Chapter 37: Something's Not Right with My Dog?
After finalizing their plan to mess with Shrek Academy, Du Qianjue and Du Bushi worked out some additional details. They considered how to make Shrek Academy lose their composure during the competition, preferably making Xuanzi, the Shrek insider, so frustrated that he would jump into the fight himself. Of course, they needed to manage the extent of their provocation. They wanted to break Shrek Academy's composure without actually defeating them outright. After all, Shrek Academy was quite strong, and although the Body Sect didn't care about becoming enemies with Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Empire was still secretly preparing for something big. This was not the right time for the Body Sect to go to war with Shrek Academy.
As for handling the Sun Moon Empire, Du Qianjue had a rough plan in his mind. When the time came, the Body Sect's traditional skill would come into play: digging tunnels!
Details aside, Du Qianjue was focused on how to expose Shrek Academy's flaws and humiliate them publicly. He wanted to defeat the Shrek team at their best and see Xuanzi's elated reaction after he thought he had contributed to the Holy Spirit Church's plans.
Xuanzi: "My mission is complete!"
Ahem.
Forget it; it's best not to interfere directly and let things take their natural course. Du Qianjue didn't even know if Huo Yuhao would pass Shrek Academy's three-month freshman assessment or if Xuanzi would have a sudden illness and turn the Shrek team into a mess like before.
"So, Qianjue, what attributes are you planning to get for your two soul rings this time?" Du Bushi asked.
Du Qianjue's path wasn't a secret to them; both Du Bushi and Xue Linglong knew he wanted to acquire a soul ring for each attribute.
"For my fifth soul ring, I plan to get an earth attribute or ground attribute. For my sixth soul ring, I'll get a fire attribute," Du Qianjue said. "These two attributes can be found in the volcanoes and deserts of the western part of the Heavenly Soul Empire, so we won't have to travel far."
"Let's find two ten-thousand-year soul beasts with the right attributes. If they agree to sacrifice themselves for me, I'll help them reincarnate when I become a god. If they don't, I'll just physically overpower them."
With the soul ring attributes decided, the two near-god-level powerhouses took Du Qianjue along as a passive participant.
Du Qianjue: "With my wife and uncle taking the lead, I can just sit back and relax while they do the fighting."
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Star Luo City, the back mountain of the Duke's mansion.
With a determined look on his young face, eleven-year-old Huo Yuhao knelt in front of Huo Yun'er's grave, his eyes red.
"Mother, I've reached level ten. I'm leaving the Duke's mansion," Huo Yuhao said, his voice choked with emotion. "Don't worry, Mother, I'll live well. One day, I'll make the White Tiger Duke kneel before your grave and repent!"
Wiping away his tears, the small, thin figure resolutely stepped onto an unknown path.
Along the way, Huo Yuhao adhered to the principles Huo Yuner taught him: be cautious with strangers and never reveal too much.
His caution allowed him to safely reach the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest, where he encountered Tang Da Shenwang's scheme.
"Wow, that smells so good!"
While roasting fish, Huo Yuhao unsurprisingly met Bei Bei and Tang Ya again. Under Tang Ya's beauty offensive, the inexperienced Huo Yuhao gave in and treated Bei Bei and Tang Ya to a meal of roasted fish before venturing into the Star Dou Forest alone.
As if destined, the Wind God Ape met Huo Yuhao again. This time, it spoke to Huo Yuhao's White Tiger Dagger, pouring its heart out before finally contributing its soul ring. However, Huo Yuhao knew the Wind Ape's soul ring wasn't suitable for him, so he didn't absorb it.
There was no second Electrolux here, so as Huo Yuhao rested, Bei Bei and Tang Ya caught up to him.
"Little brother Yuhao, the Star Dou Forest is too dangerous for you to enter alone!" Bei Bei said, his gentle face full of concern.
For some reason, he felt a strong affection for the young boy, as did Tang Ya. Seeing Huo Yuhao's wounds caused by the Wind Ape, her eyes filled with sympathy.
"Bei Bei, why don't we help Xiao Yuhao? It's just a hundred-year soul ring!" Tang Ya pleaded, shaking Bei Bei's arm.
Bei Bei, who already had the same thought, nodded.
Huo Yuhao didn't want to accept their help, but he lacked the strength to hunt soul beasts on his own. A ten-year Wind Ape had nearly ended his life; a hundred-year soul beast was out of the question.
In the end, Tang Ya obtained a thousand-year Datura Snake soul ring, while Huo Yuhao acquired a two-hundred-year Three-Eyed White Fox soul ring.
There were higher-level soul rings available.
The Three-Eyed White Fox they killed had a mate with a four-hundred-year soul ring. But Huo Yuhao's body was too weak to handle a four-hundred-year soul ring. The notion that a first soul ring could be up to 423 years was pure nonsense; otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people with ten-year soul rings.
Even absorbing the two-hundred-year Three-Eyed White Fox soul ring nearly killed Huo Yuhao, causing his pores to bleed.
If not for Bei Bei teaching him the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Skill and using his own soul power to help Huo Yuhao channel his energy, Tang San's plan would have ended prematurely.
Who knows how many seals Electrolux had placed on himself to hide his million-year origin within Huo Yuhao's weak body?
Successfully learning the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Huo Yuhao, under Tang Ya's approving gaze, became the Tang Sect's third disciple.
Yes, three disciples.
Tang Ya as the sect master, Bei Bei as the first disciple, and Huo Yuhao as the third.
God Realm.
Tang San's expression was once again grim and fluctuating.
Damn it, why is this supposed child of destiny so talentless? He's no better than my worthless teacher from ten thousand years ago!
If it weren't for the conspicuous aura of luck surrounding Huo Yuhao, Tang San would have doubted his own judgment.
But how could Tang San know that the crucial opportunity to let the child of destiny soar had already been taken by someone else?
"It seems it's not yet time for the child of destiny to rise. This is good; by helping him in his low moments, he'll surely be grateful to my Tang Sect," Tang San thought, his expression turning gentle once more.
"My Tang Sect needs talents like him!"
Regardless, Tang San's goal was achieved. If nothing unexpected happened, Huo Yuhao's life would follow the path Tang San had planned.
But if nothing unexpected happens, there will certainly be surprises, and this surprise...
In the western part of the Heavenly Soul Empire, having just absorbed his fifth soul ring, Du Qianjue opened his eyes sharply, his gaze piercing toward the Star Dou Forest.
"The time is about right. It should be starting, right? Hehehe..."
(End of Chapter)
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