Hunt Down Every Transmigrator in the Name of Huo Yuhao, Child of the Plane!

The bookstore owner jumped when he saw the thick stack of manuscripts in Huo Yuhao's arms.

"Brother Huo, isn't this a little more than you usually turn in?"

Huo Yuhao chuckled.

Over the past year, Huo Yuhao had taken over the pen name Ye Beixuan left behind.

He continued selling books meant for adult readers to bookstores across the Star Luo Empire under the name "Master Ye."

But Ye Beixuan had written about the aunt next door, the kind teacher, and the bashful Little Huo Girl.

Once Huo Yuhao took over, every story centered on one person.

White Tiger Madam!

That was right. The character was based on the White Tiger Duke's wife herself!

Huo Yuhao had read no fewer such stories in his previous life than Ye Beixuan had. If anything, he had read more.

White Tiger Madam and the servant, White Tiger Madam and the gardener, White Tiger Madam and the old steward, White Tiger Madam and a hundred thousand soldiers...

Countless readers were enthralled, too absorbed to eat or sleep.

The White Tiger Duke's Estate was furious.

Ever since Huo Yuhao's stories had appeared, lecherous men who had become obsessed with the books turned up every few days.

They gathered outside the estate gates, craning their necks for a glimpse of White Tiger Madam.

Some of the bolder ones even loudly recited classic passages from the books outside the gates.

The mighty White Tiger Duke's Estate had become a popular sightseeing spot!

Meanwhile, the cuckold's horns on White Tiger Duke Dai Hao's head grew more conspicuous by the day as he led troops far from home.

But Huo Yuhao's books sold far too well.

They sold so well that the backers of A Bin Bookstore joined forces with those of several other bookstores and pushed back against every bit of pressure from the White Tiger Duke's Estate.

Cutting off someone's livelihood was like killing their parents!

When real money was at stake, everything else took a back seat!

And so, for the past year, Huo Yuhao had kept busy.

He cultivated by day and wrote by night. His life was full.

"Master Ye is leaving," Huo Yuhao told the bookstore owner.

"These are the manuscripts he prepared in advance. Space out the releases, and they'll last you three to five years."

His Soul Power had reached level ten. He needed to hunt for his First Soul Ring, then enroll at a Soul Master Academy.

Over the past year, Huo Yuhao had also heard plenty of rumors.

For one thing, Whale Rubber had sold out across the market!

Eastsea City stood by the sea and was one of the main sources of Whale Rubber.

In previous years, even Millennium Whale Rubber had been nothing particularly rare there.

Now the shops in Eastsea City were running out of Whale Rubber, and prices had multiplied several times over.

News also kept spreading through the Soul Master World.

One day, a young genius in some city awakened Innate Full Soul Power. The next, some sect produced a Twin Martial Souls prodigy unseen in a century.

Rumors came from every direction. People were sick of hearing them.

Innate Full Soul Power was rare enough, and Twin Martial Souls were rarer still.

Yet now geniuses seemed to be everywhere!

Clearly, besides Huo Yuhao and Ye Beixuan, who had already met the same end as Louis XVI, there was a third Transmigrator on this continent, a fourth... perhaps even more!

And Huo Yuhao's identity stood out far too much!

To a Transmigrator, the Child of the Plane was a walking treasure trove. Everyone wanted a piece of him!

That meant he could not stay in Eastsea City any longer!

"Master Ye is leaving?"

The bookstore owner froze, then looked disappointed.

He took the thick stack of manuscripts from Huo Yuhao and read through them carefully to check their quality.

Then the owner took out a purple stored-value card and handed it to Huo Yuhao.

"Brother Huo, this is Master Ye's payment. Thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

"And I've taken care of that other matter you asked about!"

The owner opened a drawer, took out a letter, and passed it to Huo Yuhao.

"The lord of Eastsea City is an old friend of my backer. With his letter of recommendation, you can apply to any Soul Master Academy in the Star Luo Empire."

Huo Yuhao accepted the card and the letter, then nodded.

"Thank you. Until we meet again."

After leaving A Bin Bookstore, Huo Yuhao did not go straight home. He made a circuit of Eastsea City's streets instead.

The caution was necessary. He had heard that more than one person had visited the White Tiger Duke's Estate specifically to ask about "Huo Yuhao."

Those people were plainly Transmigrators, and they had all come away empty-handed.

Once he was certain no one was following him, Huo Yuhao took a long detour back to Huo Family Village.

By the time he reached home, evening had fallen.

Huo Yun'er was preparing dinner in the courtyard.

When she saw Huo Yuhao return, she hurriedly wiped her hands on her apron.

"Yuhao, you're back. Are you hungry?"

The tenderness and love on Huo Yun'er's face made Huo Yuhao's nose sting.

"Mom, I'm leaving tomorrow to study at a Soul Master Academy."

Huo Yun'er's hands trembled.

She turned and looked her son up and down, her reluctance to part with him plain in her eyes.

Huo Yun'er pulled Huo Yuhao into her arms. With tears in her eyes, she began giving him one reminder after another:

"Eat properly at the academy. Don't go hungry just to save money..."

"Remember to put on more clothes when it gets cold. You've been frail since you were little. You mustn't let yourself get chilled again..."

"Listen to your teachers, get along with your classmates, and don't get into fights..."

A warm smile touched Huo Yuhao's lips as he listened to Huo Yun'er fuss over him.

"I know, Mom. Please take good care of yourself too."

After dinner, Huo Yuhao left the house and stepped into Auntie Li's courtyard next door.

Auntie Li had been Huo Yun'er's childhood friend and was a warmhearted woman.

She had treated both Huo Yun'er and Huo Yuhao very well over the past year.

Huo Yuhao pulled a pouch from his clothes and pressed it into Auntie Li's hand.

"Auntie Li, there are a hundred Gold Soul Coins in here."

Auntie Li jumped.

"Oh, Yuhao, what are you doing? I can't take this!"

"Auntie Li, please hear me out."

Huo Yuhao held Auntie Li's hand and spoke earnestly.

"I'm leaving Eastsea City tomorrow to study somewhere far away."

"Mom will be alone at home, and I'm worried about her."

"Please take this money. I'm sorry for the trouble, but could you look in on my mom and keep her company? I don't want her to get sick from being alone."

After a moment's thought, Huo Yuhao lowered his voice and added:

"If you know any decent, dependable men, please keep my mom in mind."

"If she could find someone to lean on and forget my good-for-nothing father, who's nowhere to be seen, that would be even better."

Auntie Li tried to refuse for some time, but Huo Yuhao would not budge. In the end, she accepted the money.

"You cheeky little thing. You're barely grown, and you're already worrying about finding your mother a husband?"

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly without arguing.

After leaving Auntie Li's house, Huo Yuhao walked out of the village alone and climbed the hillside by its entrance.

Night had deepened. A river of stars stretched across the sky, brilliant as a painting.

Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged on the hilltop, took a flask of wine from his Storage Soul Guidance Ring, and drank beneath the moon.

"Mother Blue Star, I really miss you..."

"I wonder if I'll ever get to drink a full cup of passion fruit from Snow King's again..."

"But Mother Blue Star, why did you send so many other people here besides me?"

"I can't help it. I'll have to send them back to you, one by one!"

By now, the other Transmigrators on Douluo Continent were probably enjoying what it felt like to be geniuses.

Every one of them had a cheat ability, and every one of them thought they were the protagonist.

Unfortunately, Douluo Continent could have only one protagonist!

Huo Yuhao raised the flask and poured its last drop of clear wine onto the ground.

He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the stars. The smile on his lips slowly faded, leaving only a cold, steely look.

All his preparations were complete!

From tonight onward, Huo Yuhao, the Child of the Plane, would be a hunter lurking in the shadows.

In this Transmigrator battle royale...

He would hunt down the Transmigrators!

"First stop: Star Dou Forest!"

"I can't pass up Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux. They should lure out my next target!"