Easy to Fool

Easy to Fool

Besides, the reason Huo Yuhao had decided to use a contract to gain Gu Yuena's trust was simple: Gu Yuena was really easy to fool.

She seemed to be the Co-lord of Soul Beasts and possessed the strength of a First-Rank Deity, but in reality, she was unexpectedly... innocent?

Well, at least that was what Huo Yuhao thought.

Whether it was the emotions sensed by the Seed of Emotion or their interactions over the past month, the emotions Huo Yuhao felt from Gu Yuena were mostly positive ones such as curiosity, joy, and excitement.

There had not been the slightest trace of malice. Well, she would occasionally get angry and harbor quite a bit of resentment when he did not make Grilled Fish for her, but she never forced him to do anything.

From that alone, at least Gu Yuena was not the kind of person who refused to reason.

However, there was a reason for all this. The Huo Yuhao at the beginning had simply been too weak—so weak that he had no ability to resist Gu Yuena.

And what about Huo Yuhao now?

He possessed a first Soul Ring whose essence was at the million-year level, and it even contained a Soul Core that ordinarily only a Titled Douluo would possess.

On top of that, there was Tian Meng, who had signed a contract with him.

Huo Yuhao knew that, to Gu Yuena, he had already slipped beyond her control. He now possessed at least some possibility of taking her down with him.

And precisely because of that, in order to avoid a potential falling-out and to secure a necessary ally, Huo Yuhao had chosen the Destiny Contract.

That was what Huo Yuhao had been thinking.

Huo Yuhao looked at Gu Yuena, and Gu Yuena looked back at Huo Yuhao. Her amethyst-like eyes stared directly at him, as though trying to discern something from his gaze.

Yet after a long while, apart from that bright smile, she felt nothing.

Her heart... began to stir.

The girl unconsciously turned her head away, avoiding Huo Yuhao's gaze. Then she stood up and took a slight step back, her eyes carrying a trace of confusion.

Her hand unconsciously clenched over her chest. Her heartbeat gradually sped up. Although nothing showed on the surface, Gu Yuena knew that her heart was already in turmoil.

She still did not understand why Huo Yuhao trusted her so much. It had only been one month.

And herself...

What exactly was going on?

After a long silence, beneath the boy's waiting gaze, the peerlessly beautiful girl suddenly summoned a silver-white spear and aimed its tip at the center of his brow.

At that moment, the girl's face was no longer calm, but incomparably solemn. She looked at the boy, her expression grave and dignified.

"I, the Silver Dragon King, swear in my capacity as the Co-lord of Soul Beasts: so long as Huo Yuhao does not do anything to harm the Soul Beast Clan, the Soul Beast Clan shall protect him forever, until the end of his life."

At that moment, the Silver Dragon Spear, which bore the faith of all Soul Beasts in their Co-lord of Soul Beasts, made a promise to a human boy.

Life was unpredictable, like stuffing a sausage into an intestine.

Huo Yuhao felt conflicted. Extremely conflicted.

He had only wanted to use the Destiny Contract to gain Gu Yuena's trust, allowing her to serve as his bodyguard while he harvested her emotions to aid his cultivation.

Yet now, it seemed he had somehow talked her into becoming completely smitten?

Huo Yuhao fell into thought. After a long while, he decided to set the matter aside for now.

After returning home with Gu Yuena, it happened to be morning. Once he had breakfast with his mother, Huo Yuhao went down to the basement.

The basement had not yet been remodeled and was somewhat empty, but it was sufficient for experiments.

Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, and his Soul Ring appeared.

In an instant, a Silver Radiance Soul Ring abruptly appeared beside Huo Yuhao. At its center, an illusory Soul Core radiating spiritual energy slowly rotated, drawing in Soul Power.

With a thought, Huo Yuhao prepared to summon Tian Meng and ask how she felt.

The Silver Radiance Soul Ring flickered slightly. The next moment, a girl dressed in loose white one-piece pajamas appeared out of thin air in midair.

Then she fell straight down.

Huo Yuhao instinctively reached out and caught her. Looking at the somewhat dazed Golden-haired Girl in his arms, he hesitantly said, "Sister Tianmeng?"

The girl blinked her brown eyes, each ringed by a circle of golden light, looking as though she had not yet woken up.

She stared blankly at Huo Yuhao for quite a while before seeming to come to her senses. "Yu-Yuhao?"

"It's me, Sister Tianmeng."

The reason Huo Yuhao had recognized Tian Meng immediately was that Sister Tianmeng in this life did not look all that different from Brother Sky Dream in his previous life.

The only differences were that her features were softer and her hair was much longer. Other than that, they were basically the same.

Sister Tianmeng's manifested body was soft in his arms, and she carried a pure, clean scent of Ice Element...

Wait.

Huo Yuhao suddenly came to his senses. He quickly steadied his thoughts and prepared to put Tian Meng down.

However, Tian Meng, still in his arms, reached out and cupped Huo Yuhao's cheeks, then rubbed them with a delighted expression.

"It really is... a physical body. I can feel warmth."

Huo Yuhao's body stiffened. He was about to speak, but Tian Meng's eyes brightened. She looped both arms around Huo Yuhao's neck, leaned closer, buried her entire face in the crook of his neck, and took a deep breath.

Huo Yuhao's body stiffened again.

The next moment, Tian Meng hugged Huo Yuhao excitedly. "Yuhao! I can actually smell things too! This body is really physical!!! That's amazing! And you smell so good too!"

Huo Yuhao's expression turned strange, but Tian Meng had already begun touching him all over without the slightest restraint. She pinched Huo Yuhao's cheeks, then leaned close to sniff him again. She was utterly excited and could not hear what Huo Yuhao was saying.

"Sis-ter Tian-meng! Don't touch me randomly!!!"

A moment later, Huo Yuhao produced a Grilled Fish, finally making Tian Meng settle down.

Huo Yuhao could understand Tian Meng's excitement to some extent. After all, in his previous life, Tian Meng had complained to him about sleeping in the Spiritual Sea all day. Aside from recovering, it was simply far too boring.

Even after the Soul Spirit Contract appeared in the future, Tian Meng, as an energy body, would at most have touch and sight. Smell and taste would naturally be impossible.

But now, Tian Meng had appeared in a physical body, so naturally everything felt novel to her.

However...

"Sister Tianmeng, why did you appear in this form?"

Huo Yuhao sounded conflicted. Meanwhile, Tian Meng, who was holding the Grilled Fish and taking small bites, blinked and replied as though it were perfectly natural.

"Oh, this?" Tian Meng swallowed her Grilled Fish, then blinked at Huo Yuhao. "Pretty, right? After I signed the Soul Spirit Contract with you, this appearance naturally took shape based on my own Soul Beast form!"

The girl revealed a smile. The lazy air around her vanished completely. Though her delicate, fair face was stained with a little grease, it could not conceal the sunny aura blooming from her at that moment.

"Heh heh heh. It might not be as pretty as my true form, but it has at least one-tenth of my true form's beauty! So? Have you already been deeply captivated by your big sister's figure?"