Peerless: After traveling through time, who would still want to be Tang San's son-in-law?

Chapter 281 Absorbing the Fifth Soul Ring
"So, what was your dream like? What did you hear when I was talking to you?"

In the dense forest, Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged on the ground, stroking his chin as he asked.

Wang Dong, who was eating grilled fish, paused for a moment before muttering, "Let's just consider this a beautiful dream for now. It would be impolite to ask any more questions."

After swallowing the fish in his mouth, Wang Dong continued, "As for what you called me, I think I heard it from the very first sentence, but subconsciously I didn't pay attention to it, and continued to go about my own business as if I hadn't heard it, advancing the dream..."

Then, Wang Dong's face showed a hint of resentment: "It wasn't until you started babbling those strange things that I realized something was wrong, because I couldn't get enough to eat and I kept feeling hungry."

"After that, I tried to control my body as you said, but I could only control..."

Wang Dong pondered for a moment and said, "'The body in the dream' can only control the body in the dream, and cannot feel the body in reality. It wasn't until you said that I started with the feeling of hunger and found the feeling of controlling the body in reality, and then I suddenly got up like this."

"I see..."

Huo Yuhao frowned slightly as he looked at the large group of students still lying on the ground.

This dream ability is too troublesome. The strange energy directly envelops the sea of ​​consciousness, isolating it from external forces while frantically consuming its power.

The key point is that even Huo Yuhao couldn't find the culprit behind everything. No wonder Di Ruiqiu's expression was a little subtle when she mentioned this soul beast. She probably suffered a loss at the hands of the other party.

Huo Yuhao's mental sharing could only barely transmit a few words.

Not far away, Cai Meier also had a worried look on her face as she sat in a tree.

Good news, Huo Yuhao has woken up.

Even better news: Huo Yuhao successfully woke Wang Dong up.

Then it was gone.

Huo Yuhao also tried calling out to the remaining people, but it still had no effect.

"If all else fails, we'll just move them all back to Shrek Academy. I refuse to believe that these bastards' power can be maintained on Seagod Island!"

Just when the three were at their wits' end, a soft moan rang out.

The sudden sound instantly drew everyone's attention.

"Zhang Lexuan! You're awake?!"

Cai Meier took a step forward and grabbed Zhang Lexuan's shoulder.

"Dean Cai..."

Zhang Lexuan said, sounding somewhat tired.

Zhang Lexuan then turned her head to look around and found that the others were still lying on the ground.

Well, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong are exceptions.

"How are things now...?"

Faced with Zhang Lexuan's doubts, Cai Meier took the initiative to explain the current predicament to Zhang Lexuan, and at the same time inquired about the dream on Huo Yuhao's behalf, hoping to obtain more clues.

"I never imagined... that the entire Soul Hunting expedition would almost be wiped out here..."

Zhang Lexuan gave a wry smile and said, "The dream I had... I guess it was a nice dream. I dreamt about my wedding with Beibei and our married life..."

“Le Xuan…”

Cai Meier whispered, "You don't have to say if it's inconvenient."

"It doesn't matter..."

Zhang Lexuan shook her head slightly and said, "There's nothing I can't say. After all, my relationship with Beibei is not exactly a secret, even if it's not common knowledge."

"Besides that, in my dream I also found the ferocious beast that slaughtered my whole family, and I personally took revenge..."

At this point, a rare glint of fierceness flashed in the eyes of Zhang Lexuan, the usually aloof senior sister.

"Unfortunately, the dream was beautiful, but I knew clearly that I shouldn't be the heroine of the story... so I never truly immersed myself in it. I just couldn't figure out how to get out, so I could only stay awake and continue to immerse myself in the dream."

"It wasn't until I heard Huo Yuhao's shouts that I started to try to regain control of my body. I tried many times before I regained control of my body through a slight connection with my martial soul."

Huo Yuhao stroked his chin and said, "So, Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan regained control of her body by sensing her martial soul, bypassing the dream world..."

At this point, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but glance at Wang Dong, who was interrupting him.

This foodie somehow manages to regain control of her body through hunger...

Cai Meier said, "Zhang Lexuan is, after all, a Soul Douluo. The connection between her martial soul and her soul is much deeper. As long as she is willing to wake up, it will not be difficult for her to return to reality through this connection."

As she said this, Cai Meier visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Senior Sister, you are more familiar with the other people in the Inner Court. Perhaps you can find a way to awaken them. Next, Senior Sister, you can communicate with the others."

As Huo Yuhao spoke, he shared his mental connection with Zhang Lexuan, allowing the senior sister to communicate with the others.

"It's impossible."

Zhang Lexuan nodded gently, recalling the scenes of her interactions with others in her mind, trying to find the best way to attract their attention, and how to tell them about waking up from the dream.

As for Di Rachel?
After calling her several times without success, Huo Yuhao stopped paying attention to her. After all, if Di Ruiqiu dared to call them over, she certainly wouldn't be helpless against the dream.

While Zhang Lexuan was trying to wake up the others, Huo Yuhao was also busy, constantly scanning the surroundings with his mental probe.

Don't be fooled by the fact that everything seems to be going in a positive direction right now.

But the mastermind behind it all, the soul beast that caused them to enter the dream, has yet to reveal any trace of itself.

Time passed second by second, and starting with Han Ruoruo, other people began to wake up one after another.

Unexpectedly, the person who woke up after Han Ruoruo was actually Di Ruiqiu.

The key was the expression on Di Rachel's face; she didn't seem to realize anything, but rather seemed to have a sense of lingering satisfaction.

It's as if they hadn't had enough fun in the dream before they came out.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao's lips twitched inexplicably.

Could it be that... this Dirachel is treating the dream world created by the Dream Eater as a free immersive game?
As more and more people awakened, Huo Yuhao's nerves tightened more and more.

When only Mo Xuan remained unconscious, everyone was on edge, constantly on guard against any possible unforeseen events.

If there's a time when the culprit is most likely to be discovered, it's undoubtedly the moment when everyone emerges from the dream.

"Look, Mo Xuan's finger moved."

As Wang Dong spoke, a silver-white mental vortex began to gather momentum in Huo Yuhao's blue eyes.

If any unexpected event occurs, the mental impact, which has accumulated most of his soul power and mental strength, will be activated immediately. Suddenly, a purple figure darted out from Mo Xuan and ran towards Di Ruiqiu's direction.

Di Ruiqiu frowned slightly and threw a punch.

hold head high--!
The enormous dragon-headed Emperor Rachel's right fist condensed, unleashing a devastating dragon's might as it hurtled towards the purple figure.

Unexpectedly, after being punched by Di Rachel, the purple figure only paused for a moment. The next moment, the purple figure became obviously illusory, passing directly through Di Rachel's fist and running towards a more distant place.

"I see... Is it some kind of method of sneaking in dreams or the sea of ​​the mind?"

Judging from the way the other party made their entrance, Huo Yuhao immediately thought of several possibilities.

However, now is not the time to think about these things; the important thing is to seize the opportunity to obtain your fifth spirit ring.

To amplify this attack, Huo Yuhao even revealed the vertical pupil between his forehead, using the power of destiny within it to strengthen the mental impact. A purple-gold light shot out from his forehead, chasing straight after the purple figure that was trying to escape.

No matter how fast a mortal body runs, it's difficult to outrun a direct energy attack. Coupled with the Eye of Destiny's lock on fate, the mental impact unsurprisingly hits its target.

"Meow-!"

A scream rang out, surprising even Huo Yuhao.

Judging from that sound—the target seems to be a cat?

Upon closer inspection, although the purple fur of the creature was somewhat deceptive, its overall shape did indeed resemble a cat, rather than a tapir.

Huh, it's a female cat?
Huo Yuhao glanced at the animal out of the corner of his eye and silently withdrew his gaze. Although he was a beast, Huo Yuhao still always abided by the rule of not looking at what was improper.

"Good lad, I finally caught you."

Cai Meier swiftly grabbed it and said to Huo Yuhao and the others who had rushed over, "Di Ruiqiu just activated the Golden Dragon Bloodline. We're not far from the core area, and I'm worried that it might attract Di Tian's attention. Let's slip away before they find us."

"Huo Yuhao, you can absorb your spirit ring once you find a safe environment."

Huo Yuhao nodded and ran with the team away from the core area.

Just kidding, even a Title Douluo might not be able to return safely after wandering around the inner circle of the mixed zone.

After all, the ferocious beasts have awakened and reclaimed most of the core area. There are still quite a few ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beasts active in the inner circle of the mixed zone, close to the core area. Most Soul Douluos hunt for 100,000-year-old ninth soul rings in this area.

If it weren't for Huo Yuhao's fifth spirit ring, Cai Meier would never have organized a team to venture so deep into the territory.

If they really meet, it's questionable whether Cai Meier can even win, let alone the others.

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Finally left.

Watching the auspicious beast gradually disappear into the distance, Di Tian slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air high in the sky.

Who knows how much effort Di Tian put in to arrange for those not-yet-fully-intelligent soul beasts to avoid Huo Yuhao and his group?

Immediately, Di Tian looked at the three half-dead black-robed figures he was holding in his hand, and with a thought, summoned Xiong Jun.

"Di Tian, ​​what do you want with me?"

A flash of golden light, and Xiong Jun's massive figure instantly appeared behind Di Tian.

Xiong Jun looked up and saw two golden fledglings, each about half the size of a palm, lying on Di Tian's shoulders. While the aura emanating from them felt familiar to Xiong Jun, it also stirred a sense of longing within his bloodline.

This is... the offspring of that bird that luckily reverted to a trace of golden dragon bloodline? Where is that bird?
Although curious, Xiong Jun did not voice his doubts, suppressing his impatience and waiting for Di Tian to speak.

“These three evil spirit masters enslaved one of your clansmen and tried to capture his two offspring. I took care of them for you as I was passing by. As for your clansmen, you can deal with that yourself.”

Di Tian casually tossed the three half-dead, black-robed figures in his hands to Xiong Jun.

Although he could subdue Xiong Jun with his strength, Di Tian wouldn't mind doing him a favor and making him behave for a while when faced with such a rebellious person.

Upon hearing Di Tian's words, a fierce glint flashed in Xiong Jun's eyes.

Clearly, these three have crossed Xiong Jun and are in deep trouble.

"By the way, if you're going to Brigitte's place, take these two little ones with you and let her take good care of them."

Di Tian gently handed the two fledglings on his shoulder to Xiong Jun.

Di Tian decided to entrust the task of taking care of the children to Bi Ji, who was also a bird.

After giving his instructions, Di Tian flashed away and chased after the Shrek group in the direction they had left.

He needs to keep a close eye on things and prevent Shrek Academy from causing trouble for other spirit beasts along the way, otherwise all his previous arrangements would be for nothing.

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Perhaps because they had already found most of the spirit rings, although they detected many spirit beasts along the way, as long as they were confirmed to be not of the strength attribute, Huo Yuhao directed the team to avoid the spirit beasts and leave the mixed zone as quickly as possible.

Seeing that the nearby trees were gradually getting shorter, Cai Meier knew that they had left the mixed zone, so she found an area where there were few powerful soul beasts leaving their traces and organized the team to rest.
"Let's rest here for a bit. Everyone, take turns on guard duty in pairs. The rest of you, rest where you are. Hmm... Huo Yuhao, you come over here and absorb the spirit ring first."

Upon hearing Cai Meier's instructions, Huo Yuhao approached her and took out a dagger.

Perhaps because it was being suppressed by Cai Meier, the purple cat in front of him did not resist, and Huo Yuhao easily pierced its head with the level six soul tool in his hand.

As the cat's body trembled and gradually lost the strength to struggle, a jet-black soul ring slowly condensed above its corpse.

Putting away his dagger, Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged on the ground, hooked his finger towards the black spirit ring, and the black spirit ring seemed to be drawn towards Huo Yuhao.

Wang Dong, who was standing to the side, forgot to rest and watched Huo Yuhao's movements with some nervousness.

Even though Wang Dong trusted Huo Yuhao deeply, he couldn't help but worry about Huo Yuhao when Huo Yuhao actually tried to absorb a 50,000-year-old soul ring.

A 50,000-year-old spirit ring! According to a certain master's theory, one needs an eighth spirit ring to absorb it.

The surging soul power rushed into Huo Yuhao's meridians like a flood that had found an outlet, and the violent impact made Huo Yuhao tremble uncontrollably.

"interesting……"

Huo Yuhao's spiritual power circulated through his meridians, and he couldn't help but click his tongue as he looked at the meridians that were somewhat swollen from being stretched.

The last time I had this feeling was when I was fusing with Hyotei.

Compared to that time, this time, although dangerous, was actually a piece of cake.

The Blade of Life Protection safeguards the meridians, preventing them from bursting. Tianmeng and the others are responsible for absorbing and sealing the power that Huo Yuhao cannot absorb. This is the fundamental reason why Huo Yuhao can absorb power beyond his level. If Huo Yuhao had to bear it all by himself, he would probably only live for about 20,000 to 30,000 years at most.

Oh, and we also need to be wary of soul shockwaves.

Having not experienced a soul shock during his last soul ring absorption, Huo Yuhao had almost forgotten about this. He quickly returned his consciousness to his sea of ​​consciousness, constantly guarding against the impact of the remaining spiritual fragments from the soul beast within the soul ring.

(End of this chapter)