Going to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Right at that moment, Tang Yuehua on the soft couch slowly opened her eyes, and her previously somewhat pale face was now flushed with a vibrant red.

Feeling the smooth circulation of soul power within her body, this normally dignified Hall Master could no longer hold back, and tears streamed down her face.

"Big Brother... Second Brother... I really broke through."

Tang Yuehua choked out as she wiped away her tears.

"I am now at Level 10. From now on, I can cultivate just like a normal Soul Master."

"Good! That's wonderful!"

Tang Xiao was wild with joy, his eye rims turning slightly red, and then he turned to look at Huo Hao.

He had brought his niece to Heaven Dou City to acknowledge her, and now he had also untied his younger sister's mental demon.

At this moment, where was there even a shred of dissatisfaction left in the eyes of the Howling Sky Douluo? His eyes were entirely filled with the satisfaction of looking at a son-in-law.

Tang Xiao strode over to the table, cupped his fists, and said,

"Little Friend Huo! Such a great kindness cannot be repaid with mere words! From today onward, you are the benefactor of our Clear Sky Sect! In the future, here in Heaven Dou City and indeed across the entire continent, should you ever need anything, the two of us brothers will say no without hesitation!"

Tang Hao beside him also silently stepped forward, looking at Huo Hao with a complicated expression.

Hesitating for a long time, Tang Hao curled his lip and muttered in a low voice.

"This brat finally did something decent."

Huo Hao put down his teacup, looked at the awkward Tang Hao, and the corners of his mouth hooked upward.

"If Uncle Tang doesn't know how to praise people, actually, you don't have to force it."

Tang Hao's old face flushed red, and with a cold snort, he crossed his arms and turned his head away, pretending not to hear.

Huo Hao looked back toward Tang Xiao, stood up, and returned the bow.

"Sect Master Tang exaggerates. Auntie treats us very well too, and as juniors we simply did what lay within our power. However..."

He paused for a moment, then continued,

"However, as it happens, right now this junior really does have a troublesome matter that requires the two seniors to do a small favor."

Hearing this, Tang Xiao widened his eyes and patted his chest in assurance.

"Little Huo, just speak your mind. Whether you need soul bones or whatever items, the two of us brothers will get it sorted out for you."

Huo Hao smiled and cut straight to the point.

"After absorbing the Immortal Herb, my soul power has already reached Level 30, and I need to make a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for my third soul ring. My target is a... ten-thousand-year Purple Spirit Civet."

"Ten-thousand-year... Purple Spirit Civet?"

The smile on Tang Xiao's face froze, thinking he had misheard.

Tang Hao gave an even greater start, whipping his head around to stare at Huo Hao.

"Wait a second!"

Tang Xiao dug his ear and asked with confusion,

"Little Huo, what year did you just say? Ten thousand years? You're only at Level 30! The limit for a Soul Master's third soul ring is a little over one thousand seven hundred years. You want to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring? Are you out of your mind?"

Tang Hao grew anxious as well, stepping forward with a dark face to reprimand him.

"Brat, a ten-thousand-year soul ring not only contains massive soul power, but it also carries the soul shock left behind after a Soul Beast dies! Ordinarily, even Soul Kings have to be extremely cautious when absorbing one. What kind of hero are you trying to play as a Level 30 kid?"

Huo Hao chuckled lightly and explained,

"My spiritual power is inherently different from ordinary people, and the soul shock after a Soul Beast dies has zero effect on me. As for the burden of a ten-thousand-year soul ring on the physical body, there is no need to worry either-I have my own methods."

"Nonsense! Simply sheer nonsense!"

Tang Xiao stroked his beard and glared in anger, refusing to listen at all.

"Absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring at Level 30-since ancient times, there has never been a precedent across the entire continent. Little Huo, you are Yuehua's benefactor; I absolutely cannot watch you walk willingly to your death."

"Big Brother, forget it."

Just as Tang Xiao was racking his brains over how to make Huo Hao abandon this notion, Tang Hao, who had been deep in thought beside him, placed a hand on his shoulder.

Tang Xiao started, turning to look at his second brother.

"Second Brother? Have you lost your mind? That's a ten-thousand-year soul ring we're talking about! Are you going along with this kid's madness too?"

Tang Hao shook his head, his eyes filled with contemplation.

Over the past six years, Huo Hao's various unfathomable feats flashed through his mind.

The unfathomable Tang Sect Secret Arts, the first and second soul rings that appeared out of thin air without needing to search for Soul Beasts...

This kid harbored far too many secrets.

For so many years, Tang Hao had never seen Huo Hao do anything without absolute certainty.

"Even though this brat is a bit unorthodox, he never does things without being sure of himself."

Tang Hao took a deep breath and said in a deep voice,

"Since he dares to ask for a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, he definitely has trump cards in his hand that we don't know about. Let him go and try."

Seeing that even Tang Hao had said as much, Tang Xiao opened his mouth, only to let out a long sigh.

"Very well, very well. Since you two have a sense of proportion, I will accompany you on this trip. With me and Second Brother around, even if we encounter a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, we can still ensure your safety."

"There's no need for so many people to go."

Huo Hao smiled and made arrangements.

"Although the Star Dou Forest is vast, to hunt a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, having Uncle Tang accompany me alone is more than enough. On the contrary, Heaven Dou City is the place that needs someone holding down the fort."

Huo Hao looked toward Tang Sanmei beside him and said to Tang Xiao,

"Sanmei has just absorbed the Immortal Herb, and right now the most important thing is to go to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to complete her enrollment, using the Mimicry Environment to consolidate her cultivation. This is Heaven Dou City after all, and the various factions here are far too complicated. Sanmei has just arrived, and if there isn't an elder secretly protecting her, this junior won't feel at ease either."

These words struck straight at the core of Tang Xiao's concerns.

"That's right, Sanmei comes first!"

Tang Xiao's eyes lit up as he nodded repeatedly.

"What Little Huo says makes sense. Sanmei is the eldest young miss of our Clear Sky Sect, the apple of our three siblings' eyes! Those royal nobles in Heaven Dou City all harbor ulterior motives; what if they bully my niece?"

Hearing that Huo Hao had no intention of taking her along, Tang Sanmei standing to the side instantly grew anxious. She tugged at the corner of Huo Hao's clothes and protested with red, tear-filled eyes,

"Senior Brother! Sanmei doesn't want to stay here, Sanmei wants to follow Senior Brother! Without Sanmei around to wait on you, how will Senior Brother get by in a place like that?!"

Watching his own niece act as though she couldn't survive a moment away from Huo Hao, Tang Xiao twitched at the mouth, feeling a bubbling sourness in his heart.

Huo Hao helplessly flicked Tang Sanmei on the forehead.

"Be obedient. Leaving you in Heaven Dou City is for a more important sect mission. The Heaven Dou Royal Academy has abundant resources; you go there to scout the terrain for the Tang Sect and make friends with more talented Soul Masters. The revival of the sect cannot be achieved simply by serving tea and pouring water."

Tang Sanmei blankly looked at Huo Hao, and the grievance in her eyes instantly transformed into motivation.

She immediately straightened her body, bowed respectfully, and said,

"Sanmei understands! Please rest assured, Senior Brother, Sanmei will definitely make friends with Soul Masters at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and will absolutely not fail the sect's heavy trust!"

Watching her behave this way, Tang Xiao let out a secret sigh in his heart.

Forget it, it seemed Second Brother was truly right; this silly girl was being sold and still helping to count the money.

"Then it's settled."

Huo Hao turned his head, his gaze landing on Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Wu, you'll accompany me to the Star Dou Great Forest."

"Yay, fantastic! I've been wanting to go get some fresh air in the forest anyway."

Xiao Wu was so excited she almost jumped up, her little head nodding continuously.

At this moment, Xiao Wu's heart was blossoming with joy.

She had been fretting that after staying in the human world for so long, she missed Da Ming and Er Ming.

Go to the Star Dou Great Forest to find an extremely hard-to-find ten-thousand-year Purple Spirit Civet?

When other people searched for that, it was called looking for a needle in a haystack.

But for her, Xiao Wu, it was simply going to her own backyard to catch a chick!

The Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest was her home turf!

Er Ming the Titan Giant Ape and Da Ming the Sky Azure Bull Python were the supreme overlords of the entire forest!

Once back in the forest, taking advantage of the moment when Tang Hao wasn't paying attention to quietly pass a signal to Er Ming, having her two Beast King brothers mobilize the network of Soul Beasts across the entire forest to scrape the ground bare-forgetting a ten-thousand-year Purple Spirit Civet, even if its ancestors eighteen generations deep were hiding in some subterranean burrow, they could neatly pluck it out within half a day!