Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao obtains the Flame Emperor template

Chapter 48 Departure for the Sun and Moon Empire

Outside Huo Yuhao's bedroom door.

Dugu Luo's blue eyes held a strange look. Sister Nan Nan was neither in her aunt's room nor in her own room.

Did she sleep with Yuhao all night last night?

Dugu Luo's eyelashes trembled slightly as she couldn't help but imagine strange scenes. Her cheeks flushed slightly. Yuhao was still so small, while Nannan looked a little bigger than her just by looking at the outline of her clothes.

Unable to contain her curiosity, she wanted to open the door a crack and peek inside, but she was also afraid of seeing something the little girl shouldn't see, and she was conflicted.

Inside the bedroom, nestled in the soft, large bed.

"uh-huh……"

Jiang Nannan lay on her side on the pillow, exhaling a warm, fragrant breath and letting out a soft murmur before slowly opening her eyes.

Huo Yuhao had already woken up, but being held in her soft embrace, he could only quietly bury his head in her arms, not making any noise so as not to wake the sleeping Jiang Nannan.

He felt a soft sensation on his cheek and realized Jiang Nannan was slowly waking up. He then asked, "Nannan-jie? Did I hug you for a little too long last night?"

"Huh? Oh... it's already bright outside..."

Jiang Nannan propped herself up, still half asleep.

She first glanced out the window, then looked down at Huo Yuhao and smiled gently.

"Yuhao, how did you sleep last night?"

Jiang Nannan, wearing a thin orange nightgown, revealed her fair and jade-like collarbone. The loose collar and her obviously taut silhouette swayed in front of Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao's earlobes flushed slightly: "It's...it's good."

Seeing his slightly shy expression, Jiang Nannan felt a surge of mixed emotions, finding the little boy even more adorable.

She tucked her hair behind her ear with her fingers, picked up the rabbit ear hair accessory from the bedside table, and put it on her head.

Just as I was about to say something, I suddenly heard a soft creaking sound coming from the doorway.

The door was opened a crack.

Through the gap, Dugu Luo's pair of emerald green eyes looked at the large bed with a mixture of caution and curiosity.

The bedroom still retained some warmth.

? ?

My goodness, these two are really...

Jiang Nannan wore a pair of white rabbit ears, her cheeks were very rosy, she propped herself up on her upper body, and looked down with tender eyes.

Huo Yuhao got up from her embrace at that moment.

Jiang Nannan showed no panic. Since nothing had happened between them, she calmly smiled and asked, "Sister Dugu, is something the matter?"

Huo Yuhao also looked through the crack in the door, meeting a pair of emerald green eyes, and asked a question.

Dugu Luo blushed upon seeing the scene inside the room, then quickly closed the door, saying, "It's alright, it's alright, you can continue."

I vaguely heard Dugu Luo let out a soft exclamation: "Yuhao is still so young, Sister Nannan is really something..."

As the sound faded into the distance, Dugu Luo walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down. For some reason, a strange feeling arose in her heart.

Hearing Dugu Luo's muttering, Jiang Nannan blinked and quickly realized that the other party must have misunderstood something.

Huo Yuhao also felt it was necessary to explain things clearly to Dugu Luo: "Sister Nannan, let's get up quickly, otherwise Sister Dugu will think that we have some kind of secret affair."

After getting up and washing up, the two went to the living room, where Huo Yuhao recounted the events of the previous night to Dugu Luo.

Dugu Luo's gaze shifted between Huo Yuhao and Jiang Nannan: "So, you two just slept together last night and didn't do anything else wrong?"

Jiang Nannan nodded slightly: "Um... I was with Yuhao last night and accidentally fell asleep. We didn't do anything, don't misunderstand."

Dugu Luo still felt something was off: "Then why are you hugging?"

"Having not seen Yuhao for a long time, she's expressing her care, the kind of love a sister has for her younger brother," Jiang Nannan replied calmly and slowly.

"Oh," Dugu Luo nodded slowly, his eyes darting around. He took Jiang Nannan's hand and led her to his bedroom.

Jiang Nannan saw that the other person seemed to have something to say to her, so she didn't refuse. She was just curious what things couldn't be said in front of Yuhao.

Upon entering Dugu Luo's bedroom, a strange light flashed in her eyes, and she whispered mysteriously, "Sister Nannan, Yuhao is so outstanding."

"If you're interested in him, it's actually a good idea to start cultivating your relationship now. I can't let Yuhao get taken advantage of by other girls later, otherwise I'd feel like I'm missing out."

If Huo Yuhao were to be deceived by another girl in the future, Dugu Luo wondered what she would think. She would most likely feel a sense of emptiness and disapproval.

"Yuhao is still growing, but it shouldn't be a problem for him to kiss and hug," Dugu Luo said with a laugh.

Jiang Nannan raised an eyebrow, finding her thinking quite quick-witted: "Sister Dugu, Yuhao saved my mother and also helped you suppress the poison. Could it be that you... um?"

As she spoke, Jiang Nannan's face remained calm and gentle, but her soft tone rose slightly.

Dugu Luo shook his head calmly and sighed.

"Hey, Sister Nan, compared to romance, I'd rather completely resolve my own hidden dangers."

"Once I'm completely out of danger of the toxins flaring up, at least I won't have to worry about dying suddenly one day. Then I can live for myself and pursue my ideals and the things I like."

Before the venom of the Jade Phosphorus Snake was completely eradicated, Dugu Luo felt uneasy no matter what she did, as if a sharp blade was hanging over her head that could take her life at any moment.

All her previous efforts were focused on survival, which is now her greatest pursuit.

Jiang Nannan frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "If every generation of your family thought like you, wouldn't it have been impossible to pass it down to your generation?"

"So... if I can't completely solve the toxin problem, then I'll be the last one!"

Dugu Luo spoke in the most forceful tone about the worst possible outcome.

Her parents both possessed the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul. They were the only two left in their generation. They eventually discovered that they could not suppress the outbreak of toxins in their bodies, so they chose to leave behind a descendant before they died, namely Dugu Luo.

After taking care of Dugu Luo for several years, he left her his accumulated gold soul coins and some medicinal herbs. Her parents passed away one after another.

Jiang Nannan comforted her, "Don't be too pessimistic. Even if it can't be cured in the future, with Yuhao's medicine, the poison won't cause an outbreak."

"With the lifespan of a Soul Master, you can easily live for seventy or eighty years on your own."

Dugu Luo felt that Jiang Nannan's words made sense, and nodded heavily: "Yes, I understand, Sister Nannan."

The two returned to the living room, where Huo Yuhao was refining pills.

Before leaving, he planned to refine some antidote pills for Dugu Luoduo to ensure that she could neutralize any excess Bilin snake venom in her body at any time.

In the morning, they refined pills. At lunch and dinner, just like last time, everyone watched Xiao Wu's fighting scenes while chatting and eating in a cheerful atmosphere.

When she went to sleep, Jiang Nannan said, "You're leaving in a couple of days, so I'll stay with you a little longer."

The two of them fell asleep peacefully.

And just like that, the two days passed quickly.

Huo Yuhao had also refined a sufficient number of antidote pills. He put all the pills into a fairly large porcelain bottle and handed it to Dugu Luo.

"Sister Dugu, these pills should be enough for you for a year."

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment: "I estimate it won't take me more than a year to reach level 30. When I come back from my vacation, let's go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

"Yes, thank you, Yuhao." Dugu Luo thanked him happily and accepted the pills Huo Yuhao handed her.

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly and looked at Jiang Nannan. "Then I'm leaving. I'm going to the place Teacher Xuan told me about."

Jiang Nannan gave a gentle smile. Since Huo Yuhao had already made up his mind, she didn't try to stop him. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and said, "Yuhao, let us see you off."

……

Inside a room in Tiandou City, Xuan Ziwen and Xu Sheng were waiting for Huo Yuhao to arrive.

Having waited in vain, Xu Sheng paced anxiously around the table, asking uncertainly, "Old Xuan, do you think Yuhao might have changed his mind?"

Xuan Ziwen shook his head: "No, from the process of communicating with him, I can feel that he has his own set of standards for judging things."

"They seem to completely disregard Shrek Academy's reputation as the 'Number One Academy on the Continent,' and are also indifferent to Shrek's ten-thousand-year-old experience in training Soul Masters."

Based on these two points alone, Xuan Ziwen could be certain that Huo Yuhao would choose the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, which was more suitable for him, over Shrek Academy.

Although he didn't know what the training methods left behind by the ancestors of Shrek Academy were.

However, Huo Yuhao showed no interest in Shrek Academy despite its absolute advantage, which meant that he would never choose Shrek Academy.

As Xuan Ziwen and Xu Sheng were talking, there was a knocking sound on the door.

Xu Sheng's face lit up with joy: "I'll go open the door."

After he opened the door, he saw Huo Yuhao, whom he and Xuan Ziwen had been waiting for.

"Yuhao, you're finally here. Have you made up your mind?"

Huo Yuhao nodded, looked at Jiang Nannan and Dugu Luo who had come with him, and smiled, "Sister Nannan, Sister Dugu, you can drop me off here."

Jiang Nannan gave a soft "hmm," took half a step forward, and raised her arms to hug Huo Yuhao.

Seeing this, Dugu Luo thought for a moment and said, "Yuhao, we haven't seen each other for a long time since you went to school. Let's hug each other."

Jiang Nannan glanced at Dugu Luo, "So you can do all of that."

Huo Yuhao wore a gentle smile and hugged Dugu Luo, patting her on the back.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself to prevent the toxins from escalating. Once you're in the hot pot with both ice and fire, this problem is not difficult to solve."

After exchanging a few words of advice, Jiang Nannan and Dugu Luo returned home.

Xuan Ziwen strode up to Huo Yuhao, his eyes gleaming with excitement: "Yuhao, you've made an absolutely correct decision. If there's nothing else to do in Heaven Dou City, shall we leave now?"

"Okay, let's go, Teacher Xuan." Huo Yuhao nodded.

……

A few days later, in the Mingdou Mountains.

"Yuhao, this place is only separated from Mingdu, the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, by this mountain range."

"Unless absolutely necessary, we will not intrude into other countries' airspace, as it could easily cause panic in those countries. So we fly over from the Mingdou Mountains."

As he spoke, a circular device appeared on Xuan Ziwen's back, from which a halo of light radiated, forming a bionic wing with a metallic sheen.

"This thing is called a flying soul tool."

Xuan Ziwen explained to Huo Yuhao: "Our Sun Moon Empire's research on flying soul tools is unparalleled on the entire continent. No other force has mastered the bionic technology involved."

With a flick of his wrist, a pair of small, cyan metal wings appeared in Xuan Ziwen's palm.

"This is a level-three flying soul tool that I made in my spare time. Yuhao, I think your physical strength is quite good."

"And it seems that it has no shortage of soul power at all."

Xuan Ziwen handed the small metal wings in his hand to Huo Yuhao: "Infuse your soul power into them and try wearing them. Consider it a way to get used to a flying soul tool in advance."

Huo Yuhao recalled the advanced Xuan-rank flying combat skill he had previously acquired, the Purple Cloud Wings.

This is the perfect opportunity to practice.

He came up with an explanation: "Teacher Xuan, although my martial soul is not a flying beast martial soul..."

"But I have a special ability that allows me to condense a pair of wings using my soul power, giving me the ability to fly. I guess you could call it a self-created soul skill."

"I haven't been able to practice for the first time because of my physical condition, but now I want to give it a try."

"If we can master it to a basic level, its flight speed will definitely not be lower than that of a level three flight soul tool."

Xuan Ziwen and Xu Sheng were both stunned. Huo Yuhao's release of the fire lotus and his unique alchemy skills had already shocked them.

It can even create its own soul skills, and it can even fly.

According to some books in the academy, there were quite a few cases of people creating their own soul skills in the history of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms.

However, the Soul Masters of their Sun Moon Empire have a very low probability of creating their own Soul Skills because their reliance on drugs leads to physical imbalances.

Xu Sheng patted his chest and said, "Yuhao, go ahead and practice your self-created flying soul skill. With us here, you won't encounter any accidents."

Huo Yuhao nodded. He had already grasped the principle of the Purple Cloud Wings' soul power trajectory and now it was time to put it into practice.

As I tried to guide the flow of soul power along the path of the Purple Cloud Wings, a few purple halos gradually appeared on my back.

After an unknown amount of time and thousands of attempts, Huo Yuhao finally succeeded once, his soul power successfully traversing the path of the Purple Cloud Wings.

A pair of purple wings appeared on his back, and with a thought, the purple wings slowly flapped.

In the next instant, Huo Yuhao rose into the air, bursting forward at an extremely fast speed. At the same time, his soul power was also decreasing rapidly.

Just as he was about to take the Resurrection Pill, Electrolux's voice rang in his mind.

"Yuhao, this kind of flying combat technique requires pushing your body to its limits, like the extreme pressure of air and water at high altitudes and deep seas. By constantly developing your potential, you can have more room for improvement in your flying ability later on."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao did not take the Soul Returning Pill, but instead increased his endurance by squeezing out his soul power.

Xu Sheng, standing on the ground, stared in disbelief: "Xuan Ziwen, he really flew! His speed is so much faster than a level three flying soul tool! Hey, why did Yuhao fall down again?"

Sun and Moon Empire, Ming Capital.

At the entrance of Mingde Hall.

Jing Hongchen stood with his hands behind his back, gazing towards the Mingdou Mountain Range, displaying the demeanor of a master.

He was always ready to welcome his precious baby.

"Meng, are you free today? Accompany Grandpa to meet a genius."

The silver-haired girl, lounging leisurely in the soul-guiding chair beside him, casually swaying a section of her fair leg beneath her skirt, heard this and moved the novel she had been using to cover her face—"The Rich Young Lady Falls in Love with the Handsome Young Man"—away from her lips.

She blinked her beautiful, light blue eyes: "Grandpa, which genius is it?"

(End of this chapter)