Conspiracy Theory

"In the Star Dou Great Forest, there are indeed a few soul beasts that would suit your Time-Space Spirit Eye martial soul, brother knows that much."

"The Illusion Dream Demon Fox excels at creating various illusions, capable of trapping enemies in an endless dreamscape where they lose themselves; it would be a perfect match for your eyes."

"The Star Shadow Demon Wolf specializes in mental shockwaves, though brother gets the feeling you aren't too fond of that."

This was, after all, the fourth soul skill it had originally intended to provide to Huo Yuhao.

"It's not that I don't like it; I could easily learn such a shockwave myself under the guidance of you, Tian Meng, and Elder Yi. Why waste a soul skill slot on it?"

When it came down to it, that was merely a simple application of mental power.

If one had to rely on a soul ring to perform such a feat, it would be rather unjustifiable.

Tian Meng frowned and pondered for a moment. "I suppose you're right. With your talent, Yuhao, once your mental cultivation matures, learning a mental shockwave will indeed be quite simple."

"The Silk Shadow Thought Butterfly could provide a decent soul skill. It can use its own mental power to interfere with a soul master's execution of soul power, at the very least slowing them down when they try to use their own soul skills."

"The Heart-Calming Tapir is a rather rare soul beast. It might not offer you any powerful offensive skills, but it could grant you a skill that grants immunity to emotional mental influences, which could also function as a dispelling effect."

Sky Dream Iceworm continued to sift through the mental-type soul beasts in its memory.

Back when it was in the Far North, the Sky Dream Iceworm did nothing but eat and sleep, and after sleeping, it would continue to eat, living like that for a million years.

This idyllic life was only forcibly changed when it encountered Di Tian and the others.

The Sky Dream Iceworm's daily routine shifted from eating to being eaten.

Previously, it had forced itself into a deep slumber to dull the agony of its power being constantly drained.

Later, as its origin continued to dwindle, Tian Meng couldn't even sleep if it wanted to, so it had to rely on its heaven-defying mental power to observe the Star Dou Great Forest just to pass the time.

The first Title Douluo it ever conversed with was discovered during this period.

It was through its own observations that it found the right moment to escape from the Lake of Life.

After thousands of years of observation, the Sky Dream Iceworm knew the habits of these creatures like the back of its hand.

Huo Yuhao felt a sense of familiarity upon hearing about the Heart-Calming Tapir's soul skill.

Wasn't this just a low-tier version of the mental immunity skill, one of the three abilities provided by the destiny skull from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion?

However, mental-type soul masters were rare, and even among those who might face Huo Yuhao, very few could surpass him in mental power.

The Heart-Calming Tapir was not worth considering.

"Tian Meng, have you heard of any soul beast that sounds like it could provide something similar to your Spirit Detection, but with an additional soul skill?"

The abilities of Spirit Detection and Spirit Sharing were truly incredibly useful; they would undoubtedly be the soul skills he used most frequently in the future.

Naturally, he had to find a way to make them appear legitimate.

"There is a plant-type soul beast that can read the thoughts and emotions of surrounding creatures by emitting mental fluctuations, and it can also interfere with the minds of its enemies. If you insist on saying it can provide Spirit Detection, that wouldn't be a problem."

"This soul beast is called a Mind Tree Demon, and it lives near the core area."

"You can find a suitable mental-type soul beast on the way, bring it to the area where the Mind Tree Demon resides, and then use your Simulation soul skill to absorb it without anyone being the wiser."

Huo Yuhao gave the Sky Dream Iceworm a thumbs-up after hearing this.

"Brother Sky Dream is reliable!"

Hearing Huo Yuhao, who rarely called it 'brother', address it as 'Brother Sky Dream' directly, the Sky Dream Iceworm felt incredibly smug.

"Old man, did you hear that! Yuhao called me brother!"

Electrolux looked at the easily satisfied big worm with a smile and nodded perfunctorily.

Did you perhaps fail to hear how Yuhao addresses that man with the Angel martial soul outside?

The Sky Dream Iceworm chose to forget that.

Outside, Huo Yuhao had already finished roasting the meat of a ten-year soul beast and handed it to his senior brother, Qian Xunji, who was waiting to be fed.

In the days since entering the Star Dou Great Forest, the two often chatted about topics beyond soul beasts and soul masters.

Huo Yuhao spoke half-truths about his own background, while Qian Xunji shared interesting anecdotes from his past travels.

Huo Yuhao had even once asked Qian Xunji a question.

"Senior Brother, once Teacher abdicates in your favor, how do you plan to develop Spirit Hall?"

Qian Xunji was slightly stunned for a moment before asking with a smile, "Spirit Hall is already sufficient as it is; it cannot continue to expand indefinitely."

"The mission of our Qian Family is to spread the faith of the Angel God. When the influence of Spirit Hall becomes too vast, it will invite the vigilance of the two great empires. Standing above the two empires as we do now, balancing the two nations and ensuring there is no war on the continent—that is one of the missions of our Spirit Hall."

A son raised by Qian Daoliu, and a possessor of the Angel martial soul to boot—how bad could his character really be?

Bibi Dong's first Rakshasa trial was to devour the soul of an Angel martial soul.

Rakshasa had chosen Bibi Dong precisely because it coveted her extreme negative emotions.

How did Bibi Dong, whose two martial souls in Dou-II were considered to be in the realm of Evil Soul Masters, come to harbor such negative emotions?

It was all because of the secret chamber incident involving Qian Xunji.

Qian Xunji had not only torn apart the sweet romance between Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang, but in order to keep her, he had resorted to force and even fathered a child with her.

So the question arises: why did Qian Xunji, a possessor of the Angel martial soul with such a positive public image, come up with such a scheme on a whim?

Even after the incident in the secret chamber with Bibi Dong, he still allowed her to move about freely.

Given the Rakshasa God's hatred for the Angel God, Huo Yuhao did not believe for a second that she hadn't had a hand in this.

For a deity, influencing a Titled Douluo who lacked true strength was an incredibly simple task.

To indulge in a bit more conspiracy theory.

Perhaps the reason why Bibi Dong—a Saintess of Spirit Hall who grew up within its walls, possessing a pure heart but lofty standards, and who looked down upon normal, powerful peers—fell for a man like Yu Xiaogang, who was plain in appearance, mediocre in insight, and a waste whose strength was capped at level 29 for his entire life, was worth pondering.

Having successfully devoured Qian Xunji's soul and seized control of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong sought revenge against the Angel Clan that disgusted her and aimed to destroy the foundation they had built over ten thousand years; this was the catalyst for the subsequent establishment of the Spirit Empire.

Up in the God Realm, the Rakshasa God must have been overjoyed to see Bibi Dong performing so effectively.

These deities never treated humans as human beings.

Even if they themselves had once been ordinary people.