Douluo Continent: Becoming a disciple of Jing Liu, illuminating all the gods

Chapter 75 Untitled Chapter

"What? Chen Qiye is back?" Beibei's mouth was so big it could swallow a whole egg.

Huo Yuhao nodded. "But he seems to have something to do. Let's go find him later."

Beibei suppressed her restless heart and instructed Xu Sanshi to find someone.

Watching Xu Sanshi leave.

Beibei muttered to herself, "He's coming back." Beibei smiled again, but the mystery in her smile seemed even stronger.

"That's good. Senior Brother, let Second Senior Brother and I tell you about some of the design blueprints we brought back. Let's discuss which soul tools we should manufacture next to best serve the interests of our Tang Sect. We'll also discuss the expansion of our Tang Sect." As Huo Yuhao spoke, he took out his precious starlight sapphire ring—his own, not the one Jing Hongchen had given him. He had painstakingly exchanged rare metals for this in Mingdu. All his good stuff was kept here.

"Hmm." Beibei's expression also became serious.

Cai Tou happened to be looking at him and gave him a questioning look. Bei Bei smiled slightly and shook her head at him. Xu Sanshi made a disdainful gesture at him, then looked at Huo Yuhao, who was carefully arranging the blueprints, with some pity.

The moment the topic of soul tools came up, Huo Yuhao immediately became completely focused, and all other activities were naturally forgotten. He quickly got into the zone and began to explain his philosophy.

Huo Yuhao occasionally added to the discussion. In terms of skill with soul tools, He Caitou was far superior to Huo Yuhao, but he had to restrain himself at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy. The two brothers researched different areas; Huo Yuhao, besides researching close-combat soul tools suitable for himself, was also responsible for researching concepts combining Tang Sect hidden weapons with soul tools. He Caitou was responsible for the actual design and trial production. Although the two brothers seemed to communicate little at the Sun Moon Academy, they actually coordinated through correspondence. The methods of infiltration and stealth from the Extreme Individual Soldier Project were used in their studies there.

Time flew by, and darkness fell. Huo Yuhao and He Caitou decided to stay at the Tang Sect that night. The four brothers worked through the night, researching until they finally determined the general direction of the Tang Sect for the next few years before they went to rest.

Nothing more was said that night. Early the next morning, Huo Yuhao and He Caitou, led by Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, arrived at the Tang Sect's Soul Tool Forging Hall. Based on their experience, the two adjusted some of the facilities in the hall and offered suggestions according to their latest plans.

The Foundry Hall definitely needs to expand, and the safest location for expansion is naturally near the new Soul Guidance Department at Shrek Academy. Following their suggestion yesterday, an underground warehouse will soon be built at the Tang Sect to store precious Soul Guidance Devices.

He Caitou will become the head of the Tang Sect branch of the Soul Guidance Department at Shrek Academy, responsible for supervising and manufacturing soul guidance devices. His advanced fixed-position soul guidance projectiles, which he has been researching for the past few years, will also enter the experimental and manufacturing stage.

Huo Yuhao, meanwhile, needed to continue his studies at Shrek Academy, while also working with He Caitou on the design of soul tools. Of course, this wouldn't take long. Huo Yuhao was waiting for someone to arrive; if that person came, he could be freed from soul tool design and focus solely on his close-combat soul tools. Moreover, he had important matters to attend to after graduation. But that was all in the future.

A busy day passed. Huo Yuhao and He Caitou quickly became familiar with the various affairs of the Tang Sect. With the addition of these two professional high-level Soul Masters, the Forging Hall underwent significant changes within a single day. Some Soul Tool manufacturing machines were adjusted, and Huo Yuhao and He Caitou even personally crafted several machines. The various rare metals that Huo Yuhao brought back also began to prove their worth. The Tang Sect, hidden within Shrek City, was itself like a rapidly operating machine.

"Junior Brother, take a break." Bei Bei came to the foundry and called out to Huo Yuhao, who was busy at work.

"Senior Brother." Huo Yuhao chuckled, looking at his filthy clothes, "I can't stay idle! Seeing our Tang Sect thriving, I really want to make up for the past two years."

Beibei laughed and said, "Your contributions to the sect can't be measured by this. A great sect isn't built in a day. Remember the event I told you about the other day? It's going to be held tomorrow. Don't stay at Tang Sect tonight, come back to Sea God Pavilion with me. Sanshi and Caitou will be going back too. We can attend that grand event tomorrow."

"Oh." Huo Yuhao never objected to his senior brother's instructions. He nodded in agreement and went back to his own work.

In a few months, they will be participating in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament. Although Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi seem relaxed on the surface, everyone knows that this tournament, which they completely control, is extremely important to them and the academy. The fact that this tournament will be held in Mingdu places even higher demands on them.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao planned to spend a month getting things back on track with the Tang Sect, implementing their plan from yesterday, and establishing the Tang Sect branch. Only then could he focus on his secluded cultivation. Furthermore, before the competition began, he had another important task: obtaining his fifth spirit ring for his Spirit Eye.

The quality of the soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest is much higher than that of the Jingyang Mountains in the Star Luo Empire. If you spend the time searching, you should still be able to find some.

He didn't pay much attention to the activities his senior brother mentioned. He had even forgotten about the girl he had seen that day.

Huo Yuhao has always held an ideal in his heart: to promote and strengthen the Tang Sect, and to rebuild its glory. This is not only because he is in the Tang Sect and has learned its unique skills, but also because of one person: Tang Ya.

Tang Ya was the first person Huo Yuhao called "teacher." Although Bei Bei taught him more than Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao held special feelings for both Tang Ya and Bei Bei.

Back then, during his most difficult and painful time, he met them. They were the ones who brought Huo Yuhao to Shrek Academy and taught him the Tang Sect's unique skills. Huo Yuhao would never forget that day, and it was from that moment that his life changed.

Tang Ya's disappearance caused Huo Yuhao no less grief and pain than Bei Bei. However, Bei Bei was already so heartbroken, how could he show it?

To this day, there is still no news of Tang Ya. Huo Yuhao could see that even when his senior brother smiled, there was always a faint sadness in his eyes. More than two years had passed, and Bei Bei looked much more mature than his actual age. Only he knew how much torment he had endured in these two years.

Unable to find Tang Ya, the only thing Huo Yuhao can do for Teacher Xiao Ya now is to fulfill her dream, which is also the dream of everyone in the Tang Sect—to rebuild the Tang Sect's glory. It was precisely because of this goal that Bei Bei was able to bravely emerge from her past suffering. Therefore, no matter how important his own cultivation is, Huo Yuhao places the Tang Sect above all else, even at the cost of delaying his own cultivation.

Bei Bei had lost weight, and Huo Yuhao noticed it but didn't know how to comfort him. He could only do as much as he could for the Tang Sect. He simply hoped that what he did could alleviate some of his senior brother's pain.

When Bei Bei came to the Foundry Hall to find Huo Yuhao for the second time, she saw him sitting there intently inscribing the core magic array in his hand from afar.

The youngest member in the history of the Sea God Pavilion sat on a wooden stump at the entrance of the Foundry Hall, his clothes stained with various dirt and his hair disheveled. But his exceptionally bright eyes held only focused concentration.

"My little junior brother has grown up so much!" A smile of relief appeared in Bei Bei's eyes. But soon, tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

Xiaoya, where are you? You must still be alive, right? Once our Tang Sect is back on track, once I've fulfilled my promise to you, I'll go find you. If I can't find you in a day, I'll search for you for a day; if I can't find you in a year, I'll search for you for a year. If I can't find you in my whole life, then I'll search for you for my whole life, until the day I see you again. If I still can't find you, then let me finally meet you on my journey to find you, even if it's in another world.

Taking a deep breath, Bei Bei forcibly suppressed the violently turbulent emotions within him. As the senior disciple of the Tang Sect, at least on the surface, he absolutely did not want his junior brothers and sisters to see his vulnerable side, much less let his sadness affect them. Although he knew that it was impossible to completely achieve that, at least he tried his best.

"Junior Brother, what are you still doing here? Go wash up and change your clothes. Let's go back to the Sea God Pavilion." Bei Bei walked to Huo Yuhao's side and said softly.

"Mmm, mmm," Huo Yuhao replied verbally, but his hands moved with lightning speed. Bei Bei could clearly see that the carving knife in Huo Yuhao's hand moved like a dragon in the wind, incredibly fast and precise. Metal shavings slid off continuously, and the exquisite core magic array gradually appeared.

Without urging him further, Beibei knew that as a Soul Master, one must be focused when creating Soul Tools and is most afraid of being disturbed. So he stood quietly by his side and watched.

Huo Yuhao has indeed grown up. Compared to two years ago, he has grown much taller and stronger. His composure is so remarkable that sometimes Bei Bei even feels like she is looking at Xu Sanshi.

For more than two years, the two brothers had never stopped exchanging letters. Although Huo Yuhao never mentioned the difficulties he was facing in his letters, Bei Bei's sources of information were not limited to him alone!

However, to Bei Bei's surprise, she could not sense any fatigue in Huo Yuhao, only vitality and energy, as if he had become a tireless perpetual motion machine.

Beibei was actually quite worried about his condition, but the thought of the upcoming event naturally dispelled her worries, and a playful smile gradually appeared on her lips. Tomorrow is sure to be a very exciting day.

A full quarter of an hour passed before Huo Yuhao finally finished inscribing the core magic array in his hand. He quickly got up, returned to the forging hall, handed the core magic array he had inscribed to a Tang Sect staff member, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Senior Brother, you're here." Huo Yuhao quickly greeted Bei Bei as he saw him standing there.

Beibei said helplessly, "Junior brother, you're treating me like I'm invisible! I've been here for a while now, and you even answered when I called you just now."

Huo Yuhao scratched his head sheepishly. In front of his senior brother, he always felt like the same boy he used to be.

"You're too focused. Junior brother, you've just gotten back, you can't tire yourself out like that. If you get sick, we'll all be worried about you. The academy won't let me off the hook either. Come on, go wash up and change into some clean clothes. Let's go back to the Sea God Pavilion."

"Okay." Huo Yuhao replied, then quickly took a shower and changed into a clean Shrek Academy uniform.

Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and He Caitou were already waiting for him.

Seeing Huo Yuhao walk out looking refreshed, Xu Sanshi whistled and said, "Sixth Junior Brother, not bad. It's been more than two years, and you've grown into a real man."

He Caitou said irritably, "What kind of evaluation is that? Does that mean Junior Brother isn't a man?"

Xu Sanshi chuckled and said, "What I mean is, it's about time Sixth Junior Brother started looking for girls!"

He Caitou blushed, as if he had thought of something, and looked at Beibei for help, saying, "I...can I do it?"

Beibei laughed and said, "I don't know about that; it depends on your own abilities. But I think if you're more confident and a little more thick-skinned, your chances of success will be greater."

"Oh." Even when He Caitou's dark face turned red, it wasn't very noticeable, but if you looked closely, it looked a bit like a purple eggplant.

Huo Yuhao was quite surprised by his second senior brother's shy demeanor. He walked up to his three senior brothers and couldn't help but ask, "Eldest senior brother, third senior brother, what's wrong with second senior brother? What kind of riddle are you talking about?"

Xu Sanshi chuckled and said, "It's not about tomorrow's event yet. Let's go, we'll talk as we walk, or we'll miss dinner at the Sea God Pavilion."

The four brothers left the Tang Sect and walked along the streets of Shrek City. Led by Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, who knew the way well, they clearly saved a lot of time compared to when Huo Yuhao had come.

"Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, what kind of activity is this?" Huo Yuhao hadn't really thought about it, but seeing He Caitou's obviously abnormal behavior, his curiosity as a young man was naturally piqued.

"This shouldn't be a big deal for you, but it's extremely important to Chen Qiye..." Bei Bei said.

(End of this chapter)