Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 493 Rest (10,000 words per day)

Halfway through his cultivation, Huo Yuhao suddenly noticed that Wang Dong's speed in circulating his soul power had slowed down. He slowly opened his eyes and found that Wang Dong had already moved close to him, her big blue-pink eyes blinking as she stared at him, seemingly looking at something.

It was completely dark outside, and Huo Yuhao had only turned on a wall lamp in the room, making the light somewhat dim. Their eyes met, and for some reason, Wang Dong's gaze darted away slightly.

"What's wrong? I was waiting for you, a high-level Soul King, to help me speed things up."

Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong, who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, with amusement.

"Your soul power has already reached the high-level Soul King level, much higher than mine. If you cultivate with me, my cultivation speed will probably increase significantly."

He had barely finished speaking when he noticed something odd about Wang Dong's gaze. He instinctively asked, "What's wrong, Wang Dong?"

Wang Dong raised his hand and suddenly ruffled his hair, saying, "Promise me you won't cultivate anymore tonight. Get a good night's sleep. Aren't you happy I'm here?"

"You're too tired, I can feel it. Although I'm helping you cultivate, you're not resting. Your brain is still thinking, and your emotions are still fluctuating. You've overdrawn your energy too much."

"It's not good to not give yourself any buffer time at all. Whether it's soul power cultivation or soul tool research, there is almost no end. If you can't learn to relax properly, you will break down sooner or later."

"It's okay if you can't solve my problems. Just think of it as taking a break at my house for a while. You haven't had a break in almost a year at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, have you?"

Wang Dong's hands were very warm, and when placed on Huo Yuhao's head, they made him feel very comfortable.

Huo Yuhao wanted to add that he had taken breaks during the year. For example, when Mingde Hall was attacked, he slept for more than twenty minutes in the tunnel he had dug himself. And, and so on.

Huo Yuhao thought about it carefully and realized that apart from that one time when he slept for a while, he really hadn't slept for a long time. He had originally planned to take a day off in the first half of the year, but as soon as he changed into his pajamas, Ji Juechen knocked on his door. It was also on that occasion that he met Nana.

After that, Huo Yuhao seemed to never rest again.

Wang Dong gently rubbed Huo Yuhao's head, and the tension in Huo Yuhao's heart couldn't help but ease. In the eyes of others, Huo Yuhao's lifestyle was already half-crazy.

Working non-stop from morning till night, occasionally taking leave, and having various purposes and tasks to do, Huo Yuhao's study pace was just acceptable in Electrolux's eyes because Electrolux subconsciously regarded Huo Yuhao as a lich who didn't need rest. In reality, Huo Yuhao was a living, breathing person.

The arduous experience made Huo Yuhao's endurance much stronger than others, but that doesn't mean Huo Yuhao really didn't need to rest. Otherwise, Huo Yuhao wouldn't have fallen asleep in such a dangerous place as the tunnel.

The nourishment from the life-giving metal allowed Huo Yuhao's body to work tirelessly, and his powerful mental strength kept him awake, but the weariness deep in his soul could never be erased.

Wang Dong's arrival, coupled with his words of comfort, finally eased Huo Yuhao's tense nerves a bit. With his usual composure gone, Huo Yuhao almost fainted and fell asleep immediately.

"Snoring—snoring—"

Immediately, the dormitory room was filled with thunderous snoring.

Wang Dong: "."

"Wang Dong, get up! It's past nine o'clock and you're still not up."

Huo Yuhao pinched Wang Dong's nose, but the other party slapped his hand away.

God knows he fell asleep last night to Huo Yuhao's thunderous snoring!

Huo Yuhao wasn't in a hurry. He lazily slipped on his slippers, intending to buy breakfast—or lunch—first.

As he rolled out of bed, he suddenly felt a little dizzy. Bathed in the sunlight streaming in from the window, he felt lethargic and listless.

This must be what it feels like to relax.

"Click".

Hearing the door close, Wang Dong rubbed his eyes with difficulty and got out of Huo Yuhao's bed.

The dry, sun-dried scent emanating from the bedding instantly relaxed him. He took a deep breath, as if he could smell the scent that belonged only to Huo Yuhao.

Although Wang Dong's real reason for coming to find Huo Yuhao was to seek Huo Yuhao's help, he was also very clear about what it would mean to bring Huo Yuhao home.

His face flushed involuntarily, and he awkwardly drew the curtains.

This light is awful; it's made his face all red.

After breakfast, the two headed east and soon entered the territory of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Before long, they came to see the legendary Tian Dou City, which had stood for ten thousand years.

The majestic Tian Dou still stands, but the Blue Silver King of yesteryear is nowhere to be seen.

Huo Yuhao stared blankly at the city wall. He knew that Tang San had once been a peerless king of the Heaven Dou Empire.

However, it would be better if the Blue Silver King were really gone, since he's still around now.

The flight was extremely fast.

The Haotian Sect is located not too far from Tiandou City.

In the distance, towering mountains came into Huo Yuhao's view.

The highest and most prominent peak is not only majestic, but also bears many traces of human intervention.

The three vertical, almost 90-degree smooth cliffs alone cannot be considered the work of nature.

Even the slightly flatter side reached an astonishing 75 degrees or more.

The steep mountain is surrounded by rolling hills, but even the highest peak only reaches about halfway up the mountain. A sea of ​​clouds drifts slowly above these mountains, and the steep peak only appears below the clouds; above the clouds, it can only be seen by looking through them.

In short, it's more accurate to call this a large pillar than a mountain.

"Such high and steep mountain peaks."

As they got closer, Huo Yuhao didn't land. Instead, he remained hovering and looked up, unable to help but sigh.

"It must be really difficult for you to go home. It must be hard to climb such a high place without the help of a soul tool, right?"

Wang Dong proudly shrugged his shoulders: "Isn't it because of the flying soul tool you gave me? It used to be really difficult, I had to flap my wings a lot to fly, so I rarely went out. To pass the time, I would read the comic books that my second father brought back from Tiandou City."

The two unleashed their full soul power and flew straight towards the steepest peak of the mountain. As expected, it was a case of "looking at a mountain makes it seem very close," and although it looked close from a distance, it took them a full quarter of an hour to reach it.

(End of this chapter)