While Dugu Bo was still away, Huo Yuhao and Xue Qinghe quickly left the "crime scene."
Huo Yuhao had barely left when Dugu Bo returned. He stared at the bare Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye and rubbed his eyes, repeatedly making sure he was really home.
"Who did this?! How dare someone rob my home in broad daylight! I'll kill them!!!"
His fury erupted without restraint. Dugu Bo's eyes were bloodshot as he threw back his head and roared.
At that very moment, the culprit, Huo Yuhao, was walking with Xue Qinghe on their way out of Sunset Forest.
Xue Qinghe strolled through the forest. His improved strength put him in high spirits, so he suggested, "Now that you've broken through to Level 20, why not hunt a Soul Beast here and break through the bottleneck? Just tell me what kind you want."
Huo Yuhao appreciated Xue Qinghe's kindness. "Thank you, Your Highness. But my Martial Soul has both Time and Mental attributes. Mental Attribute Soul Beasts are already hard to find, let alone ones with the Time Element. It'll be difficult to find a suitable target in Sunset Forest."
"Then are you planning to head to Star Dou Great Forest?" Xue Qinghe asked, looking at Huo Yuhao.
"No. I'm planning to head to the Empire's Northernmost." Huo Yuhao gazed into the distance, toward the far north.
"You're going to the Extreme North!" Xue Qinghe stared at Huo Yuhao in shock, surprise flickering in his eyes. "The temperature there is extremely low, and there's no sign of human life at all. Though the Empire claims the Extreme North lies within its borders, it's also known as a true Life Forbidden Zone."
"That's precisely why I'm going there. Among the Soul Beasts there is one that's very suitable for me."
The sun sank in the west, and the sky glowed with orange-red clouds.
Huo Yuhao and Xue Qinghe left Sunset Forest, both breathing a sigh of relief. Unless they needed to hunt Soul Beasts to Obtain Soul Rings, neither of them wanted to venture into a Soul Beast Forest.
"Have you really decided to go to the Extreme North?" Xue Qinghe suddenly asked.
"Yes." Huo Yuhao nodded. It was the decision he and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had reached together.
Ten Thousand Years Ago, Ice Empress was still at three hundred and eighty thousand years, on the verge of reaching three hundred and ninety thousand. Her next tribulation was still ten thousand years away.
"Very well. Come stay with me in Heaven Dou City tonight, and I'll see you out of the city tomorrow," Xue Qinghe said.
"Thank you for going to the trouble, Your Highness." After thanking him, Huo Yuhao climbed into the carriage with Xue Qinghe.
Compared with their easy conversation in the forest, the atmosphere inside the carriage grew quiet. Xue Qinghe kept staring out the window without saying a word, lost in thought.
Huo Yuhao was settled in a high-end hotel near the palace, while Xue Qinghe returned to the palace ahead of him.
Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
"Heaven Soul, Spirit Hall, Star Luo Empire, Sun Moon, Body Sect..."
Looking at the unfamiliar terms on the page, Xue Qinghe felt that the Continent's layout Ten Thousand Years Later had become even more complicated than it was now.
"Young Master, do you really believe that the boy named Huo Yuhao came from ten thousand years in the future?" Snake Lance Douluo asked again.
"He's already proven it. Is the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye not proof enough?" Xue Qinghe rose and went to the window. Through it, he could see the hotel where Huo Yuhao was staying.
After a long while, Xue Qinghe sighed. "It's hard to imagine that Spirit Hall will be destroyed in the near future. Should we send the name Tang San to Spirit Hall?"
"We've already sent someone to do that. It's just that His Holiness the Pope..."
"Whether she believes it or not is her business. What does it have to do with me? In any case, Tang San will kill her in the near future. If anything, she's the one who should be most worried, not me."
Xue Qinghe fell silent for a moment, then made up his mind. "Tomorrow, I'll accompany Huo Yuhao to the Extreme North."
"Young Master! What exactly does Huo Yuhao have that could possibly attract you?" Snake Lance Douluo asked with a frown.
"As the Young Master of Spirit Hall, I absolutely won't allow it to be destroyed in the near future. Though the future is already set, I'll still defy fate! I won't hesitate, even if it costs me my life."
Xue Qinghe's gaze was resolute, his fists clenched. He had an unstoppable air about him.
Snake Lance Douluo said nothing, but admiration filled his eyes as he watched Xue Qinghe.
"Since Huo Yuhao traveled here from ten thousand years in the future, he must have a way to travel back. Perhaps he's our hope of turning around Spirit Hall's destruction."
"But, Young Master, what makes you think Huo Yuhao will help us?"
"Don't forget, he promised to take me Ten Thousand Years Later!"
Xue Qinghe smiled faintly and drew the curtains shut, hiding the hotel where Huo Yuhao was staying from view.
The hotel was lavishly furnished. A dark-red bed stood against the far wall, and the room had both a washroom and a shower.
After a quick shower and the dinner provided by the hotel, Huo Yuhao happily stretched out on the soft bed.
"Xiao Yuhao, I'm so pleased with you. Your physical condition now is worlds apart from when I first met you!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice rang out, brimming with excitement.
Huo Yuhao smiled and raised a clenched fist, his gaze gradually turning distant.
"It's hard to believe that just yesterday I was at Level 11, and now my Soul Power has reached Level 20. Traveling through time to Douluo Continent Ten Thousand Years Ago... Maybe this is what they mean by a blessing in disguise."
"Brother Sky Dream, I remember you said that once my Soul Power Level reached 20, I'd go to the Extreme North to Obtain my Second Spirit. What exactly is my Second Spirit?" Huo Yuhao asked, though he already knew. In the Spiritual World, he looked at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm with a knowing smile.
"Uh..." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's little face flushed slightly, and he stammered, "You'll find out when the time comes."
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm grew more serious and looked Huo Yuhao straight in the eye. "Anyway, I'd never hurt you."
"Fine! I'll wait for you to tell me yourself!"
Early the next morning, a luxurious carriage was parked outside the gates of Heaven Dou City.
Hidden in the shadows, Snake Lance Douluo used Soul Power Telepathy to speak to Huo Yuhao, who was standing in front of the carriage. "His Highness is busy with official duties today and can't see you off himself. Since this trip to the Extreme North is extremely dangerous, I'll protect you from the shadows."
"Us?" Huo Yuhao was confused. He was the only one heading to the Extreme North, so what did Snake Lance Douluo mean by "us"?
As Huo Yuhao climbed the steps and opened the carriage door, the sight of the beautiful figure inside captivated him completely.
The carriage was spacious, with a redwood desk, soft seats covered in precious animal skins, and several pieces of thick winter clothing. The Extreme North was covered in snow and ice year-round, a truly barren land. To survive there, they first needed to make sure they had warm clothes.
On the seat in the middle of the carriage, a Golden Haired Beauty was carefully reading a book. As the carriage door opened, she looked up and her gaze fell on Huo Yuhao.
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