Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 115 Indecisiveness

Huo Yuhao followed the girl into a teahouse on the side of the street. The place was quite quiet, and because of the time of day, there weren't many people drinking tea there.

Guided by the waiter, the two entered a private room and sat down. After sitting down, Huo Yuhao looked at the girl staring intently at him, and seeing her golden eyes, he didn't know where to begin.

Although the private room was relatively quiet, it was by no means a place with any information security, so he and the girl naturally couldn't talk about anything particularly important.

As for anything else to say...

"Old Yi, save me." Before transmigrating, Huo Yuhao was not a particularly eloquent person, but after transmigrating, apart from unexpected situations, everything Huo Yuhao said and did was planned.

And now, without a doubt, is the most awkward moment for him, and the only person who can help him at this time, Electrolux, seems to be asleep, remaining silent.

The two remained silent, and the air fell still. Only then did Huo Yuhao remember the soul contract between himself and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Now that they were face to face, there was no need to use magic to seal them apart anymore.

After slightly dispelling some of the magic used to suppress the soul contract, Huo Yuhao began a formal exchange with the girl in front of him.

"You must be the Imperial Beast I saw in the Star Dou Great Forest before. Transforming into human form and suddenly appearing in the human world, aren't you afraid of something unexpected happening?"

The girl shook her head, about to speak, but Huo Yuhao stopped her: "Try speaking in your mind; I can hear you."

After several attempts, the girl's heartfelt words were conveyed to Huo Yuhao through a soul contract.

"I am different from ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beasts; my human form is not subject to as many restrictions. And the reason I left the Star Dou Great Forest was to find you."

"The destiny-guiding process is complete, and the matter is settled. However, I cannot allow you to recklessly utilize the power of the Star Dou Great Forest's destiny."

Seeing the earnest girl in front of him, Huo Yuhao was still trying to figure out the differences between her personality and thoughts and those of Wang Qiu'er in the original work.

"While that's true, if that were really the case, shouldn't you have summoned Di Tian to help you the moment you met me?"

"As an imperial auspicious beast, Di Tian wouldn't have allowed you to leave the Star Dou Great Forest without taking any protective measures. So you must have other ideas, right?"

After listening to Huo Yuhao's words, the girl hesitated for a moment before nodding and then recounting her experiences over the past few days.

Previously, when leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian naturally prepared some well-fitting human clothes for the Emperor Beast.

However, these clothes were all left behind by human women who died in the Star Dou Great Forest in their early years.

Most of the clothes were different from the current clothing style in Douluo Continent. However, the clothes that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was wearing in front of Huo Yuhao were no longer the same ones it wore when it left the Star Dou Great Forest.

It turns out that she arrived in Tiandou City several days earlier than Huo Yuhao and Du Busi arrived.

When the Three-Eyed Golden Lion arrived in Heaven Dou City, Poison Undying was using the various channels left by the Golden Body Douluo Golden Roc to contact various forces in advance, so that they could prepare for a meeting in Heaven Dou City.

At that time, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion came to the human world for the first time and was full of curiosity about everything. The prosperity of Tiandou City was an eye-opener for her, who had never left the Star Dou Great Forest.

Much of the knowledge and memories she gained from Huo Yuhao were confirmed after entering Heaven Dou City. The lives of human soul masters and ordinary people there also made her deeply aware of the differences between humans and soul beasts.

Moreover, because of Huo Yuhao's memories, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion naturally also has a concept of wealth as defined in the human world, and these external things are naturally not lacking in the storage soul tool that Di Tian prepared for it.

After all, although Di Tian himself rarely left the Star Dou Great Forest, he had dealt with humans quite a few times. In addition, with the cooperation with the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult a few days ago, he naturally knew very well what humans needed.

After wandering around the city for several days, the girl gained some understanding of the current state of the human world, but the more she learned, the more bewildered she felt.

Having grown up in the Star Dou Great Forest, she arrived here following the guidance of fate, but she didn't know what to do next.

Should she just continue waiting here without doing anything? At the time, she hadn't expected to meet Huo Yuhao so soon.

Recalling the threads of destiny that he had previously unraveled, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion came to the Imperial Academy, the current royal academy of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Although Shrek Academy is located within the territory of the Heavenly Soul Empire, its admission requirements are extremely high. Many Soul Masters in the Heavenly Soul Empire who are slightly less talented than required but are still considered to have excellent aptitude choose to study at the Imperial Academy.

Furthermore, as an academy specifically established by the royal family of the Heavenly Soul Empire, some forces and families that are closer to the royal family of the Heavenly Soul Empire, or even members of the royal family themselves, will give priority to enrolling in the Imperial Academy.

After all, although the reputation and foundation of the Imperial Academy cannot compare with that of Shrek Academy, which was jointly supported by the three empires of the original Douluo Continent, in terms of resources alone, the Imperial Academy will certainly not treat them poorly, whether it is the royal family of the Heavenly Soul Empire or their families and forces.

Upon seeing the young woman, the Soul Master on duty at the entrance of Di'ao Academy was initially taken aback, his gaze involuntarily drawn to her beauty. He secretly wondered to himself, "Who is this girl? I don't think I've seen her in the academy before."

Having become familiar with human society in Tiandou City over the past few days, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion naturally knew about the problem with her clothing. Now she has changed her clothes into the normal styles available in Douluo Continent.

The outfit she was wearing wasn't particularly luxurious; it was just a simple white outfit. However, it looked exceptionally stunning on the young girl.

"Miss, what brings you to my Imperial Academy? Are you looking to visit a student or teacher?"

Although he didn't know where the girl came from, and had never seen her before, the Soul Master on duty was quite perceptive.

The girl in front of him was impeccably beautiful, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, after transforming into human form, exuded an indescribable air of nobility.

The term "princess" is not suitable for a young girl; if one had to choose, it would be "king," a kind of indescribable regal majesty that appears perfectly natural on a young girl.

Unlike Wang Qiu'er, who was transformed from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in the original work by imitating the appearance of Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er's martial soul fusion skill, the girl in her current human form perfectly preserves her noble status as an imperial auspicious beast.

"I'm here to enroll." The girl had no ulterior motives and spoke directly.

After all, now that she knew the key to the fate of the human world lay with the various academies and forces, she had naturally confirmed the most likely events to occur during that time period through her investigation over the past few days.

That is the new Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament. Since you want to participate, the simplest way is naturally to find a strong enough academy to enroll in.

At this time, the Imperial Academy is naturally the one that best meets her current requirements. It is located in Tiandou City, and its manifestation of the power of destiny has a sufficient proportion.

"Ah?" Upon hearing this, the Soul Master was first startled, then became serious: "Now is not the time for enrollment, and with your age, Miss, I'm afraid you don't meet the standards for a freshman, do you?"

"After all, our Imperial Academy has always only admitted children under the age of twelve. Miss, you look to be about fifteen or sixteen years old now, which is well past the appropriate age."

"Of course I know that." The girl raised an eyebrow and said, "So I'm not here as a freshman. In two years, there will be a new All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament. I'm here to be one of your team members."

This Soul Master is considered a teacher at Di'ao Academy, but he is still an intern teacher in his probationary period, which is why he was assigned to guard the main gate. He has never seen such a direct person before.

At the same time, the girl's words seemed to carry a certain convincing power, leaving him momentarily at a loss for how to refuse. Just then, a deep voice rang out from the academy: "Little Li, step back. I'll take care of this young lady."

At this moment, the intern teacher, who was called Xiao Li, recognized the person who had come and respectfully said, "Yes, Vice Dean." Then she left.

A middle-aged man with white hair and beard walked out of the school gate. His clothes were elegant and luxurious, and they even had patterns exclusive to the royal family of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

He also wore a badge on his chest. After the Spirit Hall was destroyed, the major empires would issue their own empire's medals to the spirit masters belonging to their empires. These spirit masters could then use these medals to receive some gold spirit coins every month.

The medal worn on the middle-aged man's chest was issued by the Heavenly Soul Empire, symbolizing that he was a high-level expert at the Soul Douluo level.

"My name is Buck, I am the vice-principal of Imperial Academy, and also a member of the royal family of the Heavenly Soul Empire. May I ask where this young lady comes from, and why she believes she is qualified to be a participant of our Imperial Academy?"

He didn't directly refuse or drive her away, because he sensed a pressure emanating from the girl in front of him, in addition to her stunningly beautiful appearance.

Although it was somewhat puzzling, as a powerful Contra user, he naturally trusted his intuition, which made him take the girl's words seriously.

"What does it matter to you where I come from? I just need to prove that I have enough strength to replace one of your students from Di'ao Academy in the competition, isn't that enough?"

Upon hearing the girl's words, Buck's face, which had been wearing a polite smile, stiffened slightly, since each college's participating team had undergone at least five years of training.

Furthermore, the girl in front of him was of unknown origin, and her words showed no respect for him or the Imperial Academy, which made him somewhat annoyed.

"Hmph, if we really let this arrogant little girl continue to act so recklessly, what will become of our Imperial Academy? What will become of me, the vice-principal?"

Thinking this, but before he could even open his mouth to reprimand, a pure dragon's might directly blocked what he was about to say, and the somewhat stiff smile on his face suddenly became much more sincere.

All of this was due to the martial spirit displayed by the girl in front of him. A golden dragon shadow appeared on the girl's body, and its pure dragon might amazed even this Soul Douluo.

As a fellow Beast Soul Master, he could feel the terrifying suppression his own Martial Soul received when facing the girl in front of him. If it weren't for his high cultivation level, he probably wouldn't even be qualified to face the girl's Martial Soul directly.

Undoubtedly, this is a suppression at the level of martial soul. However, he has seen dragon-type martial souls before, and he has encountered quite a few pure-blooded dragon-type soul beasts when leading his team to hunt souls.

However, in his more than fifty years as a Soul Master, he had never experienced such a feeling of oppression from any Soul Master or any Soul Beast.

"Hiss, this martial spirit... could it be the legendary True Dragon Martial Spirit? And one related to the legendary Golden Dragon?"

"Well, on the other hand, if he truly is a peerless genius wanting to join the Imperial Academy, such an attitude is understandable. After all, geniuses always need some privileges."

Thinking this, Buck's smile immediately became much more amiable, and he coughed lightly to ease the awkwardness.

The vice dean of Di'ao Academy, seeing the passersby attracted by the girl's martial spirit aura outside the academy, spoke to the girl more gently: "Since you are willing to join our Di'ao Academy, please come with me to the academy for a detailed discussion first."

Needless to say, how could the contestants from Di'ao Academy possibly be a match for a girl with a pure Golden Dragon Martial Soul?

Having proven her strength and unparalleled martial soul, the Golden Dragon, the Ancestor of Power, the girl naturally joined the Imperial Academy and even became their captain for the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament.

After listening to the girl recount her experiences since arriving in this city, Huo Yuhao nodded and then said, "So you came to the human world, and since you couldn't find me, you were planning to go and compete?"

Huo Yuhao wondered if the girl in front of him had been brainwashed by the Douluo Continent's rule of "when in doubt, fight a game".

(End of this chapter)