Douluo Continent: Copying Ya Li, the Carefree King of the Sun and Moon

Kong Deming looked at Huo Yuhao in front of him, and suddenly thought of something. He sighed and patted Xu Yanli's head.

“It’s all in the past,” Kong Deming said. “It’s all in the past. As for what happened back then, I can’t really say for sure. Let’s talk about it later.”

Seeing Kong Deming's reaction, Xu Yanli realized that Kong Deming was overthinking things. He guessed that Kong Deming thought he helped Huo Yuhao because of empathy.

He remembered that when he first met Kong Deming, he was only two years old and was being harassed by the maids while wearing clothes worse than those of servants.

But after meeting Kong Deming that day, he was adopted by Xu Tianran the next day, which seems to be Kong Deming's idea.

Xu Yanli raised his head and said with a smile, "I've long forgotten. Back then, my elder brother was more like a father to me than my own father. Besides, after my martial soul awakened, I didn't lose out at all, did I?"

"You," Kong Deming laughed.

Xu Tianran was actually quite grateful for Xu Yanli's existence. Without this little guy, he might have already gone down the path of madness and never come back.

For a fleeting moment, he even mistook Xu Yanli for his own son.

Huo Yuhao and Ye Guyi looked completely bewildered, clearly not understanding what the two of them meant.

Huo Yuhao did have some guesses.

Chapter 11 Huo Yuhao Becomes a Disciple

"Let's go to the Star Dou Great Forest. It'll be a good opportunity for Ye Guyi to hunt for her third spirit ring," Xu Yanli said.

"Young man, do you know where there's a horse stable around here?" Xu Yanli asked Huo Yuhao with a smile.

Huo Yuhao scratched his head, handed a simplified map to Xu Yanli, and said, "This is what my mother bought before, so it should be fairly clear. Please don't call me 'little brother,' my name is Huo Yuhao."

"Hmm, hello. My name is Xu Yanli, the current head of the Xiaoyao Pavilion." Xu Yanli said with a faint smile. "This is Ye Guyi, my younger sister. I see you're level ten. Why don't you come with us to the Star Dou Great Forest?"

A look of gratitude flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly nodded.

With the help of the map Huo Yuhao gave him, Xu Yanli found a horse ranch, rented a carriage, and the group slowly headed towards the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Brother Yanli, you're not from the Star Luo Empire, are you?" After traveling for about three days, Huo Yuhao suddenly asked when they finally reached the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Oh, why do you say that?" Xu Yanli smiled and asked.

"Your soul tools are too advanced, and Elder Kong's skin color..." Huo Yuhao hesitated for a moment before saying.

Xu Yanli chuckled and said, "The teacher praised your pure bloodline."

Kong Deming gently patted Xu Yanli's head and smiled at Huo Yuhao, saying, "Are you going to report us?"

Huo Yuhao's gaze was firm, and hatred flashed in his eyes as he said, "Are you enemies with Duke White Tiger? I want to join you."

Xu Yanli paused for a moment, then smiled: "Alright, the Sun Moon Empire welcomes you."

Soon, the group arrived at a stream about three meters wide, the water of which looked very clear.

Kong Deming ran off to explore the surroundings, since the Star Dou Great Forest was relatively close to Shrek Academy, and he was hesitant to use his soul tool.

Xu Yanli felt that if she remembered correctly, this should be the place where Huo Yuhao was grilling fish in the original novel, right?

Xu Yanli tapped his storage soul tool twice and took out a fishing net from it.

Ye Guyi said in disbelief, "Brother Yanli, are you a treasure chest?"

"Please call me Doraemon," Xu Yanli said with a smile.

"What is Doraemon?" Ye Guyi asked, looking confused.

Xu Yanli smiled and said, "It can be considered a little divine beast that can take out all sorts of treasures from its pocket."

"It must be really amazing," Ye Guyi said with a smile.

After seeing the fish he had caught in his net, Huo Yuhao started a fire to prepare to grill the fish.

"Brother Yanli, let me grill this. I'm better at it." Huo Yuhao immediately stepped forward and said when he saw Xu Yanli's clumsy fish-cleaning movements.

Xu Yanli immediately handed the fish to Huo Yuhao and said, "Please, little brother, I don't know anything about this."

Ye Guyi looked at Xu Yanli speechlessly and said, "I thought our lazy Prince Xiaoyao would know how to grill fish."

"The Carefree King!" Huo Yuhao had always assumed that the person in front of him was a nobleman from the Sun Moon Empire, but he never expected him to be of such high status.

"Huo Yuhao, would you like to become my disciple?" Xu Yanli said with a smile as he leaned close to Huo Yuhao's ear.

"I, I, my martial soul is not good, and my innate soul power is also very poor." Huo Yuhao said, stammering as he killed a fish with one hand.

"Hey, even if you lack talent, our Sun Moon Empire can still help you improve, not to mention you have a rare spiritual attribute." Xu Yanli poked Huo Yuhao's face and said with a smile, "You've finally gained some weight these past two days."

"I am willing to become your disciple." Huo Yuhao was so excited that he forgot about the fish he was about to kill and immediately knelt down to kowtow twice to Xu Yanli.

Xu Yanli smiled and used his soul power to help him up. He patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder and said, "From today onwards, you are my eldest disciple. When we get to the Xiaoyao Pavilion in Shrek City, I will give you some more cultivation resources. I didn't bring much with me right now."

"Shrek Academy, Mom said it's a wonderful and powerful place," Huo Yuhao said with a hint of longing in his eyes.

Xu Yanli stroked his chin. Should Huo Yuhao stay at Shrek Academy for a couple of days?

Try to provoke him and tell him that Shrek Academy isn't all that great. After all, how can you hate something if you don't experience it?

A flicker of something passed through Xu Yanli's eyes, after all, Huo Yuhao later stole a lot of their data for Shrek Academy...

Forget it, let's just let Huo Yuhao be an exchange student later. It would be a loss if he got brainwashed by Shrek Academy.

The fish that Huo Yuhao was grilling on the grill next to him was emitting a smoky aroma, as well as an indescribable fresh fragrance.

smell good.

Xu Yanli ran excitedly to the grill and waited, licking her lips a few times, feeling like her saliva was about to drip down her throat.

"Little brother, do you sell your grilled fish? It smells so good! How did you make it?" Suddenly, a girl darted out of the forest and ran up to them.

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Yanli, wanting to keep his identity hidden for the time being, said, "This is mine, I'm not selling it."

No, I feel like I'm still showing that I really dislike them...

No, no one can take his food away.

"Hello, we're going to catch two fish. Could this young man cook them for us? We'll pay for the cooking." Beibei, who was standing nearby, pulled Tang Ya aside and said to them with a smile.

Seeing Xu Yanli nod, Huo Yuhao said somewhat nervously, "Yes, it's okay."

"Are you hunting spirit beasts or planning to go to Shrek Academy?" Tang Ya asked, seeing that this pot would take a few more minutes to cook. She then sat down and asked.

Xu Yanli felt something was off. Even though they arrived three days earlier than in the original story, Bei Bei and Tang Ya seemed to be waiting there, like NPCs at a fixed location.

But didn't the God of Destruction say that he blocked Tang San's vision?

Xu Yanli rubbed his head, feeling a slight headache.

"Brother Yanli, yours is done." Huo Yuhao called out when he saw Xu Yanli seemingly spacing out again.

Xu Yanli immediately got up and grabbed a skewer, intending to hand it to Ye Guyi, only to find that she had already started eating it.

Xu Yanli sighed and went to the side to nibble on it. It had to be said that it was quite delicious, but there wasn't enough seasoning.

Not spicy enough.

Xu Yanli then remembered Bei Bei and Tang Ya beside him, and replied with a smile, "Ah, sorry, I was daydreaming. We're going to Shrek Academy, and those two are here to hunt soul beasts."

"It's alright, it's alright. Where are your parents? Didn't they come with you?" Tang Ya looked around and asked in confusion.

Chapter 12 Holding the sun and moon in my hands and plucking stars from the sky, there is no one like me in this world.

“If we don’t need to hunt hundred-year-old soul beasts, or even thousand-year-old soul beasts, we don’t need you, sir. I am a five-ring Soul King,” Xu Yanli said casually.

"Little brother, how old are you this year? A five-ring Soul King?" Tang Ya asked, somewhat incredulously.

“12,” Xu Yanli said, continuing to gnaw on the fish.

"My name is Tang Ya, and his name is Bei Bei. We are from the Tang Clan. Would you like to join us?" Tang Ya said shamelessly as she stepped forward.

Xu Yanli shook his head, secretly rolled his eyes, and said, "Sorry, I'm from Xiaoyao Pavilion."

A glint of gold flashed in Bei Bei's eyes, and a polite smile appeared on her face as she said, "I've long admired the name of Xiaoyao Pavilion. You must be incredibly wealthy by now, right?"

Xu Yanli took out a fan from his storage soul tool. The fan had the words "Xiaoyao" (逍遥, meaning carefree and unrestrained) on it. He waved the fan and said, "No, no. Although Xiaoyao Pavilion has indeed made a lot of money over the years, how can it compare with these ancient sects?"

"Ah, you're from the Free and Unfettered Pavilion. Could you please clear up my doubts? The Sun Moon Empire's soul tools are far more advanced. So, where did the Free and Unfettered Pavilion get these advanced soul tools?" Bei Bei said with a forced smile.

Xu Yanli fanned himself with his fan: "I have only collected some Soul Masters who are rejected by the mainstream of the Sun Moon Empire. After all, the Sun Moon Empire's research institutes want military-type Soul Masters, while the ones I have taken in are all skilled in civilian applications."

"I see, so they're now considered part of the Heavenly Soul Empire?" Bei Bei said, her eyes sparkling.

"Of course." Xu Yanli smiled and closed her fan, turning to look at Huo Yuhao. "Yuhao, is their fish ready?"

"Alright, alright." Huo Yuhao quickly handed the grilled fish to the two of them, then quickly cleaned the grill and put it away.

Xu Yanli put the fan away and said apologetically to them, "We don't need the money. We're going to hunt soul beasts. Farewell."

After Xu Yanli finished speaking, he pulled Huo Yuhao and Ye Guyi into the woods.

"You will enter the Star Dou Great Forest about 50 miles ahead. There are soul beasts there. Please be careful."

Xu Yanli's gaze was drawn to the sign. If he remembered correctly, he would soon see the Godslayer, Ten-Year Baboon.

A hint of excitement flashed in Xu Yanli's eyes. It seemed that he would soon witness history.

Unfortunately, his martial soul wasn't of the spiritual attribute, otherwise he would have gladly accepted this million-year-old soul beast.

Xu Yanli continued forward. The deeper he went into the Star Dou Great Forest, the more eerie it felt, as if it were about to devour everything outside.

Xu Yanli couldn't help but sigh. He had thought that the Jingyang Mountains were already extremely magnificent, but when he actually stood in front of the Xingdou Great Forest, he realized that it was just like the untouched primeval forest in the documentary.

Xu Yanli noticed that Huo Yuhao's breathing seemed to have become rapid, and he looked somewhat nervous.

Ye Guyi, on the other hand, looked around excitedly.

Suddenly, a black figure attacked. Xu Yanli dodged, intending to release his martial soul and finish it off in one move, but Ye Guyi next to him released her martial soul even faster than him.

A golden angel slowly appeared behind Ye Guyi, its two golden wings slowly unfolding, and a golden longsword appeared in its hand.

"Second Soul Skill, Holy Spirit Slash!" Ye Guyi shouted.

A golden, holy sword light swept across, instantly cleaving the black baboon in two.

Fresh blood spurted out the instant the wound opened.

Xu Yanli pressed the bracelet on her wrist without hesitation, and a transparent protective film appeared around it.

Ye Guyi took a few steps back, while Huo Yuhao, who had reacted but couldn't escape, was sprayed with blood...