stonecrandall Chapter 164 The Destruction Ape and Cai Tou's Provocation of Dai Huabin
Chapter 164 The Destruction Ape and Cai Tou's Provocation of Dai Huabin
Chapter 164 The Destruction Ape and Cai Tou's Provocation of Dai Huabin
The academy had invested so many resources and poured so much effort into nurturing these two individuals, yet the very first step of the plan had suffered such a tremendous setback. Huo Yuhao felt immense pain and self-blame.
Especially when he saw how huge the gap in soul guidance technology was between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy today, the harsh reality brought him a strong sense of crisis, but he was powerless to do anything about it.
This fact made it even harder for him to accept.
He Caitou's face was also a little pale, but he tightened his grip on the armrest of the wheelchair and still forced himself to remain calm as he said to Huo Yuhao, "It's alright, Junior Brother. Even without mental detection, you are still a soul tool genius cultivated by the Extreme Individual Soldier Project. Even on your own, you can definitely achieve enough results for the academy."
"And no matter what, junior brother, you can always do better than me, right?"
He paused, a bleak smile appearing on his face: "Look at me now, neither male nor female. Not only will my future development as a Soul Master be limited to a pure artillery-style build, but my vital energy is severely depleted, which will greatly affect my future cultivation. Even more, even more—"
He Caitou's voice began to tremble, his emotions gradually agitated, and his body began to tremble slightly uncontrollably.
Huo Yuhao hurriedly got up, but didn't know how to comfort him.
As his emotions grew stronger, Cai Tou's trembling became more and more intense.
You said I—
—
What's the point of living?!
He Caitou seemed to lose control, suddenly letting out a low growl as he began to violently pound his empty trouser leg.
He was already burly, and with his shaved head, his dark skin glistened with oil in his excitement. He swung his arms wildly, and from a distance, he looked like a legendary Titan ape, which was truly terrifying.
Huo Yuhao was initially taken aback by his sudden outburst, but the intense training of the Extreme Individual Soldier quickly calmed him down. He lunged forward, tightly grasping He Caitou's self-mutilated hands, and choked back tears: "Second Senior Brother, don't do this. Trust the academy's education, trust ourselves. We are Extreme Individual Soldiers! Let's live well together, and rebuild the glory of Shrek Academy and Tang Sect—"
Seeing that once so strong and powerful man reduced to this state, how could Huo Yuhao not feel heartbroken?
After all, during the period when he was not valued by many people, He Caitou was one of the few people who took the initiative to open up to him.
It took a long time for He Caitou to calm down. After taking He Caitou back to his room, Huo Yuhao returned to his dormitory with heavy steps.
He closed the door, slumped heavily into the chair, raised his arm to block out the glaring light in the room, and once again his question echoed in his mind.
"Brother Tianmeng, is there really no way to remove that mental interference?"
"It's very difficult, extremely difficult." Tianmeng Bingcan's voice carried an unusual solemnity.
"The essence of that barrier is not pure mental power, but rather a two-layered protective barrier of mixed soul power and mental power that is actively generated after sensing mental fluctuations. The strength of a single layer of barrier is generally average, but when the two resonate at the same frequency, they can form an extremely strong protective interference. The ingenuity of the design is truly genius. The power of human soul tools is indeed far greater than before."
Tianmeng sighed, then encouraged Huo Yuhao, "With your current mental strength, it will be extremely difficult to penetrate this barrier. Perhaps only after reaching the boundless ocean of spiritual energy, a realm with tangible form and substance, will you be able to break through this defense. Therefore, your immediate priority is to improve your mental strength cultivation as quickly as possible."
After a long while, Huo Yuhao's chest heaved violently. He slightly moved his arm away, and the bewilderment in his eyes was quickly replaced by the firmness of his faith.
"I understand, Brother Tianmeng."
"Wait! Yuhao, about Xue Di—"
Huo Yuhao had just calmed himself down and was preparing to process the day's gains when Bingdi's voice rang out again, making him inevitably a little impatient: "Bingdi, we've already discussed this. It's possible that they just look alike. If that person is really Xuedi, as you say, then she's the third-ranked of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts. How could she possibly be attached to a human Soul King like that? Besides, you yourself said that the aura is different, and it's even less likely that she's a 100,000-year-old embryo from back then. A Soul Beast that's nearly 700,000 years old can't possibly be reborn as a human."
Ice Emperor wanted to say something more, but Huo Yuhao had already blocked the voice from the Sea of Spirit. Now, he had more important things to do.
"Shao Zhe, how is it?" Xuan Zi asked Yan Shao Zhe, who was standing in front of him.
Yan Shaozhe said, "The quality of the soul masters in this batch of Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is surprisingly high. The most outstanding one is not the grandson and granddaughter of the Mingde Hall Master, but a female soul master named Xue'er—"
He's not even twenty years old, but he's already a six-ring Soul Emperor. His Martial Soul is the Snow Spirit, an excellent ice-attribute Martial Soul, and his use of ice elements in actual combat is astonishing.
"Where is that guy?" Xuanzi continued to ask.
He didn't say who the person was, but the two people he was referring to were obviously tacitly understood.
Yan Shaozhe rubbed his fingers somewhat awkwardly, his expression slightly complicated: "His progress is faster than we expected. In just over a year, he not only broke through level 60, but his physical combat skills are now on par with Ye Huan's. Even more unbelievable is that, through some unknown means, he upgraded his third soul ring to the 100,000-year level and evolved a second ultimate attribute—Ultimate Fire."
"Unfortunately, due to time constraints, we were unable to test his soul skills."
In the past hundred years, very few 100,000-year-old soul beasts have been hunted. Especially in the Star Dou Great Forest, where the strength of the soul beasts has been constantly increasing, they have already declared that if any 100,000-year-old soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest is actively hunted by humans, then the most terrifying revenge will be launched.
As the dean of Shrek Academy, Ming Feng Douluo, a super-level powerhouse who has been famous for over sixty years, even his ninth spirit ring was a little short of the 100,000-year level. Although it did not affect his potential to break through to the limit level, it was still a bit of a regret.
A 100,000-year-old soul beast is enough to elevate the strength of a Title Douluo by a whole level. It brings not only an additional soul ring and soul bone with a soul skill, but also a terrifying all-around enhancement to the soul master.
It can be said that possessing a 100,000-year-old ninth spirit ring means having the substantial resources to inevitably break through to level 95 Super Douluo.
Xuanzi immediately frowned. "A 100,000-year soul ring? Could it be the 100,000-year soul beast embryo that the Star Luo Empire auctioned? If so, we need to remind Yuhao to terminate one of the two missions as soon as possible."
Besides stealing the soul tool technology, Huo Yuhao's other major goal on this trip was to use his mental detection and simulation abilities to obtain that extremely precious 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo.
Although Shrek Academy claimed that absorbing the embryo might not be a good thing, the allure behind it was irresistible to anyone. They had no shortage of powerful nine-ring experts; if they could truly form a second martial soul, they would be Super Douluo-level twin martial soul masters, no less powerful than ultimate martial souls after perfectly adding spirit rings, and even qualified to directly reach the limit.
Even if they fail, given Shrek Academy's resources, they will never let their spirit rings and spirit bones go to waste.
Yan Shaozhe nodded. "That possibility cannot be ruled out, but I did not find any obvious traces of him absorbing a 100,000-year-old soul bone. We still need to observe him further. As for Yuhao, it's best not to let him make any rash moves, lest the people of Mingde Hall become suspicious."
Xuanzi sighed and said, "That's true. It's tough on Yuhao. As for Kong Tianxu, since that's the case, let's proceed according to our established plan. Although his main purpose in coming with the team this time is as collateral, everything in teaching will continue as normal. Shrek Academy should try its best to make him feel a sense of belonging. Even if Douluo Continent eventually becomes Sun Moon Continent, Shrek Academy must still be Shrek Academy."
"Sigh, it's all because of my incompetence as an old man. All the pressure has to be borne by the children. If Xiao Tao asks in the future, just say that I was the one who insisted on pushing everything forward."
By the end, tears were welling up in his eyes.
Upon seeing this, Yan Shaozhe bowed slightly in greeting.
"Elder Xuan, there's no need to blame yourself. I believe in Xiao Tao; she will surely understand the academy's good intentions."
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His eyes shone with inner light, devouring the fleeting purple hue on the eastern horizon. A sense of enlightenment washed over him, and Kong Tianxu let out a long sigh of relief.
A wisp of white mist carrying a faint fragrance emanated from his mouth, swirling around him and filling the entire room with vibrant life, as if a misty, emerald light were flowing within it.
Although there are no plants or trees, spring is in full bloom.
After patting the Snow Empress, who was fast asleep in his arms, Kong Tianxu took off his Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy uniform, which was already damp at the chest, and changed both himself and the Snow Empress into the inner courtyard's red attire before leaving the room separately.
Shrek Academy's inner court was quite efficient. When they delivered his school uniform in the morning, they told him the specific time of the Soul Hunting Operation, and he also received the list of participants for the operation.
Zhang Lexuan's name was prominently listed, while the others were not familiar to Kong Tianxu.
Because the requirements for obtaining spirit rings are quite high, it is said that an elder of the Sea God Pavilion will personally lead the team as the overall commander of this operation. In addition to him, Jin Yehuan is also among them. This Soul Douluo powerhouse, of course, does not need spirit rings and is only going to assist.
We will depart the morning after tomorrow.
With the issue of the spirit ring resolved, Kong Tianxu was in a good mood, and the food in the inner courtyard canteen made him even happier.
Because of its own limited resources of spirit beasts, the Sun Moon Empire had to purchase some rare ingredients from various places. Shrek Academy, on the other hand, was located at the intersection of the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent and was backed by the abundant resources of the Star Dou Great Forest, making it almost as good as being at home.
The inner courtyard canteen was already quite lively in the early morning, the aroma of steaming food mingling with the hushed chatter of the students. Kong Tianxu chose a seat by the window, where a feast of jade sea cucumber gelatin, stewed dragon meat, and hibiscus crystal rice was laid out before him. Not only did it look and smell delicious, but the meal alone cost over a thousand gold coins, attracting frequent glances from many inner courtyard disciples who secretly envied this extravagance.
Most of the meals for inner court disciples in the dining hall are free, but there are occasionally some extremely precious meals that will be charged for, such as the stewed Heavenly Dragon meat.
Even though the disciples of Shrek Academy's inner court receive subsidies, and members of the inspection team also receive a generous reward for their inspection missions from time to time, very few people can afford to live like that.
"Kong Tianxu." A deep voice, carrying a distinctly hostile tone, shattered the harmony of the area.
A tall, blond-haired young man stood not far away, with broad shoulders and a pair of pupils in his eyes, staring intently at Kong Tianxu with a gloomy expression.
Behind him were several teenagers who looked to be around the same age.
Kong Tianxu didn't even lift his eyelids, and continued to slowly scoop up a spoonful of glistening rice with a silver spoon, as if the provocation was nothing more than a mosquito buzzing past his ear.
His nonchalant composure was more disrespectful than any verbal rebuttal, and the speaker's breathing instantly became heavier.
The students dining nearby noticed the strange atmosphere. Their conversations gradually quieted down, and their eyes darted between the two, some curious, some worried, and some even watching the spectacle unfold.
Feeling the gazes from all around, the blond youth felt a little embarrassed. He took a few steps forward and went directly to Kong Tianxu's table, looking down at him. The strong scent of cologne on his body clashed with the aroma of the cafeteria food.
"Hmph, coming from the Sun Moon Empire, you certainly know how to enjoy life, even using a spoon." The blond youth spoke sarcastically. "I wonder if your skills are as refined as your eating habits?"
He deliberately mentioned the Sun Moon Empire, clearly intending to stir up the natural antagonism among the Shrek Academy students around him. Sure enough, some students looked at Kong Tianxu with less envy for his extravagance and more scrutiny.
The silence grew increasingly tense.
Kong Tianxu finally reacted. He put down his cutlery, picked up a tissue to wipe his mouth, and then slowly raised his eyes. His deep purple eyes calmly met the other's angry gaze.
"Does the Dai family in Xingluo really like to eat with their hands?"
His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears. His tone was calm, yet tinged with a hint of doubt, as if it were just simple curiosity, which was more insidious than direct mockery.
Dai Huabin's face flushed red instantly, his fists clenched tightly, and his soul power fluctuated faintly.
As the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke of the Star Luo Empire, aside from his several bets with Huo Yuhao, when had he ever been treated with such disrespect and sarcasm? Especially in front of so many people.
Just as the atmosphere was tense and Dai Huabin seemed about to explode, a gentle yet slightly authoritative voice cut in at the perfect moment: "Dai Huabin, class is about to start. You couldn't answer the question Professor Cui asked last time. Shouldn't you ask him beforehand?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that Zhang Lexuan had quietly arrived nearby. Today, she was dressed in a simple white outfit that accentuated her beautiful figure. Her exquisite face carried her usual tranquility, but her tone left no room for doubt.
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