A comparison of the two Douluo, Huo Yuhao, the Lord of Reincarnation

A white spirit ring slowly appeared on the corpse of the wind baboon.

At the lakeside, everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.

"A ten-year spirit ring! That's a ten-year spirit ring!"

"Yes, the Wind Baboon is a ten-year-old soul beast, that's normal."

"Is Huo Yuhao about to absorb a spirit ring?"

"If I remember correctly, Huo Yuhao's first spirit ring was a ten-year spirit ring. Could it be this Wind Baboon?"

Amidst the murmurs, both Huo Yuhao struggled to their feet and walked towards the white spirit ring.

Huo Yuhao on the left took a deep breath, sat down cross-legged, and was about to absorb the energy.

boom!!!

Crashed!

In the left-hand view, the ground suddenly trembled violently! A huge crack rapidly spread from afar, heading straight for Huo Yuhao's location!

Golden light burst forth from the crack, illuminating the entire forest!

An indescribable, terrifying pressure swept out from the crack!

That is something beyond the limits of human cognition—

A terrifying aura of a soul beast!

Huo Yuhao on the left suddenly changed his expression, as if struck by lightning, and instantly fainted!

And in the image on the right—

The same scene.

The ground trembled, cracks spread, golden light surged forth, and a terrifying pressure swept across the heavens and earth.

Huo Yuhao on the right also paled drastically, his body swaying precariously—

But he did not faint.

He gritted his teeth and plunged the White Tiger Dagger into his thigh, using the excruciating pain to fight against the oppressive force that was enough to crush his soul!

His eyes were fixed on the crack.

Then, he saw—

A giant silkworm, its entire body crystal clear and a hundred meters long, shot into the sky from the crack!

It was pure white with a faint golden glow, and had two golden tentacles on its head and two huge eyes like two bright moons.

But it looked utterly wretched – it had multiple wounds on its body, and golden fluid was dripping from it, as if it were being chased by something.

"Damn it! Those bastards are still chasing us!"

The giant silkworm looked around anxiously, and then saw the boy below who was barely holding on and hadn't fainted.

It was stunned.

"You...you can withstand my oppressive aura?"

The giant silkworm's voice was filled with disbelief.

Huo Yuhao on the right was trembling all over, but he still managed to stay upright and didn't fall down.

A complex light flashed in Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's eyes.

It was originally a tiny ice silkworm in the icy sea of ​​the far north. By chance, it lived for millions of years, but could never break through the final limit.

The ferocious beasts in the Starry Sky Forest coveted its spiritual energy and devoured it day and night, forcing it to constantly flee.

It needs a human.

A human being who can bear it, protect it, and also allow it to be protected.

And this boy in front of me...

Despite being so weak, their will is so strong.

"it is good."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice softened:

"I am the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, from the far north icy sea. I am being hunted by ferocious beasts and need a host. You... would you be willing to accept me?"

Huo Yuhao on the right raised his head and looked at the million-year-old soul beast. There was no fear in his eyes, only a kind of... complex calm.

Then, he spoke slowly, his voice hoarse but firm:

"I do."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm smiled.

The next instant, its enormous body transformed into a golden stream of light and rushed into Huo Yuhao's brow!

Golden light illuminated the entire forest!

……

The lakeside was deathly silent.

Then--

It exploded with a deafening roar!

"Hundreds of thousands of years?! That's a million-year-old soul beast?!"

"The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm?! I've never heard of that name before!"

"It says it's being hunted?! What kind of being could hunt down a million-year-old soul beast?!"

Xuanzi suddenly stood up straight from mid-air, his aged face filled with disbelief!

"A million years...that's a million-year-old soul beast!!"

He had lived for over two hundred years and had never seen a million-year-old soul beast, let alone heard of anyone being able to fuse a million-year-old soul ring!

And that Huo Yuhao—the Huo Yuhao of his world—had a first spirit ring that was a million years old?!

"This...how is this possible?!"

Yan Shaozhe was equally flustered, his voice trembling:

"If Huo Yuhao's first spirit ring was a million-year one, then all these years at Shrek Academy... he's been hiding it all along?!"

Xuanzi remained silent.

Because he didn't know the answer either.

All he knew was that this low-key, unassuming young man was hiding such an amazing secret!

Among the crowd, Huo Yuhao himself kept his head down, and his expression was not visible.

But his shoulders trembled even more violently.

……

However, just when everyone thought the matter was over—

The strange phenomena in the sky have not yet stopped!

The sky suddenly darkened!

It wasn't the darkness of dusk, but... an extremely eerie darkness.

It was as if something had torn apart space.

Everyone looked up, and then—their pupils constricted!

A jet-black bead is slowly drifting down from the crack in the void!

The bead was entirely black, yet it faintly shimmered with an eerie light in the darkness. It slowly rotated, and with each rotation, the surrounding light dimmed slightly!

Then--

An old and domineering voice came from the bead, resounding throughout the entire Star Dou Great Forest!

"Holding the sun and moon in my hands, plucking stars from the sky, there is no one like me in this world!"

The sound was like thunder, making the entire forest tremble!

Countless soul beasts lay prostrate on the ground, wailing incessantly!

At the lakeside, everyone gasped simultaneously!

"What is that?!"

"There's a person inside that bead?!"

"Who would dare say such a thing?! To hold the sun and moon in one's hands and pluck the stars from the sky?! Only a god could do that!"

Xuanzi's expression was beyond shock.

He had lived for over two hundred years and had never felt such a terrifying aura—it was different from the gentle and weary aura of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, but rather a kind of domineering power that transcended all things!

That was someone who... once stood at the pinnacle of the world!

Even a wisp of a remnant soul is enough to change the very fabric of the world!

In mid-air, the jet-black bead slowly rotated, and then—it fell straight down and disappeared into Huo Yuhao's brow!

In the left-hand image, Huo Yuhao, who had already fallen into a coma, trembled slightly, and a strange black light appeared between his brows before slowly dissipating.

In the right-hand image, Huo Yuhao, who was barely holding on, stared intently as the bead fell between his brows. Before his consciousness faded into darkness, he used his last strength to silently utter a sentence in his heart:

"Finally...it's here."

Then, he also fell into a coma.

……

This time, the lakeside was truly deathly silent.

Everyone was still processing what they had just witnessed.

A million-year-old soul beast, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

That mysterious black bead.

That aged and domineering voice.

And that sentence—

"Holding the sun and moon in my hands and plucking stars from the sky, there is no one like me in this world."

"Who...who is that?"

He Caitou's voice trembled.

Xu Sanshi could no longer laugh. He muttered, "That aura... is even more terrifying than Elder Xuan's..."

Beibei stared intently at the unconscious boy in the sky, the words echoing repeatedly in her mind.

They hold the sun and moon in their hands and pluck stars from the sky.

There is no one like me in this world.

What kind of person was he?

And Huo Yuhao actually gained the recognition of both a million-year-old soul beast and that being at the same time?!

"The chosen one..."

Someone murmured.

"Is this the chosen one?"

"His first spirit ring is a million years old, and a mysterious powerful being resides in his sea of ​​consciousness... What kind of start is this?!"

"Was Yuhao in our world... like that too?!"

Countless gazes were cast upon the figure surrounded by golden light in the crowd.

Huo Yuhao remained silent, head bowed, but his mind was engaged in a fierce internal dialogue with the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

But his silence, at that moment, seemed to be the loudest answer.

……

Above the sky, the forest in the scene returned to tranquility.

The crack slowly closed, the golden light dissipated, and the eerie darkness gradually faded away.

Only two unconscious boys remained, lying in their respective worlds' forests.

In the left-hand image, gold and black intertwine and slowly flow between Huo Yuhao's brows.

The same applies to the image on the right.

I don't know how much time passed.

A series of footsteps sounded.

In the left-hand view, Beibei and Tangya appear in the line of sight.

They were drawn by the earth-shattering commotion, only to find Huo Yuhao lying on the ground and the corpse of the wind baboon.

"Yuhao?!" Tang Ya exclaimed, rushing forward. "What happened to him?!"

Bei Bei went over to check on him and found that Huo Yuhao was only unconscious and had injuries, but his life was not in danger.

He breathed a sigh of relief, his gaze falling on the corpse of the wind baboon, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes:

"He succeeded... He really hunted the soul beast on his own."

Tang Ya also saw the corpse of the wind baboon, her eyes slightly red: "This child... risked his life too much..."

Bei Bei nodded and carefully carried Huo Yuhao on her back.

"Let's go, take him back to camp first. We'll talk about it when he wakes up."

On the right side of the screen—

The exact same scene.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya were drawn by the noise and saw the unconscious Huo Yuhao and the corpse of the wind baboon. They were both surprised and relieved.

"He really did it on his own!" Tang Ya exclaimed in surprise, then became worried again, "But why did he faint? Could he be too badly injured?"

Beibei stepped forward to check and shook her head, saying, "The wound isn't fatal; he's probably just exhausted. Let's take him back first."

He carried Huo Yuhao on his back, and the two turned and left.

The two images are exactly the same.

The only difference is—

On the left, there is a faint flash of golden and black light between the eyebrows of the boy on Beibei's back.

On the right, the same light emanates from the boy's brow on Beibei's back, but it seems to be even more profound.

……

Beside the stream.

The campfire was relit.

The two Huo Yuhao woke up one after the other.

In the left-hand view, Huo Yuhao opens his eyes and is slightly taken aback when he sees the concerned looks on Bei Bei and Tang Ya's faces.

"You're awake?" Tang Ya leaned closer, her face full of surprise. "How are you feeling? Does your wound still hurt?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head, feeling the warm consciousness that had suddenly appeared within his body, as well as the slumbering, aged phantom deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, and a complex mix of emotions welled up within him.

He succeeded.

He did indeed obtain his first spirit ring.

Although the process... far exceeded his expectations.

He subconsciously looked up at the top of his head, where a white spirit ring was quietly floating.

Ten-year soul ring.

At least that's how it appears.

But only he knew that beneath that white lay a dazzling gold.

On the right side of the screen—

Huo Yuhao also woke up and saw the concerned looks from Bei Bei and Tang Ya.

He shook his head as well, subconsciously looking at the top of his head—there, too, was a white spirit ring, looking exactly the same as the one on the left.

But in his eyes, there was something that Huo Yuhao on the left lacked—a clear understanding, a certainty, a calmness that indicated everything was under control.

Beibei stepped forward and asked gently:

"Yuhao, how are you feeling? Are you alright?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head.

Beibei and Tang Ya exchanged a glance, and then Tang Ya spoke:

"Yuhao, what are your plans for the future?"

Her eyes sparkled, full of anticipation:

"Would you like to join our Tang Sect? I can teach you the Tang Sect's ultimate techniques! Besides, the Tang Sect has work-study positions at Shrek Academy, so you can study there as a work-study student! That's the number one academy on the continent!"

On the left side of the screen—

A glint of light flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes.

Shrek Academy.

The No.1 academy on the mainland.

That is the place that countless Soul Masters dream of.

He nodded emphatically almost without hesitation: "I do!"

Tang Ya cheered, and Bei Bei smiled with satisfaction.

On the right side of the screen—

The same questions, the same expectant gazes.

Huo Yuhao fell silent.

He gazed at the two sincere young people before him, at the pure kindness in their eyes, and remained silent for a very long time.

Then, he slowly began to speak:

Thank you for your kindness.

His voice was soft, yet exceptionally clear:

"But... I have my own path to walk."

Beibei was stunned.

Tang Ya was stunned.

Everyone on the lakeside was stunned.

"He...he rejected me again?!"

"This time it's a double invitation from both the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy!"

"What on earth is he thinking?!"

In the crowd, Huo Yuhao suddenly raised his head and stared intently at the figure shaking his head in refusal on the sky, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He remembers it very clearly.

When I received that invitation back then, I was overjoyed and deeply grateful.

And that version of myself...

That version of myself who had the same start, the same opportunities...

Why did you refuse?

……

In mid-air, Xuanzi was also staring at the screen on the right, his brows furrowed.

He saw a fleeting...calmness in Huo Yuhao's eyes.

That wasn't impulsive, nor was it willful; it was a well-considered decision.

"What does Huo Yuhao from that world know?" he murmured.

No one could answer him.

Above the sky, on the right side of the screen, Huo Yuhao had already stood up and bowed deeply to the stunned Bei Bei and Tang Ya.

Then he turned around.

Heading south.

Heading towards the Sun and Moon Empire.

Behind them, Beibei and Tang Ya looked at each other in silence, their eyes filled with confusion and regret.

The boy's silhouette, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, appeared so lonely, yet so resolute.

In the left-hand image, Huo Yuhao is sitting by a campfire, practicing Tang Sect's unique skills, chatting and laughing with Bei Bei and Tang Ya, looking forward to the Shrek Academy life that is about to begin.

The two images present a stark contrast.