Brilliant Starlight

As a well-trained Ninja, Huo Yuhao had always believed himself calm enough, but this time, he truly could not remain calm. The other party did not seem much older than him, yet he was already a Four Ring Soul Ancestor. Perhaps in just a few days, after he finished hunting his Soul Ring, he would become a genuine Soul King.

What did that mean?

In just ten years—perhaps not even ten years—a Soul Saint capable of standing proudly among the powerhouses of Douluo Continent would emerge. By then, Brother Long might only be in his early twenties, perhaps not even twenty.

Looking at himself, he was merely a level-ten Soul Scholar. Whether he could reach level twenty and become a Soul Grandmaster by the age of twelve was still uncertain. What level could he reach by the time he was twenty?

Soul Ancestor, or Soul King?

For a moment, Huo Yuhao could not help scratching his head, forcing himself to calm down.

Then, Huo Yuhao thought of a crucial matter.

If Brother Long's talent was astonishing enough for him to break through to the Soul Saint realm in his early twenties, then just how unfathomable was the cultivation of Old Man Du Busi, Brother Long's master?

Was he an eightieth-level Soul Douluo expert, or was he one of those legendary nine-ring Titled Douluo?

At that thought, Huo Yuhao felt his heart pounding as if it were about to leap from his chest. He had merely come out to hunt Soul Beasts, yet he had encountered a Heavenly Pride like Brother Long and a senior like Du Busi, someone whose stomp might make all of Douluo Continent tremble three times. His luck was simply too heaven-defying.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao's estimation of the strength of the "Xuan Zi" mentioned by Du Busi rose another level. Du Busi's power could naturally be inferred from Long Aotian's talent. Someone remembered by such a powerful Soul Master could not possibly be weak. Thinking it over, the possibility that Xuan Zi had gotten in through connections was very small. More likely, he was also a formidable Shrek veteran.

A meal of Grilled Fish had earned him information that could greatly help him enroll successfully. Huo Yuhao could not help feeling delighted, but he did not reveal it casually.

After chatting idly with Long Aotian for a while longer, Huo Yuhao politely declined his offer to help hunt Soul Beasts. One should not use a benefactor lightly. He and Brother Long, as well as Senior Du Busi, were strangers who had only shared a meal of Grilled Fish. His Spirit Eye Martial Soul required rare Spirit Attribute Soul Beasts. While Brother Long and Senior Du's help would make them much easier to find, he would also be squandering this favor.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao would rather wander around the Outer Zone for longer and spend more time searching for Spirit Attribute Soul Beasts himself than casually use such a precious favor. If he preserved the goodwill born from that Grilled Fish, perhaps this seemingly insignificant connection would one day be of great help to him.

After seeing the two off, Huo Yuhao continued walking through the Outer Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest. Along the way, he casually dealt with several ten-year and hundred-year Soul Beasts that had failed to recognize their betters and blocked his path. They had wanted to make a meal of Huo Yuhao, but had badly misjudged their own abilities. As a result, Huo Yuhao treated them all equally, using the White Tiger Dagger to skin and debone them before turning them into food for his stomach.

Moodily peeling the hide from the White-Eyed Tiger before him intact, Huo Yuhao crouched beside its massive body and stared blankly at the bright yellow Soul Ring condensing above it.

Why wasn't his Martial Soul the Evil Eye White Tiger? It was not because of the Duke's mansion's status or anything like that, but tiger-type Soul Beasts were truly easy to find and kill. He did not even need to seek them out; as he walked along, a tiger-type Soul Beast would leap out and try to make a meal of him.

After walking all day, he had already encountered two tiger-type Soul Beasts. This White-Eyed Tiger appeared to be around three hundred years old. If his Martial Soul were the White Tiger Martial Soul, would he not have found his First Soul Ring with ease?

Spirit Attribute Soul Beasts...

Huo Yuhao sighed. There were simply too few Soul Beasts of this type. Every Spirit Attribute Soul Beast he had heard of was some legendary existence, such as the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox, the Starlight Unicorn, Mermaids, and the like. Setting everything else aside, just hearing those names, which of them was he qualified to touch?

Did he really have to hunt a Spirit Attribute Soul Beast?

A thoughtful look appeared in Huo Yuhao's eyes. There was no doubt that the Spirit Eye Martial Soul was a Mental Attribute Martial Soul, but hunting a Spirit Attribute Soul Beast was indeed not so easy for him.

Night had fallen, and the stars glittered. Huo Yuhao had set up his tent early, arranged warning devices around the camp, and scattered a handful of powder. This was not ordinary snake-repellent powder, but powder ground from dried ten thousand-year Soul Beast dung. Though the smell was already faint, Soul Beasts could still detect it with their keen senses. To the Soul Beasts of the Outer Zone, the scent of ten thousand-year Soul Beast dung was terrifying. For that reason, powdered ten thousand-year Soul Beast dung was a highly sought-after commodity among low-level Soul Masters.

Huo Yuhao lay flat inside his tent, burdened with worries. Mental Attribute Soul Beasts were frighteningly rare, and he did not know whether he would have the chance to encounter a Soul Beast suitable for him during this outing. During the day, he had also met a Heavenly Pride like Long Aotian and a senior like Du Busi, whose strength was equally terrifying even among Soul Masters. Countless thoughts filled his mind, leaving him tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Pulling back a corner of the tent flap, Huo Yuhao gazed somewhat wistfully at the night sky. The bright moon hung high overhead, its cold light shining upon the ground and illuminating it clearly. Normally, on a night with such pure, bright moonlight, the stars would often be obscured and difficult to see. Yet tonight was different. The deep-blue sky seemed like a sheet of silk, while the stars were like dazzling gemstones adorning the heavens.

Within that brilliant river of stars, a deep-red star flickered again and again, drawing Huo Yuhao's body and mind toward it involuntarily.

Beside that deep-red star, two pale-red stars slowly revolved. Huo Yuhao's deep-blue eyes gazed at the three Ding Level Stars. The deep-red one among them seemed to have come alive, as though it wished to tell him some ancient and profound secret.

But Huo Yuhao's attention swiftly shifted elsewhere. A rustling sound reached him, instantly putting him on alert.