World: Have You Eaten? If Not, Eat Two of My Punches!

Just as Bei Bei's CPU was about to overload from being PUA'd by Huo Yuhao, a voice rang out beside the two of them.

"Stop wasting time. Set out, now! I'll keep you safe from here on!"

Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei looked over and found that the figure of an old man had appeared beside them at some point.

"Elder Xuan!" Bei Bei called out the other party's identity at once, his expression respectful.

The old man was none other than Xuan Zi, who had been secretly protecting the two of them all along!

Huo Yuhao looked at Xuan Zi curiously. This was the first time he had come into close contact with Xuan Zi in reality.

Xuan Zi was just as described in the original work: greasy all over, with messy hair and clothes that were damaged in many places. His appearance was truly slovenly. The robe he wore, which should originally have been white, had already turned grayish brown and was torn in several places.

He could not be said to be exactly the same as a beggar, only that there was not much difference.

So Huo Yuhao silently took a step back.

Xuan Zi: "..."

Are you serious about taking that step back?

Considering that Huo Yuhao was still a child, and that he was also a special owner of an Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, Xuan Zi decided not to argue with Huo Yuhao.

Although Xuan Zi was slovenly, even in this land of ice and snow, he did not change into cotton-padded clothes. He relied entirely on his profound Soul Power to resist the bitter cold of the Far North. That alone showed his strength.

A rank ninety-eight Super Douluo. Terrifying indeed!

However, Huo Yuhao noticed that there was some irritability between Xuan Zi's brows, and the phantom of the Godly Taotie Bull above Xuan Zi's head was not behaving peacefully either.

This was naturally because of the effects of the Voodoo Doll.

In truth, this level of effect had already made Huo Yuhao feel that it was remarkably effective. Generally speaking, the effects of the Voodoo Doll should not have influenced Xuan Zi so obviously. Even if there was an influence, with Xuan Zi's strength, he should have been able to recover easily.

But after thinking carefully, the reason became clear.

Because Xuan Zi clearly only cultivated strength, not temperament.

He might not even have realized that something was wrong with him, and simply allowed this state to continue, with signs that it was growing worse.

However, it was not just Xuan Zi. Soul Masters on Douluo Continent almost never cultivated temperament.

As the distance to Xuan Zi shortened, the influence of the Godly Taotie Bull phantom on Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei also increased.

Suddenly, the Godly Taotie Bull phantom actually erupted.

Bei Bei's luck was directly bitten off in a large mouthful by the Godly Taotie Bull phantom. Then the Godly Taotie Bull phantom went to bite at Huo Yuhao's luck as well.

Huo Yuhao was shocked in his heart.

Not good! Just what kind of Fate Configuration does this Xuan Zi have? His luck can actually devour other people's luck?!

However, Huo Yuhao had no time or ability to respond at all.

If the Godly Taotie Bull phantom took this bite, Huo Yuhao's already meager luck would be left with almost nothing. And such a huge deficit in luck would inevitably make Huo Yuhao face calamity, perhaps even a deadly tribulation!

Yet at that moment, the World Auspicious Cloud above Huo Yuhao's luck suddenly moved.

The auspicious cloud condensed into a fist and gave the Godly Taotie Bull phantom two solid bang, bang punches, beating the Godly Taotie Bull phantom senseless. Before the Godly Taotie Bull phantom could react, the auspicious cloud gave the Godly Taotie Bull phantom another huge slap.

The Godly Taotie Bull phantom whimpered, covered its face, and fled back above Xuan Zi's head.

Xuan Zi rubbed his face in confusion. "The wind and snow of the Far North seem a bit strong. It actually feels like I've been slapped in the face."

Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment and thought inwardly, Is this the value of being the Child of Luck?

As the Child of Luck, even if Huo Yuhao was not strong and had not yet risen to power, he was not someone just anyone could touch.

One could hit Huo Yuhao, scold Huo Yuhao, even scheme against Huo Yuhao. Even crippling Huo Yuhao would not matter, because none of those touched the foundation of the Child of Luck.

With Huo Yuhao's Fate Configuration as the Child of Luck, he would sooner or later have the chance to turn misfortune into fortune and defy the heavens to change his fate. The world could always deliver opportunities before Huo Yuhao through all kinds of subtle manipulations.

But if one wanted to directly take Huo Yuhao's life.

Then that touched the world's bottom line.

Do not forget, the Child of Luck was protected by the world!

Clearly, the Godly Taotie Bull phantom's behavior just now had already touched that bottom line and threatened Huo Yuhao's life.

That was why the World Auspicious Cloud had struck hard.

If the Godly Taotie Bull phantom did not know its place, it was not impossible that the world would decide, "This old man absolutely cannot be left alive."

But that did not mean Huo Yuhao could act recklessly.

A death-exemption token was not permanent.

The Child of Luck took turns; it might not be impossible for it to reach my house.

Although the Child of Luck could not be killed directly, that did not mean he could not be schemed against by others.

The Fate Stealing and Dragon Transformation Technique was one kind of technique that could scheme against and seize another person's luck. Why could the Fate Configuration and luck of the Child of Luck not also be schemed against and seized?

If Huo Yuhao was schemed against and had his Fate Configuration as the Child of Luck stolen, or if Huo Yuhao took actions that made the world loathe him, he would also lose his status as the Child of Luck.

At that time, even if Huo Yuhao's luck towered to the heavens, if he were killed, he would simply die. The world would no longer protect Huo Yuhao, much less would there be any plotline where he escaped death and was bound to have good fortune afterward.

If luck and Fate Configuration were schemed against and seized, the world would not intervene either, because that meant this generation's Child of Luck was not up to the task.

When the world wanted to open a new era, the Child of Luck was necessary, but it was not necessary for the Child of Luck to be Huo Yuhao.

If Huo Yuhao was not good enough, it was not impossible for the world to change to a new Child of Luck.

Bei Bei did not notice anything unusual. He began introducing Huo Yuhao and Xuan Zi to each other. "Little Brother Huo, this is an elder of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion, Taotie Douluo. You can call him Elder Xuan. He is the one who has been secretly protecting us all along."

"Elder Xuan, this is..."

But Xuan Zi waved his hand. "No need for introductions. I know. Xiao Huo, right?"

Xiao Huo?

At Xuan Zi's form of address, Huo Yuhao paused inwardly and thought, Looks like Xuan Zi has quite a favorable impression of me. It should be because of my Ultimate Ice Martial Soul.

Huo Yuhao immediately put on a respectful appearance, his face pure and innocent, and bowed. "Greetings, Elder Xuan. Thank you for protecting us along the way."

The courtesy Huo Yuhao performed was the ordinary etiquette between Soul Masters, from the weak to the strong, not some noble ritual.

Xuan Zi did not mind this either. He spoke directly. "I heard your conversation. So I've decided to take you straight to the Ice Emperor Tribe's dwelling place and search there for treasures that can help Xiao Huo fully awaken his Martial Soul."

Hearing Xuan Zi's words, Bei Bei instantly became excited and hurriedly bowed. "Thank you, Elder Xuan. I also thank Elder Xuan on Xiao Ya's behalf!"

Huo Yuhao glanced speechlessly at Bei Bei.

Big brother, which ear of yours heard Xuan Zi say he was going to help Tang Ya find medicinal herbs?

Xuan Zi's appearance was clearly for my sake!

But Huo Yuhao still put on the same excited expression as Bei Bei and copied Bei Bei's bow. "Thank you, Elder Xuan. I also thank Elder Xuan on Sister Xiao Ya's behalf!"

Do not ask on what grounds Huo Yuhao could thank him on Tang Ya's behalf. If asked, the answer was that Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei were brothers. What was Bei Bei's was Huo Yuhao's, and what was Huo Yuhao's was still Huo Yuhao's.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's attitude, Xuan Zi nodded in satisfaction.

With this domineering move, it seemed he could grasp Xiao Huo's heart.

However, upon hearing the words "Xiao Ya," Xuan Zi frowned slightly, but said nothing.

She was merely a piece of trash expelled by Shrek Academy. Saying more would be somewhat unlucky.

"Let's go!"

Without saying anything more, Xuan Zi directly raised his hand and grabbed. With powerful Soul Power, he protected Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei, drew the two of them to his side, and took them flying toward the Far North Core Region.

Xuan Zi did not know exactly where the Ice Emperor Tribe was, but he knew that the tribes of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North definitely lived in the core region of the Far North.

Although the environment there was even harsher, it was also the place where Ice Attribute power was most concentrated.

Every Soul Beast capable of living in the core region was a fierce and brutal Soul Beast.

This was also one of the reasons Xuan Zi had stepped forward. He was genuinely afraid that Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei would brainlessly barge into the core region and be carried off by some vicious Soul Beast.

In any case, the two of them did not need to temper themselves, so Xuan Zi decided to take the two of them there and back quickly, returning to Shrek Academy as soon as possible.

This Far North was all ice and snow, and he could not even get a chicken leg into his mouth. Xuan Zi had long since grown sick of it.