Resonance

The aura of a Titled Douluo erupted without restraint, and everyone below was naturally terrified.

The ordinary soul users and low-ranking Soul Masters in the convoy all dropped to their knees, burying their heads low and hoping this unknown powerhouse would overlook them.

As the guardian of this convoy and the strongest of the three Soul Emperors, Su Lie had to force himself to step forward and negotiate, no matter how vast the gap in strength between them was.

His gaze swept over the man. He was tall, but his face was gaunt, and the hair atop his head was sparse.

Su Lie immediately recalled the man's information. He was Archbishop Salas's confidant. The archbishop had invested great care in cultivating him, and once he broke through to Soul Sage in the future, he would be transferred elsewhere to serve as the bishop of a branch hall.

For that reason, Salas had long since given him some basic information on the famous Titled Douluos across the continent, and he had committed it all to memory.

"Your Excellency Bone Douluo, we are a team under the Martial Soul Holy Temple of the Heaven Dou Empire. If we have offended you in any way, I hope you will quell your anger. We are willing to offer a gift in apology," Su Lie said, forcing himself to remain calm.

He got straight to the point and revealed that they belonged to Spirit Hall.

Unless he was following Sect Master Ning, this Bone Douluo generally remained inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and rarely appeared in public. Rumor had it that his temperament was extremely strange, so Su Lie had to handle this carefully.

Gu Rong gave no response. His sharp gaze continued sweeping through the crowd below, hoping to find the opportunity that would allow him to break through further.

Time passed second by second. Ghost Douluo hovered in the air without saying a word, while cold sweat gradually dripped from Su Lie's forehead. Just as he could no longer endure it and was about to speak, a gentle voice sounded behind him.

"Your Excellency Bone Douluo, might I invite you to share a drink with me?" Qian Renxue had originally been cultivating inside the carriage, but with an unfamiliar Titled Douluo lingering right over her head, how was anyone supposed to cultivate in peace?

"Go tell that newly arrived white-haired young cook to prepare some good dishes. I will personally entertain His Excellency Bone Douluo." Qian Renxue was currently disguised as Xue Qinghe, dressed in green and carrying herself with refined elegance.

When Su Lie saw that His Highness the Crown Prince had actually appeared, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought that the crown prince, who was traveling incognito this time, would not interfere with matters here. Now that he had voluntarily stepped forward to take on this enormous trouble, Su Lie could not have wished for more.

Compared to a Soul Emperor like himself, the status of the crown prince of the Heaven Dou imperial family was far more noble.

After Qian Renxue spoke, Gu Rong in the sky quickly recognized the speaker as the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Moreover, this crown prince had previously been inviting Fengzhi to become his teacher, and Fengzhi had shown an inclination to agree. He was only waiting for His Highness to obtain his fifth soul ring before formally accepting him as a student.

As one of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's only two Titled Douluos, once his identity had been recognized, he naturally represented the sect. Since the two sides would cooperate in the future, he could not refuse the other party's courtesy, so he slowly descended.

Standing over two and a half meters tall, he towered over everyone even with his feet on the ground.

An ordinary carriage was naturally unsuitable for receiving someone like him.

Fortunately, Su Lie had already ordered his men to enclose an open space with felt blankets, leaving ample room for the two to converse.

Huo Yuhao had originally been crouching beneath a tree, using its cover to observe the other man from afar.

Although he no longer possessed his former strength and had to start over from scratch, the essence of his current three martial souls was that they were all genuine god-level martial souls, fundamentally different from so-called god-bestowed martial souls.

After being imbued with the laws of the God Realm, the Necromantic Holy Law God martial soul had truly fused with a portion of the laws of death and purification. It possessed targeted suppression and sensing abilities against evil martial soul masters, especially Soul Masters who used Undead creatures from his Undead Demiplane as their martial souls.

Normally, this effect would not occur when he did not display his martial soul. However, he had fought Tang Chen to the death before and damaged his divine soul, allowing a trace of his aura to leak out. That leaked aura was imperceptible to low-level Soul Masters, but to high-level Soul Masters—especially those who had reached the ranks of Super Douluo and Limit Douluo—it was as conspicuous as a flame in the darkness.

He did his best to restrain his aura and reduce the fluctuations of his spiritual power, hoping the man would leave as soon as possible. He had not expected things to develop this way.

As the true person in control of the caravan, Su Lie had given the order, so Huo Yuhao naturally could not refuse.

"Little Brother Huo, I acknowledge your cooking skills. Just make sure not to keep those two waiting too long. If you can win their favor, your future prospects will be limitless."

On his way to find Huo Yuhao, Su Lie had already received a brief report from the caravan members about Huo Yuhao. With Qian Renxue personally naming him, Su Lie naturally treated this rookie, who did not even have one soul ring, with complete cordiality.

"I understand. I'll send the food over as quickly as possible."

To entertain a Titled Douluo-level powerhouse, the caravan's stored supplies—and even some special goods intended for sale—were opened directly to Huo Yuhao. Not only was there a wide variety of ingredients, their quality was exceptional. Many were even ingredients from century-old soul beasts.

Huo Yuhao did not stand on ceremony. He immediately took out three cleaned century-old Soft-Boned Rabbits sealed in ice. There was no particular reason for it; he simply had not seen this ingredient since ascending to the God Realm, and after so long, his hands were itching.

He used Ghost Sculpture as a kitchen knife, chopping again and again. Ice chips scattered in every direction, while the blade seemed to hum softly.

Huo Yuhao swiftly processed the ingredients, his tall and nimble figure weaving between three large stoves. Dry-fried, boiled, braised—three stoves blazed at once as he gave the chefs present a demonstration of the culinary art of Soft-Boned Rabbit.

The dry-fried and boiled dishes were prepared very quickly. While the braised dish reduced over high heat, he stir-fried some shrimp and seasonal vegetables as well. The entire process took less than half an hour.

Su Lie watched the entire time. At first, he had wanted to say that using only Soft-Boned Rabbit as the main course was too simple, but once several domineering aromas wafted from the pots, he no longer thought so.

No wonder His Highness remembered this kid. With cooking skills like these, this young Huo had a boundless future ahead of him!

Once the dishes were ready, Su Lie immediately called over several kitchen assistants to plate the food, filling two large food boxes to the brim.

"Little Brother Huo, your skills are remarkable." Su Lie smiled as he picked up one of the food boxes and walked ahead.

Although the head chef beside him had been startled by Huo Yuhao's temper before, he had not taken it to heart at all. What boy that age did not have a temper? Besides, Huo Yuhao never hid anything when he cooked. As long as someone took the initiative to ask, there was nothing he would not answer. Over time, the head chef's own skills had visibly improved.

Now, seeing that an opportunity for advancement lay right before him while he still looked utterly oblivious, the head chef immediately shoved a food box into his hands in exasperation and pushed him forward.

He even muttered softly into Huo Yuhao's ear, "Little Brother Huo, it's not that I'm lecturing you, but having real skills isn't enough. When an opportunity is right in front of you, you need to know how to seize it."