. No one knew where he had gone until he resurfaced 10 years later. 

When he re-emerged, he slaughtered an entire small city rather than his usual target of secluded villages. Over 60,000 people perished in that disaster, and with that massive influx of sacrifices, he made a breakthrough to become a Titled Douluo. At the time, he was only 19 years old!

After that, he disappeared once again, and the federation was unable to track him down despite their best efforts. 

Thus, the notorious legend of Infernal King Douluo Harosha was forged.

During that generation, his name was synonymous to terror and slaughter. He didn't appear very often; he would only resurface once every five to 10 years, but every time he appeared, widespread death and destruction would follow.

Thus, he also had the nickname of Grey Terror at the time.

Only after he gave himself the title of Infernal King Douluo was the nickname of Grey Terror gradually phased out.

He became a Hyper Douluo at 25 years of age, and that breakthrough had come at the expense of over 100,000 lives.

After that, Shrek Academy finally tracked him down. Atlas Douluo Yun Ming's teacher, who was the Sea God's Pavilion Master at the time, cornered Harosha in a secluded seaside town.

It turned out that Harosha hadn't refrained from slaughter during his time in hiding; he was merely slaughtering sea creatures rather than humans. There were virtually limitless living creatures in the sea, and he was able to continue to progress by slaughtering them. Every time he went on a large scale killing rampage, he had to spend some time to digest and absorb the energy he obtained, which was why there were lengthy intervals where he seemed to fall completely off the map.

At the time, the Sea God's Pavilion Master was already a Limit Douluo, while Harosha was only a Hyper Douluo, yet the latter managed to escape after suffering severe injuries. The Sea God's Pavilion Master had also sustained light injuries from that battle, and he predicted that Infernal King Douluo Harosha wasn't dead, and that there was a very good chance that he would return in the near future.

Harosha had always been a wanted fugitive in Shrek Academy, and if any member of Shrek Academy were to obtain any leads on him, they had to report the information to the academy right away.

The last time that Harosha had appeared was at Shrek Academy. At the time, he had become a Limit Douluo, and he was seeking revenge.