Douluo: This time we will rewrite our destiny

“If Shrek had always had the support of people like you, it wouldn’t have fallen into the situation it is in today.” Huo Yuhao bowed to the golden tree again.

"Haha, who can achieve immortality without becoming a god?" Moon smiled with relief. "If a place cannot do without a certain person, then there must be something wrong with its own operating mechanism. Even if something was fine in the past, it is normal for problems to occur when the times change or it has been worn out for a long time. At this time, we must seek change. If we are arrogant, do not seek change, and live in the glorious dream of the past, collapse is only a matter of time."

"You live very clearly."

"You have the chance to live a life that is more clear than mine. Go ahead and do your thing."

The silver-green threads broke gently, and the shadow of the old man under the golden tree slowly disappeared, as if nothing had happened here.

The inner courtyard students coming and going just looked at Huo Yuhao with strange eyes. In their eyes, everything that just happened was just the gentle light of the golden tree illuminating the open space in front of them, and this strange boy wearing the uniform of another academy was just standing under the tree in a daze.

Huo Yuhao took two quick steps and walked into the shadow of the tree roots that were difficult for the passing students to notice. He originally wanted to dissolve half of his body here and let his spiritual power return to his body, but he found a little surprise: the roots of this golden tree were not solid, but hollow. The hollowed-out spaces inside formed natural training rooms. The Shrek people gave different types of attributes to different training rooms.

Now, Huo Yuhao knew what the geniuses of Shrek’s past generations used to practice.

This is also the confidence behind Shrek's public lectures: although some of the secret manuals can be shared with you, which seems selfless, this part alone is still not enough to achieve the training efficiency of Shrek people, because the supporting training rooms can only be used by Shrek.

Now that he was here... Huo Yuhao's half body found the location of the spiritual power training room, sat down under the tree roots, and quietly circulated his spiritual power. This half of his body was originally made up of tangible spiritual power, so practicing in such an environment would be more than twice the result with half the effort.

It's a pity that he couldn't concentrate. He slightly diverted his attention to the main body and listened to what was discussed in the meeting.

The first few items were not important. The circulation of rare metals could be discussed, but the trading volume was set. No matter how the Shrek people put forward conditions, they could not change them. During the five days he was meditating, Xiao Hongchen and his grandfather specially drafted a "New Regulations on Foreign Trade of Rare Metals in the Sun-Moon Empire" and issued it in the name of Mingde Hall and the Royal Family. Huo Yuhao insisted that the specified volume would be enough. This was not a big deal.

Soul guides and rare metals are the roots of the Sun-Moon Empire, and this is the only thing that cannot be shaken no matter what conditions are offered.

There was no question of disclosing some of the soul guide technology, but the exchange students could be scheduled for another term. Huo Yuhao thought that since they hadn’t been able to steal anything last time, they would be even less likely to do so this time.

Border ceasefire agreement, this needs attention. Huo Yuhao thought about it and refused to discuss this in this meeting, saying that if he wanted to discuss it, he would have to personally talk to the diplomats of the Tianhun Empire and Xingluo Empire. It was useless to talk to Shrek about this.

In fact, he was also afraid that he could not grasp the matter accurately and had to seek advice from experienced generals.

The fastest way to discuss the list of victims of the Holy Spirit Church and the procedures for claiming the bodies was to reach a consensus. There were also some remnants of evil spirit masters who were roaming around the Douluo Three Kingdoms and did not participate in the battle that day. Huo Yuhao generously shared the new criteria for judging evil spirits that he had developed during the competition, and introduced the current measures of the Sun Moon Empire to save those who have gone astray. It was the common wish of both parties to prevent the evil spirit master group from expanding and give most spirit masters a chance to turn back.

After hearing the stories of Bei Bei and Tang Ya and seeing Ma Xiaotao being rescued, most of the elders finally relaxed their attitude towards those evil soul masters who could be saved, faced with this unavoidable topic.

"Shrek has one more thing to discuss," Zhang Lexuan looked at Huo Yuhao and could see that he was a little distracted. She turned the booklet in her hand to the last page: "Ma Xiaotao has been saved. Shrek is very grateful for your help. However, Ma Xiaotao's evil fire problem has troubled Shrek for a long time. We have exhausted all known methods and have not been able to find a solution."

Huo Yuhao's eyes instantly focused. He had to concentrate on this matter. Half of his body melted under the golden tree, turning into an inconspicuous silver light that quickly flew back to the pupil of all spirits on his forehead. In the eyes of the elders, his eyes, which were brighter than others, flickered slightly.

Although his cultivation level had not yet reached the title, his spiritual power had already surpassed the breadth and depth of the elders present. Even the ninety-seventh-level Song Elder did not dare to say that he could definitely defeat Huo Yuhao in a pure spiritual power confrontation. Therefore, no one present could see the change in his spiritual power.

If Mr. Xuan was sober, he might have noticed it, but unfortunately he was drunk and had obviously handed over the matter to Zhang Lexuan, with himself only serving as a calming factor.

"...So, Shrek is very eager to learn from you how to cure Ma Xiaotao's evil fire disease. In your previous letter, you said that Tang Ya is more suitable to stay in the Sun Moon Empire to recuperate, which means that you are more confident than us in curing Tang Ya."

Zhang Lexuan paused and continued:
"Recently, your country held the Autumn Fire Festival, and Shrek was the first to send congratulations. During the ceremony, you announced that the soul masters and soul beasts of the Sun-Moon Empire will have a deeper cooperation. We would like to know if there is any connection between them? Are we lucky enough to learn about the content of the cooperation between your soul masters and soul beasts?"

After hearing this, Huo Yuhao more or less understood why the elders agreed to let Zhang Lexuan, whose cultivation was lower than theirs, take charge of the overall situation. If Xuanzi came, he would probably not be able to connect all this information together, but Zhang Lexuan was very smart. It was just a pity that she lacked the momentum and courage to coordinate the overall situation compared to Moon, and she might not be able to save Shrek from the water.

For example, at this moment, Zhang Lexuan did not dare to look directly at Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao raised his head and looked straight at him, but Zhang Lexuan looked away in just a moment. This was her loss. Sometimes the eye contact at the negotiation table was a matter of victory or defeat.

“There’s actually no need to discuss this part here,” Huo Yuhao said.

Zhang Lexuan's face suddenly turned ugly, and the elders all became serious. Obviously, they took this as a signal of rejection. They were indeed at fault on this topic. Huo Yuhao had saved the people, and it was enough for them to express their gratitude. Asking how he had saved them was really offensive.

“Please, Huo Yuhao,” Bei Bei finally couldn’t hold back in this oppressive atmosphere. He leaned towards Huo Yuhao, but Chi Qiu pushed him away without making a sound. “Help me, you know about Tang Ya’s matter…”

"Be polite." Mr. Song reminded him sternly.

“Beibei.” Huo Yuhao sighed heavily, “Here, you don’t even want to call me ‘Sun Moon Empire Imperial Master’ or ‘Yuhao’, but you still call me by my full name.”

Beibei may have realized his slip of the tongue. He lowered his head, and the shadow cast by his hair on his face made him look even more depressed.

Yan Shaozhe was also unable to sit still. Listening to the conversation between Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei, his eyes kept flickering.

Ma Xiaotao was his beloved disciple and his dearest, otherwise he would not have managed to suppress the incident in which Ma Xiaotao's evil fire nearly killed Huo Yuhao and the other two. Now, the person who was almost killed has become the national teacher of Sun and Moon, sitting across the negotiation table with great momentum, and in turn saved Ma Xiaotao's life.

No one should want to know how Ma Xiaotao was cured more than him. However, he is a mature and stable dean after all. Unlike Beibei, who is emotionally unstable and stuck in the quagmire of love, he still knows what to say in different occasions. Now, Huo Yuhao has just scolded Beibei, so he naturally doesn't know what to say.

Huo Yuhao saw the change in Yan Shaozhe's expression. He did not continue the previous topic, but turned to look at the dean of the Martial Spirit Department: "Dean Yan, do you have something to say? Why not just say it."

After many years, Huo Yuhao also understood that the person who wanted to pretend nothing happened when the pill was sealed was probably Yan Shaozhe. As for Ma Xiaotao's problem, she was easily controlled by the evil fire but was protected by Shrek. She had a bad temper and did not listen to advice and practiced secretly. But if Yan Shaozhe had sternly ordered her to apologize, they would not be so angry. The grudges in the competition later were another matter. What he could not accept back then was mainly Shrek's attitude towards the matter. As time passed, his mentality was much calmer now, but when he saw Yan Shaozhe again, he was afraid to speak in front of him, he still felt mixed emotions.

"...Xiao Tao is my most beloved student." Yan Shaozhe hesitated for a while before speaking, "How to save students like her is very important to me."

“Yes, I know.” Huo Yuhao nodded, and then as if he suddenly remembered something, he leaned forward towards Yan Shaozhe, resting his arms on the table and looking at him attentively, “Just to digress, if I remember correctly, Dean Yan’s martial spirit is the Bright Phoenix?”

“Yes.” Yan Shaozhe nodded, still not understanding why Huo Yuhao mentioned this.

“Oh, what a coincidence.” Huo Yuhao smiled embarrassedly. “A few days ago, the Holy Spirit Sect’s Supreme Leader, the female devil Ye Xishui, fell in the Sun Moon Empire. Facing her and the might of the Death God Tower, Di Tian used the Dragon King Claw. Everyone should know this. However, she didn’t die on the spot after taking a Dragon King Claw. We were all very surprised at the time, until we found out that she actually had a second martial soul, the Bright Phoenix, which had reached Nirvana. Alas… Bright Phoenix is ​​not a common martial soul, right?”

The faces of all the elders present changed instantly, even the drunken Xuan Elder paused in eating the chicken leg. Yan Shaozhe's face turned as pale as paper.

“Of course, I don’t mean anything else.” Seeing everyone’s expressions, Huo Yuhao leaned back in his chair again. “Because of Nirvana, Ye Xishui is still being held in the Sun Moon Empire’s prison under the highest standards. Although the execution date has not yet been set, I don’t think it will be too late. The people are eagerly looking forward to it. I wonder if Dean Yan is interested in seeing her one last time.”

"This..." Yan Shaozhe was speechless for a moment.

"If you want to see it, I have an opportunity for you to enter Sun and Moon."

Huo Yuhao finally smiled from the bottom of his heart. He looked around the venue and said, "Everyone, don't be so nervous. I didn't say I rejected your proposal. Why are you so serious?"

He took out a few envelopes of invitations from the Mingyu Ring. The envelopes were a pleasant, forest-green color, with silver edges on the seals. It was obvious at a glance that they were Huo Yuhao's. On the back of the envelopes, the three large silver-embossed calligraphy characters of "Lingqi Sect" were very eye-catching.

"Pavilion Master Zhang Dai guessed correctly. Both Ma Xiaotao's recovery and Tang Ya's follow-up treatment are related to a new research progress of our Lingqi Sect on the relationship between soul beasts and humans. As the Sun and Moon Empire shot down the Holy Spirit Church, Lingqi Sect is planning to hold a public meeting to announce this achievement to the country."

“Although it is currently only announced to the Sun Moon Empire, we welcome talents from Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek to come and listen to learn how much we have innovated the relationship between soul beasts and soul masters. I believe that the progress we promote will be the mainstream way for soul masters and soul beasts to get along in the entire continent in the future.”

After saying that, Huo Yuhao pushed the envelopes to the center of the conference table. There were exactly four envelopes for Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek.

"If Shrek is interested in this, please report the list of members of the audience team to the immigration management agency at the border of the Sun-Moon Empire as soon as possible, so that we can issue a one-time entry permit. What do you think, Dean Yan, Beibei, this is a good opportunity."

They both fell silent. Zhang Lexuan stood up and accepted the invitation.

"Thank you for your invitation," she said, "Shrek will give you a reply in time after negotiation."

“Okay,” Huo Yuhao nodded, “Then is there any other agenda?”

"No more," Zhang Lexuan said, "That's all for today. Thank you for coming and your hard work. The meeting is adjourned."

As Zhang Lexuan finished speaking, the other people in the meeting room stood up one after another. They nodded to Huo Yuhao as a courtesy, then packed up their things and left. When Yan Shaozhe left, he seemed to be in a trance. Chi Qiu stood up and waited for Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao turned his head to look at the end of the table, and Bei Bei was still sitting there.

“Let’s go,” Huo Yuhao said to Chi Qiu, “Today’s discussion was quite satisfactory.”

"Both sides?" Chi Qiu asked. Huo Yuhao naturally knew what she meant.

"Both," he said. "That side is even pleasant."

"The next thing is to prepare for the public meeting." Chi Qiu also smiled. She had a cold face throughout the entire meeting. When the two of them attended together, Huo Yuhao was in charge of the talks, and she was in charge of playing the dark cop who intimidated others. This was the customary negotiation habit between the two of them.

"Yeah." Huo Yuhao responded and walked straight out of the venue. When he passed by Bei Bei, he gave a meaningful look to the man sitting still on the chair. Outside the door, Zhang Lexuan also looked in Bei Bei's direction worriedly, but hesitated to move forward.

He walked a few more steps and suddenly heard the sound of chaotic footsteps chasing him from behind. He turned back as he had expected, and saw Bei Bei standing behind him in the backlight. He said, "I want to see Tang Ya, the national teacher of Sun and Moon. Please."

Huo Yuhao smiled and looked at Bei Bei. "We shouldn't be so estranged from each other," he said. "We had a life-and-death experience outside Qiankun Love Valley. Then you were attacked. Who healed you and brought you out of the valley?"

Bei Bei was silent for a moment, then spoke again: "I want to see Tang Ya, please... Yu Hao."

“Okay.” Huo Yuhao finally nodded. “This is easy to handle. I will definitely let you go. I made this special trip just for Tang Ya’s matter. If you hadn’t missed me so much that you lost your appetite, Pavilion Master Zhang Dai wouldn’t have specially written a letter to invite me to come—right?”

He deliberately cast his eyes towards the place where Zhang Lexuan had just been, and heard the sound of hurried footsteps leaving. Matters of love are really... Huo Yuhao sighed in his heart. Fortunately, he and Qiu'er fell in love so smoothly.

“I’m also concerned about you.” Huo Yuhao turned around and smiled at Bei Bei. “Since you’ve called me like that, I’ll bear with you in the future.”

Bei Bei nodded. Huo Yuhao then turned around and waved his hand:

"That's all. Goodbye! See you at the conference."

Soon, the invitation letter and the news of the Lingqi Sect holding a public meeting spread quickly to the Douluo Three Kingdoms royal family. Within a few days, the list of auditors was sent to the border of the Sun and Moon Empire, and the preparations for the meeting began in full swing. (End of this chapter)