Guidance of Planar Consciousness

Back kitchen.

"They left." Lan Mei still told Huo Yuhao.

The scent of grilled food clung to Huo Yuhao. He nodded, and while grilling, he finally made his request. "Sister Lan Mei, could you give me one Sunlight Blueberry during the day and another at night?"

Lan Mei was resting in a chair. Hearing this, she froze for a moment. "What do you need a Sunlight Blueberry for at night? This thing only works when it's exposed to blazing sunlight. Did you forget?"

Huo Yuhao explained his reasoning. "My martial soul is a Mutated Martial Soul, and it produces special effects at night. Sister Lan Mei, your soul skill gives me special boosts at night too. It's not just sunlight—I can also bathe in moonlight. So..."

"Bathe in moonlight?" Lan Mei sprang to her feet, saying in surprise, "My soul skill can do that too? Even I didn't know."

Huo Yuhao explained, "It should be because Sister Lan Mei's soul skill fused with my martial soul, creating this special situation. If it were someone else, they'd probably still only be able to bathe in sunlight."

Hearing that, Lan Mei's mind raced, but she ultimately agreed. "Fine, we'll do as you say. I'll give you one at noon every day, and another at eight in the evening."

"Thank you." As Huo Yuhao thanked her, he placed the grilled food onto a plate.

Lan Mei merely patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder before carrying the plate out. The guests at the third table had waited long enough.

Once Lan Mei left, the back kitchen fell silent. There were no grilling tasks for the moment.

Huo Yuhao sat in his chair, wiping away sweat with a handkerchief as he considered his next plans.

He had to seize the right time to encounter Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux in the Star Dou Great Forest. They were the two keys to his rise.

At the same time, Shrek Academy required applicants to be Level 15. In this life, he did not intend to join the Tang Sect, so after obtaining his First Soul Ring, he had to reach Level 15. Otherwise, he would not be able to enter Shrek Academy.

As for the recommendation letter, he would find someone to help him when the time came. If he truly could not get one, then he would change his subsequent plans.

Fortunately, with the help of Sunlight Blueberries, he was confident that he could reach Level 10 within half a year, perhaps even sooner. Then, over the following half year, he would intensify his cultivation and try to store up more soul power for a breakthrough, so that once he obtained a soul ring, he could make a single push upward.

And he could not forget that sunlight strengthened his body, laying a solid foundation for his Physical Strength. After he fused with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's soul ring in the future, he would be able to withstand a higher soul ring age limit. There was no doubt about that.

The greatest difficulty at present was that it was hard to determine when he should set out to find Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. He could wait a few more days for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm; that guy had been in the Star Dou Great Forest for so many years, so a few days would not matter. But Electrolux was different. Who knew whether his soul fragment would disappear because of that?

Moreover, just how much sunlight and moonlight could improve his Physical Strength and Meridian Strength over the course of this year remained unknown.

Buzz!

Just as Huo Yuhao lowered his head in thought, a Humming Sound suddenly rang out in his mind.

Huo Yuhao's expression changed sharply. He immediately raised his head, stood up, and looked around.

It had come again.

It was the strange sound he had heard while cultivating at Old Chen's place.

"Who is it?"

Huo Yuhao shouted in his heart, his sharp gaze sweeping across his surroundings.

Yet no answer came.

Just as Huo Yuhao remained on guard, another change occurred. A faint voice whose gender could not be distinguished sounded out. "Before I am replaced or fall asleep, I will guide you to find everything that belongs to you. The future of this world is entrusted to you."

The clear voice echoed in his mind. Huo Yuhao's pupils suddenly widened. "Who exactly are you? I hate people who speak in riddles the most."

"I cannot speak with you for long. He will notice. But please believe me, I will never harm you." The voice sounded again, but gradually weakened until it vanished completely.

"Little Yuhao! Little Yuhao!"

The voice grew louder from a faint murmur. Huo Yuhao abruptly came to his senses and turned his head, only to see Lan Mei looking at him with concern.

Seeing that Huo Yuhao had awakened, Lan Mei frowned slightly and asked worriedly, "Little Yuhao, are you exhausted? I called you for ages, but you didn't respond."

"Ah, no." Huo Yuhao took a deep breath to clear his mind. "I was thinking about something and got distracted." Then he came back to himself and asked, "Sister Lan Mei, did the guests order something else? I'll start right away."

Lan Mei placed both hands on Huo Yuhao's shoulders and pressed him back into the chair. "They didn't order anything. Sit down and rest for a while."

Huo Yuhao looked up at Lan Mei. She said, "There's nothing going on right now. Tell your sister what you're thinking about. Tell me anything you can. Think of me as someone you can talk to."

Lan Mei found a small stool and sat down nearby. She knew Huo Yuhao was an orphan, and he was only ten years old. He must have suffered greatly and surely had many things bottled up inside.

Looking at the kindly expression on Lan Mei's face, Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched. He had been about to say that he was fine, but the thought suddenly stopped him, and he fell silent.

Seeing this, Lan Mei nodded faintly. Well then, there really was something.

"Sister Lan Mei, I plan to enter Shrek Academy." Huo Yuhao revealed his plan.

"Enter Shrek..." Lan Mei had only uttered three words when her expression froze. She suddenly looked at Huo Yuhao and asked anxiously, "Little Yuhao, did you get too much sun while cultivating this afternoon?"

Black lines crossed Huo Yuhao's forehead. Wasn't she saying the sun had fried his brain?

"I'm serious," Huo Yuhao said helplessly.

"But your talent and Soul Power Level..." Lan Mei did not want to say anything discouraging, but she could not help herself.

"I'm confident that I can reach Level 15 before the next school year begins," Huo Yuhao said solemnly. "But I don't have a City Lord Level Recommendation Letter."

"You want me to help you get a recommendation letter?" Lan Mei immediately understood.

"Mm." Huo Yuhao did not beat around the bush and directly made his request.

"Sure." Lan Mei nodded lightly in agreement.

Now it was Huo Yuhao's turn to be dumbfounded. No, Sister, wasn't that a little too quick?

Lan Mei seemed to guess what Huo Yuhao was thinking and chuckled. "If you can really reach Level 15 before the next school year starts, then I'd be willing to ask Xiaotao to help you. In this Douluo Continent of ours, becoming a Soul Master is the only true path. Otherwise, everything is empty talk."

"Besides, you can't stay at the Grilled Fish House forever. You need to become independent. If you can enter Shrek, then even if you're expelled for failing the New Student Assessment, at least you'll have studied at Shrek. It'll be like getting a layer of gold plating. You'll have more places to go in the future, and finding work to support yourself won't be a problem."

"Then again, Little Yuhao, if you make it big someday, don't forget your sister."

Huo Yuhao looked at Lan Mei, countless emotions stirring in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, Lan Mei reached out and rubbed his head, anticipating what he wanted to say. "The things I promised you can wait until you actually succeed. And save your thanks for that day too."

"Alright, go make some grilled food. The guests eat, and so should we. I'm starving."

After speaking gently to Huo Yuhao, Lan Mei turned and left the back kitchen.

Watching Lan Mei's departing figure, Huo Yuhao ultimately said nothing.

After thinking it over, you all have had to wait too long for the previous chapters, so I decided to release four chapters at once.

This should be the only time I update four chapters during the new book period. I'll save the next burst of updates for after it goes premium.

I feel completely drained.