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

Chapter 99 Ice Jade Scorpion, So Delicious!

A month passed in the blink of an eye. The far north remained as cold as ever, with large snowflakes falling and covering the traces of the previous battle.

At the summit of the snow-capped peak, an igloo stands motionless amidst the wind and snow. Faint lights indicate that someone lives there.

On the bed, Zhong Liyu gently and carefully wiped Huo Yuhao's body. Ever since she learned that Huo Yuhao had transferred all her fatal injuries, her heart had been filled with this young man.

From that moment on, Zhongli Yu was Huo Yuhao's wife. She no longer cared about the title of Holy Maiden, but only wanted to spend the rest of her life with Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao not only transferred away her serious injuries, but also took away the Yin backlash on her martial soul. As long as she does not commit any more killings in the future, she will no longer be an evil soul master with blood on her hands.

"My dear, it's been a month already, why haven't you woken up yet?" Zhong Liyu held a bowl of clear soup, which was made from the Ice Jade Scorpion she caught nearby. As a half-step Title Douluo, hunting a few hundred- or thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpions was not a difficult task for her. Fortunately, the Ice Emperor was still asleep.

Huo Yuhao's physical condition gradually improved. Although he remained unconscious, his immortal body and the life-giving metal gave him a powerful self-healing ability. His breathing was no longer as weak as when Zhongli Yu had just seen him; it had become much more stable.

Zhongli Yu did not bring Huo Yuhao back to the Holy Spirit Cult. She had long known that Huo Yuhao was not very fond of the Holy Spirit Cult. Since her man did not want to return to that gloomy place, as his wife, she would naturally follow him wherever he went when he woke up.

As long as he stays by Huo Yuhao's side under the guise of surveillance, Zhongli Wu won't care too much about where the two of them go.

Zhongli Yu had a mouthful of soup in her mouth, and was about to pass it on to Huo Yuhao as usual, when her small hand was suddenly grabbed.

Zhongli Yu's beautiful eyes widened suddenly. The muscles on the young man's face finally twitched, and an uncontrollable joy instantly filled her face.

"Yuhao!"

Zhongli Yu threw herself into his arms, and the next moment she was sobbing uncontrollably.

Huo Yuhao finally slowly opened his eyes. With his last bit of strength, he gently patted Zhongli Yu's back. As a spirit-attribute soul master, he naturally knew how much Zhongli Yu had done for him over the past month.

"Don't cry, Yu'er, I'm alright now."

Little did he know that his words made Zhong Liyu cry even more bitterly. She was so close to losing this man forever.

Huo Yuhao immediately checked his physical condition. The injuries he had sustained during the transfer were so severe that even Zhong Liyu, a titled Douluo, could not withstand them. The reason he was able to survive was not only because Gu Yuena and Bi Ji, two powerful figures, intervened to save him, but also because the Immortal Body he obtained by fusing with the Demon King and that small piece of Life Gold played a significant role.

Electrolux's remaining divine consciousness had taken up residence on the piece of Life Gold in his spiritual sea. After a month of recuperation, his divine consciousness had become much more solid, and the abundant life force of Life Gold had helped him completely transform from a half-life affinity physique into a true life affinity physique.

Thanks to him, Zhongli Yu, who had been guarding Huo Yuhao's side, received the baptism of life energy. He seemed to be rejuvenated. Not only did the evil aura that had been entangled around him completely dissipate, but his soul also seemed to be sublimated.

Most importantly, Zhong Liyu's martial soul has begun to mutate in a positive direction after this brush with death. As for how far she can go in the future, it depends on her own destiny.

What made Huo Yuhao both amused and exasperated was the bowl of Ice Jade Scorpion Soup that Zhong Liyu had prepared for him. If the Ice Emperor saw it, he might just rush out of his spiritual sea to demand an explanation.

Huo Yuhao couldn't refuse the invitation and had to take a sip. Hmm, you have to admit, the Ice Jade Scorpion is really delicious! It's just a pity that the Ice Emperor's body has completely merged into his body, otherwise he really wanted to taste the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

Ah, it smells so good!

"Awake?" Bibi Dong's exhausted voice echoed in her mind. Over the past month, she had barely dared to rest, constantly monitoring Huo Yuhao's physical condition to prevent any accidents.

"Your Majesty, you've worked hard." Huo Yuhao's clone, formed in his spiritual space, bowed deeply to her. How could he not know how much Bibi Dong had worried about him over the past month?

"Hmph, now that you've regained your senses, you can decide what to do from here on out. I'm going to rest!" Bibi Dong turned her head away haughtily and headed back to her palace.

Huo Yuhao chuckled, but he wouldn't reveal Bibi Dong's concern for him. Meanwhile, Tianmeng, Bingdi, and Wan Yaowang were still asleep, so naturally no one was communicating with him.

Given Huo Yuhao's recovery ability, he would be able to get out of bed and move around in less than two days, but Zhongli Yu insisted on dressing and cooking for him herself so that he could take good care of his injuries.

Huo Yuhao had always been curious about where Zhongli Yu, this pampered saintess, had learned her cooking skills. It wasn't until the third day, when he left the ice house to breathe fresh air and saw the scattered corpses of soul beasts on the edge of the snow-capped cliff, that he finally understood.

Could it be that Zhongli Yu used all those poor soul beasts for practice? What's with those dozens of Ice Jade Scorpion shells? Good heavens, just how many of the Ice Emperor's clansmen did she slaughter?

Zhong Liyu was obviously unaware of Huo Yuhao's relationship with Bingdi. Just before she was seriously injured and fell into a coma, Bingdi appeared as their enemy. She was the Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Sect, so how could she not ruthlessly kill the enemy's race?

As long as she doesn't encounter Titan Snow Demon King and Ice Bear King, with her Title Douluo level cultivation, she can roam freely in many places in the far north.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao also noticed the silver dragon scale hanging on his chest. This was clearly a reverse scale, belonging to the Silver Dragon King. He never expected that this thing, which should have belonged to the future Tang Wulin, would fall into his hands.

Given Gu Yuena's control over spatial abilities, she would surely appear to save him in the face of a life-or-death crisis, right? Wouldn't that be far better than Di Tian's black dragon scale? As for concealing the divine realm's perception, he would rather not be discovered by the people of the divine realm. It would be fine if he were discovered by the gods of the Destruction God King lineage, but if he were discovered by the gods of Tang Buddha's side or by Tang Buddha himself, his situation would be dangerous.

After all, in the original story, he was the one who revived the Tang Sect after its decline, a complete tool!

Rather than starting from scratch to restore his Tang Clan, it would be better to expand the influence of the Holy Spirit Cult. The influence of a true villain is not necessarily much less than that of a hypocrite's sect.

Looking back at Zhong Liyu, who was busy in the makeshift kitchen, Huo Yuhao's cold gaze softened instantly as he thought of Huo Gua's past. In this life, he must not repeat the same mistake and become a loyal dog of the Tang family, not only for himself but also for those he cherished.

After the meal, Huo Yuhao estimated the time. From the day he left the academy, it had taken him three to five days to travel here. Then he encountered the Ice Emperor and the Demon King and had a great battle. After that, a series of events happened. He was unconscious for a whole month and spent three days recuperating after his injury. Now it should be long past the registration time for the new school year at Shrek Academy, and even past the time for the academy's promotion assessment.

Huo Yuhao's face immediately darkened. Calculating the timeline of the events in the original story, by the time he and Zhongli Yu rushed back to the academy, they would probably have already missed the grand selection competition. If he missed that selection opportunity, he would miss the advanced soul master competition and thus miss many opportunities that originally belonged to Huo Yuhao.

For example, the Golden Carving Knife of Living Beings, the left arm bone of the Ice Jade Scorpion, and the most crucial first soul spirit of this life, the Snow Emperor.

But given his current physical condition, he will probably need another month to fully recover. With Zhong Liyu's possessive and demanding supervision, how could she bear to take him away before he has fully recovered?

"My dear, ah—"

Just then, a soft, delicate body leaned against him, and a spoonful of fragrant millet porridge was brought to his lips. The bits of meat from some unknown spirit beast on the surface of the porridge greatly stimulated his taste buds.

Huo Yuhao enjoyed a bite, thinking that Zhongli Yu had improved her cooking skills a lot these days. In order to maintain the good image of a wife in Huo Yuhao's mind, she basically did everything that a wife should and shouldn't do.

With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?

Huo Yuhao then kissed her delicate cheek, causing her to blush shyly. He laughed heartily and took the opportunity to bring up the idea of ​​returning to the academy with Zhong Liyu.

However, as soon as Huo Yuhao brought up the idea, Zhong Liyu's pretty face instantly turned cold.

"Honey, are you missing those girls?"

Huo Yuhao sensed something was wrong and quickly grabbed her hand, trying to prove his feelings to Zhongli Yu, "Who said that? Yu'er is irreplaceable in my heart, no one can compare!"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Liyu immediately reverted to her coquettish and obedient demeanor, but what she said was somewhat dangerous: "In that case, Yu'er will go and capture those girls and bring them back to the Holy Spirit Sect to be turned into roasted human pigs, so that the Holy Son can enjoy them. That way, the Holy Son won't have to worry about them anymore."

This yandere!

Huo Yuhao was immediately speechless and had to change the subject, mentioning the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament and his desire to participate.

"This competition is very important to me. There are opportunities in the competition that I want to obtain!" Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and then explained to her seriously.

"The Soul Battle Tournament?" Zhong Liyu had heard of this tournament before, since in previous tournaments only academies participated, and most of the younger generation from hidden sects did not show up. Even the Holy Spirit Sect only participated four years later, disguised as the Holy Spirit Sect. "Darling, are you going to go and crush people?"

"Uh, this..." Huo Yuhao scratched his head. For Huo Yuhao in the original timeline, participating in this competition might have meant being humiliated, but for him now, it would be the other way around. A month ago, when he was still in the academy, he already had the strength to crush Soul Masters and Soul Kings on the ground, let alone now that he has undergone a complete transformation.

"Since you want to go, my dear, I'll take you back. But I have a small request that I want you to fulfill!" Zhong Liyu smiled, her beautiful eyes narrowed, with a hint of undeniable authority.

"You say it," Huo Yuhao could only admit defeat and rub his nose.

"From now on, Yu'er will stay by my side and declare to the world that I am your rightful wife!" Zhongli Yu said with a playful shake of his arm, making a startling statement.

"Pfft—" Huo Yuhao spat out the porridge in his mouth.

Warning: This is surprisingly good! The Far North Journey arc is coming to an end. Although it's short, the author has laid a lot of groundwork and foreshadowing. One spoiler is that after the competition ends, the protagonist will no longer stay at Shit Visitors. Please look forward to the rest of the story!

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