Douluo Continent: I am the true master

Chapter 673 Soul Hunting - Part 1

Huo Yu'er's family is the first generation of nobles. It is not passed down through generations, but rather they obtained this territory and title for their meritorious service in the war against the Star Luo Empire more than ten years ago.

The strongest member of the family is Huo Yu'er's grandmother, a peak Soul Saint. Her original title is Earl, which is considered neither the best nor the worst in the Heaven Dou Empire. If she were to be demoted to a subordinate kingdom or duchy, her power and status could even rival that of a Marquis. Considering she started from scratch, she is already quite remarkable.

Because she was a first-generation noblewoman, Huo Rui didn't put on airs and didn't discriminate against Ye Wen because of his commoner background. The two actually got along quite well.

"Grandma Huo, the reason I came back with Yu'er this time is to ask you or other elders to help me hunt for my first spirit ring," Ye Wen said shyly.

There was no way around it. Although he was already quite familiar with the family, Ye Wen, who was proud all his life, was eating at someone else's expense for the first time, especially in front of someone of her grandmother's generation. He was a little uncomfortable with it.

Huo Rui didn't feel any trouble at all because Ye Wen came to ask for help; on the contrary, her eyes lit up.

After all, based on the information gleaned from the chat, the child in front of him was a Soul Master from a commoner background. He had only been studying Soul Master for a year and had already reached level ten. Although his talent was not as good as his granddaughter's, he was already quite strong.

But the main reason is that her granddaughter has taken a liking to him.

The two are kindred spirits, and their talents are not too different, so the probability of them having emotional disagreements in the future is even smaller.

Thinking of her granddaughter's future happiness, Huo Rui's charming face smiled even more kindly.

"Okay, no problem, I'll leave your spirit ring to Grandma." Huo Rui said, taking full responsibility.

Ye Wen was stunned. He thought that someone as high-ranking as Huo Rui would at most send a Soul Master or Soul King to help him hunt for Soul Rings. He didn't expect that this big shot would personally take action.

Ye Wen instinctively wanted to decline.

However, Huo Rui, who had spent her early years struggling among the common people, saw through Ye Wen's thoughts at a glance and suppressed him before he could speak.

"Don't feel burdened. We're all family, no need to be so particular."

As she spoke, Huo Rui's eyes were filled with emotion.

Huo Rui once had a younger brother who was too strong-willed and unwilling to accept his older sister's help, and as a result, he died young in the Soul Beast Forest.

So from then on, Huo Rui vowed that as long as they were family, she would face any problem together and would never risk danger because of her willfulness.

Ye Wen opened his mouth, wanting to say that such excessive favoritism was tantamount to spoiling, which would ruin the child and cause internal chaos in the future of the Huo family.

But it feels really good to have a powerful backer who wants to protect you.

At this moment, Ye Wen secretly vowed that as long as he grew stronger, he would definitely help the Huo family reach new heights in the future.

Well, once Tang San becomes a god and ascends to immortality, I'll go and destroy the Star Luo Empire. Huo Yu'er's Huo family is probably the bloodline of Huo Yun'er, the mother of the future protagonist of Douluo Continent II. I want to nip that future tragedy in the bud.

"Thank you, Grandma. And I promise I'll treat Yu'er well from now on," Ye Wen said earnestly.

Huo Rui nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that her grandson-in-law was not only talented, but also quite intelligent.

Huo Yu'er, listening to Ye Wen's assurance, didn't say anything on the surface, but her delicate little face was flushed, clearly she was extremely happy, which made Xiao Wu, who was standing next to her, even angrier.

"You wicked brat, how dare you try to steal Sister Yu'er from me! You're finished!"

What followed was another round of filial piety and virtuous grandchildren, before Huo Rui finally steered the conversation to the main topic.

"By the way, Xiaowen, what kind of soul beast do you want? Tell Grandma, maybe Grandma knows which area has one."

Ye Wen honestly revealed his desire to hunt the Parasite Demon.

"Parasitic fungus?"

Upon hearing this name, Huo Rui's expression immediately turned serious.

Ye Wen also sensed something was amiss and cautiously asked, "Is there something wrong with this kind of soul beast, Grandma Huo?"

Huo Rui shook her head and said, "There's no problem. Your first soul ring only needs a parasitic fungus demon of about four hundred years at most, which is not a problem for me at all."

However, because this thing has high medicinal value, in recent years many soul masters have not been hunting for soul rings at all, but have been specifically scavenging for this kind of soul beast, so I don't know where to find it for the time being.

So I want to ask you, are you absolutely certain you only want this one type of soul beast, and there are no other alternatives?

Ye Wen's lips twitched, his face a little bitter. He now understood why the new edition of the "Elementary Soul Beast Compendium" had removed information about this kind of soul beast.

Emotions are already endangered due to overhunting.

This is normal, after all, as long as something is profitable, humans will go crazy for it. If the Spirit Hall hadn't suppressed human soul masters in this era, they would have hunted soul beasts even more frantically. When the battles reached the third and fourth level, the soul beast forests became prisons, and they were even forced to live on other planets in outer space.

Ye Wen shook his head bitterly, "I'm sorry, Grandma Huo, my martial soul is a bit special. I've searched for a long time and the only soul beast that's suitable for my soul skills in the previous soul ring slots is this kind of soul beast."

Huo Rui nodded thoughtfully, her gaze towards Ye Wen filled with increasing admiration.

This is a good child who knows how to read and think.

Having fought her way up from the bottom to this position, Huo Rui knows that a Soul Master not only needs strong martial arts skills, but also a sharp mind; otherwise, they will just end up like those fools in the Soul Arena, who might just kick the bucket one day.

Because she came from the bottom, Huo Rui knew that Ye Wen's reading was very limited, so she called the butler to give all the soul beast books she had to Ye Wen.

Looking at the Soul Beast Book, which was taller than both of them, Ye Wen was immediately stunned. What kind of angel investor was this?!

Huo Rui smiled kindly and said, "Why don't you read these books first, and then tell me what kind of soul beast you want? If you still can't find what you want in these soul beast encyclopedias, then I'll trouble you to look for the parasitic fungus for you."

"It's alright, Grandma Huo," Ye Wen said with surprise and excitement.

For the next few days, Ye Wen and Xiao Wu spent their time studying and playing at the Huo residence, living a very carefree life.

Only Huo Yu'er noticed that a persistent rat had followed them.

"Only one Soul Saint? I thought this 100,000-year-old Soul Beast had been kidnapped." Tang Hao watched silently from the shadows.

(End of this chapter)