Sensing someone approaching the cave, Huo Yuhao activated his six-eyed spiritual eye and then his mental detection.
The appearances of the two people heading towards the cave were clearly imprinted in Huo Yuhao's mind.
One was a blonde girl, and the other was an old woman in a red dress.
The old woman in the red dress was clearly a Title Douluo; her mental strength was only slightly weaker than Huo Yuhao's, so Huo Yuhao dared not recklessly scan her with his mental power.
The one next to her was not so impressive; Huo Yuhao could tell the color of her underwear with a single mental scan.
Of course, Huo Yuhao wasn't interested in these things, secretly wondering if he could simply leave them there if a conflict broke out.
After all, their goals were clear; whether they were friends or enemies was still unknown.
If they were hostile, Huo Yuhao wouldn't hold back, and his lottery chances would increase by two.
If they were friendly, then Huo Yuhao wouldn't mind sharing his grilled fish.
He was never a bloodthirsty person, nor was he a saint; when threatened, he wouldn't hesitate to uphold the traditional virtue of killing an entire family.
Xu Jiujiu and Manyi were currently speeding through the Cataclysmic Mountains.
With Manyi by their side, the Cataclysmic Mountains were almost like a tourist attraction.
So the two of them headed directly towards the habitat of the ten-thousand-year-old Starry Sky Beasts recorded on the Star Luo Royal Map.
But when they arrived, they discovered that the ten-thousand-year-old Starry Sky Beasts, which should have been located halfway up the mountain, had vanished!
Manyi found traces of Starry Sky Beast blood on a rock wall, knowing that the beast had been hunted down by some kind of Soul Beast or Soul Master.
So, Manyi led Xu Jiujiu onward to search for other ten-thousand-year-old Starry Sky Beast habitats.
But strangely, all the ten-thousand-year-old Starry Sky Beasts that were originally on the map had disappeared!
The two were still not giving up. Manyi realized something was wrong and flew with Xu Jiujiu to the territory of some gem-type ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beasts.
They found that they had also been hunted down!
Seeing the last rays of the setting sun on the horizon, Manyi decided to take Xu Jiujiu deeper into the Calamity Mountain Range to search for ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.
As long as they didn't enter the core area, this place was practically kindergarten level for Manyi.
As soon as she took off with Xu Jiujiu, she felt a sense of oppression.
As a Title Douluo, Manyi had naturally honed an instinct akin to Observation Haki through countless battles.
That oppressive feeling made her hair stand on end, and she immediately stopped flying, carrying Xu Jiujiu to the outer edge of the Cataclysmic Mountains on the ground.
Fortunately, the sense of crisis, as if countless needles were pricking her pores, didn't last long and disappeared after they reached the outer edge of the Cataclysmic Mountains.
However, it was already quite late, so Manyi decided to find a place to rest with Xu Jiujiu.
They would make further plans during the day, and if necessary, they would go to the Star Dou Great Forest mixed zone and try to find a suitable ten-thousand-year-old Starry Sky Soul Beast for Xu Jiujiu.
Perhaps the eyes of the strong are always similar, because Manyi immediately spotted the cave where Huo Yuhao was hiding.
Because Huo Yuhao's mental power was stronger than hers, she couldn't successfully sense his presence. It wasn't
until she reached the cave entrance that she discovered a fire inside.
Manyi reached out and stopped Xu Jiujiu, letting her hide behind her, and then slowly entered the cave.
After being stopped for a long time, Xu Jiujiu pouted, but still obediently hid behind Manyi.
She peeked out from behind, looking into the cave.
Her azure eyes were filled with curiosity; she only showed this side of herself when she was with her grandmother, Manyi.
She knew that with Manyi, she didn't need to act like a princess; Manyi truly treated her like a granddaughter.
Manyi was happy about this; she didn't want this girl, who was like her granddaughter, to maintain any courtly etiquette all the time—it was too tiring.
Soon, she saw Huo Yuhao sitting by the fire in the cave.
A young man with short white hair and azure eyes sat casually by the fire, watching the two of them.
Manyi wasn't a bloodthirsty person. As a member of the Star Luo Empire's Hall of Worship, she considered herself a righteous person.
Unless the other party posed a threat to Xu Jiujiu or might affect the safety of the Star Luo Empire, she wouldn't easily take a life.
Manyi sensed the other party's soul power aura—pure, upright, and peaceful—indicating a high-level Soul Emperor cultivation level, without any characteristics of an evil soul master.
Since they weren't those scoundrels of evil spirit masters, they could talk.
Man Yi spoke first,
"Young friend, it's getting late. Would you consider having a fire with us, my grandson and I?"
Sensing no ill intent, Huo Yuhao considered for a moment and decided to agree.
He had only displayed the aura of a high-level Soul Emperor; if the other party, a mere Title Douluo, truly harbored malicious intent, they would have attacked immediately.
However, they couldn't be careless. They were in unfamiliar territory, and the unscrupulous technique had already been activated, only about a centimeter away from their bodies.
"Of course, please sit."
Huo Yuhao pointed to the open space opposite the campfire. Manyi nodded and sat down opposite Huo Yuhao with Xu Jiujiu.
Manyi closed her eyes and began to meditate. Xu Jiujiu, sitting beside her, felt a little lost and prepared to enter a meditative state as well.
Huo Yuhao smiled at her, took a grilled fish from beside the campfire, and handed it to her, saying,
"Eat."
He also handed one to Manyi.
After taking the grilled fish, Manyi glanced at Huo Yuhao, then, with the speed of a Title Douluo, quickly bit off a large piece of fish to make sure it wasn't poisonous before swallowing it.
After tasting the flavor of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish, she couldn't help but nod in appreciation. In all her years, this was the first time she had ever eaten such delicious grilled fish!
Seeing Manyi eat her grilled fish, Xu Jiujiu also slowly began to eat Huo Yuhao's grilled fish.
Her azure eyes widened in surprise. As a princess, what delicacies hadn't she tasted? Well, this was something she'd never actually eaten before.
"Delicious!" Xu Jiujiu
couldn't help but exclaim, then began to savor Huo Yuhao's grilled fish. She'd completely abandoned her princess airs, her eyes filled with a longing for food!
Seeing her looking like she was about to burst out of her clothes, Huo Yuhao sometimes wondered if he'd added something to the grilled fish.
Why were they all acting like they'd been injected with ice? His "ice" as the Spirit Ice Douluo wasn't referring to that kind of ice!
Sometimes friendships just appear so suddenly, maybe through a fight, a fierce attack, or a meal.
Xu Jiujiu gently moved closer to Huo Yuhao, then glanced at Manyi to make sure she wouldn't stop her before starting a conversation.
"Hello, my name is Xu Jiu'er, what's yours?"
Huo Yuhao wanted to say something when he heard her name.
"Little sister, pay attention! Your name is useless to me." He
'd initially had some doubts about her identity, but now he was completely certain—she was Xu Jiujiu, Xu Jiawei's younger sister from the original story.
Judging from the other party's appearance, they were only level 50 and hadn't yet acquired a spirit ring. They must be here to find their fifth spirit ring.
"My name is Gojo Satoru."
Xu Jiujiu nodded, indicating that she remembered the other party's name.
"Are you also here to hunt for a spirit ring?"
This princess was really honest, but the fact that the titled Douluo didn't stop her meant it wasn't anything important.
Since the other party was already on the same page as Huo Yuhao, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to play mind games with her.
"I'm here to find something."
Xu Jiujiu nodded, her azure eyes involuntarily glancing at the grilled fish on the fire.
"Recently, the Heavenly Calamity Mountain System seems a bit strange; many spirit beasts have disappeared."
Huo Yuhao casually picked up another grilled fish and handed it to her.
"Yeah, I noticed that too."
"It's a bit strange; we can't see a single ten-thousand-year spirit beast here."
Man Yi glanced at Huo Yuhao after hearing this, but didn't say anything and continued to close her eyes.
In her opinion, it would be problematic if a high-level Spirit Emperor couldn't detect the anomalies in the Heavenly Calamity Mountain System.
Xu Jiujiu awkwardly accepted the grilled fish, taking small bites before asking,
"Mr. Gotiao Wu, are you joining us tomorrow?"
Huo Yuhao glanced at Manyi across from him. The Title Douluo, sensing Huo Yuhao's gaze, opened her eyes and said,
"Since Jiu'er has said so, I have no objection."
Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and decided that following a Title Douluo wouldn't be a problem; he wasn't an evil soul master or some kind of transformed soul beast.
After all, he could just scan the golden-haired lion-dog from afar with his spiritual power.
Even if a fight broke out, this Title Douluo could help absorb damage.
If things went wrong, he could protect her.
"Then I'll trouble you two from now on. I don't have any great skills, but there's plenty of grilled fish!"
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