Treasure Gathering Pavilion

After returning home, Gu Yuena tossed Huo Yuhao directly onto the bed, then quickly left.

On the bed, Huo Yuhao, who had recovered somewhat, slowly sat up. Recalling the warmth of the girl's embrace just now, he let out a sigh.

"What is all this?"

Life was hard, and Huo Yuhao could only sigh.

Huo Yuhao had wanted to lament a little longer, but in the next moment, a girl in pajamas suddenly appeared and landed directly in his arms.

—Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

Tian Meng warily glanced around, then activated Spiritual Detection and carefully examined the surroundings.

After a long while, once she confirmed that a certain person was gone, Tian Meng finally breathed a sigh of relief. "That Bad Woman finally left. She scared Sister to death!"

She casually hooked her arms around Huo Yuhao's neck and leaned closer. Her delicate little nose twitched as she sniffed, and Tian Meng unconsciously frowned.

"Yuhao! You smell like that Bad Woman again!"

"I collapsed from training just now. She carried me back, so it's normal that her scent got on me."

Huo Yuhao said it without blushing or missing a beat.

Ever since Tian Meng had been spotted by Gu Yuena two years ago and then thoroughly beaten by her, Tian Meng had basically hidden whenever she saw Gu Yuena.

She would conceal herself completely within Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea, only sneaking back out after Gu Yuena had left.

Oh, right. When Huo Yuhao's mother was around, she would choose to hide behind Huo Yun'er. That way, Gu Yuena would not act rashly. It was even more effective than hiding behind Huo Yuhao.

"Alright, Sister Tianmeng, get down first."

Huo Yuhao patted the girl in his arms. At his words, the girl reluctantly loosened her tight embrace slightly.

Her eyes, ringed with golden halos, stared intently into Huo Yuhao's. Then she unconsciously licked her lips.

"Yuhao, you seem to have gotten more fragrant again."

Huo Yuhao's expression stiffened slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.

At present, because the positive emotions provided by Gu Yuena were simply too high in quality, the emotional imbalance effect of the Seed of Emotion had begun to show slightly. Fortunately, it was still within his control.

Huo Yuhao stood up, and Tian Meng, who had been hanging off him, finally let go reluctantly.

Two Silver Radiance Soul Rings appeared. In the next instant, one of them flashed, and then both soul rings vanished, replaced by the standard configuration of two yellow, two purple, and four black soul rings.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao's figure gradually grew taller and changed, becoming that of an unfamiliar middle-aged man.

The two Silver Radiance Soul Rings could carry a total of eight soul skills, but so far Huo Yuhao had only equipped three: Spiritual Detection, Spiritual Sharing, and Simulation.

All of them were support-type abilities, but they were enough for Huo Yuhao. With the enhancement of his two Spiritual Soul Cores, although the quality of his Soul Power had not reached the level of a Limit Douluo, it far surpassed that of an ordinary Titled Douluo.

Taking on anyone below the Soul Douluo rank was no problem at all.

If he ran into a Titled Douluo, Huo Yuhao could just throw Tian Meng out. There was nothing to worry about.

Huo Yuhao was currently level twenty-one. From level one, when he had first awakened his Martial Soul, to now, he had only spent two years.

If such speed got out, anyone would be left dumbfounded, but Huo Yuhao was not satisfied.

Back then, he had gone from level one to level ten in just one month.

Yet it had taken Huo Yuhao nearly two years to rise from level ten to level twenty.

Although some of that time had gone toward deducing subsequent cultivation methods, his cultivation speed was truly far too slow.

Especially after condensing his second spiritual-type Soul Core, he discovered that his normal cultivation speed had dropped drastically.

Rather than cultivating normally to raise his cultivation, he might as well spend more time and effort making delicious food for Gu Yuena, then absorb emotions from her and have the Seed of Emotion convert them into the Power of Emotion for cultivation. That was faster.

Of course, Huo Yuhao had already found a solution to this problem.

Putting on a cloak and pulling up his hood, Huo Yuhao and Tian Meng slowly vanished from the room.

Shrek City.

Treasure Pavilion.

As a commercial center, Shrek City naturally gathered countless factions. Behind Treasure Pavilion stood the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

As a legendary sect with a ten-thousand-year inheritance, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's established image was one of wealth—immense wealth. Only after that came the supreme support abilities of its inherited Martial Soul, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Yet perhaps precisely because of this, some top factions did not pay much attention to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Most simply ignored it and instead turned their eyes toward Shrek Academy.

Perhaps that was some kind of strategy.

Back to the point.

Shrek City, located at the intersection of the three great empires, possessed a vast economic and trade system. Shrek Academy naturally could not swallow such a massive cake by itself.

In a sense, Treasure Pavilion was the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's branch in Shrek City.

Dressed in a black robe, Huo Yuhao slowly stepped into Treasure Pavilion, with the invisible Tian Meng floating beside him.

The moment he entered Treasure Pavilion, it felt as though he had stepped into a magnificent golden art hall. Dazzling crystal chandeliers hung from the lofty ceiling, shining with dreamlike light like countless stars and illuminating the entire space.

The floor was covered with expensive handwoven carpets, soft and thick, making every step feel as though he were walking on clouds. At the same time, display stands had been arranged around the hall, exhibiting items such as medicinal pills, heavenly treasures, and Soul Tools.

Huo Yuhao's gaze swept across them. After calmly looking around once, he withdrew his eyes and was about to go upstairs when a receptionist in a cheongsam approached him and sweetly asked,

"Are you Master Tianmeng?"

Huo Yuhao halted. Beneath his hood, his disguised gray eyes stared at the receptionist without a trace of emotion, as though evaluating her. After a brief pause, he nodded lightly.

The receptionist inwardly breathed a small sigh of relief. She had heard that this "Master Tianmeng" had an unpredictable temperament. He often walked away in the middle of a business discussion simply because he was in a bad mood. Furthermore, those above had said that this "Master Tianmeng" was a rare talent and had to be properly won over!

If she messed up the reception, she might even lose her job!

"Greetings, Master Tianmeng. I am Bai Yao. Please follow me to the fifth floor."

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly without speaking, maintaining the taciturn persona he had created for himself.

Soon, led by the receptionist named Bai Yao, Huo Yuhao arrived at a room on the fifth floor.

"Master Tianmeng, please."

Huo Yuhao did not respond and calmly stepped into the room.

The instant he had entered Treasure Pavilion, Spiritual Detection had silently enveloped the entire building.

Naturally, Huo Yuhao had long since seen clearly the people who had invited him to this meeting.

One young girl, one beautiful married woman, and two Titled Douluo.

Heh. It seemed the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect truly could no longer sit still.