Xiao Wu, You Wouldn't Want To...

Huo Yuhao's words left Su Yuntao with no way to respond.

The boy himself did not even know why his Soul Power had surged so dramatically, so what was there to ask?

Su Yuntao said enviously, "You're really lucky. You probably ate some Heavenly Treasure, which caused your Soul Power to surge. That Heavenly Treasure also made up for the shortcomings of your innate deficiency, so your cultivation speed won't be slow in the future..."

After a pause, Su Yuntao asked again, "Yuhao, would you like to join Martial Soul Hall? I sincerely invite you to join us."

Huo Yuhao neither agreed nor refused. Instead, he asked, "What are the benefits of joining Martial Soul Hall?"

Su Yuntao said, "You're only six years old now. If you join Martial Soul Hall, you'll be sent to Martial Soul Hall Academy to study and cultivate. Once you graduate from an Advanced Soul Master Academy, different assignments will be arranged according to your abilities and strength..."

"Joining Martial Soul Hall will also grant you greater subsidies, as well as a series of benefits unavailable to Soul Masters outside Martial Soul Hall."

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and asked, "If I join Martial Soul Hall, can I meet the Pope?"

"Meet Her Holiness the Pope?" Su Yuntao froze for a moment. "Her Holiness the Pope isn't someone just anyone can meet. If you join Martial Soul Hall, perhaps you might have a chance to glimpse Her Holiness from afar."

Huo Yuhao considered it seriously, then shook his head slightly. "Brother Tao, forget it. I think things are pretty good as they are."

As long as Huo Yuhao followed the path from his previous life step by step, he would naturally become a god. Even without a God Seat, Huo Yuhao could create one himself.

Joining some major power would not be a source of support. Instead, it would become a kind of shackle.

He was better off remaining as free and unrestrained as he was now.

Su Yuntao was slightly disappointed, but he soon patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder and said, "There's no need to rush into a decision. There's plenty of time ahead. As long as you haven't joined any other faction, Martial Soul Hall's doors will always remain open to you."

Huo Yuhao nodded politely. "Thank you."

Su Yuntao nodded slightly, then turned and returned to Martial Soul Hall.

Seeing that Huo Yuhao had ultimately rejected Su Yuntao, Xiao Wu also let out a quiet sigh of relief.

She had truly been afraid that Huo Yuhao would walk into a trap. Her mother had been killed by people from Martial Soul Hall. If Huo Yuhao joined Martial Soul Hall, he would inevitably be kept under their control.

Afterward, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu returned to the academy.

Over the next month, Huo Yuhao consumed the other two Mysterious Water Pills.

However, the effects of these two Mysterious Water Pills were far inferior to the first. After taking both, his Soul Power had only increased by a little over one level.

Still, after taking all three Mysterious Water Pills, Huo Yuhao felt as though his entire body had become clear and pure, like a piece of lustrous jade. Even his skin had become much fairer.

The Marrow Cleansing effect of the Mysterious Water Pill was not limited to his body; it also helped remove some of the "impurities" from his Soul Power.

Although Huo Yuhao's Soul Power was only at level thirteen now, its total volume was no less than Xiao Wu's. In terms of level, he had completely caught up with her.

Now that Huo Yuhao had reached level thirteen and possessed high-quality Soul Power, he could barely begin crafting Second-Rank Soul Tools.

This time, Huo Yuhao did not intend to sell the Soul Tools he made.

First, he was not short on money for the time being. Second, the risk was too great, and it was not worth it.

Huo Yuhao planned to make several highly useful Second-Rank Soul Tools to arm himself.

The first was a combination of a Soul Tool Propulsion Device and a Soul Tool Variable Propulsion Device.

A Soul Tool Propulsion Device could instantly boost one's straight-line speed for a short period of time and was generally installed on the back.

A Soul Tool Variable Propulsion Device could adjust one's speed and was generally installed beneath the feet.

The combination of a Soul Tool Propulsion Device and a Soul Tool Variable Propulsion Device could allow Huo Yuhao's short-range burst speed to rival that of an agility-attack Two-Ring Soul Grand Master!

Once he made these two Soul Tools, combined with his Mental Detection soul skill, Huo Yuhao could even hold his own against both Tang San and Xiao Wu at once for a short time!

The second was a Soul Shield.

A Soul Shield was a defensive Soul Tool that could form a thin barrier around the body, providing excellent protection against all kinds of attacks. Its drawback was that it was easily destroyed. Once broken, it had to be repaired or replaced.

The third was the Soul Light Ray.

The Soul Light Ray could fire a highly destructive beam with a range of up to a hundred meters. It was a powerful offensive Soul Tool.

These three Soul Tools covered offense, defense, and support. With them, Huo Yuhao would basically be fully armed.

The materials required for Second-Rank Soul Tools were no longer the common metals found everywhere, but because the required quantities were small, the cost was not high.

The materials for all three Soul Tools cost Huo Yuhao only eight Gold Soul Coins.

Afterward, Huo Yuhao spent a week crafting the three Soul Tools.

Huo Yuhao immediately and excitedly went to the Back Mountain to test them. The increase in his strength was indeed tremendous.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Wu saw him during the test.

Xiao Wu immediately clamored that she wanted to play with them too. Of course Huo Yuhao refused. He had worked so hard to make them—how could he let Xiao Wu play with them?

But at that moment, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice suddenly rang out in Huo Yuhao's mind. "Yuhao, give it to her."

"Why?" Huo Yuhao asked in confusion.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said, "Haven't you always been troubled over how to get into the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest? I have a way. Yuhao, listen to me. Give your Soul Tool Propulsion Device to Xiao Wu, on the condition that she does something for you. If she refuses, don't give it to her..."

"Yuhao, do you remember how, in your previous life, your mother-in-law said that when she was a soul beast, she had two companions who were also Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts?"

"As long as Xiao Wu is willing to have her companions take you into the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, we can retrieve my Molted Shell and energy. Then, we won't have to fear anything!"

A question lingered in Huo Yuhao's mind, and he asked, "But wouldn't that expose the fact that we know Xiao Wu is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? Not only would that fail to achieve our goal, it would make Xiao Wu wary of us, wouldn't it?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm chuckled. "Of course I thought of that. Yuhao, you don't need to worry. Just do as I say, and you can't go wrong!"

Huo Yuhao naturally trusted Sky Dream Ice Silkworm completely. He said to Xiao Wu, "Not only can you play with this Soul Tool Propulsion Device, I can give it to you outright. But you have to agree to do something for me."

"What is it?" Xiao Wu asked doubtfully.

Huo Yuhao said, "The condition is that you take me to the Star Dou Great Forest and enter its core region."

Xiao Wu looked utterly confused. "What are you going there for?"

"You don't need to worry about what I'm going there for," Huo Yuhao said. "You only need to tell me whether you agree or not."

Xiao Wu tilted her head and thought for a moment. Her big eyes blinked as she said innocently, "But I can't enter the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest either."

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly. "Do you still want the Soul Tool Propulsion Device?"

"Do you still want to keep eating Grilled Fish in the future?"

"Xiao Wu, you wouldn't want to be unable to eat Grilled Fish or play with the Soul Tool Propulsion Device anymore, would you?"