In fact, when all the companions saw Huo Yuhao's appearance, leaning on his Soul-Slaying Blade, they all showed intense emotional fluctuations. Ju Zi and Nanmen Yun'er even couldn't help but cry out in pain.
The Snow Empress had also been following him all along and had proactively explained Huo Yuhao's current situation to his companions.
The former Huo Yuhao, a young man of heroic bearing, had continuously created miracles with his body of ultimate skills and was known as the strongest genius in the entire continent for twenty thousand years. But now, he had really become a half-disabled person whose two eyes could not see things.
Originally, Cui Yejie, Wu Feng, and the other few girls who were fond of Huo Yuhao had felt a resentment towards the Snow Empress for harming Huo Yuhao like this. But when they had heard that the Snow Empress had bound her own life with Huo Yuhao's, the hostility had in an instant vanished.
"Alright, I just can't see things with my own eyes. My spiritual power is still here," Huo Yuhao spoke out to comfort them.
"Take care of yourself..." The Snow Empress had already completely identified Huo Yuhao as her own man. Even with a myriad of unwillingness, she had no choice but to let go of Huo Yuhao and let him go and do what he needed to do.
Huo Yuhao did not respond to her verbally but just held her hand and squeezed it.
According to the original plan, Meng Hongchen had already notified her own grandfather to come and pick up her and a group of Huo Yuhao's companions. It was estimated that they would arrive soon. Huo Yuhao, after completing the hostage exchange of Shrek, would then set off for the Sun Moon Empire to reunite with his partners.
"Yuhao, we will wait for you at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy," Ju Zi was the only one among all the girls who had confirmed her relationship with Huo Yuhao. The unusual relationship between the Snow Empress and Huo Yuhao had made her feel a sense of crisis. She went forward and tidied Huo Yuhao's collar, just like a wife sending off her husband.
"Alright. I will surely go and find you," Huo Yuhao could not see the unwillingness in the beauty's beautiful pupils, but his formidable spiritual power had long been able to directly sense others' emotions.
A group of girls came forward one after another. Besides Ye Linlin and Meng Hongchen, they all came forward and lightly hugged him. This was a farewell ceremony.
Wu Feng even more so fiercely shot the Snow Empress at the side a glare and said bluntly, "Huo Yuhao, if you dare to mess around during this period, be careful I don't burn your little brother!"
Huo Yuhao was speechless. Only Wu Feng's personality would say such words.
With this matter over, the partners had also received a great improvement. But facing a group of Shrek's Super Douluos, it was still a little insufficient. In addition, the martial soul overload with Huo Yuhao could not be displayed again. It was not good for them to stay behind and drag him down.
After all, because his Spirit Eyes martial soul was injured, all his divine skills, including his third soul skill, could not be used. Huo Yuhao did not have complete confidence in ensuring his partners' safety.
Besides, Huo Yuhao also absolutely did not want his partners to have too much contact with the Holy Spirit Cult.
Amidst a burst of laughter and cheerful talk, a group of people, under the escort of the ferocious beasts, walked out of the Star Dou Great Forest's territory. After about two shichen (four hours), from far away, they saw several figures flying over from the sky.
"Grandfather—"
Meng Hongchen trotted over and directly pounced into the big belly of the leading person. This person was precisely the Hall Master of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, Jing Hongchen.
Seeing that his granddaughter was unharmed, Jing Hongchen's one suspended heart had finally completely been put down. The ones who had come with him were all experts from the empire. At first, when he had received his granddaughter's message, he had still been worried that Huo Yuhao had other intentions.
"Hall Master Hongchen, I hope you've been well," Huo Yuhao smiled at Jing Hongchen. It was just that his eyes were covered by a cloth, which looked a little strange.
"Huo Yuhao, what's with you?" Jing Hongchen once again confirmed that his granddaughter had not received any injuries, and her aura was on the contrary even stronger than before she had left. He couldn't help but ask with some surprise.
"It's nothing. I was struck blind by lightning," Huo Yuhao was unwilling to reveal too much to Jing Hongchen and said casually.
Lightning can strike you, boy, blind? What kind of lightning would that be? Jing Hongchen naturally did not know what had happened to Huo Yuhao before. He could only roll his eyes, with a look of "I don't believe you at all."
"Grandfather, this fellow is so bad. He keeps calling my brother 'big brother-in-law'..." Meng Hongchen smiled cunningly and suddenly put on a cute and naive look, acting coquettishly.
Hearing this, Jing Hongchen almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. But the thought of Huo Yuhao's world-shocking talent, it seemed that Huo Yuhao was precisely the optimal choice?
Seeing that Jing Hongchen was silent, Meng Hongchen seemed to have sensed something, and her pretty face immediately turned pale.
"Huo Yuhao, after three to five years, if you can reach this old one's expectations, this old one will naturally not oppose your relationship with Meng," Jing Hongchen, with a look of an old, scheming fox, made his own promise.
At the side, Xie Huanyue couldn't help but pout. After three to five years, Huo Yuhao will be almost invincible on the continent. Even if your old self wants to object, will you still have the right to speak?
"Hall Master jests. This boy dares not have any improper thoughts about Miss Meng," Huo Yuhao only felt a series of intense pains from his waist. The various girls had actually joined forces...
Xian Lin'er was carried in a sack by Huo Yuhao and was hanging on his shoulder with a backhand.
She regretted it. She regretted having opposed a heaven's chosen son like Huo Yuhao. She regretted even more having listened to the lawsuit of Shrek's vice city lord, Gou Polan, which had made Huo Yuhao stand on the opposite side of Shrek.
If Huo Yuhao were to truly grow to the age of twenty, then their Shrek wouldn't have to fight either. They could just collectively wait for death. Huo Yuhao should have originally been a person of their Shrek!
Every time Xian Lin'er recalled the heaven-defying combat power that Huo Yuhao had shown in the tournament, she was filled with regret. Huo Yuhao alone was enough to sweep through all the teams of the continental advanced soul master academies! He could also lead Shrek to an unprecedented prosperity, and even reach the height of Spirit Hall on the continent back then!
If there were no accidents, the three-life martial soul Huo Yuhao would in the future surely become a god! What was a mere city defense officer of Shrek City? Even if Shrek Academy itself had slaughtered Shrek City to the ground, they had to have left Huo Yuhao!
"I never thought that even Dean Xian would fall into your hands," Jing Hongchen looked at the Xian Lin'er on Huo Yuhao's shoulder, a meaningful smile in his eyes. Back then, when he was young, he had had the good fortune to have a glimpse of her from afar and had been incomparably infatuated with this dean of the soul tool department.
"Jing Hongchen! Stop with the sarcastic remarks here!" Xian Lin'er bit her silver teeth and said fiercely.
"Hey! This old one is not like someone, to be wantonly manipulated by a junior!" Jing Hongchen laughed loudly, not minding at all.
"Hall Master Hongchen, I'll have to trouble you with my partners," Huo Yuhao solemnly bowed at him.
"Haha, it should be this old one who feels fortunate!" Jing Hongchen waved his hand. How outstanding Huo Yuhao's companions were, he had long since witnessed with his own eyes in the tournament. Ju Zi was even more so a soul tool master genius he had seen, besides his grandson and granddaughter.
Now, to have sent so many soul master geniuses to his Sun Moon Empire, how could this not make his mood comfortable?
"You take this. Consider it a personal meeting gift from this old one," a red light flashed in Jing Hongchen's hand. A piece of metal appeared in his palm. It was impressively the other piece of Priceless Love's Blessing, a level-nine soul tool that should have originally been the ticket to enter the Sea God Pavilion in the original novel.
Huo Yuhao was at a loss for whether to laugh or cry. He had not expected that this thing, after going around in circles, had in the end still come to his own hands. The piece that Meng Hongchen had before had been destroyed in the thunder tribulation. It was just right to have an extra piece for self-defense.
As the saying goes, one should return a favor with a favor. Huo Yuhao glanced at his partners who were not far away, and furtively handed a storage ring to Jing Hongchen. Jing Hongchen did not understand and looked at him with a frown.
"Hall Master, in here is a whole set of ten-thousand-year soul bones that I have chosen for Xiao Meng and my big brother-in-law. Among them, the trunk bone and the two leg soul bones for Xiao Meng are of the hundred-thousand-year level. Just take it as a betrothal gift."
Hearing his words, the corner of Jing Hongchen's mouth twitched wildly. But seeing Huo Yuhao's laughing and joking appearance, he immediately understood that this was Huo Yuhao's intentional act of befriending his Illustrious Virtue Hall. So he did not refuse and silently accepted it on behalf of his grandson and granddaughter.
Including Meng Hongchen, the soul bones that they had ultimately produced from fusing with the hundred-thousand-year immortal grass soul spirits had all been transformed into external soul bones with a stronger evolutionary potential according to their respective needs. So Meng Hongchen now did not have the basic six great soul bones.
"Good boy! When you get to Mingdu, if you have any matter, just use that piece of Priceless Love's Blessing to find this old one," Jing Hongchen patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder with a smiling face. He suddenly felt that this boy was inexplicably much more pleasing to the eye.
"That's natural," Huo Yuhao said with a smile.
With all matters explained, Huo Yuhao's partners, with a look of reluctance, all boarded Jing Hongchen's flying soul tool one after another, and temporarily said goodbye to Huo Yuhao.
If everything went smoothly, in less than half a month, they would be able to be reunited with Huo Yuhao at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy.
Huo Yuhao could not see the expression on his partners' faces. He just stood on the spot, and with the help of his spiritual power to judge their direction, he waved his hand.
"Goodbye."
The crowd soared into the air. Seeing Huo Yuhao's figure getting smaller and smaller, Nanmen Yun'er even cried out again. How they wished that Huo Yuhao could always stay by their side!
Huo Yuhao, feeling the figures of his partners getting further and further away, with a casual slap, knocked out Xian Lin'er. Only then did he adjust the sack on his shoulder and turn his head back to look at the Snow Empress.
"Are you really planning to go back to the Holy Spirit Cult alone?" The Snow Empress already knew what kind of a place the Holy Spirit Cult was. The soul beast lineage also hated this evil soul master organization. Naturally, it was impossible for them to come forward to help Huo Yuhao get Zhongli Yu back.
"Don't worry. I am their Holy Son," Huo Yuhao went forward and held her, comforting her in a soft voice.
There were no other eyes around. The Snow Empress boldly held him tightly and proactively kissed him.
It was unknown how long this seclusion would take. But if Huo Yuhao were to encounter a life-threatening danger, she could still, through the spatial transfer on Gu Yuena's silver dragon scale, arrive at the scene at the first moment.
Until the two's breathing had become rapid, only then did the Snow Empress let go of this man who had walked into the depths of her heart, and lightly hammered his chest without any force.
"I'm leaving," Huo Yuhao no longer hesitated. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to help but stay. He turned around and walked towards the distance.
And on a large tree in the far distance, a silver beautiful figure let out a quiet sigh and also turned around and disappeared from her original spot.
Huo Yuhao had set off. His destination was precisely the Evil Demon Forest.
With his current foot strength plus the soul tool thruster that Meng Hongchen had given him, in less than ten days, he could reach the outer perimeter of the Evil Demon Forest. As long as he released his own aura, there would naturally be people from the Holy Spirit Cult to welcome him.