Douluo: Dragon King Huo Yuhao Lives Ten Thousand Years Later

Chapter 158 The Invitation from Mingde Hall

"Yuhao, this is a message from Ditian."

In the blueprint storage room, Gu Yuena handed her soul-guided light screen to Huo Yuhao. After watching him read the information, she transmitted her voice and said, "Yuhao, the Mingde Hall Master said that it was a warning two years ago, but when we reached an agreement with Shrek Academy to discuss weakening public opinion, they agreed too quickly... This probably won't have any effect, right?"

The remote chat function is a new feature added to the Soul Guide Light Screen in the last two years.

Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the message sent by God Tian on the Soul Guiding Light Screen.

"It's nothing. As long as their attitude is clear, we can probe their specific plans step by step. After the trip to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, we should be able to see what they're thinking."

Gu Yuena nodded thoughtfully.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao saw a message suddenly flash across the soul guide screen.

Rachel: Na'er, when are you going back to Mingdu? I waited until evening yesterday.

"..."

—Should we just call "Na'er" "younger sister"?
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow and calmly handed the soul-guiding screen back to Gu Yuena. His keen eyes noticed that her fingertips paused slightly, and a dangerous glint flashed deep in her purple eyes.

Gu Yuena silently put away the light screen, raised her eyes to look at Huo Yuhao, her face becoming cold and frosty, but there was a faint, barely perceptible hint of embarrassment and annoyance in her eyes.

"Laugh if you want to." She pursed her lips. "It's really uncomfortable to hold it in."

—The mighty Silver Dragon King, the ruler of all soul beasts, is being called "little sister" so affectionately by his own subordinate?
Yuhao must find it funny.

Compared to the other party, she had no authority whatsoever.

Huo Yuhao chuckled and shook his head, reaching out to gently ruffle her silver hair, his fingertips sliding down the soft strands.

“There’s nothing funny about it. On the contrary, I’m happy to see so many people around you who care about you and are close to you.”

As he spoke, he pointed to the Soul Guidance Light Screen, and Gu Yuena looked at it and saw a new message flash by.

Rachel: Don't ignore me! By the way, I've invented a new dessert, do you want to try it? I guarantee it'll taste better than the ones I brought you before!

"..." Gu Yuena's expression fell, and she replied helplessly before looking at Huo Yuhao, "I spoiled her too much before. I should have let her stay in the position of peace ambassador."

Huo Yuhao laughed and said, "Speaking of which, hasn't she changed back to her original self all these years? Has she become a peace ambassador again?"

The transformation of a mythical beast is different from that of ordinary soul beasts. Although it only has one chance to transform into a human in its lifetime, it can change between the three-eyed golden lion and the transformed human form, similar to the transformation of a ferocious beast.

Judging from the fact that her martial soul was simulated and her cultivation level was so high from the start, it's clear that she never had to rebuild her cultivation. Transformation wouldn't affect her lifespan; otherwise, Di Tian and the others wouldn't have agreed to let the auspicious beast run around.

“No,” Gu Yuena said. “It takes time to establish an identity, and she has no intention of going back. Besides, she seems to really enjoy her current life, just like her name and appearance; this is a life she chose herself.”

She paused, a faint smile appearing on her lips: "It's clear she's enjoying her life right now."

Otherwise, they would have been complaining every day.

"Is that so?" Huo Yuhao smiled slightly upon hearing this. "That's good."

Wang Qiu'er is a person born at a specific time and for specific needs. Without the Golden Dragon Spear, Tang Wutong's divine sense, and the memories transmitted through the guide of destiny, coupled with different experiences and knowledge, Gu Ruiqiu is destined not to be the Wang Qiu'er he knows... which may not be a bad thing.

(Note: According to the original novel, the Golden Dragon Spear was thrown to the auspicious beast by Tang San along with Tang Wutong's divine consciousness during the destiny's guidance. It wasn't something she originally possessed, nor could it have been brought down from the God Realm by Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena ran away immediately after birth and had no time to retrieve anything from the God Realm.)
(Whether it's the Golden Dragon King's rib version or the Dragon God's rib version—well, in Douluo Continent Part 4, the Golden Dragon Spear became a pseudo-super artifact formed from the Dragon God's rib—neither version has anything to do with auspicious beasts. Therefore, we'll use the setting where Tang San throws it to an auspicious beast. However, this book doesn't have a destiny guide, so the Golden Dragon Spear is irrelevant to her.)
Gu Yuena looked at Huo Yuhao with some suspicion, "Yuhao, are you and her very close?"

Ten thousand years ago, Yuhao and the auspicious beast weren't exactly close, were they? Why does it seem like he's a little concerned about her situation?

"It's okay, we can just stay friends from now on."

Huo Yuhao stood up. "Let's go. We've been here long enough. Let's go back."

Seeing Huo Yuhao's natural expression, Gu Yuena blinked and nodded slightly.

The two walked outside, attracting the attention and discussion of passersby. As they rounded a corner, they saw Ling Zichen standing by the window.

Huo Yuhao paused slightly, his gaze falling on Ling Zichen's back. She gazed quietly out the window, golden sunlight streaming through the glass and illuminating her profile, outlining a detached expression.

"Did you wait here on purpose to give me some advice?"

"The president asked me to tell you that the head of Mingde Hall has extended an invitation to you."

Ling Zichen turned his head to look at the two of them and said calmly, "Your unique soul tool manufacturing technique has attracted their attention."

The hushed conversation around them fell silent instantly, and some people instinctively widened their eyes.

As a sacred place for researchers, Mingde Hall rarely invites people in person. Over the past ten thousand years, no more than twenty people under the age of nineteen have been invited!
They were mostly invited after graduating from the academy; they hadn't joined any particular faction themselves!
But now, right before their eyes, a member of the Spirit Pagoda, a candidate for the next Pagoda Master, has actually been personally invited by the Mingde Hall.

"Is this the next Spirit Douluo?" a staff member murmured. "Not only is his cultivation unparalleled, but his soul guidance talent is also unmatched. He actually managed to get Mingde Hall to open its doors to him with such ease..."

“I remember there were two similar examples ten thousand years ago, but those were Lingbing Douluo and Master Xuan Ziwen. I heard that the latter was originally a disciple of Yinyue Douluo, but was captured by Lingbing Douluo… cough cough.”

The woman who was speaking quickly shut up when she noticed the stares coming from all around.

Lingbing Douluo seems to have a penchant for kidnapping people; this shouldn't be said lightly.

"..."

Hearing the discussion, Ling Zichen looked at Huo Yuhao with a somewhat complicated expression.

Among those invited to join Mingde Hall was her ancestor, who was involved in the creation of the Eternal Heaven and was one of the developers of the God-Slaying Soul-Guided Cannonball!

"I understand, thank you for passing on the message." Huo Yuhao nodded and strode forward, continuing towards the door with Gu Yuena beside him.

As they passed each other, Ling Zichen whispered:

"The Soul Guidance Research Department has a special energy research project. Do you dare to give it a try?"

Huo Yuhao didn't stop walking and left directly.

(End of this chapter)