Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao's Path of the Knights

The next day.

With the help of the tattered belt, the boy's condition improved slightly, and he was at least able to get out of bed and move around with difficulty.

"Grab your luggage, we're ready to go, young man."

"Okay, Armor Guy."

Huo Yuhao didn't have much luggage. He was already penniless and had almost nothing, just some coarse grains and simple clothes.

"I'm all ready, Armor Guy!"

"It seems you didn't have a good life before, young man."

The armored man gently patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder.

"Actually, it's not too bad, since we're already used to it."

Huo Yuhao followed behind the armored man as they walked out of the hotel, where the man in the trench coat was waiting for them.

Thus began the journey of the three people, which was brought about by an accident.

……

On the way, the man in the trench coat walked at the front, with Huo Yuhao and the armored man following behind.

To take care of Huo Yuhao's health, the group moved slowly.

"Hey, armored guy, where are we going?"

Unable to contain his curiosity about the destination of this journey, Huo Yuhao turned to the armored man and asked.

Hearing the boy's question, the armored man stared at Huo Yuhao for a few seconds, then a slightly amused voice came from beneath his mask:

"Actually, we're human traffickers. This trip is to capture a delicate child like you and take you to Southeast Asia to become a local talent!"

"Huh?!"

Huo Yuhao's curious little face froze for a moment, then his eyes widened and his mouth opened involuntarily.

"This, this..."

"Ha, of course I was just teasing you, kid. If we really wanted to sell you to Southeast Asia, we wouldn't even need to wait until you could get out of bed; we would have stuffed you into a sack and sent you there yesterday!"

The armored man's next words relieved the eleven-year-old boy, but a question immediately arose in Huo Yuhao's mind:

Where is Southeast Asia?

Does this country exist on the mainland?

Before Huo Yuhao could figure it out, the armored man's hand landed on his head and rubbed it hard.

"Our destination this time is the capital of the major empires; we need to take care of some things there."

"The capital of the empire?"

"That's right, the capital of the empire. What, young man, have you ever been to the capital of any empire?"

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao, whose hair was slightly disheveled from being ruffled, blinked:

"No, I've always lived with my mother and haven't been anywhere else."

"That's perfect! We'll show you what the big city is like and broaden your horizons!"

During their conversation, the group came to a stream. Huo Yuhao was already struggling because his body had not fully recovered.

"Brother, take a rest first. Yuhao is already tired."

"I can still walk, Armor Guy."

"Oh, I said you're tired, so you're tired."

The man in the trench coat stopped and turned around to look Huo Yuhao up and down, his gaze sweeping over the boy as if assessing his condition.

After a few breaths, the man in the trench coat turned around:

"rest."

"Alright, young man, as the young master has said, we should take a break now."

As he spoke, the armored man found an open space and sat down first, while beckoning Huo Yuhao to sit next to him.

"Since we're taking a break now, kid, tell me, what are your skills?"

"Skill?"

Huo Yuhao was taken aback. Seeing this, the armored man continued to explain:

"It's the ability you gain after obtaining a spirit ring. Don't your martial spirits gain new abilities after obtaining a spirit ring?"

"I……"

Huo Yuhao didn't pay attention to the strangeness in the armored man's words, because he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to know anything about his soul skills after obtaining the soul ring.

Filled with doubt, Huo Yuhao attempted to summon his martial soul.

His spiritual eyes flashed, and a crystalline soul ring appeared.

The spirit ring was successfully summoned, but Huo Yuhao frowned deeply because he discovered that this spirit ring, which he had inexplicably obtained, seemed to... have no spirit skills.

Generally speaking, after obtaining a spirit ring, a spirit master will automatically know the abilities of the spirit ring.

However, Huo Yuhao currently has no way of knowing what the soul skill of his soul ring is.

Moreover, even when he poured his own soul power into the soul ring, the soul ring remained completely still, as if this inexplicable soul ring was actually fake.

"What's wrong, young man? Is there a problem?"

"I don't know, Armor Guy, but... I don't seem to be able to use my first soul skill?"

"Can't use the first soul skill? Wait, so just getting this soul ring isn't enough, I also need to pay for VIP to use it?"

"Normally this shouldn't be the case, but I might be a special case, since I don't even know where this spirit ring came from."

Huo Yuhao scratched his head awkwardly. He really didn't know how he obtained that spirit ring, since he hadn't killed a single spirit beast.

"Alright, looks like we won't be seeing any soul skills... By the way, kid, what's your martial soul? I've always seen other people summon some random thing when they release their martial souls, why haven't I seen you summon anything?"

"My martial soul is also somewhat special; it's the Spirit Eye, a spirit-type martial soul, which is considered part of my body."

"Your original spirit is so? I've read about that in books, but I didn't expect you to be so special, young man. You have a special spirit and special spirit rings, and you even encountered that special insect before..."

The armored man paused for a moment, then spoke in a surprised tone:

"Hiss~, kid, you wouldn't happen to be the protagonist of this world, the chosen one, would you?! You've encountered so many extraordinary things, and you're so special yourself, you even ran into us!"

Huo Yuhao was taken aback by the armored man's words; the eleven-year-old boy couldn't understand what the other was saying at all.

What kind of protagonist is this? What kind of chosen one is this?

What exactly is Armor Guy talking about?

"Tsk tsk tsk, young man, do you think you have some unspeakable special background, burdened with a blood feud, or some three-year agreement or something?"

Huo Yuhao's pupils contracted, and he subconsciously shifted his gaze away from the armored man, his voice becoming hesitant:

"I……"

He didn't know whether he should tell this person, whom he had only known for a day or two, about his background, but before he could make a decision, he heard Armored Guy's voice:

"Young man, if you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to. I was just asking casually, don't take it to heart. But I think I understand... you might really be the protagonist!"

Seeing that the armored man didn't force him to reveal his background, Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief, but a question still arose in his mind:

"Hey armored guy, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand."

"Actually, it's nothing. It's just that you are the center of this world, someone who is in the world's spotlight. Your future will be more exciting than others! Of course, the road will also be more winding."

Is he someone who receives global attention?

Huo Yuhao lowered his eyes; he didn't entirely agree with what Armored Brother had said.

He had only level one innate soul power, extremely poor talent, no resources, and was all alone...

How could someone like him possibly be someone the world is paying attention to?

Will your future be more exciting than others?

He couldn't even see his own future...

However, the road is indeed winding.

Huo Yuhao chuckled to himself, then stopped thinking about it.

No matter how winding the road may be, his goal will never change.

Avenging his mother was the only belief that kept him going.

Thump~

A fish in the nearby stream splashed a few drops of water, and Huo Yuhao's gaze followed it.

"Hey Armor Bro, I'll go catch some fish and grill them."

"You know this craft? Then give it a try, but be careful. I don't want our belts going downstream with you."

"I will be careful."