Douluo: Dragon King Huo Yuhao Lives Ten Thousand Years Later

Chapter 216 Star Luo's Pills

As the lights dimmed, a spotlight in the center of the dance floor poured down like moonlight, enveloping the two of them.

Gu Yuena's long silver hair flew as she spun, refracting tiny sparkles under the lights. Huo Yuhao's arm steadily supported her lower back, leading her through a breathtaking tilt—her body was almost parallel to the ground, supported only by his strong arm.

The music suddenly sped up, and Gu Yuena abruptly broke free from Huo Yuhao's guidance. She lightly touched the ground with her toes, using the momentum to leap into the air, completing an elegant flip. Her skirt billowed like a blooming epiphyllum, the streaks of light from the rhinestones leaving afterimages in the air. As she fell, she deliberately shifted her balance, but Huo Yuhao caught her precisely at the last moment before she lost her footing.

His palm pressed against her bare back, the heat radiating from their skin. Gu Yuena pressed closer, their chests almost touching, and she could clearly feel his accelerated heartbeat.

The gasps of amazement from the surrounding guests were drowned out by the rousing music.

As the music reached its climax, Huo Yuhao suddenly exerted his strength, lifting Gu Yuena high into the air—

She stretched her body in mid-air, her silver hair cascading down like a waterfall, her purple eyes sparkling like jewels under the lights. As she fell, Huo Yuhao caught her steadily, and Gu Yuena's hands naturally wrapped around his neck, their noses almost touching, their breaths mingling.

The last note fell abruptly, and the dance floor fell into a brief silence. Huo Yuhao remained in his final pose, gazing at the slightly flushed cheeks of the person in his arms. Gu Yuena's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her purple eyes shimmered with lingering light.

Huo Yuhao smiled slightly, placed his right hand on her waist, and set her down.

Gu Yuena's silver hair shimmered softly under the lamplight, with a few strands falling onto her delicate collarbone as she danced vigorously. Huo Yuhao's gaze involuntarily followed those strands of silver hair, and he gently brushed them aside with his fingers.

Gu Yuena, startled by this action, looked at Huo Yuhao as if waking from a dream, but did not move away, quietly gazing at his face so close to hers.

Huo Yuhao's fingers were still lingering in her hair, his fingertips inadvertently touching her slightly cool skin. Their breaths mingled, and the surrounding noise seemed to fade away, leaving only the reflection of each other in their eyes.

A strange light flashed in Gu Yuena's purple eyes, and she parted her red lips slightly, as if she wanted to say something.

Just then, the applause and cheers around them grew louder, and Sima Lanxiao's voice came through the amplified soul tool: "That was amazing! This was absolutely the most perfect dance performance of the night!"

Gu Yuena snapped out of her daze and looked at the host with a slight frown. Sima Lanxiao suddenly felt a chill, but he quickly composed himself and continued enthusiastically, "Please take a short break. After the final list of winners is tallied, you will receive Xingluo's specialty prizes."

Huo Yuhao keenly sensed Gu Yuena's displeasure and gently pressed his fingertips against her soft waist. "If you have anything to say, we can talk about it slowly after the banquet."

The atmosphere is gone.

Gu Yuena shook her head, but didn't throw a tantrum. She walked out of the dance floor with Huo Yuhao.

Because of the two's performance, the rest of the dance party seemed rather dull to everyone. Only when Xie Xie and Tang Wulin appeared together did they bring a different kind of "surprise" to the scene.

The final awards ceremony itself was nothing special, but the prizes surprised everyone.

Dai Yun'er walked to the center of the stage to present the awards, and she smiled and said:

"Given that Mr. Huo Yuhao and Ms. Gu Yuena are both excellent Soul Masters, I have decided to change the prize to a high-grade Qiankun Pill."

Some members of the Xingluo delegation looked surprised upon hearing this.

They had initially thought it was just an ordinary specialty of Xingluo, but it turned out to be a top-grade Qiankun Pill. Seeing the surprised expressions on everyone's faces, Le Zhengyu felt a little confused and asked his dance partner, "Are pills very rare in your Xingluo?"

Those present are all elites from both countries. Why make such a fuss over a few pills?
Or is it that Xingluo is far inferior to the Douluo Federation in terms of elixirs?

This female student from Xingluo seemed to be knowledgeable. She gently shook her head and said, "You don't understand the value of the Qiankun Pill. It's different from ordinary pills."

Seeing Le Zhengyu's nonchalant expression, she took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "The Qiankun Pill can increase the age of a soul ring. Moreover, unlike the Spirit Ascension Platform of the Spirit Transmission Tower, it can not only increase the age of soul rings provided by soul spirits, but also increase the age of soul rings hunted from soul beasts!"

Only then did Yue Zhengyu reveal a look of surprise and uncertainty.

Increasing the age of the acquired spirit rings? Isn't this the domain of gods?
Because their family originated from the Spirit Hall lineage, there are many records about deities in their family, such as how divine trials can increase the age of spirit rings.

Therefore, in the eyes of Le Zhengyu and his family, it was simply unbelievable that the Spirit Transmission Tower could have a place like the Spirit Ascension Platform.

But now, listening to his dance partner, it seems Xingluo also possesses similar skills? And even more outstanding ones?
Such an idea flashed through Yue Zhengyu's mind for a moment before he rejected it.

Anyone could notice that the people of the Star Luo Federation have an unusual attitude towards the Spirit Pagoda. This can be seen from the fact that they changed the prizes for Huo Yuhao and his companion. They are trying to curry favor with the Spirit Pagoda.

If the Qiankun Pill had no flaws and was truly more useful than the Spirit Ascension Platform, they would probably be more reserved.

Sure enough, the Xingluo student continued, "I don't know which family specifically refined the Qiankun Pill. But as long as you know that a high-grade Qiankun Pill can increase the lifespan of a soul ring by a thousand years, you'll understand its value. However, this kind of pill is too precious, and it basically doesn't circulate from there."

"Even the dregs left over from the refining process are priceless in Xingluo, because those dregs also have a certain effect."

This is why they were so shocked after learning about the Ascension Platform.

Although the entry threshold for the Spirit Ascension Platform is not low, even the East Sea Academy has to pay a price to get its students in, which shows that the threshold is not too high.

The threshold for obtaining the Qiankun Pill in their Star Luo Sect is far higher than that of the Spirit Ascension Platform; it's likely only obtainable by top students of the Monster Academy. Moreover, it's impossible to acquire many. She'd never even heard of someone like Huo Yuhao, who directly transformed his first soul spirit into a ten-thousand-year soul spirit…

Compared to the Star Luo delegation members who were eager for this item, Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes the moment he received the pill, examined it carefully, and sighed inwardly.

Although he had considered the worst-case scenario for Xingluo's current situation long ago, he still found it difficult to remain calm when he saw the reality.

If the Star Luo leadership allowed this pill to enter the market knowing the method of refining it, how far have they stooped?
Huo Yuhao did not show his emotions on his face. After calmly putting away the pills, he chatted with Dai Yun'er, who finally had a chance to talk to him, for a while. He politely declined her invitation to have a deeper conversation and took Gu Yuena back to the Soul Douluo and the others.

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the Amorous Douluo and the others, Huo Yuhao silently unleashed his domain, took out the Qiankun Pill, and handed it to the Soul-Suppressing Douluo, asking, "Your Majesty, what does this object resemble to you?"

"Judging from the discussions around me, it seems to be a pill similar to the Spirit Ascension Pill."

The Soul Douluo accepted the pill with a smile, but the moment his palm touched the pill, his expression suddenly darkened, and a suffocating atmosphere enveloped the surroundings.

(End of this chapter)