stonecrandall Chapter 273 Di Tian: Why are they here again?
Chapter 273 Di Tian: Why are they here again?
Chapter 273 Di Tian: Why are they here again?
"My lord, those Shrek guys are here again, and the auspicious beast is with them."
In the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian suddenly opened his eyes.
With the Silver Dragon King's tacit approval, the auspicious beasts voluntarily left the Star Dou Great Forest to venture into the human world. The Silver Dragon King didn't make any statement, but Di Tian couldn't possibly leave without making some preparations.
On Di Ruiqiu's body is a reverse scale of Di Tian, which allows Di Tian to sense the situation of the auspicious beast to a certain extent, and to take action across space when needed.
"well--"
A deep, drawn-out sigh rang out, and after a while, the Silver Dragon King instructed, "Since they've come for the purpose of hunting souls... you should make the arrangements to prevent them from harming even more soul beasts."
"Yes... my lord."
Di Tian lowered his eyes, his expression unreadable.
Without intervening, they allowed the Shrek Academy group of soul masters to hunt souls. Countless soul beasts were killed by them along the way, and the soul rings they had earned through millions of years of arduous cultivation were not even worth their attention.
At this moment, they accelerated their soul-hunting process, all to protect other innocent soul beasts.
As a Beast God, he actually needs to sacrifice some of the Soul Beasts to save others.
How tragic.
What's even more despicable is that those humans grow up so fast, and die just as quickly. Soul beasts spend tens of thousands of years growing up, but they catch up in just a few decades. They plunder the power that the soul beasts have accumulated over so many years, and then they age rapidly in just a few decades, turning to dust along with the power that the soul beasts have painstakingly cultivated!
Take Huo Yuhao for example. We met him just a few years ago, and he's back now, even after Di Tian has only been taking a nap. He's set his sights on a soul beast with an even older age.
"Moon Blade Martial Soul... I need a light attribute one. Aura Martial Soul? I've never seen one before, but support-type should be like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, so I can just pick any one. And this Huo Yuhao, whose abilities I don't know... I need a mental attribute one. Considering our relationship, I need to find someone with good abilities..."
"There are still two power-type ones... We need to prepare one with dragon bloodline, otherwise it might be absorbed by that Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, a complete waste..."
Di Tian used the Reverse Scale to sense the movements of Shrek Academy's group, while simultaneously searching for suitable soul beasts within the Star Dou Great Forest.
Since it was inevitable that several ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts would be lost, Di Tian naturally had to find soul beasts whose lifespans were nearing their end and who could not break through to serve as scapegoats.
"uh-huh?"
Suddenly, Di Tian saw a familiar purple figure. As if sensing Di Tian's presence, the purple figure ran away into the distance as if fleeing for its life.
"It's definitely a mental attribute... Being able to escape from the clutches of auspicious beasts several times, your abilities are naturally quite good. Hmm, you're the one."
With this in mind, Di Tianyi stretched out his claw and directly crossed space, grabbing the purple figure that was about to escape. Without stopping, he flew towards other suitable territories for soul beasts in his memory.
Shrek's group will arrive at the Star Dou Great Forest in half a day at most, so they don't have that much time to waste with Di Tian.
……
While Di Tian was busy searching for suitable offerings, Shrek Academy and his group had already arrived at the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"We're about to enter the Star Dou Great Forest. Let's rest for a bit, have something to eat, and get everyone in top condition. We'll enter Star Dou in half an hour."
Under Zhang Lexuan's command, everyone slowly landed and found a spot to relax their tired bodies.
At Zhang Lexuan's invitation, Huo Yuhao took on the role of chef.
"Hey, your grilled fish."
As soon as the first grilled fish came out of the oven, Huo Yuhao handed it directly to Wang Dong.
"Thanks."
Wang Dong immediately snatched it and took a bite of the meat.
"Phew, it's so hot..."
Wang Dong opened his mouth slightly and breathed out in small breaths to dissipate the heat in his mouth.
"Who told you to be in such a hurry? You took a bite right after it was baked."
Huo Yuhao sighed helplessly and took out a pot of ice water from his storage soul tool and handed it to Wang Dong.
"Glug... Glug..."
saved.
After swallowing the fish with ice water, Wang Dong returned the water bottle to Huo Yuhao, blew on the grilled fish to cool it down, and then ate it in small bites.
"You've eaten here so many times, how come you still get burned so easily?"
While busy with his work, Huo Yuhao complained, "You're stupid, you didn't even spit it out when you got burned."
Wang Dong pouted and said, "Wouldn't that be a waste?"
It was a rare treat for Huo Yuhao to cook, and Wang Dong didn't want to waste it. It had been more than two years since Wang Dong last tasted a meal made by Huo Yuhao himself.
"bite--"
With a crisp sound, Huo Yuhao, after adjusting the position of the grilled fish, went to the Soul Guidance Oven next to him and took out the grilled fish one by one.
"This soul tool is quite convenient; it's baked so quickly."
Seeing so many grilled fish come out of the oven at once, Wang Dong, who had been watching Huo Yuhao's actions the whole time, couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
As he spoke, Wang Dong reached out to grab a grilled fish to eat.
Huo Yuhao slapped away Wang Dong's outstretched hand and laughed, "You haven't finished what you're eating yet, and you're already eyeing what's in the pot?"
Wang Dong glared at Huo Yuhao, then said defiantly, "Is that not allowed?"
Facing Wang Dong's gaze, Huo Yuhao looked away and said, "Don't rush, the fish isn't ready yet."
Place the grilled fish into a pre-prepared foil box containing seasonings and side dishes. Once the fish is in, you can start braising it.
Well, tin foil was also something that Huo Yuhao guided and that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School promoted.
It's called tin foil, but it's actually aluminum foil. When Huo Yuhao first started tinkering with this thing, he was misled by the name "tin foil." After fiddling with it for a long time, he discovered that using tin to make tin foil would give food a tin taste, and that strange metallic taste would greatly affect the deliciousness of the food.
After trying several metals that were common in his previous life, he discovered that aluminum, which can form an aluminum oxide protective layer, is the best material for making tin foil. As for why he cared about tin foil in his previous life, Huo Yuhao had no idea.
After placing the grilled fish into aluminum foil to simmer, Huo Yuhao ignored everything else and focused his attention back on the grilled fish he was cooking.
After grilling a fish for each inner court student according to their cultivation level, the sound of boiling water came from the foil box, indicating that this batch was ready to eat.
Huo Yuhao was clearly slacking off by doing this; he personally grilled some of the fish, while making the rest into convenient and quick foil-baked fish.
Opening a box of foil-wrapped grilled fish, Wang Dong was surprised by the aroma wafting out. "Wow, you made so many grilled fish so quickly? Why didn't I see this method at Jiubao Restaurant?"
"I didn't teach it."
Huo Yuhao said casually.
With such a thick recipe book, even with Huo Yuhao's strong memory, he couldn't just flip through all the memories at will. Many memories that Huo Yuhao wasn't aware of were left to gather dust in the corner of the memory palace, waiting for Huo Yuhao to come back to them next time.
"call--"
After picking up a piece of fish and blowing on it to cool it down, Wang Dong slowly put it in his mouth and savored it: "It's a bit overcooked. The fish has no firmness at all, and the texture isn't as good as the ones you grill yourself. However, it has absorbed a lot of broth, so the taste is alright, just passable."
"Um... Huo Yuhao, do you have any extra grilled fish?"
A somewhat stiff voice came from behind him, and Huo Yuhao turned his head to look in the direction from which the voice came.
"Die Rachel?"
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow.
"As you can see, I grilled two fish for each person. If you're still hungry, have some of the dry food you brought."
After all, they're Soul Kings, Soul Emperors, or even Soul Douluos. These ordinary fish that they catch casually won't even drop Soul Rings if they kill them. It's fine to cook them to satisfy their cravings, but if they want to replenish their energy, they still need to rely on the high-grade dry rations they brought with them.
For example, high-level soul beast meat.
"Dry rations don't taste good..."
Di Ruiqiu muttered something under her breath.
After eating the grilled fish that Huo Yuhao had made, and looking at the dry rations she had prepared, Di Ruiqiu had no appetite at all.
"Dry rations don't taste good?"
Although Di Rachel's voice was very soft, Huo Yuhao still managed to hear it.
That shouldn't be the case. The recipe for cured meat jerky was given to the Jiubao Chamber of Commerce. Even though it's not tasty, it shouldn't be enough to make Di Ruiqiu swallow her pride and come to me.
A hint of embarrassment flashed in Di Rachel's eyes, but thinking of the meat stored in the ring, she finally nodded gently.
Although Di Tian had told her to prepare some dry food before setting off, it was clear that Di Ruiqiu, who would just grab any soul beast that caught her eye when she was hungry, could still cook the food, but putting aside the burnt parts, the meat was really hard to eat without any seasoning.
Huo Yuhao paused for a moment, then took out a bag of dried meat from his storage soul tool and handed it to Di Ruiqiu.
Halfway through, thinking of Di Ruiqiu's bloodline, and considering Tang 50, who might be able to eat more, he took another bag of dried meat from his storage bag and handed it to Di Ruiqiu.
The beef jerky made from the powerful iron beef with five thousand years of cultivation was something even Huo Yuhao didn't have much of, and the Nine Treasures Merchant Guild didn't have much either. Huo Yuhao usually chewed on a piece when he was traveling at full speed, which was perfect for replenishing his energy.
"Your half-hour rest time is almost over. Have some jerky to tide you over."
Di Rachel took the jerky and turned to leave.
"They didn't even say thank you."
Wang Dong crossed his arms and muttered in dissatisfaction.
"Wang Dong".
Huo Yuhao shook his head slightly, indicating to Wang Dong not to dwell on such trivial matters.
Di Ruiqiu paused, then stepped back in front of Huo Yuhao and whispered, "Th...thank you."
After saying that, Di Rachel glanced at Wang Dong, said nothing more, and went to the resting area to eat some jerky.
Watching Di Rachel leave, Huo Yuhao frowned and looked at Wang Dong: "Did she offend you? Why are you so angry?"
"I……"
Wang Dong was somewhat afraid to meet Huo Yuhao's gaze.
Wang Dong knew he shouldn't have done this, but seeing Di Ruiqiu inexplicably ignited a nameless anger within him.
After calming down, Wang Dong whispered, "It was her who was impolite first."
"What you're saying..."
Huo Yuhao sighed helplessly, "Whether someone thanks you or not is their own business, but by pointing it out, you're deliberately embarrassing them and making yourself look like a loudmouth..."
"..."
Wang Dong pursed his lips but did not refute.
Wang Dong knew he was wrong, but he still felt uncomfortable facing Huo Yuhao's lecture.
"Alright, stop sulking."
Seeing Wang Dong's expression, Huo Yuhao sighed, stopped lecturing, touched the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon on his waist, and took out a bag of his treasured dried meat.
This is ten thousand years old. While you can occasionally buy ingredients that are a thousand years old, ingredients that are ten thousand years old are extremely rare and hard to come by.
The birth of a spirit ring means that the spirit beast's essence, energy, and spirit are integrated into the spirit ring, and the blood and energy in its body are almost dried up, so it has little nutritional value.
Therefore, a ten-thousand-year-old ingredient means that the world will lose a ten-thousand-year-old soul ring. Obviously, in most cases, no one would do this.
"Would you like some beef jerky?"
"eat."
Seeing Wang Dong instantly forget his emotions, Huo Yuhao smiled gently.
This is more like the Wang Dong I know.
"Stop, stop, stop! Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."
Seeing Wang Dong stuff his treasured jerky into his mouth, Huo Yuhao immediately regretted it.
Is this how you eat this ancient jerky? Shouldn't you chew it carefully and savor it?
"Leave me one..."
Huo Yuhao reached out to try and save her.
I only ate one piece of this jerky myself, and Wang Dong ate the whole thing.
"I don't."
Wang Dong snatched the last piece of jerky, waved it in front of Huo Yuhao as if to show off, and then took a big bite of the jerky.
Huo Yuhao's eyebrows twitched slightly.
Hold on, you have to hold on, you can't beat this girl.
Amidst the noise and commotion, the remaining time slipped away.
"gather!"
At Zhang Lexuan's command, the scattered students instantly gathered together and headed towards the Star Dou Great Forest.
Huo Yuhao, at the center of the group, fell into deep thought as he watched the forest draw ever closer.
Leaving an hour early should allow us to avoid those evil soul masters, since they can cover more than ten kilometers in an hour, even in the treacherous Star Dou Great Forest.
Hmm, we'll have to take a detour... But the original story didn't give us the route, so what if we accidentally run into an evil spirit master?
Oh well, let nature take its course.
"We're about to enter the mixed zone, where we'll encounter even more ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. Everyone, stay alert!"
In the shared mental channel, Huo Yuhao sent a mental message.
At this moment, the Shrek group was exploring deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest, with Huo Yuhao at the center. Huo Yuhao, who was in the middle, was not only responsible for providing mental detection to explore the surrounding situation, but also had to change the mode of mental detection from time to time to scan further away and search for possible soul beasts.
"Strange, this operation went a little too smoothly."
Mo Xuan, who was in the middle, muttered to himself in the shared spiritual channel.
This wasn't the first time Mo Xuan had ventured deep into the mixed zone. Even before fully exploring it, he had already encountered several ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts and experienced numerous battles.
They've been in the mixed zone for a while now, and they haven't encountered many ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts yet. Even if they have, they're only small-time beasts that are only ten or twenty thousand years old, which are not within their target range.
"At least I have my mental detection to guide me. If I keep running into skirmishes and wasting my energy, wouldn't that make me look useless?"
Huo Yuhao said, taking a moment to speak.
(End of this chapter)