"You're going to help Xiao Xiao obtain her third soul ring?"
Inside the dormitory, Wang Dong was hugging a pillow and lying on the bed, looking at Huo Yuhao as he asked.
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Yes. For the next period of time, it'll just be you alone."
Wang Dong pouted, his eyes rolling around. Very quickly, his gaze lit up. He got up from the bed and asked tentatively, "Hehe, how about I go with you guys? The three of us are the best partners, after all."
Huo Yuhao glanced at him. "Together?" There was a hint of hesitation on his face.
Seeing this, Wang Dong patted his chest. "What, you afraid I'll mess things up?"
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "That's not it. If you want to go, I can talk to my teacher about it."
Wang Dong grinned. "Then that settles it."
The corner of Huo Yuhao's mouth lifted into a smile as he turned and walked toward the bathroom. Suddenly, he stopped and asked in a somewhat inexplicable tone, "Wang Dong, do you trust me?"
Wang Dong, sitting on the bed, froze for a moment, then couldn't help laughing. "What kind of question is that? We're the best partners. If I don't trust you, who would I trust?"
Huo Yuhao turned his head and looked at him seriously. "I'll remember what you said today. If you ever go back on it, I'll spank you."
"Pervert." Wang Dong's small face flushed red as he flipped over the covers and hid himself underneath.
Shaking his head, Huo Yuhao stepped into the bathroom. "Teacher, can you save everything that happens later into a memory crystal? This thing's level is too high—right now, I can't do it myself."
"Yes." A simple one-word reply.
Huo Yuhao grinned.
…
Xiao Xiao came out of seclusion four days late.
When she learned that Huo Yuhao had personally asked Dean Yan to help her obtain her third soul ring, the girl almost cried. She had just received a great gift from the Golden Ancient Tree, and now, right after coming out, she was getting another one.
As for Wang Dong, who had been clamoring to go along as well, he was ultimately approved.
Early in the morning, before the morning mist had dissipated, the entire academy was still somewhat damp, and the air was exceptionally fresh.
Five figures quietly left the academy.
This time, the leading powerhouse was Yan Shaozhe. The other four were Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Zhu Lu.
Yes, Zhu Lu was also coming, because she had successfully used the gift of the Golden Ancient Tree to cultivate her soul power to level thirty.
Huo Yuhao hadn't forgotten her—of course he was bringing her along.
Yan Shaozhe couldn't be bothered to have the kids travel all the way to the Star Dou Forest on foot, so he simply flew with them and stopped at the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Forest.
Looking at the endless ink-green world before them, Yan Shaozhe instructed, "From here on, you'll walk on your own. Any soul beasts you're supposed to deal with, you handle yourselves. If you can't win, I'll step in in time."
"Yuhao, remember to keep your Spiritual Detection active at all times. Inside the forest, this is your home ground."
"Yes, Teacher." Huo Yuhao nodded in response, then turned to Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, and Zhu Lu. "Let's go."
As he spoke, their expressions became serious. With a burst of movement, they followed Huo Yuhao's lead and headed deeper into the forest.
Even at the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest, the life-element energy contained within was extremely abundant. A faint, gentle aura spread through the air. Even just breathing it in made one's body feel soothed.
Upon entering, the extraordinarily dense vegetation immediately blocked their vision. Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up slightly, and in the next moment, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Zhu Lu all felt their vision become clear, as if a fog had dissipated.
Huo Yuhao said, "Drive away weak soul beasts—don't kill indiscriminately. As for those that actively attack us, that's another matter."
"No problem." The three nodded.
"Move out." With Huo Yuhao's command, the four quickened their pace and rushed deeper inside.
Ancient trees continuously passed by them. The smell of earth and vegetation filled their nostrils, occasionally mixed with a bloody scent that made one's mood heavy.
In the morning, the Star Dou Forest was much like humans eating breakfast—soul beasts were also feasting heartily.
From time to time, some soul beasts noticed the four of them and immediately revealed ferocious expressions. But as soon as Huo Yuhao's spiritual pressure swept out, those soul beasts were frightened into fleeing in panic.
The outer regions were usually where ten-year and hundred-year soul beasts gathered. Huo Yuhao's terrifying spiritual power was no joke.
From morning until around three in the afternoon, Huo Yuhao's group had already penetrated deep into the outer ring. Thousand-year soul beasts had become common, but thanks to Spiritual Detection, they never directly encountered them head-on.
"Let's rest for a bit." After arriving at an area with relatively open visibility, Huo Yuhao finally stopped.
Wang Dong and the others immediately took out their water flasks to drink and replenish their strength.
"Xiao Xiao, do you want a Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear as your third soul ring?" Huo Yuhao asked, leaning against a tree trunk.
"Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear?" Xiao Xiao was startled, then laughed awkwardly. "I'd love to, but that kind of soul beast is too hard to find."
With a big shot leading the team, Xiao Xiao didn't bother putting on airs. If something could be obtained, she'd take it—she could repay the favor in the future.
"If we encounter one, then that'll be your third soul ring."
Huo Yuhao didn't explain much. In a place unknown to others, the Heaven Dream Ice Silkworm was personally driving Spiritual Detection to help Huo Yuhao search for a Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear of around two thousand years.
As a soul beast that male protagonists in Douluo fanfics were practically guaranteed to farm, Huo Yuhao naturally wouldn't forget the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear that provided an external soul bone in the original story.
It was just that, because the timing of entering the Star Dou Forest was different from the original, he couldn't be certain they would still encounter it, so he asked Brother Tianmeng to help search.
"And you, Zhu Lu? Have you thought about what soul beast you want?" Huo Yuhao asked again.
Zhu Lu wiped the water from the corner of her mouth and shook her head. "I'm a agility attack-type soul master. As long as we find a soul beast with the appropriate year, it's fine. I'm not picky."
"That won't do." Huo Yuhao refuted her. "Since we're here, we must find the most suitable one for you—not just pick something at random. I do have a target in mind. It depends on whether you're willing."
Zhu Lu's pretty face froze for a moment. Looking at Huo Yuhao's serious expression, her tone softened into a smile. "If it's one you chose, then of course I'm willing."
Sensing that the atmosphere had become somewhat strange, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao cast odd glances at the two of them.
"Good."
Huo Yuhao turned his head and looked behind Wang Dong, as if waiting for something.
Just as Wang Dong, feeling inexplicably irritated by Huo Yuhao's gaze, was about to suggest continuing onward, suddenly a subtle spiritual disturbance—like a stone thrown into water—rippled out. Wang Dong and the others felt it clearly and instantly became alert.
As for Huo Yuhao—
"Whoosh!" Almost instantly, the soul power in Huo Yuhao's body surged out like a venomous snake capturing its prey. His arm directly transformed into an ice-crystal state, and with a flash of movement, he appeared behind Wang Dong.
"Bang."
In the next moment, a dull collision sounded. Wang Dong wasn't stupid—he immediately reacted. Using the brief opening Huo Yuhao created by blocking the attack for him, he quickly activated his martial soul and moved forward, leaving the attack zone.
Xiao Xiao and Zhu Lu also swiftly put away their water flasks, summoning their martial souls one after another, standing ready.
However, when the three of them saw clearly what Huo Yuhao was facing, all three froze.
On Huo Yuhao's right arm, a wisp of faint purple幽光, shaped like a blade, was slashing against it. And the entity controlling that幽光 blade turned out to be a soul beast with an extremely strange appearance.
Its body was tall and slender, with an oval-shaped head and a slightly arched back, about two meters tall. Its entire form was semi-transparent. When sunlight passed through it, the transparent areas took on a hazy purple hue, while the visible parts were iron-gray, hairless, like metal or stone. Faint glimmers of light could be seen at the positions of its arms—those were the points connecting to the幽光 blades.
Moreover, this soul beast had not directly revealed its true form; it only manifested after launching an attack and making contact.
"Shadowveil Beast."
Huo Yuhao's gaze was sharp. This was a mutated soul beast, possessing invisibility and assassination abilities throughout its body—perfectly suited for Zhu Lu.
Seemingly startled that its strike had failed, the Shadowveil Beast didn't hesitate at all and tried to disengage from the battlefield. As a special mutated-type soul beast, it didn't seek head-on confrontation, instead relying on its innate invisibility talent to carry out attacks.
An eerie scene unfolded. The Shadowveil Beast's body began to dissipate, as if it were about to vanish entirely—like becoming invisible.
"Since you're already here, how can you leave without bringing a gift?"
Huo Yuhao clearly wasn't about to give it that chance. Increasing his spiritual output, he locked onto the Shadowveil Beast. His eyes flared with brilliant light, and a burst of spiritual impact shot out, piercing straight into the Shadowveil Beast's eyes.
Instantly, pain like countless spikes piercing its soul surged through its entire body. The Shadowveil Beast was forced to reveal its form once more, its body going limp as it collapsed to the ground, shrieking.
Just as Wang Dong and the others were about to step forward to help Huo Yuhao finish off the soul beast, suddenly, Huo Yuhao sharply raised his left arm, blocking the side of his head.
With a loud "bang," a tail like an iron whip appeared out of nowhere, striking toward Huo Yuhao's head. If not for his left arm blocking it, that blow could have caused serious injury.
"What kind of ability is this? That's way too freakish," Wang Dong said in shock. They hadn't seen the Shadowveil Beast have a tail at all before.
Huo Yuhao's left arm glowed faintly as dense cold energy surged out, instantly freezing the Shadowveil Beast's limbs, immobilizing it. Then he slammed down with a punch.
Under the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion martial soul, Huo Yuhao's strength was astonishing. With a single punch, he crushed the Shadowveil Beast's skull.
The Shadowveil Beast, which had been lively just moments ago, instantly entered "sage mode," lying motionless on the ground.
"Shadowveil Beast, a special mutated-type soul beast. Without special opportunities, their lifespan is usually around a thousand years—pretty miserable. But even so, their powerful invisibility ability makes them incredibly adept at hunting. Zhu Lu, this one is around twenty-two hundred years. It suits you very well. Do you want it?"
Huo Yuhao explained to Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao while asking Zhu Lu.
Zhu Lu's breathing quickened. The key word was invisibility—it was simply too suitable for her Netherworld Spirit Cat martial soul.
"I want it." She walked up to Huo Yuhao excitedly.
"Alright. Give it the final blow." Huo Yuhao nodded and stepped aside.
Zhu Lu stepped forward. A streak of faint purple light flashed across her arm, and a sharp cold gleam shot out, instantly piercing through the Shadowveil Beast's skull.
In the next moment, a purple soul ring slowly rose.
Zhu Lu quickly sat cross-legged on the ground, beginning to guide and absorb the soul ring.
Huo Yuhao smiled. "Pretty lucky. We found one for Zhu Lu so quickly. Next, it's your turn, Xiao Xiao."
"Class Monitor, did you already notice this Shadowveil Beast earlier?" Xiao Xiao asked, watching Zhu Lu absorb her third soul ring, feeling a bit envious.
"Yes." Huo Yuhao nodded. "I was chatting with you guys just to lure it into attacking. The moment it entered my Spiritual Detection range of a hundred meters, it exposed its presence. This kind of soul beast has strong resistance to spiritual sensing—it only revealed itself at a hundred meters."
"For many soul-hunting adventurer groups, this kind of soul beast is basically the most terrifying existence," Wang Dong said with emotion.
"It's not that bad. There are probably so few of these Shadowveil Beasts that you could count them on two hands. They don't have reproductive ability and can only be produced through mutation of Shadow Beasts," Huo Yuhao said with a smile. "Let's rest for a bit. There shouldn't be any soul beasts coming for now."
Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao each sat down on the grass. Huo Yuhao stood beside Zhu Lu, guarding her.
A gentle breeze blew in from the side of the clearing, stirring Huo Yuhao's clothes and hair. As he continued to cultivate and grow, although his looks weren't top-tier, calling him a graceful youth was no exaggeration. He had gradually begun to attract the attention of the academy's girls.
After a moment of silence, Wang Dong's eyes flickered a few times, as if he'd thought of something, and a strange smile crept onto his lips.
"What are you smiling about?" Xiao Xiao asked curiously.
Wang Dong hurriedly fixed his expression and said flatly, "Nothing. Just thought of something happy."
Suspicion flashed across Xiao Xiao's face, but she didn't pursue it and instead continued chatting. "Wang Dong, you probably don't know—our class monitor is pretty popular with the girls at the academy now."
"Is that so?" Wang Dong was surprised.
"Of course," Xiao Xiao laughed softly. "Ever since the class monitor said those things that made a lot of people at the academy have an epiphany, he's gained another nickname—'Life Mentor.' Add to that his twin martial souls and the academy's favor, and he's basically a hot commodity. What do you think those girls are thinking?"
"It's just like how so many girls liked your looks back then. Good thing the class monitor hasn't been attending classes these past few days and went to train in the Soul Tool Department instead. Otherwise, he'd get blocked just stepping outside."
For a moment, Wang Dong's mind drifted. That Huo Yuhao who had been barely 1.7 meters tall and somewhat immature when they first met—he had changed so much now. More and more people surrounded him. What would he be like in a few years?
He'd heard that guy was going to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy then, meaning it would take over two years before they met again. Would their friendship grow distant?
Xiao Xiao was still talking, but Wang Dong's thoughts had already wandered far away.
"Yuhao, I've found the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear you asked me to look for. It's about ten li from here."
At that moment, the Heaven Dream Ice Silkworm's voice sounded in Huo Yuhao's mind.
Huo Yuhao was overjoyed and chuckled softly. "Thanks, Brother Tianmeng."
"Hey, what's there to thank? If you're doing well, then your brother's doing well too," the Heaven Dream Ice Silkworm said cheerfully. "I'll keep locking onto that dumb bear's position for you. Just focus on guarding this girl."
Gradually, the Heaven Dream Ice Silkworm fell silent.
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath. Once he obtained the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear's soul ring and soul bone, it would be time to release the Heavenly Eye and draw over the Auspicious Beast.
After that "coincidental encounter" back then, Huo Yuhao had already realized something was off. One coincidence was fine—but twice? And both times happening so perfectly?
From how it looked, the Auspicious Beast had come proactively, definitely attracted by something. If nothing else, it had to be the Heavenly Eye.
What Huo Yuhao was currently worried about was whether Di Tian would be brought along by the Auspicious Beast, and whether the plane's will would be drawn over by the appearance of destiny power.
Time passed bit by bit. Mysterious purple幽光 floated around Zhu Lu, making her snow-white skin take on a strange visual quality, like glowing patterns of light.
When a noble purple soul ring settled behind her first two yellow soul rings, everything fell into place. A powerful fluctuation spread out, causing the surrounding leaves to rustle violently.
A delicate Netherworld Spirit Cat paced around Zhu Lu before merging into her body. In the next moment, under the gazes of the other three, Zhu Lu slowly reined in her aura and opened her eyes—eyes with vertical pupils.
"Congratulations," Huo Yuhao was the first to speak. Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were no less generous, also offering their congratulations.
"Whoosh."
Suddenly, Zhu Lu rose from the ground and, under the stunned gazes of Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, pressed her lips against Huo Yuhao's cheek.
"Thank you." Zhu Lu smiled faintly, completely unconcerned with their shocked expressions.
Huo Yuhao froze for a moment. Feeling the warmth on his cheek, he then let out a helpless smile.
Sister Xiao Tao had been right—there really were several threads of girls' feelings tangled around him. Zhu Lu had clearly taken the initiative to reveal this subtle emotional line.
As the one with the advantage, he needed to make his stance clear—was it one life, one partner, or opening a harem?
Well then…
Of course it was opening a harem.
He'd already transmigrated—what was there to be shy about?
"You guys…" Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong opened their mouths.
Zhu Lu's expression was calm, as if she hadn't just kissed Huo Yuhao at all.
"Ahem." Huo Yuhao cleared his throat. "Let's continue onward."
As he spoke, he moved first. Zhu Lu quickly followed. Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao exchanged glances, each with different thoughts, and followed behind.
With the Heaven Dream Ice Silkworm leading the way, Huo Yuhao guided everyone steadily toward the Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear's location.
Arriving in the Douluo Continent—who didn't have a Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear external soul bone? Without one, how could you even call yourself a transmigrator?
Watching the children's departing figures from the shadows, Yan Shaozhe shook his head with a sigh. Sure enough—like master, like disciple.
"Yuhao, Yuhao… when it comes to feelings, you really have to grasp them well."
After a few sighs, Yan Shaozhe's figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.
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