Elder Song's plan to visit Mingdu wasn't about investigating some dangerous conspiracy, as the third prince suspected. Her goal was simple—she wanted to check on Ma Xiaotao. Even though Fan Yu was already taking care of things over there, as a Super Douluo and a Sea God's Pavilion elder, Elder Song felt it was better that she personally laid eyes on such an important student.
Without another word, Elder Song stood and left the room. The third prince exchanged a glance with Xu Rong, who understood immediately and personally escorted her out.
Although entering Mingdu without the third prince's help would be difficult, Elder Song's agility and speed as a ninety-seventh-ranked agility-type Super Douluo made it easy enough for her to scout the surrounding fortress cities near the Sun Moon Empire's borders.
Meanwhile, the three Douluo nations had already signed an alliance treaty under the Star Luo Empire's lead, agreeing to jointly resist the potential threat of war from the Sun Moon Empire. With Shrek Academy having shifted from its previous neutrality to openly supporting the alliance, the eastern side of the Sun Moon Empire was starting to look like a solid iron wall.
The Child of Destiny, Huo Yuhao's decision to enter the Sun Moon Empire, had changed many things—and this alliance was one of them. Unlike in the original timeline, this united front would not fall so easily before the Sun Moon Empire's future aggression.
After all, Huo Yuhao's choice didn't just alter the fate of the Douluo nations. It also reshaped the Sun Moon Empire. What lay ahead would be difficult to predict.
Recently, Huo Yuhao had been feeling a stronger and stronger pull—an unusual sense of connection with "something." He could feel it: something was searching for him.
Strangely enough, he didn't find this mysterious sensation frightening. On the contrary, it stirred an inexplicable sense of anticipation and curiosity in his heart.
'Who could it be?'
He already had a feeling—or rather, a clear perception—that the Goddess of Life had chosen another life envoy besides him. That person was drawing closer, meant to support him.
Huo Yuhao didn't fully understand the Goddess's reasoning, but as a divine being, she surely had her own logic.
'In any case... wait, and keep hope alive.'
He believed the other life envoy, who was steadily approaching and possessed the same life power as he did, was bound to be someone important in his journey. One couldn't deny that the deities of Life and Destruction were playing a grand game across the continent of Douluo—one that had completely hijacked Tang San's home turf.
As for what his dear "father-in-law" was up to in the Divine Realm, Huo Yuhao couldn't say. But since he'd been chosen by the gods of Life and Destruction as their successor—the role that once belonged to Tang San's own son—it was unlikely Tang San was enjoying himself these days.
That thought alone gave Huo Yuhao a sense of satisfying revenge on behalf of the "original timeline" version of himself.
But back to the present—
At the moment, Huo Yuhao was giving a class to none other than Tang San's "precious" daughter, Wang Dong.
Huo Yuhao lectured seriously, and Wang Dong listened just as intently. Gone was the embarrassed, awkward air she used to carry around him. It was as if nothing had ever happened between them.
He had noticed it too. Over the past few days, she interacted with him during lessons as naturally as ever. It was a little strange, but he didn't give it much thought. It wasn't important.
What mattered was the subject of their lessons.
Over the past few days, Huo Yuhao had clearly seen Wang Dong's rapid progress in the field of electric soul tools. She was showing real promise—talent worthy of cultivation.
When today's class ended, Huo Yuhao let out a long breath and said,
"Alright, this wraps up your general theory course on electric soul tools. Did you finish the assignments I gave you?"
Wang Dong nodded in silence and pulled out a thick stack of notebooks from her bag, handing them to him.
Huo Yuhao was a little surprised. He took them and flipped through page after page. The work was meticulous, the handwriting beautiful and neat—almost too elegant to belong to a boy.
Honestly, he hadn't expected her to complete so many difficult assignments so thoroughly.
"Very impressive! Well done. In that case, your general theory course is officially complete. What comes next is the practical phase."
After all, soul tool studies were grounded in practical work. The theoretical component was just the foundation.
Excitement shimmered in Wang Dong's pink-blue eyes. She had made it this far.
She'd never imagined that she, someone who once hated soul tools, would come to study them this seriously.
Though electric soul tools were different from traditional designs, they still gave her that thrill of growth and transformation.
These days, Wang Dong had thrown herself into her studies, setting aside all emotional confusion. She was focused, driven—and the results showed. For the time being, she'd even managed to forget about her feelings for Huo Yuhao.
She had gone all in. Her days were packed and intense. Late nights writing assignments, puzzling through complex problems, often working past midnight—sometimes even until two, three, or four in the morning. And even after that, she wouldn't sleep. Because sleep meant dreams—and those dreams were always about Huo Yuhao.
So instead, she trained.
Soul masters could indeed go without sleep, but prolonged restlessness would still take a toll on the mind.
"Alright then. Over the next ten or so days, we'll start your introductory training on crafting electric soul tools. You've already covered the theoretical basics—circuit boards, components, and so on. After this early hands-on phase, we'll move on to the real coursework. I'll take you outside the academy for some field research and help you decide on a specific focus. It's a massive field—nobody can master everything. Got any questions?"
"No, teacher."
Wang Dong replied clearly and firmly, and Huo Yuhao nodded with satisfaction.
"Alright. Class dismissed."
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One month later
Morning light shone softly through the windows of Meng Hongchen's home.
In his room, Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged on the bed. His eyes slowly opened, revealing a flicker of purple and green light.
"Phew... I didn't expect the Power of Genesis to actually boost my cultivation this much. Even with an ultimate martial soul, my cultivation speed is far above the average soul master's."
He exhaled deeply.
After just one night of training, his cultivation had already broken through to level 37. Within one month, he had advanced four full levels—a terrifying speed, far surpassing the pace of the original timeline's Huo Yuhao.
Unfortunately, he could only train like this using the Power of Genesis for a single month each year.
First, because his foundation needed time to stabilize. Second, because such rapid progress consumed large amounts of life and destruction origin energy. And restoring that origin energy required ten months of recovery for every month of high-speed cultivation.
(End of Chapter)
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