Huo Yuhao cultivated in the Lake of Life for a whole month, and he also stayed with Di Qiu'er the whole time. His level also increased to level 46 again.
Despite the harmonious cooperation here, and the fact that Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beast are finding Huo Yuhao increasingly agreeable, however...
Gu Yuena was furious, her beautiful face filled with anger. Deep within the Lake of Life, she had been complaining, "That wretched human brat, how dare he threaten me!"
Of course, Huo Yuhao also considered how to deal with Gu Yuena's hidden injuries. Even the immense life force of the Lake of Life couldn't restore her now, so he couldn't very well use his already shattered divine power, could he?
Ultimately, there was another method that Huo Yuhao had also considered. The immortal Immortal Herb obtained from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, along with the good medicinal materials in the Lake of Life, and the abundant life force, combined with the improved Qian Qianyuan Fortune Pill, should be able to significantly speed up Gu Yuena's recovery.
Upon returning to the Shrek Academy, as expected, Xuan Zi came to Huo Yuhao's class and informed him that he would be going to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy as an exchange student.
Huo Yuhao didn't have any objections after hearing this. In fact, going to the Sun Moon Empire was fine, because there was still one woman he could never let go of in his previous life.
It could even be said that the first woman he fell in love with, Ju Zi, was also the only woman who bore him a child. He felt somewhat guilty towards her, but this time he hoped to make amends.
Nearly a month later
Until Ling Luochеn arrived, and Ning Tian, their levels improved rapidly. Ling Luochеn had already reached the level of Soul Emperor at level 60, while Ning Tian had reached level 40. This was probably because Huo Yuhao's performance in the academy was too abnormal.
This put pressure on them as well; Ling Luochеn was afraid of not being able to keep up with Huo Yuhao's pace, Ning Tian was afraid of not being able to keep up with the Shrek Seven Devils.
Therefore, when it was time for the high-level teachers in the academy to lead them in hunting Soul Ring Soul Beast, they found Huo Yuhao first.
In fact, Huo Yuhao originally wanted to find the two of them. Firstly, Ning Tian, as the young master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, had abundant resources, and he himself had the key to their advancement to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the Aromatic Silk Beauty. Using this to cooperate with them would be a good choice.
This solved some of the funding problems. Plus, the several Soul Tool he was currently working on required substantial financial and material support, which even the Soul Tool Department couldn't provide. And with some time still to go to the Sun Moon Empire, he couldn't very well rely on the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Academy.
That's impossible, after all, I'm just an exchange student.
Secondly, there's Ling Luochеn. Although Ling Luochеn has a cold personality, he's actually quite good to her. Most importantly, with the addition of Ling Luochеn to the previous three-person meal delivery team, Ma Xiaotao now possesses the Ultimate Fire, which often makes her feel envious.
Huo Yuhao saw all of this. It seemed that during the blind date at the Sea God's Fate event, Ling Luochеn expressed her liking for Huo Yuhao, but nothing came of it afterwards.
Perhaps out of kindness, or perhaps out of pity, the Immortal Herb in his possession, including the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass could reach the Ultimate Ice, were of little use to him since they possessed the essence of the Water Dragon King. It wouldn't be bad to just do him a favor.
Star Dou Great Forest
Having finished hunting the two Thousand-Year Soul Beast Soul Beast by Huo Yuhao, Huo Yuhao and his group were preparing to return to the academy when...
However, some uninvited guests appeared in the Star Dou Great Forest: Evil Soul Master.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao led the two to try to avoid them if possible, but they didn't expect that these Evil Soul Master were like a group team building activity, with quite a few people coming, including the five-person team on the other side.
In fact, he was not afraid of Huo Yuhao at all. Although the people on the other side were basically Soul Emperor, he had two people to protect. So, to avoid injury or death, it was best to make a retreat.
The Evil Soul Master quickly discovered Huo Yuhao, Ling Luochеn, and Ning Tian's team.
One of the Evil Soul Master said, "One Soul Emperor, two Soul Ancestor, it seems we'll be adding a few more corpses to our collection."
Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochеn were used to it, but Ning Tian had only been on a mission with Xuan Zi and the other Shrek Seven Monsters once before. Moreover, with Xuan Zi backing her up, and only one Evil Soul Master, the current team was a five-person squad. As the support, she was still a Sisi scared.
As for hunting Soul Beast, to be honest, I just came out and went to the Star Dou Great Forest again.
Star Dou Great Forest
Having finished hunting the two Thousand-Year Soul Beast Soul Beast by Huo Yuhao, Huo Yuhao and his group were preparing to return to the academy when...
However, some uninvited guests appeared in the Star Dou Great Forest: Evil Soul Master.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao led the two to try to avoid them if possible, but they didn't expect that these Evil Soul Master were like a group team building activity, with quite a few people coming, including the five-person team on the other side.
In fact, he was not afraid of Huo Yuhao at all. Although the people on the other side were basically Soul Emperor, he had two people to protect. So, to avoid injury or death, it was best to make a retreat.
The five Soul Ring on the Evil Soul Master gleamed ominously in the twilight— Ling Luochеn exclaimed in surprise, "They're actually five Soul Emperor!" Huo Yuhao walked up to the two of them and instinctively shielded Ning Tian and the other behind him.
"Huo... Yuhao..." Ning Tian's voice trembled almost imperceptibly, and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda swayed slightly in her palm.
When she accompanied Xuan Zi on the last mission, she only needed to provide support from the rear. But now, five pairs of greedy eyes were fixed on their direction, and the black mist Entanglement around the Evil Soul Master was suffocatingly real.
When Huo Yuhao's fingertips touched the top of Ning Tian's head, he noticed her slight trembling and saw the fluctuation in Ning Tian's emotions.
As he lowered his gaze, his eyelashes cast butterfly-wing-like shadows beneath his eyes, and the curve of his lips conveyed a warm, gentle smile, "It's alright, don't be afraid, I'm here."
As his palm slid down her hair, his voice was deep and warm, like a blanket of velvet. (He stroked her head to soothe her) "Even ten of these women wouldn't be a match for me."
The wisps of hair at the back of the girl's neck were slightly ruffled by his fingertips, but her heart pounded in her chest like a drum. She looked into those eyes that reflected her image, and her panicked expression was gently melted away.
My wildly beating heart actually began to calm down.
Fear still coursed through her veins, but the warmth of his palm extinguished it into a faint flame. However, it didn't last long. In any case, with Huo Yuhao's comfort, Ning Tian's mood improved somewhat. By the time Huo Yuhao withdrew his hand, she was able to hold up the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda while maintaining steady breathing.
She took a deep breath, and then activated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which suddenly burst forth with seven-colored light. "Seven treasures emanate from the glazed tiles! First: Strength! Second: Speed! Third: Soul! Fourth: Defense!"
Four streams of light, like rainbows, Entanglement Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochеn's bodies, layering amplification around them. This was the only thing she, as Auxiliary System Soul Master, could do.
Huo Yuhao's gaze swept across the array of Evil Soul Master like an icicle, then he suddenly turned to shield Ning Tian behind Ling Luochеn: "Senior Sister Luochen," his eyes reflected a cold light, "You stay here to protect Ning Tian, let me deal with them." Before he finished speaking...
The leader of the Evil Soul Master pulled back his hood, revealing half of his rotting face. "This brat, still wet behind the ears, is pretty arrogant." He waved his hand sharply, ordering the Evil Soul Master behind him, "All of you, attack! Kill him!"
With a hoarse command, the five Evil Soul Master simultaneously Martial Soul Possession, summoning the corpses that had fought. These Evil Soul Master were experts at manipulating corpses.
Huo Yuhao, of course, did not hesitate. He had no time to play with these scumbags and wanted to end the battle quickly, dragging their souls into hell.
Suddenly, the aura of Ultimate Ice around him began to spread until a domain appeared, emanating from his Ultimate Ice, and snow began to fall from the sky.
In an instant, the area within a hundred miles was transformed into a vast expanse of white snow. The falling snowflakes were icy cold, and the golden dragon phantom behind Huo Yuhao solidified in the snow, unleashing a powerful aura once again, its scales radiating the chilling light of millennia-old icy ice.
The wind and snow Entanglement the dragon's horns condensed into sharp ice shards. As a deep dragon's roar resounded, the golden dragon roared within its domain, spewing out a storm containing the Ultimate Ice.
The Golden Dragon Snow Soul Break.
This technique was developed based on the Snow Empress's Three Ultimate Techniques and the Snowy Dance of Ultimate Ice Domain, and it is absolutely targeted at the soul.
A chaotic blizzard roared out.
The ice crystals at the storm's forefront were like thousands of fine needles; wherever they passed, the three Evil Soul Master, along with their Martial Soul, were instantly frozen into glass statues. With a series of crisp sounds, the ice sculptures shattered from the inside into countless crystalline dust particles, shimmering like a galaxy within the domain, before utterly losing all life after disintegration.
Of the two survivors, one was the leader of the Evil Soul Master. The leader reacted extremely quickly, and the two of them used the summoned corpses and their companions as shields, using their Soul Power to create a shield around themselves, barely managing to withstand the attack.
Amidst the cracking of ice, the leader of the Evil Soul Master slowly said, "Boy, you almost killed me." He suddenly smirked, revealing gleaming white teeth. "I admit your strength is indeed formidable—" His tone abruptly turned fierce, and his withered finger pointed sharply behind Huo Yuhao, "However, our target doesn't have to be you."
Another Evil Soul Master slid along the ground like a venomous snake, his poisoned bone whip tearing through the air towards Ling Luochеn and the others. The corpse poison condensed at the tip of the bone whip was spreading in mid-air; if the two of them were to be affected, they would surely be severely injured or killed.
Huo Yuhao's pupils shrank sharply, and his icy blue Soul Power exploded into ice lotuses beneath his feet, sending him flying backward like a cannonball.
When the bone whip was only three inches away from Ling Luochеn and the other person, his back was already firmly blocking them. The moment the bone whip struck his shoulder blade, it made a crisp sound of metal clashing, and his hand, which was gripping the whip, had frozen the poisoned whip into an ice sculpture.
" Yuhao!" Two exclamations rang out simultaneously. Ning Tian's trembling fingertips tried to touch him, but Ling Luochеn suddenly pulled him behind her. Then, Huo Yuhao turned around and threw a punch with his backhand.
Before the fist even arrived, ripples like lava spread through the air. When the fist struck the Evil Soul Master's chest, what exploded was flames Entanglement in extreme intensity.
--That was Flame Fist that fused with the Fire Dragon King's essence. The moment the fist's power burst through his body, the Evil Soul Master's entire body turned into a burning torch, and even his screams were swallowed by the flames.
Huo Yuhao wiped away the blood from the corner of his lips (he was faking it; nothing was actually wrong, and this trick had no effect on him). His gaze softened as he swept over the two shocked faces. "It's alright. Since I'm leading the team, I'll definitely get you back. Don't worry."
The leader of the Evil Soul Master suddenly let out a strange, hoarse laugh, "What? This still can't kill you?" He abruptly began to self-destruct, even his own corpse could explode, "Let me show you the real—"
His voice abruptly stopped. A burst of blue light flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes, and in an instant, all sound in the world was sucked away. He used this move with a sense of melancholy.
When Ling Luochеn saw the Soul Power condensing at his fingertips, a sky-covering sword shadow descended from the sky— the Power of Emotion, [ Sword Falls ] modified, thousands of light swords solidified in the sky, crashing down with a world-destroying pressure.
"No--!" The scream was crushed by the sword light. When the dust settled, only the charred sword marks and half of a still twitching arm remained on the spot. When Huo Yuhao sheathed his sword, only a fleeting sadness flashed in his eyes, which was quietly covered by the falling snowflakes.
And at this moment
Ling Luochеn was in turmoil, looking at the present situation and the scene of Huo Yuhao risking his life to save her.
Ling Luochеn pondered: That man always manages to create miracles. When I first met him, he was a very special person. And now, at this moment, I have also found my king, and witnessed his sorrow.
P. S.: Actually, I have a lot of considerations about Ju Zi. As a later boss and given her ideals, it's undeniable that she is indeed a character like Bibi Dong, potentially serving as an imperial God of War or an empress.
Some questions, such as what will happen to Ju Zi after this, whether she follows Huo Yuhao or continues to infiltrate Xu Tianran's side, are ultimately about her identity. Although Xu Tianran is... whether she is the Empress or Huo Yuhao's woman, everyone is welcome to offer their opinions on this.
So much so that later the Sun Moon Empire colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult and its Evil Soul Master, right? The Holy Church of National Protection Cult and all that. Should the Sun Moon Empire be Destruction or should the continent be unified? My thought is unification. Of course, if it's unified, Xu Tianran will be killed, or Ju Zi or Huo Yuhao will become the emperor. But the Holy Spirit Cult must definitely be destroyed.
So, we'll discuss this further in the next few chapters. Of course, there are new ideas, but we'll have to save that for next time. Creating a story requires everyone's suggestions, so let's all think about it together...