Peerless: I Became Huo Yuhao's Dark Personality

Chapter 63: The Xingluo Empire on the Headlines ( in )

As Alex finished speaking, the eyes of Huo Yumiao and the others suddenly became eager. Since it involved the origin of life, no one would think of any problem.

“If you want to avoid the aftereffects of replication, you need to find a sacred object containing the power of Qi and blood.

Using sufficient Qi and blood to flush your body, this method does not actually solve the problem of sequelae, but rather shortens the duration of the sequelae to achieve the purpose of clearing them up."

"A sacred object of the power of Qi and blood?" Upon hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought. What could possess such a rich power of Qi and blood? A treasure from heaven or earth?

"If I remember correctly, in the secret book given by Mr. Gong, is there a magical medicine called Blood Tendon Grass?" Huo Yumiao's eyes lit up, and a vague introduction emerged in his mind.

"It can be included in the secret book collected by Master Gong, so its effect must be extremely strong!" Huo Yuhao was reminded of this and recalled all the chapters about Blood Tendon Grass in his mind.

Blood tendon grass, an extremely rare spiritual medicine, needs a large amount of blood and energy to grow.

Its leaves are as slender as swords, and the veins are dark red, as if blood is flowing in the leaves. The grass stems are dark purple, and the surface is covered with several fine lines, just like the intricate meridians in the human body.

When mature, a small blood-red flower will bloom at the top of the grass stem. The petals are as silky as silk and emit a faint bloody smell. The qi and blood energy contained in it can greatly enhance the strength of the body.

It also has another function, which is to prolong the life of people who have suffered serious injuries and are on the verge of death, and to ensure their lives before the blood and energy it brings dissipates.

When used with some special elixirs to make pills, it can even bring the dead back to life.

"I don't understand the things of your world. Only by seeing the actual object can I judge whether it can serve as a sacred object of Qi and blood power."

Facing the inquiring gazes of the two, Electrolux shook his head and did not make a promise immediately. He would not make big promises about unknown things.

"It's not easy. Although the blood tendon grass is not as good as the gold of living things, it is something that can be found by chance but not by searching for." Huo Yumiao sighed, and his surging emotions calmed down a lot.

"It's okay, Brother Miao. If you really can't find us, then we don't have to. It's just a matter of enduring the aftereffects for a while. It's not like we can't afford it."

Huo Yuhao was beaming with joy. He was naturally very happy that there were no side effects, but this did not mean that he had to follow a method that would have no side effects.

No matter how painful and unbearable the sequelae were, how could they be any better than what he had endured in the Duke's Mansion since he was a child?
He has been carrying this burden silently for too long, and now that the dawn has finally appeared, he will not back down because of a temporary sequelae.

"Yuhao, don't be so pessimistic. It's uncertain whether you can get the blood tendon grass." A gleam of light flashed in Huo Yumiao's eyes, with an inexplicable meaning.

Of course he couldn't get it alone, but if there was that group of people standing at the top... the result would be uncertain. When Huo Yumiao thought of this, a plan quietly emerged.

“Yeah.” Huo Yuhao didn’t care and just thought that his brother Miao was comforting him.

"Okay, Yuhao, it's time for you to wake up." Alex looked at Huo Yumiao and the other two deeply, with a tiny smile on his lips.

Such true love, it’s been a long time since I’ve encountered such love... Alex laughed and turned around, stepping into the small blue sun made of the gold of life.

After looking at each other, they all disappeared from their spiritual sea of ​​consciousness. As soon as Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, he heard the doorman knocking on the door anxiously. He had locked the door deliberately in order to purify the gold of life.

No wonder Old Yi said it was time for him to wake up. Huo Yuhao suddenly realized what was going on and quickly got up to open the door. The person knocking on the door was none other than Wang Dong.

Wang Dong was looking anxious at this moment. If Huo Yuhao didn't open the door, he would have forced it open.

"What are you doing? I've been knocking for a long time but you didn't open the door!" Seeing that Huo Yuhao looked safe and sound, Wang Dong's anxiety eased a little, and then turned into strong dissatisfaction.

"Uh... I didn't notice just now. Do you have something to talk to me about?" Huo Yuhao was speechless for a moment and quickly changed the subject.

"Really?" Wang Dong looked skeptical. He knew Huo Yuhao very well. Even if a spiritual soul master was not paying attention, he shouldn't have been left alone for such a long time.

"Really... right?" Huo Yuhao couldn't make up any more stories. Even if he was very careful, he couldn't come up with a logical and reasonable explanation in an instant.

"Well, actually, I was just doing something important that required a high level of mental concentration. Basically, I could say I was completely isolated from the outside world."

"That's right, you still want to deceive me?" Wang Dong looked proud, as if saying "I don't know you yet".

"I came to you about that carving knife. Can you fix it? I see you care about it very much. If you really can't, just put it aside and show it to my...family when I get home. They will definitely be able to fix it."

Wang Dong did not ask Huo Yuhao what he had done. They all had their own secrets and would never dig into the details. He was just having fun exposing the lies.

He noticed the strangeness in Huo Yuhao's expression during the conversation between Wang Yan and Huo Yuhao on the way back from the auction. In addition, after hearing the auctioneer explain the danger of the carving knife, he came to knock on the door out of concern for Huo Yuhao's safety.

Wang Dong was very confident. He believed that as long as his father took action, no matter what the secret of the carving knife was, he would be able to crack it.

"Thank you, Wang Dong, but it's not necessary. I was just trying to break the curse and I succeeded." To be honest, Huo Yuhao was a little touched by Wang Dong's words.

"So that's how it is. Okay, then I'll go back to sleep." Wang Dong felt relieved, waved his hand and prepared to leave.

“That’s not necessary. Now that you’re here, let’s practice together.” Huo Yuhao smiled innocently and extended an invitation to practice.

"?" Wang Dong's face was filled with disbelief, as if he couldn't believe that Huo Yuhao could say such cold words.

To be honest, Wang Dong is just a piece of shit. It can be seen from the fact that his soul power was only level 21 when he first entered school.

As a person with far greater talent than the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, Dai Huabin was able to reach the third ring with the Goddess of Light Butterfly and Clear Sky Hammer at the age of twelve, while Wang Dong only had two rings.

Although Wang Dong is actually younger than Dai Huabin, the age difference is less than one year. What does this mean? In nearly six years, Wang Dong has improved ten levels. This is pure luck.

Haven’t you seen that during the two and a half years that Huo Yuhao was an exchange student, Wang Dong was directly promoted from Soul Sect to Soul Emperor, and at that time there were still a few months left before the exchange ended.

But after Huo Yuhao returned, Dai Huabin's strength was only that of a Soul King, which was enough to prove Wang Dong's unrivaled talent and his king-like training in childhood.

"I shouldn't have come!" Wang Dong screamed and was forced to work hard.

On a dark and windy night, in an unknown dark alley, two figures in black robes were talking. Nothing else could be seen under the cover of the black robes, only the figures of one tall and one short.

"Are all the things ready?" An old voice came from the short black robe. Upon hearing the words, the man in black beside him flashed a white light in his hand, and a stack of papers appeared.

"Mr. Ma..." The tall and thin man in black just opened his mouth when he was met with angry curses.

"Are you an idiot? Call me by my code name!"

"I deserve to die! Boss, it has been sorted out." The man in black said in panic and presented the paper in his hand.

The "Boss" picked up one and began to examine it carefully. After a moment, he nodded, a satisfied smile appearing under his black robe. "Okay, make sure to spread it all over Xingluo City tonight."

"My subordinate understands."

"Okay, go and carry out the mission now." The "boss" waved his hand, and the man in black received the order. The already dark figure became ghostly again and disappeared into the night in an instant.

"Xingluo Empire, Shrek Academy, Xu Jiawei, Poseidon Pavilion... Haha, you guys are colluding behind the scenes to play dirty tricks, and now you're teaming up to target us openly.

Under the pretext of neutrality, you're interfering in the situation between the continental empires without limits. I want to see how you deal with this great gift from me!"

The disappeared man in black robes twisted and turned and appeared in another dark alley. At this time, dozens of figures dressed in the same way stood there.

"Group One is responsible for the East District, Group Two is responsible for the West District, Group Three is responsible for the South District, Group Four is responsible for the North District, and I am in charge of the center.

The mission must be completed within two and a half hours. Remember not to be discovered by patrolling guards. Start the action and gather at the designated location after two and a half hours."

The black-robed man who previously claimed to be a subordinate has now become the boss of all the black-robed men.

As he finished speaking, all the black-robed men on standby remained silent. Four black-robed figures stepped forward, leading their respective teams in their respective directions. They appeared to be highly cultured. It wasn't that these men didn't want to speak, but rather that they simply couldn't. Their language systems had long been erased by a special elixir, a common form of training for the assassins.

Each of the black-robed men was holding a large stack of papers in his hand. Judging from the speed at which these people moved, almost all of them were Soul King-level warriors.

They did not scatter the papers in their hands on the streets, but "distributed" them door to door, stuffing the papers in their hands into various hidden gaps when the people of Xingluo fell asleep.

The gaps between wooden doors and floors, and the edges of windows are for civilians living in small houses without their own yards.

It is much easier if you have a yard. Just put the paper in front of the door covered by the eaves, and then find a stone to press it down, and you're done.

Along the way, they deliberately avoided the hotels where the competition teams were staying and some special places where high-level soul masters might exist.

For example, the Xingluo Royal Hotel and the residences of the powerful, let alone going to such places, they would not even approach within a one-kilometer coverage area.

The purpose of these men in black robes was very clear. These papers were distributed to ordinary people.

Two and a half hours passed in a flash, and all the men in black robes gathered in the familiar alley again. After the leader counted the number of people, he nodded slightly.

"Alright, everyone, leave the city after daybreak and return in groups."

As soon as the leader finished speaking, the rest of the people disappeared without a trace like smoke blown away by the wind.

The remaining men in black robes sighed in their hearts. Things are different now. In the past, they would just use their flying soul guides to leave after finishing their work. But that is no longer possible. Ever since the no-fly order was issued, flying high in the city has become a provocation. Doing so now will only make it easier to be exposed.

In the early morning, at sunrise, Huo Yuhao opened his eyes and practiced pupil technique as usual. Wang Dong looked at Huo Yuhao by the window and felt unlucky. He was forced to practice for another night.

The two walked out of the room and prepared to have breakfast, then they saw Wang Yan with a gloomy face and several teammates with strange expressions.

They all had one thing in common: they were holding the same newspaper.

"Teacher Wang, what are you doing?" Huo Yuhao stepped forward and asked tentatively.

"What happened? Why do you all look so weird?" Wang Dong also looked at everyone in confusion.

"Junior brother, Wang Dong, you can take a look for yourselves." Beibei looked grim as he handed two newspapers to the two of them.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong looked at each other, somewhat puzzled. They took the newspaper together and began to browse the contents.

"This..."*2
After just one glance, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong both looked up with expressions of astonishment. At the same time, a teasing voice sounded from Huo Yuhao's mind.

"Interesting, very interesting." Huo Yumiao looked at the scene in front of him and found it extremely interesting. He was very curious about how the Xingluo royal family would respond.

Several lines of extremely eye-catching large characters were arranged at the top, which was obviously the title of the newspaper.

Shocking! The Manipulator Behind the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition!

Why does Shrek Academy always draw the weakest opponents?

"Drawing lots in secret? How does the Xingluo Empire manipulate the results of the competition!"

The truth comes to light, it's all a conspiracy!

Shrek Academy bribes the royal family, and the three empires are maliciously grouped!

These titles are explosive no matter where they are placed. All this is thanks to the three major hot spots, Shrek Academy, Star Luo Empire and this once-in-five-year event.

It is believed that even if the newspaper sells a copy at a sky-high price of one gold soul coin, there will be plenty of people willing to pay to see the real thing.

Huo Yuhao continued to read. The more he read, the more frightened he became. He also felt a little inexplicably happy in his heart.

The newspaper is not just a headline-grabbing site, but the real thing. Each headline has a corresponding section of explanation and analysis, which is well-organized and logical.

The newspaper contained a lot of content, and one aspect occupied the largest part, which was the match schedule of all the previous Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competitions.

This newspaper lists in detail all the competition matches in the past five hundred years, which means it goes back to the 100th competition.

Of course, it is almost impossible for ordinary people to figure out the match schedules of so many competitions in a short period of time, so the newspaper also thoughtfully made various emphasized notes.

The competition map analyzed a total of five colleges, all of which were veteran strong teams, namely Shrek College and the Royal Colleges of the four empires.

After some logical reasoning, we obtained several similar rules.

First of all, Shrek Academy and the Royal Academy of the Four Empires have never been among the top eight, and several examples are listed during this period.

It shows that in the past 100 rounds of 16-to-8 elimination matches, these five major colleges have never met each other, and this is only based on the records of the past 100 rounds of matchups.

What a concept! The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition has a history of more than 10,000 years, and the number of participating teams has always been controlled below 150.

In other words, according to the most common dichotomy, these five major colleges have never met before the quarterfinals.

You know, as each round of competition is eliminated, the probability of this matchup increases rapidly. In this case, the probability of meeting in the round of 16 is more than a quarter.

This is just the data from the past 100 sessions. Just the 16-to-8 selection alone has not been correct once in 100 times. I can only describe it in one sentence: this is God's will!

Could this providence of God be a disguise by the royal family?
Moreover, no matter how powerful the top 8 academies were in that session, the five major academies were always able to face off against academies with weaker average cultivation than themselves, without exception. There were even a few times when they were able to perfectly match up against opponents that were restrained by themselves.

Second, no matter which of the four empires hosts the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, the Royal Academy of the empire to which the organizer belongs will definitely enter the semi-finals, without exception.

No matter how strong the teams in the top eight are, the Royal Academy of the empire that organizes the competition can always accurately find the weakest opponent, and this has been the case for the past hundred years.

The above is only half of the content. The other half uses heavy words to describe the "friendly communication" between Shrek Academy and the Xingluo Royal Family.

The newspaper was extremely detailed, listing all the participating colleges in the competition one by one and ranking them in order according to the average cultivation level of all colleges.

Finally, I discovered something extremely interesting, that is, among the four empires, except for the team of Xingluo Royal Academy, the strength of the teams of the royal academies of the other three empires is extremely strong.

Either it is an all-Soul King team, or a Soul Emperor team, or a combination of both. The teams of the three major empires' royal academies are all included.

On the other hand, the strongest team in the Xingluo Royal Academy's group is themselves, and the highest average cultivation level of the other teams is only the Five Soul King configuration.

It must be because the land belongs to Xingluo, so Xingluo Royal Academy has such good luck.

Finally, there is the much-anticipated Shrek Academy. The group there is extremely powerful, with the highest combat strength being a team consisting of only three single Soul Kings.

First, compared with the groups of the four empires' royal academies, they were completely defeated. Then, compared with the teams that Shrek Academy had fought against in previous competitions, they were completely defeated.

Combined with the battle between Shrek Academy and the Five Soul Sect's Double Soul Master Team in the first match, it came out, everything came out!
Combining various phenomena and making reverse deductions, the newspaper wrote the conclusion in the best place. In the center of the page, there was a reverse deduction process of more than a thousand words.

The final conclusion is that Shrek Academy cheated! This year's Xingluo Cup, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition, is shady!

Of course, these are all inferences, and we certainly cannot jump to conclusions based on these contents. The newspaper also specially wrote a note in big bright red letters.

Note: The content published in this newspaper is purely fictitious. Shrek Academy and Star Luo Empire are pseudonyms. Any similarity is purely coincidental!

(End of this chapter)