The Electrolux Plan Begins

Lin Yao had been rushing along this entire journey, for on the road earlier, he had spotted a youth who looked remarkably like the Huo Yuhao described in the original work he had read in his past life.

Regarding Huo Yuhao, the sole protagonist of the second installment of the Douluo series, Lin Yao's attitude leaned toward keeping a respectful distance.

Although Lin Yao intended to use Shrek Academy to gild his resume and gain a bit more freedom, he had no intention of staying there for long. He naturally had no great interest in Huo Yuhao, who had already been thoroughly pickled under the schemes of the God King Tang.

In any case, in this world, he had already activated the God Trials of the God of Destruction and secured his ticket to the Divine Realm, so there was no need to fawn over a protagonist like Huo Yuhao.

However, out of a clear-headed assessment of his own strength, while Lin Yao truly despised the Tang San of the second series, he did not intend to brutally kill or cripple Huo Yuhao and disrupt his recruitment plans.

It would be best if they remained two parallel lines; after graduating from Shrek, they would have nothing to do with each other. You become your God of Emotion, and I will be my God of Destruction. Anything else could be discussed after reaching the Divine Realm.

This was Lin Yao's attitude toward Huo Yuhao at this stage.

As for Huo Yuhao's two opportunities, Lin Yao had little use for the Tianmeng Iceworm. Although a million-year soul ring was indeed tempting, Lin Yao felt that the God of Destruction would not be stingy with him; through the God Trials, he could obtain something no less powerful than a million-year soul ring.

As for Electrolux, Lin Yao still intended to compete for him.

It was for no other reason than the fact that inheriting the God of Destruction's position from the God of Destruction was, in the end, an external object.

Electrolux was currently in the state of a remnant soul. If he could be nourished with the Gold of Life and a way could be found to conquer this otherworldly soul, making him his third martial soul, then he would possess something that truly belonged to him—something at the level of a god.

Moreover, the settings of the Douluo Continent varied across different periods. When Lin Yao saw the God Trials of the God of Destruction, he was also calculating which version of the God of Destruction this actually was.

One had to know that in some of the later fragments Lin Yao had seen, it seemed that even the God of Destruction's super-divine tool had been stripped away.

If he were to inherit a God of Destruction position that had been stripped of its super-divine tool, that would truly be a disaster.

To prevent himself from enjoying such a miserable fate, Lin Yao had to make some preparations outside the scope of the God Trials.

However, this could only be a gamble to see how his luck would hold up.

After all, even if he could persuade Ye Guyi to linger in the outer areas despite their clear goal of hunting a ten-thousand-year soul beast, it would be very difficult to convince the Title Douluo-level patron following behind them.

All Lin Yao could do for now was to slow his pace as much as possible, allowing Huo Yuhao to overtake him.

Fortunately, Ye Guyi was not in a rush to hunt a soul ring at the moment. After all, in essence, there wasn't much difference between going a little earlier or a little later; it still depended on whether they could encounter a suitable soul beast.

Approaching noon, Lin Yao said to Ye Guyi, "We've been walking for quite a while. Let's take a break, have something to eat, and then continue on our way."

Ye Guyi curled her lips into a smile and then said to Lin Yao, "Alright, it just so happens that I wanted to eat the grilled fish you made last time."

Lin Yao nodded, then cast his gaze toward a small stream nearby. The stream water was as clear as a mirror, and one could faintly see small fish that had yet to become soul beasts swimming about.

Lin Yao naturally didn't need to be like Huo Yuhao, who had to use his Spirit Eyes and whittle tree branches and all that messy stuff to catch fish. Instead, he flipped his fingers, and as his second soul ring flickered slightly, his soul power condensed into the shape of a dragon claw on his hand.

With a single swipe, a purplish-black dragon claw mark snatched a fish, and with a quick flick of his sleeve, he scooped it up.

Lin Yao gave the fish's belly a simple touch, felt the texture of its meat, and said to Ye Guyi, "We aren't having grilled fish today. I'll treat you to a more novel way of eating it."

As he spoke, Lin Yao took out some items from his personal storage device that resembled soy sauce and wasabi from Earth. After mixing them together, he took out the Soul Devourer Cursed Blade.

Ye Guyi watched Lin Yao's movements with curiosity. She saw him take a cutting board out of his soul storage device, place it on a nearby stone, and then quickly slice the fish on the board.

Soon, slices of fish meat, thick and thin just right, appeared on the cutting board in front of Lin Yao.

While slicing the fish, Lin Yao explained to Ye Guyi, "The meat of this fish is rich and fatty, and the texture is quite good, so it can be eaten raw. This method of eating is essentially not very healthy because parasites in the fish might not be cleaned out properly. That's why I'm using the Soul Devourer Cursed Blade; the tiny bit of necromantic aura on it, when used to cut, causes no harm to the human body, but those tiny parasites won't be so lucky—they will be directly eradicated."

Ye Guyi listened in a daze, then reached out to pick up a slice of fish, dipped it into the sauce Lin Yao had prepared, and took a bite. "Mmm, so fresh!"

The wasabi-like seasoning was so pungent that it made tears stream down Ye Guyi's face, but she still chewed the fish meat enthusiastically, enjoying the delicacy.

Just as the two were enjoying the delicious sashimi, Huo Yuhao caught up. He didn't notice Lin Yao and Ye Guyi resting on the bank, but instead swept past them quickly and headed straight into the Star Dou Great Forest, clearly having finished his own rest.

Following him, a man and a woman also swept past quickly. The man had a scholarly, mature air for his age, while the woman exuded a sense of eccentricity mixed with a hint of malice.

After the two had passed, Ye Guyi whispered to Lin Yao, "That girl isn't quite right. I feel as if there is an evil aura contained within her."

Lin Yao nodded and then said to Ye Guyi, "With the sensitivity of your martial soul, if you can sense even a hint of evil aura, then it's highly likely her martial soul has an evolutionary path that leans toward the evil side."

Ye Guyi nodded. Because the sashimi didn't have any strong, pungent smell, Bei Bei and Tang Ya didn't notice Lin Yao and Ye Guyi eating on the side at all.

Once Ye Guyi had finished the last slice of fish, Lin Yao clapped his hands and, feigning composure, said to Ye Guyi, "Let's go, it's time to head to the Star Dou Great Forest."

The two entered the Star Dou Great Forest from a slightly more slanted angle, moving faster than Bei Bei and Tang Ya. Lin Yao's dragon eyes had extremely keen perception; through the traces left in the Star Dou Great Forest, he followed Huo Yuhao's direction.

Soon, a wave of combat fluctuations erupted ahead, followed immediately by a tremor that shook the earth.

Ye Guyi was startled by the earth-shaking tremors and couldn't help but grab the corner of Lin Yao's clothes, simultaneously releasing her Angel martial soul...