Douluo World

Di Tian's heart jolted. A Super Divine Artifact...

He'd heard of such things. To put it bluntly, a Super Divine Artifact was more precious than life to any god—even a God King at the very peak of divinity.

Had an unknown god bestowed the power of such a treasure upon the Auspicious Beast? Was it for good or ill?

Did they intend to fatten the sheep before slaughtering it?

The Silver-Haired Woman raised her head to the sky. "If the Auspicious Beast hadn't evolved, I wouldn't have awakened for at least another ten thousand years. Fortunately, this auspicious power was thick enough to help me recover some of my strength. I can now briefly wield the power of a god."

"Although I don't know whether that god is friend or foe, I think they at least mean no harm to us Soul Beasts."

"Lord, this..."

The Silver-Haired Woman smiled bitterly. "If they truly wanted to strike at you, even I couldn't stop them. And I'm certain they've already discovered me, yet they haven't made a move."

Di Tian was startled. Had Lord already been discovered?

The Silver-Haired Woman turned around, her amethyst eyes gleaming with a sharp light. "Let's put that aside for now. Di Tian, while the Power of Fate is boosting Star Dou's strength, keep building up our forces! Prepare for the final war with humanity!"

"Whatever the cost, we will reclaim the world that belongs to us!"

"Yes!"

Time flew by like a white colt passing through a crack. Before they knew it, more than a month had gone by.

Thanks to Great Elder Xuan Zi's "keen eye for talent," Zhang Lexuan's original proposal that Huo Yuhao be promoted directly to the inner court had been put on hold. He would receive the benefits of a core disciple only if he won the freshman tournament.

Mu En had no objections. He, too, said he wanted to observe Huo Yuhao's character further before making a decision.

It wasn't all bad, though. At least the most expensive cafeteria in the outer court had opened its doors to Huo Yuhao for free.

Xiao Huo naturally didn't hold back. Every time he went, he ate as much as he could.

He didn't actually eat that much in one sitting—only about half the food in the cafeteria...

The girls who'd once been somewhat fond of Huo Yuhao began keeping their distance from this guy who could eat more than a pig.

It was worth mentioning that, thanks to Zhou Yi, Class One's numbers had dwindled to just over seventy in a mere month.

Any freshman who dared talk back to Zhou Yi or defy her was expelled!

Nearly half of those twenty-some students had been ruthlessly expelled for imaginary offenses! One of them was even the young princess of the Clear Sky Sect, who was disguised as a boy.

The young princess had never put up with such treatment! Without a word, she called in reinforcements.

That renowned Shrek teacher had no backing beyond Fan Yu, a Level 8 Soul Engineer. The young princess of the Clear Sky Sect, by contrast, had what could be called the strongest backing in the history of the Douluo Continent.

Although the two sect masters had been gravely injured by a certain someone and were temporarily unable to move, the Clear Sky Sect's basic power remained intact. As the matter escalated, the higher-ups of Shrek Academy were forced to step in under pressure. They sternly reprimanded Zhou Yi and demoted her to assistant homeroom teacher, replacing her as Class One's homeroom teacher with Wang Yan. Only then did she rein herself in a little.

But a rumor was going around that one of the students expelled by Zhou Yi had emptied their family's coffers to buy Zhou Yi's hands and feet... Still, assassinating an outer-court teacher in Shrek City was no easy feat, especially since Shrek Academy was famous for protecting its own.

Lan Xuanyu and Wang Dong asked several times to transfer to Huo Yuhao's Class Ten, but their homeroom teacher, Zhang Lexuan, refused to let them. The two of them, each with their own agenda, were helpless for the time being and could only wait for the class assignments after the freshman tournament three months later.

Perhaps because Huo Yuhao was still young and the arrangement might look bad, Ma Xiaotao visited him less often. The two of them now had their private sessions only on Wednesday and Friday nights.

With Huo Yuyao's help, Ma Xiaotao had become increasingly adept at controlling her Evil Fire. Even without Huo Yuyao using Ultimate Water to assist her, she could keep the Evil Fire from eroding her mind.

The price, however, was that the dark attribute within her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul had grown increasingly strong.

Of course, Shrek Academy's criteria for Evil Soul Masters were quite flexible. They certainly wouldn't classify Ma Xiaotao as one.

They dared hunt Zhang Peng, who possessed the Dark Scorpion Tiger Martial Soul, calling him an Evil Soul Master at every turn. But they didn't dare utter a single word against Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, who possessed the Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul.

See? When you're out in the world, it all comes down to connections and strength.

For now, though, Huo Yuhao paid no attention to any of that. It was the weekend, and he was sitting on his bed with a blue-and-silver box in his hands.

It was something Baili Du had left him, a device commonly used during the Great God Circle era: Douluo World.

The device in little Huo Yuhao's hands was the terminal for the Douluo World system.

It contained information Baili Du had collected on powerful figures from different eras of the Douluo Continent, as well as from other planes. He had left it for little Huo Yuhao to use for combat training and reference.

Of course, there was no need to worry about dying inside Douluo World. After each battle, the user would receive the experience they had gained. It was a major cheat that Baili Du had given Xiao Huo.

After tapping a few times on the display projected by the terminal, Huo Yuhao lay back on the bed and let his consciousness sink into Douluo World.

[Connect directly!]

Every time he entered Douluo World, Huo Yuhao was struck by how unfathomable Baili Du was.

As far as the eye could see, it was a world teeming with life. Everything was exactly as it was in reality.

He was standing in a lush forest surrounded by trees.

Looking up, he saw threads of sunlight slipping through the thick branches, lending the forest a little more life.

Although he knew this was a virtual space, he couldn't tell how many pixels it contained. Even an ordinary little stone by his foot was rendered with astonishing precision. The clarity of the details was overwhelming.

But... Huo Yuhao sighed, held out his hand, crossed his index and middle fingers, and swiped downward.

An all-too-familiar thing appeared: a status window.

Name: Huo Yuhao (can be changed)

Level: LV36 (Soul Elder)

Martial Soul: Spirit Eye, Deep Blue Glazed Dragon, Holy Demon Angel

Attributes: Spirit, Water (Ice), Thunder, Light, Darkness

Vitality: 5500

Spiritual Power: 5001 (early Spirit Abyss Realm)

Strength: 4700

Bonus Value: 1000

Weapon: Locked

Divine Position: Locked

...

Stages: 2

[Overall rating: Rookie. Keep practicing.]

Although he didn't know how Baili Du had come up with those values for strength and spiritual power, they probably weren't just made up.

But that rating was really something...

Huo Yuhao clenched his fists. "Phew... No matter what, I'm getting past the second stage today!"

If he was going to use a cheat, it had to be justified. They couldn't just dump every good thing into Xiao Huo's hands and call it a day.

You had to bear the weight of the crown you wore. To gain a cheat or a treasure, you needed the capacity to bear it. Even if it was another version of himself, that didn't matter. Baili Du knew better than anyone what happened when your foundation wasn't solid.