Peerless: I Became Huo Yuhao's Dark Personality

Chapter 112 Dream of the Mortal World: This task is entrusted to you! (Two chapters combined)

Xiao Hongchen wasn't the only one puzzled; the other contestants in the competition all shared the same expression.

As the reigning champions, Shrek Academy naturally paid close attention to every member of the opposing team. Huo Yuhao, a Soul Master with a special Soul Ring configuration, left a deep impression on them.

The striking combination of yellow, purple, and black is hard not to leave a lasting impression.

"You know Huo Yuhao?" Lin Jiayi's expression was strange. Although he didn't know why Xiao Hongchen and the others knew Huo Yuhao, who had only recently joined, he still patiently explained:

"This is Yu Miao, a disciple whom Elder Guan recently accepted. Huo Yuhao is his younger brother. They both joined the academy not long ago, so please don't mistake them for each other."

As soon as Lin Jiayi finished speaking, everyone on the way back was stunned, their minds unable to process what he had just said.

Guan Zhenxiao, also known as Elder Guan, was someone they certainly knew, one of the pillars of the Sun Moon Empire. Huo Yuhao and the others also recognized him, as he was a member of the team representing Shrek Academy in the competition.

They could understand Lin Jiayi's words when they were broken down into individual parts, but when they were put together, they suddenly couldn't understand them.

They had never heard of Huo Yumiao, this so-called older brother, but just a week ago they watched Huo Yuhao fight on behalf of Shrek Academy. How did he suddenly become one of their own?

"How did you all meet Huo Yuhao?" Seeing that the others were stunned, Lin Jiayi asked again.

“Yuhao is on Shrek Academy’s reserve team for this competition. They must have seen what Yuhao looks like while watching the competition,” Huo Yumiao said slowly.

"You're Huo Yuhao's brother? Why haven't I seen you in the reserve team before?"

Although no one knew the whole story, they realized that Huo Yuhao and his brother had joined the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and Huo Yumiao was also a disciple of Elder Guan.

"Because I didn't join Shrek Academy." Huo Yumiao casually made up an excuse when faced with Mika's question.

"Since your younger brother is Shrek Academy's reserve team, do you know why Shrek Academy didn't send an inner court student this time, but instead sent a reserve team?"

Ma Rulong suddenly spoke up, attracting everyone's attention. This was a question they all wanted to know as well.

"It's not that they don't have a regular team, it's just that these people had an accident on their way here, right? The Shrek Inspection Team knows that, right?"

"I heard they're a group of guys with law enforcement authority in the Douluo Continent, but aren't they from an academy? It seems like they have more jurisdiction than the empire," Xiao Xiafeng said uncertainly.

"The main team was wiped out by a group of evil spirit masters while they were on a surveillance mission. Three were killed, three were injured, and one was crippled, so the reserve team had to be made the main force."

Upon hearing this, Ma Rulong and the others were immediately astonished. Mika immediately asked, "To wipe out the Shrek Academy's main team, you need at least a Soul Saint, right?"

"No, the strongest evil soul master is only a Soul King, but his soul skills are quite special." Huo Yumiao briefly recounted the events, and Ma Rulong and the others all had strange expressions after listening.

"It's understandable to encounter such a soul skill; even we might not be able to react in time," Lin Xi said with a sigh.

"Even if we can't react in time, we have Elder Ma to protect us. He's not as irresponsible as the Shrek team leader. At worst, we still have the invincible shield to save our lives."

Those Shrek students are really something; they can't even protect themselves properly. Twenty years of training vanished in an instant.

Li Yan said casually, which drew a chorus of agreement from everyone. Each of them was equipped with at least one invincible shield and one soul guide shield for the competition, for fear of any accident.

"You should go back and rest first. Your award ceremony is tomorrow afternoon."

Guan Zhenxiao's voice rang out, and although everyone still had unresolved doubts, they responded in unison and headed towards the dormitory area.

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen walked side by side. They lived together, but not in a single student dormitory. Instead, they lived in a fully furnished house.

Such residences are not uncommon at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Some senior teachers, like Lin Jiayi, the dean of students, live in these kinds of houses.

"Brother, Huo Yuhao is here at the academy. You'd better protect your title as the number one genius," Meng Hongchen said, turning his head with a playful tone.

"Don't you think Huo Yumiao is more worthy of our attention?" Xiao Hongchen didn't respond to Meng Hongchen's teasing, but instead asked another question.

"Him? Did you find something?" Meng Hongchen asked, tilting her head in confusion.

"Not yet, but the director just said that he has been accepted as a disciple by Master Guan, which shows that he is very talented. I heard my grandfather say that Master Guan has very high standards, and some students who he thinks are very talented have not caught his eye."

Huo Yumiao and Huo Yuhao definitely came together. We have a very high opinion of Huo Yuhao, but Elder Guan only accepted Huo Yumiao as his disciple, which means that his talent must be stronger than Huo Yuhao's.

After Xiao Hongchen finished speaking, he wanted to see what his younger sister would say, but when he turned his head, he saw Meng Hongchen looking at him like he was an idiot. He was immediately puzzled, "Did I say something wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Do you want to listen to what you're saying? It's the same as not saying anything at all. He's Master Guan's disciple, and I know he's very talented. Do you need to tell me?"
"You're acting so serious, I thought you'd made some discovery. They're our classmate now. If you want to be careful, just go and fight them. They're not an enemy you can only analyze with data."

Meng Hongchen said irritably, her tone carrying a hint of disdain.

"What's there to fight? Huo Yuhao is a Soul Master, that's all he's capable of. I can definitely handle him easily." Xiao Hongchen retorted instinctively after being unexpectedly challenged by his sister.

"Look at your spirit ring configuration, and then look at theirs. It's no wonder you lost," Meng Hongchen said, her eyes darting around, feigning disdain.

"It's already incredibly amazing that a combination of Huang, Zi, and Hei could produce even one Huo Yuhao. How could there possibly be a second one? I won't talk about Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yumiao is definitely a sure thing," Xiao Hongchen said, unconvinced.

"Alright, I'll go talk to them for you tomorrow. You two can have a fight then, and that'll be settled!" Meng Hongchen's lips curled into a triumphant smile, her eyes full of cunning.

"Huh?" Xiao Hongchen immediately realized what was happening. Seeing Meng Hongchen's expression, he knew he had been tricked. He quickly figured out why. "You want to get to know him? Why?"

"Because he is Elder Guan's disciple, he will definitely be a strong person on the same level as us in the future, and we will definitely need his help then."

Xiao Hongchen was stunned. Although Meng Hongchen's words were vague, he knew what his sister was talking about, but he was still somewhat puzzled. "He's definitely going to participate in the next competition, it's only a matter of time before we meet, why does he have to fight?"

"Because I want to see just how strong he really is, and that can only be determined through combat." Seeing Xiao Hongchen's knowing look, Meng Hongchen added with a grin:

"But I'm worried that if he's really too strong, it would be too embarrassing for me to lose, so I'm leaving this to you, brother."

Xiao Hongchen's expression froze. He raised his finger and pointed at Meng Hongchen, his eyes widening and his finger trembling slightly. "So losing doesn't make me look bad, huh?"

"You're the first of the sun and moon, not me. You always say that, don't you? Of course, only you can complete this arduous task." Meng Hongchen shrugged, making an innocent little expression.

"I treat you like my own sister, and you treat me like a Douluo Continent character?" Xiao Hongchen looked incredulous. Meng Hongchen waved her hand and walked forward without looking back. "The capable should do more."

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The next day, as the sun rose, Huo Yumiao ended her meditation, slowly opened her eyes, washed up, went to the restaurant for breakfast, and then arrived at the experimental area.

There are no classes today because the championship award ceremony is being held. The college has given us a day off. Professor Guan is busy with his research project. Since he can't learn theoretical knowledge, practice is undoubtedly the best choice.

Huo Yumiao laid the blueprints flat on the experimental table. On them was the design of the Black Panther Armor, which only had the upper body designed. He had already designed every part and every core magic array.

On the very day she obtained the Thunder Soul Tool, Huo Yumiao began to verify the feasibility of the law of electromagnetic induction, and the results were very encouraging. This theory was established in the Douluo World.

So even if it doesn't have the same kinetic energy absorption properties as vibranium in Marvel, it still has a way to process kinetic energy, converting it into electrical energy, and then into soul power.

With rare metal in one hand and an ice phoenix carving knife in the other, Huo Yumiao quickly became immersed in creating soul guide cores. The carving knife danced between her nimble fingers, metal shavings flew everywhere, and one core magic array after another appeared.

After a week of intensive practice, Huo Yumiao has become very familiar with engraving the core magic array and has made a significant improvement in his skills. He is now a Level 3 Soul Master.

His theoretical knowledge had already reached level three, and with continuous practice of the core magic array, becoming a level three soul master was a natural outcome.

Time passed quietly. When Huo Yumiao was completely focused on inscribing the core array, a sound came from the door. He didn't pay attention to it and continued to make the soul guide core in his hands.

The lab was meant to be shared, and it was large enough for two groups to use. He had shared a lab with others quite a bit this week, and everyone was very tacit, doing their own thing without disturbing each other.

Meng Hongchen looked at Huo Yumiao, who was focused on making the soul guide core, and made a shushing gesture. Xiao Hongchen nodded slightly and gestured with his eyes to wait aside.

Do not disturb a Soul Master who is creating a Soul Guidance Core, and do not watch the process of creating a Soul Guidance Core without permission, unless it is in some competitions. This is an unspoken rule among Soul Masters.

They had already learned that today was a holiday, and since they were going to attend the awards ceremony in the afternoon, the competition could only take place in the morning.

After asking Lin Jiayi for Huo Yumiao's dormitory number, they knocked on the door several times but received no response. They guessed that the other party was probably from the experimental area, so they went directly to the monitoring room and used the monitoring soul tool to lock Huo Yumiao's location.

The monitoring room was obviously not open to ordinary students, but Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were clearly not ordinary students. Even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse. Even without Jing Hongchen's protection, their backgrounds and connections were still not weak.

Xiao Hongchen took out a notebook and began to read, while Meng Hongchen took out a pen and paper. On the white paper, there was already a rough outline drawn with several lines. Judging from its appearance, it seemed to be a necklace.

As Meng Hongchen was painting, her brows suddenly furrowed, her rosy lips slightly pouted, she rested her chin on her hand, and her fingers kept lightly tapping her cheek, a troubled look on her face, as if she had encountered some difficult problem.

After an unknown amount of time, Meng Hongchen, still deep in thought, had not found a solution and had no choice but to give up. She put away her pen and paper, listlessly scanned the entire laboratory, and finally focused her gaze on Huo Yumiao, who was still working on her project.

He didn't look at the soul core Huo Yumiao was making, but instead focused his gaze on the carving knife in her hand, his mind wandering.

This looks like an Ice Phoenix Carving Knife. What are its effects? Ice attribute and... I can't remember, ah, sharpness attribute! Which is better, this or my Bright Spirit Carving Knife? Mine is also a List Carving Knife.

My Jiaoling can reduce soul power consumption by 15%, so Jiaoling is definitely more powerful!

In the upcoming sparring match between Xiao and him, Xiao should win, right? The duel between a Soul King and a Soul Venerable shouldn't be a suspenseful affair, right?

I wonder what year his spirit rings are from. If they're also yellow, purple, black, or dark, he might really lose. I could make fun of him about that for the rest of my life!

Why isn't it over yet...?

As she pondered, Meng Hongchen smiled faintly and unconsciously dozed off. Time passed second by second, and Huo Yumiao finally completed her first soul guide core.

As soul power was injected, the soul guide core was fully illuminated, and the patterns on its surface glowed faintly. The remaining metal fragments also fell off under the influence of the soul power.

Huo Yumiao moved her slightly sore wrists, and her eyes glanced over unintentionally, then she froze, somewhat puzzled.

Why are Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen here? With their strength and talent, shouldn't they be in Mingde Hall? What are they doing in this ordinary laboratory?
Huo Yumiao was too lazy to think about it and planned to rest for a while before starting to make the second soul guide core. Just then, Xiao Hongchen noticed that Huo Yumiao had finished and immediately put away his notebook and prepared to get up.

Xiao Hongchen was about to remind Meng Hongchen when he turned his head and found that his younger sister had fallen asleep. His face darkened, and he reached out and shook her shoulder.

"What's wrong? Is Huo Yumiao finished?" Meng Hongchen was shaken awake and asked sleepily. In this state, her voice was not quiet. Since everyone was a Soul Master, Huo Yumiao heard her name immediately.

Huo Yumiao cast a questioning glance, wondering why Meng Hongchen would mention him. Xiao Hongchen's face darkened further when he saw that Meng Hongchen was still not awake.

A pen-shaped soul tool appeared in his hand, its metal surface pressed against Meng Hongchen's neck. A wisp of soul power was injected, and the surface of the pen lit up with a blue-purple light. Meng Hongchen's body was instantly sprang up at that moment.

Meng Hongchen was now fully awake, her azure eyes filled with rage.

Why did you shock me?!

(End of this chapter)