Couldn't Think of a Title, So Here's Some Cuteness QAQ

Several luxurious carriages sped down the broad road. Inside the most lavish carriage, three young men drank heartily.

They were Huo Yu, Shui Wutian, and Haiming, who had hitched a ride to the Heaven Dou Empire.

Haiming had come to the continent to reach Slaughter City. He only knew of one entrance to Slaughter City, and that entrance was within the Heaven Dou Empire.

It was the tavern where Tang Hao would later take Tang San into Slaughter City!

"Haiming, what level is your Soul Power, anyway? How could you—burp—take down that Shi Nian in one move? It feels like—burp—your Soul Power definitely isn't any lower than mine!"

Huo Yu let out a drunken burp and happily slapped Haiming on the shoulder, looking as though they were old buddies.

"Haha!"

Haiming laughed it off as usual. He was not deliberately hiding his strength. In fact, even counting the people secretly protecting Huo Yu and Shui Wutian, he was confident he could kill them all. But they had spent quite some time together as friends, and they had treated him to food and drink and were even taking him to Heaven Dou City. Haiming truly did not want to crush Huo Yu's spirits.

After all, his Soul Power was at least two levels higher than Huo Yu's...

That night, Huo Yu and Shui Wutian stood beside a lake in the wilderness. Haiming was nowhere near them.

"What do you think, pretty boy?"

"He's a good person, worth befriending deeply. But his background and potential are difficult to gauge."

Shui Wutian held a fishing rod in his hand. Strangely, there was no bait on it!

"He killed Shi Nian without even releasing his Martial Soul, which means he wasn't using a Soul Skill... Then it could only have been a Soul Bone skill."

Huo Yu took a deep breath, his eyes flickering with uncertainty.

Besides Soul Skills, the only other means of attack were Soul Bone skills and Self-Created Soul Skills. Yet killing a Soul Saint in one blow, even one whose Martial Soul Avatar had been broken, was not something an ordinary Self-Created Soul Skill could accomplish.

Moreover, the three skills Haiming had used clearly possessed different attributes, naturally ruling out Self-Created Soul Skills.

So...

"He has at least three high-level Soul Bones on him. And judging by his attitude toward the two of us, his Soul Power Level probably isn't much lower than ours. He may have even broken through Rank Forty already."

Shui Wutian raised his fishing rod, and the empty hook actually pulled up a fairly large fish!

Splash!

He casually tossed the fish back into the lake, a faint smile appearing on Shui Wutian's lips.

"You hothead didn't offend him, at least. Looks like the two of us may have gained a very good friend."

"Tch, pretty boy, don't make it sound like I'm an idiot." Huo Yu curled his lip, though he was busy calculating something else in his heart.

That kid Haiming can't be more than fifteen. He's only a few years younger than my little sister. Huo Wu's talent is pretty good too. If I could bring those two together... Heh!

Shui Wutian looked at Huo Yu's wicked grin and helplessly rubbed his face.

"I can sense a powerful water aura coming from Haiming. Bing'er is proud and arrogant; perhaps I could arrange for the two of them to meet."

It had to be said that sometimes, people's thoughts collided remarkably easily.

Two days later, the carriage stopped at the entrance outside Heaven Dou City. After dropping Haiming off, Huo Yu and Shui Wutian each gave him a waist token. With them, he could enter Blazing Academy and Skywater Academy without obstruction.

To be honest, the Blazing Academy token was nothing special. But if the Skywater Academy token Shui Wutian gave Haiming were put up for auction, some wealthy second-generation heirs might bid even more than the price of a Soul Bone!

Don't doubt it. Human "nature" was inherently good, after all!

At the hotel, Haiming booked a room with a large bed and had a good sleep, shaking off the fatigue from his days of travel. Then, beneath the moonlight, he prepared to stroll around Heaven Dou City.

Unlike Sea God Island, Heaven Dou City was the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, and its night market was exceedingly lively.

By the time Haiming walked from one end of the street to the other, even his once-flat stomach had puffed out a little!

"Whew, that hits the spot!"

Holding grilled meat in his hand, Haiming happily licked his fingers.

Meat roasted in a Martial Soul oven was far more delicious than ordinary wilderness barbecue. Its skin was golden and crisp, its meat tender and juicy. After one bite, Haiming felt like he was about to float into the sky!

No wonder this was the imperial capital!

"Hm? Is that an auction house?"

Following the crowd, Haiming spotted the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House in the center of Heaven Dou City. Not far from it stood the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena. Compared to the surrounding shopping streets and stores, the two buildings truly stood head and shoulders above the rest!

Haiming wiped his mouth, stroked his chin, and turned toward the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.

Compared to the auction house he had already seen in Vast Sea City, he was more interested in seeing the soul arena on land!

Following the packed crowd to the square before the Great Soul Arena's entrance, he saw a massive stone pillar carved with countless names. They all belonged to Soul Masters who had died in soul battles!

Soul battles were an extremely dangerous sport!

"Interesting. Should I go up and play a few rounds?"

Haiming bought a spectator ticket and watched two Soul Elder-level battles, his blood beginning to boil.

After giving it some thought, Haiming decided against it. He still had no way to disguise his Soul Rings, after all. Four Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings would definitely draw the attention of some old monsters and tempt them to act against him.

On land, Kyogre could still unleash all its power, but Haiming was only a Soul Ancestor. If he were a Titled Douluo now, he could parade through the streets with nine Soul Rings displayed without a second thought.

"There are always greater people beyond people, and higher mountains beyond mountains. I should keep a lower profile."

Haiming sighed softly, then broke out in goosebumps all over his body!

"The little friend is right. One must keep a low profile. Being too conspicuous makes one an easy target."

At some point, the spectators around Haiming had been driven away. A well-dressed middle-aged man stood before him with a smile, the approval in his eyes plain to see.

"I am Ning Fengzhi. Forgive my abruptness, but may I ask which family or sect you belong to?"

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