Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 270 Bait
"Little junior brother."

Huo Yuhao's door was knocked on again. Hearing the familiar voice outside, he put away the blueprints on the table, got up and opened the door.

"Senior Brother, why aren't you resting so late?"

"And you're the one talking? When has the soul-guided light in your room ever gone out during this time?"

He Caitou frowned, looking at Huo Yuhao with some concern.

"I'm fine." Huo Yuhao shook his head vigorously, seemingly trying to shake off his fatigue, but his face still showed some weariness.

"Two years is still too short. During this time, I have observed many soul tools, but I can still feel that there is still a big gap between us and the Sun Moon Empire."

“The technological advancements of the Sun Moon Empire over the years cannot be made up for by you alone, Junior Brother.” He Caitou sighed softly and sat down next to Huo Yuhao.

“You have done very well. Have you forgotten the message from your senior brother? He has already rebuilt the Tang Sect in Shrek City, and thanks to the blueprints you obtained, the academy has made great progress in the development of soul tools.”

"Even if we are not yet comparable to the Sun Moon Empire, the gap between us is constantly narrowing."

Huo Yuhao sighed softly, "I can sense that Mingde Hall seems to be plotting something, but they won't let us know."

"Moreover, news has come from the academy that the Sun Moon Empire may not be able to remain stable for the next two years. I can only hope that what I sent back to the academy can stop the Sun Moon Empire's ambitions."

“It’s definitely possible.” He Caitou nodded emphatically. “With the academy here, and so many Soul Masters in the three great empires, you don’t need to shoulder all the responsibility yourself.”

"Hmm." Huo Yuhao seemed to be persuaded by He Caitou, and his tone lowered slightly. "And about those evil soul masters back then, there has been no news since the teachers from the academy came."

When this matter was mentioned, Cai Tou also fell silent. It was he and Huo Yuhao who sneaked into that underground arena, but later the academy sent word that they were not allowed to interfere again.

"Trust the teachers; they should have other preparations."

"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"

As He Caitou was talking, there was another knock on Huo Yuhao's door. The two looked at each other, seemingly wondering who would come looking for Huo Yuhao so late.

"Junior Brother, please sit down first. I'll go open the door." Seeing Huo Yuhao's tired face, He Caitou took the initiative to get up.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw a familiar figure. "Teacher?"

"Caitou, what are you doing here?" Fan Yu was also slightly surprised to see that Caitou had opened the door to Huo Yuhao's room.

"I noticed that my junior brother hasn't been resting, so I came to check on him."

"Perfect timing, I was just about to talk to you about this too."

"Teacher, please come in." Huo Yuhao already knew who was at the door, so he got up and welcomed Fan Yu into the dormitory.

"Yuhao, Caitou." Fanyu glanced at the two of them, sighed softly, and sat down at the table. "Just now, the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy sent a message saying that they want to hold a friendly exchange match before you leave."

"A friendly exchange match?" He Caitou frowned upon hearing this. "I'm afraid it won't be that simple, will it?"

“Hmm.” Fan Yu nodded. “I guessed that was the case. Mingde Hall even went so far as to bring out several rare metals, as if it was specifically designed to lure us into competing for the final victory in this exchange competition.”

“My idea is that the other students can show their strength and try to compete for the final rare metal prize, but you two must hold back.” “The Soul Battle Tournament is just around the corner, and I’m afraid that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy is trying to extract information from you two.”

Although it was unclear whether Mingdetang had other motives, Fan Yu still guessed some of them.

Huo Yuhao shook his head after hearing this, "No, teacher, we must not only strive for the final victory, but we must win it."

"Yuhao, what do you mean by this?" Fanyu asked, puzzled. "I know you've improved a lot in the past two years, but you should know that you should perform well on the Soul Fighting Tournament stage, not expose yourself prematurely at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy."

"Don't worry, teacher." Huo Yuhao still had his own plans. "The exchange with the Soul Master alone won't allow me to reveal too much."

"Since the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy wants to see our strength, then let's show them."

Huo Yuhao touched his storage soul tool and narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.

"Do you have any other plans?" Fan Yu had also figured it out.

"Hmm." Huo Yuhao nodded. "The academy is already short of rare metals. Although the quantity is not large, every little bit helps. Also, I want to try to attract some Soul Masters through this exchange competition."

"How is this possible..." Fan Yu subconsciously felt that this matter was too far-fetched, but then he thought of Huo Yuhao's unique mechanism technology, which even he found very intriguing, and it might really attract some people.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally nodded. "Alright, we'll do it the way you want. But remember, there will definitely be a lot of Soul Masters watching when the exchange competition starts tomorrow, so don't reveal too much."

As Fan Yu spoke, she turned to look at He Caitou, "And you too, Caitou."

"With my junior brother here, I won't attract too much attention." He Caitou scratched his head somewhat sheepishly.

"Sigh." Fan Yu sighed softly, "You two both have your own ideas, and I don't want to interfere too much. I still need to inform the other students, so I won't stay any longer."

Fan Yu stood up and walked out, but stopped abruptly at the door. "Yu Hao, you haven't had a proper rest in a long time. Get some rest tonight."

"Ah."

Although he nodded in agreement, Huo Yuhao clearly didn't take Fan Yu's words to heart and showed no intention of resting.

"Little junior brother."

"Senior Brother, there's no need for you to say anything more to persuade me. We don't have much time left at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy. I'll get some rest once I get back to the academy."

“Alright.” He Caitou nodded. “But there’s one more thing, junior brother. I’ll do my best to get the final prize, so you don’t need to reveal too much.”

"Just like we discussed when we first came here, I will cover for you. The academy is not only your home, but also mine. To the academy, you are more important than I am."

"With Senior Brother..."

He Caitou waved his hand and walked out of the room before Huo Yuhao could finish speaking.

Huo Yuhao stared at the closed door, lost in thought. He simply sat back down at the table and took out some materials, seemingly making something.

(End of this chapter)