--- Chapter 31 ---
"Hello there." Huo Yuhao smiled at them.
The pirates were confused at Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er sudden appearances. They were stunned for a moment, which was a mistake because the mother and son duo grasped this chance, rushing toward them.
"Intruders??!"
"Who the fuck-!"
"Everyone attack-!"
Huo Yun'er dodged an incoming sword by tilting her head to the left and raising her palm, summoning a black spirit ring from Luan Bird's Egg. A pair of gorgeous fiery wings draped her shoulders, covering her body with intense blue fire.
"Flame Mantra." She muttered while combining Blue Fox Fire and Spiritual Energy, creating an attack that could injure one's mind easily.
Huo Yuhao noticed this and commented, "Don't kill them. We still can use them later because the Dragon Nest still needs primary members."
Huo Yun'er nodded and focused back on her enemies. They are Spirit Masters ranging from Spirit Grandmasters to Spirit Elders, which was good enough to be her first real fight. They weren't strong enough to threaten her, but she had to assess her overall abilities.
Huo Yuhao's small body passed through the crowd of adult men and women, attacking them swiftly before they could react. He didn't kill any of the pirates and made them faint.
"Let's make this quick. I want my rewards..." He released a bit of his Haoshoku Haki.
...
..,
Huo Yun'er kicked the ground and rushed to the nearest pirate, lifting her palm to this poor guy's face. And Blue Fire combusted on her palm, covering the air with odd Spiritual Pressure.
BAM!
The pirate was blown away to the pole with a burn mark on his chest. He couldn't even see what ensued in the last few seconds and felt his whole body smacked by a fireball. And every pirate on the deck was alerted by it.
They summoned their martial souls one after another, rushing toward her with undying battle spirit. Even though Huo Yun'er was strong, they could easily outnumber her by force, which was another great mistake.
Yae's legacy recorded one against many welfares to the extreme level. Huo Yun'er was taught by Yee how to fight for hundreds of years, making her mind accustomed to crowd sight like this. It's far from making Huo Yun'er nervous because Yae has shown her worse.
"Fiery Blue Sky..." An indifferent voice escaped Huo Yun'er mouth.
Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes and witnessed his mother creating an enormous blue flame that covered the whole ship. He doesn't feel any heat because it's an illusion, and only people with weak minds would feel the extreme heat from this.
"You've come this far, mom." He couldn't help but feel pleased with her development from being a pushover woman to her current self.
Clank!
Huo Yuhao parried the incoming pirate's sword and kicked the guy in the guts, causing him to bend on his knees. "What about this?" He added more Haoshoku Haki.
His Haoshoku Haki made half the pirates drop in dread. They couldn't breathe properly and fainted, leaving only some pirates on Huo Yun'er side. As they were no real threats, Huo Yun'er swept all of them quickly.
"Mom, I'll go to another ship." He said while jumping to other pirate ships. There are three of them.
"Be safe~!" Huo Yun'er nodded and dodged a knife aimed at her neck. She breathed in and knocked the pirate with her spiritual energy, blasting him away with her flame.
Huo Yuhao leaped in the air and created another wormhole toward another Pirate Ship. He didn't give them a chance to react and defeated all of them with one strike. These pirates should fill up Dragon Nest's members.
BAM!
He kicked the last pirate on this ship and commented, "Two more ships."
After fifteen minutes, Huo Yuhao sighed in relief and looked at the Pirate Ship's decks filled with fainted pirates. He glanced at Huo Yun'er side and noticed her part was over too.
"Hmm?" Huo Yuhao turned around and saw a drunken man with a bottle of wine in his hand. "Oh, are you the captain?"
"What the fuck happened here??!"
"How dare you attack my crew! I'm the pirate king-!"
"Is that so?" Huo Yuhao suddenly appeared and grabbed the self-proclaimed pirate king's neck. "Are you Roger?"
The man struggled and attempted his best to release Huo Yuhao's choke from his neck. Yet, no matter how much force he utilized, this monster's hand seemed to be created of metal. He was forced to the floor and saw cold blue eyes staring at him indifferently.
"Are you Roger?" Huo Yuhao approached the man's face.
The self-proclaimed pirate king was out of breath and felt the greatest dread in his life. He trembled violently and replied fearfully, "N-No..."
Huo Yuhao smacked him on the floor and continued, "I thought so."
[You have finished the Quest]
[Objectives: Spare Pirate of the Northern Sea(124/124)]
[Rewarding 5 Silver Upgrading Tickets and 2x Treasure Box(A)]
"How was it, mom? Your first fight." Huo Yuhao glanced at his mother. Huo Yun'er arrived at the pirate ship with a weak smile on her face because fighting those people showed the level of her ability right now.
Even though Huo Yun'er was abnormal for her level, fighting real people for the first time brought up her weakness. She somehow couldn't control her Spirit Energy properly and injured those pirates more than she wanted.
"It's not bad." She replied wryly. "I only fought illusion so far in Yae's legacy realm, which makes this real fight easier."
Huo Yuhao shrugged and waited for the pirate captain to wake up, thinking about the Quest's reward. He sat on the barrel and asked Evo to show him the system panel.
[Name: Treasure Box(A)]]
[Type: Treasure]
[Grade: A]
[Description: A box that holds five random items]
"Mom, can you tell Chen to bring our ship closer?" Huo Yuhao's eyes brightened like he was seeing Christmas gifts.
"Anything for you, Hao'er." Huo Yun'er winked and bounced back to the Yacht, flying in the sky with her fiery wings. She hummed random tunes while thinking about her short fight with the pirates.
As Huo Yun'er returned to the Yacht, Huo Yuhao told Evo to upgrade the Treasure Box with Silver Upgrading Tickets. He could have saved them later, but the Quest hasn't appeared much in the past few days.
"Wait, it is possible to get Upgrading Tickets from Treasure Box, right? Like my Starter Pack weeks ago because I got two Gold Upgrading Tickets from it."
[That's correct, Host]
[However, the chances are pretty small]
"It's okay, Evo. I like the odd of that happening." Huo Yuhao grinned slightly. "I wanted to upgrade just one Treasure Box first."
[Using 1 Silver Upgrading Ticket on 1x Treasure Box(A)]
"Yes."
[Upgrading...]
[...]
[You have acquired 1x Treasure Box(S)]
[Name: Treasure Box(s)]]
[Type: Treasure]
[Grade: S]
[Description: A box that holds six random items]
"Open! Give me Upgrading Tickets, please." Huo Yuhao placed his hope on the line. His S Rank Luck should help in this kind of situation.
[Opening Treasure Box(S)]
[...]
[You have obtained...]
Random Master Skill Card(1)
Class Advancement Token(1)
Jungle Dungeon Key(1)
Bronze Upgrading Tickets(7)
Netherite Ingots(2)
Gold Upgrading Ticket(1)
"Hell yeah!" Huo Yuhao shouted while punching the air. His bet was working and paid him off handsomely. "Upgrade the other Treasure Box with Gold Upgrading Ticket."
[Using 1 Gold Upgrading Ticket on 1x Treasure Box(A)]
[Upgrading...]
[You have acquired 1x Treasure Box(SS)
[Name: Treasure Box(SS)]]
[Type: Treasure]
[Grade: SS]
[Description: A box that holds seven random items]
"Yes, SS Grade. What are you waiting for, Evo? Open it."
[Opening Treasure Box(SS)]
[...]
[You have obtained...]
Senzu Beans(15)
1x Random Spirit Ring(Red)
5 KG of Vibranium(SS)
Silver Upgrading Tickets(8)
Sun Breathing Technique(S+)
Heavenly Soap(SS)
Hero Summoning Card(SS)
Huo Yuhao was silent when reading Treasure Box(SS)'s contents because it was more valuable than he expected. He clenched his hand in excitement, feeling greediness swallowing his heart slowly.
"Haha..." He couldn't help but laugh at the system panel.
He ignored the Treasure Box(S)'s rewards because everything there was self-explanatory besides the Jungle Dungeon Key, which enabled him to open a dungeon for a specific time.
He was more interested in the Treasure Box(SS)'s rewards, clicking their information curiously. He knew some of them because they were famous in his previous world.
[Name: Vibranium]]
[Type: Rare Material]
[Grade: SS]
[Description: A rare element from outer space known to be nearly indestructible and "Extremely." Vibration Absorbent]
[Name: Sun Breathing Technique]
[Type: Martial Technique]
[Grade: S+]
[Description: A powerful breathing technique that mimics and replicates the sun created by the Yoriichi Tsugikuni, having twelves moves that could easily overwhelm Demon]
[Name: Heavenly Soap]
[Type: Rare Item]
[Grade: SS]
[Description: A soap bar made of the rarest and finest materials in the Heavenly Perverse World. It could affect the fate and create an "Accident." when used in the bathroom]
[Name: Hero Summoning Card]
[Type: Summoning Item]
[Grade: SS]
[Description: An unique summoning item that could call Heroic Spirits from Throne of Heroes, transmigrating them to the summoner's world]
"Vibranium and Sun Breathing Techniques. Who would have thought I could get them from Treasure Box(SS)." Huo Yuhao commented with a smile. "They are great for Dragon Nest's progression later because Vibranium can enhance Geo-Reactor's performance. As for the Sun Breathing Technique, I could downgrade it to suit my subordinates, though there is no Demon to slay here."
He was speechless when lowering his gaze and continued, "Uh, What the fuck is Heavenly Soap. Ehem, What kind of "Accident." Are we talking about here? A sad one or a happy one?"
[Happy One...] Evo replied with a dull tone.
"Nice."
"Next, we have the Hero Summoning Card." Huo Yuhao moved his gaze further down and frowned as the "Transmigration." part made this item weird for him. Does that mean the Heroes Spirit would enter someone's body in this world?
"Is it random, Evo?"
[Yes]
[However, only Heroic Spirits that wanted a new life would accept the Hero Summoning Card's call, and using you as the center, they could transmigrate to anyone within 100 meters radius]
[Even though they would lose their former strengths, they still have memories and experiences from their past lives. And, the Heroic Spirit can only transmigrate to the most suitable vessel, so they grow "Properly." to their peaks]
[Do you want to use the Hero Summoning Card?]
Huo Yuhao looked around the Pirate Ship because there were not many people in this place, which was good. He doesn't have to search anywhere far.
After thinking about his choice, Huo Yuhao stared at the system panel and said, "Use it."
[Using Hero Summoning Card]
[Bypassing the Throne of Heroes]
[Host, please say something]
"Do you want a new life?" Huo Yuhao asked innocently. And His childish voice made it even more soothing for an adult woman.
[...]
[Yes] A woman's voice that wasn't Evo replied.
[Transmigrating Heroic Spirit...]
Huo Yuhao looked up and saw a purplish crimson star falling from the sky in the daytime. He watched the small star break the sound barrier and sunken into the Pirate Ship. He expected an impact, but nothing happened for some reason.
"Where?"
[Go Downstair, Host]
Huo Yuhao breathed to calm himself and walked downstairs, finding the storage room. He entered the room and saw several cages with kids around his age inside them. He felt disgusted when seeing this.
However, one kid caught his attention. A girl raised her head slowly and stared at Huo Yuhao solemnly.
"Purple hair and red eyes..." Those words escaped Huo Yuhao's mouth.
...
...
"Oh, Are you my master?"