Transmigrating into Huo Yuhao, my abilities are refreshed every month.

Zhang Lexuan was silent for a while, then said, "But there are so many people, aren't you afraid of letting them down? I don't know about others, but I know Ruoruo. She has a strong personality. If you ever let her down, she will never let you off the hook, nor will she let the other girls around you off the hook."

"That's why I advised her to think it over carefully."

"I won't let them down." Huo Yuhao's gaze passed over Zhang Lexuan and looked out the window at the sky. "Most people essentially use reason to govern their emotions and desires. They quantify their emotions and desires with a numerical value, whether definite or uncertain, and similarly quantify their own behavior. Then, they calculate gains and losses, estimate values, as if only emotions that match the numerical value and behaviors that match the numerical value are the right thing to do. But can human emotions really be quantified? Are the standards for quantifying behavior and emotions truly the same for Character A and Character B?"

"Therefore, if one's emotions are governed by reason, it is difficult to find a soulmate who matches one's own. Even if one does find one, the relationship will gradually change over time."

"As for me, I am used to letting desire and emotion control my rationality. If I like a flower, even if it grows on a cliff, I will pick it. Reason will tell me how to pick it safely, how to cultivate it to be more beautiful and delicate, and to make it the shape I like the most. If I like a person, I will do anything to win her over."

"I might not be a good person, but my feelings for the person I love are serious and intense enough."

Zhang Lexuan looked at Huo Yuhao with a complicated expression and said, "But feelings are ultimately fickle."

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Feelings are not fickle; what is fickle is how people quantify things and feelings. Pure feelings only become more mellow and profound with time."

Zhang Lexuan was silent for a moment, then said, "Perhaps you are right, but by liking so many people, you have already let down everyone from the very beginning."

"But I'm just that greedy," Huo Yuhao said, then looked at Zhang Lexuan and solemnly said:

"Sister Lexuan, so please, in the future, don't ruin our relationship like Sister Ruoruo did this time, okay?"

Zhang Lexuan remained silent; she had her own principles.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao could only shake his head helplessly, and then said quietly, "Sister Lexuan, you don't want others to know that you rewarded yourself last night, do you?"

Zhang Lexuan:?

"What are you saying?" Zhang Lexuan asked, her face flushed and her ears burning.

Huo Yuhao looked serious and attentive, carefully taking care of Zhang Lexuan's feelings of embarrassment at having her secret discovered.

"Sister Lexuan, you don't need to deny it. Under my mental detection, I can still detect this kind of thing. Sister Lexuan, there's no need to be shy. After all, the world is so big, and among the vast sea of ​​people, everyone has different interests and hobbies. Sister Lexuan, your little hobby is nothing. Sister Ruoruo even likes to tie up—"

"Ahem, anyway, as long as you don't bother me when I'm pursuing girls, I won't tell anyone about you rewarding yourself."

As soon as Huo Yuhao finished speaking, a moon blade came straight at him. Fortunately, Huo Yuhao reacted quickly enough and dodged it with a teleportation.

He stood on the other side, watching Zhang Lexuan, whose face was flushed red with shame and anger. Her demeanor was no longer the serene and virtuous woman she once was, no longer the fairy under the moon.

"Sister Lexuan, why did you resort to violence? Even if the deal falls through, we can still be on good terms—" Huo Yuhao immediately changed his tune when he saw the situation was turning against him.

But Zhang Lexuan continued her fierce attacks, and another moon blade slashed down. Huo Yuhao quickly teleported into the courtyard.

"Sister Lexuan, I suddenly remembered I have something urgent to attend to, so I'll have to go now. See you another time." With that, Huo Yuhao disappeared without a trace.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 237 A More Perfect Soul Technique

237.

Huo Yuhao quickly disappeared from Zhang Lexuan's residence.

In his opinion, Zhang Lexuan was really trying to cover up the truth. So what if he found out about her rewarding him? Was it necessary for her to be so angry?

Why should I be afraid of what others will say after I've done it?

Huo Yuhao decided that he would definitely tell his best friend Han Ruoruo about this when he had time, as a way of settling scores.

Soon after, Huo Yuhao arrived at Ma Xiaotao's residence and told her about their upcoming Soul Hunting trip to the Star Dou Great Forest the next day. The two then went to visit Cai Meier together.

Cai Meier and Yan Shaozhe's home is in Shrek City, not far from Shrek Academy; it's a villa of moderate size.

Almost all the teachers at Shrek Academy live in this area, although they also have their own residences within Shrek Academy itself.

It was the weekend, and Yan Shaozhe was at home, but Cai Meier eventually sent him to the academy, which made Huo Yuhao feel like he was the male protagonist of some kind of hentai anime.

However, the romantic scene she had envisioned did not unfold. In front of Ma Xiaotao, Cai Meier maintained her image as a virtuous wife and loving mother, cooking a sumptuous meal for the two of them and then discussing their relationship issues with them.

This is the significance of this visit. It's similar to Huo Yuhao meeting the bride's parents before their engagement in his previous life. Although Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier knew that Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao were together, meeting the parents formally settled the matter, and only then could the two be considered a true engaged couple.

In this respect, Cai Meier has fulfilled her responsibility as a mother.

In the afternoon, Huo Yuhao got up to say goodbye, and Cai Meier got up to see them off. She was dressed in a simple and elegant home outfit, her proud figure half-concealed by the loose clothes, her beautiful hair was tied up, and her charming eyes looked very dignified at this moment.

Ma Xiaotao, who was standing beside her, affectionately linked arms with her. Her phoenix eyes, which had been covered in frost but could not hide her charming and alluring style, were no longer cold at all. Her pink eyes were like a pool of spring water rippling with April peach blossoms. She chatted intimately with Cai Meier, introducing Huo Yuhao and whispering some words that were either praising or scolding him. Her phoenix eyes would occasionally glance at Huo Yuhao with affection, just like a young girl introducing her ideal husband to her mother.

What Ma Xiaotao didn't know was that her master's wife probably knew Huo Yuhao's strengths and weaknesses even better than she did.

Huo Yuhao waited quietly for the two to talk, while admiring the scenery.

Before long, the two finished their conversation, and Huo Yuhao said goodbye, "Dean Cai, see you tomorrow."

Because of Ma Xiaotao's spirit ring, Cai Meier will also be going to the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow.

Cai Meier smiled brightly, looking at Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao, "See you tomorrow."

However, at the same time, another sweet voice echoed in Huo Yuhao's mind, "Master, how long has it been since you came to see Mei Nu? Mei Nu doesn't want to see you tomorrow."

Huo Yuhao's heart stirred, and without making a sound, he took Ma Xiaotao's soft hand, who was holding his arm, and walked away step by step.

"Madam Yan, Xiao Tao is right here. Isn't it inappropriate for you to seduce me like this?" Huo Yuhao also transmitted his thoughts through mental power.

A blush rose to Cai Meier's face. She glanced at Ma Xiaotao with a complicated expression and transmitted her voice:

"Master, after you send Xiao Tao away today, will you wait for Mei Nu in the courtyard you rent?"

"But what if I can't get rid of them?" Huo Yuhao asked quietly.

Cai Meier naturally understood Huo Yuhao's thoughts, and she knew that she and Xiao Tao would have such a day sooner or later, but she still didn't want that day to come so soon.

"Just wait for me, and I'll take you somewhere else."

Huo Yuhao didn't reply and walked further and further away from Ma Xiaotao.

"Sister Xiaotao, shall we come to my place together?"

“What, you want to do it in broad daylight—” Ma Xiaotao raised her eyebrows.

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "If Sister Xiaotao wants to, I can do it, but let's wait until tonight. I need to prepare for tomorrow's trip to the Star Dou Great Forest during the day."

Ma Xiaotao followed Huo Yuhao closely, and said shyly, "I don't want to, it's just you who thinks about that kind of nonsense every day."

Huo Yuhao stared at Ma Xiaotao with a smile, remaining silent until Ma Xiaotao blushed, at which point he finally spoke:

"Sister Tao, shall we play a little game tonight?"

"What kind of indecent game are you thinking about now?" Ma Xiaotao glared at Huo Yuhao.

"It's a game to test your senses, Sister Xiaotao." Huo Yuhao introduced the game to Ma Xiaotao. "Tonight, someone will come to my place. I will block your sight and hearing, and you can't rely on your mental power to sense anything. Afterwards, you have to guess who that person is, or cooperate with me to get that person to tell you who they are. There will be a reward if you guess correctly, and a punishment if you don't. How about it, are you brave enough to play?"

"Is your brain full of this kind of garbage?" Ma Xiaotao spat lightly, then said with interest, "I agree, but you have to tell me what reward you've prepared first?"

Huo Yuhao was looking forward to tonight's program and said leisurely, "If the reward is told, there won't be any surprise. Besides, you might not even get the reward."

In fact, Huo Yuhao's reward was a soul spirit. Huo Yuhao had already decided that he would use the ability of the "Omnipotent Research Assistant" to research soul spirits. Firstly, this research project was within the scope of his willpower, and the other projects within that scope were only cultivation techniques, healing the Silver Dragon King, or battle armor.

As for cultivation techniques, since he couldn't get the best ones, Huo Yuhao felt it was better to cultivate the "Mysterious Heaven Technique" that he had taken from Tang Shenwang's divine consciousness.

As for battle armor, even if it were researched and developed, it would take an unknown amount of time to manufacture it. Forging, battle armor design, battle armor manufacturing, and battle armor repair would all require learning from scratch, so Huo Yuhao rejected this idea as well.

As for healing the Silver Dragon King, he wasn't that much of a sycophant to waste his ability on her. Healing her so early wouldn't bring her any real benefit, and given her pathetic intelligence in Douluo Continent III, she might even ruin his plans. He'd wait until he was stronger before making a decision.

Therefore, the Soul Spirit Method became the best choice, and most importantly, the Soul Spirit Contract developed through research was more complete than the original Soul Spirit Contract.

First of all, the soul spirit will not dissipate due to the death of the soul master, which means that the soul spirit can live on forever.

This allows humans to be less in need of endlessly hunting spirit beasts, and spirit beasts can be considered to have gained immortality in a different way.

Of course, this immortality comes at a price: if the soul remains independent and does not form a contract with a human, its cultivation level will continuously decline, and when it reaches its lowest point, it will dissipate.

This also restricts the soul beasts, which is just right for Huo Yuhao.

He is, after all, human, and his stance is definitely on the side of humans, not on the side of the soul beast race.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 238. Refreshing Red-Level Abilities!

238.

Secondly, after a soul spirit forms a contract with a soul master, it can cultivate to increase its lifespan. Its cultivation speed is no longer as slow as that of soul beasts, but comparable to that of humans, allowing it to grow alongside them. If high-energy rare and precious materials are available, it can even rapidly increase its lifespan.

At the same time, they no longer need to face heavenly tribulations; what they need to do is figure out how to help their contracted humans become gods together.

Of course, if this development continues for thousands of years, the possible outcome is that all the souls will become high-age souls, leaving low-level soul masters with no souls to absorb. Fortunately, the research assistant has provided a solution: the soul can dissolve part of its own cultivation to enhance the foundation of the contracted human, or it can choose to seal its own cultivation and unseal it after the contracted human has grown up.

Huo Yuhao also considered the possibility that in the future a soul spirit might be passed down for generations, resulting in commoners having no soul spirits to use while noble soul masters become stronger and stronger.

In this situation, Huo Yuhao could only resolve it gradually. The simplest solution he could think of was that the soul spirit of a Soul Master must return to the Spirit Pagoda after death, and the Soul Master could absorb the soul spirit for free. Of course, one thing was essential: the Soul Master and the soul spirit had to make a mutual choice.

There is no perfect method in the world. For Huo Yuhao, this Soul Spirit Method is already quite perfect. It can transform the Soul Beast race and humans into partners who share life and death, instead of the mutually destructive relationship like today where it is a fight to the death.

There might be some indomitable soul beasts that don't want to become soul spirits, but that doesn't matter. Let them continue being soul beasts until they die in the heavenly tribulation.

Huo Yuhao escorted Ma Xiaotao to the courtyard and then left in a hurry.

He wanted to go to the Beast Fighting Zone to buy a few Soul Beasts as research material to see if he could reduce the consumption of Willpower.

He arrived at the Beast Fighting Zone and, through his teacher Xian Lin'er's access, successfully purchased a hundred-year-old soul beast, a thousand-year-old soul beast, and a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast.

By channeling these into his abilities and researching the willpower required for the Soul Spirit project, he immediately reduced his willpower from two points of purple-level willpower to one point of purple-level willpower.

Huo Yuhao was very satisfied; every bit of willpower he could save was a bonus.