Hunting 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 rather a lot to turn in at once?"

Huo Yuhao chuckled.

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

He continued selling books only adults could appreciate to bookstores across the Star Luo Empire under the name "Master Ye."

But unlike Ye Beixuan's tales of the aunt next door, the kind teacher, and the bashful Little Huo Girl,

Huo Yuhao had settled on a single protagonist for his books.

White Tiger Madam!

That was right. She was modeled 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 an army of a hundred thousand...

Countless readers were so enthralled they forgot to eat or sleep.

The White Tiger Duke's Estate was furious.

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

They gathered outside the estate gates, craning their necks for a glimpse of the White Tiger Duke's wife.

Some were even bold enough to recite classic passages from the books at the top of their lungs outside the gates.

The dignified White Tiger Duke's Estate had been turned into a must-visit attraction!

Meanwhile, White Tiger Duke Dai Hao, who spent most of his time away leading troops, had a field of green sprouting over his head at a visible rate.

But Huo Yuhao's books sold too well.

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 a man's livelihood was like killing his parents!

When real money was at stake, everything else had to take a back seat!

And so, throughout the past year, Huo Yuhao

trained by day and wrote by night. His life was full.

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

"These are manuscripts he prepared in advance. Release them sparingly, and they'll last you three to five years."

His Soul Power had now reached rank ten. He needed to hunt for his first soul ring, then enroll in a Soul Master Academy.

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

For one thing, Whale Rubber had sold out everywhere!

Eastsea City was on the coast and was one of its main sources.

In past years, even Millennium Whale Rubber had been nothing rare here.

Now even Eastsea City's shops were running low on Whale Rubber, and prices had multiplied several times over.

News also kept circulating through the soul master world.

One day, a young genius in some city awakened Innate Full Soul Power. The next, some sect produced a once-in-a-century talent with Twin Martial Souls.

Rumors were everywhere. People had heard them so often their ears were practically callused.

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

But now geniuses were practically a dime a dozen!

Clearly, besides Huo Yuhao himself and Ye Beixuan, who had already met Louis XVI's fate,

there were a third, a fourth... perhaps even more transmigrators on this continent!

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!

So he couldn't stay in Eastsea City any longer!

"Master Ye is leaving?"

The bookstore owner froze, then looked regretful.

He took the thick stack of manuscripts from Huo Yuhao and carefully checked them to make sure they were up to standard.

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!"

"Also, I've arranged that matter you asked me 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 introduction, you can apply to any Soul Master Academy in the Star Luo Empire."

Huo Yuhao took the card and letter, then nodded.

"Thank you. Until we meet again."

After leaving A Bin Bookstore, Huo Yuhao did not head straight home. Instead, he made a circuit of Eastsea City's streets.

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

They were obviously transmigrators, and they had all come away empty-handed.

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

By the time he got 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 let him go plain in her eyes.

Huo Yun'er pulled Huo Yuhao into her arms. Tears glistened in her eyes as she began fussing over him:

"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 catch a chill..."

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

Listening to Huo Yun'er's litany of reminders, Huo Yuhao smiled warmly.

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

After dinner, Huo Yuhao left home and went into Auntie Li's yard next door.

Auntie Li had been Huo Yun'er's playmate as a child, and she was warmhearted.

She had been very good to both Huo Yun'er and Huo Yuhao this past year.

Huo Yuhao took 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 listen."

Huo Yuhao held her hand and said earnestly,

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

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

"Please take this money. I'm sorry to trouble you, but could you check on Mom, keep her company, and make sure she doesn't make herself sick from loneliness?"

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

"If you know a decent, dependable man, please keep an eye out for Mom too."

"If she could find someone to lean on and forget my deadbeat father who's never around, that would be even better."

Auntie Li refused for a long time, but in the end she could not outargue Huo Yuhao and accepted the money.

"You precocious little thing! You're barely grown, and already you're worrying about your mother's marriage?"

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly and did not argue.

After leaving Auntie Li's house, Huo Yuhao walked out of the village alone and climbed the hillside at 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 another full cup of passion fruit from Snow King's place..."

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

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

The other transmigrators on Douluo Continent were probably enjoying the thrill of being geniuses right now.

Each had an advantage, a special cheat, and each believed himself the protagonist of the story.

Unfortunately, there could be only one protagonist on Douluo Continent!

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

He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the star-filled sky. The smile faded from his lips until only a cold, sharp resolve remained.

Every preparation was complete!

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

In this battle royale of transmigrators...

He would hunt the transmigrators!

"First stop: Star Dou Forest!"

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