Douluo Continent: The Ice King's Resurrection

Chapter 103, Section 102: Becoming an Apprentice

"I'm sorry, Brother Ling, thank you for the invitation, but I would prefer to join the Tang Sect." Huo Yuhao bowed deeply in the direction of Ling Bingtian, saying something that shocked the other three.

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If Ling Bingtian could see his own head, he felt he would definitely see three big question marks above it.

Huo Yuhao actually chose the Tang Sect? This was something he couldn't have imagined.

"Ah—" However, Tang Ya reacted even faster than him. After a brief moment of stunned silence, she jumped up excitedly and hugged Huo Yuhao, who was standing not far in front of her, with an unstoppable smile on her face.

Bei Bei also stared blankly from the side, and for a moment, like Ling Bingtian, she couldn't quite understand Huo Yuhao's choice.

"Um—Brother Huo, I respect your choice. But may I ask why you didn't choose to join my family? You may not be familiar with our family's situation. Our family has three Title Douluos in charge."

Ling Bingtian asked Huo Yuhao with some doubt, thinking that Huo Yuhao made the choice without knowing the situation of the Ling family.

"Hiss—" Bei Bei and Tang Ya both secretly gasped, shocked by Ling Bingtian's words.

They had long guessed that Ling Bingtian's family was not weak, but they never expected that the Ling family would have three titled Douluo!

It should be understood that as long as a family has a titled Douluo in its ranks, that family is considered a high-level family on the continent.

The Ling family actually has three of them!

Huo Yuhao was also deeply shocked by what Ling Bingtian said.

Limited by his own background, Huo Yuhao did not know how strong a Title Douluo could be; he had no concept of it.

However, Huo Yuhao knew that in the Star Luo Empire, among the White Tiger Duke family, which was renowned throughout the continent, only his scumbag father was a Title Douluo.

Even with this, the White Tiger Duke's family was already powerful enough to roam freely in the Star Luo Empire. How powerful must the Ling family, with its three Title Douluo, be?

Huo Yuhao couldn't even imagine it.

But when he thought about what he had just thought of, his resolve hardened once again.

"Brother Ling, thank you so much for your invitation, I feel very honored. But mainly because of some reasons in my past life, I really can't accept the power of family-based organizations."

Huo Yuhao once again put on an apologetic expression and slowly spoke to Ling Bingtian.

After speaking, he bowed to Ling Bingtian again.

"I see."

Ling Bingtian suddenly understood why Huo Yuhao rejected her.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya were unaware of Huo Yuhao's past, but Ling Bingtian was.

The eleven years Huo Yuhao spent living in the White Tiger Duke's mansion must have left an indelible psychological scar, causing him to develop a resistance to family-based power.

Therefore, even a powerful family like the Ling family is not as attractive to Huo Yuhao as the Tang Sect.

Ling Bingtian was right; Huo Yuhao did indeed share this sentiment to a large extent.

Besides, Huo Yuhao was also thinking that when he and Tianmeng finished merging, if it weren't for Beibei and Tang Ya protecting him, he might have been killed by a passing soul beast or soul hunter.

This is a great kindness!

Huo Yuhao's mother taught him from a young age that he must repay kindness! Coupled with the added benefit of the Tang Sect's reputation, it's not surprising that he chose the Tang Sect.

"In that case, I can only wish you all the best in your future endeavors."

Although Ling Bingtian was surprised by Huo Yuhao's rejection, he didn't feel down.

if I get it I am lucky, but if not, it is fate.

It's not like the Ling family and I wouldn't have risen to power without Huo Yuhao; that would be truly impossible.

Ling Bingtian believed that as long as he grew up smoothly, he would have no rivals on the entire continent. Ling Bingtian was confident of this.

"Yay, Brother Huo, no, Yuhao, we'll make sure you never regret making this decision."

Seeing that everything was settled, Tang Ya almost happily picked up Huo Yuhao and spun him around a few times. Changing the way she addressed him meant changing their identities.

Now that Huo Yuhao had made his decision, he immediately took action.

With a thud, Huo Yuhao knelt down and bowed three times before Tang Ya, saying, "Disciple Huo Yuhao greets Master."

Tang Ya looked at him with relief and did not move. Only after Huo Yuhao bowed to her three times did she help him up.

Then, Tang Ya took out a book from her storage soul tool and handed it to Huo Yuhao, saying that it was a copy of the Xuan Tian Bao Lu, which recorded the six unique skills of the Tang Sect, and told Huo Yuhao to first study the two unique skills, Xuan Tian Gong and Zi Ji Mo Tong.

After Huo Yuhao accepted the books and promised to study them diligently, Bei Bei, who was standing to the side, also raised his hand and pressed on his belt. A black belt inlaid with round pieces of white jade appeared in his hand.

The storage soul tool, modeled after the soul tool held by Tang San, the ancestor of the Tang Sect ten thousand years ago, called "Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon," was given to Huo Yuhao by Bei Bei as a gift when he became a disciple.

Immediately, the three of them turned their attention to Ling Bingtian, who was watching the show from the sidelines.

According to the rules of Douluo Continent, elders or seniors who witness the apprenticeship should also present a small gift to the junior.

Having received a full aristocratic education, Ling Bingtian was certainly aware of this custom. Since he stayed to observe, he must have his own reasons.

"Alright then, Brother Huo. Although you didn't choose to join our Ling family, I'd still like to establish a good relationship with you. Here's a card for you."

As he spoke, Ling Bingtian flipped his right hand upwards, and a card that was entirely ice-blue appeared between his index and middle fingers, which he then handed to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao quickly and respectfully extended both hands to receive the ice-blue card from Ling Bingtian.

Facing a direct descendant of a family with three Title Douluo in charge, even though they had gotten to know each other fairly well in the past two days, Huo Yuhao didn't dare to be arrogant.

The fact that a nobleman beat a servant to death did not happen to him was simply because he still carried that person's bloodline.

Otherwise, those who did the same work as him in the Duke's mansion were people who could be beaten, scolded, or even killed at will.

After receiving the card, Huo Yuhao began to carefully examine the contents drawn on it.

The ice-blue card has a very simple design. In the upper left corner of the front, there are three characters that I don't recognize, which are for VIP. On the right is a line of elegant characters that read "Ice Soul Merchant Guild" and a picture of a gold soul coin.

On the back of the card, there was a large character "凌" written on it.

Looking at the three somewhat puzzled faces, Ling Bingtian smiled and said, "This is a VIP card for the Ice Soul Chamber of Commerce, which is run by our Ling family. With this card, Yuhao, you can..."

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