"Hmm, the Flame God's Eye? The name does sound quite imposing," Yso Lao remarked, stroking his chin thoughtfully as he listened to Huo Yuhao's explanation.
"I didn't expect the Incineration Technique to actually cause a mutation in your martial soul. That's quite a pleasant surprise. Indeed, it seems that your Flame God's Eye not only possesses its original spiritual attribute but also gained the fire attribute of the Burning Technique."
After finishing his words, Yao Lao retrieved a purple, translucent ring he had just found and handed it to Huo Yuhao.
"This is the place where you mentioned wanting to find the remains of that strong individual. This item is all that's left of him, as I've already reburied his bones."
Huo Yuhao took the purple, translucent ring in his hand, clearly recognizing it as a soul-guiding storage ring. Upon probing his soul power into it, he retrieved everything inside.
As it was a storage soul-guiding device from thousands of years ago, the storage space of this ring wasn't large, only about ten cubic meters in size.
And there were very few things inside it. Besides some clothes, there was only a red card, a token, and a few letters.
Opening the letters, Huo Yuhao confirmed the identity of this soul master. He was a Soul Douluo powerhouse from thousands of years ago named Yuchuan.
It was when the Body Sect came to the Star Dou Great Forest to slaughter hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, precisely to obtain the Ninth Soul Ring for him and some other Soul Douluo powerhouses within the sect.
As for the red card, it was a universal stored-value card used in major banks across the continent. However, after thousands of years, whether this card could still be used remained unknown.
Most importantly, there was the token. It was entirely made of mysterious iron, with the front carved with the head of a chubby humanoid monster and the words "Shrek" below the head.
Turning the token over, the back only had a single word, "Grace."
"Shrek Grace Token?!" Huo Yuhao was instantly astonished. "Anyone holding this token can enter Shrek Academy without examination?"
Thousands of years ago, the collision between the Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent led to the invasion of the Sun Moon Empire into the three countries of the Douluo Continent.
In order to unite the various forces of the soul master world to resist the invasion of the Sun Moon Empire, Shrek Academy once issued a hundred Shrek Grace Tokens to soul master families participating in the battle. Anyone holding this token could exempt the younger generation of their family from the entrance examination and directly enter Shrek Academy.
This matter was also something the original owner had heard about in the Duke's mansion, mentioned in casual conversation. But he never expected to actually obtain a Shrek Grace Token today.
"During the resistance against the invasion of the Sun Moon Empire, the Body Sect also participated in the battle. As a Soul Douluo powerhouse of the Body Sect, this person's Shrek Grace Token shouldn't be fake." Huo Yuhao secretly thought to himself.
Any soul master on the Douluo Continent is well aware that there are two requirements for entering the outer court of Shrek Academy: the first is not to exceed twelve years old, and the second requirement is to have a soul power level of at least fifteen.
And most importantly, one must also have recommendation letters from at least the level of city lord of the three major empires.
In other words, not only do you need talent, but you also need background.
In the original story, Huo Yuhao also relied on Tang Sect's recommendation to enter Shrek Academy without examination.
It was precisely because he received Tang Sect's favor from the beginning that Huo Yuhao gradually became more deeply involved and eventually became a loyal dog of the Tang family.
Intentionally letting the Skydream Iceworm fuse with himself in a different location was also to avoid Tang Ya and Bei Bei.
After all, Tang Sect is like excrement; once you're involved, it becomes disgusting and unlucky.
Originally, according to his plan, he should have gone to the Imperial Soul Master Academy of the three major empires to sign up for studies.
As for the Royal Academy of Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire, firstly, it was too far away from here, requiring crossing more than half of the Douluo Continent's distance.
Furthermore, with the Ming Dou Mountain Range blocking the way and heavily guarded, it would be difficult for Huo Yuhao to sneak in, so he could only consider it later.
However, at this moment, he unexpectedly obtained a Shrek Grace Token. This made him have to carefully consider whether this was a coincidence or a plan of that person.
"Well, since things have come to this point, then going to Shrek Academy for study is also fine," Huo Yuhao said with a smile playing at the corners of his mouth, teasingly in his mind.
If the appearance of this Shrek Grace Token was just a coincidence, it would be fine. But if it was really intentionally arranged by Tang San, then giving up the opportunity to enter Shrek Academy and transferring elsewhere would appear more suspicious.
Don't think that Tang San is a person who cares about face. Dare to disobey his arrangements, and believe it or not, Lord Sea God will personally write a recommendation letter to send you to Shrek Academy?
Furthermore, the original owner, Huo Yuhao, gave him a second chance at life, and he should help the original owner make up for some regrets while also fulfilling his long-cherished revenge.
And in Shrek Academy, there was precisely the target of revenge that Huo Yuhao should deal with: the legitimate son of the White Tiger Duke, Dai Huabin.
"As payment with this life, this is the last task I've taken as an assassin. Don't worry, I will kill all those who should be killed and settle all the matters that need to be settled." Huo Yuhao silently recited in his heart.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao seemed to feel that a trace of negative emotions hidden deep in his soul dissipated with the wind.
That belonged to the original owner, the little boy who suffered humiliation in the White Tiger Duke's mansion, with his regrets and resentments.
"It seems you've made your choice," Yao Lao, who had been watching Huo Yuhao closely, spoke with a smile. "In that case, shall we set off?"
"Yes, teacher."
"Wait a moment, before we depart, I still need to teach you something." Yao Lao pointed his finger and gently touched Huo Yuhao's forehead.
With a slight headache, Huo Yuhao suddenly felt a surge of information flooding into his mind. The sudden influx of information made his head ache a bit.
"Eight Extreme Punch: A high-level profound-tier martial art, known for its powerful close-range attacks. When perfected, it contains eight layers of powerful energy, equivalent to the power of a low-tier Earth-ranked martial art!"
"Heaven's Net Decision: A high-level profound-tier martial art, a body technique consisting of twelve layers. When reaching the tenth layer, one can manifest Heaven's Net Wings with their own cultivation, transforming into an extremely special flying technique. If cultivated to the twelfth layer, the speed is comparable to low-tier Earth-ranked body techniques."
Instantly gaining the inheritance of two major martial arts, Huo Yuhao felt a bit overwhelmed. If he truly mastered these two martial arts, who among his peers could be his match?
"Don't be too shocked. Although these two martial arts don't have high requirements for your own cultivation, they demand great strength from your body. Especially the Eight Extreme Punch, which is a close-range combat technique. With your skinny arms and legs, if you forcefully use it, the first thing that might break is not your opponent, but your own muscles." Yao Lao's indifferent words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing Huo Yuhao's excitement completely.
Indeed, the original owner's malnutrition in the Duke's mansion resulted in his congenital soul power being only at level one. With such a physique, it's estimated that he would ruin himself first if he practiced Eight Extreme Punch.
"How can I improve my physical strength?" After a moment of contemplation, Huo Yuhao asked eagerly.
"As your own cultivation becomes stronger, your body will also become stronger. Of course, if you want to speed up the process, you'll need some external stimuli." Yao Lao's eyes narrowed slightly, seeming somewhat mischievous.
"What kind of external stimuli?" Looking at Yao Lao's smirk, Huo Yuhao suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
"Getting beaten! The harder, the better!"
"Later, I'll take you to find some herbs in the forest, combined with the essence blood of the surrounding soul beasts, it should be able to refine some Foundation Building Spirit Liquid for you. And during the journey, I'll push your physical strength to its limits. I hope you're mentally prepared."
With a sinister smile, Yao Lao's face made Huo Yuhao's little face turn bitter.