The throne is yours, the head is mine

Although Electrolux had used most of the gold of life to open up the Bright Half-Plane, Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea of Consciousness was still his home, so he had saved a little life force to transform Huo Yuhao's Lake of Life.

Huo Yuhao's Lake of Life had become a jade-green lake. Though small, it was steeped in mystery, with white mist drifting over its surface. A small pavilion stood at its center, where Electrolux sat comfortably with a teacup in hand. Whatever he was drinking, he was certainly enjoying life.

Suddenly, he frowned.

"It was bad enough that the Plane Dragon came to steal my territory. Now even a little turtle dares to fight this old man for it? Truly, a tiger stranded on the plains gets bullied by dogs!"

Electrolux snorted coldly. His overwhelmingly powerful divine soul energy condensed into a golden blade of light. With a casual wave, he sent it slashing toward the Golden Hawksbill Turtle King's remnant soul, which had stormed into Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea of Consciousness intending to wreak havoc.

"How could this..."

The Golden Hawksbill Turtle King had no time to dodge. The golden attack struck it directly. Terror and bewilderment flashed through the eyes of its remaining soul, then turned into profound resentment before it dissipated completely within Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea of Consciousness.

With that, the Golden Hawksbill Turtle King vanished from this world for good.

Just then, Huo Yuhao's eyelids twitched slightly. A faint smile touched his lips before he returned his full attention to the important task of absorbing the Soul Ring.

He had paid no mind to the Golden Hawksbill Turtle King's hundred-thousand-year soul assault. With such a spiritually powerful master living in his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness, why would he worry about a mere hundred-thousand-year spiritual assault? After all, even the million-year-old Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was nothing more than a little bug Electrolux could crush at will.

Three days later.

The aura surrounding Huo Yuhao gradually stabilized. The red Soul Ring on the Golden Hawksbill Turtle King had completely disappeared, while Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes martial soul had successfully gained its first Soul Ring. The blood-red ring pulsed slowly above his head, radiating an imposing presence.

"Phew."

He had finally finished absorbing it. Huo Yuhao let out a long breath of stale air, then stood and walked over to the Golden Hawksbill Turtle King's corpse. Rather than checking his Soul Ring abilities immediately, he planned to extract the Soul Bone first.

A hundred-thousand-year soul beast was guaranteed to yield a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, which was why these were considered supreme treasures in the Soul Master World.

Although Huo Yuhao thought little of Douluo Star's Soul Bones, he could trade them with other worlds or use them to train his subordinates. After all, apart from immortal herbs and Soul Bones, he really could not think of anything valuable on Douluo Star.

In the Soul Master World, Soul Bones were divided into six primary types and external soul bones.

The six primary types included the Head Soul Bone, the Torso Soul Bone, and those for both arms and both legs. Of these, the head and torso bones were the most valuable.

Huo Yuhao took out a knife and deftly dissected the Golden Hawksbill Turtle King's corpse. Having done this several times before, he was exceptionally practiced. Eventually, he found a Golden Wisdom Left Leg Bone in the corpse's left hind limb. He tossed it into the Storage Ring he had obtained when he killed Evil Dragon, bringing matters here to a close.

Electrolux's memories had been strengthened and almost fully restored, and his divine soul energy body was no longer likely to dissipate easily. The gold of life had been put to its fullest use. In comparison, the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring Huo Yuhao had gained seemed insignificant.

Still, the greatest gain of this trip was undoubtedly the Bright Half-Plane, which had fused with the Plane Will Dragon. Electrolux had called it nothing less than a miracle among miracles.

With the Plane Dragon's addition, the birth of Light Creatures was just around the corner. It was even possible for it to formally evolve into a true plane.

As long as there was enough gold of life.

Di Tian, wait for me! Once I'm stronger, I'll come to you and take back the gold of life that belongs to me.

Shrek City, Shrek Academy, the Soul Tool Research Base.

At that moment, two figures stood facing each other in an open area of a training ground.

One was a boy two meters tall, his bare upper body revealing dark, muscular flesh. His head was completely bald, his skin much darker than most people's, and his face had an honest, guileless look.

The figure opposite him was a head shorter. Her fair skin looked even paler beside the dark-skinned boy, and she appeared much younger than the tall, imposing youth.

The rather handsome youngster had delicate features, rosy lips, white teeth, and a pair of lively eyes. Her short black hair looked neat and crisp.

"Cousin, we all thought you were dead. Yet here you are, living quite well at Shrek Academy," Huo Xingling said expressionlessly. He Caitou's face filled with emotion as he looked at her icy expression. He knew hatred lived in her heart. Had his father not been too kindhearted, how could his Third Uncle have succeeded? It had even led to the extermination of the entire families of his seventh and eighth uncles, who had been close to his father. Xu Xingling was his seventh uncle's daughter.

"Six years have passed in the blink of an eye. I was nine when the palace coup happened, and you were only five. Time really does fly," He Caitou said wistfully.

"Yes. In the blink of an eye, Third Uncle has been sitting on the throne for six years." At the mention of the current Sun Moon Empire emperor, endless hatred and murderous intent welled up in Huo Xingling's eyes.

"Xingling, how is Uncle Zheng now? Where have you been all these years since you escaped?" He Caitou suddenly asked. He was very curious about what his gifted younger cousin had experienced.

Huo Xingling's martial soul was the Heavenly Eye Radiant Dragon, which fell somewhere between a body martial soul and a spiritual martial soul. She was an extraordinary spiritual genius, possessing not only two thousand-year Soul Rings, but also two extremely powerful Soul Skills.

Her first Soul Skill, Spiritual Detection, and her second, Spiritual Sharing, could cover several kilometers. She was practically a monster among geniuses.

Upon learning this, Zhou Yi immediately told her husband. When she heard that Huo Xingling was interested in the Soul Tool Department, she hurried without pause to bring this peerless genius to her husband, Fan Yu.

Through a chance coincidence, the two cousins had recognized each other. After all, only six years had passed. Their fathers had been exceptionally close brothers who visited each other often, so the cousins knew each other very well. Almost at a glance, each had recognized the other.

"My father died of illness five years ago. I buried him with my own hands somewhere peaceful and quiet," Huo Xingling said coldly. Yet the calmness of her emotions frightened He Caitou.

"Xingling, I want to apologize to you all on my father's behalf. If it hadn't been..."

"There's no need. Eldest Uncle was a victim too. We were all victims. Why should you apologize for that beast, Third Uncle?

"Why not make the man who hurt us kneel before us and apologize?" Huo Xingling's gaze suddenly turned fierce and piercing as she challenged He Caitou.

He Caitou knew what she was asking. What she needed was to know where he stood.

"But Xingling, you've seen it yourself. My martial soul is only a cigar, and I have no forces behind me. Revenge is nothing but a distant dream for me."

Bitterness covered He Caitou's face. He closed his eyes in frustrated resignation, as though trying to bury his anger and pain deep in his heart.

Over the years, whenever he recalled the sight of his mother and sisters dying horribly before him, nightmares would follow. Every day, he hid his grief behind foolish smiles. Yet after smiling, his heart only felt emptier.

"You can't, but you want to. Don't you?"

Huo Xingling's icy eyes fixed relentlessly on him, making He Caitou's heart quail.

Faced with that gaze, He Caitou could only nod firmly.

"Within ten years, I'll kill Third Uncle. When the time comes, the throne is yours, and the head is mine," Huo Xingling suddenly declared with commanding confidence.

Her words made He Caitou's heart tremble and lingered in his mind for a long time.

Looking at Huo Xingling's assured expression, he found himself swept up in her confidence. Thinking of her tremendous talent, he wondered whether his younger cousin might truly be able to do it.

"Xingling, I honestly don't care about the throne anymore. You have royal blood too. Why don't you want it?" He Caitou asked in puzzlement.

Huo Xingling suddenly smiled.

"Even if you've changed your name, you're still Xu He. But Xu Xingling died with Xu Zheng in Luoyun Village five years ago. All that remains in this world now is a wandering ghost named Huo Xingling."

Thank you all for your monthly votes, recommendation votes, investments, and bookmarks. As a new author with a new book, I'm on my knees begging for every kind of support. The satisfying parts are coming soon. I've had a bit of writer's block these past few days because of Zhang Lexuan.

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