Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao obtains the Flame Emperor template

Chapter 3 Soft-Boned Rabbit, You Died So Sweetly

Beibei noticed Tang Ya's reaction. Faced with the fragrant, sizzling grilled fish, he knew that Tang Ya would eventually succumb to the "it smells so good" principle.

The deliciousness may be late, but it will never be absent.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's skillful fish-grilling technique and the increasingly enticing aroma, Bei Bei decided to buy a few for Tang Ya to enjoy. Smiling, she asked, "Young man, my name is Bei Bei, and her name is Tang Ya. Do you sell your grilled fish?"

Huo Yuhao paused in his grilling of the fish. He remembered that in the original story, he should have put on an innocent act at this point and then invited the two of them to eat the grilled fish.

"My name is Huo Yuhao." He had just introduced himself when three options popped up in front of him.

Option 1: Meeting is fate, and the fate arranged by Heaven (Tang) is the greatest, so I'll treat Tang Ya and Bei Bei to grilled fish for free. Reward: Earth Demon Puppet (98% chance of betraying them)

Option Two: Decisively Reject: "Not Selling." Completion Reward: One Qi Gathering Powder.

Option 3: Politely decline: "I didn't bring much food with me when I left. These grilled fish are a significant part of my total assets." Completion Reward: One bottle of Ice Spirit Cold Spring (used to assist in the absorption of various beast fires and exotic fires)

The rewards for a task are related to the difficulty of completion, the risks involved, and the impact on the future.

The task in option one, with the name Tang San mentioned between the lines, already reveals a lot. Tang Ya and Bei Bei crouched in the bushes to catch Huo Gua...

Is it really a coincidence? Or is this a scheme devised by some Buddha in the Western Paradise?

Moreover, the reward is a demon puppet with a 98% chance of betraying you—such a powerful creature! It's perfect for matching up against the original Huo Qigong, and from here, Tang San will gradually tame it.

As for options two and three, both are rejections; the choice depends mainly on the quality of the reward.

After a moment's thought, Huo Yuhao chose option three, the reward being a bottle of Ice Spirit Cold Spring.

Although there is no different kind of fire now, it has the template of the Flame Emperor, and it will inevitably be necessary to fuse some different kind of fire in the future.

The key is that the "reward depends on the chance" option you choose when leaving the White Tiger Duke's Mansion might reward you with a sub-flame of a certain strange fire.

After all, Electrolux is a great opportunity.

Huo Yuhao chose number three, his gaze towards Bei Bei clear and bright: "Brother Bei Bei, it's not that I'm unwilling to sell."

"I didn't bring much food with me when I went out, and I'll be staying in this area for a while. These grilled fish are a significant part of my assets."

[Optional quest completed. Reward: One bottle of Ice Spirit Spring]

Huo Yuhao's lips curled into a slight smile; it was quite easy to politely refuse the other party's task.

Beibei gave a calm smile: "Brother Huo, I understand, it'll cost extra."

After saying that, he took out a gold soul coin and handed it over.

"Uh..." Huo Yuhao pursed his lips, unsure of what to say. You don't know anything.

But as long as the task is completed, it doesn't matter whether you get extra money or not.

Beibei asked softly, "Brother Huo, I'll buy five grilled fish from you for one gold soul coin. Later, I'll catch a Soft Bone Rabbit and a Flaming Chicken, and you can grill them for me so I can take them back for my brothers to try, okay?"

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment. Since he had already received the mission reward, and making money wasn't shameful, he agreed: "Okay."

"But, does the Flaming Chicken need to be roasted?" Huo Yuhao blinked.

"I guess... we should need to." Beibei wasn't entirely sure either. "Fire is just an attribute of soul beasts; they can't possibly cook themselves."

Similarly, some Soul Masters also possess fire-attribute Martial Souls, and their Soul Skills do not harm them.

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Huo Yuhao nodded slightly, accepted the gold soul coins, and handed the five grilled fish to Bei Bei.

Beibei smiled as she accepted the grilled fish and politely said something.

"Thank you. We're really lucky to have met Brother Huo today."

"It's alright, it's just a trade. I can catch more." Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded, then turned and went to the riverbank to catch a few more fish to grill and prepare for later use.

Huo Yuhao casually stuck it in the stream.

A fish, noticeably fatter than Huo Yuhao, dodged his wooden fork and swung its tail at him, splashing a few small water droplets.

"Hmm? This fish actually has ten years of cultivation."

And this fish... it's a bit cheeky, a bit like it's trying to outdo me.

So, Huo Yuhao threw the branch to the ground, aiming it at the water's surface, intending to...

The Eight Extremes Collapse!!

Whoosh—huge waves surged up the water, splashing dozens of feet high.

Beibei was slightly surprised after noticing the commotion; it was quite loud. She asked loudly, "Little Brother Huo, do you need my help catching fish?"

"No need, we've already caught them."

After just one round, Huo Yuhao carried a fish, its scales and internal organs cleaned by the Eight Extremes Collapse Dark Force, to the campfire to roast it.

It felt good to use Eight Extremes Collapse on a soul beast for the first time.

I suppose the fish thinks so too.

"Little Brother Huo's move was a bit too sudden." Bei Bei glanced at Huo Yuhao, somewhat puzzled.

Huo Yuhao's deliberate attack by the stream was something even ordinary Great Soul Masters would find difficult to accomplish; he didn't even release his Soul Rings, yet he managed to create such a commotion—it's strange.

Although Beibei was curious, she didn't ask any questions. Let's eat the grilled fish first.

"Xiaoya." Beibei handed one of the grilled fish to Tang Ya. "Here, have a taste."

Tang Ya elbowed Bei Bei, her eyes widening slightly: "What did you call me?"

Beibei gave in: "Okay, Teacher Xiaoya, is that alright now?"

"Hmph, that's more like it. Remember our master-disciple relationship."

Tang Ya rolled her eyes at Bei Bei, casually took the grilled fish he handed her, and took a bite.

Huo Yuhao: "..."

These two are playing such elaborate master-disciple role-playing games, and they don't even try to hide it from me?

Tang Ya's previous belief that "I would rather jump into a stream than eat even a bite of grilled fish" has now completely vanished.

A short while later, Tang Ya finished off three and a half grilled fish all by herself.

"Mmm, Yuhao's grilled fish is so delicious, the needles don't prick it at all."

Tang Ya was still somewhat unsatisfied when suddenly a pink shadow flashed through the grass.

"Beibei, it's a ten-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit, quickly grab it!" Tang Ya's eyes lit up as she activated the Blue Silver Grass to entwine it.

Beibei immediately released her martial spirit, and countless blue-purple snake lightning bolts amplified at the same time, condensing into a wide electric net that trapped the pink rabbit.

The intensity of the lightning strike must be controlled to prevent it from burning and affecting the taste; it should be kept as low as possible to paralyze the soft-boned rabbit.

Beibei quickly stepped forward, grabbed the pink rabbit by its ears, and picked it up.

"Yuhao, since the Soft Bone Rabbit has come to us, let's roast it first."

"Okay." Huo Yuhao had no objection, after all, he had received a full gold soul coin from them.

I just feel that if these two Tang Clan disciples eat roasted soft-boned rabbit, they might embark on an extraordinary path.

He quickly cleaned the soft-boned rabbit and began roasting it.

As the tender rabbit was gradually roasted, an irresistible aroma of meat filled the air.

"Hiss, hiss, roasted rabbit, it must smell even better!"

Tang Ya stared intently at the golden-brown roasted whole rabbit, her mouth instinctively watering.

After the soft-boned rabbit was thoroughly roasted, Beibei tore off three rabbit legs, and everyone enjoyed a hearty meal.

After a while.

After finishing one-fifth of the roasted whole rabbit, Tang Yaxuan patted her slightly bulging belly and felt a little guilty about the small pile of bones in front of her.

Bunny, you died so sweetly.

(End of this chapter)