Douluo Continent: Starting by controlling the Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult

Chapter 32 Big Brother, One of Us

After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, Huo Yuhao and Xie Huanyue strolled back to Shrek Academy, chatting happily.

Using his past life's techniques for getting information out of people, Huo Yuhao finally learned about Xie Huanyue's background, which was not described in the original work.

Xie Huan Yue's father, Xie Long, was a descendant of Ge Long, a famous general of the original Tian Dou Empire. After the Tian Dou Empire split, he joined the army of the Tian Hun Empire. After the Sun Moon Empire went to war with the original three Douluo Empires, the Tian Hun Empire increased taxes due to its national strength deficit, causing most areas to suffer. General Xie Long pleaded for the people but was framed instead. He was forced to lead his subordinates to defect to the country and form a rebel army with considerable fighting power, intending to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the current Tian Hun royal family.

As a descendant of a famous general, Xie Huanyue's family's inherited martial soul should have been the Mighty Demon Ape. However, his martial soul mutated during awakening. In order to develop the potential of the mutated martial soul, he was ordered by his father to go to Shrek Academy for further study.

Because of years of war, General Xie Long's annual military expenses were considerable, so Xie Huan Yue was not wealthy and could not even afford a soul beast corpse.

"That's a really exaggerated mutation, isn't it?" Huo Yuhao felt embarrassed when he heard him talk about these things. Elephants and apes are not even the same species, okay?

Xie Huanyue said with a bitter face, "If it were me, I wouldn't know what happened either. However, my original martial soul was also an ape, but a rare martial soul called the Gluttonous Divine Ape."

"At least they were still apes." Huo Yuhao nodded upon hearing this. "How did they transform into pixie elephants later?"

"Sigh, it's all because of my Martial Soul that I've become such a big eater. One day, I accidentally ate a fruit that my father brought back from the near sea," Xie Huanyue lamented.

"What kind of heaven-defying fruit could transform your martial soul from an ape to an elephant?" Huo Yuhao found the problem and quickly asked curiously.

"Actually, my martial soul hasn't changed; it's still the Gluttonous Divine Ape. But that fruit made my body extremely elastic after the martial soul possessed me. I can stretch any part of my body at will, and even mold myself into the approximate shape of other martial souls, just like rubber." Xie Huanyue helplessly rubbed his belly. "And because of this, my stomach and intestines can expand without limit, leading to an even greater appetite, and I've become increasingly fat..."

"Since then, I have consulted books and claimed to others that my martial soul is Pipi Elephant, because only this martial soul can explain the changes in my abilities."

The more Huo Yuhao listened, the more uneasy he felt; this ability seemed strangely familiar! However, he then recalled the giant ape corpse that Xie Huanyue had purchased. "Could this giant ape have a way to restore your martial soul to its original Great Strength Demonic Ape martial soul?"

"No, not at all. I don't even know the origin of that fruit," Xie Huanyue honestly confessed. "But this soul beast's corpse has a trace of the ancient Sun God Ape bloodline, which can allow my Gluttonous God Ape Martial Soul to evolve and completely solve the problem of all the fat on my body."

"I see. Do you need any help?" Huo Yuhao finally understood why Xie Huanyue bought the corpse. Considering that he might need the support of more powerful people in the future, he decided to lend him a hand.

"If you are a spirit-attribute soul master, then you should be able to help me." Xie Huanyue did not intend to refuse any help and stated his attitude directly.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but smile. He immediately activated his Spirit Eye Martial Soul, and his powerful spiritual energy surged towards Xie Huanyue.

"It's so close, yet so far away, Fatty."

Feeling Huo Yuhao's powerful mental pressure, Xie Huanyue's eyes almost bulged out. He quickly reached out and grabbed Huo Yuhao's shoulder, "Good brother, please help me! As long as you can solve my martial soul problem, I'll go through fire and water for you!"

"Aren't we already partners?" Huo Yuhao smiled at him, his expression sincere.

Xie Huanyue suddenly felt a lump in his throat. Since he had become this ghostly figure, this was the first time someone had genuinely wanted to be his partner. He didn't say anything more; there was no need to say anything.

As the two talked, they unknowingly returned to the academy. Xie Huanyue's dormitory was on the third floor. Because of his size, the academy arranged a separate dormitory for him.

Xie Huanyue couldn't wait to open the bag and take out the ape corpse. Even with Huo Yuhao's extensive knowledge from God's perspective, he didn't sense anything unusual about the corpse.

The two quickly dissected the ape's body, but unfortunately, they didn't find any soul bones. Xie Huanyue seemed uninterested in the ape's flesh and blood, and instead pulled out the spine directly.

"There seems to be a trace of the bloodline of an ancient beast within this spine." At this moment, Bibi Dong finally sensed something, her voice solemn, "It's a very strong bloodline, even surpassing the bloodline of the Dragon King in your memory."

"That strong?" Huo Yuhao was dumbfounded. It seemed that this fat guy had studied ancient books quite a bit. He had discovered such heaven-defying benefits. Perhaps this was what was called an opportunity.

Xie Huanyue's movements were very efficient. He directly broke a part of the spine, and a drop of snow-white bone marrow mixed with blood fell into the prepared container.

Huo Yuhao quickly went over. The drop of bone marrow lay quietly in the container, emitting an unusual glow.

"Yuhao, after I take this, I'll completely relax. You then use your mental power to attack me, ideally knocking me into shock!" Xie Huanyue's expression was unusually grave. "Don't worry about the consequences!"

Huo Yuhao knew how important this matter was to Xie Huanyue, and couldn't help but say, "This is of great importance. How about I ask a teacher from the academy's healing department to help cover things out?"

Xie Huanyue shook his head and said, "I don't want to owe the academy too many favors. I won't stay at the academy for long in the future. Shrek's honor and spirit will only bind me."

Huo Yuhao was delighted to hear this. "If you succeed, you will definitely shine in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament. At that time, you will be the hero of the academy, and it will not be surprising if you become one of the Shrek Seven Devils. You should know that you are already a level 32 Soul Master. With your talent, you will definitely become a Soul Emperor before you turn 20."

"I disdain being a hero. The biggest difference between a hero and me is that heroes share their spoils with others," Xie Huanyue said seriously.

"But I want to eat meat!"

"Hahahaha!" Huo Yuhao almost convulsed with laughter upon hearing this. "Fatty, you're something else!"

"Yuhao, aren't you the same?" Xie Huanyue didn't laugh along with Huo Yuhao, but looked at him seriously.

Huo Yuhao's smile slowly faded. Xie Huanyue in front of him was not as simple as he appeared on the surface. It was no exaggeration to describe this guy as wise in disguise. Just by talking to him, Xie Huanyue could tell that Huo Yuhao was not interested in Shrek Academy.

"Brother, we're on the same side."

……

Meanwhile, in the rented room where Wu Feng and his two companions were located.

The two beds, which were originally separate, were put together. The three girls, all with flushed faces, looked at each other without saying a word for a long time.

"Let's talk about that guy Huo Yuhao," Ning Tian broke the silence first, casually tossing a stack of documents onto the bed.

Nanmen Yun'er and Wu Feng have both seen it.

Yes, Huo Yuhao's official information, which had concealed his father's bloodline, has returned.

Huo Yuhao, a native of the Star Luo Empire, possesses the Spirit Eye Martial Soul. Upon awakening, he had innate soul power at level one. His mother, Huo Yun'er, was a maidservant of the White Tiger Duke. Born into poverty, she worked with her mother in the Duke's mansion until a year ago when the mansion was destroyed in an unknown attack, after which she disappeared without a trace...

"It seems that Huo Yuhao must have had some kind of encounter after leaving the Duke's mansion..." Nanmen Yun'er analyzed. There's no reason for someone with only level one innate soul power to have level twenty-nine at the age of eleven.

"Maybe he picked up some spirit rings while out and about, which caused his spirit to mutate. That guy's first spirit ring was a thousand years old," Wu Feng said casually. "After all, there are so many organizations that hunt spirit beasts on the continent. Some crippled spirit beasts just happened to run into Huo Yuhao when he was out, and he just happened to steal them?"

"Huo Yuhao has too many secrets, and his physique... if he previously demonstrated that ability to attract life energy, there's no reason why he wouldn't have been captured and controlled by someone with ulterior motives," Ning Tian summarized. "Including his current financial situation, appearance, and aristocratic demeanor, he doesn't seem like the son of a servant at all."

"It can only be said that Huo Yuhao's year of disappearance from the public eye may have been due to him being noticed by a powerful force, which led to his meteoric rise to fame."

Regarding the character Xie Huan Yue, his Pipi Elephant Martial Soul seemed too overpowered in the early stages, leaving a deep impression on me. Also, his Soul Power level—32 before the age of twelve—completely overwhelmed even Tang San back then. After thinking about it, I decided to give him a full story and let him truly join the main cast.

(End of this chapter)