Beginning of Fate

Huo Yuhao solemnly handed over the Soul Tool crystal containing the soul of his mother Huo Yun'er, to the soul tool drone that was exchanging data and materials with the main world.

"Teacher, can my mother really be brought back to life? Why can't I go to your world?"

"Because Xiao Yuhao, you are the Child of Destiny of this world, carrying the fortune of the Douluo Continent for ten thousand years. The greater the difference between worlds, the less I know what will happen to you in another world, or whether you will become an ordinary, mediocre Soul Master."

When the teacher first saw you, Xiao Yuhao, if your body were in the body of an ordinary Soul Master, you would have been a cripple unable to move long ago. But you Xiao Yuhao, are still alive and kicking.

Yu Xiaogang's words came softly from Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness: Explorer No. 2 has now been given to Huo Yuhao as a trump card, and Yu Xiaogang has already taught Huo Yuhao what needed to be taught.

There's no longer a need to control Explorer No. 2 as a teacher; Explorer No. 2, possessing the strength to enter the Titled Douluo, is perfectly suited to be Huo Yuhao's bodyguard.

"Teacher, do you mean my body was completely supported by luck before? Teacher, I understand! I will become stronger and overcome all the limits of everyone and the world!"

"Alright, Xiao Yuhao, you've consolidated your cultivation for a year now. Now, properly bury your mother's body! Then, go to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain Spirit Ring. The flow of fortune has begun, and a new storm has started."

"Okay... teacher..."

After speaking to his Teacher Yu Xiaogang in his Sea of Consciousness, Huo Yuhao's eyes dimmed as he carefully picked up his mother Huo Yun'er's body and placed it in the coffin that Huo Yun'er had prepared a year ago.

And so, Huo Yuhao, a small boy, carried a coffin to the most scenic Sun-Facing Slope outside the city. After burying his mother there, Huo Yuhao knelt and bowed before her grave for Jiujiu.

"Xiao Yuhao, you are only temporarily separated from your mother. We should set off for the Star Dou Great Forest. Now that you are ten years old, Xiao Yuhao, your foundation is already very solid."

"Hmm... Teacher, I want to go back and see the villa where I've lived for a year. I feel like I won't be back here for a long time. By the way, Teacher, what kind of Soul Beast should I choose for my first Spirit Ring? After all, my Spirit Eye Martial Soul is a mental-type Martial Soul, and there are too few Soul Beast with Mental Attribute."

Huo Yuhao looked a little embarrassed, touched his nose, and suggested to his Teacher Yu Xiaogang in his Sea of Consciousness, "Teacher, why don't you make my First Soul Ring an Artificial Growth Soul Ring? After all, Spirit Ring that can grow with the Soul Master is too powerful."

Huo Yuhao still envied his senior brothers and sisters for Artificial Growth Soul Ring, and there were too few spirit-type Soul Beast. Now, Teacher Yu Xiaogang was asking him to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to find them.

Not every Soul Beast is suitable for the Spirit Eye Martial Soul; this is undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"This is a test from your teacher for your learning over the past year. After all, if you can't apply all the knowledge you've learned, it's as if you've learned nothing at all. Well, your teacher has been busy enough lately and needs to take a nap and rest."

"Huh? Teacher! Teacher? What kind of test is this?!"

The test left by Yu Xiaogang left Huo Yuhao a bit bewildered. The Star Dou Great Forest was so vast, it seemed he would have to survive in the wilderness. Huo Yuhao didn't know how long it would take him to find a suitable Spirit Ring.

Seeing that his teacher was no longer responding to him, Huo Yuhao became somewhat dejected. A little while later, he returned to the villa that was filled with happy memories.

He looked at the empty villa where he was all alone. His mother, who used to prepare medicinal meals for him in the kitchen, was gone, and his teacher, who used to plan his cultivation in the study, was also gone.

Huo Yuhao now feels like he's all alone in the world. But he's only been carefree for a year because he's used to a hard life.

"Sigh... It seems I was too greedy. I should pack up and leave. The teacher is really something, giving out tests that are completely unpredictable."

The test that Yu Xiaogang left before he went to sleep also eased Huo Yuhao's sadness. When Huo Yuhao came out again, the villa behind him had become an empty house.

As Huo Yuhao traveled through the Star Dou Great Forest, he mostly enjoyed the scenery, finding joy amidst the hardship, since he was about to begin his wilderness survival journey.

By midday, Huo Yuhao's stomach was growling with hunger, and he wanted to take some dry food from his Storage Soul Tool.

Suddenly I heard the sound of flowing water from a river not far away, and I suddenly had a craving for grilled fish, just like back when I was in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er often went hungry, so they had to teach themselves how to skewer and grill fish. Today, their mother demonstrated how to do it without them.

He wanted to reminisce about the days he spent with his mother. Huo Yuhao came to the stream, and his palms formed claws as the Blue Silver Grass leaves on the ground were directly absorbed by his Soul Power.

Huo Yuhao's Soul Power transformed the originally soft Blue Silver Grass leaves into hard, iron-like blades, turning them into Blue Silver Grass leaf throwing knives.

Huo Yuhao activated his Spirit Eye Martial Soul, and in an instant, he felt everything around him slow down. The sunlight reflecting off the water surface disappeared from Huo Yuhao eyes.

Everything underwater was clearly visible. Huo Yuhao slightly raised his hand, and several Blue Silver Grass leaves shot into the stream. Soon, several fish with Blue Silver Grass leaves stuck in their foreheads floated to the surface.

"The technique my senior taught me is still so effective. It's a true fish-stabbing skill! It's not good for launching Hidden Weapons or fighting."

After marveling at the effectiveness of Tang San's Hidden Weapons weapon techniques, Huo Yuhao circulated his Soul Power again to suck the dead fish ashore. He then took out the Soul Tool knife given to him by Oscar and began to skillfully process the fish.

Light a campfire, trim branches, skewer the fish, sprinkle with Huo Yuhao's secret seasoning, and grill over a low flame—the flavor will be right there.

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to start eating the grilled fish, his ears twitched slightly as he heard two people talking and walking around.

Soon, a man and a woman emerged from the bushes with a rustling sound. The woman, who was very outgoing, ran up to Huo Yuhao's campfire—no!—to the grilled fish, her eyes lighting up.

"It smells so good! Little brother, is this the fish you grilled? Are you selling it? We have money!"

"Xiaoya! Don't be so impulsive. It wouldn't be good if you scared this little brother. Hello, little brother, Xiaoya and I are students from the Outer Court of the Shrek Academy. We're here to Soul Hunting in the Star Dou Great Forest today. Little brother, your grilled fish skills are extraordinary! I wonder if you could part with some? Don't worry, I'll pay for it."

The appearance of Bei Bei and Tang Ya completely woke up Yu Xiaogang, who was dozing in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness. He never expected that he would encounter them after sending Huo Yuhao to the Star Dou Great Forest two years earlier. Was this fate? Oh well, he had already cut off the Divine Realm and was now completely out of God of Sea Tang San's plans, wasn't he? "It's alright! It's fate that we met outside the Star Dou Great Forest. These grilled fish are for you, older brother and sister. There are more in the river nearby, I'll just catch more."

Huo Yuhao said this aloud, but in his heart he was already sizing up the man and woman opposite him, feeling that he could definitely defeat them with the help of his Soul Tool! "Really! Thank you, little brother! Then I won't be polite... Ouch... It's so hot! So hot!... Phew... Delicious!"

Tang Ya, with her outgoing and friendly personality, immediately picked up a skewer of grilled fish and started eating. This made Bei Bei smile apologetically at Huo Yuhao, then take out a water bottle from her Storage Soul Tool and hand it to the grinning Tang Ya.

"I'm so sorry! Young man, you must have made a fool of yourself. Are you also here to Soul Hunting in the Star Dou Great Forest? Where are your elders?"