Douluo Continent: A Man of Unparalleled Talent and Heaven-Defying Comprehension

Chapter 158 Bald (Please Subscribe!!!)

The far north.

Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, his soul power surging.

Five months have passed since we arrived in the far north.

The Snow Empress completed her human form and cultivated to the level of Soul Saint, so the Ice Empress gave up her plan to persuade the Snow Empress to become a Soul Spirit.

Upon learning of Ice Emperor's thoughts, Snow Emperor introduced Ice Bear King Xiaobai to Huo Yuhao.

Xiao Bai has reached the level of a ferocious beast with 300,000 years of history, but he does not have enough confidence to deal with the upcoming heavenly tribulation.

For soul beasts, the Heavenly Tribulation is a test, never an opportunity. Only soul beasts that have made significant breakthroughs in the past 100,000 years can survive it; otherwise, they will perish. This has led to the phenomenon that the older a ferocious beast is, the stronger it becomes, especially as it survives more Heavenly Tribulations, its strength becomes increasingly terrifying.

Every ferocious beast that manages to survive the Heavenly Tribulation is an incredibly lucky one with extraordinary fortune.

Ice Bear King Xiaobai possesses terrifying combat power, but he clearly did not obtain enough opportunities during his cultivation period of 200,000 to 300,000 years.

Xue Di, who raised Xiao Bai like a child, naturally recommended him to Huo Yuhao.

He was lucky enough to encounter the divine inheritance twice, and with the presence of the Ice Emperor, the Snow Emperor still respected Huo Yuhao.

Becoming a god is a snowball effect. Huo Yuhao's chances may not be particularly high right now, but with the addition of Ice Bear King Xiaobai, those chances will only increase.

As a Soul Master accumulates more and more opportunities and grows stronger, so too do their chances increase.

During the five months he spent in the far north, Huo Yuhao diligently cultivated.

At the Ice Emperor's request, the Snow Emperor taught Huo Yuhao her three ultimate techniques, and Huo Yuhao spent the next five months learning them.

Just now, Huo Yuhao finally transformed the Ice Bear King Xiaobai into a soul spirit.

Unfortunately, Xiao Bai did not undergo the 300,000-year Heavenly Tribulation, and his Soul Rings are still at the 100,000-year level, belonging to the category of ferocious beasts.

"My soul power has already reached level sixty. After five months of cultivation, and with Little White's support, if I absorb another 100,000-year soul spirit or soul ring, I definitely have a chance to break through to Soul Saint!"

Huo Yuhao licked his lips, his gaze resolute.

However, a soul that is 100,000 years old is not so easy to find.

Without Hyotei's help, he wouldn't know where to find Shiro, a soul that's nearly 300,000 years old.

Not to mention, he needs a level 60 sixth spirit ring to break through the bottleneck of his spirit power.

Huo Yuhao's second martial soul now has three soul rings: one given by the Ice Emperor during his sacrifice, one that became a true soul spirit after signing a soul spirit contract over five months, and one ferocious beast soul ring given to him, plus a soul ring provided by the Ice Bear King Xiaobai.

Ice Bear King Xiaobai or Ice Emperor could naturally continue to bestow soul rings upon Huo Yuhao, even to the full extent of the first six soul rings of his second martial soul, but neither of them had a more powerful soul skill to choose from, so they did not do so.

Therefore, if Huo Yuhao truly wants to become a Soul Emperor, his first martial soul is the most important thing.

However, 100,000-year-old soul beasts with spiritual attributes are even rarer.

"I wonder if we could ask Brother Yu and his teacher for help in hunting down a 100,000-year-old Evil Eye Tyrant."

If we're talking about who's most suitable for Huo Yuhao, then the Evil Eye Clan is definitely the one that's practically tailor-made for him.

"Or, after completing the second test, see if we can complete the third test in a short time and thus obtain a divinely bestowed soul ring."

As for the divinely bestowed soul ring in Su Yu's hand, Huo Yuhao did not covet it, and knew that he probably wouldn't get it.

Huo Yuhao made a decision to leave the far north.

"In any case, staying in the far north is not an option if you want to quickly obtain a new sixth spirit ring for your Spirit Eye."

After returning to Mingdu from the Demon Forest, Su Yu followed Kong Deming back to the royal back mountain.

"Xiaoyu, your spiritual power has materialized. Next, you need to focus on building your own domain. I have some experience here, but I can't guarantee that it will be suitable for you. The construction of the spiritual domain is different for every Soul Master. It's more about following your inner feelings."

Kong Deming could provide technical guidance to Su Yu on construction, but he was completely helpless when it came to giving pointers in any direction.

"What should my spiritual realm be?"

Mingde Hall.

"Yuhao, you're finally back." Jing Hongchen looked at Huo Yuhao, who was now seventeen years old, and smiled.

When he took Huo Yuhao as his disciple, Huo Yuhao was only twelve years old, not yet thirteen.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Huo Yuhao's soul power has now reached level sixty!

"Teacher, I came back this time to ask you to help me hunt down a 100,000-year-old soul beast." Huo Yuhao was a little embarrassed.

Hunting a 100,000-year-old soul beast is indeed a bit excessive, as Jing Hongchen himself doesn't even have a 100,000-year-old soul ring.

"Um?"

In fact, Jing Hongchen was also incredulous when he heard his disciple's request.

He wasn't questioning how excessive Huo Yuhao's request was, but rather expressing shock at Huo Yuhao's desire to try absorbing a 100,000-year soul ring with his sixth ring.

Su Yu absorbed a 100,000-year spirit ring as soon as he started absorbing his fifth spirit ring, a feat that cannot be replicated.

The fourth ring is ten thousand years, and the fifth soul directly transitions to one hundred thousand years, which is simply heaven-defying.

Even in the second and third rings, Su Yu didn't dare to transition tenfold.

Huo Yuhao was more stable. His third ring was a ten-thousand-year ring, and after absorbing ten-thousand-year rings again for the fourth and fifth rings, he prepared to absorb a one-hundred-thousand-year soul ring for the sixth ring.

However, this is equally shocking.

"Are you planning to hunt down the Evil Eye Tyrant?"

After her initial shock, Jing Hongchen regained her composure and guessed Huo Yuhao's plan.

The chances of finding a spirit beast with 100,000 years of spiritual attributes in the short term are extremely slim.

Only powerful, gregarious groups like the Evil Eye Tyrant might be Huo Yuhao's target.

"That's right."

Huo Yuhao nodded, confirming his teacher's guess.

However, Jing Hongchen gave a bitter smile.

"I'm sorry, Yuhao."

He told Huo Yuhao about the Evil Emperor's rage during Xuan Ziwen's hunt for the Evil Eye Tyrant.

"The Evil Emperor is currently in a state of rage, and it is estimated that any human Soul Master who enters the Demon Forest will be killed by him. The Empire has already sealed off the Demon Forest. Perhaps it is still possible to secretly hunt a few Soul Beasts in a few years, but the possibility of hunting down the 100,000-year-old Evil Eye Tyrant again within a hundred years is unlikely."

"Is that so?" Huo Yuhao sighed, his brows furrowed, quite surprised by the situation.

However, he didn't blame anyone.

"It seems I have no choice but to learn how to condense my natal soul ring from Brother Yu."

We have no choice but to adopt the backup plan.

Let's see if we can encounter the reward of a divinely bestowed soul ring during the third test.

Having received Jing Hongchen's order, Huo Yuhao arrived at the royal palace.

"Halt! Who dares trespass on royal territory!"

However, the treatment they received was even worse than that of Su Yu.

Even though Huo Yuhao had obtained Jing Hongchen's warrant, he was still not allowed to leave.

The Imperial Study.

Xu Tianran sat behind his desk with a rather dignified air, handling his busy official duties.

However, his imposing figure was merely an illusion; behind the desk, his lower body was completely paralyzed, and he could only sit in a wheelchair.

Behind Xu Tianran, Ju Zi gently massaged his shoulders.

"His Majesty."

"Enter!"

A guard entered the imperial study and reported, "Your Majesty, Huo Yuhao has returned to Mingdu and has arrived at the royal palace. He is on his way to the back mountain."

Xu Tianran stopped what he was doing when he heard that Huo Yuhao had returned.

Orange's expression stiffened slightly, but fortunately, her mental fortitude was strong, and she didn't lose control of the force in her hand. However, there were still some changes, but fortunately, Xu Tianran didn't notice them.

"The back mountain? Isn't that Confucius's place? Do you have any of Confucius's relics with you?"

"No, he possesses the warrant from the Master of the Red Dust Hall."

"Hmph, Jing Hongchen's warrant?" Xu Tianran sneered and waved his hand, saying, "Jing Hongchen's warrant is no good in my royal family."

He clearly still remembered Jing Hongchen's behavior when he was still the crown prince.

At that time, Jing Hongchen showed no mercy and kicked out the people he had sent to Mingde Hall to negotiate with Xuan Ziwen.

"this"

"Hmm?" Seeing the guard hesitate, Xu Tianran released an aura.

Although he was crippled, his soul power was still at the level of a Title Douluo. Coupled with the pressure he had accumulated during his more than one year as emperor, he put immense pressure on his personal guards when he was angry.

"Yes, sir!"

As the guards left, Ju Zi's brows furrowed deeply.

With her back to him, Xu Tianran naturally couldn't see this scene and was unaware that his empress was worrying about a man from outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, the Master of the Red Dust Hall is a pillar of the empire. Your actions..."

Ju Zi has earned Xu Tianran's approval in terms of both wisdom and vision, and her words carry considerable weight.

At this moment, as Ju Zi raised a question, Xu Tianran explained, "Hmph, of course I know his importance, I just wanted to take this opportunity to give him a warning."

To this day, Jing Hongchen has never publicly shown strong support for him in court.

If we were to say that there were three attitudes towards Xu Tianran among the many officials in the imperial court in the past, they were supportive, neutral, and opposed.

Now there are only two options: support or neutrality.

It's ridiculous that there's no one who opposes it; there's a neutral entity existing independently.

And this neutral party is naturally Jing Hongchen.

"Your Majesty, it is said that the Master of the Red Dust Hall recently broke through to the Super Douluo level in soul power cultivation, and also acquired a battle armor system."

Just as Ju Zi mentioned the Battle Armor system, Xu Tianran slammed his hand on the table.

"Just talking about the battle armor system makes me angry!"

"What does Jing Hongchen want to do?"

"I still haven't obtained any information on the Battle Armor system!"

"It's not perfect yet, so it can't be widely adopted?"

Xu Tianran kept slamming his fist on the table, venting his anger.

"What are they doing? They're keeping their distance from me!"

What are you guarding against?

Neither Xu Tianran nor Ju Zi continued to speak; one silently continued rubbing her shoulder, while the other secretly suppressed her anger.

Of course, it was to prevent him from leaking the technology of the battle armor to the Holy Spirit Cult.

Although I know this precaution is reasonable, is Xu Tianran such a foolish ruler who is so incompetent as to not care at all about the harm caused by the Holy Spirit Cult?

"Your Majesty, please don't harm your health because of this. As far as I know from Teacher Xuan, this Battle Armor system should be perfected by now, no matter how long it takes. Have you forgotten? There are less than half a year left until the Soul Battle Tournament. Mingde Hall will definitely showcase its Battle Armor technology at the tournament. You can then ask them to hand over the technology."

Whether the orange's comforting words had any effect or not, Xu Tianran took a few deep breaths and resumed dealing with his official duties.

At the same time, Orange breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Master of the Red Dust Hall is too resistant to evil spirit masters."

She knew many of Xu Tianran's plans and that he was merely using the Holy Spirit Cult.

However, Jing Hongchen's reaction was far too intense.

Perhaps even Xu Tianran, who had previously planned to utilize the Holy Spirit Cult, did not expect this outcome.

After all, Jing Hongchen didn't have this kind of confidence back then. No matter how fierce she was, she would never have openly disrespected Xu Tianran like she does now.

However, Jing Hongchen now has that qualification.

Whether it's his breakthrough in soul power or his mastery of battle armor, both contribute to his high status.

Moreover, there was also some tacit approval from Kong Deming.

Why didn't Xu Tianran directly obtain the battle armor technology from Xuan Ziwen through the orange?

It wasn't just the pressure from Kong Deming.

Xu Tianran can rely on the two Limit Douluo of the Holy Spirit Sect to temporarily resist Kong Deming's pressure, but he will never completely break with Kong Deming because of this.

"What?"

Huo Yuhao felt a surge of anger as he looked at the Imperial Guards who were trying to drive him away.

"His Majesty has decreed that even the Red Dust Hall Master's warrant cannot be used arbitrarily within the royal court. Especially in the important Hall of Offerings, a token from the Supreme Elder is required for passage."

Huo Yuhao was already eager for his sixth spirit ring. He had been holding back his anger after being unable to hunt the 100,000-year-old Evil Eye Tyrant due to the Evil Emperor's rage. Now, being provoked again, his anger intensified.

However, this is the royal family.

He forced himself to suppress his anger, took a deep breath, and turned to leave.

He directed all his anger at Xu Tianran.

emperor?

Huo Yuhao has never had the slightest fear of power.

Upon returning to Mingde Hall and learning of the treatment his disciple had received, Jing Hongchen was furious.

"Xu Tianran!"

Jing Hongchen personally brought Huo Yuhao to the royal family.

"Get out of the way!"

With the head of Mingde Hall arriving in person, the Imperial Guards were unable to stop them any longer and immediately sent the two to the back mountain.

"The sect leader? Yuhao?"

Su Yu stopped cultivating, somewhat surprised by the arrival of the two.

Huo Yuhao is back so early?

He thought that this kid would have a lot of opportunities in the far north, and then make rapid progress, and would be able to return to Mingdu in the last month.

Now, only five months later, Huo Yuhao has returned to Mingdu.

Moreover, they couldn't even gather the sixth spirit ring.

this.

Shouldn't the chosen ones always encounter the best situations?

But Huo Yuhao's current behavior left Su Yu speechless.

Will this chosen one of destiny be stripped bare?

But I didn't really take much advantage of him, did I?

Su Yu felt that he hadn't ruined Huo Yuhao's opportunities much.

"Based on my research, it's best to condense your natal spirit ring at the seventh ring. Are you sure you want to try it on the fourth ring of your second spirit?"

Su Yu's question silenced Huo Yuhao.

Is the seventh ring the most suitable?

Huo Yuhao was struggling with his inner conflict.

If you're going to do something, do it the best. Since that's the case, then this natal soul ring will naturally follow Su Yu's advice and condense the best one at the seventh ring.

But what about the sixth ring of my Spirit Eye?

Here's a quick fix: the original story had a lot of confusing timelines and vague age settings, so I've adjusted them to suit my needs.

Furthermore, everyone should understand that this is a world where the protagonist's interference is present, so the duration and timing of some plot points may differ. For example, Xu Tianran's ascension to the throne was two years earlier than expected. This was due to breakthroughs in soul guidance technology and the nation's strength. Xu Tianran used underhanded tactics, causing the old emperor to pass away prematurely, skipping the regent phase. His motive was also clear: to resolve conflicts as quickly as possible and launch a war sooner.

(End of this chapter)