Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 649 In a fit of rage (6K)

If you're not ruthless, you can't stand firm—that's the truth of the Soul Master world in Douluo Continent.

The Tang Clan is located in Shrek City, and its way of making money doesn't conflict with other forces; otherwise, it would have been wiped out long ago.

Take, for example, the Soul Sacrifice Shop under Huo Yuhao's command. They are just doing honest work to make money, but they have already taken quite a few lives.

But if these spies sent out to investigate the true nature of the Soul Sacrifice Shop hadn't been killed, the situation at the Soul Sacrifice Shop would have been even worse than it is now.

Even a force like the Soul Sacrifice Shop, which only buys and sells rare metals and occasionally makes and sells soul tools, has to rely on killing to establish its authority. How much more so for those forces that can only maintain their business by fighting tooth and nail?

Take, for example, the sect behind Xu Sanshi. Do they really think that a force that makes Xuan Shui Pills is full of virtuous men and women?

That's ridiculous.

Those who try to take advantage of others will be killed, right? And those who produce pills and have the same need for medicinal materials will be targeted with underhanded tactics, right?

The number of pills that the Soul Master world can consume each year is limited. If you sell more, I will sell less.

This is a pure zero-sum game.

In other words, if Xu Sanshi were sent to the academy to study and really trained in the sect for a few years, he would definitely become a ruthless and vicious person.

Unfortunately, what the Tang Clan actually needs right now is precisely this kind of ruthless person who can be both flexible and resilient.

Looking across the entire Shrek Academy, there are very few students who have such methods. On the contrary, although he also studies at the academy, Zhuge, who has been hanging out on the streets since childhood, truly has this decisiveness.

In other words, Huo Yuhao was unwilling to involve Jiechu in these troublesome matters. Otherwise, with Jiechu's skills, the development speed of the Soul Palace might have been even faster.

Making a living in this blatantly competitive world of Soul Masters, whether for individuals or sects, is a constant struggle for survival.

The disciples of the sect, nurtured by such training, naturally became fiercer than the last in battle. When they encountered a truly ruthless opponent, they would even kneel down in a fit of rage, embodying the idea that it's better to live a wretched life than to die a good death.

In this way, battles between sects are manageable, but in sect-academy competitions, casualties are inevitable.

The Sun and Moon Empire's official authorities were clearly aware of this reason, but were unable to resolve it.

All they could do was issue a statement promising to replace the referees with more experienced ones in the upcoming matches, to control the pace and intensity of the games as much as possible, and to reduce injuries and fatalities.

After the third round of matches, a day of rest is required before the draw ceremony for the round-robin tournament.

This day also marked the official start of the Mingdu Soul Mentor Elite Competition.

After the qualifying rounds and the first round of the main competition, the three major regions of the Mingdu Soul Instructor Elite Tournament have produced their lists of participants advancing to the second round. From this second round onwards, betting methods have become more diversified.

The competition for Soul Masters is different from that for Soul Masters. There is not such intense competition. Everyone is making Soul Tools in a fair environment, but the uncertainty is greater.

Because this is a black market competition, most of the participating Soul Masters value their reputation and therefore participate anonymously, each possessing only a unique identification number. The general public can only glean information about their performance in previous rounds from materials distributed by the three major underground factions.

When Huo Yuhao arrived at the Qingse Hotel again, Chen An was already waiting for him at the entrance.

This time, Huo Yuhao didn't bring Wang Dong'er with him, but instead brought Nana, who was more familiar with the underground forces of the Sun Moon Sect.

"You've arrived."

Upon seeing the two, Chen An quickly stepped forward and respectfully bowed to them.

"Um."

Huo Yuhao gave a soft hum.

"Is everything taken care of?"

Chen An quickly replied, "Don't worry, everything is ready. I haven't told anyone that you're participating in the competition. Please come with me to the VIP room to rest. I've prepared some pre-competition materials so you can pass the time before the competition."

"Um."

Huo Yuhao simply hummed in response, appearing indifferent to everything.

Chen An led them to a large lounge next to the golden hall on the first basement floor, where various fruits, snacks, and drinks had already been laid out.

He then took out another document and handed it to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao took the document, glanced at it casually, and then tossed it onto the table with a look of disinterest.

"That's it?"

"what?"

Chen An's forehead was sweating a little.

"I said, so all you're doing is cutting back on the number of people and the time, nothing else?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head: "Forget it, they're just gambling addicts. Give them a chance to gamble, and they'll flock to you. It doesn't matter if the betting options are boring."

"Did I guess a random number I bet on earlier?"

He hurriedly took out a red card with gold trim from his storage soul tool and handed it to him with both hands: "Congratulations, sir, on your good fortune and keen insight in predicting the number of qualifying candidates."

As she spoke, Chen An subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

Huo Yuhao hadn't really understood the way he was betting before, so he made a special trip to visit that master Diufantu to figure out the betting numbers. It was the master Diufantu who was quite interested in Huo Yuhao, whose betting method was just as incomprehensible as his own.

Nana calmly stepped aside, blocking Huo Yuhao's path, took the card, and after checking it, nodded slightly to Huo Yuhao to indicate that the card was valid and could be used in four countries.

"Looks like I'm in luck."

Huo Yuhao's heart skipped a beat. Was it just a stroke of good luck, or was the lucky beast's luck overflowing?

The 500,000 gold soul coins he had bet on suddenly multiplied tenfold, becoming 5 million gold soul coins, which made Huo Yuhao extremely upset.

Even if he loses this bet of gold soul coins, he can still calmly take out another 500,000 to play around, solidifying his persona as a rich second-generation heir with money to burn.

But now that the amount has suddenly become five million, it really hurts Huo Yuhao to throw it away again.

Huo Yuhao's mind raced, but in the end he only nodded slightly: "It seems that Manager Chen is quite skilled at using chips. I remember your chamber of commerce even gave me 10,000 chips to bet on together? You can keep the extra change."

Chen An quickly expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you very much, Young Master Tian. However, the number you bet on was actually the answer I obtained after visiting another Soul Guide who is proficient in abacus calculation."

"But please rest assured, I have not revealed any information about you. Although everyone is very curious about you, I still haven't revealed a single thing."

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly in response, showing no displeasure, which made Chen An breathe a slight sigh of relief.

He really had no other choice at the time. If he missed placing a bet on Huo Yuhao, who knew if this guy would turn his back on him?

Fortunately, this young master who called himself Soul Crippled didn't hold it against him and even rewarded him handsomely.

(End of this chapter)