Douluo Continent: The Spirit-Eyed Detective Huo Yuhao

On the icy beach of Dongyang City,

"Yuhao." Xu Sanshi put his hand on Huo Yuhao's shoulder, his face serious.

"I have to talk to you about this."

"What's wrong?" Huo Yuhao asked, puzzled. What was this guy trying to say?

"We've finally made it to the beach, haven't we?"

"Ah."

"Before our departure for the New World, this is a rare opportunity for us to have a beach vacation, right?"

"Ah."

"But!" Xu Sanshi pointed to the sea, where huge icebergs and ice floes were floating.

"Why is it an icy sea?!"

"Yuhao, do you know what a beach vacation means? It means scorching sun! It means swimsuits! But who would go into the sea that's freezing cold?" Xu Sanshi cried, saying that he had been looking forward to the beach for a long time.

"With a Soul Master's physique, it's still possible to go into the water," Huo Yuhao said.

"It's not a matter of whether she goes into the water or not, the key is that she's wearing a down jacket, a down jacket! I specially prepared a super cool pair of swim trunks, and I wore them beforehand. Look at me..." Xu Sanshi was about to show off when Jiang Nannan kicked him with a spinning kick and sent him flying into the sea.

"What a beautiful roundhouse kick," Huo Yuhao commented. Jiang Nannan's inner knot had been untied, and her cultivation level was quickly approaching the critical point of breaking through to the Title Douluo level, so this kick was naturally powerful and forceful.

"Yuhao, it looks like there's someone standing on the sea there." Wang Dong looked in the direction where Xu Sanshi had fallen.

"Who would stand on the sea for no reason..." Xiao Xiao looked in the direction Wang Dong was pointing, "There really is! Wait, her lower body!"

Upon closer inspection, the petite figure turned out to have a fish tail from the lower half, with golden scales shimmering in the sunlight. Although the upper half of the human form appeared small, the fish tail was remarkably long, bringing the total length of the figure to approximately two meters.

"The Sea Princess clan, huh? Bai Zhen mentioned that they've been cooperating well with us lately." Huo Yuhao recognized the petite mermaid, who seemed to be the little princess of the Sea Princess clan.

"These humans are throwing garbage into the sea again."

The sea princess, with her long blue hair flowing freely and a small golden crown on her head, looked extremely arrogant as she picked up Xu Sanshi, whom she had just found in the sea, and threw him onto the shore.

"Here you go."

Xu Sanshi rolled heavily on the beach a few times, getting a mouthful of sand, but this damage was negligible for his defenses, both physically and mentally.

Then the Little Mermaid herself jumped ashore with the waves. She was very calm and elegant, but her petite size and innocent eyes still made her look like a child pretending to be an adult.

"Hey, human, this is going a bit too far. Before, it was just some small pieces of trash, but this time you threw a whole person down here." The little mermaid princess sized up Huo Yuhao, sensing that the spiritual energy emanating from him was quite unusual.

The Sea Princess clan is a top race among sea spirit beasts, specializing in spiritual attributes, and she herself is of the golden bloodline. However, the spiritual power of this human in front of her gives her a feeling of endless and unfathomable depth.

"I'm really sorry about that." Huo Yuhao smiled, then tossed out something that looked like a cookie.

"Aww!" The little mermaid princess immediately jumped up, bit into the cookie, and chewed it happily.

"Hmph, but you humans have become much better than before. The sea is much cleaner, and you've invented a lot of interesting things, so I'll forgive you."

"What did you throw away?" Wang Dong was shocked by the Little Mermaid's change in attitude.

"Fish feed," Huo Yuhao transmitted his voice, "but here it should be called marine-flavored food, which is also one of the main reasons why various sea spirit beasts and humans are cooperating now."

Besides the benefits of the Beast Taming Contract, what attracts the Sea Princess and other sea spirit beasts the most are these things that can improve their quality of life.

"Like a puppy," Wang Dong said, watching the little mermaid eating a cookie while holding her cheek.

"Hey, I'm listening. Don't think you can talk nonsense just because you're pretty." The little mermaid put her hands on her hips and glared at Wang Dong.

"Alright, alright, don't be angry." Huo Yuhao tossed another cookie.

"Awoo!" After catching it neatly with her mouth, the little mermaid nodded to Huo Yuhao. "Human, you're quite good. My name is Liya, a princess of the Sea Princess clan. What's your name?"

"Huo Yuhao".

“My name is Wang Dong,” Wang Dong said.

"Who asked you?" Liya tilted her head and asked.

"You!" Wang Dong was about to start cursing on the spot, but Huo Yuhao stopped him.

"You must be Mr. Huo. I've heard Miss Bai Zhen say that your invention of the Beast Taming Contract is a blessing for the whole world. Cooperating with you was definitely the right choice." Liya shook hands with Huo Yuhao.

“Sea spirit beasts live in the sea year-round, far from worldly troubles, so most of them are even simpler than land spirit beasts. This simplicity is the basis of our cooperation. We provide marine-flavored food, and you assist merchant ships in navigation and deep-sea mining and fishing. This is a win-win situation that benefits both parties.” Huo Yuhao also became polite and began to flatter each other in a business manner.

"You're setting sail from here this time, right? My mother has already instructed the tribespeople to control the ocean currents and remove all the floating ice from the icy sea. You can set sail without worry." This was the very reason Liya had come.

"Thank you so much." Huo Yuhao took out fish food and fed her again.

"It's alright, it's alright, but you all need to be careful. The waters closer to here are our territory, so there's no problem. But outside this area, the sea spirit beasts won't obey our Sea Princess's orders, and recently many sea spirit beast groups have been quite restless," Liya reminded her.

"Not quite settled? Why?"

"It's because of the confusion of beliefs. I don't know what happened before, but all the sea spirit beasts forgot what god they originally believed in, and then each created their own belief."

One side said they should worship their octopus god, the other side said they should worship their ribbonfish god, and then they started fighting endlessly.

"Oh." Huo Yuhao nodded; it was him who did it.

"But we sea princesses are doing well. With me, a young and capable mermaid princess, leading the way, we've simply followed your example and stopped believing in anything. Believing in some god won't give me any ocean-flavored cookies anyway." Liya proudly raised her head.

"Speaking of your boat, Mom even asked me to come with you." Liya looked around but couldn't see anything that looked like a boat.

"The ship has arrived," Huo Yuhao said with a smile.

No sooner had the words been spoken than a deafening roar erupted as a massive, dark shadow, which had been submerged in the ice-covered sea, suddenly broke through the surface and revealed its true form.

Within the open circular protective force field, rows of turrets protrude along the mountain-like ridgeline, and a cold, dangerous glint occasionally flashes across the dull metal hull. A dozen or so soul-guided engine arrays float at the stern of the ship.

It was a colossal mothership that stretched for thousands of meters!

"This is outrageous! Are we really going to ride on such a huge ship?" Wang Dong exclaimed in shock.

"Because we're taking tens of thousands of people with us, the ship needs to be bigger," Huo Yuhao said matter-of-factly.

Chapter 171 Deep Sea Demonic Whale

"Hahahaha! I'm going to be the Pirate King!" Huo Yuhao shouted from the bow of the giant aircraft carrier.

"Hey, what are you saying..." Wang Dong complained.

"Wow, this is amazing! Is this really a mothership or a luxury cruise ship?" Xiao Xiao said excitedly. She had already seen it when she boarded the ship, and the interior structure was almost the same as a high-end hotel.

"It's both a warship and a cruise ship. This voyage will take quite a while, so as the captain, I've naturally considered everything from the perspective of the passengers' safety and comfort," Huo Yuhao said with a smug smile.

"Reporting to the main body, all passengers have boarded the ship, and my projection clones have also helped them check their respective rooms." The ship issued a voice, and a phantom projection of number 5 appeared behind Huo Yuhao.

It was the Machine God 5, created by Huo Yuhao, that made this giant aircraft carrier.

In other words, this ship is also a god-level warship.

"Very well, then let's set sail for Ten Thousand Silks... no, let's set sail for Dragon Valley and the New World," Huo Yuhao ordered as captain.

“Yes, Captain,” the Machine God replied.

……

"Captain, the mythical beast is dismantling my deck! Can you stop her?"

"Land-based spirit beasts are probably more excited to come to the sea, whatever you want," Huo Yuhao said indifferently.

It's no secret that Huo Qiu'er's true form is a soul beast. As cooperation between humans and soul beasts deepens, she no longer needs to deliberately suppress her soul beast aura and has become much more open than before.

With Huo Yuhao's permission, the Machine God raised a small deck under Huo Qiu'er's feet.

Huo Qiu'er, who was running around wildly on the spacious deck, fell down with a thud and rolled to Huo Yuhao's feet.

The blonde girl grimaced as she fell.

"What's wrong with Qiu'er?" Wang Dong quickly squatted down and helped her up.

"You're seasick, aren't you?" Huo Yuhao said.

"Hehehe, seasick? Land-based spirit beasts are really nothing but trash." The little mermaid princess laughed from the side, her voice as melodious as music.

"Wow, there are even race knights to watch!" Wang Dong suddenly found it interesting.

"That's not right. Ocean spirit beasts should be considered regional knights compared to land spirit beasts... or maybe they can be considered races. No, how should they be classified?" Huo Yuhao was a little confused for a moment.

"Hey, do you want to fight?" The hot-tempered Huo Qiu'er had already grabbed Liya by the neck. "A mere sea spirit beast, neither human nor fish, with a fishy smell on its body, I wouldn't even bother eating its brains."

"Wow, this one is an even bigger expert!" Wang Dong exclaimed, looking on with anticipation, as if watching a show.

The little mermaid was no match for the auspicious beast. She only had 100,000 years of cultivation, and she was immediately frightened into begging for mercy by Huo Qiu'er's ferocious beast aura, not to mention the superior suppression from the auspicious beast and the golden dragon bloodline.

"Waaah! I'm sorry, it's actually a mythical beast! I shouldn't have laughed at you, please don't eat me..."

The sea princess's weakness was her neck, and she blushed with embarrassment when Huo Qiu'er grabbed her.

Seeing that Liya backed down, Huo Qiu'er immediately let go of her hand as well.

"It's good that you know you were wrong."

Although she was released, Liya continued to sob, and two tears actually turned into two golden pearls, radiating a strong spiritual power.

The sea princesses rarely cry, as their tears are extremely important, representing their very essence. Their tears transform into beautiful pearls, and they only cry when they are truly sad.

"She cried?" Huo Qiu'er was a little at a loss, as she knew the importance of the Sea Princess's tears.

She didn't use any force, did she?

"Do I...do I really smell fishy? Waaah..." the little mermaid princess cried sadly.

"So that's what it was all about." Wang Dong was speechless, then helped the bewildered Huo Qiu'er comfort Liya.

"Mermaid tears are truly magical. Just one tear can nourish the soul and prolong life. It's a good thing they live in the icy sea where few people venture, otherwise they would surely have been hunted to extinction."

Huo Yuhao picked up the pearl and examined it for a while before throwing it into the sea. Only when the mermaid cried in the sea would the pearl gradually dissipate and return to itself to replenish the loss of its spiritual essence.

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deep sea,

This place is completely shrouded in darkness, where even sunlight cannot reach.

Right here in this abyss-like place, a gigantic mouth, hundreds of meters wide, opened, pushing aside the surrounding seawater and forming a tornado-like whirlpool at the center of the mouth.

All life in this deep-sea world, whether fish, shrimp, or various sea creatures, cannot escape the pull of the whirlpool and are transformed into blood and energy, entering the belly of this giant-mouthed monster.