Huo Yuhao: I Have Nothing Worth His Scheming Over. Could He Be After My Soul Ring?

"Smells so good!" ×2

Just as Huo Yuhao's grilled fish began to give off its aroma, Tang Ya and Xiao Qiang spoke in unison.

Tang Ya's cravings had been stirred by the scent of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish, and Xiao Qiang's appetite had been similarly awakened by it.

A love of good food was human nature. Xiao Qiang would not forget his most important task just for the sake of eating, but it was inevitable that the aroma would make him crave it.

Tang Ya and Xiao Qiang exchanged a glance. Without the slightest hesitation, Tang Ya immediately raised a hand and pointed at Xiao Qiang. "You're not allowed to steal my grilled fish!"

"Xiaoya, that grilled fish doesn't seem to belong to you."

Bei Bei stepped out from behind Tang Ya and spoke helplessly.

Tang Ya turned to look at Bei Bei. "Hmph! How many times have I told you? Call me Teacher Xiaoya!"

Bei Bei immediately raised both hands in surrender. "All right, Teacher Xiaoya. Is that good enough?"

Tang Ya rolled her eyes at him. "Hmph, more like it. Mind your status."

Bei Bei merely smiled without saying anything. In a sense, this was their own unique little flirtation.

While Tang Ya and Bei Bei were talking, Xiao Qiang had already walked up to Huo Yuhao. "Are you selling the grilled fish?"

The moment Xiao Qiang finished speaking, Tang Ya realized that now was not the time to argue with Bei Bei. "Hey! I was here first! Don't steal my grilled fish!"

Bei Bei rubbed his forehead. "Teacher Xiaoya, the grilled fish belongs to this little brother."

"Hmph, I don't care! Little brother, tell me. Are you selling your grilled fish to him or to me?"

With both Xiao Qiang and Tang Ya staring at him, Huo Yuhao suddenly felt immense pressure.

"There's no need for this. I'll treat you to the grilled fish."

"Hehe, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Without another word, Tang Ya snatched the grilled fish from Huo Yuhao's hand and began eating without a shred of restraint. Xiao Qiang looked at the only remaining cooked fish in Huo Yuhao's hand, then raised a hand in refusal. "I'm not in a hurry."

"My dear Teacher Xiaoya, this little brother hasn't even eaten yet, but you've already started." Bei Bei spoke helplessly, then gave Huo Yuhao an apologetic gesture.

Huo Yuhao did not mind. "It's fine. You eat first. There are plenty more, and I can grill them slowly."

Huo Yuhao handed the grilled fish to Xiao Qiang. Xiao Qiang silently ate the fish while secretly scrutinizing Huo Yuhao.

At the moment, Huo Yuhao looked completely harmless. If Xiao Qiang had not known what would happen in advance, he never would have imagined that Huo Yuhao would one day become the first soul master to carry out a large-scale massacre of civilians.

Wars between nations had their own rules. Anyone who used weapons like Poison Gas Bombs would be condemned by the world, because such weapons affected huge numbers of civilians and caused countless innocent deaths.

Yet as the protagonist of Douluo Continent, although Huo Yuhao's great explosion in Ming Capital shocked the entire Holy Spirit Cult and allowed many soul masters who had been unable to break through to achieve breakthroughs—

Even the souls that Supreme Sect Master Ye Xishui had been unable to obtain were easily acquired by Huo Yuhao. Yet Huo Yuhao was still a messenger of justice.

By Douluo Three, people only remembered that he had eliminated the Holy Spirit Cult. No one knew about the explosion he had caused in Ming Capital.

The villains of Douluo I helped commoners awaken, gave benefits to civilian soul masters, and were then destroyed for hunting soul beasts. Later, the protagonist indiscriminately slaughtered entire cities. The people of Spirit Hall who had helped Tang San awaken probably did not meet good ends either.

The villains in Douluo II largely refrained from massacring civilians. Their flaw was colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult. Compared to Huo Yuhao's large-scale slaughter of civilians, they could be considered evenly matched.

The protagonist either did worse than the villains, or was evenly matched with them. As long as it was not a dark novel, that could be considered one of Douluo Continent's defining traits.

After they finished eating, Huo Yuhao left first, followed by Xiao Qiang. Bei Bei and Tang Ya left a little later than Xiao Qiang because Tang Ya needed to wash up after eating.

Relying on his superior eyesight, Xiao Qiang quickly found Huo Yuhao.

"Does Big Brother Li Feiyu need something?"

When Xiao Qiang appeared beside him, Huo Yuhao recognized him and asked cautiously.

Xiao Qiang, using the alias Li Feiyu, glanced at Huo Yuhao before releasing his Soul Rings.

"You don't need to be so nervous. Other than grilled fish, you probably don't have anything worth my scheming over. Besides, being nervous is useless. If I wanted to harm you, you would have no chance of escaping."

"I just felt a little bad about eating your grilled fish when you did not even ask for money. It would feel wrong not to do anything for you."

"Judging by your direction, you want to go to the Star Dou Great Forest, right? Combined with the faint Soul Power I can sense from you, you clearly aren't a Soul Grandmaster. You seem more like a level-ten Soul Scholar."

Huo Yuhao fell silent, while Xiao Qiang deliberately put on a surprised expression. "Wait, looking at you... was I right?"

Xiao Qiang rubbed his forehead. "You're young, but you've got some nerve. Fine, come with me. Since I ate your grilled fish, helping you get a Hundred-Year Spirit Ring is no trouble."

As soon as Xiao Qiang finished speaking, Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up.

He was not actually sure how good a Soul Ring he could obtain after entering the Star Dou Great Forest. In the original story, he had been aiming for nothing more than a Ten-Year Spirit Ring for his first Soul Ring.

Although Huo Yuhao was not yet a soul master, he knew the difference between a Ten-Year Spirit Ring and a Hundred-Year Spirit Ring. He understood perfectly what a good Soul Ring would mean to him.

Moreover, Xiao Qiang had said it so casually, as though a Hundred-Year Spirit Ring was not a problem at all—something practically equivalent to a meal of grilled fish.

Therefore, in Huo Yuhao's eyes, Xiao Qiang's motives were not a problem, and his strength was not a problem. As for danger...

Just as Xiao Qiang had said, he had nothing worth Xiao Qiang coveting. If Xiao Qiang truly wanted something from him, he would not have the ability to escape anyway.

Besides, all his possessions combined were not worth even half a Gold Soul Coin. There was indeed nothing a two-ring Soul Grandmaster could possibly covet. Others might not know how little he had, but how could he not know it himself?

No matter how Huo Yuhao thought about it, the only thing he could barely consider valuable was the Soul Ring he was about to obtain. But Xiao Qiang was already a Soul Grandmaster with two Hundred-Year Spirit Rings. He could not possibly be after Huo Yuhao's first Soul Ring, could he?

His first Soul Ring was not even close to being settled yet. Besides, someone who needed a Soul Ring would need at least a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring. He obviously could not be interested in a Hundred-Year Spirit Ring.

With that thought, Huo Yuhao bowed to Xiao Qiang. "Please, Big Brother Li Feiyu."

"It's nothing, just a small favor. There's no need for this."

Xiao Qiang helped the bowed Huo Yuhao back up, inwardly sighing that choosing Psychological Suggestion for his first soul skill and Simulation for his second had indeed been the right choice.