Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 62 Experiment
"strangeness."

Just as the three of them finished their gathering and returned to their dormitory, the hunched old man followed his intuition and looked towards the outer courtyard.

For some reason, he always had a strange feeling, as if something extraordinary had come to Shrek Academy.

It's described as a sense of threat, but it doesn't quite feel like one.

"A storm is brewing..."

Somewhat weary, he leaned back in his recliner, enjoying the golden light surrounding him, but the worry in his eyes lingered.

His life was already in its final months.

Leaning against this golden tree, it might extend its life by another two or three years, but that's still far from enough.

Yan Shaozhe's potential has almost reached its peak, and without additional opportunities, he may find it difficult to make any further progress in this lifetime.

Xuanzi's strength is decent, but he's not up to the task, which worries him the most. There have been far too many defeats at his hands over the years; if he were to leave like this, Shrek Academy might face serious trouble.

"If we could try a little harder and fully evolve our martial soul into the Taotie, perhaps there would still be a chance to turn the situation around..."

"Xiao Tao is too evil. If we can't find a suitable ice-attribute soul master to restrain her, we'll have no choice but to force her to stop cultivating in the future."

As he gently rocked the recliner, one figure after another appeared in his mind, only making his lamentations deeper and more profound.

"Qian Duoduo's inner conflict remains unresolved, and she'll likely be stuck in this bottleneck for life. Xian Lin'er, on the other hand, can't let go of her obsession and is also ill-suited for great responsibilities... Zhang Lexuan..."

Thinking of this, Mu En slightly opened his half-closed eyes. Although he still felt some guilt and regret towards this person, he had to admit that she was the only one who had the best chance of reaching the limit in a short period of time.

The eighth spirit ring can add 100,000 years, and this spirit beast was hunted by her own hands.

This talent and strength surpasses that of Yan Shaozhe and Xuanzi.

"...Is she the only one we can pin our hopes on?"

Moon's gaze gradually sharpened as he turned to look towards the distant west, his eyes seemingly traversing thousands of miles of land before locking onto Mingdu.

If there is truly no hope, he wouldn't mind ending his life in a spectacular way in the Sun Moon Empire, drawing a less-than-perfect conclusion to his life.

"Perhaps it's time to visit Mingdu and see how they've developed over the years..."

Moon slowly propped up his emaciated body.

……

"How is it, Huo Yuhao?"

Qian Duoduo opened a room full of metal instruments and leaned against the door, watching Huo Yuhao look around inside: "This is a carefully designed research site, mainly used to record the activation principles and effects of different soul guidance arrays."

After Huo Yuhao arrived to report, Qian Duoduo immediately took him to visit the various buildings and facilities of the Soul Guidance Department, and introduced him to different teachers and students.

After all, the Soul Guidance Department only has thirty or forty living people, so there's no need for so many useless procedures. It just so happens that the dean has nothing to do, so leading a tour is a way to pass the time.

"boom!"

Just then, a loud, booming sound echoed throughout the entire test area.

"That is--"

Huo Yuhao subconsciously released his mental detection, but instantly realized the presence of Dean Qian Duoduo. He immediately cut off his soul skill, leaving only a short, ambiguous mental fluctuation for Qian Duoduo.

"Don't worry, this kind of thing happens very often!"

Qian Duoduo didn't suspect anything and assumed that Huo Yuhao was just startled: "This should be Teacher Fan Yu and his disciples researching more advanced fixed-mount soul-guided projectiles... These soul-guided devices are extremely powerful, so it's normal for them to make a lot of noise."

"Actually, I had originally prepared a separate soul guidance research space for you, but you chose to cultivate soul power first, so it's not needed for the time being."

After a pause, Qian Duoduo pulled out a book that wasn't very thick: "This contains some basic knowledge of soul guidance, as well as blueprints for basic formations. It's a common introductory textbook across the continent. You can flip through it in your spare time. If you change your mind, you can come find me anytime." Looking at the entire soul guidance department, there aren't many who come specifically to become soul guides.

They are either those who can't compete with the top geniuses of the Spirit Academy and come here to take up training spots, or they are like Huo Yuhao, who have the talent of soul guidance but take soul power cultivation as their main profession.

Qian Duoduo truly hopes that his family can produce a few Soul Masters who can shoulder great responsibilities...

Even though his initial goal was just to stand up for Xian Lin'er and Yan Shaozhe, after so many years of hard work, he sincerely hoped that Shrek Academy's soul tools could be developed.

"Thank you, Dean!"

Huo Yuhao nodded seriously, then threw it directly into the storage soul tool without any urge to open it and take a look, which made him sigh with emotion.

"Alright, that concludes the tour and introduction! You can do as you please from now on, but you must report when you leave the school. If you have any questions about cultivation, feel free to ask me—after all, I am a ninth-ring expert."

Qian Duoduo left with regret, but before leaving, he turned into the adjacent experimental site to ask how the Extreme Individual Soldier Project was progressing.

For the Soul Guidance Department, that is the most important thing.

If we can achieve enough results, we might be able to change the minds of the old folks in the Sea God Pavilion.

"Soul Guidance Formation..."

Huo Yuhao, who remained in the research room, reached out and tapped different metal plates. The array patterns engraved on them flickered for a few seconds as a small amount of soul power was injected.

"Interesting... but cultivation is more important."

The following days were rather uneventful.

After all, once you officially become a first-year student, there will be no more messy tests, strange exams and competitions, only monotonous and boring courses and physical training.

While the newly formed Class 1 continued to suffer Zhou Yi's torment, Huo Yuhao quietly cultivated himself on his bed every day, occasionally acting as a timekeeper for Wang Dong.

"Ugh! How can you do it so easily?!"

Wang Dong had broken down for the umpteenth time in the early morning, suddenly exclaiming as he looked at the ten minutes left before class: "I refuse to accept this! I want to switch to the Soul Guidance Department!"

"That depends on whether Dean Yan is willing to let you leave."

Huo Yuhao, who had been meditating all night, raised his eyelids slightly: "With your talent, you'll probably have to stay at the Spirit Academy until you graduate."

"asshole!"

Wang Dong's eyes flashed with even more grief and indignation: "I hate Shrek! I want to go home!"

"Oh."

Huo Yuhao calmly closed his eyes. He had heard the same complaints from Xiao Xiao several times already, and he was too lazy to give the same response again.

Obviously.

During this time, he often exchanged experiences on the cultivation of the Xuan Tian Gong and the Tang Clan's unique skills with Xiao Xiao, and they also learned from each other how to apply them more flexibly.

He naturally mastered the skill of slowly circulating his internal energy anytime, anywhere.

"Now... perhaps we can try some more uses?"

Huo Yuhao calmed his mind and looked inward, and a pure white lotus flower was sitting in his dantian.

It was the 100,000-year-old snow lotus that the Snow Emperor brought earlier!

　In the original novel, Mu En's words to Jing Hongchen were "to visit the capital of the Sun Moon Empire again." However, after discovering that Huo Gua's martial soul was not right, he immediately ran to the far north ice plains...

　　Moon is indeed partially disabled, but he's quite capable of causing trouble.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)