Departure for the Star Dou Great Forest! First Meeting with Huo Yuhao! (Please Follow and Read!!!)

Spring gave way to autumn, and time flew by.

Two and a half years later.

"I finally broke through!"

Su Yu let out a soft breath and opened his eyes. A sharp gleam shot from them.

Level 30!

Su Yu was now Twelve Years Old.

Level 30 at Twelve Years Old.

There might have been other such examples on the Douluo Continent, but Su Yu's Innate Soul Power had only been level three. Compared to other twelve-year-old Soul Elders, he had spent an extra year cultivating just to break through level ten!

Around Su Yu stretched a sea of Blue Silver Grass, permeated by dense life energy. After a total of five years of effort from Su Yu, all the Blue Silver Grass here had evolved into soul beasts.

Half of them had even become ten-year soul beasts.

"The cultivation boost has reached one hundred percent as well."

Su Yu had already incorporated that one-hundred-percent boost into the Martial Soul Activation Technique. Aside from cultivating these past years, he had focused on developing Self-Created Soul Skills and improving the Martial Soul Activation Technique.

After reaching Level 30, he certainly would not be able to remain entirely within a Mimetic Cultivation environment as he did now. It was necessary to perfect the Martial Soul Activation Technique.

"Brother Su, have a safe journey!"

After bidding Qian Tong farewell, Su Yu left Moon Gazing City.

His destination was the Star Dou Great Forest.

After making inquiries from many sources, Su Yu had determined the point in time he was currently in.

The current emperor of the Star Luo Empire was Xu Jiawei, Xu Jiujiu's elder brother. The next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament would be held a year from now, with the Star Luo Empire as its host.

In other words, this was roughly the beginning of the story.

"Perfect. I need to obtain a soul ring too, so I'll take this chance to visit the Star Dou Great Forest."

Moon Gazing City lay southeast of the Star Luo Empire. Even traveling at full speed, Su Yu took half a month to reach the border of the Star Dou Great Forest.

As he continued onward, Su Yu caught a fragrance on the wind.

"This is... the smell of Grilled Fish, isn't it?"

Su Yu's heart stirred. It can't be such a coincidence, can it?

He followed the scent.

There was a handsome boy of eleven or twelve, dressed in spotless gray cloth robes, and an elegant blue-haired youth of fifteen or sixteen with a gentle smile on his lips.

Beside them stood a ponytailed girl who radiated youthful vitality.

"Hey, were you drawn here by the smell of the Grilled Fish too?"

The girl seemed to have been arguing with the blue-haired youth. When she saw Su Yu approach, she asked warmly.

"That's right."

"Hello, I'm Tang Ya. This is Bei Bei, and the one grilling the fish is Yuhao."

"My name is Su Yu. I smelled the fragrance from quite far away. May I eat with you?"

"Sure. I'll catch a few more fish later." Huo Yuhao, who was intently grilling the fish, did not refuse Su Yu.

Su Yu looked at Huo Yuhao and carefully observed those pupils that occasionally emitted a pearly white glow.

"Your martial soul is quite remarkable."

Bei Bei froze upon hearing Su Yu's words. After examining Huo Yuhao more closely, he finally noticed the difference in his eyes.

"Yuhao, so your eyes are your martial soul!"

Tang Ya asked directly, overjoyed.

Huo Yuhao nodded. "My martial soul is my eyes. I named it the Spirit Eye."

By then, the fish in his hand had finished grilling, and he handed it to Su Yu.

"Big Brother Su, here."

"Thank you."

Su Yu took a bite and praised it repeatedly.

"As thanks, let me offer you a suggestion."

Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, and Bei Bei all turned their gazes toward him, curious what suggestion Su Yu could offer.

They had only met by chance. What valuable advice could he possibly give?

"Your martial soul is the Spirit Eye, a rare Body Martial Soul.

"Given your circumstances, your Innate Soul Power may not be high, but I can tell you that your martial soul is one of the finest.

"The Body Sect knows Body Martial Souls better than anyone else. If you want to fully uncover your martial soul's potential, joining the Body Sect would be your best choice."

Su Yu's advice was very much on point.

The Body Sect was the best choice for Huo Yuhao.

"Furthermore, the Body Sect treats every owner of a Body Martial Soul as family. The atmosphere within the sect is especially harmonious, making it very suitable for you."

"Thank you, Big Brother Su."

Huo Yuhao was very polite and expressed his gratitude for Su Yu's advice.

"Yuhao, our Tang Sect is actually pretty good too."

Tang Ya immediately grew anxious when she saw Su Yu recommending a sect to Huo Yuhao.

Although what Su Yu said was indeed reasonable, she had already taken a liking to Huo Yuhao.

Even Bei Bei frowned as he prepared his argument, intending to recruit Huo Yuhao.

Tang Ya might only have been motivated by her appetite, but Bei Bei understood Body Martial Souls and knew how rare they were.

Though he had not originally understood the traits of Body Martial Souls and had not thought highly of Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye after considering his age and current soul power, he had understood the implication behind Su Yu's words.

Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye might be among the very best of all Body Martial Souls!

"The Tang Sect?"

Huo Yuhao had grown up hearing stories about the Tang Sect and Shrek, so he knew of the Tang Sect's existence.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's expression, Tang Ya immediately puffed out her chest proudly.

"That's right, the Tang Sect. I'm the current Tang Sect Master, and Bei Bei is the Tang Sect's Senior Brother."

Compared with the unfamiliar Body Sect, Huo Yuhao seemed more interested in the Tang Sect.

Su Yu did not continue trying to persuade him.

They were strangers, after all. His advice could not possibly be as compelling as the stories Huo Yuhao's mother had told him since childhood.

"Yuhao, although our Tang Sect does not have a method for cultivating Body Martial Souls, we do have the Eye Training Method, Purple Demon Eyes. Cultivating it alongside your Spirit Eye will yield excellent results."

Bei Bei's analysis was spot-on as he laid out his own advantages.

Huo Yuhao listened to the stories eagerly.

But in the end, he accepted none of the three's proposals.

He did not choose either sect.

He appeared warm and friendly, but his heart was actually very closed off. Having just met them, he remained somewhat wary of all three.

After finishing the Grilled Fish, Huo Yuhao bid the three farewell.

"Big Brother Bei Bei, Sister Tang Ya, and Big Brother Su, I'll be leaving first."

"Yuhao, this is the wilderness, and it's very close to the Star Dou Great Forest. Where are you going?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head, smiled at the three, waved goodbye, and turned to leave.

"Oh no, Yuhao must be going to obtain a soul ring."

Tang Ya slapped her forehead in frustration.

"Little Brother Yuhao is alone, and his soul power seems quite weak. What if he runs into danger?"

Her eyes darted around before she looked at Bei Bei beside her.

"Bei Bei, why don't we go help Yuhao?"

Bei Bei wiped the corner of his mouth and nodded.

"Since we've decided to recruit Yuhao into the Tang Sect, and we've eaten so much of his Grilled Fish, we should at least protect him for part of the way. Let's go."

"Oh, right. Su Yu, are you coming with us?"

Tang Ya was very warm toward Su Yu. She sensed an especially familiar aura from him.

"I haven't paid either, so I'll come along."

"Little Brother Su, are you here to obtain a soul ring as well?"

Along the way, Bei Bei and Tang Ya asked Su Yu about his situation.

"That's right. I've reached Level 30, so I need to obtain a soul ring and break through to Soul Elder."