Even the Wind Baboon Wants to Dance!

The two people approaching from afar were a boy and a girl.

The boy had a head of golden hair and a handsome face. His clothes were elegant, and he radiated a gentle, refined air. He looked at the girl beside him with affection, a warm smile tugging at his lips.

The girl beside him had glossy black hair tied back in a high ponytail. She was sweet and adorable, and her light-blue outfit accentuated her youthful, budding curves. She practically radiated youthful energy. Though still young, she already had the potential to become a beauty capable of bringing kingdoms to their knees.

The two walked side by side, like a golden boy and a jade girl.

Who else could they be? They were Beibei and Tang Ya.

The exclamation from earlier had come from Tang Ya.

Now Tang Ya spotted Huo Yuhao sitting by the river and grilling fish. Her eyes widened with curiosity as she hurried over to him.

She sniffed the delicious aroma, then exclaimed, "Wow, that smells amazing! Little brother, are you selling those grilled fish?"

Huo Yuhao was about to answer, but Tang Ya took another look at his face. Delight appeared on her pretty features, and she leaned right up close to him, eyes sparkling. "Wow, little brother, you're so cute! How did you get so cute and get so good at grilling fish?"

Members of the Uchiha Clan had inherited the Sage of Six Paths' excellent bloodline. Every one of them was handsome or beautiful, and they all had a naturally cool, distant air about them.

Put plainly, they all looked like they were in a bad mood.

But, honestly, most people really did fall for that sort of thing.

And besides, he had Sasuke's face. Who was Sasuke?

He was the best-looking guy in Shonen Jump, handsome from childhood to adulthood. He'd lost and won, but he'd never been ugly.

Wherever he went, he had a huge crowd of fangirls. He was never short on fans who liked him for his looks.

As a child, Sasuke had been both cute and handsome, with a naturally cool aura. It was perfectly normal for Tang Ya to think he was adorable.

Seeing Tang Ya's eyes light up from behind, Beibei felt inexplicably displeased. He hurried over, pulled Tang Ya back, and stood between them. "Xiao Ya, the little brother hasn't eaten yet. We shouldn't be so presumptuous."

Hearing Beibei's way of addressing her, Tang Ya's pretty face changed. She pretended to be angry and said to him, "Hmph, what did you call me?"

Beibei raised both hands in surrender and said helplessly, "All right, all right, I was wrong. Teacher Xiao Ya, happy now?"

Then he reached out and patted the girl's head.

Tang Ya blushed as he patted her head. She clasped her hands and coyly fidgeted like a bashful young lady.

"That's more like it. Remember your place."

Watching the two of them flirt back and forth,

Huo Yuhao nearly rolled his eyes right out of his head.

If you two want to play teacher and student, could you at least do it somewhere more private?

This really was the Continent of Romance.

It was either an older-brother-younger-sister play, or a teacher-student play.

Huo Yuhao felt as if he were watching middle schoolers dating, getting all lovey-dovey and playing house.

It was so awkward his toes nearly dug out a three-bedroom apartment.

Huo Yuhao couldn't be bothered to argue with them over a few grilled fish. He casually handed over the fish in his hand and said, "If you don't mind, you can share. There's plenty more."

Beibei smiled. "Then thank you, little brother." He took the fish and passed it to Tang Ya.

Tang Ya held the fish and eagerly took a bite. Her eyes immediately turned into stars.

She cried, "This is so delicious!"

Then Tang Ya and Beibei sat down too. Beibei was a little more considerate and helped Huo Yuhao prepare some of the fish.

The three of them divided up the work: one cleaned the fish, one grilled them, and one ate.

After eating their fill, Huo Yuhao and Beibei sat around the campfire, while Tang Ya lay nearby spread-eagled, completely unconcerned with appearances. She kept mumbling, "So delicious! So delicious!"

Huo Yuhao was a little speechless. How could grilled fish be this powerful? It felt almost as effective as a drug.

Is there a Grilled Fish God's divine trial in this world? I, the Innate Grilled Fish Sacred Body, volunteer!

Beibei smiled warmly and started chatting with Huo Yuhao. "Little brother, thanks so much for today. My name is Beibei, and she's Tang Ya. What's your name? Are you heading into the Star Dou Great Forest? We're going there too. Why don't we travel together?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head without hesitation. "My name is Huo Yuhao. I am heading to the Star Dou Great Forest, but I'll have to pass on traveling together. Farewell, you two. Maybe we'll meet again."

With that, Huo Yuhao stood and walked away, leaving Beibei and Tang Ya watching him go.

Watching Huo Yuhao's retreating figure, Tang Ya said to Beibei, "Beibei, what's that little brother going to the Star Dou Great Forest for? He looks so young, and he's all by himself. Could he be going to hunt a Spirit Ring?"

Beibei nodded, looking thoughtful. "I can faintly sense a trace of Soul Power from him. It should be around level ten. If I'm not mistaken, he's going to obtain a Spirit Ring."

Tang Ya furrowed her brows. "His Soul Power is so weak, and he's so young. Wouldn't it be dangerous for him to enter the Star Dou Great Forest alone? Should we follow him and see? He's so good at grilling fish. He'd be a great addition to our Tang Sect."

Beibei was covered in black lines. The Tang Sect needs Soul Masters, not chefs, big sis.

Though he was grumbling inwardly, Beibei spoke unusually seriously. "His Soul Power is weak, but earlier I sensed a faint feeling of danger from him. Even many Soul Masters of the same rank at the academy have never made me feel that way. It's strange."

Tang Ya's eyes widened. "Even you felt he was dangerous? Then that means our Tang Sect needs someone like him even more."

She waved her hand grandly. "I've decided. Our Tang Sect must recruit this hard-won talent. What do you think, Vice Sect Master Beibei?"

Beibei could only manage a wry smile. "Since the sect master has spoken, of course I'll obey. But, Teacher Xiao Ya, I think we should find him first and learn a little about his character—his talent, I mean. We can recruit him if he's good-natured. After all, our Tang Sect is short on people right now. It'd be ideal to find someone kind-hearted and talented—a suitable Martial Soul, easy to brainwash—and cultivate him."

"Good. Then it's settled. This sect master truly is wise and mighty!"

Tang Ya smiled smugly.

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao had already put the little episode behind him. Though he only knew some of the original story of Douluo II, he was familiar with a few of the early opportunities. For instance, Huo Yuhao's Million-Year Soul Ring. If he traveled with those two, there was no telling whether he'd still get it, so he'd decisively turned them down.

After walking alone for a while longer, Huo Yuhao noticed a sign beside the road.

"Beyond this point lies the Star Dou Great Forest. Spirit Beasts roam here. Take care."

The Star Dou Great Forest was full of towering trees stretching as far as the eye could see. Every now and then, a few notes of Frog Song rang out.

The sound of Huo Yuhao's footsteps snapping twigs as he walked would startle whole flocks of birds roosting in the trees.

Mysterious and deep.

I wonder which direction that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm is in. I can find it as long as I find a Wind Baboon, so I might as well head toward the thickest part of the forest.

Huo Yuhao suppressed his unease and cautiously made his way deeper into the forest.

The anime had shown Huo Yuhao encountering the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as soon as he entered the Star Dou Great Forest, but as a transmigrator, Huo Yuhao only knew it was somewhere in the Outer Zone of Star Dou.

But the Star Dou Great Forest's Outer Zone was enormous.

The Star Dou Great Forest lay at the border of the Douluo Three Kingdoms, stretching across all three empires and covering an immense area. Even the Outer Zone alone contained tens of thousands of Spirit Beast species. Finding a Wind Baboon settlement was an impossible task for Huo Yuhao as he was now. He could only rely on luck.

Huo Yuhao followed his instincts as he walked. Suddenly, a strange feeling stirred in his heart.

It was as if some creature were watching him from the shadows.

He drew the White Tiger Dagger strapped to his leg. It was a keepsake from Huo Yuhao's mother, and having it with him gave him a sense of security.

As if he'd done it thousands of times before, Huo Yuhao gripped the dagger in a reverse hold.

Just like Sasuke practicing with shuriken in his memories.

He crouched slightly, held both hands before his chest, and focused on his surroundings.

Then he spotted a shadow crouching high up in a tree ahead.

"It's here!" Huo Yuhao's mind tightened.

In the next instant, the shadow sprang from the branch and swooped down. Huo Yuhao nimbly dodged, and the shadow landed to his left, so close he could reach out and touch it, kicking up a cloud of dust.

When the dust settled, Huo Yuhao saw a baboon standing before him. Its body was covered in long, brownish-yellow hair, and it was more than two meters tall. Its arms were unusually long, and its sharp claws glinted coldly. It had a blue face, a pair of brown eyes, and a bright red nose.

It glared at Huo Yuhao, its eyes filled with malice.

So this was a Spirit Beast?

He'd only seen these strange creatures in novels and anime before. Now that he was standing before one in real life, Huo Yuhao couldn't help feeling a jolt in his heart.

"Phew." Huo Yuhao let out a long breath, suppressing the strange emotion stirring inside him.

"Hmph. You want to dance too?"

In the next instant, Huo Yuhao closed his eyes. Then, when he opened them, they had undergone an astonishing change!

His bright black eyes had turned red, and a black, tomoe-shaped pupil was embedded in one of them.

One look at it, and it seemed you could fall right into its depths.

Sinister, yet noble.

Sharingan, activate!

After loading Sasuke's character profile, Huo Yuhao had gained all of the early Ninja Academy Sasuke's abilities.

Among them was the One-Tomoe Sharingan that had just awakened on the night of the clan's massacre!

In the Douluo World, Soul Power had replaced chakra. The Sharingan, which had originally required chakra to activate, manifested as Huo Yuhao circulated his Soul Power.

Once the Sharingan appeared, Huo Yuhao gave off a sinister, powerful aura.

The aura was so unusual that it affected the Wind Baboon, making it feel fear in spite of itself. Its body began to tremble slightly.

For a moment, it was completely frozen in place!