Divine Sense

Looking at the Battle Armor Huo Yuhao had handed Bei Bei, the participating students all wore envious expressions.

After Huo Yuhao exchanged a few words with everyone, the atmosphere finally grew less tense.

Several senior students from the inner courtyard also came over.

Yao Haoxuan patted Xi Xi on the shoulder and teased her, "Xi Xi, do you have a thing for Yuhao? Why have you seemed so happy lately, even though you lost your spot on the starting team?"

At that, Xi Xi stammered, unable to get a word out. Seeing everyone's gazes grow increasingly strange, and realizing they were about to get the wrong idea, she finally took out a suit of Battle Armor.

When they saw Xi Xi put on a complete set of First-Class Battle Armor, Yao Haoxuan and the others immediately understood.

If they had been given the choice, they would have gladly traded a spot on the starting team for a suit of First-Class Battle Armor too.

That Battle Armor could boost its wearer all the way to level seventy. It outclassed ordinary Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, and besides, this was a chance to grow closer to Huo Yuhao.

If Huo Yuhao had time one day and they prepared the materials for him to help upgrade it into Two-Word Battle Armor, they'd have struck gold.

Seeing this, Yao Haoxuan hurried over to Xuan Zi and shamelessly said, "Elder Xuan, now that junior Bei Bei has Battle Armor, his strength is surely a little greater than mine. How about considering switching me to the reserve team too?"

With Yao Haoxuan taking the lead, Gongyang Mo immediately followed suit. Even the usually aloof Ling Luochеn spoke up in agreement.

This infuriated Xuan Zi. In these brats' eyes, the Shrek Academy's ten-thousand-year honor apparently didn't measure up to Battle Armor.

Seeing Xuan Zi's face redden with anger, Yan Shaozhe hurried over to try to calm him down.

"Don't be too upset, Elder. If I'd been young back then, and someone had offered to trade me a spot in an exhibition match for a suit of Battle Armor that could let me fight a level-seventy opponent at level fifty, I'm not sure I could have resisted the temptation either."

Yan Shaozhe had originally valued the Shrek Academy's ten-thousand-year honor as highly as Xuan Zi did. That was, until he witnessed the boost from Huo Yuhao's Battle Armor with his own eyes. In an instant, he understood.

When everyone else could fight level-seventy opponents at level fifty, and level-ninety opponents at level seventy, why cling to honor? Practicality was what mattered most.

After all, no matter how much Yan Shaozhe cared about appearances, he was the one taking the beating now.

Ever since Qian Duoduo had equipped a set of Two-Word Battle Armor, Yan Shaozhe hadn't won a single sparring match against him. And Qian Duoduo kept showing up to challenge him at every opportunity.

Hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, Xuan Zi wanted to argue, but ultimately couldn't come up with a reason.

He could only say angrily to Yao Haoxuan, "Fine, then switch places with Bei Bei. But since you're volunteering, forget about any compensation."

At that, Yao Haoxuan immediately turned serious.

"Elder Xuan, what are you saying? Fighting for the academy's ten-thousand-year honor has always been my dream. There's no way I'd give up such an honor."

For a moment, the whole place was filled with laughter. Even Huo Yuhao couldn't help laughing. Now that was a true master of changing faces.

"All right, enough joking. We still have a long way to go, so we need to pick up the pace. Shaozhe and I will carry you for a stretch."

Huo Yuhao promptly chose Yan Shaozhe. Traveling with Xuan Zi was like riding a roller coaster.

Although Huo Yuhao himself could keep up with a Titled Douluo's speed, he couldn't replenish his Soul Power with his Soul Core, so he wasn't quite up to a long-distance journey.

The inner-courtyard students had all chosen Yan Shaozhe early on. The outer-courtyard students who hadn't reacted in time got a free ride on a roller coaster with no seat belts, and it went on for a very long time.

As they drew closer and closer to the Mingdou Mountain Range, dozens of figures gradually came into view.

A middle-aged man and dozens of soldiers stood waiting on the academy's only route to the Mingdou Mountain Range.

Huo Yuhao had spotted their location through Spirit Detection well in advance. He immediately activated his Battle Armor and flew over with Yan Shaozhe.

Xuan Zi had little interest in such things. After setting the students down, he concealed himself.

"Thank you all for coming to help us wipe out this Evil Soul Master organization. I'm Duke of White Tiger Dai Hao, and this is my garrison."

"This must be Dean Yan of the Shrek Academy, and the young man beside you must be Yuhao?"

Hearing the slightly respectful tone in Dai Hao's voice, Yan Shaozhe replied casually, "I'm no longer the dean. But I think you'd be better off addressing Yuhao as the heir to the Sea God Pavilion."

Dai Hao looked a little awkward at that and hurriedly explained to Huo Yuhao, "I didn't mean anything by it. I didn't know what happened to your mother. I didn't even know I had a son like you—"

Huo Yuhao immediately cut Dai Hao off.

"Stop right there, Duke of White Tiger. As the heir to the Sea God Pavilion, I'm fully entitled to stand on equal footing with you."

"If you finish that sentence, I can take it as a provocation against the Sea God Pavilion."

"Besides, I made myself perfectly clear. From now on, the only possibility is that I become Huo Yuhao, Master of the Sea God Pavilion."

"I've also ordered the relevant officials of the Star Luo Empire to move my mother's grave to Shrek City."

Dai Hao could only apologize before leaving in a somewhat dejected manner.

Among the students, Dai Yueheng silently shed tears. From the moment Dai Hao had come to greet them until he left, he hadn't so much as looked at Dai Yueheng.

Dai Yueheng knew he had been abandoned for good. Dai Hao was keeping his distance to avoid provoking Huo Yuhao's displeasure.

Time and again, Dai Yueheng tried to convince himself that, as the highest-ranking commander of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Hao was justified in keeping his distance for the greater good.

But watching his mother near death from illness while his father no longer cared about him was more than Dai Yueheng could bear.

His own father had to keep his distance from him. What a pitiful state of affairs.

Watching Dai Hao walk away, Dai Yueheng seemed to finally make up his mind. A strange glint appeared in his eyes.

He absolutely wouldn't let his life end unnoticed in some corner of the world. If he was going to die, then at least he'd die for something.

Then, after receiving a map of the Mingdou Mountain Range from the soldiers, Huo Yuhao felt a warning from the Power of Destiny.

There was something off about the five-ring Evil Soul Master Soul King they were about to face.

Huo Yuhao had always thought that Xuan Zi's carelessness and underestimation of the enemy had led to the strongest Soul King in history badly injuring the starting team and escaping from a level-ninety-eight Super Douluo.

But just now, using his powerful spiritual force and the Power of Destiny, Huo Yuhao had sensed an aura of divine sense in the mountains. It was extremely faint, but it was undeniably divine sense.

Could this Death Messenger really have some connection to the God of Death, and simply failed to show it because Elder Yi completely countered him? If so, could I try to obtain that divine power?

Huo Yuhao then entered his Spirit Sea and discussed the matter with Electrolux, Snow Empress, and the other Soul Spirits.

Hearing this, Electrolux immediately seized the opportunity to give Huo Yuhao a crash course, teaching him several simple forms of Necromancy late into the night.