Let the investors see our strengths

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm possessed spiritual and ice attributes, which did not suit his Sharingan.

Though the spiritual attribute was compatible, the ice attribute was not.

"Tian Meng, he is better suited to you." Uchiha Huan pointed at Huo Yuhao.

"Him? No. He's too weak. He simply can't bear my million-year Spiritual Power."

"I said you can, so you can. Even if you can't, you still can! Now! Sacrifice yourself to him! Seal your excess Spiritual Power away as spiritual essence for the time being." Soul Power suddenly erupted from Uchiha Huan's body, gathering around him and taking the form of a black half-bodied giant. It reached out and pinned down Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. "Or I'll crush you right now!"

"Aah, aah... Don't do this. I'll sacrifice myself, all right?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm felt both aggrieved and furious. He was a million-year soul beast, yet this brat did not even appreciate him.

But seeing how powerful Uchiha Huan was, he also felt unwilling.

Compared with Huo Yuhao, he clearly believed Uchiha Huan had a better chance of becoming a god.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm looked at Huo Yuhao again. A red glow ignited around him, enveloping both himself and Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao had never expected to receive the sacrifice of a million-year soul beast.

And for his sake, Uchiha Huan had actually rejected Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and given the opportunity to him.

This made him even more grateful to Uchiha Huan.

Just then, an enormous vortex cloud suddenly appeared in the sky, as though something had descended through space.

"With sun and moon in hand, I pluck stars from the heavens; none beneath the sky can compare to me..."

A streak of black light shot directly into Huo Yuhao's brow.

Within Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, he had been speaking with Tian Meng when he suddenly saw a gray sphere intrude into his spiritual world.

Tian Meng immediately flew into a rage and launched a Spiritual Shock at the gray sphere.

Yet the gray sphere emitted an extremely dangerous aura.

Feeling that dangerous aura, the timid Tian Meng immediately withdrew his attack.

"Forget it, forget it... I won't bother with this fellow."

The sacrifice continued for three hours, and Huo Yuhao's conversation with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lasted for three hours as well.

Uchiha Huan guarded him from the side for those three hours.

"Old Huo, done?"

"Done, Xiao Huan. Thank you."

Uchiha Huan waved a hand. "That little silkworm suits you better."

"Xiao Huan, Brother Sky Dream is..."

Uchiha Huan shook his head. "Don't tell me your secrets."

"But I don't think I should hide anything from you."

In truth, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm also wanted Uchiha Huan to know exactly what he had missed out on.

"Brother Sky Dream said he'll help me become a god."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm stared at Uchiha Huan through Huo Yuhao's perspective. He wanted to see Uchiha Huan regret it, wanted to see him burst into tears.

But Uchiha Huan remained calm from beginning to end, without the slightest expression of regret.

"That's good. Since you have a goal, work toward it." Uchiha Huan patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder. "Come on. Let's go find the Body Sect."

"Xiao Huan, where are we going to find the Body Sect?"

"It'll be hard for us to find them, so we'll make them come find us."

"Huh? Is that possible?"

"As long as the Body Sect learns that two Body Martial Souls are wandering outside, they'll definitely come looking for us. They truly treat every Body Martial Soul as one of their own family."

"All right. I'll listen to you."

"I'll teach you some ways to use an eye-type Martial Soul," Uchiha Huan said.

Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul was the Spirit Eyes. It possessed extraordinarily detailed observation abilities, X-ray vision, and Spiritual Shock.

So Huo Yuhao should be able to learn the Uchiha Clan's Genjutsu as well.

"Let's get out of here first. Right now, all I want is to find somewhere to take a bath."

The next day, they finally found a Soul-Hunting Town.

As Uchiha Huan walked, he tossed a bone in his hand.

The bone emitted a ripple of Soul Power.

"Xiao Huan, have you noticed that everyone we met along the way looked at us differently?"

"I noticed." Uchiha Huan nodded.

"Why are they all looking at us like that?"

"Maybe because of this bone in my hand."

"This isn't a Soul Bone, is it?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"No. But I infused it with Soul Power, then disguised it with Spiritual Power. So in their eyes, what I'm holding is a Soul Bone."

"Huh? Why?"

Uchiha Huan looked at Huo Yuhao. "Do you have any money?"

"Two Gold Soul Coins."

"Two Gold Soul Coins are nowhere near enough for us to eat, drink, and enjoy ourselves properly. So I need someone to see our strengths and take the initiative to invest in us."

"Invest?" Huo Yuhao looked completely bewildered.

When they reached the entrance to an alley, more than a dozen people suddenly blocked their path.

"Brat, hand over the Soul Bone in your hand!"

Uchiha Huan looked over the dozen or so people. They were all Soul Masters. Excellent! Soul Masters meant they had money.

"See? The investors came right to us." Uchiha Huan stepped forward. "Now hand over all your money."

"???" Huo Yuhao.

"???" The group of Soul Masters.

A few minutes later, Huo Yuhao finally understood.

Watching Uchiha Huan skillfully search money pouches and Storage Soul Tools from those Soul Masters—

They had been baiting people into robbing them this entire time.

What investors? He had been after their principal from the very beginning.

Still, with all that money, their quality of life visibly improved.

Shrek Academy, Sea God Island—

A hunched old man lay in a rocking chair, enjoying the afternoon sun.

Just then, Bei Bei approached from afar.

The old man slightly opened his eyes. He looked utterly exhausted.

But when he saw the fury on Bei Bei's face, he could not help asking with concern, "Bei Bei, what happened? Did things not go well while you and Xiao Ya were hunting souls?"

The old man was Mu En, a Rank 99 Peerless Douluo, the current Master of the Sea God Pavilion, and Bei Bei's great-grandfather.

"Great-grandfather, I ran into a hateful brat."

Though several days had already passed, Bei Bei's anger had yet to subside.

"What hateful brat could make you this angry?"

"He said Shrek Academy was chasing empty fame, and that we were the lapdogs of the nobles."

Mu En's expression stiffened. "Tell me exactly what happened."

Bei Bei did not embellish anything and recounted their encounter and the conflict that followed.

Mu En fell silent for a long while before saying gently, "All right, it's already over. It was a worthwhile experience for you. At the very least, it taught you that there is always someone stronger. You were defeated by a child younger than yourself, so shouldn't you train harder?"

Mu En also knew that everything the youth named Uchiha Huan had said was true. It was no secret and could not be refuted.

Shrek Academy might stand in a lofty position today, but that status had all been built upon the honor bestowed by the nobles.

If those nobles ever stopped supporting Shrek Academy, it too would fade into obscurity.

"Great-grandfather, that brat slandered Shrek Academy like that. Aren't you going to do anything?"

"Do what? Send someone to capture that child?"

"He spoke with immense admiration and reverence for Spirit Hall. I think he may be a remnant of Spirit Hall from ten thousand years ago."

"After ten thousand years, what Spirit Hall could possibly remain? Don't speak such nonsense again," Mu En said lightly.

Could Spirit Hall still have some hidden forces? Certainly. But perhaps even those recluses no longer wished to seek revenge, so there was no need to pursue such matters.

As for whether that child was a remnant of Spirit Hall, he most likely was not.

If he truly were a remnant of Spirit Hall, how could he possibly announce it so openly? They would be keeping a low profile if anything.

Seeing that Mu En was unwilling to handle the matter, Bei Bei remained indignant.

Since his great-grandfather was unwilling to act, he would find someone who was. Bei Bei thought of Yan Shaozhe, the dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department.

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