Chapter 425: Huo Yuhao's Troubles
After discovering that Ye Cheng was once a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in another world, Ning Tian's excitement was indescribable. But when Ye Cheng told her that if she simply wore the pagoda cap fragment as a pendant around her neck allowing herself to be bathed in its radiance day and night then over time, the innate flaw of her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul would be completely repaired, evolving into the legendary Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda…
She was utterly stunned.
This was a dream that countless generations of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had pursued for nearly ten thousand years a goal they had desperately sought but never achieved.
And yet, she…
She could achieve it this easily?
It felt so unreal.
If anyone else had said this, Ning Tian would have never believed it. But since the one speaking was Ye Cheng, someone with no reason to deceive her, she had no choice but to accept it as truth no matter how unbelievable it seemed.
This feeling was like if her impoverished father, who had spent his days collecting trash, suddenly told her:
"Actually, I'm a billionaire. Picking up garbage was just a hobby I was experiencing life. Now that I'm bored of it, I'll take you home to enjoy riches beyond your wildest dreams."
Who wouldn't be shocked and skeptical?
If this wasn't a dream, then what was?
While Ning Tian was having an existential crisis, the perspective shifted elsewhere to Huo Yuhao.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao had already left Shrek Academy, but his keen senses could clearly feel the many hidden gazes constantly watching him.
No matter how well he disguised himself, it was useless.
From the shadows and in plain sight, numerous people were tracking his every move.
He knew why these people were waiting for an opportunity.
They wanted to follow him, hoping to reap benefits from whatever he discovered.
For now, they weren't making any moves not because they feared him, but because they feared Ye Lao.
If they pushed Huo Yuhao too far, he might desperately call upon Ye Lao's power, and that was not a risk anyone wanted to take.
So instead, they chose to monitor him from the shadows, waiting for the right moment.
This made Huo Yuhao incredibly uneasy.
He felt as if he had no privacy at all not even a moment of peace.
"Ye Lao, what should I do now?" he asked in his mind, seeking guidance.
"Don't worry," Ye Lao replied calmly. "I will teach you a concealment technique."
"Once you master it, as long as no one is watching you directly, even spiritual detection and aura sensing won't work. Unless someone has reached god level, not even an Ultimate Douluo will be able to detect you."
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up in excitement.
"A skill that powerful?!" he asked eagerly. "Ye Lao, please teach me!"
"Patience. This isn't something you can master overnight," Ye Lao warned. "First, find an inn and settle in. I will teach you slowly."
Huo Yuhao nodded and quickly found an inn to stay in.
Meanwhile, the people tailing him remained on high alert, surrounding the entire inn.
If a fly tried to escape, they would notice it immediately.
Inside his room, Huo Yuhao spent the next three days training under Ye Lao's guidance, barely managing to grasp the basics of the Concealment Technique.
However, at this level, it was not enough to fool the people monitoring him.
"Based on your talent," Ye Lao assessed, "it will take at least ten years to fully master this skill."
Huo Yuhao panicked.
"Ten years?! I can't stay hidden in an inn for ten years! By then, everything will be over!"
"Relax," Ye Lao reassured him. "I have a plan."
"You only need to reach the beginner level. Once you do, I can assist you in temporarily mimicking the effects of full mastery."
"But to completely disappear from their senses, you also need to learn an invisibility technique. Once you combine both skills, you'll be able to slip past their watchful eyes."
Huo Yuhao immediately began training in invisibility.
The Concealment Technique would allow him to erase his aura, making it impossible for spiritual detection or aura sensing abilities to locate him.
However, it couldn't hide him from the naked eye.
The Invisibility Technique, on the other hand, would make him invisible to sight but wouldn't conceal his aura.
Individually, both techniques had flaws.
But together, they would make him completely undetectable.
This time, Huo Yuhao spent half a month struggling to reach the beginner level.
At this stage, he could only remain invisible for ten minutes a day.
A true master of invisibility could activate it at will, without any time limit.
However, reaching that level required extraordinary talent it wasn't something just anyone could achieve, no matter how long they practiced.
After finally reaching the minimum level in both techniques, Huo Yuhao decided it was time to escape.
Ye Lao briefly took control of his body, helping him fine tune his soul power circulation.
At the same time, Huo Yuhao activated both skills.
The result his entire presence vanished.
Not only did his body disappear, but even his aura ceased to exist.
Like a ghost, Huo Yuhao casually walked out the window, stepping into the night.
Right under the noses of the people watching him, he slipped away.
No one noticed a thing.
It wasn't until over ten days later that the spies realized something was wrong.
By then, Huo Yuhao had already changed his appearance with a human skin mask and altered his aura using another technique.
Now, he was someone entirely different.
His true journey seeking the scattered fragments of Ye Lao's soul had begun.
After days of travel, Huo Yuhao finally arrived near the northern border of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
The further north he went, the colder it became.
Each breath he exhaled immediately turned into tiny shards of ice, scattering in the wind.
Huo Yuhao pulled his hood tightly around himself, trying to shield himself from the bitter cold.
But no matter how much he bundled up, the icy wind still pierced through every gap, stabbing into his flesh like countless tiny blades.
His eyebrows were already covered in a layer of frost.
Looking down at his map, he saw the next area ahead a vast expanse marked only with a single warning message:
"Extreme North: Human Forbidden Zone. Soul Beasts Detected. Danger! Danger! Danger!"
The last three "Dangers" were highlighted in red, standing out ominously.
Huo Yuhao's expression turned serious.
"Ye Lao, are you sure the fragment is in this direction?" he asked.
"I wouldn't be wrong," Ye Lao replied. "The nearest fragment is definitely here. The others are either too far away, lost in the deep sea, or already in someone else's hands."
Huo Yuhao wasn't surprised.
After the future video, the entire world knew that the fragments were treasures.
Of course, others would have found some too.
He could only hope that the closest fragment wasn't too far ahead…
Because after days of endless travel, he was utterly exhausted.
(End of Chapter)
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