Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao, the Thief of Heaven

Xuan Ziwen felt his heart pounding, and he desperately wanted to know what kind of expert the newcomer was.

Even if this giant soul-guided mecha explodes in mid-air, it still proves that its creator's technical level is unparalleled in the Douluo Continent.

At least it can fly. He had seen the thing in the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire, but it could only perform some simple movements recently.

The difficulty of building a large-scale mecha is not simply a matter of adding more materials, but rather an exponential leap in technical difficulty.

Some large soul tools will spontaneously collapse and disintegrate if they are made too big, let alone large moving parts like mecha joints.

With the Sun Moon Empire's current technology, even a simple flick of the finger would cause a large mech to fall apart.

Ning Zhiyuan suddenly thought of something: it seemed that Huo Yuhao was not suitable to appear in the current situation.

He is only a ten-year-old child. If his identity is exposed, even with the protection of a Title Douluo, he will be considered easy to kill by outsiders.

From then on, Huo Yuhao would face endless pursuit until he perished.

However, the child should be quite aware that once he appears, Ning Zhiyuan will give him a hint, suggesting that he disguise his identity and claim to be the disciple of that great soul master.

Click—

Not long after Ning Tian left, the doorknob of the reception room was turned open from the outside.

The man who walked in was neither the white-bearded old man Xuan Ziwen had expected, nor the blue-haired boy Ning Zhiyuan remembered.

Instead, he was a young man who looked to be between twenty-four and twenty-eight years old. He was wearing a pure black windproof coat, and his slightly curly black hair was the same color as the coat.

Ning Zhiyuan had never seen this handsome young man with deep and determined eyes in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

He walked straight and with firm steps from the doorway toward us.

"Huo Yuhao, a level 91 Title Douluo, titled Thief of Heaven. A level 9 Soul Master, please enlighten me." The young man extended his hand and introduced himself.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Senior Huo!" Xuan Ziwen stood up excitedly and shook hands with Huo Yuhao.

Ning Zhiyuan inwardly wiped away a bead of sweat. He had forgotten that Huo Yuhao's second soul skill was called Simulation, a divine skill that could simulate the pressure of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

Disguising oneself as a titled Douluo is obviously not very difficult.

Besides breathing a sigh of relief, Ning Zhiyuan also mentally gave Huo Yuhao a thumbs up for his wit.

It actually simulated and transformed without me having to explain much, which saved me a lot of explanation work.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm does indeed have memories of Xuan Ziwen and is certain of his character.

However, many things have changed since he traveled back from the future, and he dares not gamble on whether Xuan Ziwen is exactly the same as the Xuan Ziwen of his previous life.

I should at least observe for a while longer before explaining my identity; that would be safer.

"Actually, Huo Yuhao is just the name of my disciple. Someone as outstanding as Mr. Xuan is certainly qualified to know my real name," Huo Yuhao said with a smile.

Ning Zhiyuan frowned, immediately realizing the implication in Huo Yuhao's words; this might not just be directed at Xuan Ziwen.

"May I ask what your real name is, sir?" Xuan Ziwen was overjoyed and hurriedly asked Huo Yuhao.

"Benjason, my name is Benjamin."

"Oh... Senior Sun?" Xuan Ziwen asked in confusion.

Actually, it's because Benjamin's name is too strange; very few people in the Douluo Continent use such a name anymore.

Names like Jack and Oscar are ancient names from the Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago. Now, they are simply names consisting of a surname and a given name.

"It's fine to address him like that," Benjamin said helplessly.

This is also the meaning of Benjamin Sun in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea. He is called "Old Sun" by Tianmeng Ice Silkworm all day long, and he has long been used to it.

Now it's just that he's now called Senior Sun.

"Senior Sun, when can I start my work? I can't wait any longer."

"You're really impatient. Just as I found out, you're a research fanatic in the field of soul tools."

"So I was actually noticed by Senior Sun a long time ago? That's really lucky."

While the group was chatting, the girl in the washroom had finished washing and was brought out by Wang Qiu'er.

The girl's name is Orange, which makes it sound like a fruit that's been washed.

The girl, wrapped in a clean bathrobe, was led out of the reception room by Wang Qiu'er through the side door.

She stared at the floor with eyes full of extreme fear, as if she had been greatly humiliated in the bathroom and was terrified.

"Ju Zi, what's wrong?" Xuan Ziwen stepped forward and asked with concern.

"How terrifying, how terrifying...the barbaric Douluo people..." Orange said, trembling as she hugged her shoulders.

Any girl who was violently scrubbed and pushed into a basin of water by Wang Qiu'er would not be in much better condition than Ju Zi is now.

Huo Yuhao felt that she and Ye Guyi would have a lot in common, as they were both girls who were quite frightened.

"Qiu'er, look how scared you've made the guests! Not everyone is as healthy as you think. You should be gentler with other girls," Huo Yuhao said, frowning.

"Huh?" Faced with this sudden appearance of a stranger, Wang Qiu'er's mind went blank for a moment.

Suddenly, he sensed something, sniffed Huo Yuhao, and then asked, "You're Yuhao, right?"

Upon hearing Wang Qiu'er's question, Xuan Ziwen, who was comforting Ju Zi, looked at Huo Yuhao with a surprised expression.

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to explain, a red cloud suddenly appeared in the room.

"You brat, don't interrupt when adults are talking!"

A young woman's hand reached out from the red clouds, grabbed Wang Qiu'er by the back of her collar, and disappeared into the room.

"Well, the child is young and doesn't understand. I hope Brother Xuan won't take it to heart."

"How could that be? It's a good thing for kids to be a little fussy," Xuan Ziwen chimed in.

Ning Zhiyuan sent a telepathic message to the trembling He Caitou, telling him to be careful what he said and not to reveal anything he shouldn't.

Xuan Ziwen happily became one of the researchers of the Soul Guidance Hall of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, after all, his resume was outstanding and he was rarely matched among the eighth-level Soul Guidance Masters.

Based on this unbeatable resume and the experience shared by Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

With Huo Yuhao's guarantee, as long as Xuan Ziwen can develop a soul guide battery with stronger energy storage, he will be the undisputed deputy hall master.

Huo Yuhao would accept anyone with a pure passion for soul tools like Xuan Ziwen, no matter how many.

Their biggest flaw is that they have no loyalty to any state power, only a thirst for truth and technology.

As long as there is a place that can provide them with good research conditions and experimental facilities, they can switch jobs to another place without any psychological burden.

Huo Yuhao was least worried about this, because at present, Douluo Continent could not offer better conditions than this place.