Douluo Dalu: Golden Spirit Tree

Chapter 154 Huo Yuhao is still very useful

Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, deep in Mingde Hall.

In the hall master's office, a short and fat middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back, facing the door.

The long reddish-brown hair was inappropriately draped down, and the outline of the already thick neck became even more unclear. Simply put, this was a person with a deviation in aesthetic taste or who did not pay attention to his image.

But this person is definitely one of the top people on the continent.

The seemingly ridiculous image did not affect the man's dignity at all, because at this moment, there was another old man in the room, who was prostrating himself on the ground with his entire body bent to the limit, and his body was shaking like a sieve.

Judging from his appearance, this old man is none other than Mr. Ma, the leader of the Sun and Moon Team in the previous competition.

The identity of the short and fat middle-aged man is self-evident as he was able to scare such a powerful and respected eighth-level soul master like Mr. Ma into this state.

He is the head of Mingde Hall, one of the three top forces on the continent, and the grandfather of Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. He is also the helmsman of the Hongchen family of the Sun and Moon Empire, the Toad Douluo, Jing Hongchen.

"So, not only did you fail to lead the academy to victory in the competition, but you also lost the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo that you auctioned off for 200 million gold soul coins?"

Jing Hongchen's tone was very calm, without any emotional fluctuations.

But the more this happened, the heavier Ma Lao's heart became. He was an old man who had followed Jing Hongchen for a long time, and he understood that the more Jing Hongchen did this, the more angry he became.

He immediately slammed his head to the ground and said in a deep voice: "I have failed to do my job well. Please punish me, Master!"

Inside the office, there was another period of suffocating silence.

The cold sweat on Ma Lao's forehead kept flowing and slowly dripped onto the ground. In the silent office, it was even a little harsh.

But Old Ma didn't dare to move. For those who had never been in Mingde Hall, it was hard to imagine what kind of reputation Jing Hongchen enjoyed in Mingde Hall.

After an unknown amount of time, there seemed to be a series of soft sighs.

"Go away. Ultimately, the main fault in this matter is not yours. You have tried your best, but it is God's will. It is not your fault."

Seeing Jing Hongchen defending himself, Mr. Ma was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

"Master, I..."

"Alright, I remember Ma Rulong's injuries were pretty serious too, right? He was great! Although he was defeated, he still fought with honor, demonstrating the might of our Sun and Moon. I will personally commend him to His Majesty. As for his injuries, all expenses will be covered by the academy, and his injuries will not affect his future training."

Ma Lao respectfully performed the ritual of three kneelings and nine kowtows, "Thank you, Hall Master!"

"Go ahead..."

Ma Lao bowed and took a few steps back. Suddenly, he thought of something, "Master, there's information that someone has offered a reward of 100 million gold soul coins on the black market to steal my 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo, but now the embryo has been taken away. Look..."

"Ignore it!"

Jing Hongchen snorted coldly, "This is what the Xingluo Empire did. They wanted to tie us down and delay us. They are determined to do so, and there is nothing we can do about it for the time being."

"Regardless of whether the embryo is in our hands or not, our Mingde Hall is not a place that a bunch of rabble can trespass on. If anyone dares to come, I will make sure they never return!"

Only then did Old Ma retreat. Jing Hongchen looked at his back with a gleam in his eyes. An eighth-level soul engineer was already the backbone of Mingde Hall, and he felt sad to execute him like this.

What's more, what made Jing Hongchen most satisfied was the reactions of Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen after he came back. The feeling of being touched and polished was obvious.

And the source was Ma Rulong's desperate battle.

Otherwise, even if Jing Hongchen didn't kill him, Mr. Ma wouldn't be able to escape the blame so easily.

As for losing the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo and the loss of 200 million gold soul coins, Jing Hongchen was a little reluctant, but as Mingdetang was the richest force on the continent, 200 million was a lot, but Jing Hongchen could afford it.

Thinking of the fact that the intelligence mentioned an extremely fast Titled Douluo, Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes slightly. The strength of Douluo was originally the top force and should not be underestimated. Unexpectedly, there appeared a Titled Douluo with exaggerated speed who had never appeared in the intelligence.

As for Shrek, Jing Hongchen never doubted him.

The reason is simple. Shrek has too many geniuses and is qualified to ignore this 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo.

Judging from the current growth of Shrek's students, Shrek will still be able to maintain its position with absolute strength in a few years.

Why would they go to the trouble of snatching the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo?

I have to say that the head of Mingde Hall is quite capable. He eliminated the correct answer right away.

A fierce light flashed in Jing Hongchen's eyes. Just wait a little longer, wait a few more years, and the Sun and Moon Empire will soon accumulate enough strength.

The day when the Sun-Moon Empire unifies the continent is not far away...

Lin Yi, who was far away, naturally didn't know what happened in the Sun and Moon Empire.

After resting for a few days, Lin Yi found a sunny day and called Huo Yuhao to go to the Star Dou Great Forest.

There was another surprise among them, that was Xiaoxiao.

Perhaps it was because he felt suddenly relaxed after returning to the academy that he was able to break through the level 30 soul power barrier that he had been unable to break through for a while, and he finally broke through it naturally.

He drove one sheep and released two sheep. With Moon escorting him on both sides, Lin Yi took Xiao Xiao with him.

There was a woman disguised as a man who wanted to act like a spoiled brat and went with Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao. Her reason was that the three of them could work together to exert greater combat effectiveness.

Lin Yi rolled his eyes and restrained him, silencing the troublesome young master so that he wouldn't shout and disturb others.

To put it bluntly, even if Lin Yi brought all the students, he wouldn't bring Wang Dong. After all, the main purpose of this trip was to help Huo Yuhao hunt suitable soul beasts. Soul masters are most vulnerable when absorbing soul rings. If the Sea God behind Wang Dong suddenly attacked, it would be better to leave him at the academy to avoid any accidents.

Afterwards, Lin Yi took Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao away. Hearing Wang Dong cursing in the back, a fierce look flashed in Lin Yi's eyes.

Huo Yuhao quickly stepped forward to plead for mercy. Xiao Xiao was a step slower, but followed closely behind, and finally managed to suppress the evil fire in Lin Yi's heart.

But Lin Yi still has a narrow mind.

With a casual wave of his hand, the blue silver grass leaves stretched out and sealed Wang Dong's mouth tightly.

After silently estimating that he could keep Wang Dong sealed until dark, Lin Yi looked at the golden crow that had just risen and felt quite satisfied.

Afterwards, Lin Yi, Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and Moon in secret set off for the Star Dou Great Forest.

With Moon's support, Lin Yi had no intention of taking a detour and headed straight to the north of Xingdou. That was Shrek in front, and it was the closest route from the Xingdou Great Forest to the academy.

Half a day later, Lin Yi and his party arrived. After a short rest, they went straight into the Star Dou Great Forest and even went all the way to the mixed circle.

Huo Yuhao was secretly shocked by Lin Yi's radical actions and felt that Lin Yi was impulsive.

In contrast, Xiaoxiao admired Lin Yi's confident look very much. The little girl looked at Lin Yi with starry eyes unconsciously.

Seeing Lin Yi's secret joy, of course, that was all, there was no extra action. Xiao Xiao was less than thirteen years old, and Lin Yi, who was deeply influenced by the memories of the other world, was very sensitive to this number, or rather, he was sensitive to all numbers before the age of fourteen.

"Xiao Xiao, do you have any plans for your spirit ring?"

Although it was also the third soul ring, Lin Yi believed that the soul ring of the son of destiny must have some twists and turns, so naturally he would do the simple one first. After finishing Xiao Xiao's side, he would concentrate on working on Huo Yuhao's soul ring.

Xiao Xiao thought about it and decided that any soul beast that could continue to increase the defense or control ability of my San Sheng Soul-Suppressing Cauldron would be fine, and the higher the quality, the better, as long as it could withstand the test.

Lin Yi nodded. If that was the case, then it would be very easy to obtain Xiao Xiao's soul ring.

But in order to add a safeguard to this matter, Lin Yi looked at Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao froze, then said helplessly, "Okay, okay, I hope Xiaoxiao can find a suitable soul beast as soon as possible, within the given age range, and the higher the quality, the better!"

After saying that, he turned to Lin Yi and said, "Is this okay?"

Lin Yi nodded in satisfaction. All the training for so long was not in vain. He is now very good at it.

Xiao Xiao watched this scene unfold with some confusion, and couldn't help but wonder in her heart, "What's the point of letting the squad leader be like this?"

Lin Yi replied while keeping a vigilant eye on his surroundings, "Huo Yuhao is a bit strange. He has an incredible amount of luck. Previously, when I brought Beibei and the others to hunt for spirit rings, as long as he had our blessing, we were able to find the right spirit ring quickly."

"With him here this time, we will save a lot of time in searching for soul beasts."

Xiao Xiao didn't quite understand, but she looked shocked and looked at Huo Yuhao in disbelief, as if she was getting to know her squad leader all over again.

Huo Yuhao wanted to complain, but in the end he could only give an awkward yet polite smile.

I have a lot of resentment towards Lin Yi in my heart. Is it necessary to treat him as the god of luck?

No, this is not magical. At best, it is just a prop. When you use it, you take it out and shake it a few times, and even introduce it to others to show how useful it is.

"..."

"There is a situation!"

Lin Yi's reminder interrupted the awkward eye contact between Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao.

“Xiao Xiao, you seem to have won the prize. I said Yu Hao is very useful.”

Although Huo Yuhao knew that as a teammate and friend, he should wish Xiao Xiao good luck in finding a suitable soul beast, an inexplicable unease in his heart still made him ask, "Can you confirm what soul beast it is?"

Lin Yi glanced at Huo Yuhao and asked, "If I couldn't tell, would I say Xiao Xiao won the prize?"

Looking at Xiao Xiao, Lin Yi said with a smile, "It was a bear-like soul beast, over three meters long, extremely majestic, and probably between three and five thousand years old. It had dark golden fur all over its body, and on both paws were incredibly long claws, at least two feet long."

"Xiao Xiao, let me test you. What kind of soul beast is this?"

Xiao Xiao spoke without hesitation, "Dark golden pores and terrifying claws. This is a super soul beast, the Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear. Its defense and attack power are both excellent. With the combat power of this three thousand year old Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear, ordinary ten thousand year old soul beasts would not be its opponent."

Lin Yi nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, you've learned a lot."

"Now you know why I said Xiaoxiao won the prize?"

This sentence was actually spoken to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao had completely forgotten his previous frustration after encountering such a top-grade spirit beast. He nodded unconsciously and said, "It's beyond my expectations. This is definitely the most suitable spirit ring for Xiao Xiao in the Star Dou Great Forest, bar none."

"Well, am I right? He's really smart."

Xiaoxiao said nothing, just nodded.

Looking at the sparkling eyes when he looked at Huo Yuhao, it was clear that this matter had taken root in Xiao Xiao's mind.

Huo Yuhao shuddered inexplicably, as if something terrible was about to happen...

(End of this chapter)