Waiting for You at the Training Ground

However, after giving it some thought, Huo Yuhao could understand Xiao Wu's way of thinking.

Xiao Wu herself was a soul beast that had taken human form. When she encountered something unreasonable, it was only natural for her to think along those lines.

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment before asking tentatively, "Then what kind of soul beast do you think I am?"

Xiao Wu frowned in thought for a moment. Then her eyes suddenly lit up as she said, "You're an unprecedented hundred-thousand-year Ice Silkworm! Am I right?"

"..." Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, a smile appearing on his face. "Right, right, right. Xiao Wu guessed perfectly!"

As he spoke, he even gave Xiao Wu a thumbs-up.

Xiao Wu's eyes curved into crescents at once as she said smugly, "I'm smart, aren't I? I guessed it right away!"

Huo Yuhao shook his head with a smile and continued onward with Xiao Wu toward Nuoding City.

There was no need to hurry on the way back.

It took Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu ten days to return to Nuoding City.

When the two returned to Dorm Seven, they found that their work-study classmates had not yet returned. Dorm Seven was completely empty.

Looking at the deserted Dorm Seven, Xiao Wu said with a smile, "Good thing I went to the Extreme North with you. Otherwise, I would've been all alone in Dorm Seven. Wouldn't I have been bored to death?"

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "You wouldn't necessarily be bored. You could grill fish by yourself, or study Soul Tools on your own. I've taught you all the theory anyway."

Xiao Wu: "..."

Listen to that. Was that even something a person should say?

Rather than studying grilled fish and Soul Tools, I'd rather lie in bed and sleep!

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Wu suddenly asked, "Yuhao, you're already a Two-Ring Soul Grand Master now. Doesn't that mean you can receive ten Gold Soul Coins every month?"

Huo Yuhao nodded. "Mm, that's right. But I don't plan to go to Spirit Hall for appraisal just yet. Raising my Soul Power Level by thirteen levels in a single year would be too shocking. It would be fine if I joined Spirit Hall afterward, but if I didn't, Spirit Hall probably wouldn't allow me to continue growing..."

This was not because Huo Yuhao was prejudiced against Spirit Hall. Any major faction would act this way. In his previous life, even the better advanced academies competed to recruit talented students. The struggle between major factions would naturally be even more intense.

Huo Yuhao not only would not let Spirit Hall learn of his Soul Power Level, but neither would he let any other major faction know. Before he possessed the ability to protect himself, he had no intention of showing the world all of his strength.

Xiao Wu tilted her head in thought, then agreed, "You're right, Yuhao. We really can't expose your talent just for ten Gold Soul Coins."

Huo Yuhao nodded. Just as he was about to tease Xiao Wu, an aged voice suddenly rang out in his mind. "Child, your maturity truly surprises me. Can you tell me how you, at only seven years old, can be so thorough in your considerations?"

Hearing that voice, Huo Yuhao's body trembled. He asked in surprise and delight, "Elder Yi, you're awake?"

The aged voice gave a faint chuckle. "Child, you seem to know me?"

"Elder Yi is awake?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was drawn over as well and asked curiously.

At this moment, a gray figure appeared in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness. Around the gray figure were Huo Yuhao and the newly appeared Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

"Big bug, you know me too?" the aged voice asked in surprise.

"Hahaha... Elder Yi really is awake! Elder Yi, are you surprised that we both know you? Do you want to know why?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said smugly.

Electrolux snorted. An invisible ripple swept over Huo Yuhao, and without Huo Yuhao noticing in the slightest, he read through his memories.

Afterward, Electrolux said in astonishment, "There is actually such a strange thing in this world. You two came through time from ten thousand years in the future..."

"However, this old man also came through time from another world. In that sense, I do share some similarities with you..."

"No wonder you could recognize this old man. So, ten thousand years from now, a fragment of my soul will also come through time to this place. In that case, I got here first..."

Hearing Electrolux's words, Huo Yuhao was already used to it.

In his previous life, Electrolux had directly read Huo Yuhao's memories as well. In any case, there was nothing shameful in them, so Huo Yuhao said calmly, "Elder Yi, just continue sleeping and restoring your memories. In this life, I won't let you die for me again."

Electrolux chuckled. "You truly are quite a good little one. Since you retained the memories of your previous life, there is nothing I have to teach you... According to your memories, you need to at least reach the bottleneck at level fifty before you have some confidence in turning Snow Empress into your Soul Spirit, correct?"

Huo Yuhao nodded.

Electrolux continued, "In fact, you should be able to do it when you reach level forty."

Huo Yuhao asked doubtfully, "But even at level fifty, Snow Empress nearly drained me dry. At level forty, my spiritual power would probably be far from sufficient, wouldn't it?"

Electrolux said, "I can help you draw upon the big bug's spiritual origin, but your own spiritual power must also reach a certain level. So you need not wait until level fifty, though you should still be around level forty."

Level forty... Huo Yuhao nodded. Advancing it by ten levels was still a good thing. Once he obtained Snow Empress as a Soul Spirit, his strength would undergo another significant increase. The sooner he obtained Snow Empress as a Soul Spirit, the sooner he would gain this trump card.

Electrolux continued, "Furthermore, little one, it would be best if you acquired the Life Gold you obtained in your previous life. This thing will be of enormous use to you. In the end, it may even form into a divine artifact... You are only seven years old now, so look around the continent. If you cannot find it on Douluo Continent, go look on the Sun Moon Continent. Life Gold is worth making the effort to seek out..."

"I will also keep watch over you within your Sea of Consciousness. Once Life Gold appears near you, I will remind you."

Huo Yuhao began to think.

In his previous life, the Life Gold had been made into a carving knife.

The soul master who found the Life Gold would not appear until at least several thousand years later.

In other words, the current Life Gold was still buried somewhere, undeveloped.

Searching for it like this would be no different from looking for a needle in a haystack.

Still, Life Gold was indeed quite important to Huo Yuhao. It was worth making the effort to find.

Electrolux said with a chuckle, "All right, little one, don't put too much pressure on yourself. You already possess the foundation to become a god. Life Gold would merely be the icing on the cake. If you obtain it, consider yourself fortunate; if not, accept it as fate. Let nature take its course..."

As Electrolux's voice gradually faded away, so did his figure.

Soul Master Academy's break lasted only one month.

As the start of the term approached, everyone gradually returned to the academy.

Xiao Wu looked over the students in the Work-Study Student dormitory, her eyes darting about as though she were plotting some mischief.

Suddenly, she walked up to Tang San and said, "Tang San, did your strength improve over the past month?"

Tang San found it strange that Xiao Wu had taken the initiative to speak with him, but he did not think much of it. "A little, I suppose. Not by much."

Xiao Wu asked again, "Then are you confident you can beat Yuhao?"

"No, no, no..." Tang San shook his head like a rattle-drum. "I can't beat him. He's too strong..."

Xiao Wu said with an exasperated look, "How can you have so little confidence in yourself? Huo Yuhao is just a person too, and he's the same age as you. Why can't you beat him?"

Tang San said, "But Yuhao has all those Soul Tools with different functions. I'm no match for him at all!"

Xiao Wu said, "Then if I make him stop using those Soul Tools, would you dare fight him again?"

At that, Tang San's eyes lit up slightly!

If Huo Yuhao did not use those miraculous Soul Tools, Tang San was genuinely confident that he could defeat him—and his confidence was not small!

What did Huo Yuhao have?

A Spirit Eyes martial soul, a spiritual-type martial soul. His first Soul Ring skill was detection, which could be said to offer little help in battle.

Huo Yuhao's strength lay in those powerful Soul Tools. Without counting the Soul Tools, Huo Yuhao's own strength was not something Tang San took seriously at all.

And what about himself?

The Blue Silver Grass martial soul could assist in combat on its own. After gaining its first Soul Ring, it had not only become much tougher, but also carried a paralyzing toxin. Against opponents of the same rank, even battle soul masters would find it difficult to break free from the Blue Silver Grass's restraints.

Besides that, he had Purple Demon Eye and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to aid him in battle. Even without using hidden weapons, he was at least ninety percent confident that he could defeat Huo Yuhao!

Tang San immediately said, "Fine! As long as you convince Yuhao not to use Soul Tools, I'll fight him again. Just watch—I'll definitely beat him!"

Xiao Wu gave a wicked chuckle. "Then just wait to get bea... Ahem, then just wait to beat Huo Yuhao!"

After saying that, Xiao Wu leaned close to Huo Yuhao and whispered, "Yuhao, Tang San isn't very convinced by you..."

Huo Yuhao immediately looked at Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu continued, "He said that if you didn't have all those messy Soul Tools, he could definitely beat you. Last time, you only beat him with the help of those external things, didn't you?"

"He said that as long as you don't use Soul Tools, you'll definitely lose. He didn't lose to you last time—he lost to those Soul Tools. He's very unconvinced by you..."

"If I were you, I definitely wouldn't be able to stand it. I'd have to take off my Soul Tools and fight him!"

As Xiao Wu spoke, she watched Huo Yuhao's expression.

Huo Yuhao was watching Xiao Wu as well.

He found it amusing.

With Tang San's personality, he would definitely not say something so arrogant.

It was not that Tang San was incapable of being arrogant. Rather, he was very good at enduring and keeping a low profile. When his strength was lacking, he would not act arrogantly. Only after becoming powerful would he begin to show arrogance.

Xiao Wu was definitely exaggerating. Tang San might want to challenge him again, but he certainly would not have such an arrogant attitude.

However, Huo Yuhao did not mind. Before going to the Extreme North, if Tang San had wanted him to remove his Soul Tools and fight, Huo Yuhao might have hesitated.

But now, Huo Yuhao had obtained a second martial soul, and his strength had improved enormously. His own combat power alone was enough to crush Tang San.

Since Tang San wanted another beating, Huo Yuhao could hardly refuse him.

Huo Yuhao nodded with a smile, looked at Tang San, and said, "Fine, I accept. I'll wait for you at the training field."