Chapter 158 First Encounter with Ji Juechen
Du Busi's expression turned thoughtful. After a brief pause, he said, "Alright, send someone to contact Xu Jiawei immediately. Among the three nations of the original Douluo Continent, Star Luo Empire's soul tool technology is the most advanced. Perhaps they have a way to solve our Earth Boring Soul Tool issue."
"Sect Master, what if they can't solve the problem?" the white haired elder asked worriedly.
Du Busi's face darkened. "If even they fail, then I'll go to the Sun Moon Empire alone and find a way to steal the one hundred thousand year soul beast embryo for Aotian. As for the rest of you, stay put in the sect."
Du Busi was already old, and the future of the Body Sect rested on Long Aotian. He had to do everything in his power to nurture him.
After all, within the Body Sect, only Long Aotian had the potential to reach Rank 98 Super Douluo.
The white haired elder was stunned and quickly protested, "Sect Master, you mustn't! You are the pillar of the Body Sect we cannot afford to lose you.
We are unfamiliar with the Sun Moon Empire's inner workings, and their nation is filled with soul engineers. Even as a Rank 98 Super Douluo, if you were surrounded, there is a real risk of death.
If you must go, then take us with you. Even if we lack Earth Boring Soul Tools, we can help share the burden.
After all, even a Super Douluo isn't an invincible god.
Remember, our previous sect master was overconfident in his strength when he dueled Dragon God Douluo Mu En alone. He was severely injured, left with a permanent affliction, and ultimately perished. The Body Sect then fell into decline for many years."
Hearing this, Du Busi's expression darkened. "Regardless, I must go to Mingde Hall not just for the soul beast embryo, but also to bring Huo Yuhao back.
Mingde Hall is completely disregarding the rules. Everyone knows that anyone with a Body Martial Soul belongs to the Body Sect.
And yet, Huo Yuhao has become a student of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy?
This is a terrible situation for Huo Yuhao. No one understands how to cultivate Body Martial Souls better than we do."
In Du Busi's view, a genius like Huo Yuhao should have been recruited into the Body Sect and properly trained.
The Sun Moon Empire? What did they know about Body Martial Souls? Nothing!
"Even if we lack Earth Boring Soul Tools, I won't let you go to Mingde Hall alone," the white haired elder insisted.
Du Busi snorted coldly. "We'll see when the time comes. For now, inform Xu Jiawei immediately. If possible, we should use Earth Boring Soul Tools to launch the attack on Mingde Hall."
Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy
Huo Yuhao was walking with Meng Hongchen, Dai Yueheng, and Ye Guyi, heading toward the cafeteria to enjoy a special meal. These special meals were nutritional supplements, designed to aid soul masters' cultivation.
As they walked, they chatted, and soon, Meng Hongchen began praising Huo Yuhao's cooking skills.
Ye Guyi, listening to Meng Hongchen's praise, looked curious. "Senior Meng, is Senior Yuhao's cooking really that good?"
Since she had entered the academy later than both Meng Hongchen and Huo Yuhao, she naturally addressed them with proper respect.
Meng Hongchen smiled. "Of course! Junior Yuhao is a master chef. I've tasted his cooking before, and it was incredible.
I once attended a royal banquet in the Sun Moon Imperial Palace with my grandfather, but even those so called imperial chefs couldn't compare to Junior Yuhao's skills.
If Yuhao had chosen to become a professional chef and popularize his cuisine, he would already be the number one chef on the Douluo Continent."
Ye Guyi looked astonished and turned to Huo Yuhao. "I never expected Senior Yuhao to be so skilled at cooking."
Huo Yuhao thought to himself, Well, this is just a talent that came with this body.
In the original story, Huo Yuhao's culinary talent was maxed out. The reason he only sold grilled fish early on was because of his personal experiences.
According to legends in the God Realm, Huo Yuhao's cooking skills, while not as good as Icefire Demon Chef Rong Nianbing, were far superior to Food God Oscar.
With that in mind, he casually said, "I am indeed good at cooking. If I have time, I can prepare some dishes for you all to try."
"Thank you, Senior Yuhao." Ye Guyi smiled.
Meanwhile, Dai Yueheng watched Huo Yuhao thoughtfully. Just how delicious is Huo Yuhao's cooking?
Since coming to the human world, she had tasted many delicacies. She had never imagined that humans could make food this good.
Even Meng Hongchen, the Dean's granddaughter, was singing Huo Yuhao's praises this meant his skills were genuinely exceptional.
For the first time, Dai Yueheng looked forward to tasting Huo Yuhao's cooking.
At that moment, Huo Yuhao noticed a young man approaching.
He had black hair and looked to be around twenty years old.
The young man walked alone through the campus, holding a sword. His expression was cold and detached, and his aura felt less like a person and more like an unsheathed blade, ready to strike at any moment.
Suddenly, the young man stopped and looked at Huo Yuhao with a subtle shift in his gaze.
Then, he spoke.
"Huo Yuhao, will you spar with me?"
Huo Yuhao was stunned. Where did this battle maniac come from?
The first thing he says is to ask for a fight? What kind of situation is this?
Thinking for a moment, Huo Yuhao recalled the original story.
Could this guy be Ji Juechen?
Yes, it had to be him the notorious battle maniac.
After all, within the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, there was no one else who would walk up to him and immediately ask for a fight.
To be honest, Ji Juechen's story was quite inspiring.
He had only Rank 3 innate soul power, which was considered terrible in the Douluo Continent.
Innate soul power determined a soul master's cultivation speed and potential.
A simple example Yu Xiaogang had half a rank of innate soul power. If Tang San hadn't given him an immortal herb, he never would have progressed beyond Great Soul Master.
While innate soul power could be improved through medicinal treasures, Ji Juechen's family wasn't wealthy. He definitely couldn't afford expensive medicines like Profound Water Pills.
According to the original story, at eight years old, Ji Juechen had gone alone into a soul beast territory, hunted a soul beast, and obtained his first soul ring.
For a normal eight year old, this was far too dangerous.
If Ji Juechen had come from a wealthy family, there was no way they would have allowed an eight year old child to hunt soul beasts alone.
Even if he had been born into wealth, he likely wouldn't have taken any medicines, as doing so would have no benefit to his swordsmanship training.
In many ways, Ji Juechen was an anomaly, something even the original story highlighted.
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