Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 176 Icathia and the Town of Siru (Riwan)

To be honest, Huo Yuhao himself doesn't really claim to be afraid of heights. After all, he has knees, can run and jump, and once even leaped off the Collapsed Canyon, sending a local deity of Ashina to his death.

Back then, Huo Yuhao was only about a hundred meters above the ground, with a pool of water below to catch him. But now, Huo Yuhao is at least a thousand meters above the ground, and he can see the entire Shrek City, which covers such a large area. No wonder Huo Yuhao instinctively shuddered. If he fell directly down, even ten of him wouldn't be enough to kill him.

Did I really kill that white serpent god?

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel a little puzzled when he thought about this. According to Yongzhen, the White Serpent God was called "Snake Belt" in folk worship. The Snake Belt had no tail and had heads at both ends.

Although I had followed the other person's head to find their vital spot, and dug out their heart, the other person still had a head, so they might not actually be dead.

After all, those headless creatures underwater could survive even without their heads, while the White Serpent God at least still had one head left.

Just as Huo Yuhao was lost in thought, Ning Ge came over.

"Yuhao, is this your first time riding an airship? Want to relax and have some tea?"

Ning Ge snapped his fingers, and the waiter who had been waiting with a tray immediately brought over tea.

Huo Yuhao didn't stand on ceremony and drank the tea in one gulp. He sat on the soft sofa, his whole body enveloped in the plush fabric, and his previously fluctuating emotions gradually relaxed.

"A bit, this airship is flying a little too high."

Huo Yuhao said somewhat embarrassedly.

Ning Ge understood Huo Yuhao's reaction. He was even more nervous than Huo Yuhao on his first time on an airship. However, compared to those wingsuit flying soul tools where flying meant risking one's life in the sky, this airship was much better.

Ning Ge himself has a flying soul tool, which is lighter, more powerful, and more convenient than the standard soul tools used by the militaries of various countries. However, he rarely uses it, and if he needs to travel, Ning Ge usually travels by land or hitches a ride on Qian Duoduo's airship, just like today.

Ning Ge explained, "The reason we have to fly so high from the beginning is mainly because we are worried about the high-level soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest. If we don't fly high, we might infringe on the flight altitude that those flying soul beasts usually use when we cross over."

Upon hearing this answer, Huo Yuhao nodded thoughtfully: "Then where will this exchange and discussion meeting on the four countries' soul guidance technology be held?"

"In the northwest of the Heavenly Soul Empire, on the border with the Sun Moon Empire, there is a small border town called Icacia. Let's go to the town; the town is called Xilu Town."

"Ten thousand years ago, Icacia City was a coastal city on the western coast of the Hagendas Kingdom, which was under the Heaven Dou Empire. However, as you know, the coastal city turned inland, which can be considered an undeserved disaster."

"To town?"

Huo Yuhao asked with some curiosity.

"Yes, to town."

Ning Ge nodded: "Because Icathia borders the Sun and Moon, years of war have forced it to become a major military town. Although the ceasefire in recent years has reduced the smell of gunpowder in the air above Icathia, the city still looks lifeless due to the long-term military control it has been under.

"But the town of Xiru, which is nominally under the jurisdiction of Icacia City, is different. Although the geographical location of Xiru Town is similar to that of Icacia, both being settlements bordering the Sun and Moon, Xiru Town is farther away from the actual border with the Sun and Moon, with more buffer zones, and Icacia, the scapegoat, is there to help it take the fall."

"Therefore, Xiru Town did not become a major military town like Icathia, nor was it subject to strict military control. After the ceasefire, it quickly became a paradise for smugglers, and Xiru Town's economic level soared."

"Because of the relatively relaxed political environment of Xilu Town and its ambiguous geographical location, the Soul Masters of the four countries generally prefer to choose Xilu Town as the meeting place for holding technical report meetings."

"Over the years, Xilu Town has become a holy land for Soul Masters. Outstanding young Soul Masters consider it a great honor to have a lecture hall in Xilu Town for more than fifteen minutes to give an academic report.

After chatting with Ning Ge about the past of Icathia and Xilu Town, Huo Yuhao told Ning Ge about how his mental strength seemed to have increased by another level, which surprised Ning Ge.

Huo Yuhao's mental strength has improved again, which means that his experiments in Experiment Zone 11 may finally be able to end their interruption. This is also the reason why Ning Ge agreed to Qian Duoduo's request to return to the academy.

"You can't really count on me, but you still have your junior brother, right? Go back to school now, and I'll give you a teaching assistant position. You can mentor your junior brother well; he's a spirit-type soul master, so there's a good chance he can take over your project."

Qian Duoduo managed to trick Ning Ge into returning to school. However, Qian Duoduo did not lie to Ning Ge. The ridiculous project Ning Ge left behind could only be handled by a spirit-type soul master, and it required a spirit-type soul master with extremely strong spiritual power, who was also a high-level soul master.

Xiru Town is a unique rural town. Although it is close to the Sun and Moon, as the saying goes, with its big brother Icathia protecting it, Xiru Town, a small town with a large strategic buffer zone between itself and the Sun and Moon, is quite peaceful.

It is a peaceful, elegant, and leisurely place, a good place for academic pursuits. However, Xilu Town also shares a common characteristic with other small towns and cities—that is, extremely inconvenient transportation.

Fortunately, apart from the local residents of Xilu Town, there are usually only two types of people who come to Xilu Town: one is the middleman who travels between the Sun and Moon and the Heavenly Soul, reselling soul guides, rare metals and other hot items.

Another type is the Soul Mentor, who is qualified to give reports and review manuscripts in Xilu Town, and the students who may threaten their reputation in the education field at any time.

Xilu Town is a place that is both rigorous and comical. When academic luminaries meet, they first compare themselves with each other, and then they start comparing their own disciples with those of others.

The winners were smug and continued to challenge others, while the losers gave their students a cold glance.

"Your academic achievements during this period pose no threat to my academic standing in the Soul Master field, but they have ruined my reputation in the education community. After you graduate from my tutelage, don't talk about repaying me; just don't expose me in any academic disputes."

(End of this chapter)