Heaven Dou Empire and Huo Yuhao

Chapter 47: Heaven Dou Empire—Huo Yuhao

After the bout, Huo Yuhao's spiritual power had more or less reached its limit. Knowing this, Lin Wan'er signaled for the two to stop. Once they had sat down to recover their Soul Power, she turned to Huo Yuhao and said, "You saw the situation for yourself, Yuhao. Right now, your Soul Power and spiritual power can only sustain them in battle for around fifteen minutes. Any longer, and it could easily damage your mind."

Huo Yuhao nodded to show that he understood. Having withdrawn his first soul skill, he sat down where he was and began meditating as well.

Once the three of them had rested enough, Yili Si let out a whistle and summoned all manner of soul beast mounts. She motioned for Huo Yuhao to choose one so they could cross the steep mountain range nearby and head straight into Paradise City's core district.

After hesitating briefly, Huo Yuhao trusted his instincts and chose a soul beast that looked remarkably like a butterfly to ride.

The breeze brushed against his cheeks. Looking at the various soul masters around him, Huo Yuhao found himself overwhelmed with mixed emotions.

If he had taken his mother away sooner, would they have met a good person like Sister Wan'er? Would his mother not have passed away so early...

Lost in his memories, Huo Yuhao was approached by the overly friendly Princess Wei Na beside him. "Little Brother Yuhao, what are your plans from here on? Would you like to join the Heaven Soul Sect?"

"Huh?"

Huo Yuhao looked at the girl, who was only a few years older than him, in surprise. After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Then if I join the Heaven Soul Sect, what would I need to do?"

Caught off guard by the question, Wei Na thought for a moment before replying, "You've seen the situation too, Little Brother Yuhao. Whether it's the Heaven Dou Empire or the Heaven Soul Sect, we treat soul beasts and soul masters equally. We do everything we can to help those worth helping, creating a mutually beneficial outcome."

"If you intend to join the Heaven Soul Sect, then first and foremost, you must protect the sect's interests. Also, you must not slaughter soul beasts wantonly. You should treat soul beasts better, of course. But if you encounter those irrational soul beasts that see you as food, then do as you please."

"But after saying all that, I'd rather hear what you plan to do next."

Riding atop a Shadow Tiger, Lin Wan'er said nothing. She had no intention of interfering in their conversation. Whether Huo Yuhao stayed or left, he only needed to follow his heart.

After all, even if Huo Yuhao did not go to Shrek Academy, she still intended to muddy the waters there. She would try to communicate with Wang Dong'er, who had been subjected to Tang Buddha's Curse Technique, and help the long-suffering Da Ming and Er Ming find release sooner.

After all, based on the World Consciousness's usual methods, Huo Yuhao would ultimately still join Shrek Academy. He would most likely continue sharing a dormitory with Wang Dong and develop the cheat known as Hao Dong Power.

"I still have a vengeance left unfinished. I want to join Shrek Academy, find that enemy, and defeat him myself. So I don't want to drag the Heaven Soul Sect into this mess."

Huo Yuhao believed that one should bear the consequences of one's own actions. If he relied entirely on the Heaven Soul Sect's strength, how could he become incomparably powerful and let his mother see it?

"Then why not join our imperial family first? I can have my elder brother take you as his sworn younger brother. Our Heaven Dou Empire is an empire, after all, and we do have certain privileges."

"Shrek Academy is extremely strict when admitting students, but it gives our empire's imperial family one exemption slot every year. My elder brother and I have already joined the Heaven Soul Sect and the Body Sect."

"One slot happens to be open this year. If you don't mind the Heaven Dou Empire, then it will be yours. As for whether you can remain at Shrek Academy, that will depend on your own efforts."

The Heaven Dou Empire—the imperial family of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Huo Yuhao's eyes gradually lit up. He looked earnestly at Wei Na. "Sister Wei Na, I accept. I'm willing to join the Heaven Dou Empire. I just don't know whether your elder brother would be willing to take in someone like me, who used to be a subject of the Star Luo Empire."

If his mother had not always stopped him while she was alive, he would have long wanted to leave the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, give up his identity as a subject of the Star Luo Empire, and take his mother somewhere else to make a living.

Now, the princess of the Heaven Dou Empire was willing to give him a new identity and had even secured a slot for him. If he kept being coy, it would be going too far.

Lin Wan'er clearly had not expected Huo Yuhao to be willing to join the Heavenly Soul Imperial Family. Did that not mean the future Star Luo Yuhao had become a thing of the past entirely? Dai Mubai would probably be furious to death when he ascended to the God Realm and learned that Huo Yuhao had chosen to change his identity...

Who could blame them when all the men in that line could not control their lower halves? Having such gentle, considerate wives was not enough for them—they still insisted on going outside to pick wildflowers.

Quite pleased, Lin Wan'er looked at the ecstatic Wei Na and poured cold water on her excitement. "Keep it under control. The people from the Body Sect can't find out about this. Otherwise, that old fellow might sneak into your palace again and follow the scent to take Huo Yuhao away."

Hearing this, Wei Na, who knew all too well how stubborn the old sect elders were, repeatedly waved her hands. "I'll use a Soul Tool to contact my elder brother and have him give me a letter of introduction. A place like Shrek probably won't go all the way to us just to ask whether Huo Yuhao is truly a member of the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family."

"It seems Yili Si's teachings haven't gone to waste on you."

"Oh? You're already badmouthing this humble servant behind my back? If Holy Maiden keeps slandering me like this, I'm going to report you to Lord Di Tian."

Yili Si pressed her unruly body against Lin Wan'er's. Smelling the intensely rich aura of life on the Holy Maiden's clothes, the Spider Queen, who lived by devouring others, stuck out her red tongue and licked the corner of her lips.

The sight, far too explicit for Huo Yuhao, made his ears turn red again. He hurriedly looked toward the scenery of Paradise City's outer buildings in the distance, not daring to watch the Titled Douluo and Sister Wan'er fooling around any longer.

The soul beasts moved swiftly, and before long, they arrived at Anhun Courtyard, the core area of Paradise City.

It was summer, and night fell late. The sunset spilled across the spacious courtyard, where there were not many soul masters, giving the place a unique sort of beauty.

Calling it a courtyard would be less fitting than calling it a small village.

The first thing that caught the eye was an enormous statue. Emperor Willow was carved upon it, along with tiny soul masters and soul beasts whose human forms were too small to make out clearly.

The inscription at the base of the statue was clear, and Huo Yuhao immediately saw its name: "Revival Tree."

Everyone landed safely, and the soul beasts reluctantly returned to their resting grounds.

Lin Wan'er walked over to the statue. Sensing the fluctuations of faith power that ordinary people could not perceive, she chose to absorb the pure faith within it.

Her Soul Power had surpassed level thirty long ago. Later, after accepting the Goddess of Life's second God Trial, she chose to disperse all of her Soul Power and cultivate instead the Soul Power of faith, starlight, and the God Realm's life divine power.

As a result, even after nearly ten thousand years, her Soul Power remained stuck at the neither-high-nor-low level of thirty-seven.

But now that Huo Yuhao had stepped onto his destined path, it was time for her compressed divine power to begin absorbing the faith power she had accumulated for so long, which was already close to the amount needed to condense a body, and raise her divine power level.