Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 172 Aotian, Want a Junior Brother? (Daily 10,000 words)

"You little rascal, you've already taken it on your back?"

Qian Duoduo looked at Huo Yuhao, who had already slung the nodachi on his back, and couldn't help but laugh and scold him.

Although there was a hint of reproach in her words, even Qian Duoduo couldn't help but admire Huo Yuhao's upright figure, carrying the nodachi on his back.

Huo Yuhao stood tall and straight like a pine tree, a unique sight in the experimental zone.

The light from the soul tool shone on his broad back, illuminating the shape of the nodachi behind him. The nodachi, which was 1.5 meters long, resembled a black dragon winding behind Huo Yuhao.

The intricate patterns on the scabbard resembled ancient runes, telling tales of storms and heroes. Huo Yuhao simply stood there doing nothing, yet he was already like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath.

"Alright, stop showing off. This sword is yours after the testing is complete. Now come over here and help us test the soul tool with the ten-thousand-year-level soul bone embedded in it."

The tests conducted by Qian Duoduo and the others were completed smoothly in a short time. In fact, when Huo Yuhao successfully installed his soul bone into the "Wind Mantis Giant Shadow Slash", Fan Yu's slight uncertainty had already vanished. Trying several different soul tools was just to ensure that everything went perfectly.

Although Huo Yuhao really wanted to test the 'Wind Mantis Giant Shadow Slash' in actual combat, unfortunately, with the little soul power he had, he could only barely manage to unleash a single one-word slash before it was completely depleted. In the end, it was Qian Duoduo who completed the test with this wild katana.

The demand for soul power from a level seven soul tool is enormous. After Huo Yuhao gripped the hilt, he poured all the soul power in his body into it, but it seemed that he still couldn't fill the wild katana. The wild katana was like a black hole, easily swallowing up all the soul power in Huo Yuhao's body.

According to Qian Duoduo's analysis, even if Huo Yuhao only wanted to perfectly unleash the power of this wild katana's single strike, he would need to break through to the Soul Master realm at least, otherwise his soul power reserves would not be sufficient to support the consumption of this soul tool.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao's physical fitness also needs to reach the Soul King realm. The 42-pound katana is still too much of a strain on Huo Yuhao's current physical fitness.

It's worth mentioning that when Qian Duoduo was testing, he poured out more than a dozen ten-thousand-year-old soul bones from his storage soul tool, leaving everyone dumbfounded. Even Teacher Fan Yu was stunned by these dozen or so radiant soul bones.

These are not the hundred-year or thousand-year soul bones used in previous tests; they are genuine ten-thousand-year soul bones, with prices ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions!

More than a dozen soul bones were poured out at once, and Qian Duoduo's domineering figure was deeply imprinted in the minds of the group.

Fan Yu originally thought that it would be good enough if the two of them could bring back five or six soul bones after going out, but who knew that Qian Duoduo could bring back more than a dozen soul bones by himself!

However, Qian Duoduo's smugness didn't last long before Xian Lin'er pinched the soft flesh around his waist hard, making him wince in pain.

Seeing Xian Lin'er's reaction, Fan Yu immediately understood. He had wondered how Qian Duoduo could possibly get more than a dozen soul bones in one go. It turned out that his son-in-law was in trouble and his mother-in-law had stepped in to help.

"Old Song has such a broad vision."

Fan Yu sighed and said that although their experiment was nearing its end, no one knew whether there would be any problems with this final test.

Even so, Old Song, who was in charge of the Treasure Pavilion, still took out almost all the ten-thousand-year-old soul bones in the Treasure Pavilion to cooperate with Qian Duoduo's experiment.

Although the relationship between the son-in-law and mother-in-law played a part, which is why Old Master Song helped, using soul bones worth tens of millions for experiments was still a huge gamble.

After the test, Huo Yuhao and the other two received soul tools as rewards that satisfied them, and left happily.

The soul tool that Ning Ge received was the Ghost Gold Staff, a sixth-order melee soul tool that Huo Yuhao had noticed before. The staff was as thick as an adult's thigh and had spikes made of rare metals on it, making it even more frightening than the door panel greatsword that Ning Ge had used before.

At this point, Huo Yuhao had finally gathered all the necessary equipment. He had several commonly used swords, some of which were simply ordinary swords forged from metal, while others were close-combat soul tools that Huo Yuhao had made himself.

As for the wakizashi, the White Tiger Dagger is also capable of handling it. Its sharp blade can not only be used in emergencies, but more importantly, it can also make it easier for Huo Yuhao to prepare grilled fish.

As for the nodachi on his back, although Huo Yuhao couldn't unleash the full power of the opponent at the moment, even without injecting soul power, the power of this nodachi was still terrifying if it simply utilized the opponent's physical properties.

Meanwhile, in Fan Yu's experimental area, Fan Yu and the other two were also discussing something.

"How's the soul bone collection going?"

Xian Lin'er's eyes were filled with shrewdness and competence as she looked at Qian Duoduo.

"We've already started to roll out the project, but as you all know, there's a large market supply of soul bones that are hundreds or thousands of years old, and they're highly sought after by low-level soul master mercenaries, so collecting them still takes a lot of time."

Qian Duoduo crossed his arms in front of him, his eyes burning: "We still have plenty of time, so don't be too hasty. At this stage, the most important thing is not to reveal our tactical intentions."

Fan Yu nodded, agreeing with Qian Duoduo's words: "That's right, we still have plenty of time, and we can collect them slowly. Right now, our most important thing is to avoid letting anyone find out that someone is buying up soul bones in large quantities, so as to prevent others from interfering."

What Qian Duoduo and his friends didn't know was that while they were eyeing the Sun Moon Empire's lucrative soul tool market, someone else had already set their sights on Shrek Academy—or more precisely, the darling of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department and Soul Guidance Department: Huo Yuhao.

Within the Heavenly Soul Empire.

"Aotian, how about wanting a junior brother?"

An aged voice rang out. If Huo Yuhao were there, he would definitely recognize the voice as belonging to the old man he had met in the Star Dou Forest two years ago.

"Junior brother?"

Long Aotian raised his head with some confusion, looking at Du Busi: "Where did our sect find such a promising talent with a true martial soul?"

Poison-Free proudly stroked its sparse fur, but accidentally combed out a few more hairs, immediately looking distressed.

"Just a reminder, two years ago, in the Star Dou Great Forest, you and I both met this person."

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian's eyes lit up. Although he didn't remember Huo Yuhao's name, he did remember Huo Yuhao's grilled fish. Du Busi only mentioned the Star Dou Great Forest two years ago, and Long Aotian had already unconsciously swallowed.

"This kid seems to be Shrek's precious darling now. It's not easy to just take him away by force. What do you think about us stealing him back for him?"

(End of this chapter)