"Brother Yun, you're so handsome today!"
After a day of spectating, the group parted ways outside the Soul Dueling Arena. Some headed back to the hotel, while others took advantage of the night to experience Star Luo City.
Lin Yun and Xiao Xiao were among them.
By the time the day's matches concluded, the sun had already set, and night gradually descended. Star Luo City was illuminated by countless lamps, exuding a worldly charm.
These were the traces of humanity, and while they lacked the natural essence of the Great Star Dou Forest, they possessed a unique flavor of their own.
On the bustling streets of Star Luo City, Xiao Xiao clung to Lin Yun's arm, tilting her head slightly to gaze at his distinctly chiseled profile. Her eyes, as clear as autumn waters, sparkled with bright starlight.
"What are you saying? Was I not handsome before?" Lin Yun asked playfully, reaching out to gently tap Xiao Xiao's delicate nose.
"Ah... you were handsome before too! But today, you're exceptionally handsome!" Xiao Xiao replied without hesitation.
Being in the academy and being outside were, after all, different.
In Xiao Xiao's eyes, Lin Yun had always been the most brilliant ray of light. Wherever he went, he could inspire sincere cheers and applause.
It wasn't until today, when Lin Yun decisively defeated the seven members of the Heavenly Spirit Team with a single move of Shift and Exchange, and the hundreds of thousands of people in the Soul Dueling Arena went wild for him, that she truly understood the meaning.
Lin Yun... he truly was like the sun.
Lin Yun simply reached out and dotingly ruffled her small head, saying nothing more in response to the little loli's undisguised admiration and adoration.
Why wouldn't one cherish and dote on a girl who was so compliant and had eyes only for you?
Beside the tall figure was a petite, docile one, with the bustling street as their backdrop, and the calls and shouts brimming with worldly life as their accompaniment.
Everything seemed so harmonious.
Not far away, Huo Yuhao's robust and rugged figure was half-hidden in the crowd. With the enhancement of his Spiritual Eye, he could clearly see Lin Yun and Xiao Xiao.
He was silent, and also bewildered.
Ever since he first met Lin Yun on his first day of school, he felt as if he had always lived in Lin Yun's shadow, unable to draw away the gazes that focused on Lin Yun.
He was handsome, powerful, from a strong background, friendly, and immensely talented.
At this moment, the same thought that Xiao Xiao had earlier surfaced in Huo Yuhao's mind: he felt that Lin Yun truly was like the sun, and he himself was like a rat in a gutter, longing for the light outside.
At the beginning of the semester, a single glance intimidated the arrogant Wang Dong, two punches took down the overbearing class teacher Zhou Yi, he won the championship in the freshman assessment, and later suppressed the students of their entire grade, leaving them gasping for breath.
Now that they were in Star Luo City, he was still so dazzling, so radiant.
A genius is a genius no matter where they go.
Despite having a million-year spirit ring bestowed by Brother Tianmeng, possessing an unprecedented opportunity on the Douluo Continent, and even having two powerful twin martial souls: the Body Martial Soul and the Ice Jade Scorpion.
Why was I so weak?
Huo Yuhao had to admit, he really felt sour. While it wasn't hate, he certainly envied and was jealous of Lin Yun's life.
How could Huo Yuhao not long for a life where beautiful women surrounded him wherever he went, and people would bow down to him wherever he arrived?
After glancing at the Heaven Dream Iceworm, who was still soundly asleep in his spiritual sea, Huo Yuhao gently sighed, retracted his gaze, and turned to leave.
He couldn't envy Lin Yun's life.
However, Huo Yuhao's talent was not bad either. How many twin martial souls could there be on the Douluo Continent?
And they were two super martial souls: the Body Spiritual Eye and the Ice Jade Scorpion?
Even though Huo Yuhao felt that becoming a god, as the Heaven Dream Iceworm had said, was a bit unrealistic, he was quite confident about achieving the Titled Douluo realm.
Titled Douluo, revenge.
This was Huo Yuhao's current belief. His spine, not yet broken by Tang Fozi, still held a temporary unextinguished fire of revenge.
It was precisely this fire of hatred that allowed him to maintain a state of neglecting sleep and food, even self-mutilating, in his cultivation.
When he saw Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger in the Mingdou Mountain Range, Huo Yuhao almost couldn't control his emotions, wanting to rush up and fight a decisive battle to the death with Dai Hao in the Imperial City.
But at that time, Dai Hao was already a Soul Douluo, while Huo Yuhao was only a Great Soul Master.
Just two spirit rings, why seek self-destruction?
Endure!
When all nine rings are added to my body, that will be the time for the White Tiger's demise!
Huo Yuhao's expression gradually solidified, and his steps became more steady and powerful, leaving a distinct mark with each stride.
Other people's lives are, after all, other people's lives. No matter how much you envy, you can't become someone else, and every bit of soul power you gain through your own diligent cultivation is your own strength!
The biggest taboo in revenge is emotion; women will only hinder my progress!
"Slaying them all!" Huo Yuhao smiled slightly, his figure disappearing at the end of the street.
Not far from where Huo Yuhao had been, a little boy who could even be described as beautiful emerged from behind a wall, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
With his distinctive delicate features and his unique pink and blue hair and eyes, who else could this little boy be but Wang Dong?
Well then.
Lin Yun and Xiao Xiao were close, Huo Yuhao was watching from behind, and now Wang Dong was watching Huo Yuhao from behind.
What the hell is this, playing matryoshka dolls?
Is there no end to it!
"Why... do I always unintentionally fix my gaze on him? Why can't I help but follow him and see what he's going to do?" Wang Dong bit his lower lip tightly, his expression incredibly conflicted and upset.
This feeling of being forced to spy on others was truly unpleasant, making Wang Dong feel like a puppet on strings, forced to do things he didn't want to do.
Yet, in his mind, he couldn't help but develop a fondness for Huo Yuhao, even though his appearance wasn't the type he preferred.
This emotion reached a peak when they were Encirclement and suppression the Death God's Messenger, and a corpse explosion occurred in the cave, but Huo Yuhao stood in front of him, blocking all the attacks for him.
And now, watching Huo Yuhao observe others, Wang Dong felt a strange sourness.
He didn't know if Huo Yuhao was looking at Lin Yun or Xiao Xiao, but he instinctively felt that Huo Yuhao's gaze should only be on him.
It shouldn't be attracted by anyone else.
If he was looking at Lin Yun, it would be fine; he knew that Huo Yuhao and Lin Yun had always had a good relationship and that Huo Yuhao always considered Lin Yun his goal to strive for.
But if he was looking at Xiao Xiao...
"How can your gaze be attracted by any woman other than me?!" A strange surge of anger rose in Wang Dong's heart.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt an urge...
"Maybe, I should revert to my true appearance?"
(End of Chapter)
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