Watching Xiao Hongchen so excited, Huo Yuhao thought to himself, Well, it's probably because he hasn't seen any of those films or shows about my past life; otherwise, wouldn't he be right here begging me to be his sworn father, like "If the Lord won't abandon me, I wish to be your godfather"?As long as Xiao Hongchen doesn't create a soul device called Fang Tian Hua Ji (Heaven-Piercing Halberd), Huo Yuhao wouldn't mind being his sworn father at all.
Meng Hongchen nodded with a sigh, saying, "Let's put everything else aside. Just with this spiritual detection and sharing skill alone, once experienced firsthand, it would make every soul master completely reliant on you."
"By the way, Yuhao, this soul skill of yours — is it really from a ten-year soul beast? What kind of ten-year soul beast could bring about such a terrifying soul skill?"
Unlike Meng Hongchen, who asked with feigned ignorance, Xiao Hongchen was genuinely curious. What kind of soul beast was so insanely powerful that just ten years could give such a cheat-level soul skill?
"Wind Baboon."
Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's answer, Xiao Hongchen almost lost his footing, staring wide-eyed and exclaiming:"Wind Baboon? Yuhao, are you kidding me? That useless soul beast — wind baboon — could actually produce such a powerful soul skill?"
What? Dare to disrespect the famous pseudo-God-Slayer Wind Baboon? Already had some private jokes in his mind, Huo Yuhao coughed twice and said:"I don't know either. Maybe that wind baboon mutated."
Xiao Hongchen instinctively nodded in agreement, then quickly switched to a cocky tone:"Maybe so. Looks like your luck isn't bad, Yuhao. You're almost catching up to me."
Meng Hongchen sneered at her brother — what level is he even on, daring to compete with Huo Yuhao, the Empire-ordained Child of Destiny?No offense, but even when you reach the Title Douluo rank someday, your total years of soul rings combined can't compare to Huo Yuhao's first soul ring alone!
Seeing Huo Yuhao's calm demeanor, Meng Hongchen felt a strange mixture of feelings — it was like experiencing spiritual detection and sharing herself; knowing the truth but hearing Huo Yuhao's explanation made it oddly satisfying.Unaware of these twists and turns, Xiao Hongchen just couldn't wait to take Huo Yuhao back to the Royal Soul Device Academy of Sun Moon Empire and show off in front of his grandfather.
Just going out with his sister to relax and bumping into a human-shaped cheat like Huo Yuhao, Xiao Hongchen felt like a true child of destiny!"Right, once we get to the Royal Soul Device Academy, I absolutely can't let anyone else snatch Yuhao away. He's my good brother — no one's taking him! Not even Meng!"
Thinking about the Soul Master Tournament, where with Huo Yuhao's help he dazzled the crowd and shocked the Three Kingdoms with a 100% hit rate human-shaped self-moving cannon, Xiao Hongchen trembled with excitement and let out a crazed laugh.
"Ugh—"
Meng Hongchen shot her brother a disgusted look, immediately distancing herself from this lunatic and moving closer to Huo Yuhao.
"Yuhao, what do you think about soul devices? Surely you're not like those traditional Three Kingdoms folks, full of prejudice against soul devices, right?"
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Of course not."
"In my opinion, soul devices are the mainstream of this era. Those unwilling to embrace the mainstream and only cling to their so-called traditions are doomed to be gradually eliminated."
With memories from his past life, Huo Yuhao knew very well that a soul master with battle armor was a completely different concept from one without.And battle armor was just the tip of the technological iceberg!
Huo Yuhao's words seemed to trigger a strange switch in Xiao Hongchen — his idiot grin vanished, replaced by a serious nod.
"Exactly! The power of soul devices is beyond what traditional soul masters can imagine! It's ridiculous that those Three Kingdoms guys still live stuck in their so-called past glory and traditions, looking down on soul device users.One day soon, the Sun Moon Empire will lead an army of soul device users to shatter their dreams and illusions!"
Both Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen had absolute confidence in this.
However, watching their unwavering faith, Huo Yuhao outwardly agreed but secretly wrote in his diary:
[With the Sun Moon Empire's current soul device tech, if all goes well, it won't take long before they completely break through the old Three Kingdoms' borders and unify the continent.]
[Obviously, unification is the best outcome for the Douluo Continent, because it will allow widespread adoption of soul devices, bringing countless conveniences to ordinary people.]
[But then, there's that unnamed God King, who intervened at the critical moment with a wave of mechanical gods, forcibly stopping the continent's unification and keeping it divided.]
[This might sound unbelievable to others, but for that Tang God King, it's just normal! After all, without his interference, the continent would have been unified by the Martial Soul Hall over ten thousand years ago! Yet he stopped that from happening, claiming it was for the continent's sake, while actually making a fortune with Tang Sect's hidden weapons during the wars.]
[Whether the Martial Soul Hall's destruction is good or bad, one fact remains: after its fall, commoners lost free awakening ceremonies and the city that imprisoned evil soul masters — the City of Slaughter — was destroyed, allowing unchecked evil soul masters to run rampant. Expecting such a person to care for ordinary folks? That's wishful thinking!]
[Enough about him — bad luck! His selfishness isn't new and is deeply ingrained. He won't change.]
"Martial Soul Hall?"
Both Meng Hongchen and the other women who had seen this ancient faction's name in the diary all paused, finally recalling this long-buried name.
But their impression was that, according to historical records, the Martial Soul Hall brought no good.Everyone there was ambitious, trying to dominate the entire Douluo Continent, causing countless innocent deaths.
Fortunately, at the most critical moment, the great ancestor of the Tang Sect, Tang San, became the Sea God. Under his leadership, the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils, together with the legendary Tang Sect hidden weapons from ten thousand years ago, destroyed the Martial Soul Hall's ambitions and restored peace to the continent.
But now, commoners had no channel to awaken, and the once-commoner-friendly Shrek Academy required a recommendation letter from the city lord just to enter.
The Dragon Slayer had ultimately become a greedy evil dragon.
So, the Martial Soul Hall wasn't entirely as evil as history depicted, and Tang San, the Sea God, wasn't as noble and heroic as the legends said.
Everything fits together perfectly.
The selfish and narrow-minded Tang San, upon discovering a Child of Destiny like Huo Yuhao who could potentially free the continent from divine oppression and bloodsucking, didn't hesitate to split his own daughter's soul into three parts, then devised a series of plans to bring Huo Yuhao under his control — all to make the Douluo Continent his family's backyard.
Well done, Tang God King!But this time, your so-called millennial plan is doomed to fail! Huo Yuhao is no longer the puppet Child of Destiny you can manipulate! Even knowing he faces a God King, he refuses to bow down and admit defeat!
The same thought appeared in the minds of all the women who possessed the diary copy.
(End of Chapter)