Chapter 80 With this matter settled, Huo Yuhao's ambition.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed quietly, as if it were just a fleeting moment.
Deep within the Sunset Forest, in the open space in front of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, Gu Yuena, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, Ice Emperor, and the Ice and Fire Dragon King formed a circle, their eyes fixed on the busy figure in the center—Huo Yuhao.
Their eyes were filled with anticipation and longing.
Beside Huo Yuhao, food was piled up like a mountain, with all kinds of seafood on display, including bluefish, crabs, lobsters and many other kinds. In addition to seafood, there were also many wild game such as rabbits and pheasants.
Huo Yuhao was completely focused on skewering the ingredients one by one, skillfully placing them over the campfire to roast. His hands moved so fast they almost created afterimages, dazzling the eye.
The Fire Dragon King kept its eyes fixed on the campfire, meticulously controlling the flames. It would occasionally unleash a burst of blazing dragonfire to ensure the fire's temperature was just right, allowing the food to be heated evenly and roasted to its most delicious flavor.
Dugu Yan carefully picked up a skewer of golden-brown grilled shrimp and eagerly put it in her mouth. However, as soon as it entered her mouth, she couldn't help but hiss, clearly burned by the heat.
"Ouch...it's so hot." Dugu Yan pouted pitifully, her eyes filled with tears, and looked at Huo Yuhao with a slight mist.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao immediately released ice element to cool down Dugu Yan's mouth. Then, he carefully peeled the shrimp shells and handed the roasted shrimp to Dugu Yan. Only then did Dugu Yan take a satisfied bite, a happy smile appearing on her face.
Gu Yuena, who was standing to the side, blinked her bright eyes and offered a crab from her hand.
Huo Yuhao: "..."
No, sis, the crabs and shrimps you're holding are different. You can easily peel the shells off shrimp, but these are crabs!
However, faced with Gu Yuena's expectant gaze, Huo Yuhao could only helplessly continue to disassemble the crab for her.
He carefully removed all the crab meat and roe into the crab shell, then used the shell as a bowl to hand it to Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena accepted this carefully prepared "bowl," and a satisfied smile finally appeared on her face.
Seeing Huo Yuhao's obsequious manner, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm revealed an undisguised sense of regret. Its deep eyes were filled with sympathy.
Poor Yuhao, he's been completely manipulated by two girls. His position as the younger brother in the family is truly in jeopardy...
Just then, Hyotei's cold voice rang out from the side.
"Tianmeng, come here and pick out the seeds from this dragon fruit for me. I don't eat dragon fruit with seeds."
"Yes, yes, alright!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm immediately responded. It took out a pair of delicate little tweezers and ran over to Ice Emperor with a trot. It began to carefully pick out the seeds from the dragon fruit one by one. Its fawning appearance was enough to make even a dog shed tears.
Huo Yuhao: "..."
Dugu Bo: "..."
Bah! What a disgrace to men.
The campfire burned continuously, and in no time, the mountain of stones piled up next to Huo Yuhao had all been eaten by everyone.
"Yuhao, are you really leaving?" Dugu Yan's voice was filled with reluctance, and her clear eyes glistened with tears as she stared intently at Huo Yuhao.
"Yes, we've been out for too long, I should go back now..."
"Are we going back to Tianshui City?" Dugu Yan asked, her heart filled with doubt and reluctance.
"No, I'm going back to the Spirit Hall. That's my home." Huo Yuhao's answer startled Dugu Yan slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
"The Spirit Hall? Yuhao, you're actually from the Spirit Hall! How come I've never heard you mention it before?"
Dugu Yan's voice was filled with disbelief. She naturally knew about the grudges and entanglements between her grandfather and the Spirit Hall, and she subconsciously looked at Dugu Bo.
Hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Dugu Bo's face did not show much change in expression, but his heart was in turmoil.
He slowly began, "Actually, I should have thought of this long ago. A genius like Yuhao, who is ahead of his time, can probably only come from the Spirit Hall. However, after confirming it again, I still feel a little... sigh."
Dugu Bo's voice carried a hint of a sigh.
"Senior Dugu, do you really harbor such a strong aversion to the Spirit Hall?" Huo Yuhao asked with a hint of doubt.
Dugu Bo sighed, a complex look flashing in his eyes, and slowly replied, "Alas, the whole world knows the ambition of the Spirit Hall. Putting aside my personal grudges with the Spirit Hall, just considering the national grievances, the Spirit Hall is growing stronger and stronger, and they will launch a war sooner or later. Once the war starts, it will be a devastating catastrophe!"
Huo Yuhao interrupted Dugu Bo, continuing, "If the Spirit Hall doesn't wage war, can the people of the two great empires live in peace and prosperity? Senior Dugu, do you really believe that without war, the people's lives will be happy?"
Huo Yuhao's voice was heavy as he continued, "I have traveled across the continent and witnessed too many heartbreaking scenes, as well as the cruel exploitation of ordinary people by nobles. In the eyes of those nobles, are ordinary people really human? Ordinary people are probably not even as good as the livestock in their homes."
Dugu Bo opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but found himself speechless. Huo Yuhao's words made him fall into deep thought, and he began to realize that he might have previously overlooked the suffering of the common people.
Huo Yuhao didn't stop there. He continued, "Furthermore, the Spirit Hall provides subsidies to lower-level spirit masters every year and helps commoners awaken their spirits for free. It also has branch spirit halls in every region to protect those oppressed by nobles. Guess what this world would be like without the Spirit Hall?"
Dugu Bo fell silent. He could imagine that without the Spirit Hall, the lives of ordinary people would be even worse. However, he had subconsciously overlooked this matter before.
After all, as a titled Douluo, he belonged to the royal class in the Heaven Dou Empire, so why would he care about the lives of ordinary people?
Huo Yuhao looked at the silent Dugu Bo, a resolute glint in his eyes, and continued, "Senior Dugu, this is not the world I want. I don't like nobles. You may think the Spirit Hall has great ambitions, but once I become Pope, my ambitions will only grow greater."
"Yuhao, you..."
Dugu Bo stared wide-eyed at Huo Yuhao in disbelief, finally realizing that he had never truly understood Huo Yuhao.
"Senior Dugu, I want to completely end the era of the two great empires, unify the continent, and establish the Martial Soul Empire."
"I also want to completely eliminate the aristocratic class. In the future, the Martial Soul Empire will have no nobles or commoners, only the subjects of the Martial Soul Empire!"
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