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

Chapter 22 Deep Fatherly Love

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In the somewhat stuffy blacksmith shop, a middle-aged man with a twisted and ferocious face slapped Tang San's tender cheek.

"Speak! I didn't tell you to awaken your martial soul, so you went and stole money to awaken it, didn't you!?"

The slap landed with tremendous force, causing Tang San to stagger back a few steps. His face immediately stung with pain, and a bright red handprint appeared on his face at a visible speed.

He clenched his teeth tightly, letting blood trickle from the corners of his mouth, his voice sounding as if it were being squeezed out from between his teeth.

"This is money I earned myself."

"make money?"

Tang Ba seemed enraged, his chest heaving violently. "At such a young age, what money could you possibly earn?! Stealing is one thing, but you've even learned to lie?!"

Then, as if remembering something, he suppressed his anger and asked in a cold voice, "What martial soul have you awakened?"

Upon hearing this, Tang San immediately raised his hand, and a crystal-clear azure grass sprouted from his palm. The way it swayed in the wind made Tang Ba's forehead veins throb.

"Useless junk! What's the point of wasting money awakening Blue Silver Grass!?"

After saying that, Tang Ba raised his arm, as if to strike again. Just then, as if he had seen something unbelievable, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Tang San put away the Blue Silver Grass in his hand and raised his other hand, and a small black hammer appeared out of thin air in his hand.

"Twin...twin martial souls!?"

Tang Ba's voice trembled slightly from the shock in his heart. In just an instant, his anger vanished without a trace. He swallowed hard, grabbed Tang San's shoulder, and asked urgently.

"Innate soul power, how much innate soul power is there!?"

"Level 8.5"

"Okay, okay!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Ba exclaimed "Good!" three times, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "Twin Martial Souls! My son has twin Martial Souls! My good son!"

He suddenly opened his strong arms and hugged Tang San tightly. After a long while, he belatedly spoke.

"Little San, are you hungry? Come on, Daddy will take you out for a good meal!"

After saying that, he took Tang San's hand and walked outside laughing.

"My son possesses twin martial souls! My son is a genius!"

Feeling his father's broad hands, Tang San felt a slight pang of sadness. In his previous life, even though Tang Hao knew that he had twin martial souls and innate full soul power, he only hugged him once. In this life, Tang Ba not only proudly spread the word everywhere, but also took him out to eat to celebrate. Isn't this the fatherly love that he has always longed for the most?

After three lifetimes, he finally felt the deep love of his father!

one year later.

Two young figures were walking along the official road, and the outline of Shrek City could be vaguely seen in the distance.

"Once you're at Shrek Academy, absolutely do not reveal your Martial Soul's ability to devour life, understand?"

"Mmm-hmm." The girl nodded readily. "You've mentioned it several times on the way here. By the way, are you really sure you'll be okay going to the Star Dou Great Forest alone?"

The two were naturally Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya, who had come all the way from Tiandou City. With the help of the Gluttony Sin, Huo Yuhao's soul power level had reached level ten several months ago. However, in order not to worry Huo Yun'er, he went on a long trip under the pretext of sending Tang Ya to Shrek Academy.

Shrek City happens to be near the Star Dou Great Forest. After dropping off Tang Ya, he prepared to go in to find Tianmeng. He was only eight years old now, three years earlier than in his previous life. This time, he would probably have to go deeper to find him.

"Don't worry, I'll just find a spirit ring on the outskirts and then go back. You've seen my strength before."

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Tang Ya couldn't help but roll her eyes and muttered something under her breath.

"You don't even have any spirit rings, I really don't know how you can be so powerful."

In order to master the devouring ability of the Dark Blue Silver Grass, she sparred with Huo Yuhao countless times over the past year. Even though she was the one with higher cultivation, she always ended up getting beaten up.

Of course, although the process was a bit tough, the training results were remarkable. She is now able to control her martial soul and make it only devour the soul power of her opponents.

As for the ability to devour life force, Huo Yuhao said that once her control over it is stronger, he will teach her how to use it.

"Alright, let's go."

Huo Yuhao twitched the corner of his mouth, but did not explain anything. Putting aside combat skills, in terms of soul power alone, the level 10 soul power modified by Pride of the Original Sin was no worse than Tang Ya's soul power, which was close to level 20, in terms of both quantity and quality.

As they got closer to Shrek City, they could see the registration point at the entrance of Shrek Academy. Although a recommendation letter from a city lord was required to register for Shrek Academy, since each city lord wrote more than one letter a year, there were still many people coming to register. From a distance, the crowds were so large that they gave people a suffocating feeling.

Realizing that the time for parting was approaching, Tang Ya looked at Huo Yuhao's back and, as if making a decision, softly called out his name.

"Yuhao".

"What's wrong?"

Turning around, he saw Tang Ya standing in front of him, waving her arms and muttering something.

"I haven't seen you for so long since we started school... I want a hug."

Huo Yuhao's face immediately darkened, and he said irritably, "Don't you hug me enough? It's fine to hug me at home, there are so many people outside."

As he said this, he subconsciously glanced around, seemingly attracted by Tang Ya's exquisite appearance. Passersby cast curious glances at them, and being looked at like that, Huo Yuhao felt a strange sense of shame, as if he had done something wrong.

However, Tang Ya seemed completely unconcerned and shook her arm again.

"This is different."

With her quirky and playful personality, Tang Ya is deeply loved by Huo Yun'er. Relying on her mother's support, she would say that she was injured after training every day and needed a hug to feel better.

Having compromised once, Huo Yuhao deeply understood the difference between zero times and countless times. Once his bottom line was crossed, even his mentality began to gradually become numb.

But even then, it was at home where I held it; now...

After a fierce internal struggle, Huo Yuhao opened his arms and gently embraced Tang Ya. A faint fragrance wafted into his nostrils. He originally intended to stop there, but Tang Ya's hands tightened around him.

Before he could speak, Tang Ya's murmured voice rang in his ears.

"Thank you."

Huo Yuhao's tense body relaxed slightly. He patted Tang Ya's back and spoke with a light laugh.

"Don't talk about this now, let's go inside."

"Um."

With a soft hum from Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao clearly felt the head on his shoulder sway slightly. Amidst the rustling of her hair, a soft touch brushed against his cheek, followed by the warm touch of the girl's lips. Like a brave explorer, the touch brushed against his face until they reached their destination and then parted.

"I'm leaving."

Before Huo Yuhao could react, Tang Ya blushed, lowered her head, and merged into the crowd.

Because the Tang Clan has one exemption from entrance exams each year, Tang Ya completed her registration without taking an entrance test after revealing her identity.

"Little sister, are you a new student this year? I'm a third-year student, may I get to know you?"

The sudden voice beside her made Tang Ya's face turn cold. She stopped in her tracks, turned her head to look at the male student who had approached her, a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes, and opened her mouth to speak sparingly.

"roll."

The fairly handsome male student's face stiffened instantly. Before he could say anything, Tang Ya had already left.

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, in a mysterious and dangerous place, a soul beast with three eyes, resembling a lion, raised its head, its eyes clearly showing some confusion.

"What happened?"

(End of this chapter)