First Test of the Fate Stealing Technique! (Please Collect, Please Recommend)

Time went back to when Huo Yuhao had just arrived at the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"We're not far from the Star Dou Great Forest now. I can already see it." Huo Yuhao gazed toward the distant Star Dou Great Forest.

Then golden light flickered in Huo Yuhao's eyes.

This was the Buddhist Qi Observation Technique from Pudu Cihang's memories. It was originally used in conjunction with fortune techniques.

Not only could it observe the good or bad turns in a person's fortune, it could also observe changes in a place's Fortune.

During the seven days on the road, Huo Yuhao cultivated with the help of Pudu Cihang's experience, and very quickly got started with this spell art.

The reason it was so easy to get started was also somewhat related to Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye Martial Soul. When cultivating spell arts that required the eyes, having the Spirit Eye Martial Soul as support simply yielded twice the result with half the effort.

And the Spirit Eye Martial Soul would also grow while he cultivated the spell art.

After learning the Qi Observation Technique, Huo Yuhao was like a child who had gotten a new toy. Every now and then, he would take it out and use it.

Now that he had arrived near the Star Dou Great Forest, Huo Yuhao naturally wanted to see how the Star Dou Great Forest's Fortune was distributed.

At this moment, in Huo Yuhao's eyes, the sky above the Star Dou Great Forest was shrouded in boundless golden light. The closer that golden light was to the center, the more dazzling it became.

And within the golden light were phantom images of soul beasts.

At the very top were the phantom images of two soul beasts.

One phantom image resembled a lion, with claws like a dragon's and three eyes on its head.

One phantom image was dragon-shaped, its form graceful, as if it were a monarch. However, this phantom image looked even more illusory. If not for the sharp sight of Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes, he might have overlooked it entirely.

"If nothing unexpected happens, those should be the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and the Silver Dragon King."

Beneath their phantom images were the phantom images of all kinds of Ferocious Beasts.

After that were the phantom images of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts scattered all over.

Below them were some variant soul beasts whose bloodlines were either noble or ancient.

Ordinary soul beasts did not even have the qualifications for their figures to be projected into the Fortune of the Star Dou Great Forest.

But there were also several disharmonious places.

For example, in one place, the golden Fortune was being gnawed away by a black Evil Aura, and within that black Evil Aura hid a strange tiger-type soul beast.

This proved that the other party was damaging the Star Dou Great Forest's Fortune, and had not been discovered for the time being.

There was also a mass of ice-white power in another place. It looked like quite a lot, but it was constantly being gnawed away by the Ferocious Beast phantoms within the golden Fortune. It gave off a feeling of being strong on the outside but hollow within, as if it would not last much longer.

"That couldn't be the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, could it?"

Huo Yuhao pondered. He did not look any longer, putting away the Qi Observation Technique, then rubbed the space between his brows to ease the fatigue in his eyes.

He had already seen what he needed.

On the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest, in the area without soul beast phantoms, the golden Fortune there was spilling outward. That proved it was ownerless Fortune. If Huo Yuhao used the Fate Stealing and Dragon Transformation Technique, he could absorb the Fortune there.

The Qi Observation Technique had originally been used in conjunction with fortune techniques. Along the way, Huo Yuhao had already tried cultivating the Fate Stealing and Dragon Transformation Technique to absorb ownerless Fortune.

The Fate Stealing and Dragon Transformation Technique was not hard to cultivate either. After all, he had Pudu Cihang's experience assisting him, and this method did not even have a cultivation requirement. As long as there was Fortune, it could be cultivated, so Huo Yuhao had also successfully gotten started.

Fortune was actually like resources. Although it could regenerate, the total amount of Fortune in any given period was only so much. It would be divided up by the great powers and major figures of the world, and it would also flow on its own.

The Fortune that flowed on its own was what was known as ownerless Fortune.

Normally speaking, in order to prevent the Fortune of their own faction from flowing away, powerful factions would use precious treasures to suppress their faction's Fortune. If nothing else, they would at least have powerful experts suppressing the Fortune.

Unfortunately, Douluo Continent did not have such methods.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was an Auspicious Beast, and to a certain extent, she could indeed suppress the Star Dou Great Forest's Fortune and keep it from flowing away. Unfortunately, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was still too weak, and could not fully suppress the Fortune of the entire Star Dou Great Forest.

Huo Yuhao's target was the Star Dou Great Forest's ownerless Fortune. Right now, he was only worthy of picking up what no one was watching and eating it.

As for why Huo Yuhao could see the division of the Star Dou Great Forest's Fortune so clearly... it was because the powerful experts on Douluo Continent truly had no means of hiding their own Fortune.

Only that Silver Dragon King had hidden her Fortune, but the method was not exactly brilliant. She had merely used the environment to hide her own Fortune, and Huo Yuhao still saw a faint phantom image of her.

However, there was no rush to dig at the Star Dou Great Forest's foundations for now.

Because Huo Yuhao was hungry.

He planned to do what happened in the original work: find a little stream, spear two fish, and roast them.

"Look, those two fish are drowning. Let me save them."

Holding the wooden stick he had sharpened himself, Huo Yuhao took aim at the fish in the river and thrust hard.

He missed.

The fish in the river even turned back and circled around the wooden stick once, then spat out a bubble.

"That fish is teasing me! It actually dares tease me!" Huo Yuhao roared, stripped off his clothes, and jumped into the river with the White Tiger Dagger in hand.

Ten rounds later, Huo Yuhao climbed back onto the bank carrying a fish whose gills had been dug out.

The White Tiger Dagger in Huo Yuhao's hand counted as his starter equipment. Honestly, it was pretty handy to use.

Next was grilled fish time.

With the seasonings Huo Yuhao carried on him and the assistance of his Spirit Eyes, the grilled fish really did taste top-notch.

It was at least good enough to film an episode of a food documentary about it.

Who would have thought that just as the fish finished grilling, a voice would come from the distance: "It smells so good."

It nearly scared the grilled fish out of Huo Yuhao's hands.

The last time Huo Yuhao had heard this line was in Pudu Cihang's memories, when Pudu Cihang was a monster and said it while jungling some wild passersby.

Then, from ahead, a female demon walked over... cough, cough, a person.

And there were two of them.

Two people walked along beside the stream. The one in front was a young girl who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. Her long black hair was tied into a ponytail that hung behind her, and her pale-blue fitted outfit outlined her budding, delicate body with youthful vigor.

She had phoenix eyes, large and lively, a tall, straight nose, and an almost perfect oval face. Her pretty features carried a bit of delighted surprise, and her eyes were fixed directly on Huo Yuhao's grilled fish.

Following behind the girl was a young man who looked about the same age as her. He was slender and straight, and his short dark-blue hair gave off a gemstone-like luster under the sunlight. Although he was not old, he gave people an elegant feeling. A lazy, gentle smile rested on his handsome face, and with both hands clasped behind his head, he also looked interested as he gazed toward Huo Yuhao's side. However, what he was looking at was the person, not the grilled fish.

Huo Yuhao: "..."

A man and woman with such distinctive traits, appearing here at this exact time—weren't they Tang Ya and Bei Bei?

But why had he run into them so coincidentally?

Was it really a coincidence? Or was it some certain great person's calculation?

Whatever.

Tang Ya bounced over to Huo Yuhao and asked about the grilled fish. "Little brother, are you selling this grilled fish?"

"Not selling." Huo Yuhao answered very decisively.

Tang Ya's smile instantly froze on her face.

When Bei Bei saw Tang Ya hit a wall, he could not hold it in and burst out laughing with a pfft.

Tang Ya turned her head in shame and anger, glaring at Bei Bei.

Bei Bei hurriedly shut his mouth and held back his laughter.

"Little brother, just sell me one." Tang Ya put on an adorable act, maliciously selling cuteness.

Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes inwardly, but still kept a smile as he said, "Then one Silver Soul Coin each. Two Silver Soul Coins, and I'll sell both grilled fish to you."

"Huh?!" Tang Ya was dumbfounded and stuck out her tongue. "That expensive?"

Bei Bei was also somewhat stunned, and directly said what was in his heart. "Is your grilled fish made of gold, or is the wooden stick made of gold? Why is it so expensive?"

"You think it's expensive? I think it's expensive too. Take a look, in this season, where else can you find wild grilled fish?"

"That does seem right~" Tang Ya actually not-too-brightly accepted Huo Yuhao's words.

Bei Bei speechlessly rubbed his forehead before reminding her, "Xiao Ya, the wild thing is the fish, not the grilled fish. There are no wild grilled fish in any season."

"..." Tang Ya's face reddened at a speed visible to the naked eye. She turned and gave Bei Bei an elbow strike. "Who asked you! Also, what did you just call me?"

Tang Ya's elbow strike failed to hurt Bei Bei, but Bei Bei still pretended to be in pain and clutched his abdomen, then begged for mercy. "It was my fault. I should have called you Teacher Xiao Ya. Please, dear Teacher Xiao Ya, forgive me!"

"Hmph, that's more like it."

Huo Yuhao: "..."

If you two are going to play some weird PLAY, can you at least do it away from me?

Just as Huo Yuhao thought the two of them would leave like this, Bei Bei actually took the initiative to step forward, handing over two Silver Soul Coins with a smile. "Little brother, we'll take these two grilled fish. Here are two Silver Soul Coins."

They actually bought them?

Huo Yuhao naturally had no reason to refuse. He quickly took the two Silver Soul Coins, then handed the two grilled fish to them. "Bosses, please take them. May the bosses prosper."

"Many thanks." Bei Bei was amused by Huo Yuhao and accepted the two grilled fish with a smile, handing both to Tang Ya. "Teacher Xiao Ya, hurry and taste this wild grilled fish."

"You're so awful!" Tang Ya scolded shyly, only taking one grilled fish. "Hmph, one is enough for me."

Huo Yuhao suddenly felt that the two Silver Soul Coins in his hand were no longer fragrant.

Bei Bei really had a way with flirting.

But were they so skilled that they were bold? They actually were not afraid he had poisoned it.

Then Tang Ya and Bei Bei also stopped standing on ceremony and sat around the grilled fish campfire together with Huo Yuhao.

Tang Ya ate the grilled fish bashfully. Clearly, Bei Bei had just gotten to her.

Bei Bei smiled gently, but did not eat the grilled fish. Instead, he began chatting with Huo Yuhao. "My name is Bei Bei, and she is Tang Ya. Little brother, what's your name?"

Huo Yuhao looked at the grilled fish in Bei Bei's hand. He did not know whether Bei Bei was guarding against him or saving it for Tang Ya.

"My name is Huo Yuhao." Huo Yuhao did not hide anything, but he also did not say more.

Then Huo Yuhao went down to the stream again and caught two more fish, roasting them once more.

This time, it was finally Huo Yuhao's turn to eat grilled fish.

While eating the grilled fish, Huo Yuhao looked in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest and silently circulated the Fate Stealing and Dragon Transformation Technique.

This method did not have any flashy light effects when it operated.

Even if it did, one would need methods capable of observing Fortune to notice it.

So Huo Yuhao was not worried about Tang Ya and Bei Bei discovering it.

"Very nice, eating grilled fish while digging at the Star Dou Great Forest's foundations~ very nice~~~"

The golden ownerless Fortune belonging to the Star Dou Great Forest slowly flowed toward Huo Yuhao.

Only, before he received the Star Dou Great Forest's Fortune, two strange strands of Fortune barged into Huo Yuhao's field of vision.

One was dragon-shaped Fortune, and one was grass-shaped Fortune.

Huo Yuhao looked at the two strands of Fortune that had landed in his hand, which gave him an extremely—no, ninety percent—strong sense of déjà vu, and fell silent.

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