Even the usually gentle Mu En frowned this time. He asked, "The previous deal was already agreed upon. Why, young friend, are you going back on your word?"
"You saw the attitude of your academy's headmaster and this senior towards me just now. I've certainly had a taste of the Poseidon Pavilion's hospitality. And this is when you need my help! What if I've already helped and finished the treatment?"
"I have a straightforward temper and can't stand those snide remarks, so I think I'll read the books first."
Huo Yuhao said calmly. He wasn't worried about these people jumping the gun. If he couldn't win, he could always run. Mu En was strong, but with his command of the ultimate power of space, escaping wouldn't be a problem.
However, he didn't want to reveal too much information to outsiders unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, he could have just opened a space gate from the Body Sect to Shrek Academy, arriving in an instant. He wouldn't have had to travel like Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe, looking all dusty and worn out.
"Xiao Tao's situation isn't optimistic, and how do we know how long it will take you to read those books? Are we supposed to wait a month, six months, just because you say so?" Yan Shaozhe said, displeased.
"Don't worry, it'll be at most half a month. After half a month, no matter what, I'll cooperate with you in the treatment," Huo Yuhao said, knowing Yan Shaozhe had a point, and gave a deadline.
"Alright, I'll agree then. The Poseidon Pavilion's library is on the third floor. Go ahead." After a brief moment of silence, Mu En agreed to Huo Yuhao's request.
Huo Yuhao didn't stand on ceremony and walked up the stairs as Mu En had indicated. When he reached the entrance to the second floor, a light-gold barrier blocked his path.
"This is the Poseidon Pavilion's restriction, and it's also a test. Only by passing it do you have the right to go up," Mu En's old voice entered his ears.
That wasn't all. Huo Yuhao noticed that as he came up, each step of the stairs had a drawing of the Fear Demon Dragon on the corresponding wall, and this drawing carried a mental pressure.
But, this was nothing.
Huo Yuhao had no reaction, stretched out a finger, and gathered his soul power at his fingertip. Then, he lightly slashed downwards on the restriction.
Rip!
The sound of tearing cloth rang out as the restriction split open with a large tear under this seemingly insignificant finger. Huo Yuhao strode into it.
Seeing this scene, the others in the arena were startled. They knew that the defensive power of the second layer of the restriction was equivalent to a seventh-ring Soul Saint, and yet, it had been broken so easily.
Yan Shaozhe's killing intent flared up in his eyes. This child, he absolutely couldn't be allowed to live.
After Huo Yuhao arrived on the second level, Mu En's voice sounded in his ear at the right moment, "The third door on the left, that's the library."
Huo Yuhao walked over as instructed, opened the door, and an endless expanse of bookshelves came into view. It would probably take years to read everything just with his eyes.
Huo Yuhao walked slowly. To confuse the others and prevent Shrek Academy from knowing his purpose, he didn't go directly to the bookshelves containing information on the array formations. Instead, he went to the section recording ancient history.
He released his Martial Soul, Spiritual Eyes. Dazzling starlight flickered in Huo Yuhao's pale purple eyes, as if containing all things in the universe, bright and captivating, as brilliant as the Milky Way.
Five Soul Rings, yellow, purple, purple, purple, and black, slowly rose from under his feet. Huo Yuhao still used his Simulation Soul Skill to change the color of the Soul Rings. Mu En could tell that these weren't their original colors. Unfortunately, although Huo Yuhao's spiritual power was at the same level as Mu En's, the Simulation Soul Skill only came from a single ten-thousand-year Soul Beast.
However, Mu En could only tell that the Soul Rings had been disguised, but he couldn't see their true age. In fact, Huo Yuhao wasn't particularly concerned about whether his Soul Rings were exposed or not. He was only doing this to create a smokescreen, to divert Mu En's attention.
"You think you've seen through what I'm trying to hide, but actually, I'm deliberately letting you see it. If you can't see through it, you'll think I'm hiding some important secret, but in reality, it's all just misdirection.
The more you can't see through something, the more you want to. That's just human nature."
His first Soul Ring was already lit. His first Soul Skill: Spiritual Probe.
To increase efficiency, Huo Yuhao directly activated his Spiritual Probe. However, to conserve his mental power, Huo Yuhao limited the probe's range to within three meters of himself.
He slowly walked forward, casually picking up a book and flipping through it. Huo Yuhao's speed was simple and quick, as if he were just shuffling it in his hand, much like shuffling a deck of cards.
In less than ten seconds, the contents of a book had already been imprinted in Huo Yuhao's mind. Then, he put it back and picked up the next one.
"Master, Teacher of Poseidon Pavilion, Imperial Preceptor of the Heaven Dou Empire, wife Liu Erlong..." Rubbish, get out of here.
"Four-Eyed Cat Owl Flender, sworn brothers with Master and Liu Erlong, and the three of them can unleash the Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill. He adores Liu Erlong and never married..."
"Immovable Ming King Zhao Wuji, academy teacher..."
"Qin Ming, the Flame Wolf, former teacher at the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy…"
"Dai Mubai, the Evil Eye White Tiger, one of the original Shrek Seven Devils, a Second-Level God,…"
Five days later, their peaceful life was disrupted once more. A golden divine stele descended from the clouds, radiating dazzling golden light. The golden light bathed the land, painting everything in pure gold.
At that moment, everyone felt the sacredness and majesty of the divine stele. The golden light flashed and vanished, as if giving a signal to everyone.
Following that, a vast divine sound echoed through the heavens and earth, "The Martial Soul Ranking is about to be announced, starting with the tenth place."
At the first level of the Poseidon Pavilion, Huo Yuhao slowly walked out, his gaze fixed on the divine ranking hanging in the sky, unsure of what he was thinking.
Almost everyone turned their eyes to the divine ranking, their eyes burning with anticipation. Everyone hoped to be the lucky one to be listed on the divine ranking.
Star Dou Great Forest. Towering trees were so dense that sunlight couldn't penetrate, leaving only shadows within the forest.
Deep in the forest was a small lake, its water crystal clear, as pure as a piece of sapphire crystal. A rich aura of life surged within the water, and it had a name: the Lake of Life.
On the shore, a man looked up at the sky, his gaze unfocused. He wore a black robe and appeared to be in his forties. He had a handsome and resolute face, with a strand of golden hair hanging down his cheek.
Not far away stood a giant bear, standing upright. It was nearly four meters tall, with dark gold fur. Its arms were especially thick, and its broad, powerful shoulders resembled a city wall.
At the end of its thick arms were razor-sharp, dark gold claws, each over a meter long.
Beside it was a giant beast over five meters long. It was incredibly imposing, somewhat like a lion, but it had three identical large heads. Each head was over a meter in diameter, and its terrifying canine teeth emitted a crimson-gold glow.
They were Xiong Jun and Chi Wang, two of the six great凶兽 (fierce beasts) of Star Dou. Xiong Jun's true form was the Dark Gold Fear Claw Bear, with a cultivation of 470,000 years. Chi Wang was a little over 300,000 years old, and its true form was the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff.
Chapter 230 was censored, and the modification request was also rejected. Annoying.
I have to admit, the God Ranking was a huge misstep. But there are some things that need to be addressed, and I can't just skip over them. I'll try to minimize its role.
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