Douluo Continent: The Ice King's Resurrection

Chapter 102, Section 101: Invitation

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang Ya finally calmed down, as if she had been tired of talking.

This also made the other three breathe a sigh of relief. This big shot had finally finished speaking. If she hadn't stopped, Ling Bingtian would have wanted to manually "help" her stop.

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, the four of them did not rest for long and immediately set off for Shrek Academy.

They walked until noon before finally resting by a stream. Given Huo Yuhao's current physical condition, it was impossible for him to keep up with Ling Bingtian and the others. Therefore, Ling Bingtian and the others needed to give Huo Yuhao time to recover.

"Hey, isn't this the place where we first met Brother Huo?" Tang Ya suddenly exclaimed in surprise, looking at a wooden stick not far away. The stick still had some fish bones and burn marks on it, clearly a piece of wood discarded after the grilled fish was eaten.

"You didn't throw this wooden strip away, did you?" Ling Bingtian asked Tang Ya with a deadpan look.

"Uh...hehehe..." Upon hearing this, Tang Ya didn't respond to Ling Bingtian, but just scratched her head and giggled, trying to get away with it by being cute.

"Tch." Although Ling Bingtian wouldn't indulge Tang Ya, he also didn't have the standing to question her.

Seeing this, Beibei stepped forward, smiling, and said, "Alright, stop arguing. My goodness, Brother Huo's grilled fish is absolutely amazing! Brother Huo, could you show off your skills?"

"Uh, okay." Huo Yuhao was taken aback when Bei Bei suddenly mentioned him, and then responded shyly.

"Oh, well, I'd like to give it a try."

After hearing this, Ling Bingtian really wanted to try it out and see just how delicious the grilled fish, which was praised to the skies in the original novel, really was.

"In that case, leave the fishing to me." Bei Bei replied to Ling Bingtian with a smile, and as she circulated her soul power, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul was released.

Dragon scales shimmering with blue-purple snake-like lightning suddenly grew from Beibei's right arm, and he gently extended his right claw into the stream beside him.

A flash of blue-purple lightning streaked across the stream, and about a dozen bluefish floated to the surface, stunned by Beibei's electric shock.

Then, Beibei made a peculiar gesture with his left hand, and a mysterious suction force came from his hand, pulling about a dozen blue fish on the surface of the stream to the bank, where they were caught in his dragon claw.

Tang Clan's ultimate technique—Controlling Cranes and Capturing Dragons!

The thought flashed through Ling Bingtian's mind, but he didn't care much. It was just controlling the crane and capturing the dragon; the secondary effects of his Dragon Claw Hand martial arts could achieve the same result.

"Moreover, the reason Bei Bei showed off her skills like this is probably also because she's looking to recruit people." Ling Bingtian glanced at Huo Yuhao beside her out of the corner of her eye.

As expected, this scene was quite surprising to Huo Yuhao, who hadn't seen much of the world.

No matter how naive Huo Yuhao was, he knew that the method Bei Bei had just used was definitely not brought to him by his martial soul or soul skill.

"Brother Bei, what was that trick you used to attract the bluefish just now?"

Huo Yuhao's young age and the time they'd spent together over the past two days gave him the courage to ask Bei Bei questions directly. And this was exactly what Bei Bei wanted to see.

Tang Ya wants to rebuild the Tang Clan, and Bei Bei has promised to help her rebuild it, so Bei Bei will not let any opportunity slip by.

Given that the Tang Sect currently only has one Soul Master Sect Master and one Soul Master First Disciple, and lacks a base of residence, it is completely impossible for them to recruit promising and capable new generation members.

However, Bei Bei believes that recruiting disciples like Huo Yuhao, who have only level one innate soul power but are extremely hardworking, is still something they can do.

Therefore, Bei Bei deliberately mentioned that she was going to catch fish, in order to show off her skills in front of Huo Yuhao and attract Huo Yuhao's interest in the Tang Sect.

"This, this is our Tang Sect's exclusive ultimate technique—Controlling Crane and Capturing Dragon! It's a grappling technique that emphasizes using minimal force to deflect a powerful attack, neutralizing it completely. In normal times, you can use it like I just did. Besides this, our Tang Sect also has several other unique ultimate techniques, all of which are excellent for control-type Soul Masters."

Seeing that Huo Yuhao had shown interest, Bei Bei quickly spoke highly of the Tang Sect, hoping that Huo Yuhao would join the Tang Sect because of his interest.

As Bei Bei expected, Huo Yuhao's face immediately showed surprise after he mentioned the Tang Sect. Clearly, he had also heard of the Tang Sect's existence.

Huo Yuhao was naturally surprised. Although the Tang Sect had declined and weakened, its legacy in the entire history of Douluo Continent was unparalleled by any other sect.

The original Shrek Seven Devils, renowned throughout the continent ten thousand years ago, were all members of the Tang Sect. It was Tang San, the core member, who founded the Tang Sect and developed it into the undisputed number one sect in the world.

Moreover, according to legend, Tang San even broke through the highest realm of Soul Masters, Title Douluo, and entered a completely new level, becoming immortal and indestructible. However, most people have no way of knowing where he ultimately went.

When Huo Yuhao was a child, his mother often mentioned the existence of the Tang Sect to him. Therefore, he was familiar with the Tang Sect.

Seeing Huo Yuhao deep in thought, Bei Bei pressed on, saying, "Little Brother Huo, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. Although the Tang Clan has a great reputation, we are actually in a situation that can almost be called a dead end. Now, the entire Tang Clan no longer has any mansions, and its foundation has been taken away. The entire Tang Clan is now only occupied by Xiao Ya and me. Xiao Ya is the sect leader, and I am her first disciple."

"Huh?" Huo Yuhao was startled by Bei Bei's words. He hadn't expected that the legendary Tang Sect, so powerful, had fallen into such decline. According to his mother, ten thousand years ago, the Tang Sect had as many as seven Title Douluo or higher! Now, there were only two Soul Masters left?

Besides that, what surprised Huo Yuhao was that he couldn't tell from the way Bei Bei and Tang Ya got along that they were actually master and disciple.

Tang Ya listened from the side, her eyes slowly reddening. Clearly, what Bei Bei said had touched a raw nerve, but she didn't blame Bei Bei. She understood that Bei Bei was helping her recruit disciples, not deliberately gossiping.

Tang Ya immediately nodded in agreement with Bei Bei, acknowledging what he had said.

Seeing this, Bei Bei coughed twice and continued, "You know the situation, Brother Huo. Although there are only two of us in the Tang Clan now, we will definitely work hard to restore the Tang Clan's glory on the continent. If you are willing, you are welcome to join us. There is one thing I want to tell you: the Tang Clan has a cultivation technique that should be very suitable for you to practice, and it will be of great benefit to your future development."

After Bei Bei finished speaking, Huo Yuhao clearly fell into deep thought. His experiences over the past two days had made him feel much more favorably toward Bei Bei and the other person. Moreover, he was currently homeless and had no relatives, so joining the Tang Sect didn't seem like a bad idea.

However, at that moment, a calm voice suddenly rang in the ears of the three of them.

"Brother Huo, actually, you can also choose to join my family." Ling Bingtian's words gently echoed in the ears of the three, leaving Bei Bei and Tang Ya with endless doubts.

Although I don't know the specifics of the Ling family, no matter how you look at it, the Ling family must be a behemoth to have been able to raise a monster like Ling Bingtian.

The Tang Clan is well aware of their situation. It's not that they don't want to recruit better disciples, but they are limited by their own strength and have no choice but to recruit disciples like Huo Yuhao, whose innate soul power is only at level one.

But would a force capable of cultivating a monster like Ling Bingtian really need someone like Ling Bingtian to recruit a Soul Master with only level one innate Soul Power?

Beibei and Tangya couldn't understand it.

Naturally, Huo Yuhao was also dumbfounded. He hadn't expected that, although according to Tianmeng, he would definitely become very powerful in the future, he was still just a weakling with only level eleven soul power. Why did Bei Bei and Ling Bingtian suddenly want him to join their sect or family?

Tang Ya was a straightforward person, and having gotten somewhat more familiar with Ling Bingtian over the past two days, she didn't hesitate and, with her eyes still a little red, directly asked Ling Bingtian, "Really, Brother Ling, are you trying to get involved in recruiting Brother Huo?"

Ling Bingtian glanced at Tang Ya and said disdainfully, "What's wrong with it?"

"You!" Tang Ya was speechless. Yes, they were both recruiting disciples. There was no reason why her Tang Clan could recruit disciples, but Ling Bingtian couldn't represent the Ling Family to recruit disciples.

With Ling Bingtian's strength, his status in the Ling family is probably quite high, so recruiting one or two disciples would certainly be no problem for him. Tang Ya was just curious why Ling Bingtian would want to recruit Huo Bingtian into their family.

However, Tang Ya certainly couldn't ask directly. Otherwise, wouldn't that be implying that Huo Yuhao lacked potential, which was why she was willing to recruit him? Tang Ya's emotional intelligence wasn't so low as to say something like that.

The same question also lingered in Huo Yuhao's mind. Unlike Tang Ya, as the person involved, he preferred to ask directly for clarification.

"Um... Brother Ling, why do you want me to join your family?" Huo Yuhao cautiously asked Ling Bingtian, drawing on his eleven years of experience working in the Duke's mansion.

In an instant, Bei Bei and Tang Ya also turned their gazes to Ling Bingtian, as they were also very curious about the answer to this question.

Why would Ling Bingtian want to win over Huo Yuhao? Need I say more? Right now, Ling Bingtian doesn't even dare to open his Eye of Fortune. He opened it once before, and the dazzling golden beam of light above Huo Yuhao's head almost blinded him.

Needless to say, Huo Yuhao is the chosen one that Ling Bingtian and Ling Yongsheng have been searching for.

After Huo Yuhao obtained the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and Ling Bingtian obtained Electrolux, the golden light above Huo Yuhao's head no longer concealed itself.

When Ling Bingtian arrived at the place where Bei Bei and the other two were confronting the three Soul Hunters, he had secretly opened his Eye of Luck once. The dazzling golden light was more moving than all the golden scenes Ling Bingtian had ever seen in his previous life.

If Ling Bingtian hadn't closed the Eye of Fortune in time, he might have been blinded by the dazzling golden light for a while.

With such good fortune, Ling Bingtian believed that even if Huo Yuhao had his own existence on the Douluo Continent in this world, he could still rise to power. Especially now that the God Realm was no longer interfering with the continent.

To be honest, Ling Bingtian was really curious: if Huo Yuhao reached god-level strength one day in the future, and Douluo Continent re-established its connection with the God Realm, what kind of sparks would fly between Huo Yuhao and Tang San?

The thought filled Ling Bingtian with curiosity. Therefore, he was willing to invest in Huo Yuhao's early development; after all, he had already taken one of Huo Yuhao's two most important opportunities. At worst, he could consider this investment as an exchange for the Electrolux opportunity (laughs).

But while he might think about it, Ling Bingtian naturally wouldn't tell the three of them that he possessed the Eye of Fortune skill. This was the time to start his deception.

Following Beibei's previous actions, Ling Bingtian coughed twice to clear his throat, and then said in a serious tone, "To be honest, our Ling family also has a secret art called face reading. It has been passed down from generation to generation, passed down only to the legitimate son and not to the collateral son, and only to the son and not to the daughter. It has been passed down for thousands of years."

"The specific content of physiognomy is that it can see a person's future destiny through their facial features. In my opinion, Brother Huo's face is a rare sign of great wealth, high status, and great power. In the future, he will definitely become a strong person. So why shouldn't I recruit him into our family now?"

Seeing Ling Bingtian's stern expression, Bei Bei and Tang Ya were completely dumbfounded.

That's it?

To be honest, Bei Bei and Tang Ya were somewhat skeptical of Ling Bingtian's words. After all, in the nearly ten thousand years of history of the Douluo Continent, they had never heard of any family possessing such a secret technique. If it were about discerning a person's age or strength from their appearance, the two might have believed it to some extent.

Can you really predict someone's fate just by looking at their face? To be honest, neither of them believed that was possible.

However, Huo Yuhao was astonished. Hearing Ling Bingtian's words, and combining them with what Tianmeng had told him about the future, it was almost exactly the same as what Ling Bingtian had described!

How could this not have a tremendous psychological impact on the young Huo Yuhao? Huo Yuhao's mind was in complete turmoil. He wanted to discuss things with Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, but Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was in a deep slumber due to the previous fusion.

No matter how Huo Yuhao shouted in his sea of ​​consciousness, it just slept soundly like a pig deep within his sea of ​​consciousness.

Left with no other choice, Huo Yuhao had to make the decision himself.

He looked at the three people beside him with a conflicted expression. Brother Bei and Sister Xiaoya both looked dejected. Clearly, they all thought that, given Brother Ling's invitation, they would choose the powerful Ling family over the declining Tang family.

Brother Ling, standing to the side, appeared completely at ease, a stark contrast to Brother Bei and Sister Xiaoya. However, he was also watching her intently, awaiting her choice.

After reviewing everything that had happened in the past two days in his mind, Huo Yuhao's deep blue eyes became increasingly resolute, and he gradually made his own choice.

"I'm sorry..."

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