Invest in Huo Yuhao? Are You Kidding? You Dare Invest in the Tang Family's Protagonist?

"Not bad. A Six-ring Soul Emperor against a Three-ring Soul Master who'd only just broken through to three rings—a gap of Level 37 Soul Power. I don't need to worry much about you."

"I've already secretly marked him. I don't need to tell you again how to find him. Go quickly and come back quickly. Don't let him get too far away."

"Also, don't focus only on the mission. Didn't you find a match at the last Sea God's Fate Blind Date Convention? Compared to the mission, I'd rather you gave me a grandson sooner. The family line still needs to be carried on."

"I understand. Once I return from this mission, I'll get married."

"Mm, it's good that you understand."

After Bei Bei and Tang Ya confirmed that Xiao Qiang's treatment of Huo Yuhao had been the work of a Battlefield Doctor, neither of them said anything further.

One was certain to die, while the other would at least not die for now. Unless someone was truly unreasonable to an extreme degree, anyone would understand which choice was right.

And as a positive character by design, being a little extreme was one thing, but Bei Bei would not do something as utterly unreasonable as that.

Thus, after confirming that Huo Yuhao was fine and had chosen to join the Tang Sect, Xiao Qiang left without the slightest hesitation. He did not want any further contact with Huo Yuhao anytime soon.

Xiao Qiang had no idea just how powerful Huo Yuhao's Fortune as a Son of Destiny could be. To prevent Tian Meng from suddenly wanting to become Huo Yuhao's Wisdom Spirit Ring again, Xiao Qiang did not want too much contact with Huo Yuhao before acquiring his Second Martial Soul and binding the Ice Empress.

"Hmm? We're just leaving like this?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said drowsily.

"What is it, Brother Sky Dream?"

"It's nothing. I just feel that the guy who was nearly blown to death by your flying Soul Tool because of your misunderstanding was pretty pitiful. Leaving just like this makes me feel a little bad. How about giving him some compensation?"

Tian Meng's words made Xiao Qiang's heart skip a beat, while also making him glad that he had chosen to leave quickly. The Fortune of a Son of Destiny truly was terrifying.

It was fortunate that Xiao Qiang had fled early. If he had left any later and accidentally bumped heads with Huo Yuhao, Xiao Qiang even suspected that Electrolux might conveniently force Tian Meng into Huo Yuhao's sea of consciousness.

"Brother Sky Dream, there's no need for compensation. After my Sharingan evolved from One-Tomoe to Two Tomoe, I could see certain things more clearly."

"For example, right now, I can see that the Martial Soul you've prepared for me in the future should be scorpion-shaped and seems to be green. Is that right?"

"Huh? You... how did you know?" Tian Meng sat upright in Xiao Qiang's spiritual sea in surprise.

"Brother Sky Dream, I told you before. My Martial Soul can occasionally let me see certain profound, intangible things that cannot be grasped or understood. So far, it hasn't shown any ability to avoid danger, but its ability to seek fortune is absolutely real."

"It was this Martial Soul that gave me a vague feeling and led me to the Star Dou Great Forest when I reached Level 30, where I met you."

"The facts proved that feeling was indeed correct. As long as the two of us work together, and with my Second Martial Soul, becoming a Limit Douluo and living for more than a thousand years will practically be our baseline."

"A lifespan of over a thousand years?" Tian Meng clearly caught the keyword Xiao Qiang had deliberately emphasized.

"That's right. Just now, I sensed something that could drastically increase my vitality. As long as I obtain it, I can use the life force within it to attain a lifespan of a thousand years."

Xiao Qiang was referring to Life Gold. In the original work, Huo Yuhao had never had the time to develop the immense life force contained within Life Gold and make it entirely his own.

However, relying on its vast life force to gain a longer lifespan was theoretically possible. In practice, it required some maneuvering, but unlike Huo Yuhao, Xiao Qiang was not particularly short on time.

"Where is that thing? When can we get it?"

"It should be somewhat far from us, but I can sense it. It'll only take a year or two. Don't worry, it won't be long."

Tian Meng grew excited. If what Xiao Qiang said was true, then it meant that he and the Ice Empress could spend at least a thousand years together.

Considering that Xiao Qiang had specifically come looking for him, Xiao Qiang's words were highly credible.

"Then I'm relieved. As expected of the person I chose. But what does this have to do with that Huo Yuhao?"

"Because just now, after my Sharingan evolved into the Two-Tomoe Sharingan, I could sense that most people who treated Huo Yuhao well would not meet a good end."

"Huh? Really?"

"Brother Sky Dream, I have no reason to lie to you. These are things my eyes can truly see and confirm."

Xiao Qiang explained to Tian Meng, and he was indeed not lying. As the protagonist of the Tang Family Continent, Huo Yuhao was in a situation similar to Tang San's.

Ning Fengzhi, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, had invested in Tang San, yet by Douluo II, in Nine Treasure Glazed Tile, the sect had become a second-rate force. By Douluo III, it could not even reach the level of a second-rate force.

Tower King Ye Zhi did not even pursue Long Yue, the leading figure of a second-rate faction. The man she ended up with could not even rank among the top three of the younger generation on the Star Luo Continent.

In contrast, Xu Jiawei, the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, received top-tier soul bones, yet still took his money when he could and withheld good things when he could.

By Douluo Three, Xu Jiawei's direct line seemed to have declined. Xu Xiaoyan's case should have been a Martial Soul mutation, but the fact that her family could only wield a certain degree of influence in Eastsea City already said a great deal.

Mu En taught him King's Descent and gave him the Dragon Pill, making him one of the few in Shrek who genuinely gave Huo Yuhao benefits. Yet not only did Mu En's soul scatter, but his great-grandson Bei Bei ultimately received only a thirty-thousand-year Sky Dragon Horse as his seventh, eighth, and even ninth soul ring.

People said it was a bloodline awakening, as though he had gained some benefit, but could that benefit make up for the issue with the quality of his soul rings? Could it compare to the benefits the Dragon Pill had brought him?

Mu En and Electrolux were practically the Dugu Bo of Douluo II. After Huo Yuhao took every last benefit they had to offer, if their descendants wanted any real benefits, all one could say was: keep dreaming.

He ate and took everything, leaving nothing behind. The idea was simple—devour it all, and everything you own will be mine in the future.

The only reason Huo Yuhao appeared to have one good point was because he had joined God King Tang's Tang Sect and Shrek.

As forces personally designated by Tang Jia San Shao, as Tang Jia San Shao's loyal dogs, Shrek and the Tang Sect naturally made Huo Yuhao—merely a protagonist in his writing—serve as their loyal dog.

Ma Xiaotao nearly got him killed twice in the early stages, though she later saved him once. With a score of two to one, at most he could have chosen not to hold a grudge. Yet because Ma Xiaotao needed his Extreme Ice, Huo Yuhao accepted her as his sister without any resentment.

Afterward, he not only awakened her own will and freed her from the Evil Soul Masters' control, but also wove adhesive tape to bring her Extreme Fire.

Whether she had shown him kindness or not was beside the point. Who said one could not repay kindness that never existed? Could Huo Yuhao's protagonist halo compare to Tang San's?

"Then leave him alone. I don't want to meet a bad end."

"It's good that you understand, Brother Sky Dream."

Xiao Qiang nodded, then accelerated once more and left the Star Dou Great Forest, preparing to carry out the next stage of his plan.