Douluo Continent: Newcomer Yuhao, thank you Lan Xuanyu

"woke up."

The two million-year soul rings were retracted into his body, gradually calming down his soul power fluctuations. As soon as Xiao Yuhao opened his eyes, he heard Baili Du's familiar concerned voice. Then, a cup of emerald green liquid wrapped in a large leaf appeared in front of him, and he could smell a clear and refreshing fragrance with a hint of plant aroma.

"Drink it...it'll be very good for your health right now."

Forget about weird ideas like bathwater; these rare and precious herbs aren't going to be dirty...

"Thank you, Uncle." Xiao Yuhao never doubted Bailidu's words, took the big leaf and drank it all in one gulp.

Instantly, a rich life force filled his body, causing him to groan comfortably. This abundant life force relieved the fatigue of walking in the forest, greatly improved his physical fitness, and even made his delicate face appear fairer and brighter.

"..."

Baili Du's gaze was strange, not because Xiao Yuhao had drunk Gu Yuena's bathwater, but because of Xiao Yuhao's current appearance.

I... I won't raise him to be like a little girl, will I?

Huo Yun'er and Dai Hao's genes are undoubtedly quite good. As for Huo Yuhao's relatively average appearance in the early stages, it was mostly due to congenital deficiencies leading to poor development. Later, as his nutrition improved, he naturally became a handsome young man. Even if he wasn't as good as Tang Wulin or Lan Xuanyu, he was no worse than Tang San.

This little Yuhao was nourished by the essence and blood of two god-kings, so any congenital deficiencies or lack of foundation had long been made up for, but he developed a little too well...

Naturally shaped, soft eyebrows, long eyelashes, a straight nose, fair skin, lips of moderate thickness, and especially those clear, large eyes—if she dressed in a more androgynous style, it would be truly impossible to tell her gender.

...Forget it, forget it, stop thinking about such nonsense.

Xiao Yuhao excitedly smiled at Baili Du and said, "Uncle Baili, I really got a spirit ring!"

Baili Du smiled and said, "Hmm, how does it feel to fuse with a million-year-old soul ring?"

[Holy crap! How could this guy possibly know about million-year spirit rings! And wasn't that drink just now...?]

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm within Xiao Yuhao's spiritual sea was immediately alarmed. Its super senses, as those of a million-year-old soul beast, seemed to suddenly detect something from Baili Du...

He couldn't fathom the depths of its power, yet it possessed a million-year soul ring and was still able to retrieve a cup of life-giving water from a perilous place unscathed...

That means this human is definitely more terrifying than Di Tian's great black dragon!

Baili Du's lips curled up slightly, his smile friendly and without a trace of malice.

"Don't be nervous, Tianmeng-ge. I'm just like you, hoping that Xiaoyuhao can have a good life... We're family now, so please get along well with Xiaoyuhao from now on."

Perhaps because of Baili Du's approachable demeanor, Tianmeng Bingcan lowered her guard and tentatively asked...

Who...who are you? Why can't I sense your presence? And what do you know?

Baili Du shrugged as he looked at Xiao Yuhao, who was filled with shock and confusion.

"Don't be so nervous, let's explain the whole story to Xiaoyuhao together."

After nearly half an hour of explanation, popular science, questions, and answers, Huo Yuhao finally understood what kind of terrifying opportunity he had obtained.

He got all of this because of Bailidu!

Xiao Yuhao's eyes reddened, and he sobbed, "Uncle Baili, thank you... I... I..."

"What is destined to be yours will be yours, and what is not, you cannot force. These things were originally yours, and no one can take them away from you. No one but you can have them." As if he had seen through what Xiao Yuhao was thinking, Baili Du gently stroked his soft hair and spoke first: "If you have any thoughts of repaying me, then don't. Remember what I said, what to do with the power you have is something you should always be thinking about."

"Yes, I will definitely work hard from now on and I will never let you down!"

"Very well! I'll be watching you closely. If you don't meet my requirements, I might beat you up."

"Haha, we won't give Uncle Baili that chance!"

The two left the Star Dou Great Forest chatting and laughing, and returned to their home on the outskirts of Star Luo City.

On the way, Baili Du also learned about the soul skills that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, as a soul spirit, had given to Xiao Yuhao.

I don't know if it's because Xiao Yuhao's Spirit Eye Martial Soul has [Emotional Power] or because Tianmeng Ice Silkworm completed the Soul Spirit Ritual first, but it's not the "Tianmeng Four-Piece Set" that I'm familiar with.

First Soul Ring: [Gold] Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm (Shared Mental Detection, Mental Interference Domain, Soul Protection, Mental Clone)

Second Soul Ring: [Gold] Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm (Simulation, Mental Chain)

The skills [Mental Detection] and [Mental Sharing], which originally had some overlapping effects, have been combined into one skill, occupying only one skill slot.

If it can share, why can't it detect? I seriously suspect that Tianmeng Bingcan messed up the skill book allocation.

The original [Soul Impact] has been replaced with [Soul Guardian], which is a more advanced version of [Life Reflection Shield]. It can only defend against mental attacks. After all, as long as the level is high enough, even non-mental-type Soul Masters can use [Soul Impact], a purely mental attack.

As for the mental chains and mental clones, they are techniques that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm himself comprehended, and can be considered two god-tier skills for crushing weaker opponents.

He suddenly felt a little depressed. Why wasn't he so lucky back then...?

Let Xiao Yuhao continue to cultivate how to control his martial soul and the two ultimate attributes, while Baili Du took the opportunity to check the overall situation of Douluo Continent.

As expected! The person who was also resurrected due to the [Reincarnation Hurricane] and [Space-Time Turbulence] has already realized the situation. Originally, Baili Du thought that he would do something, but unexpectedly, the other party held back and did not make any move.

This isn't right... Although we've never officially interacted, as the ruler of a plane, that guy should obviously be the arrogant type. He was tricked by the Tang family so badly, yet he didn't retaliate.

It's a bit of a shame, I'm quite envious of his amazing weapon...

After confirming the movements of the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult, Baili Du turned his attention to the Douling Empire.

When Baili Du saw that Lan Xuanyu was willing to join the Xuanming Sect as a servant in order to awaken his martial soul, he almost burst out laughing.

This time, Tang Wulin and Gu Yuena won't be there to protect you. I hope you can still be as smug as before.

Baili Du still remembered that during the Tang family gathering, Tang Xuan Yu had humbly said that his strength was already extremely close to that of the Dragon God at his peak.

But when he first arrived in this era, he went to Dragon Valley to retrieve the Dragon God's marrow from the Dragon God's remains and compared the difference between Lan Xuanyu and the first generation Dragon God.

Looking at it now, he was just bragging, claiming to be on par with the Dragon God... He'll need to train for tens of thousands more years.

Lan Xuanyu will leave him alone for now and let Xiao Yuhao deal with him later. However, there is one thing that Baili Du is still concerned about.

His gaze turned north.

That's... Shrek Academy.

He wasn't looking at Shrek Academy, but rather at the golden tree inside Shrek Academy.

He didn't have much time left in Douluo Continent, and after thinking it over, he decided it was better to ask the Tang family for some interest now.