Huo-Meng Takes Shape, Senior, Please Stay!

After repeated comfort and guidance from Tang Ya, Beibei, and Xu Jiujiu, Huo Yuhao finally revealed everything that had happened in the past, though he omitted the most important details. Tang Ya, who had gone through something similar, deeply empathized with him. By the end, Beibei was left comforting Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya as they clung to each other and sobbed uncontrollably, looking as though they wanted to swear brotherhood on the spot.

Xu Jiujiu and Qiangu Yunche watched from the side while quietly making off with the two grilled greenfish Huo Yuhao had just prepared.

After the two had calmed down somewhat, Qiangu Yunche murmured a few words to Xu Jiujiu and prepared to leave.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly wiped the tears from his face, then bowed deeply to Xu Jiujiu with utmost sincerity before watching the two disappear into the forest.

After Qiangu Yunche and Xu Jiujiu left, Tang Ya tearfully devoured the rest of the greenfish Huo Yuhao had caught. Then she patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder and said boldly:

"Yuhao, since you don't know where to go next, why not join your big sister's sect? Don't worry, as long as your big sister has a bite to eat, there'll be no shortage of bowls for you to wash..."

"Ahem!" Beibei's mouth twitched violently at her words, and he quickly coughed to remind Tang Ya.

Tang Ya immediately came to her senses and hastily corrected herself. "What I mean is, as long as I have a bite to eat, I definitely... definitely won't let you go hungry!"

"Yes, that's right!"

Beibei scratched his head at the side, feeling that his girlfriend's brain was beyond saving.

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao was clearly somewhat conflicted. He opened his mouth, but in the end only said:

"Sister Tang, may I think about it first?"

"Of course!" Tang Ya patted her full chest. The way it trembled made Huo Yuhao's face burn after just one glance, and he did not dare look again.

"Oh, right, Yuhao. You're heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain your first Soul Ring, aren't you? We happen to be going soul hunting too, so let's go together. We can look out for each other."

Beibei had clearly thought further ahead than Tang Ya. If they wanted to recruit Huo Yuhao, they had to show him enough sincerity and support, didn't they?

Helping kill a hundred-year Soul Beast was a trivial matter for them, but for a lonely little pitiful thing like Huo Yuhao, it was an enormous favor.

Wouldn't recruiting him afterward become much easier?

Still, it was quite heartbreaking when one thought about it.

Back then, the Tang Sect had suppressed every force on the continent through its strength alone. Yet ever since the war four thousand years ago, the Tang Sect had steadily declined. By now, it needed the still-underage Tang Ya to keep it alive, and even Tang Ya, the Tang Sect's sect master, could not produce a hundred Gold Soul Coins from her pocket.

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao hesitated for a moment, but eventually nodded.

He knew as well that, with his strength, encountering even a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast would be a life-or-death situation. But with Beibei and Tang Ya around, perhaps he could obtain a somewhat better-quality Soul Ring...

Meanwhile, Qiangu Yunche and Xu Jiujiu, who had already walked far away, were also discussing what had just happened.

"What? You're saying that blue-clothed youth is the great-grandson of the Dragon God Douluo?"

Xu Jiujiu's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Yes. His girlfriend is the current sect master of the Tang Sect. Mm, that former number-one sect in the world," Qiangu Yunche added casually.

"The Tang Sect?" Xu Jiujiu paused. She still had some impression of that sect, which had long been eliminated for failing to keep up with the times.

"The great-grandson of the Sea God Pavilion's master and the Tang Sect's sect master got together, so Shrek Academy intends to support the Tang Sect's revival?"

Xu Jiujiu frowned. Her keen instincts in such matters told her that things were not so simple.

Although they had already won over the Qiangu Clan, Shrek Academy, as the continent's publicly acknowledged number-one Soul Master force and holy land for Soul Masters, still drew the attention of every nation on the continent with every move it made.

In truth, if Shrek Academy were willing, even if it could not return the Tang Sect to its former peak, helping it rejoin the ranks of second-rate sects would be no difficult task.

After all, the Dragon God Douluo's great-grandson was bound to become a Title Douluo in the future. With him around, the Tang Sect would have a stabilizing pillar. For his sake, Shrek Academy would more or less pour some resources into the Tang Sect.

Although Shrek Academy had always claimed to treat every nation and force on the continent impartially, anyone with eyes knew that was complete bullshit.

Shrek Academy's external policy had never been impartiality. It had always been an extreme prioritization of the academy's interests and status.

They could not be bothered to do anything that offered no benefit.

The two chatted as they walked, and time passed quickly.

Just as Xu Jiujiu was about to ask Qiangu Yunche something, an invisible spiritual fluctuation suddenly spread at high speed from the distance, covering an area of a hundred li in the blink of an eye.

Xu Jiujiu seemed to have been turned to stone. She stood there blankly, her red lips slightly parted, the words caught in her throat.

Spiritual Shock did not possess much destructive power, but it could cause all living creatures to lose their ability to think for a short period of time.

At that moment, most of the southern region of the Star Dou Great Forest fell into a terrifying silence.

Qiangu Yunche's thoughts were affected for an instant as well, but his Form Without Substance level spiritual power, the spiritual protection of the Ice Hidden Silkworm Crown, and his own immense resistance and immunity to external mental influence made the effects of the Spiritual Shock almost negligible.

Without any hesitation, Qiangu Yunche spread his Emerald Wings. Spatial power surged, the space before him shattered instantly, and he rushed toward his destination at a speed beyond imagination.

When he arrived, he happened to see the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm struggling to squeeze himself into Huo Yuhao's frail body.

At that moment, the previously clear sky suddenly darkened. A thunderous boom rang out high above, and in that instant, darkness completely obscured the sun's radiance.

An enormous pressure descended from the heavens, so overwhelming that it was hard to breathe.

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's tiny eyes widened round. For a moment, he did not know whether to be more shocked that someone could remain conscious under his Spiritual Shock or terrified by the powerful presence that had suddenly descended from above.

But either way, it gave the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who was still busy burrowing into Huo Yuhao's body, an incredible headache.

Damn it, thieving heavens! Can't you treat me a little better? I finally found a suitable host, and you pull something like this at the very end!?

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wailed inwardly and unconsciously accelerated the rate at which he merged with Huo Yuhao. As long as he completed the fusion with Huo Yuhao, even Beast God Di Tian would be helpless against him.

What, you wanted to forcibly strip away his origin?

Then he would take this human child and his million-year origin and put on an earthshaking fireworks show for the Star Dou Great Forest!

Even if it did not blow apart half the Star Dou Great Forest, it could at least flatten the entire southern region. It would not recover for the next ten thousand years!

The completely unaware Huo Yuhao at this moment: Big brother, can't you just self-destruct by yourself? I still want to live...

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Shut up! You want to live? I still want to ascend and become a god, marry Bingbing, and have a whole brood of little scorpions!

The next instant, a stream of gray air descended rapidly from the sky as if pulled by an enormous force, heading straight for Huo Yuhao's brain.

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm flew into a rage at the sight.

I finally found someone to double-cultivate with, and you fucking come over to stick your foot in? You really think I like playing a three-way collision game?

If Brother Sky Dream doesn't show you the true strength of the Boss of the Far North today, then I won't be named Tian!

Just as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm cracked his knuckles and prepared for a great battle, space twisted, and Qiangu Yunche instantly appeared in the gray current's path. Then he called out loudly:

"Senior, please stay!"

As he spoke, he opened his Sea of Spirit. The Sea of Life surged, and life energy so dense that it left the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm dumbfounded burst forth. Mixed within it was a trace of transcendent aura that only the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could vaguely sense.

The gray current's rapid descent abruptly halted. Though it was merely a stream of air with no face for anyone to read, Qiangu Yunche could still clearly sense bewilderment, surprise, delight, excitement, and many other emotions from it.

Then, without further hesitation, the gray current transformed into a streak of light and shot into Qiangu Yunche's Sea of Spirit.

It was so fast, as though a lost wanderer had suddenly found the road home...