noveltune Chapter 243 Huo Yun, an Unexpected Breakthrough
Chapter 243 Huo Yun, an Unexpected Breakthrough
Chapter 243 Huo Yun, an Unexpected Breakthrough
After Xue Di recovered, Huo Yuhao left Jingyang Mountain Range with her. After all, there had been ferocious beasts appearing before, and Huo Yuhao felt it was best to be careful.
With Xiaobai leading the way, Huo Yuhao left the Jingyang Mountains without incident. He bid farewell to Xue Di on the outskirts of the Jingyang Mountains and then headed towards the international borders of the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire without stopping.
"Snow Empress, why did you suddenly attack Huo Yuhao?"
Seeing that Huo Yuhao had left, Xiaobai finally voiced her doubts.
"No reason, I just suddenly felt like hitting him."
Little Snow Emperor waved his fist and said with dissatisfaction, "Bing'er is really something, she suffered such a big loss and didn't even tell me."
Thinking of the news that Tianmeng had accidentally revealed about the kidnapping of Bing'er, Xue Di immediately understood why Bing'er, who was so proud, would so easily agree to risk her life. It turned out that she had been threatened by those two guys.
However, the matter was already a fait accompli, and Bing'er didn't say much. Xue Di also couldn't bring up the past, but she wouldn't just swallow this loss.
She had made a move earlier just to show off her strength to Huo Yuhao and let him know that Bing'er had the support of the Snow Empress!
The only pity is that this body is too weak now, and it couldn't even hurt a minor Soul Master.
Unaware of Xue Di's ulterior motives, Huo Yuhao had already used his simulated soul skill to openly cross the border and head straight for the White Tiger Duke's mansion.
Huo Yuhao's target was not the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, but a small hill to the side of the mansion. He found the place he was looking for as soon as he got there.
On the shady side of a small hill, a small mound of earth rises. This is the grave of Huo Yun, the mother of this body, which Huo Yuhao found based on the remaining memories in his body.
Walking silently to the grave, Huo Yuhao picked up the wooden plaque that had broken into two pieces from the ground, somewhat bewildered. The words "Tomb of Mother Huo Yun - Erected by Huo Yuhao" could still be faintly seen on the weathered plaque.
Back then, young Huo Gua had no means to give his mother a grand funeral. All that remained was a wooden tombstone he had carved himself and a mound of yellow earth.
The wooden plaque is now broken, apparently due to an attack by wild animals. Fortunately, the grave is still there, and Huo's mother has not been disturbed in her peaceful sleep.
"Hehehe... Dai Hao... Tang San!"
Suddenly, Huo Yuhao remembered the description of his mother's grave in the original novel. He had thought that Dai Hao had a change of heart, but now it seemed that someone wanted Huo Yuhao to acknowledge his ancestors and was taking the initiative to intervene and reduce the conflict between the two.
Huo Yuhao has never mentioned anything about his background, and Huo Yun's grave has ended up in such a state.
Huo Yuhao also had his doubts: perhaps Dai Hao's tomb repair was still to be completed, and he had arrived too early.
But considering the tense atmosphere between the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire, Dai Hao should have been busy preparing for the enemy at the border long ago, too busy to spare any time for anything else.
Judging from the plot, the only possible time for Dai Hao to repair the tomb was when he returned to Star Luo City from the previous Soul Master Competition.
Then, Huo Yuhao shook his head again, silently activating the skill he learned from Electrolux, his eyes slowly turning gray.
Evil spirits can be seen by people under normal circumstances, while ordinary dead souls must rely on corresponding abilities.
If Huo's mother's soul still exists in the world, it is just an ordinary dead soul, which can only be observed with the help of a necromancer.
Huo Yuhao easily spotted a faint, illusory female figure on the wooden sign, the very person he had come to find.
The next moment, Huo Yuhao's body trembled violently, and he subconsciously cried out, "Mom!"
Silence fell over the air.
After realizing what had happened, Huo Yuhao looked at the remnant soul in front of him with some confusion, afraid that his mother's remnant soul might react in some way, because Huo Yuhao did not know how to face his mother.
However, the uncontrollable shouts just now did not bring any change to the remnant soul. It was as if the other party had already lost consciousness, and Huo Yuhao could clearly feel that the remnant soul in front of him was becoming weaker and weaker, as if it was about to shatter at any moment.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but then became serious again. Although he didn't know if there was such a thing as reincarnation in this world, Huo Yun's remnant soul was clearly not in a good state.
"Old Master Yi, come and take a look."
Not knowing much about the soul, Huo Yuhao decisively called on a professional expert to help him come up with some ideas.
"Little one, what's wrong?"
Awakened, Electrolux took in the surroundings and looked at Huo Yuhao with a puzzled expression.
"Elder Yi, this remnant soul before us..." Huo Yuhao pointed to the remnant soul that resembled his mother's.
"You mean the case of the soul dissipating? I thought you would notice this later."
Electrolux paused for a moment, then continued, "As you can see, when a living being dies, its soul gradually decomposes into the purest power, which is also one of the sources of the power you cultivate called Soul Power."
"I discovered long ago that the so-called soul power in this world is actually a product of the combination of elemental power and soul power."
"Old Yi."
Huo Yuhao interrupted Electrolux with a strange expression. He realized that he had been having some emotional issues and hadn't spoken clearly, which unexpectedly revealed this kind of information.
"I wanted to ask if there was any way to stop this dissipation. After all, she was my mother, and her soul should not be scattered to the winds."
"Is she your mother?"
Electrolux was taken aback, then his strange gaze swept between Huo's mother's remnant soul and Huo Yuhao.
You're not mistaken, these two aren't... no, upon closer inspection, you can still see some similarities...
Electrolux didn't delve into the matter further, but simply asked, "You want to save her?"
"I……"
Huo Yuhao was speechless for a moment. If Huo Yun himself were here, he would undoubtedly hope to use the methods of a necromancer to resurrect his mother. However, as a transmigrator and outsider, Huo Yun's resurrection would obviously do more harm than good to Huo Yuhao.
After a moment of silence, Huo Yuhao slowly said, "My mother always told me that my father was a national hero, and that he couldn't be with us because he had to protect the country. I have always believed this."
"But do you know what? I have a younger brother, a half-brother!"
"That guy, that guy! He went home, has time to have another woman and another baby, but doesn't have time to come see us, mother and child! He's made my deep love seem like a joke!"
"If it weren't for his neglect, how could my son and I have been so brazenly bullied? How could our status be lower than that of servants!"
"Before she died, my mother was still hoping that guy would change his mind. But so many years have passed, and that guy doesn't even know that my mother has passed away. To bring my mother back to life... are we just going to make her wait in agony for the rest of her life?"
"Elder Yi, if possible... let her be reincarnated. I hope she won't be so foolish in her next life."
Electrolux stared at Huo Yuhao for a while, trying to discern something, but ultimately decided to ignore it. He closed his eyes and slowly said, "Another infatuated person... Alas, reincarnation is not difficult; what is difficult is how to prevent her from being completely destroyed. The current laws of Douluo Continent are not friendly to the dead, and sending her to another world for reincarnation is something I cannot do for the time being."
"However, we can take her back to the undead demiplane first. The environment there can help her escape this constant dissipation and even nourish her. When the time is right, we can send her to other worlds."
Huo Yuhao nodded, summoned the Gate of the Dead, and carefully took Huo Yun's soul into the Demi-Dimension of the Dead.
Having witnessed Huo Yun's soul gradually stabilize in the environment of the undead demiplane, Huo Yuhao let out a soft breath.
click-
Huo Yuhao suddenly felt something was wrong, so he quickly sat down cross-legged and began to meditate. An hour later, Huo Yuhao stood up in a daze and found that his soul power had inexplicably increased by one level. In addition to the breakthrough brought by absorbing the soul ring, Huo Yuhao's soul power level had now reached level forty-three.
"It would normally take at least three months to break through to level 43, but I didn't expect to break through so inexplicably."
Huo Yuhao knew that this inexplicable breakthrough in soul power was related to the remaining soul of Huo Gua. Perhaps resolving the matter of Huo's mother completely resolved Huo Gua's inner conflict, and Huo Gua's last obsession dissipated.
Right?
Huo Yuhao remembered that in the original novel, Huo Gua's obsession should have been to avenge his mother.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao turned his gaze to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion not far away, a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes.
As Huo Yuhao entered level 30, he had already felt the impact of the ultimate martial soul on his soul power cultivation. Bei Bei and the others were guaranteed to increase their level by five levels a year, and it was not impossible for them to increase by six levels if they were in good condition. But what about Huo Yuhao? He was already considered to be diligent in his cultivation if he could increase his level by four levels a year.
Now that there's a shortcut available, Huo Yuhao naturally wouldn't let it pass. After all, it's just about avenging the original owner of this body, which is a piece of cake for Huo Yuhao.
Having made up his mind, Huo Yuhao naturally used a simulator to sneak into the White Tiger Duke's mansion. Relying on his remaining memories, Huo Yuhao easily slipped into the room where the White Tiger Lady lived.
The White Tiger Duke's Mansion, which didn't even have a Title Douluo, was like an empty place to Huo Yuhao.
Huh? Dai Huabin is here too?
Through mental detection, Huo Yuhao observed the scene in Lady White Tiger's room and met someone he didn't expect.
In the room, Madam White Tiger leaned against the headboard and lazily said to Dai Huabin, "Bin'er, you're not young anymore. It's time for you to serve your country. I look forward to seeing you on the battlefield."
"Yes, Mother."
Upon hearing this, Madam White Tiger looked up at Dai Huabin, and what she saw was Dai Huabin's unwilling expression.
"I know you're still upset about the family's decision, but you were in the wrong first. You acted without thinking, and someone found a handle against you. You can't blame anyone else."
"Secondly, your talent is not as good as your older brother's, and now you have lost your only advantage of the Spirit Fusion Skill. Even if you are in Shrek Academy, you may not be qualified to receive special training."
"You must understand that the White Tiger Duke family has not produced a Title Douluo for several generations. Now that war is imminent, the family must have a Title Douluo to ensure its strength. Your father has been stuck at the Soul Douluo level for so many years. Without an opportunity, it will be difficult for him to advance further. The only thing we can hope for now is that your eldest brother can successfully break through to the Title Douluo level under Shrek Academy's guidance."
Looking at Dai Huabin kneeling, Madam Baihu's eyes flashed with a hint of reluctance, but it ultimately turned into determination.
Dai Huabin's personality is really not suitable for staying at Shrek Academy. He is impulsive and makes many mistakes in his work. He is far less composed and tactful than his older brother, Dai Yueheng. It would be bad if he offended someone at Shrek Academy.
The child she watched grow up, a prodigy, has now fallen to the bottom. But he is still her own flesh and blood. In the end, Lady Baihu couldn't help but give Dai Yueheng another chance. She even personally pointed out the pros and cons, hoping that her not-so-bright son could understand his current situation.
"Yes, Mother."
Dai Huabin lowered his eyes, his tightly clenched hands slowly relaxing, as if he had resigned himself to his fate.
However, how could Dai Huabin accept this? The failure of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill not only created a rift in the relationship between Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, but also caused Dai Huabin to lose the support of the Zhu family.
Even the people in the White Tiger Duke's mansion gradually lost faith in Dai Huabin. Originally, Dai Huabin could still subtly suppress his elder brother Dai Yueheng in terms of talent by relying on his martial soul fusion skill, but now he has lost the qualification to compete with his elder brother for the position of family head.
Going to the battlefield to make a name for oneself sounds nice, but who doesn't know that border frictions are becoming more and more frequent, almost on the verge of war? Even joining the White Tiger Guard doesn't guarantee safety.
But this is the only resource that Dai Huabin can compete with Dai Yueheng for. Dai Yueheng is currently studying in the Shrek Academy, preparing to break through to become a Title Douluo, a feat that his family has not achieved in hundreds of years. He cannot access military resources in the short term, so this is Dai Huabin's opportunity, and his only opportunity.
Huo Yuhao silently watched the mother and son from the corner of the room, hesitating about how to deal with them.
The White Tiger Lady must be dealt with, otherwise she will die in a few years, and Huo Yuhao may not have time to make another trip. As for whether Dai Huabin should be dealt with now, that is still a question.
Having provoked Dai Huabin so much before, Dai Huabin will definitely come looking for trouble for Huo Yuhao once he gets the chance. It just depends on whether Huo Yuhao wants to play around with him.
While Huo Yuhao hesitated, Dai Huabin had already bid farewell to Madam White Tiger and was preparing to leave. In the end, Huo Yuhao did not make a move against Dai Huabin at this time.
After all, there are several Soul Saints and even Soul Douluos within the White Tiger Duke's mansion. Making a hasty move at this moment could attract the attention of others in the mansion.
Taking advantage of the moment when the mother and son were having a heart-to-heart talk and no other servants had left and hadn't had time to return, Huo Yuhao finally made his move against Madam White Tiger.
Soul Fusion Technique: Soul Freeze.
Facing Lady White Tiger, who was suspected to be at the Soul King level, Huo Yuhao used his strongest control ability to try to complete the goal in one go.
The next moment, Lady White Tiger in the room suddenly froze, completely frozen in place.
Huo Yuhao mobilized his remaining power to activate the simulation, concealing the fluctuations in soul power. At the same time, he opened the Gate of the Dead and threw the frozen White Tiger Lady into the undead demiplane.
"Madam, Cui'er has come in."
Huo Yuhao's eyes sharpened, and he quickly changed the simulation frequency to conceal his figure.
Outside the door, after a long silence, Cui'er hesitated for a moment before slowly pushing open the gate, walking around the screen, and stepping into the house.
At the same time, Huo Yuhao, who had concealed his presence, brushed past Cui'er and left Madam Bai's residence.
(End of this chapter)