Chapter 38: Xiao Xiao Could Wang Dong Like Me?
"Strange... the pull of fate?" Three Eyed Golden Lion muttered to itself.
"What? What pull of fate?" Chi King panicked. As one of the Ten Great Beasts, his duty in Star Dou Forest was to protect the Auspicious Beast, ensuring it never came to harm. However, anything related to fate made him uneasy after all, he knew nothing about it.
While the Auspicious Beast was immune to heavenly tribulations and could live forever, it still had one destined calamity it had to face.
Could it be that time had come?
Chi King suddenly had the urge to summon Di Tian for assistance. The Auspicious Beast was too important, and they could not afford to let anything happen to it.
"No, I don't think it's a calamity… I just saw the shadow of a human. But why would my fate energy lead me to see him?" The Three Eyed Golden Lion fell into deep thought.
"A human? Did you see his face?" Chi King asked cautiously. If the Auspicious Beast could describe the person, he would immediately discuss with Di Tian about tracking him down.
"I couldn't see it clearly," the Three Eyed Golden Lion said, then lay down on the grass. After a pause, it asked curiously, "Chi King, what is human life like?"
"I'm not too familiar with human life, but what I can tell you is this humans are despicable, shameless, and evil!" Chi King's voice became low and solemn. "They hunt soul beasts to steal our soul rings and lust after our soul bones. We have a blood feud with them! Never trust a human, no matter how kind they seem! Curiosity about humans could lead to your doom! Many soul beasts have fallen into the trap of their deceit, sacrificing themselves for humans, only to be betrayed in the end!"
The Three Eyed Golden Lion listened, deep in thought.
From the soul beasts' perspective, Chi King wasn't wrong, but after hearing the same thing for years, it felt repetitive.
However, today's disturbance in fate energy was something new.
A seed of curiosity had been planted in its heart.
"Who is that human?"
Sun Moon Imperial Academy
Huo Yuhao returned to the academy and immediately headed toward the headmaster's office. He needed to reveal his Ultimate Ice ability to Jing Hongchen and increase his value in the eyes of the academy.
Using his Spiritual Detection, he located Jing Hongchen inside. Wasting no time, he entered the office.
Jing Hongchen was sitting at his desk, reading a book titled "The Legend of Tang San".
This book was written by the declining Tang Sect and glorified Tang San as an unstoppable hero, using his wisdom, noble character, and immense strength to defeat the evil Spirit Hall and save the suffering Douluo Continent.
At first, Jing Hongchen found the book interesting, but as he continued reading, something felt off.
The Tang San in the book was too perfect not only supremely powerful but also a moral paragon.
Jing Hongchen could believe that Tang San was strong, but nobody was flawless.
Clearly, this was Tang Sect's way of mythologizing their ancestor.
"Then again, Sun Moon Empire does the same thing when recording the history of its emperors," he thought.
Even the emperor who lost the war against the Three Douluo Nations had been rewritten by historical scholars as a wise ruler who was simply undermined by corrupt ministers.
Jing Hongchen sighed. "I guess everyone embellishes their own side."
At that moment, Huo Yuhao entered.
"Headmaster."
"Yuhao? The semester break isn't over yet. Why are you back?"
Jing Hongchen was surprised to see him.
The Sun Moon Empire had numerous soul engineering academies, but the most prestigious and powerful was Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
However, different academies had slightly different schedules for breaks and semester start dates.
"Something happened to me…"
Huo Yuhao used the same story from the original timeline, modifying it slightly. Then, right in front of Jing Hongchen, he activated his second martial soul Ice Jade Empress Scorpion.
Since nobody alive had seen Ice Empress before, even Jing Hongchen only assumed it was an Ice Jade Scorpion.
A wave of bone chilling cold spread through the office.
Jing Hongchen immediately activated a Rank 9 defensive soul tool, preventing anyone outside from sensing what was happening inside.
Then, he shot to his feet, his eyes filled with excitement.
"Such intense cold! And an Ice Jade Scorpion martial soul… Without a doubt this is Ultimate Ice!"
"A genius! A true genius! Since the founding of the Sun Moon Empire, we have never had a twin martial soul holder let alone one with an Ultimate Attribute!"
"I must report this to Elder Kong immediately! Yuhao, the empire will spare no effort in cultivating you! You must not attach any soul rings to your second martial soul yet we will arrange high quality, 100,000 year rings for you!"
In the Sun Moon Empire, the most powerful soul engineer was undoubtedly Kong Deming.
But Kong Deming was only at Rank 94. He was not yet an Ultimate Douluo, meaning he could not reach the legendary Rank 10 as a soul engineer.
Even if he someday became a Rank 10 Soul Engineer, the empire needed a successor. If Huo Yuhao could be trained into both an Ultimate Douluo and a Rank 9 Soul Engineer, he would be the perfect successor.
Jing Hongchen couldn't contain his excitement. If this worked out, he himself would benefit greatly as headmaster.
As for the Rank 10 Soul Engineer realm, even Kong Deming hadn't achieved it yet, so Jing Hongchen didn't dare dream that far ahead.
But Ultimate Douluo? That was realistic. The Sun Moon Empire had never produced one before.
"Thank you, Headmaster."
Huo Yuhao smiled.
Honestly, he wasn't very interested in 100,000 year soul rings. What he truly wanted was more 100,000 year soul spirits.
After all, soul spirits were far superior to soul rings.
In the original timeline, the creator of the soul spirit system Electrolux died too soon. He only created one soul spirit Snow Empress before his remnant consciousness disappeared.
But now, since Huo Yuhao had saved him, Electrolux had more time to research and perfect the soul spirit system.
"Yuhao, don't be so polite!" Jing Hongchen grinned. "With your unparalleled talent, you will elevate the Sun Moon Empire to new heights. You will become our greatest pride!"
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