Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit.

Chapter 156: The Item That Can Break the Soul Ring Contract – The Beginning of Change

"Teacher Tibo! I'm leaving!"

Feng Jin hurriedly got dressed today, waved to her roommate Ti Bao, and prepared to leave.

Tibo shook the red hair that had just been tied up on her head, her blue starry eyes revealing a look of confusion.

"Little Violet, I remember Shrek Academy's official classes are supposed to start tomorrow, right?"

"Our homeroom teacher's name is Wang Yan, right?"

"I've been learning a bit about this teacher these past few days."

"Shrek Academy students all say that this teacher is very serious and responsible, has a unique teaching method, and likes to be friends with students."

Upon hearing this, Feng Jin patted her chest and said:

"That's great."

"Yesterday, when Butterfly and I were strolling around Shrek Academy with Grandpa Mu, we saw that Dai Huabin's class from last time had run a full two hundred laps around the track!"

"Those who don't complete the full run will be fired!"

"The freshmen watching outside the playground were terrified. Many of them had level 10 or higher soul power and their martial souls were weapon martial souls."

"They simply cannot withstand this level of training."

"I remember Grandpa Mu's face turned black at the time."

"It seems he's very angry."

"However, this time I'm planning to leave the school gate."

Tibao put on her little white socks, and her clear, childlike voice reached Feng Jin's ears.

"Going out?"

"Are you planning to go shopping with Butterfly and the others?"

Feng Jin's lips curled up slightly, then she shook her head and said:

No, that's not it.

"I'm planning to go to the Shrek City Passion Building to see Dr. Roman."

"I had an agreement with Dr. Roman to teach me alchemy called Reality Marble today."

"When I was traveling with Dr. Roman in the Tiandou Plain, he taught me and Diebao something, but unfortunately I didn't understand it at the time."

"Dr. Roman once showed Butterfly and me a Reality Marble, it was truly amazing!"

"It can change the world in an instant. I've heard that the inherent barrier is related to the mental landscape."

"I suspect my Reality Marble must be related to healing."

"By the way, Teacher Tibo, would you like to learn alchemy? I can ask Dr. Roman if he can give you a book on the subject."

Tibo nodded thoughtfully and said:

"Alchemy."

"Then I'll leave it to Xiaofengjin."

"Should I use the Hundred Realms Gate to send you there directly?"

Feng Jin shook her head, her pink twin ponytails swaying slightly in the air.

"No."

"Butterfly and I agreed to go for a walk together."

Goodbye!

Feng Jin turned around and waved to Tibo before walking down the stairs in the hallway with great energy.

At the top of the stairs, a purple figure was waiting. With long white-purple hair and beautiful eyes like purple gemstones, she attracted the attention of many students just by standing there.

These hot-blooded young men did not choose to approach Xia Die, because her cold demeanor and perpetually indifferent expression intimidated many people, who dared not get close.

At this moment, Xia Die was talking to Mu En beside her. Xia Die was asking some questions about martial souls, and Mu En was answering them one by one with a smile.

"Butterfly Baby and Grandpa Mu!"

Feng Jin's voice came from the stairs, followed by footsteps approaching the two people.

A smile appeared on Xia Die's indifferent face as she nodded to Feng Jin.

Moon turned around in her wheelchair and looked at her, saying:

"Little Violet."

"Are you in such a hurry today because you want to go out with Xia Die?"

Feng Jin nodded and smiled at Mu En, saying:

"Yeah, I have something to do with Diebao today."

"I won't accompany Grandpa Mu for walks at school anymore."

Even with his aged face beaming with a kind smile, Moon waved to the two girls and said:

"It's fine."

"I can also walk around the school in my wheelchair by myself."

"Since you're in such a hurry, let's go there quickly."

Remember to be careful.

"Yes! Thank you, Grandpa Mu!"

Then, Feng Jin smiled and pushed Xia Die towards the Shrek Academy gate. One was lively, and the other was indifferent. They were like fire and water, yet they could coexist perfectly.

Moon thought it might be because they both had kind hearts.

These five children have different personalities and abilities.

Looking at their personalities alone—the proud Madmores, the sunny White E, the energetic Wind Violet, the indifferent Little Butterfly, and the innocent Tibo—it's hard to imagine that these people would get along so well, let alone become such close friends who can talk about anything.

The only explanation Moon could think of was that they shared the same heart, an honest and kind heart.

Just like he and Long Xiaoyao, they also had very different personalities. Due to an accident, the two of them wiped out a village of evil spirit masters from different directions. After that, they became close friends, and the two even had a martial spirit fusion skill later on.

Mu En thought he had almost forgotten about Long Xiaoyao, but now when he sees Bai E and the others, he keeps thinking of his former best friend.

The three who once ventured across the continent together are now like strangers, their fates unknown to each other.

Moon often wondered what the outcome would have been if, when the two of them were together with Ye Xishui, they had taken a step back like Flander, the first principal of Shrek Academy.

Could they still venture out together in mainland China, fighting for justice and helping the weak?

Mu En shook his head, clearing his mind of the jumbled thoughts, and leaned back in his wheelchair, quietly watching Feng Jin and Xia Die's backs, mainly watching Xia Die.

In the past two days, during his interactions with this girl, Mu En discovered that her martial spirit was likely related to the legendary concept of death.

Moon was all too familiar with that decaying, rotting power, for his body was slowly sinking into the grave.

He deals with death every day and is all too familiar with the decay of life.

As the head of the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En was well aware that the power of death was close to that of an evil soul master.

If I had met this girl named Xia Die when I was young, I probably would have labeled her an evil spirit master. After all, I was young and impetuous back then, and my opinions were strong.

Now that I'm older, I've come to terms with many things and know that many things in the world cannot be judged solely on right or wrong; most things are just a touch of delicate gray.

As long as this girl named Xia Die maintains a heart that loves life, she will never be an evil spirit master.

He will personally explain the child's situation to Yan Shaozhe and others later, and Mu En is willing to endorse this girl.

Because he saw that this girl genuinely loved life and appreciated the world's vitality.

Such a person who loves life, even if their power is evil, could never become an evil spirit master.

Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, lifting Moon's pale hair and obscuring his slowly narrowing eyes.

He is now thinking about how to reform Shrek Academy's outer courtyard, and even the inner courtyard.

The Soul Guidance Department, in particular, cannot continue to exist in this half-dead state; it must receive greater support.

This time, nothing Yan Shaozhe said worked. If he dared to disobey again, Mu En wouldn't mind using his belt to make up for Yan Shaozhe's slightly imperfect childhood.

…………

"Butterfly, hurry up!"

Feng Jin held Xia Die's hand and jogged along the streets of Shrek City, heading south towards the Passion Building.

The two beautiful girls attracted the attention of many people, including some mysterious eyes lurking in the shadows.

"Boss! I saw the girl in that group of people in the picture."

The third brother, dressed in a black robe, spoke to the eldest brother, who was eating a hamburger, from a high platform.

Upon hearing this, the eldest brother finished his hamburger in a few bites, casually wiped his mouth, and stood up to watch Feng Jin and Xia Die's retreating figures.

Then he gave the third brother a hard knock on the head and said:

Why are you telling me about them?

"But we won't lay a hand on either of them!"

"Focus your attention and find that disabled old man."

"I refuse to believe that old man Bitden will spend his whole life holed up in Shrek."

The third brother covered his head, and the second brother asked him:

"What if that old man really doesn't come out?"

The eldest brother thought for a moment and said:

"In that case..."

"We'll just find some old man, break his legs, arrange a matching wheelchair for him, then find a way to put on makeup, beat him up, film it, and send it to the second young master."

The fifth brother, hiding in the shadows and drinking milk tea, raised his hand and asked the eldest brother:

"Then why not do it now?"

"Just find anyone to impersonate."

The eldest brother walked menacingly to the fifth brother, snatched the milk tea from his hand, took a big gulp himself, and said to him:

"manner!"

"This is a matter of attitude!"

"A fake is a fake. What if it gets exposed?"

"I don't want to go to the Mingdou Mountains to see spirit beasts baring their teeth!"

"This plan should only be used as a last resort! It should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary!"

"Do you understand everything?!"

The other five men in black robes nodded in agreement.

Feng Jin and Xia Die arrived at the Passion Building and headed straight for the office. Roman had informed the staff there of their identities beforehand, so no one stopped them.

"Roman, here, these documents are for you too!"

Huo Yuhao sat with his legs crossed in Roman's office, taking out a large stack of documents from his storage soul tool and handing them to Roman.

Roman sighed, took the documents from Huo Yuhao, and flipped to the first page where he saw a message from Su Tong.

"Dr. Roman, you should be looking at this document, right?"

"I knew it!"

"Let the teacher handle these documents himself. He's such an enthusiastic leader, but he never gets anything done!"

“…………”

"If the teacher continues like that, please tell him for me that he should just buy fast food himself when he goes back to Xilu City!"

"()"

Roman's eyebrows twitched, and he handed the file to a bewildered Huo Yuhao, saying:

"Here is your apprentice's message."

"What should we do?"

Huo Yuhao glanced at Su Tong's neat handwriting, whistled, and used the Broken Dream Blade to turn the words into dream bubbles.

Just pretend you didn't see anything.

"If Su Tong asks, just say you didn't see it."

Roman slumped onto the table, his green eyes dull and lifeless, and weakly said to Huo Yuhao:

"Are you kidding me?"

"You unscrupulous boss! Wasn't I in the same cohort as Bai E and the others?"

"By birth count, I'm only one year old!"

"This is child labor exploitation!"

"Bai Er and the others are celebrating youth, while I'm here, 007!"

"Is this correct?"

Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes and said to him:

"Whose one-year-old is that tall?!"

"Focus on your work! Don't think about anything else."

"If you don't work, how will I drive luxury cars and live in villas in the future?"

"You're always thinking about yourself."

"You should think more about the boss!"

"Some things you'll understand when you reach this age."

Huo Yuhao earnestly conveyed his employee values ​​to Luo Man, and even patted him on the shoulder.

Roman was completely dumbfounded. He never expected that Huo Yuhao would say such a shameless thing.

"No? Boss! Don't you want to listen to what you're saying?"

Huo Yuhao smiled and said:

"Okay, just kidding."

"Help me process these documents, and I'll give you some extra money."

"I'll treat you to dinner at the best restaurant in Shrek City later."

"I'm giving you a break for next year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament. Go with Bai E and the others to check it out. Make sure no one gets killed during the competition."

Roman said weakly:

"Okay~"

Then, Roman rallied his spirits and looked at Huo Yuhao, saying:

"By the way, what's your plan for dealing with the three dragon corpses beneath the emerald soil of Xilu City?"

"The familiar I buried below told me that the dragon corpse's soul response is close to zero."

"It's estimated that the other party's sanity will not completely collapse for another two weeks."

"Do whatever you want now, because this is the time when the other person is most confused and disoriented."

"After this period of time, there really were only three corpses left over there."

Huo Yuhao smiled and said:

"That's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about."

"The dragon corpse is related to the dragon tomb."

"This is an opportunity that cannot be missed."

"Have you prepared that thing?"

Roman straightened his expression and took out a strange dagger from his storage soul tool. The blade of the dagger looked like it was made of countless interwoven colored spots, and it exuded an extremely eerie aura.

The soul power within Huo Yuhao's body was involuntarily agitated, as if it had encountered entropy.

"Here, a pirated copy of the 'Character of Breaking the Commandments of All Things,' which I spent months alchemizing."

"Using entropy as the core force, it is wrapped and utilized within the core matrix of alchemy."

"The effect is slightly different from the original."

"But overall it's about the same."

"It can remove all soul power effects."

"Theoretically, it is possible to break the spatial barrier of the Dragon Tomb."

Huo Yuhao picked up the hilt of the dagger and examined it closely.

Then he asked Roman:

"Is it possible to break the spirit ring contract?"

Roman smiled and said to Huo Yuhao:

"Can."

"It can break the spirit ring contract."

"A Soul Master who loses a Soul Ring will lose the corresponding Soul Skill, and their cultivation level will also regress."

"Um, this is the result obtained from testing on D-level personnel."

Huo Yuhao continued to ask:

"Since it's a pirated copy, judging from this metal structure, it probably won't last many uses."

Roman said helplessly:

"Didn't you say you'd treat it as a consumable item?"

"A dagger can only be used three times; it will disintegrate after that."

"So, why are you focusing on the contract termination feature?"

Roman's green eyes were filled with doubt.

Huo Yuhao's lips curled slightly upward as he said to Roman:

"Because it's very important."

"The talisman that breaks the rules of all things, and the soul spirit technology that a certain big shot is researching, can change the entire soul master system."

"I remember I showed you the Soul Technology Report, didn't I?"

Roman nodded and said:

"Another form of spirit ring can preserve the soul of a spirit beast, and can even accompany the spirit master in battle."

"Um, I think it's a bit like Pokémon."

After listening to Roman's words, Huo Yuhao said:

"The magic network enabled communication between humans and soul beasts."

"The soul and the symbol that breaks the rules of all things are the technological singularity that will change everything."

"The only drawback of the Soul Spirit Technology is that the lives of Soul Beasts and Soul Masters are still strongly bound together, just like Soul Rings and Soul Masters."

"This technology alone cannot change the world."

"The Symbol of Breaking the Laws of All Things can break the Soul Ring Contract and also the Soul Spirit Contract."

"The soul spirit can be unbound from the soul master; this is the complete soul spirit technology."

"Roman! Is there a way to retain only the ability to break the contract by dispelling the laws of all things?"

"Also, if possible, could it be mass-produced?"

Roman pondered the specific technical details for a while, and after a long time, he nodded seriously and said:

"Give me two and a half months, and I can solve it!"

Huo Yuhao showed a delighted expression, patted Roman on the shoulder and said:

"As expected of you!"

"OK!"

"I will send you the Soul Technology right away. Use this technology to modify the Symbol for Breaking the Laws of All Things, so that the Soul Contract can be broken."

"From here on, we will officially begin to nerf the Soul Master system of this world!"

"The Soul Master system is clearly a system with great potential."

"The soul skills here are incredibly diverse, and their effects are all more amazing than the last."

"A single spirit ring can actually bind two races so tightly!"

"The person who invented spirit rings was a fucking genius!"

"This is practically a direct and absolute cap on the development potential of this civilization!"

(End of this chapter)