Douluo Continent: The Cataclysm of the Dead - Huo Yuhao

Xiao Xiao, however, quickly shook her head, feigning strength.

"It's alright, this is ultimately just a family matter."

This strength, even in its sadness, is something it doesn't want to show too much.

Instead, Huo Yuhao felt sorry for the other person.

After they parted ways, Huo Yuhao even wondered if he should rush to Gengxin City.

It wasn't until Xiao Xiao took the initiative to send him a message that Huo Yuhao used his connections to get Xiao Xiao a leave of absence.

He was also relying on the token given to him by his master, Kong Deming.

After leaving the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in such a swaggering manner, he followed Xiao Xiao on the road to Gengxin City.

To be precise, Gengxin City originally belonged to the Star Luo Empire.

As a former metal capital, and a place where Tang Clan hidden weapons were forged.

After Tang San ascended to immortality, the so-called no-war period ended.

This became a battleground between the Heavenly Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.

There was no way around it; at least before the advent of soul tools, the importance of Tang Clan's hidden weapons was almost self-evident.

However, the Heavenly Dou Empire has never been able to conquer it.

Not to mention the subsequent split of the Heavenly Dou Empire into Heavenly Soul and Douling.

Under such circumstances, the original Star Luo Empire held an absolute advantage, and it was impossible for the two empires to join forces.

Gengxin City has always belonged to the Star Luo Empire.

Until, as the two continents changed, the Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent gradually collided.

The moment the Soul Masters of the Sun and Moon Continent used Soul Guidance Cannonballs to knock open the gates of the three kingdoms that originally belonged to the continent.

The Soul Masters, originally from the three kingdoms of the continent, then realized that they were no match for the Soul Guidance Devices of the Sun Moon Empire.

The concealed weapons they created were like toys.

It is far inferior in range and its power is extremely limited compared to the Soul Guidance Cannon.

After that, the Moon Empire launched a war against the three original continental countries, and even relied on soul tools to maintain a comfortable position.

At that time, the Star Luo Empire was at the forefront, coupled with that cruel system of succession.

This resulted in the fact that there weren't many Soul Masters that could actually be dispatched, and the country was even pushed to the brink of destruction by the Sun Moon Empire until the emergence of the Star Crown Sect.

This gradually helped the Star Luo Empire offset the pressure, but there was no doubt that the three original continental kingdoms were still at a disadvantage at that time. It wasn't until Shrek Academy stepped in, accompanied by a group of powerful figures, that the Sun Moon Empire was defeated and signed an agreement.

However, at that point, the map of the three original continental kingdoms became somewhat chaotic.

The Heavenly Soul Empire also seized Gengxin City during this period.

After all, although the hidden weapons were useless, the blacksmithing skills of Gengxin City were used to forge rare metals.

Using it to develop soul tools still represents a promising future.

At that time, the Star Luo Empire was in the process of imperial power transition and was naturally powerless to reclaim the city. After the territory was fixed, the city was reclaimed.

Although the Star Luo Empire had considered taking it back, there was ultimately a stronger Tiger Sun Moon Empire standing in front of them.

Therefore, this idea was shelved, and Gengxin City changed from a city of the Star Luo Empire to a city belonging to the Heavenly Soul Empire.

After several days of travel, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao arrived in Gengxin City.

It was discovered that Gengxin City as a whole seemed to have remained completely unchanged.

Just as the map showed, even its appearance didn't seem to have changed much due to the impact of the soul tool.

Upon arriving in the city, Huo Yuhao looked around and found that everything seemed almost identical to what had been described ten thousand years ago.

This also shows just how much the people of Gengxin City resisted soul tools.

Chapter 111 The Xiao Clan

This allowed Huo Yuhao to indirectly experience what true absolute rejection means.

However, Huo Yuhao could understand these stubborn old men to some extent, after all, they had once stood on the peak again.

It is indeed a sad thing to face loneliness again.

Xiao Xiao, on the other hand, seemed quite excited, after all, she was back home again.

Led by Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao stopped in front of a manor in the best location near Gengxin City.

The two had barely approached the door when the two servants at the door saw Xiao Xiao.

They couldn't help but rub their eyes unconsciously, looking as if they almost thought they had seen a ghost.

There was no way around it; after all, Xiao Xiao had gone to study at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

And if we take away the commute, the commute to school might only take two and a half days.

Under such circumstances, how could Xiao Xiao possibly come back?

This shocked them somewhat, but after realizing that the person in front of them was not a fake Xiao Xiao.

After confirming that what they were seeing was not an illusion, they looked at Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao with some doubt and uncertainty.

"Miss? Is it really you?"

Xiao Xiao chuckled and nodded in response, then spoke up.

"Well, it's me!"

After Xiao Xiao spoke, the two guards exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with joy.

Even one of the guards couldn't help but say something.

"Great."

As he spoke, he pushed open the door and ran inside.

This almost stumped Huo Yuhao, but after careful analysis, he seemed to be able to figure it out.

It's still school time, or rather, according to the timeline, Xiao Xiao hasn't been in school for very long. Under these circumstances, it seems there's only one piece of news for her to come back.

That means Xiao Xiao did not pass the test of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, or rather, she did not formally enroll.

Perhaps for the people of the Sun Moon Empire, this was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue. But for the Xiao family, originally belonging to one of the three kingdoms of the continent and residing in Gengxin City...

This is undoubtedly great news. After all, even though Xiao Xiao's father faced immense pressure to give her a chance to enter the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, there were still many people who were dissatisfied.

After all, for someone from the Xiao family, entering the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy to study soul tools is against common sense.

Seemingly sensing this, Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Xiao with a hint of heartache in his eyes.

The other party withstood considerable pressure in order to change this so-called fate.

Xiao Xiao, on the other hand, chuckled lightly, seemingly quite indifferent.

After all, he used to be a bit stubborn, not to mention now that he has seen a different direction.

Soon, another person appeared.

Huo Yuhao was no stranger to this person; he was the personal guard that Xiao Xiao had seen in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Xiao Lin.

The other person also had a look of joy on their face, but after taking only two steps, when they saw Huo Yuhao, a complicated look, or rather, a hint of disgust, flashed in their eyes.

There was no way around it; although Xiao Lin couldn't forget the kindness Huo Yuhao had shown him and Xiao Xiao in saving him and Xiao Lin, he couldn't forget it.

However, in Xiao Lin's view, it was Huo Yuhao's words that successfully changed Xiao Xiao's original fate of going to Shrek Academy. She kept it a secret from her family, putting her father under immense pressure, and ultimately entered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Furthermore, the Xiao family had given Huo Yuhao what could be considered gratitude for saving Xiao Xiao.

Under these circumstances, Huo Yuhao's words caused some turmoil within the entire Xiao clan.

He really couldn't have a good impression of Huo Yuhao.

More importantly, he couldn't understand why Huo Yuhao had reappeared.

Could it be that Miss Xiao Xiao didn't drop out of school?

The moment the thought crossed Xiao Lin's mind, he shook his head, even trying to suppress it. Impossible. She'd be back in such a short time. Miss Xiao Xiao must have dropped out of school.

While firmly establishing this idea, Xiao Lin also put on a warm face, took the initiative to step forward, and couldn't help but ask Xiao Xiao about her well-being.

“Miss, you’re not used to it, are you? That’s quite normal. After all, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is all about researching soul tools, and your twin martial souls can’t get proper training there. So dropping out is a very wise decision.”

Because Huo Yuhao was there first, Xiao Lin was finally able to suppress his emotions.

He did not choose to say anything too harsh.

Under Xiao Lin's gaze, Xiao Xiao simply shook her head slightly.

"Uncle Lin, I did not drop out of school."

The moment the voice rang out, Xiao Lin's initial enthusiasm and joy faded slightly, and he even subconsciously asked a question in return.

"How could that be? Haven't you already returned?"

Xiao Xiao then continued to speak frankly.

"That's because Yuhao wanted to come here."

This statement successfully drew Xiao Lin's attention to Huo Yuhao.

In his eyes, Huo Yuhao at this moment looked like a young punk.

Not only has it affected Xiao Xiao's future, but now there's even a possibility that they might try to kidnap her.

However, Xiao Lin was ultimately sensible, or rather, he knew that the other party had already arrived.

After taking a deep breath, he looked at Huo Yuhao with a lukewarm attitude.

"I didn't expect you to be interested in this place, but since you're here, please come inside and let's talk."

Seeing Xiao Lin's changed demeanor, and considering his identity, or rather, how his words had altered Xiao Xiao's fate—a situation naturally incomprehensible to the Xiao clan—Huo Yuhao simply didn't dwell on it and nodded lightly.

Led by Xiao Lin, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao also stepped into the manor. After entering the manor, they couldn't help but be amazed when they saw that most of the metal, some of which had even been forged, was used as so-called decorations.

Just as he had guessed, although he couldn't be sure of Xiao Xiao's father's exact forging skills yet, no matter how down-on-his-luck the vice president of the Blacksmith Association was, he should at least have the ability to forge at the spirit level, right?