Sorry, I'll definitely do it next time

"A sect?"

Tang Ya nodded seriously.

"Our sect is called the Tang Sect. It was once the number one sect on the continent. If you join, you definitely won't lose out."

"Yuhao, you're all alone and still so young. If you join a sect, everyone can look after one another in the future. That's better than you charging around recklessly by yourself. What if something happens while you're acting alone?"

Huo Yuhao's body shook. "The Tang Sect..."

Honestly, he found it a little hard to keep a straight face whenever he heard that name now.

There was no way he would join the Tang Sect!

There weren't many benefits, but there would be plenty of trouble.

Especially since joining the Tang Sect would inevitably strengthen his karmic ties with a certain Pure as Ice and Clean as Jade Sea God, making it easier for that man to observe and manipulate him.

Once you entered the Tang Sect, it was as deep as the sea; from then on, Huo Yuhao would become a loyal dog.

If he remembered correctly, that was precisely why he had interfered in Douluo Continent in the first place—because he "could not bear to see the Tang Sect perish."

If he joined the Tang Sect, wouldn't that be like a sheep walking into a tiger's jaws, tying himself up and delivering himself straight before Lord Sea God?

"Little Brother Huo, you know of the Tang Sect?"

Beibei finally found a suitable chance to join the conversation.

"I've heard a few legends. Besides, didn't Senior Sister Xiaoya say so herself? The Tang Sect used to be the number one sect on the continent."

Tang Ya's eyes suddenly reddened. "The Tang Sect's foundation was seized, and we no longer have a residence. At present, there are only Beibei and me in the Tang Sect. I am the current Sect Master of the Tang Sect, while Beibei is my first disciple."

To be fair, in Huo Yuhao's opinion, the Tang Sect's decline had been inevitable.

In fact, the fact that it had lasted this long must have been due to its ancestors' protection. Oh, no—it was the Sea God's blessing.

What era was this, and they were still playing around with traditional hidden weapons?

Did they think this was still the era of Douluo 1, when hidden weapons could slay gods?

The times had changed!

It was also because Huo Yuhao now had the system. Soul Tools were not that important to him, so there was no need for him to make a special trip to the Sun Moon Empire.

Otherwise, he too would have joined the glorious evolution of Soul Tools!

Science and technology were the primary productive forces.

And the Tang Sect's tradition of stubbornly clinging to the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was simply laughable.

Why didn't they stop and think? God King Tang's Martial Soul had never been that trash Blue Silver Grass—it was the top-tier Blue Silver Emperor!

And they still wanted to copy his Spirit Ring configuration?

The "Summary of Experience and Theory Regarding the Optimal Spirit Ring Configuration for Blue Silver Grass," passed down through the Tang Sect generation after generation?

Taking a perfectly good life-and-support Martial Soul and using it for control—what geniuses.

Ten thousand years had passed, yet their knowledge of Martial Souls was still stuck at this level. They were truly beyond saving.

Beibei coughed twice. "It's true that there are only Xiaoya and me in the Tang Sect right now, but we will definitely work hard to restore the Tang Sect's former glory. If you're willing, Yuhao, you're welcome to join us."

"We can definitely create a glorious future for the Tang Sect together. Xiaoya wasn't wrong about one thing: the Tang Sect has a cultivation method that is particularly suited to you. It will greatly benefit your future development."

The Mysterious Heaven Skill—upright and balanced, endlessly self-renewing—right?

To be fair, the Mysterious Heaven Skill and Purple Demon Eyes had been quite important to the original Huo Yuhao.

After all, the Mysterious Heaven Skill had resolved the original owner's weak physique and slow Soul Power growth, while Purple Demon Eyes had been a perfect match for the Spirit Eye.

But Huo Yuhao's response was: a mere castrated version of the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record was insignificant.

I, Huo Yuhao, can walk this path all the way... Sorry, wrong script.

Even without Tang Sect Secret Techniques, I can still cultivate to godhood!

Seeing Huo Yuhao remain silent, Tang Ya continued while the iron was hot.

"I won't exaggerate or deceive you. Although the Tang Sect has declined, as the continent's former number one sect, it still has certain privileges. Aren't you planning to apply to Shrek Academy? Shrek's admissions requirements are extremely strict, but our Tang Sect receives one quota for admission without examination every year.

If you are willing to join our Tang Sect, this year's quota will be yours. As for whether you can remain at Shrek Academy, that will depend on your own efforts. This is all I can offer you.

However, Little Yuhao, I have one requirement. Once you join the Tang Sect, you will be a member of the Tang Sect for life. If one day you wish to leave, you must return all of the Tang Sect Secret Techniques."

Beibei also said solemnly, "Little Brother Huo, if you want to join the Tang Sect, you must think it through carefully. Although the Tang Sect has indeed declined, it was once the number one sect in the world. If you regret it in the future and wish to betray the sect, neither Tang Ya nor I will spare you."

Huo Yuhao was somewhat speechless.

He had only stayed silent for a moment, and they had immediately unleashed a whole combo?

Hey, hey, he had never said he wanted to join.

Was he acting too gentle, or were they getting rebellious?

He had no intention of going through fire and water for the Tang Sect, only to end up as Lord Sea God's loyal dog!

What? He would even have to return the secret techniques if he left the Tang Sect?

He came naked and would leave naked, right?

He really had the bearing of God King Tang.

Setting that aside, even if I joined the Tang Sect, as long as I endured for a few years, would I still care about your pursuit once my strength had grown?

I think you Already Have the Path to Death!

I could even pull an undercover act.

Simple. All I had to do was become the Tang Sect Master.

If I remembered correctly, the inner sect of Ghost Seeing Sorrow Cliff was the true orthodox lineage of the Tang Sect, wasn't it?

As for Tang San, he was merely an outer sect traitor who had secretly learned the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. Watch me expel him from the Tang Sect.

The true Tang Sect lineage lies with me, Huo Yuhao!

Wait, that was getting a little off track.

As for the Shrek Academy admission slot that exempted him from the entrance exam, which was supposedly the most useful thing to him—

Huo Yuhao felt that it was useful, but not all that useful.

The hardest requirements for entering Shrek were Soul Power and age. As for a City Lord Recommendation Letter, was something like that really difficult to obtain?

It might have been difficult for him right now, considering that his Soul Power Level had not even met the admission requirements.

But once he received Ice Empress's Sacrifice, with his monstrous talent by then, getting a recommendation letter would be effortless.

That was right. Huo Yuhao had already decided to head straight for the Extreme North and claim Ice Empress's opportunity, farming the old loli's gold.

Enrollment could wait, but Ice Empress's Sacrifice was something the sooner, the better.

Huo Yuhao already had a slight persecution complex. He knew full well that even if he followed the plot, he would never be able to develop peacefully. What if he accidentally fluttered the butterfly's wings one day and caused the timeline to shift further?

The Ice and Snow Emperors and the Gold of Life later on were both crucial turning points. He could not afford to lose them.

Even if he missed the enrollment period because of this, would Shrek Academy really reject an unparalleled genius with Twin Martial Souls and Ultimate Ice?

No way!

Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire problem alone was already enough for him to have her wrapped around his finger.

Dean Yan Shaozhe, you wouldn't want your adopted daughter to keep suffering from her martial soul's flaw, would you?

Heh heh, I've got way too many cards to play!

Huo Yuhao tactfully declined. "Senior Sister Xiaoya, I plan to decide whether to join a sect after I graduate. As for Shrek's entrance examination, there's no need to worry about me."

Sorry, Achievement Task. Next time for sure.

Upon hearing this, Tang Ya could not help growing anxious. "Yuhao, believe me, Shrek's admission requirements aren't that simple. You've now absorbed a ten-year Wind Baboon Spirit Ring. Even if you possess a rare spiritual-type martial soul, you still..."

Beibei helplessly interrupted, "Xiaoya, you're jumping to conclusions again. Little Brother Huo never said that he absorbed that ten-year Spirit Ring."

"Since he has said so, let's put aside the matter of joining the Tang Sect for now. A forcibly picked melon is never sweet. Aren't you just coveting the delicious grilled fish and trying to lure a chef in?"

Tang Ya puffed up her cheeks. "Beibei, fine, you won't help me persuade Yuhao, but why are you undermining me? Besides, I'm sincerely considering Yuhao's future."

Beibei said seriously, "Xiaoya, you know that with the Tang Sect's current situation, it's difficult to attract talented people. It's normal that Yuhao doesn't want to join now, but there's plenty of time ahead. We can keep working hard together."

Huo Yuhao also comforted Tang Ya. "Senior Sister Xiaoya, I still have important matters that require the support of a powerful faction. As for joining the Tang Sect, let me consider it carefully."

The original owner had not left behind nothing. He could sense a powerful will.

It was to become a powerful Soul Master and avenge his mother!

To exact a magnificent revenge upon the Duchess!

And Duke White Tiger needed to be sent on his way sooner rather than later as well. After all, he was kind-hearted and could not bear to see lovers separated by death.

He would not be like the Original Work's Huo Gua, who had been so thoroughly tamed that he completely lost himself, even changing his surname on the spot and acknowledging his ancestors.

So really, this was for their own good. If they learned that one of his enemies was Duke White Tiger, Dai Hao, would they still agree?

In the future, he would become a Titled Douluo only a step away from Super Douluo.

Forget the Tang Sect.

Even Shrek in the Original Work had ultimately let the matter drop due to insufficient evidence when Dai Hao's son, Dai Huabin, was suspected of attempting to assassinate Huo Gua.

What was more, Huo Yuhao did not believe that God King Tang had not had a hand in this grand farce.

Dai Hao had been away at war for over a decade without returning home, while the Duchess held absolute power alone?

That was clearly unlikely.

He shook his head inwardly.

Then, after being soothed by the verbal therapy of both him and Beibei, Tang Ya finally let go of her obsession with acquiring a chef.

Tang Ya
Relationship: Friend
Achievement Task: Awaiting Refresh

See? Good for me, good for you, good for everyone.

The moment Tang Ya's mindset changed, her Achievement Task switched to refresh status!

It seemed the classic task-stalling scenario would not occur.

Earlier, Huo Yuhao had been wondering what he should do if someone else's Achievement Task conflicted with his own.

Were they all necessary sacrifices?

No, no, no. He had no intention of casually selling his soul for the sake of a mere Achievement Task.

Now things were better. When the poor seek change, change leads to solutions, and solutions endure.

The Great Love Immortal Venerable Achievement System was actually quite humane.

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