Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 1: The Power of the Soul, Part 1! (New book launch, please add to your collection)

"Innate Soul Power, Level 1"

"Tsk."

Undisguised sighs reached his ears, but failed to attract Huo Yuhao's attention. At this moment, he stared blankly at the window beside him.

Some ill-fitting coarse cloth clothes were draped over his thin body, and the stained glass could not hide his pale face. His pair of azure eyes revealed a depth that was not like that of a child. After a moment of stunned silence, he suddenly laughed.

"A mutated martial soul, with innate soul power at level one. How can this kid still be laughing?"

"Heh, it's better than having no soul power at all, isn't it?"

"After all, he was born to a servant, and he is already benefiting from the Duke's influence to possess soul power."

As the contemptuous words of others continued to ring out, invisible energy emanated from them and flowed into Huo Yuhao's forehead in wisps. The original sin called arrogance gathered in a gray ball of light in his mental space.

The deathly gray hue seemed to have been washed away, revealing a deep, dark blue undertone.

Arrogance, the very essence of human nature, is gradually resurfacing.

Is this something I brought back from being reborn?

Recalling the scene of dying together with Tang San in his previous life, a glint flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes. Upon closer examination, he realized that most of the original sin of arrogance did not come from the people who had bullied him and his mother in the previous six years, but rather from the bystanders.

As the direct descendant of the current Duke of White Tiger, Huo Yuhao naturally takes pride in awakening the Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul, and the resulting changes are enough to give him, who is not even considered an illegitimate son, an extremely high status within the manor.

Therefore, everyone in the manor is paying extra attention to Huo Yuhao's awakening ceremony today. Whether they were people who had bullied Huo Yun'er and her son in the past or people who were still observing, they were all waiting for a result.

If Huo Yuhao were to awaken the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, the former would need to apologize immediately, while the latter could take the opportunity to get closer to him. After all, even servants in the Duke's mansion are divided into different ranks, and the treatment of doing odd jobs and serving the Duke's concubines is worlds apart.

However, the young man in front of them not only did not inherit the Duke's martial spirit, but even his talent was at the lowest level, completely shattering the hopes of the onlookers. Those who had switched sides later wanted to make up for their mistakes and win back the Duchess's favor, so they naturally had to work even harder to express their support.

"May I leave now?"

Suppressing his excitement, Huo Yuhao asked in a clear voice.

Six years old! He's only six years old; everything is just beginning!

"Ah, sure."

The ceremony host finally snapped out of his daze, nodded stiffly, and watched as Huo Yuhao turned around without looking back and walked out of the slightly crowded doorway with a normal expression. He couldn't help but shiver.

For some reason, the person closest to Huo Yuhao suddenly felt an indescribable sense of palpitation the moment Huo Yuhao tested his soul power.

And why does that kid's eyes seem to have changed after the soul power test?

He immediately shook his head, assuming that the change was due to the awakening of the eye martial soul. Martial souls in this world are incredibly diverse, and it's perfectly normal for them to bring about changes to the body after awakening.

As Huo Yuhao walked along the route he remembered, he felt the Pride Origin in his mind, which was almost completely turning dark blue. Beside this Origin, there were six similar gray orbs of light floating quietly.

Judging from what we just saw, anyone around him who displays arrogance will be absorbed by him, but it seems that each person can only be subjected to this once.

It's unclear whether this means each person can only absorb it once, or if there's a cooldown period.

As he pondered this, Huo Yuhao unknowingly arrived at the side gate of the Duke's mansion. Looking at the lush forest outside, he touched the White Tiger Dagger in his pocket and stepped out.

Today is the day to awaken one's martial spirit. His mother, Huo Yun'er, believed that this item could bring him good luck, so she specially made him carry it with him. Unfortunately, this item did not play any role in his previous life.

He suddenly thought of his rebirth and couldn't help but laugh at himself.

Perhaps this is what they call good luck?

He remembered how excited he was to rush home after testing his soul power in his previous life. Now that he's been reborn, he can't go back empty-handed, can he?

Not long after stepping outside, Huo Yuhao faintly heard the sound of a stream in the distance. He continued walking along the path, but before he could see his destination, a series of noisy footsteps caught his attention.

Turning his head, he saw a blond boy of about the same age as him, dressed in gorgeous clothes, walking towards him surrounded by several guards. Despite the fawning looks and words of the people around him, the boy maintained an arrogant expression from beginning to end. An invisible energy emanated from his body and surged towards Huo Yuhao.

Dai Huabin

Huo Yuhao frowned slightly; he hadn't expected to run into the other person here.

Dai Huabin seemed to notice him as well, his brows furrowing slightly. A lackey who looked the youngest, not much older than him, seemed to know Huo Yuhao and quickly began to explain to Dai Huabin.

"Young master, he is the son of the Duke and that servant that I was talking about. I have already heard about him. His martial soul is the eye, and he has level one soul power."

Because the distance wasn't far, Huo Yuhao heard the lackey's words clearly and immediately realized something was wrong. He had just awakened his martial soul, and this person had obviously come back from outside with Dai Huabin. How could he possibly know about his martial soul and soul power?

"Oh?"

Dai Huabin's eyes suddenly turned cold. "Since the martial soul isn't the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, then I'll listen to you. Make sure it's handled cleanly."

A look of delight appeared in the henchman's eyes. He gave Huo Yuhao a sinister smile, waved his hand, and the four guards beside him frowned slightly, but still rushed towards Huo Yuhao.

As the guards approached, Huo Yuhao's expression shifted several times before he finally sighed softly.

"On such a joyous day, I had no intention of shedding blood."

In an instant, his body emitted a dark blue light as he finished speaking, and his eyes became incredibly arrogant. But then, that arrogant emotion seemed to be suppressed and quickly disappeared.

To the astonishment of Dai Huabin and his lackey, Huo Yuhao burst forth with unexpected speed, colliding with the guard.

One of the guards was kicked first by the slender Huo Yuhao. With a crisp sound of ribs breaking, he coughed up a mouthful of blood and fell backward uncontrollably, clutching his chest and letting out a painful howl.

The three, who were a fraction slower, were so startled by what they saw that they froze, and the word "impossible" instinctively popped into their minds.

This is the kind of strength a six-year-old child should have!

What exactly is that blue light?

The next second, one of them felt a flash of cold light before his eyes. The White Tiger Dagger slashed down diagonally, the blade piercing his chest, cutting through his flesh, and blood spurted out.

The intense pain drained the man of all his strength, and his legs gave way, causing him to collapse.

In just one encounter, two of the four guards were rendered unable to fight.

(End of this chapter)