Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 24: Will everything spoken be known?

Huo Yuhao slowly drew the katana from his waist. The first spirit ring under his feet shone slightly. Instantly, Huo Yuhao felt about 10% of his spirit power reserves being drained away, while golden flames slowly ignited on the blade of the katana, making it look sacred and majestic.

He walked up to a small tree and casually swung his Kasaya Slash. A dazzling golden light flashed, and the small tree, about the thickness of an adult's calf, was instantly sliced ​​in two. Huo Yuhao's pupils shrank slightly, and he couldn't help but gasp. Looking at the broken edge of the tree, the cut was clean, with almost no rough edges. There was also a layer of brown residue from the golden flames burning the cut, which contrasted with the original material of the tree.

"So sharp, such a domineering soul skill."

A hint of excitement flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes. This was the extraordinary power unique to Soul Masters! Now, he was a genuine Soul Master.

Slowly turning his wrist, Huo Yuhao watched the golden flames begin to burn from the hilt of his sword. His breathing became heavier. This was the world of Soul Masters, this was the power of Soul Masters. From now on, he had officially come into contact with the extraordinary power of this world. From now on, he would take it one step at a time.

With a thought, Huo Yuhao activated his first soul skill once again.

"disperse!"

The two words seemed to possess a special magic. The next moment, as if it were just a gentle breeze, the golden flames that had been burning fiercely on the blade dissipated, revealing the blade of the katana that had been enveloped in golden flames once again.

Huo Yuhao gently stroked the blade with his left hand. The blade of the katana did not show any damage after being burned by the golden flames, which surprised Huo Yuhao. He had thought that the burning of the golden flames would greatly damage the blade.

Feeling the loss of soul power within his body, Huo Yuhao frowned slightly. His second soul skill seemed to consume a lot of soul power. After just one release, his original 90% soul power had been reduced to less than 40%. In other words, just releasing this one soul skill consumed more than half of his total soul power.

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, then began to tidy up his tent. After packing up most of his belongings, he started to organize the intelligence he currently knew.

First, the fact that he was called "Star" by the Starlight Unicorn made Huo Yuhao ponder. What exactly does the word "Star" refer to? Moreover, the Starlight Unicorn explicitly mentioned that since a certain day three years ago, he was no longer just their Star, but also an outsider Star. This might be related to his memories of Ashina.

Based on a comprehensive analysis of the Starlight Unicorn, the Golden-haired Old Man, and the Proverbs left by the Mother of All Spirits, Huo Yuhao was able to barely guess one thing: the so-called foreign stars were very likely visitors from outer space, or rather, travelers from other worlds.

He can be called an outsider star, yet also a star who is "one of our own," perhaps because although he can be seen as a traveler from another world to some extent, he is essentially a native of Douluo Continent.

From the words of the Starlight Unicorn, Huo Yuhao was basically certain that his greatest adversary in the future might be a god from another world. In addition to the term "external star," Huo Yuhao also clearly heard the term "outer god." But could the meaning of "star" be interpreted as a god?

Huo Yuhao dared not draw a conclusion rashly, after all, the two forms of address existed in different contexts and did not seem to be interchangeable.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao was also pondering why neither the Starlight Unicorn nor the prophecy left by the Mother of All Spirits would tell him the true identity of that Outer God, which made Huo Yuhao somewhat worried.

Despite the impressive scale of the operation, and the fact that choosing the first path, even just the first soul ring, would grant them the legendary 100,000-year soul ring, these individuals, who seemed poised to engage the Outer God in a full-blown battle at any moment, dared not even utter the Outer God's name. This suggests that even within the Spirit Realm, the Outer God might possess their own information channels.

Does everything that is said necessarily become known?

A terrifying thought flashed through Huo Yuhao's mind.

The reason why Huo Yuhao took on the more arduous second path from the beginning was merely a stopgap measure to keep the initiative in his hands as much as possible. However, when he really had to start thinking about how to face this enemy that he had inexplicably and cleverly encountered, Huo Yuhao still felt powerless.

At first, Huo Yuhao only coveted the body of a spirit-type soul beast and wanted to hunt one to get a soul ring so that he could enroll in Shrek Academy three years later. However, he was unwittingly drawn into a war with no end in sight. According to the prophecy of the Mother of All Spirits, this was a struggle that had lasted for ten thousand years. Huo Yuhao felt cold in his hands and feet just thinking about it.

This game of chess is a bit too grand. Although the Starlight Unicorn has been praising Huo Yuhao in various ways along the way, both openly and subtly flattering him, these words are not as tempting to Huo Yuhao as two steamed buns.

The Starlight Unicorn also said that for the next twenty years, he would fight endlessly with the Outer Gods, one side playing white and the other black. But Huo Yuhao saw it clearly: he was just a pawn who had just entered the game, and might even be just a pawn that the other side randomly played. How could he possibly become the player? He was lucky if he didn't get sold out and still help the other person count the money.

Therefore, before figuring out the ins and outs of the matter, Huo Yuhao decided to wait and see, no matter how fiercely the two sides fought. He didn't know the situation clearly enough. If he wanted to maintain the initiative, he had to find a way to uncover the truths buried in the dusty archives of history before making any further plans.

People must always be clear about what they are fighting for; otherwise, the sculptor who was completely consumed by the fire of resentment serves as a cautionary tale.

"This makes enrolling in Shrek Academy even more urgent."

Huo Yuhao stroked his chin, realizing that his urgency to get to Shrek Academy had become even stronger. To obtain a sufficiently accurate record of events that occurred ten thousand years ago, he needed to enter a power with a history of over ten thousand years. There were countless sects, academies, and families on the Douluo Continent with a history of over a thousand years, but only a handful with a history of over ten thousand years.

First is the Star Luo Empire. Although it changed its supreme leader during its clashes with the Sun Moon Empire thousands of years ago, and the power holder changed from the original White Tiger family to the Star Crown family, the Star Luo Empire is still an ancient empire that has been successfully passed down for more than 10,000 years. It is most likely to have secrets from 10,000 years ago.

Secondly, there are the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Douling Empire. Although these two families separated thousands of years ago, the predecessors of the two great empires were the Heavenly Dou Empire, which rivaled the Star Luo Empire ten thousand years ago. In other words, the treasure troves of these two great empires may also contain secret records of events that occurred ten thousand years ago.

After excluding the three great empires, there are very few forces with a history of thousands of years, only sects like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Tang Sect.

However, these sects also have their own problems. Some have extremely complicated joining conditions, requiring a high degree of loyalty and talent from the members, while others have declined to the point of being defunct. For example, the Tang Sect only has one sect leader and one disciple left. How can they be expected to know about things from ten thousand years ago?

Forget it, I should think about what to eat next. Oh right, joining the Tang Clan might not be enough; I also need to figure out how to feed the sect leader and another disciple.

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(End of this chapter)