After seeing off the last batch of diners, it was already late. Huo Yuhao and Lanmei cleaned up the kitchen together. After receiving a Sunlight Blueberry, Huo Yuhao quickly returned to his bedroom, took a bath, and began his nightly moonlight cultivation.
After swallowing the Sunlight Blueberry, the needle-like pain struck again in an instant. Veins bulged across Huo Yuhao's face as he clenched his teeth and endured the agony. The bright moonlight seemed to blend into his body, casting him in a silvery glow.
Each session of moonlight cultivation could only last an hour, but Huo Yuhao made firm use of every moment, wasting none of it.
His two previous cultivation attempts had also helped him figure out a few things.
Taking Sunlight Blueberries to strengthen his meridians could increase them by roughly one-tenth per berry.
That was one-tenth of Innate Level One Soul Power.
In other words, in ten days, he could use Sunlight Blueberries to raise his talent to the level of Innate Level Two Soul Power. The effect was astonishingly powerful, nearly comparable to a Profound Water Pill.
Of course, the requirements for strengthening his meridians would likely grow higher as well. The first time took ten days; subsequent improvements might take dozens of days, or perhaps even longer.
Once his moonlight cultivation ended, Huo Yuhao did not stop cultivating. Instead, he took out the Deep Sea Tiger Fish Meat given to him by Ma Xiaotao and the others and used a fruit knife to cut it into three portions.
Looking at the brown meat slices, which resembled stones, Huo Yuhao sniffed them. A strong medicinal scent rushed into his nose, enough to make his heart turn cold.
He picked up a slice and put it in his mouth. The moment Huo Yuhao chewed it, his face immediately twisted.
It was too bitter, with an intense fishy sea odor. The taste spread from his tongue throughout his body, making his entire body stiffen.
Yet just as Huo Yuhao was shocked by the thing's taste, the instant the slice entered his stomach, a scorching warm current surged forth.
Huo Yuhao immediately released his Spiritual Power. Though he could not see inside his body, he could still sense its changes.
His skin visibly turned red, making him look like a boiled shrimp. Dense vitality churned throughout his body, while faint mist rose from his clothes.
"Phew." Huo Yuhao exhaled, inwardly amazed. What powerful Life Force. This meat chunk can not only strengthen my body, but also speed up the circulation of soul power when I meditate. Still, with my current cultivation, I really can't eat too much of it. Otherwise, my heart definitely won't be able to bear it.
Clear heartbeats could be heard within the bedroom, all coming from Huo Yuhao's body.
He closed his eyes, enjoying the comfortable sensation of soul power and blood circulating through his body, but his thoughts drifted elsewhere.
What exactly was that voice?
Judging from how nervous it had sounded, someone seemed to be monitoring it from behind the scenes.
Being replaced or put to sleep.
Guidance...
Whoosh.
As he thought about it, Huo Yuhao was suddenly startled. From his god's-eye perspective, it was not difficult to guess that this unknown existence seemed connected to the Planar Consciousness of the Douluo Continent.
Being replaced was easy enough to understand. Didn't Tang Hao later become the Plane Master of Douluo Star?
Being afraid of discovery was also easy to understand. One must not forget that the God Realm's "Path to Death" had always been watching the movements of the Douluo Continent.
"Tang San..." Huo Yuhao felt heavy-hearted. Guidance from the Planar Consciousness...
Are you planning to guide me toward Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux?
Huo Yuhao murmured inwardly, feeling a sense of pressure.
By the era of the Unrivaled Tang Sect, Tang San was already a God King and not easy to deal with. If the God of Destruction were not keeping watch at his side, Tang San could have controlled the Douluo Continent without restraint.
Perhaps I should begin preparing plans for the future ahead of time...
As his aura withdrew, Huo Yuhao gradually forgot everything, and the bedroom fell silent as well.
Aunt Lan returned the next day. After learning from Lanmei that the diners had highly praised Huo Yuhao's cooking, Aunt Lan was very happy. She immediately announced that the Grilled Fish House would only open one day a week from then on, and reservations would be required in advance. Without a reservation, they would take the day off.
What Huo Yuhao did not know was that Lanmei had already told Aunt Lan about his plans. Aunt Lan did not mock Huo Yuhao for this; she merely expressed her quiet support.
Huo Yuhao was surprised that Aunt Lan planned to open only once a week, but once he remembered that the mother and daughter collected rent from three buildings, it all seemed perfectly normal.
Over the following eight days, no diners came to make reservations, and Huo Yuhao had no particular tasks. Aside from helping with the daily cleaning, he had little else to do.
During those eight days, he ate two Sunlight Blueberries each day, strengthening his body during the day and his meridians at night.
Sure enough, on the tenth night, after Huo Yuhao swallowed a Sunlight Blueberry, he successfully felt a tremendous change in his meridians. The speed at which he absorbed soul power and completed a circulation through his body had increased considerably, reaching the talent level of Innate Level Two Soul Power.
With the help of the Deep Sea Tiger Fish Meat, his cultivation advanced far faster than it had when he was with Old Chen.
However, strengthening his body during the day did not bring many obvious changes. Huo Yuhao merely felt that his skin had become tougher and his flesh more resilient.
During this period, Huo Yuhao also prepared various ingredients for making Mountain City Roasted Fish, especially things like pickled peppers. The pickled peppers made by the natives of the Douluo Continent did not have the flavor he wanted, so he had to make them himself.
Yet after that day, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Yao Haoxuan never returned to the Grilled Fish House. Even Ma Xiaotao and the others never came again. Everything felt as though it had been a dream.
Major events continued to unfold within Shrek City. The most important was the perfect conclusion of the Soul Tool Joint Conference, whose discussions had mainly centered on developing civilian soul tools. This drew loud cheers from Shrek City's residents.
But none of it had anything to do with Huo Yuhao.
In the blink of an eye, three months passed.
The sky was clear and cloudless. Inside the Grilled Fish House, Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged on the floor. The fluctuations of soul power around him shone silver-white. At last, accompanied by a low sound of air tearing, Huo Yuhao slowly withdrew the soul power on the surface of his body. A streak of silver light flashed through his eyes, which resembled a Starry Sea.
"I'm finally Level 10."
He clenched his fists and felt the power within his body, as well as the amount of soul power he possessed, both far surpassing what he had before.
Compared to Huo Yuhao in the Original Work, he had reached Level 10 nine months earlier.
Innate Level Two Soul Power really was much stronger than Level One. How fast must those with Innate Full Soul Power cultivate?
Of course, he could not forget the help of the Deep Sea Tiger Fish Meat. That thing had also aided him greatly.
Unfortunately, he had finished eating it a few days ago. There had only been twenty-nine pieces. Even if each one was divided into three, they could only last eighty-seven days.
But without question, compared to the frail physique of the Huo Yuhao from the Original Work, his current Physical Strength had increased many times over.
Though he had only just turned eleven, he was already nearly 1.7 meters tall.
Still, now that he was Level 10, what changes would the Heavenly Eye undergo?
The instant this question arose in Huo Yuhao's mind, the Heavenly Eye at his Brow Center, which had remained open to assist his cultivation, suddenly changed.
The crack in the Heavenly Eye rapidly widened, madly Devouring the sunlight streaming in through the small window.
"The Heavenly Eye is frantically absorbing sunlight." Huo Yuhao keenly noticed this.
There was clearly too little sunlight by the window. Without hesitation, Huo Yuhao first withdrew the Heavenly Eye, then quickly left the Grilled Fish House and climbed the stairs all the way to the roof, where he shut the rooftop door behind him.
Here, sunlight could shine over every part of a person.
Huo Yuhao glanced around, found a relatively secluded spot, and immediately sat down cross-legged, not caring whether the ground was dirty.
As he opened the Heavenly Eye once more—
A deafening boom erupted in his mind, like a bomb exploding.
Just as Huo Yuhao's head buzzed and he could neither hear nor see clearly, a terrifying sight that shocked everyone across the Douluo Continent appeared.
It stirred up an enormous uproar.
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