Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 72 Re-entering the Stars (55 words per day)

After seeing Yan Shaozhe off, Huo Yuhao's life returned to a long period of peace, a rare occurrence. During this time, many senior students who had gone through complex internal struggles chose to return to Shrek Academy, and they all brought Huo Yuhao many small gifts.

Besides that, it's worth mentioning Ma Xiaotao. Although this girl runs to Huo Yuhao's shop every few days, she doesn't do anything else. She just sits in the seat near the kitchen, grilling while watching Huo Yuhao concentrate on his work.

During this year, Ma Xiaotao's cultivation speed could be described as leaps and bounds. Every time Huo Yuhao visited her, he felt that her cultivation had improved a lot compared to the last time, to the point that Huo Yuhao even had some doubts.

Could it be that I have the ability to increase other people's cultivation speed? I'm already a level 60 Soul Emperor, is it really reasonable for my cultivation speed to still be so fast?

Ma Xiaotao's cultivation progress was fast, and Huo Yuhao's cultivation progress was not slow at all. After Huo Yuhao finished eating the last Xuan Shui Pill, his cultivation level successfully reached level 20.

It was during Shrek Academy's holiday. During this precious vacation of a little over a month and almost two months, Huo Yuhao would usually hand over the barbecue-making work to the kitchen helpers, giving them the opportunity to hone their barbecue skills. The time saved would then be used by Huo Yuhao to intensify his cultivation and study soul guidance techniques and soul master theory.

However, Huo Yuhao had a mission during this vacation. He put all the ninja tools he had made over the past year, which incorporated his own ingenious ideas, into his storage soul tool and then embarked on his journey to the Star Dou Forest.

Without asking anyone for help, Huo Yuhao didn't tell anyone except Huo Yun'er about his hunting of soul beasts. Just like every day, he left home early in the morning and went straight into the Star Dou Forest from the East Gate.

"Elder Qian, you said the energy you've accumulated can help me escape quickly once, is that true?"

As they traveled, Huo Yuhao chatted idly with Qian Daoliu in his spiritual sea.

"Hmph, it's not good for you to talk too much. You just spout useless nonsense. Do you think I would lie to you? If we really encounter an invincible being, I'll show you what true speed is. Do you really think my title of 'Invincible in the Sky' from ten thousand years ago was just for show?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you're invincible in the sky, you've told me this so many times, I'm sick of it. Why don't you tell me about the other two, invincible in the ocean and invincible in the land, who are they, who can stand shoulder to shoulder with you?"

Qian Daoliu first pursed his lips in dissatisfaction, then said, "I knew you thought I was a storyteller, otherwise a quiet person like you wouldn't come to me for no reason. But since you want to hear it, I might as well tell you a story."

As Huo Yuhao listened to Qian Daoliu's story, he hurried on his way. After Qian Daoliu finished recounting his tortuous love story with Poseidon (unrequited love), Huo Yuhao saw the sign about the Star Dou Great Forest standing by the roadside.

[This area is less than ten miles from the outer edge of the Star Dou Forest. Soul beasts frequently appear here, so please be vigilant.]

"The Starry Sky Forest is really close to Shrek City. We've only been out of the city for a short time, and we've already arrived."

Thinking back to his first time hunting for a spirit ring, it took him several days to travel from Xingluo to Xingdou Forest, and Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"Hmph, I told you when you first came to Shrek City that Shrek has replaced the Spirit Hall's position from ten thousand years ago, so naturally it must also bear the responsibilities that the Spirit Hall used to bear."

"Every Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall bears the mission of suppressing any potential beast tides, and must be determined to perish together with the sleeping Spirit Beast Emperor. Now that the Spirit Hall is gone, Shrek Academy naturally has to take over this heavy mission."

Taking a deep breath and feeling the coolness of the forest, Huo Yuhao's eyes sharpened. After staying at Shrek Academy for so long, now that his feet were on the soft soil, Huo Yuhao inexplicably felt a sense of release.

With a flick of his left wrist, a rare metal bullet, about the size of an adult's thumb, was ejected from the soul tool with a barely perceptible sound.

Huo Yuhao twisted his wrist, and the metal bullet flew out and got caught on a branch of a big tree. Then, Huo Yuhao flashed and appeared on that tree trunk. Then, he flashed again and appeared on the trunk of another big tree.

Qian Daoliu couldn't help but feel pleased as he watched Huo Yuhao frolicking freely. Some birds can't be caged; they are born to live in the wilderness. Huo Yuhao's previous behavior was too mature, which always gave people a misconception.

The child in front of him was actually an adult, an adult who could shoulder a great responsibility and mission without uttering a word, but Huo Yuhao's current performance made Qian Daoliu feel much more relaxed.

The Huo Yuhao before us is, after all, just an eleven-year-old child.

Like a nimble ape, Huo Yuhao darted through the dense forest, deftly avoiding the venomous snakes that tried to suddenly pounce and bite him.

Huo Yuhao, filled with a wicked sense of humor, followed a spider that was shooting webs at him, hoping to feast on him. He followed the spider all the way to its lair, burned down the web that the spider had painstakingly woven over several days, and then left.

Just then, Huo Yuhao suddenly smelled a faint scent of blood. The relaxed look in Huo Yuhao's eyes vanished instantly. He sniffed and immediately identified the source of the bloody smell.

Without using the grappling hook, Huo Yuhao leaped lightly a few times, making almost no sound, and silently approached the source of the bloody smell. Soon, Huo Yuhao discovered the source of the bloody smell.

It was a burly bull with its belly cut open. Its huge body, more than three meters long, was now lying on the ground, its belly and rear end covered in blood. A long intestine was dragged out of its body, making it look extremely bloody.

Huo Yuhao frowned, a serious look appearing in his eyes. Judging from its size, this iron-skinned bull was probably over a thousand years old, making it a formidable creature in the outer region.

A thousand-year-old Ironhide Bull would typically possess innate soul skills like Savage Trample and Hardened Skin, making it quite formidable. Even if it encountered an opponent it couldn't defeat, it should be able to escape. However, this Ironhide Bull in front of us seemed to have died without any resistance.

Huo Yuhao fixed his gaze on the rump of the iron-skinned bull, where it seemed to be wriggling, and the movement was quite significant.

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(End of this chapter)