"Oh!" Qiu'er responded with a pout. After all, she had come to find Yuwen Tuo, and now that he had found her, going home with him was only natural. In truth, she was a little curious why Yuwen Tuo recognized her at a glance.
She was in human form now, not her Three-Eyed Golden Lioness form, and the martial soul she registered was also the Golden Dragon. Could it really be a telepathic connection? Even if their destinies weren't linked, were they still connected in some mysterious way?
At this moment, Huo Yuhao had just slapped Wang Shaojie back when he saw the goddess in his heart about to be pulled away by someone, and that someone was Yuwen Tuo, one of his greatest enemies.
Although the academy teachers had warned him before coming here that he might meet Yuwen Tuo and absolutely should not clash with him, he found that when he actually saw him, he still couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
It was somewhat similar to Yuwen Tuo's first encounter with Xu Tianran. Especially since the person he yearned for, Wang Dong's older sister, was about to be taken away by this scoundrel, how could he accept it?
"Yuwen Tuo, let go of Wang Dong's sister!" Huo Yuhao's eyes widened, and his white spirit ring flickered, sending a not-so-weak spiritual shock towards Yuwen Tuo. Yuwen Tuo turned his head, accepting the soul impact without evasion.
He didn't need to retaliate; his mental sea's resilience alone was something Huo Yuhao couldn't shake. It was like punching an alloy; Huo Yuhao's own soul was nearly knocked unconscious by the backlash.
"Huo Yuhao, don't overestimate yourself. Don't think that just because your first spirit ring is special, your spirit skills are incredibly powerful," Yuwen Tuo said. If it weren't for some lingering apprehension about Wang Dong's background, coupled with an unfulfilled transaction with Electrolux, and a subsequent plan that required him, he wouldn't mind killing Huo Yuhao right here.
Within Huo Yuhao's mental sea, the Skydream Iceworm was utterly aghast. "What formidable spiritual power! After more than a year, the strength of his mental sea is probably no less than a Titled Douluo's."
"Indeed. Moreover, his offensive power is more than three or four times stronger than before. If he hadn't focused solely on defense just now, Yuhao would probably be brain-dead!" Electrolux said.
"Yuhao, don't continue to clash spiritual power with Yuwen Tuo. Even if you're three times stronger, you're still no match for him." Although Electrolux and Yuwen Tuo had a transaction, he still cared about Huo Yuhao. After all, Huo Yuhao was now his host, and if he died, his own fragment of a soul would naturally dissipate.
"Damn it!" Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth, unwilling to accept the huge disparity in strength between himself and Yuwen Tuo. "You can't follow Yuwen Tuo. Do you know what he did to Shrek Academy?" Fighting was out of the question, so he could only resort to persuasion.
Qiu'er looked completely bewildered. "What did Tuo do to Shrek Academy? What does that have to do with me?"
Huo Yuhao was stunned, then angrily said, "How can you say that? You're Wang Dong's sister, and Wang Dong is a student of Shrek Academy. How can you side with Yuwen Tuo?" The defection of the goddess in his heart made him feel a pain as if he were being torn apart by a thousand knives. Especially the goddess's address for Yuwen Tuo, just the single word "Tuo," indicated that their relationship was already very close.
Qiu'er said, "I don't know the Wang Dong you're talking about, and I'm not her sister. I am me; my name is Yuwen Qiu!"
"Yuwen Qiu?"
Hearing this name, Huo Yuhao and Yuwen Tuo were simultaneously stunned.
Huo Yuhao understood that if this girl was truly Wang Dong's sister, then it was impossible for her to be named Yuwen. Had he really mistaken her for someone else? Was her resemblance to Wang Dong just a coincidence?
Yuwen Tuo, on the other hand, hadn't expected her to directly take his surname. The original Wang Qiu'er would henceforth be named Yuwen Qiu. It sounded rather good, giving Yuwen Tuo the sudden feeling of having an additional younger sister.
"Um, Your Royal Highness Prince Yan, this junior sister, is she perhaps your younger sister?" Wang Shaojie, who had just climbed up from the ground, quickly stepped forward to salute Yuwen Tuo.
He dared to be presumptuous with Huo Yuhao, but not with Yuwen Tuo. After all, this lord was a ruthless individual who dared to curse the Crown Prince directly as a cripple, and in a short period, both Shadow Douluo and Nightmare Douluo had died at his hands.
"Yes, she is my sworn sister, Yuwen Qiu. You are Wang Shaojie. I'm giving you a warning: don't even think about my sworn sister, or I don't mind making you follow in the footsteps of Nightmare Douluo," Yuwen Tuo said.
"Yes, yes... Your subordinate wouldn't dare." Wang Shaojie quickly replied. He was merely a collateral member of the imperial family and had not been granted a title. Facing an imperial prince of Yuwen Tuo's direct lineage, he could only bow down in submission, couldn't he?
Hearing this, Yuwen Tuo pulled Qiu'er and prepared to leave. He hadn't intended to act against Wang Shaojie, because he knew that Wang Shaojie would never dare to cause him trouble.
However, Huo Yuhao had just beaten him, so all of Wang Shaojie's pent-up frustration would certainly be unleashed on Huo Yuhao. He needed Huo Yuhao to follow the original path. First,
he would let him enter the Mingde Hall, then have him steal everything inside. Finally, Yuwen Tuo would intercept him on his return journey. Perhaps then he might even encounter Long Xiaoyao and Zhang Peng.
As for the original trigger of the Body Sect's attack on Mingde Hall, while it wouldn't happen this time, Yuwen Tuo wasn't without other alternative methods.
Huo Yuhao still wanted to speak and keep Qiu'er, for even if this person wasn't Wang Dong's sister, she was still the goddess of his dreams. He was unwilling to see such a woman fall into Yuwen Tuo's hands.
Fortunately, the Skydream Iceworm desperately persuaded him. This was the Sun Moon Empire, and Yuwen Tuo was a Sun Moon Prince. Was he really courting death by fighting over a woman on someone else's territory? Moreover, that Yuwen Qiu clearly followed Yuwen Tuo willingly; did he really need to worry about her?
Yuwen Tuo led Qiu'er out of the academy gate, where two people were currently arguing. One was Elder Ma, whom Yuwen Tuo had met during the Soul Dueling Grand Tournament. The other was a red-haired giant.
Elder Ma was the teacher in charge of recruitment this year. Generally, parents sending their children to school was a normal affair. The problem was that the red-haired giant exuded an incredibly powerful aura, coupled with an indescribable wildness.
Elder Ma knew at a glance that this person was stronger than himself, and by no small margin. And he was a Soul Douluo, a peak eighth-rank Soul Engineer; anyone stronger than him could only be a Titled Douluo.
With such a powerhouse appearing out of nowhere, how could he not thoroughly inquire about his background? But this red-haired giant was not to be trifled with. What was Elder Ma to him? If he asked, did he have to answer?
"Qiu'er, could this person be...?" Yuwen Tuo immediately asked.
Qiu'er nodded to Yuwen Tuo, gently saying, "Crimson King!"
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