Douluo: Dragon King Huo Yuhao Lives Ten Thousand Years Later

Chapter 171 Huo Yuhao is very likely the Spirit Ice Douluo...

With permission from Wang Hongchen, the three entered the secret chamber and began to examine the soul guidance books and soul guidance devices.

Lan Fuzi stood beside Huo Yuhao, her gaze involuntarily drawn to the intricate soul tools.

She had previously glimpsed only the tip of the iceberg of the Spirit Pagoda's power, and even met two deities, but the power that Mingde Hall was now revealing was secretly alarming to her.

There are four such forces in the Federation. This doesn't even include the Dark Guard and the various legions. Does the Holy Spirit Cult really have a chance of winning?
She wasn't very concerned about the fate of the Holy Spirit Church, but her mother was different.

The key is their true stance.

Lan Fuzi secretly observed Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena.

Two gods are enough to disrupt the whole situation. What should she do if they lay a hand on her mother?

All other issues can be ignored, but this one is unacceptable.

Unlike Lan Fuzi, who was distracted by his thoughts, Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena were both immersed in the sea of ​​books.

If Lan Fuzi was arranged to come, then Gu Yuena decided to come on her own.

In Bingdi's words: This Soul Beast Lord has become influenced by Huo Yuhao, and many of her habits are emulating his. She has indeed come here to learn.

After looking around the perimeter, Huo Yuhao ventured deeper into the area, quietly using his mental energy to search for the books he needed.

"The Principles and Advanced Applications of Soul-Guiding Core Arrays"

The Theory and Practice of Spatial Folding Soul Guidance Devices

Soul-Guided Mechs and Human Neural Connection Technology

……

After briefly browsing the book titles, Huo Yuhao thought of Nanali, who was still waiting outside, and borrowed some books, while also reminding Gu Yuena and the other person.

"Master, I would like to borrow these books."

"can."

Wang Hongchen looked at the books Huo Yuhao and the other two had placed on the table, nodded, and took out three access cards.

"Here you go. I've entered the permissions for this place and the access to Mingde Hall. If you want to teleport to Mingde Hall or come here to find books, just use this."

Huo Yuhao took the access card that was shimmering with a faint light, feeling a warm touch on his fingertips. Its surface was covered with complex soul-guiding patterns, and he could vaguely sense the fluctuations of spatial power.

"Thank you, Master."

Huo Yuhao thanked him and took his leave.

Just as he was about to step out of the room, Wang Hongchen said without warning, "Yi said that when he saw you, he was reminded of Lingbing Douluo, and I have the same feeling now."

Huo Yuhao paused almost imperceptibly. He turned his head and caught a glimpse of Wang Hongchen tidying up books, the cold light reflected from his glasses obscuring his eyes.

"Senior is joking."

He replied softly, and Huo Yuhao led the way out of the room.

The door closed, and the three had already left the room. Wang Hongchen began to communicate with a wisp of consciousness.

"He did not deny his relationship with Lingbing Douluo."

"Perhaps he's just used to being judged like that, and he doesn't argue back."

"Does the ancestor think I'm overthinking this?"

Silence spread through the room. The lamplight cast dappled shadows on the floor. Suddenly, those shadows began to twist and distort eerily, as if stirred by some unseen force.

"..."

After a long silence, a huge shadow slowly emerged from behind Wang Hongchen.

At first, the shadow was just a blurry mass, like mist blown away by the wind, twisting and shifting in the dim light. But soon, the shadow began to solidify, and the outline gradually became clear—

It was a colossal creature, its five-meter-tall body as imposing as a mountain. Its carapace shimmered with a dark golden metallic luster, as if cast from molten gold, and its serrated jaws made a metallic scraping sound as they opened and closed.

It is the foundation of the Red Dust Clan, the 100,000-year-old legendary soul of the Gold-Devouring Ant King!
"His talent in soul tools is truly incredible."

The Gold-Eating Ant King said in a low voice, "In the past ten thousand years, apart from that one, I have never seen anyone who can compare with him in this respect."

"I knew it, you think so too."

Wang Hongchen smiled and said, "There are rumors that the Snow Empress has taken Huo Yuhao as her disciple and treats him quite specially. However, the Snow Empress has never taken any disciples in the Spirit Transmission Tower in the past ten thousand years, which is also puzzling."

"Among the humans who have a close personal relationship with Xue Di, only Ling Bing Douluo and the second-generation Tower Master Su Tong are right. It is not wrong for you to have doubts because of this."

The Gold-Eating Ant King pondered, "But besides that, what truly makes you suspicious is his martial soul and soul skills, isn't it?"

"Spiritual Eye and Mental Detection..."

Wang Hongchen's eyes flickered slightly, and he nodded slightly. "After Yi told me about his martial soul and soul skills, I connected the title of Spirit Eye and Spirit Ice. After all, you also told me the story of Ancestor Xiao Hongchen."

Most people believe that the "spirit" in Lingbing Douluo's name comes from the "spirit" of the Spirit Pagoda, and is a symbolic representation. However, some people still have doubts.

The Ultimate Ice Martial Soul offers no advantage in learning Soul Tools. Su Tong, the second-generation tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, did not inherit the essence of the Spirit Ice Douluo in the research of Soul Tools.

So how did Lingbing Douluo, who specializes in the ultimate ice martial soul, achieve such success in both the cultivation of a soul master and a soul mentor? Was it simply due to exceptional talent, or was there another secret?
For example, the Spirit Ice Douluo actually possesses twin martial souls.

Yes, this question originally came from our ancestor, Xiao Hongchen.

Ling Bing, a mere ice wielder, has achieved such mastery over soul tools—barely comparable to me. He must have a secret! —Laughing at the World
However, while Xiao Hongchen's suspicions had some merit, they were ultimately tinged with personal bias and remained unverified speculation. (Xiao Hongchen: ...)
But recently, Wang Hongchen saw a person with extraordinary talent in soul tools, who was accepted as a disciple by the Snow Emperor and possessed the Spirit Eye Martial Soul, and couldn't help but think about it in that direction.

It can be said that all three pieces of information are guiding Wang Hongchen to think in the direction of Huo Yuhao and Lingbing Douluo.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Spirit of the Ice Douluo is indeed derived from another martial soul, then Huo Yuhao is very likely the Ice Douluo..."

Both the Gold-Eating Ant Queen and the Forgotten Mortal World came to the same conclusion: "...their descendants!"

At most, they'll be descendants. As for whether the other party is the Spirit Ice Douluo himself?
How can it be!

As a legendary soul spirit that has been passed down for ten thousand years, the Gold-Eating Ant King has seen the Spirit Ice Douluo before. The other party did not look like this, and his temperament was also very cold. He exuded an aura of otherworldliness, which was very different from Huo Yuhao.

Furthermore, after the battle two years ago, some information about Huo Yuhao was revealed: the spatial power he wielded came from his second martial soul. In other words, his second martial soul is spatial in nature. If he is the Spirit Ice Douluo, then where did his ultimate ice go?
Is he a Three Lives Martial Soul? Or has his Ultimate Ice evolved to have spatial attributes?
Impossible, absolutely impossible.

In either case, it clashes with the common sense of Douluo Continent.

Even if someone can explain these questions, there are still other problems.

If Huo Yuhao is the Spirit Ice Douluo, able to survive for ten thousand years, it means he successfully became a god ten thousand years ago. Then how do you explain the commotion of his failure to become a god back then? Could becoming a god be a bad thing? Why would he pretend to have failed?
Pretending to fail in his ascension to godhood for the Douluo Continent will only sadden those who are grateful to him and make those who hate him happy. That won't do any good, will it?
As for the case where Lingbing Douluo failed to become a god but did not die... then he should have just returned to the Spirit Pagoda to recuperate and then planned to become a god again. Why wait until he returned ten thousand years later?
And how he lived to be 10,000 years later is also a question.

In short, if Huo Yuhao really is the Spirit Ice Douluo, there are too many questions, and neither he nor his soul can figure it out.

"However, if Huo Yuhao is indeed a descendant of Lingbing Douluo, there is a question that I am very concerned about—who did that person end up with back then? After all, there is no clear record of his marriage."

The Gold-Eating Ant Queen expressed great interest in the gossip surrounding Spirit Ice Douluo, saying, "Who do you think it is? I think it's very likely one of the original members."

Having lived this long, this is all I have to enjoy: gossip. After all, watching the younger generation fiddling with soul tools every day is really boring.

Upon hearing this, Wang Hongchen's eyelids twitched, and he shook his head. "It's best not to speak recklessly. After all, it's just our speculation, and we can't confirm it."

The Gold-Eating Ant Queen, however, was in high spirits, its antennae trembling slightly.

"What's so strange about that? You humans are far more adept at gossip than we soul beasts. Back then, people inside the Spirit Pagoda and in the Mingde Hall would gossip about all sorts of things in their spare time, and even fabricated quite a bit of related history. It's all in the Mingde Hall's collection..."

Halfway through his speech, seemingly realizing he had let something slip, the Gold-Eating Ant Queen simply returned to Wang Hongchen's body and said no more.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hongchen's lips twitched. "Ancestor, what did you mean by what you just said?"

He seemed to have heard some bad news.

What are you saying, Ancestor? What books are you saying are stored in the secret room?

The old man quickly replied, "This is very important!"
Wang Hongchen asked several times and finally got the answer from the spirit.

"There are too few records about Lingbing Douluo, so someone specifically sought out people and spirits who knew Lingbing Douluo to compile and supplement some of the records and history. However, based on records relayed by others... you should understand the outcome."

Wang Hongchen frowned slightly: "You mean, those records... were embellished?"

Gold-Eating Ant Queen: "It's more than just embellishment. Some stories are so outrageous that even Spirit Ice Douluo himself would be stunned for three seconds upon hearing them. For example, some people say that he had a relationship with the one in the far north, and there are even more exaggerated claims that he actually had a relationship with the one in the Star Dou Great Forest... cough, you know."

After all, the fact that Lingbing Douluo had reached a cooperation agreement with the two major ferocious beast gathering places was too incredible. Therefore, in order to reasonably explain the various achievements of Lingbing Douluo, many arguments were found. As a result, many outrageous speculations arose. Some were confirmed by relevant people and recorded, while others were not.

"..."

Wang Hongchen remained silent for a moment, then sighed and rubbed his temples.
"Ancestor, you just said that Mingde Hall also has these in its collection of books? Could it be that Mingde Hall has secretly collected unofficial histories about the Spirit Ice Douluo?"

This is going too far. If the Spirit Pagoda finds out, who knows what might happen.

The Gold-Eating Ant Queen explained, "You're being too attached to appearances. In the absence of official history, unofficial history naturally becomes official history. Besides, even the story of the Grim Reaper is official history, so what unofficial history seems outrageous in comparison?"

If some official histories are this outrageous, who can be sure that those less outlandish unofficial histories are fake?
Maybe that's the truth?

Forget the Mortal World: "..."

He was speechless.

Two generations of Shrek Academy's Seven Devils were single-handedly defeated by a Soul King evil Soul Master, who even escaped from the clutches of a Super Douluo... If all of this is true, what else is impossible?

"Furthermore, the reason why Mingde Hall collected these materials is because they are closely related to the history of the development of soul tools. As a key figure in the history of the development of soul tools, the relevant records of Lingbing Douluo are naturally indispensable."

"Although some of the content contains the subjective interpretations of the recorders and relayers, most of it is presented in an obscure way. Some of the past hall masters also discovered this content, but after consideration, they all chose to retain it rather than delete it."

"Moreover, the compilation of the history of Lingbing Douluo was led by the then-master of the Spirit Pagoda, so you don't need to worry so much."

As far as it knew, the Spirit Pagoda had also done it, led by Su Tong, a disciple of Spirit Ice Douluo, so there was nothing to worry about.

……

Stepping out of the room, Gu Yuena glanced back at the lounge and whispered, "Yuhao, he..."

"It's nothing, at most some speculation, but it's impossible to be certain."

Huo Yuhao responded telepathically and looked at Nanali waiting at the door.

The latter smiled at them and said, "Thank you for your help last time. I brought the promised gift and apology."

At this point, she glanced at Lan Fuzi, seemingly considering whether to take something out in front of him.

"Lan Fuzi is our companion, Your Majesty need not worry," Huo Yuhao said with a smile.

Lan Fuzi looked at Huo Yuhao with a moment of confusion.

The deity said she was a companion...scary.

Nanali nodded readily, a fleeting look of pain crossing her face. She took out two boxes from her storage ring and handed them to Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena.

"These two portions of the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Void Sea Lingzhi are rare natural treasures that can enhance spiritual power. They are my apology to you."

If she hadn't already broken through to the Spirit Realm and no longer needed such a spiritual item, she really wouldn't have been willing to take it out.

Natural treasures that can enhance mental strength are extremely precious.

"Next is the thank-you gift, which took me quite a bit of effort to get."

Nanali then took out a long, narrow sandalwood box and solemnly handed it to Huo Yuhao, saying, "This is a 100,000-year-old soul bone."

Huo Yuhao paused for a moment, but did not refuse and accepted the gift.

Lan Fuzi: "..."

Sending away the soul bones... I feel it would be better if she weren't here.

Gu Yuena frowned and asked doubtfully, "Isn't this too valuable?"

The value of a 100,000-year-old soul bone is self-evident. Even if their Spirit Pagoda helped the other party capture the evil soul master, it wouldn't be right to use a 100,000-year-old soul bone as a thank-you gift, would it?

Nanali shook her head. "It's not heavy. The Super Douluo that you and the Snow Emperor Tower Master helped me capture had a 100,000-year-old soul bone. Moreover, that evil soul master told us some important information."

Otherwise, she wouldn't have used a 100,000-year-old soul bone as a thank-you gift.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena looked at Huo Yuhao with some surprise.

Would an evil spirit master reveal secrets to the Dark Guard? Didn't Yuhao say she was under the influence of a curse and unable to divulge important information?

Thinking that Huo Yuhao was the only person who had contact with the evil spirit masters at that time, Gu Yuena thoughtfully looked away.

Unless... the information Nanali mentioned was leaked to the Dark Division by Yuhao through the Evil Soul Master!

(End of this chapter)