The Huo Family's Secret Mini Barbecue Returns to the Jianghu

On the other side, Huo Yuhao stepped off the carriage and looked around, his gaze immediately drawn to the magnificent city before him.

Shrek City radiated an ancient aura under the sunlight. The city walls ahead were tall and imposing, constructed from massive boulders and reaching a height of over a hundred meters.

A ceaseless flow of people moved through the city gates, with countless merchants, carriages, and pedestrians entering and exiting.

Huo Yuhao paid the one silver soul coin entry fee to the guards and was promptly let through.

After passing through a dark tunnel in the wall, a bustling, vibrant metropolis revealed itself to him.

A deafening roar of noise flooded his ears as countless pedestrians moved through the city.

Shops lined both sides of the streets, and the roads were filled with both retro trams and advanced soul-guided buses.

Technology and antiquity, two starkly different styles, intertwined to form the greatest city on the Douluo Continent.

Huo Yuhao asked a passerby for directions and then headed toward the gates of Shrek Academy.

The gates of Shrek Academy were easy to find, simply because they were massive.

It was said that Shrek Academy occupied more than two-thirds of the entire Shrek City.

Huo Yuhao walked for only a few streets before slowly coming to a halt.

He looked up at the majestic school gate, his eyes narrowing slightly.

He then scratched his head in distress, for a sign hung on the gate.

It read: "Shrek Academy freshman registration fee: 10 gold soul coins."

"What do I do if I have no money?"

Huo Yuhao currently had only a few silver soul coins on him, which he had brought from the Duke Mansion—savings that Huo Yun'er had scraped together and hidden for him over the years.

"Am I really forced to go back to my old trade of grilling fish?"

Huo Yuhao pondered. For someone as penniless as he was now, the most convenient way to quickly scrape together 10 gold soul coins for the Shrek Academy entrance exam seemed to be returning to his old business of grilling fish.

"What a pain, having to set up a stall," Huo Yuhao sighed.

Why was Huo Yuhao so insistent on joining Shrek Academy?

This brought us to the Sharingan that Huo Yuhao possessed.

As everyone knew, the Sharingan was an overpowered cheat in Naruto, most famously known for summoning a Susanoo to blast apart mountains with a single strike.

But in truth, that wasn't the Sharingan's most heaven-defying ability; its true power lay in two genjutsu that didn't even require the Mangekyo to use.

Those were Izanagi and Izanami.

These two ocular techniques were absolutely broken. The former could turn any fatal attack into a dream, effectively acting as a resurrection coin, while the latter was even more absurd—once caught in Izanami, there was no escape unless the caster chose to release it.

However, these techniques had a weakness: each use cost the user an eye.

Yet, Uchiha Madara in his old age had managed to restore a discarded eye by utilizing the immense life force within the flesh of the First Hokage.

Therefore, the source of life was something Huo Yuhao had to obtain for the sake of his Sharingan.

But on Douluo Planet, there were only two known locations containing such primal life energy: the Sea God Lake and Golden Tree at Shrek Academy, and the Lake of Life deep within the Star Dou Great Forest where the Silver Dragon King slumbered.

Huo Yuhao couldn't exactly run into the Star Dou Great Forest and bathe in the same water as Gu Yuena.

He would likely be eaten as a snack before he even got there.

Settling for the next best thing, he had no choice but to come to Shrek Academy.

There was no help for it; the Huo-style secret grilled fish would have to make a comeback.

"Since I'm setting up a stall, I might as well add a milk tea stand too."

Huo Yuhao had a sudden inspiration. In his past life, he had worked at a milk tea shop and was very clear on the ingredients needed; he believed he could find similar substitutes.

Thus, Huo Yuhao first found a nearby carpenter's shop to buy a small cart, then spent the rest of his money to buy dozens of fresh fish and some raw materials for milk tea from a nearby vendor.

Huo-style Secret Grilled Fish and Huo's Tea House were officially back in business!

Huo Yuhao hung a sign on his cart that read: "Huo's Grilled Fish and Milk Tea. Grilled fish: 5 silver soul coins each. Milk tea: 1 silver soul coin per cup. Buy two grilled fish, get one milk tea free." He officially began operations on the snack street not far from the gates of Shrek Academy.

After a busy session, the sky was approaching dusk.

As the sun set, the students of Shrek Academy began to emerge from the school, heading to the snack street to feast.

Soon, Huo Yuhao's stall welcomed its first customer.

"Damn, boss, is this fish made of gold? Or silver? Why is it so expensive?"

The newcomer was dressed in dark green attire with a Golden Tree emblem on his chest.

A Shrek student?

"My fish are caught straight from the Star Dou Great Forest. They're pure wild-caught; there's a huge difference compared to farmed ones. My transport, materials, and labor all cost money. If you think it's expensive, I think it's expensive too!" Huo Yuhao replied.

"Fine, fine. Give me one, and make sure it's cooked through!"

It had to be said that the students of Shrek Academy were all wealthy heirs who didn't know the value of a penny. A little bit of smooth talk, and they paid up obediently.

However, these wealthy students didn't care about such small change; to them, it was just a drop in the bucket.

"Alright, not only is it perfectly ripe, but it's guaranteed delicious. Just take a bite, and you'll be speechless."

After pocketing the five silver soul coins, Huo Yuhao handed a freshly grilled fish to the customer a moment later.

The Shrek Academy student took the fish and bit into it.

His eyes lit up instantly.

He then proceeded to devour the fish in a matter of seconds.

"Little brother, this grilled fish is incredible! Give me another one—no, two! Actually, make it three!"

Huo Yuhao chuckled. Joking aside, is my innate grilled fish constitution just for show?

"Buy two grilled fish and get a cup of milk tea for free. You can choose the sweetness level; how many spoons of sugar would you like?"

Before long, Huo Yuhao handed over three grilled fish along with a cup of milk tea.

"What's that? Milk tea?"

"How many spoons? Let's go with three."

"Three spoons of sugar, got it. Coming right up."

The Shrek student had only taken a sip of the milk tea out of curiosity, but then he finished the entire cup in one go.

The flavor hit him straight to the crown of his head.

"Boss, give me ten more cups of this milk tea. I'm packing them to go so I can enjoy them later."

Huo Yuhao smiled as he collected the money.

As time passed, a long line began to form in front of Huo Yuhao's stall.

Most of the customers were female students.

Once the word spread from the first person, the female students of Shrek Academy went absolutely wild for the milk tea.

The appeal of such a sweet beverage to them was terrifyingly high.

Huo Yuhao was raking it in; in just half an hour, his earnings had already reached nearly several dozen gold soul coins.

On the Douluo Continent, one gold soul coin was equal to ten silver soul coins or one hundred copper soul coins, enough to support an average family for a month or two.

Eventually, Huo Yuhao had to limit each person to a maximum of two grilled fish.

Even so, the grilled fish and milk tea remained in short supply.

Within just an hour, only one grilled fish remained at Huo Yuhao's stall.

Since Huo Yuhao hadn't eaten dinner yet, he addressed the crowd still waiting in line: "Sorry everyone, the grilled fish is sold out for today. I'm closing up shop, so please head back."

The crowd in line expressed their disappointment one after another before dispersing.

But just then, a crisp, gentle voice suddenly rang out: "Little brother, I've been waiting here for a long time. Could you sell me that last grilled fish you have left?"