Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao's Path of the Knights

"It's holiday time."

After packing his things, Huo Yuhao stood in front of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, looking back at the academy where he had studied for several months.

Countless students emerged from the college gate, their faces beaming with smiles and full of energy.

Watching the students walk in twos and threes, a hint of longing flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes.

But soon, the longing in Huo Yuhao's eyes was replaced by determination.

He still has unfulfilled ambitions, and now he needs to focus his energy on becoming stronger.

Withdrawing his gaze, Huo Yuhao stopped thinking about it and headed towards his predetermined goal.

"I only have a month off. After deducting the time spent traveling, I don't have much time left. I need to make the most of it."

Because Teacher Zhang provided him with a lot of money, Huo Yuhao didn't need to travel on foot; instead, he could choose some faster means of transportation.

"Thanks to Teacher Zhang's support, otherwise, given my previous situation, I probably would have chosen to go hiking."

Sitting on the Soul Guidance Train, Huo Yuhao glanced curiously at the scenery outside the window, then stopped looking and took a deep breath, preparing to cultivate his soul power.

Normally, Huo Yuhao wouldn't waste the time he spent on the train; he would try to cultivate or learn about soul guidance.

But just as he was about to begin his cultivation, the boy suddenly remembered something and relaxed his body.

Since Teacher Zhang reminded me to take a break, I shouldn't be so tense for now.

With that in mind, Huo Yuhao took out the butler's notes from his spatial soul tool and began to read them.

At first, Huo Yuhao just wanted to figure out how to make such delicious noodles, but after reading the butler's notes for a while, Huo Yuhao's idea changed.

The butler's notes clearly record the secrets of cooking. They not only record the key points of handling ingredients and the control during cooking, but also contain the butler's emotional investment.

The butler would even jot down some of his own experiences in it, so even though it was just a cooking notebook unrelated to cultivation, Huo Yuhao found it very interesting.

This notebook even sparked the boy's interest in cooking.

……

The soul-guided train traveled smoothly and, without the boy realizing it, had already arrived at his destination.

After leaving the Soul Guidance Train, Huo Yuhao used other means of transportation and arrived at his first target city in just half a day.

Having followed Armored Bro and Boss for so long, Huo Yuhao has gained some understanding of how to investigate clues about the alien insects in the city.

In many cases, money can solve most problems; if the money spent is not enough, then more will be added.

Of course, besides using money, Huo Yuhao has another method now, which is to rely on his identity.

He is currently a student at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy and possesses a Level 2 Soul Guidance Device, allowing him to use research projects as a pretext to achieve his own goals.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy was renowned throughout the Sun Moon Empire, so Huo Yuhao encountered almost no difficulties or obstacles during his investigation.

According to Armor Guy, this should be called being out in the world, where one's identity is self-given.

Huo Yuhao thought to himself, impressed by the staff's friendly attitude towards him.

……

With his identity and money, Huo Yuhao's investigation proceeded smoothly.

Although the process went smoothly, the result was not ideal; Huo Yuhao did not find any useful clues in the first city.

Fortunately, Huo Yuhao was not discouraged. After all, he knew that finding clues about alien insects was not easy.

Back then, Armor Guy and the Boss searched everywhere but didn't find many clues, and now that he's alone, it's highly likely he won't find anything either.

To do something that is very likely to have no outcome is unacceptable to most people.

I expended energy and wasted time, but gained nothing.

Huo Yuhao was well aware of this, but he still did it anyway, even though he didn't get anything or any results.

The boy's thoughts and ideas were simple; he simply wanted to do his part for Armor Guy and his friends.

He just wanted to stop feeling so useless...

Taking a deep breath, Huo Yuhao looked at the map and selected his next destination.

Soon, the boy made a decision, put away the map, and Huo Yuhao set off again.

……

After traveling and investigating for five or six days, Huo Yuhao found nothing.

In a medium-sized town, Huo Yuhao questioned the guard captains in front of him.

They were the captains of the guard team responsible for patrolling the area; they should have noticed if any Zerg appeared.

In response to Huo Yuhao's question, one of the guard captains shook his head and said:

"It's been very peaceful lately, with nothing unusual happening. Even the nearby forests are unusually quiet, and even the spirit beasts that occasionally approach the city have been behaving themselves recently."

Thank you for your answers.

After answering the questions, the guard captains all left, leaving Huo Yuhao standing alone.

"There are no clues here either. Fortunately, even though I didn't find any clues, at least one thing is clear: the Zerg have not yet fully invaded this world."

The scarcity of clues about the alien insects, while troublesome for Huo Yuhao, is good news for the world.

"It's time to try moving on to the next place."

Huo Yuhao stretched and prepared to determine the next destination.

Before he could even take out the map, a strong man with a neat hairstyle and wearing dark brown clothes approached Huo Yuhao.

"Soul Master, are you looking for a special soul beast?"

"Yes."

"Let me put it this way, sir. I am actually a hunter from the town. A few days ago, I accidentally discovered a green soul beast that I had never seen before. Since it was the first time I had seen it, I did not make any rash moves and left immediately."

A green soul beast I've never seen before?

Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up, and he continued to ask the hunter:

"Did you get a clear look at the green soul beast?"

"Yes, that soul beast is different from other soul beasts. It looks very strange, its whole body is covered in carapace, and it has insect-like organs. It's much scarier than normal soul beasts!"

Hearing the description from the strong hunter, Huo Yuhao was basically certain that the green soul beast the hunter had encountered was most likely an alien insect.

I thought there were no clues here, but to my surprise, it turned out to be different from what I expected—there were actually alien insects here!

"Okay, could you please tell me where you encountered that green soul beast last time?"

Huo Yuhao handed a few silver soul coins to the strong hunter while asking questions.

Upon seeing the silver soul coins handed to him, the hunter's face lit up with joy. He quickly nodded as he accepted the silver soul coins:

"Sir, I'm afraid I can't explain it clearly. Let me just take you there to see for yourself!"

"That's also acceptable."

Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement with the other party's idea.