Huo Yuhao followed behind Yun Ming, maintaining a distance of a few steps.
He didn't know why the strongest expert on the continent was looking for him, but he didn't sense any killing intent from the other man, so there shouldn't be any danger.
The two didn't go far, and eventually Yun Ming stopped at a pavilion in a corner of the academy.
The pavilion was hidden among several old trees; it was secluded and quiet, making it a good place for a conversation.
Yun Ming sat on a stone bench and gestured to Huo Yuhao, "Sit."
Huo Yuhao didn't stand on ceremony and sat down opposite him.
After a moment of silence, Huo Yuhao finally couldn't restrain his curiosity and asked, "Senior, why have you called me here alone?"
Yun Ming looked at Huo Yuhao before him, his gaze calm, but he didn't answer immediately.
But then his gaze suddenly sharpened, and he asked, "Your magic... where did you learn it from?"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao, who had just sat down, sprang up from the stone bench with a start!
His handsome face was filled with unbelievable shock. In those clear eyes, his pupils were practically quaking with shock. He truly hadn't expected Yun Ming to suddenly ask this question! And this question had indeed genuinely shocked him!
His magic was naturally inherited from his teacher from another World, Electrolux. But regarding this matter, in both Worlds across Ten Thousand Years, only he and Leng Yaozhu knew about it!
Although he knew Aunt Leng and Yun Ming had some romantic history in their youth, he didn't believe Aunt Leng would sell him out.
Then how did Yun Ming know?!
Huo Yuhao stood there, his heart pounding like thunder. Seeing Huo Yuhao so shocked that he was speechless, Yun Ming's expression remained as usual. A hint of understanding flashed in those deep eyes.
"It seems... that really was magic."
Since Yun Ming had followed because he was worried about Na'er, everything that happened in the cultivation room had naturally been "seen" by him.
That mysterious power, those golden runes, that system completely different from Spirit Power... he had perceived it all clearly.
He couldn't be certain before, but seeing Huo Yuhao's shocked reaction now, he finally confirmed his judgment.
Huo Yuhao's pupils constricted again.
He suddenly realized he had just lost his composure. He had been "bluffed" by Yun Ming.
He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. His clenched fists slowly relaxed. He sat back down on the stone bench, the look of horror on his face gradually fading, replaced by a sense of calm.
Now that it had been seen through, there was no longer any need for concealment.
He looked at Yun Ming, his gaze solemn and serious: "Senior, where did you learn about this so-called magic?"
Yun Ming had already set up a soundproofing barrier around them, so he had no qualms about what he said now.
He looked at Huo Yuhao and said slowly, "Shrek has a legacy of tens of thousands of years; there are bound to be some secret records."
"In the secret history that only the Master of the Sea God Pavilion can see, some unknown past events are recorded." He paused, his gaze falling on Huo Yuhao's face. "Ten Thousand Years ago, your ancestor Huo Yuhao, who shared your name, once mastered a power called 'magic'."
"It seems the birth of Spirit Souls was also related to this power."
Huo Yuhao thought to himself, 'As I suspected. Some secrets, as long as they have existed, will be known by someone. Even if Ten Thousand Years pass, even if time flows on, those traces will eventually be recorded by those who care and passed down.But since Shrek Academy has such secret records, what about the Spirit Pagoda? Aunt Leng doesn't know, but as the Pagoda Master, would Qiangu Dongfeng know?'
This thought flashed through Huo Yuhao's mind, but he didn't have time to think about it now. He had to first figure out what Yun Ming's purpose really was.
Huo Yuhao looked at Yun Ming and formally admitted, "This is indeed the power of magic."
Even with Yun Ming's composure, a hint of excitement inevitably flashed in his eyes. In those deep eyes, light flickered as he pressed, "The Spirit Pagoda shouldn't have a legacy of magic. Where did you learn this magic from?"
Although Huo Yuhao appeared to be just an eleven-year-old boy now, having traveled between two Worlds, his mind was already mature.
In this brief moment, he had already prepared his explanation. However, he didn't answer directly, but instead chuckled. "It seems Aunt Leng didn't tell Senior."
With this one sentence, Yun Ming caught the subtext: Leng Yaozhu knew the truth.
His thoughts raced, and he immediately recalled the scene of meeting Huo Yuhao at the Sea God Pavilion several years ago.
At that time, Huo Yuhao and Na'er had a battle, and Na'er, whom he had personally raised, actually ended up losing.
Afterward, he even learned that Huo Yuhao's Spirit was actually a mental-type Body Martial Soul, the Spirit Eyes, which was the Spirit of the legendary Spirit Ice Douluo.
Yun Ming looked at Huo Yuhao, his gaze carrying a bit of scrutiny and a bit of conjecture.
"Are you truly a descendant of the ancestor Huo Yuhao, who achieved godhood and ascended Ten Thousand Years ago?"
It seemed this was the only explanation. Otherwise, how could this magic, which had disappeared into the long river of history, reappear in the World?
There must be some kind of stable legacy among the descendants of ancestor Huo Yuhao!
Yun Ming was currently brainstorming.
According to Shrek's secret history, the Spirit Ice Douluo and the Dragon Butterfly Douluo eventually achieved godhood and ascended, leaving no descendants on the continent.
But Ten Thousand Years ago, the Spirit Ice Douluo was exceptionally brilliant, and there were many women who admired him.
Outsiders might not know, but the Pavilion Masters of the Sea God Pavilion throughout the generations all knew that the young emperor who eventually took the throne of the Sun Moon Empire Ten Thousand Years ago was actually of Huo Yuhao's Bloodline!
With such a precedent, it wouldn't be surprising if Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao had other Bloodlines remaining on the continent.
Huo Yuhao watched his thoughtful expression and spoke slowly. "As for the specifics, I'm not sure either."
"I only know that I'm an orphan who was picked up and adopted by Aunt Leng. As for the magic..." He paused here before continuing, "This magical knowledge just appeared in my mind out of nowhere; I haven't learned it from anyone."
The current Huo Yuhao could lie without blushing or his heart skipping a beat; with his calm demeanor, even Yun Ming didn't notice anything unusual.
Hearing these words, Yun Ming became even more certain of his conjecture. 'This should be knowledge directly imprinted into the Bloodline, where only those with sufficient talent could receive the Legacy. Only a god could achieve such a method of teaching.'
Some things, if obtained too easily, instead give people a sense of unreality.
So people are always more willing to believe the conclusions they have reached through their own efforts of reasoning.
The current Yun Ming was exactly like this.
Looking at Yun Ming, whose expression was clearly more "active" than before, Huo Yuhao still couldn't determine his purpose.
So he thought about it and asked again, "Senior called me here just to ask this one question?"
Hearing this, the emotions on Yun Ming's face gradually subsided. He looked at Huo Yuhao, his gaze becoming serious.
Then he spoke slowly, "In terms of talent and strength among the younger generation, I would call you the strongest."
Being praised out of the blue, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel a small surge of excitement.
After all, this was an evaluation from the number one person on the continent.
But before he could say a few humble words, Yun Ming's tone shifted.
"As for your appearance..." His gaze sized up Huo Yuhao's face. "It can only be described as above average, not particularly handsome."
Huo Yuhao: "..."
Yun Ming continued, "Na'er's appearance goes without saying. When she grows up, the title of the continent's number one beauty will probably have to be handed over from Ya Li."
"Na'er's talent and strength are also far beyond her peers, only slightly inferior to yours."
"So, as for the matter between you two, I suppose I've agreed to it."
Huo Yuhao was stunned upon hearing this.
What matter?
What did he agree to?
But before he could ask, Yun Ming's gaze suddenly became sharp.
"However... if you ever dare to let Na'er down, I will not forgive you!"
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