“You must be the Tian Hao Yu Hao mentioned. Huo Yuhao has already joined our Tang Sect and Shrek Academy. He won’t be going to the Body Sect with you. Take these one hundred gold Soul Coins as compensation.”
Before Huo Yuhao could speak, the young man opposite him said, handing over a bag of gold Soul Coins.
Tian Hao glanced at the bag of gold Soul Coins, then looked at Huo Yuhao, who was standing beside him with his head down and an unnatural expression. He sighed, realizing that the plot truly wasn't so easy to change.
“Do you know that he possesses a Body Martial Soul? As far as I know, only the Body Sect on the entire continent knows how to develop and Cultivate a Body Martial Soul. Although your Shrek Academy is the best Soul Master Academy on the continent, you don't have any powerful Body Martial Soul users.
This means you don't know how to Cultivate a Body Martial Soul, and you certainly don't know how to evolve a Body Martial Soul.
If you can't evolve his Martial Soul, then Yu Hao's Spirit Eye Martial Soul will be useless.
Or are you recruiting Yu Hao simply to study the mysteries of the Body Martial Soul through him? To treat him as an experimental subject?”
Tian Hao laid out his reasoning, as he hadn't yet developed his strength and was no match for the two of them at this stage.
These words displeased Bei Bei, who said coldly, “Don't talk nonsense. We genuinely admire Yu Hao, and we are sincerely bringing him into the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy.
It's true that our Shrek Academy doesn't have powerful Body Martial Soul users, but that's only because we hadn't recruited any before.
Moreover, our Shrek Academy has the most Titled Douluo on the entire continent, and also the strongest Titled Douluo, Dragon God Douluo, who is also my grand-ancestor. Once we arrive at the Academy, I will personally introduce Yu Hao to my grand-ancestor, Dragon God Douluo.
Furthermore, we also have secret techniques for Cultivating eyes, which can similarly develop the potential of Yu Hao's Spirit Eye Martial Soul.”
Tian Hao gave Bei Bei, who carried a hint of arrogance, a deep look, then turned to Huo Yuhao, who still had his head lowered.
“Yu Hao, have you really joined the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy?
Have you thought it through? Only in the Body Sect can the full potential of your Martial Soul be developed to its extreme.
Shrek Academy is very strong, but in the Domain of Body Martial Souls, it is absolutely far inferior to the Body Sect.”
He wasn't surprised by Bei Bei's arrogance. Although the character in the novel and anime was portrayed as gentle and always kind to others, that was only towards his own people and those of equal status.
When dealing with others, especially ordinary Soul Masters like himself, that sense of superiority would naturally show.
After all, he was the great-grandson of the current continent's strongest, Dragon God Douluo, and possessed a top-tier Martial Soul with high talent and achievement. Would anyone truly believe he would empathize with ordinary people?
Why should he empathize with you?
This is human nature, very normal. Don't imagine everyone to be a Saint; that's unrealistic.
“I'm sorry, Brother Hao, I want to become strong as quickly as possible. I can't wait too long.”
Huo Yuhao apologized. He wanted to become strong quickly, to become a powerhouse and achieve dazzling results before that vicious woman and that man grew old and died, making those who bullied him and his mother regret it.
The Soul Tool and hidden weapons system that Bei Bei and Sister Tang Ya mentioned greatly interested him. It could quickly grant powerful combat ability, which was very suitable for his revenge.
“Sigh!”
“I respect your choice!”
Sighing, Tian Hao stood up, picked up the bag of gold Soul Coins, and looked coldly at Bei Bei and Tang Ya opposite him.
“Yu Hao is my brother. I'll go to your Shrek to visit him later, and see how good your Shrek's teaching ability is. If it's too bad, don't blame me for poaching the students at your place who are at the same level as me.”
Since he couldn't convince the protagonist, Huo Hang, he could only go and disrupt some of the plot to harvest the power of destiny.
Moreover, there were some Opportunities in Shrek City that he could try to scheme for.
“You're welcome anytime.”
Bei Bei responded with a cold face, completely unafraid.
A one-ring Soul Master was not enough to make him angry. If the other party really went, he would only be humiliating himself.
Although he didn't know what the other's Martial Soul was, he looked to be about the same age as himself. At this age, still only a one-ring Soul Master, his Martial Soul's quality must be rubbish.
Without another word, Tian Hao turned and left with Big Yellow.
Since Huo Yuhao insisted on following the original path of tragic love, to be trained like a dog, then let him enjoy it.
“Xiao Ya, after the memorial service tomorrow, we'll set off for the Academy as soon as possible.”
A voice came from behind. Tian Hao's heart stirred, and he opened another room to move his luggage there.
Then he left the hotel and went to a blacksmith shop he had seen during the day. He used the bag of gold Soul Coins Bei Bei had given him to buy a set of fitted fine iron armor, two large fine iron shields, and some tools.
After buying a few more things at other shops, he returned to the hotel, slept until dawn, and then came to the window to silently look down at the street.
He didn't have to wait long. In the early morning, three figures left the hotel entrance early and headed towards the city gate. It was Huo Yuhao and the other two.
Seeing the three of them come out, Tian Hao also left the hotel.
“Big Yellow, follow his scent closely.”
He squatted down, took out the towel he had used to wipe Huo Yuhao's forehead last night, and signaled for tracking.
This wasn't an ordinary dog, but a trained hound capable of tracking by scent. It had previously been used to assist in his surveillance missions, and now it came in handy.
“Woof!”
Big Yellow barked softly, sniffed the towel, and then followed the scent.
Tian Hao held the leash and walked behind. He didn't follow too closely; otherwise, it would be bad if Bei Bei discovered him. Following from a distance was fine, and with Big Yellow, he didn't have to worry about losing them.
They quickly exited the city gate and entered a mountain forest by noon. Tian Hao put a muzzle on Big Yellow to prevent any barking from exposing them.
Carrying a huge, heavy backpack and shield, he detoured into the mountain forest, came to a hilltop, took out his binoculars, and searched. In a short while, he spotted the three, whose clothing colors contrasted significantly with their surroundings.
He watched them from a distance with his binoculars, seeing the three arrive at a hidden stone wall covered in Blue Silver Grass vines. Tang Ya stepped forward, pulled a mechanism, and a passage appeared. The three entered.
“It's the Tang Sect Mausoleum, as expected.”
Witnessing all of this, Tian Hao said, “As expected.”
Hearing Bei Bei mention the memorial service yesterday, he understood that the two of them were probably here to pay respects to the Tang Sect ancestors, which made sense.
And he was very interested in the Tang Sect, especially those few Martial Arts.
Although he had the Original True Solution, he didn't mind Cultivating the Martial Arts system. It would still be very useful in the Early Stage.
That's right, he wanted to do some archaeology.
After waiting for more than two hours, the three finally came out. Tang Ya sealed the stone door and led the two away, her eyes red.
Tian Hao was not in a hurry to go over. He waited for the three to leave, and only after nightfall did he go with Big Yellow.
He first took off his backpack, put on the armor components inside, fully equipping himself. Finally, he tied one of the two shields to his back with a rope and held the other in his hand.
This entire set of equipment weighed over two hundred jin. Even as a Soul Master, he had to circulate his Qi and Soul Power to carry it this far.
However, this was the Tang Sect Mausoleum after all. Mechanisms and traps were certainly indispensable, so extra precautions were definitely not wrong.
After confirming everything was fine, he found the hidden mechanism, pulled it, and the passage opened.
He stepped in with Big Yellow, simultaneously taking out a Soul Tool lantern, which was similar to a flashlight, to see the internal situation.
He first carefully observed the ground, seeing a thin layer of dust. From this, he saw some footprints, left by the three.
Following the footprints, he walked for several hundred meters. The footprints suddenly stopped being a straight line and became scattered.
“There are indeed mechanisms and traps.”
Saying “As expected,” Tian Hao tied Big Yellow there and left some water and a piece of jerky.
He cautiously held his shield and slowly advanced, stepping on the footprints, successfully passing that section.
After passing that section, the footprints became straight again. He followed them, eventually arriving at a tomb chamber, or rather, an underground palace.