At the same moment he left the world of the dead, Huo Yuhao immediately told Electrolux about his unexpected discovery.
You see, the Sun God Pillar's skill requires activation to provide a significant boost to the undead, but this time, Huo Yuhao only needed to summon the power of the sun to slightly enhance the skeletons—this was definitely a major discovery.
"Is it possible that these skeletons, whose soul fire intensity was increased simply by contact with the power of the sun, are the same undead you gave the Sun God Light skill to back then?" Electrolux's gentle voice rang out.
Huo Yuhao paused, then, as if suddenly enlightened, his eyes brightened. "So, if I release the Solar God's Light skill on the undead beforehand, some kind of mark will be left on them, allowing them to continuously strengthen themselves with the power of the sun, instead of having to use the skill temporarily?"
Ilex smiled. "No matter how much you say, it's not as useful as testing it out. Once you get your fifth spirit ring, we'll test it out, master and disciple."
"Okay," Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement.
"Knock knock."
There was a knock on the door. Huo Yuhao instinctively looked over, and upon opening it, he saw a person dressed as a teacher from the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Master Academy standing there.
"Are you Huo Yuhao?" he asked, his expression serious, holding a roster in his hand. In the hallway, Ye Xiaosheng and He Caitou were also looking this way from their dormitory doors, clearly having been questioned as well.
"Yes, it's me. What's up?" Huo Yuhao nodded.
The young male teacher said solemnly, "I've been ordered to come and question you. Please answer truthfully what you saw during the attack on Mingde Hall this afternoon. Of course, I need to explain to you beforehand that this questioning is not limited to Shrek Academy students; any student who enters Mingde Hall needs to be questioned."
Huo Yuhao suddenly remembered the questioning section in the original work, and he casually said, "I was researching a soul tool called a Soul Guidance Train, but it was very troublesome and I got stuck. Then an explosion occurred. I sensed something was wrong and immediately hid under the experimental table."
"After that, there were piles of soul power fluctuations appearing in the base. Because I was far away from the explosion and combat area, I waited until the battle was over before coming out."
The male teacher looked Huo Yuhao carefully but didn't see anything. He then took out a metal rod from the storage soul tool on his wrist and became more polite, "Please put all the soul tools you have into the storage soul tool. I need to check them..."
Before the male teacher could finish speaking, Huo Yuhao casually tossed the storage ring on his finger to the male teacher.
This surprised the male teacher, who stared blankly at the storage ring. Other students, when asked to show their storage soul tools for inspection, had all been eager to resist, but Huo Yuhao was quite compliant.
Huo Yuhao gestured for the male teacher to check.
Despite his surprise, the male teacher didn't forget his duty, repeatedly scanning the storage ring with a metal rod.
"Hmm?"
Soon, the male teacher couldn't help but utter a sound of surprise.
This scene instantly attracted the attention of He Caitou, Ye Xiaosheng, and the other Shrek Academy students. Their expressions changed slightly; could it be that Yuhao had really brought something back from Mingde Hall? This was troublesome.
Thinking this, He Caitou and Ye Xiaosheng walked over together, ready to deal with it.
But the next moment, the male teacher looked at Huo Yuhao in a daze, and his words stunned everyone, "You... your storage ring should be made primarily of starlight rubies, right? Although it can't compare to starlight sapphires, it's not far off, worth at least several million gold soul coins. Such a precious soul tool, and you've used it all to store food?"
Food?
The Shrek Academy students all looked at Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou and Ye Xiaosheng also stopped.
Huo Yuhao reached out and took back the storage ring. The next moment, with the release of his spiritual power, several still steaming grilled fish appeared in his hand. "Isn't it normal to store food? Don't you guys store food too?" As he spoke, Huo Yuhao even took a bite from one of the grilled fish skewers.
The aroma of numbing spiciness and cumin wafted through the air, filling the male teacher's nostrils. He subconsciously swallowed, the sound of his swallowing clearly audible to everyone, causing their expressions to turn strange.
Huo Yuhao, seeing this, quickly offered him a grilled fish, saying enthusiastically, "Hungry? Want a skewer? Let me tell you, one skewer will definitely wake you up."
"I don't..." The male teacher blushed and was about to refuse. Although he was indeed a little tempted, this was a time for serious business, and he couldn't afford to be distracted. Even if he
was dying of craving, he wouldn't eat a single bite.
...
"How does it taste? I wasn't exaggerating, was I?"
"It smells amazing!"
Inside the dormitory, ten Shrek students, along with the male teacher who had come to inspect, sat together, enjoying the spicy and delicious grilled fish and some meat skewers. The trash can was overflowing with skewers, and the air was filled with a fiery aroma.
The male teacher ate with great enthusiasm, his mouth greasy, and while eating, he didn't forget to give Huo Yuhao a thumbs up, and also didn't forget to clink glasses with the students.
Men, even if they weren't familiar with each other, could become close over a meal.
He tossed the gleaming skewers into the trash can, checked the time, and seeing that it was still early, or perhaps because he'd had a little wine, he couldn't help but speak his mind, "I'm telling you, from now on, you either have to go back to Shrek Academy, or stay in the teaching building to study. In any case, you won't be able to enter Mingde Hall for a year."
Hearing this, everyone turned to look. Studying in Mingde Hall and studying in the teaching building were truly different experiences.
"Because Mingde Hall was damaged too badly this time?" He Caitou asked in a deep voice.
"Of course." The male teacher raised his glass and clinked it with Ye Xiaosheng's, taking a sip. "If the battle had been any more intense, I'm afraid Mingde Hall would have completely collapsed, and most of the people inside would have died."
"This time, just repairing Mingde Hall alone cost an astronomical amount of manpower and resources, not to mention the many people who died inside, and some research was directly interrupted."
"I was ordered to come and inspect this time because someone secretly took advantage of the damage to the hall to wantonly loot the scattered rare metals, and some even stole storage soul tools from the dead. Damn it, they don't even spare the dead, they deserve to die… Forget it, forget it, it's getting angry to talk about this. It's getting late, I'll go back and report first. Let's drink, brothers."
Cursing, the male teacher swayed as he got up, activating his soul power to dispel the effects of the alcohol.
"Teacher, you haven't finished inspecting the people yet." Ye Xiaosheng called out from the corridor.
"Don't I trust my brothers? Let's go." The male teacher waved his hand and left through the soul-guided elevator.
Watching the male teacher's departing figure, everyone exchanged bewildered glances.
As night fell, the atmosphere at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy became tense, because no one was allowed to leave without Jing Hongchen's permission.
Many students outside of Mingde Hall belatedly realized the gravity of the situation. A few inquiries revealed that Mingde Hall had been attacked and suffered heavy losses, a news that shocked the entire academy.
In all its years of existence, this was the first time Mingde Hall had nearly been destroyed, causing widespread panic among the students.
Not to mention the deaths of some students; gazing at the darkened dormitories, the survivors finally understood that those people were gone forever.
The cruelty of death was being shown to these students for the first time.
Meanwhile, the enraged Jing Hongchen apprehended four students who had secretly looted the dead. Without hesitation, he arranged for them all to be publicly executed by hanging on a certain day, including even a member of a collateral branch of the royal family.
That same evening, Qian Duoduo gathered everyone in his dormitory to inquire about their wishes: whether to end their exchange studies early or follow the Sun Moon Academy's arrangements and return to the main teaching building.
Because of the attack on Mingde Hall by the Body Sect, two of Shrek Academy students' instructors were killed in the attack.
For a long time to come, the teaching atmosphere at Sun Moon Academy will likely be very poor, and a few extreme students might even attack Shrek Academy students as the instigators of the attack.
But ultimately, everyone decided to stay at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Since they were already there, they figured they might as well learn something before returning home and facing their families.
Qian Duoduo didn't ask any more questions, telling everyone to rest well, and leaving Huo Yuhao behind.
"I've already spoken to Jing Hongchen, and he agreed to let us leave the academy tomorrow to obtain soul rings. Yuhao, have you thought about what soul beasts you want to hunt?" Qian Duoduo stood with his hands behind his back, looking out the window at the sky, perhaps missing his wife.
"Evil Eyes." Huo Yuhao already had his choice. "
Evil Eyes" is just a general term; in reality, it's divided into several groups, categorized by the number of attributes. The fewer attributes, the stronger the individual. This is taught in the inner court curriculum; for example, the Evil Emperor only has the mental attribute.
Any Evil Eye that reaches ten thousand years can be called an Evil Eye Tyrant, and one that reaches one hundred thousand years is an Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler. "
As expected, it's this kind of soul beast." Qian Duoduo turned around and smiled. "How many years?" "At least forty thousand years." Huo Yuhao thought for a moment. "Forty thousand years. It's not easy to find an Evil Eye with only spiritual attributes." Qian Duoduo's lips twitched, and he joked, "When we get back to the academy, I'll have to ask Old Yan for some reward." "You should definitely ask." Huo Yuhao chuckled. The Evil Eye clan is extremely protective of its own. If it can't be killed quickly, it's easy for this Evil Eye to activate its spiritual power to notify its clan for help. Within a certain range, as long as they sense the distress signal, they will almost all rush over. Of course, it's also possible that this soul beast is arrogant and thinks it can kill its own kind, thus missing the time to call for help. ... Inside the manor, the atmosphere was heavy. Gui Wujing stared at the silent Demon Emperor. "So, you believe your daughter was taken away by the Body Sect?" The Demon Emperor's dark blue eyes flashed with intense killing intent. "There's no one else but them. Gui Wujing, help me find the Body Sect's headquarters." "We can't do that." Gui Wujing frowned. "No one knows exactly where the Body Sect's headquarters is. In fact, even our Holy Spirit Sect can't match their secrecy." "Then what should we do?" The Demon Emperor felt only frustration. Gui Wujing fell silent, because he didn't know what to do either. If Lan Fuzi were still in the Mingde Hall, they could come and rescue her at any time. But the Body Sect was far away, and even if Lan Fuzi was released from the Conferred God Platform and revealed her life force, by the time they found her, she would probably have already become a soul ring or soul bone. Those madmen from the Body Sect ignored the Emperor's Heaven in their pursuit of a 100,000-year soul ring, and had continuously killed several 100,000-year soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. They would never let Lan Fuzi go. Thinking about it, Gui Wujing felt a headache coming on. Lan Fuzi was dead, and with the Demon Emperor's already unstable emotions, it would likely be completely ignited. To put it more accurately, with his family gone, there was no point in living. The most terrifying people in this world are those with top-tier strength who have no scruples whatsoever. Even the Supreme Master wouldn't dare say he was that kind of person. "Don't be anxious, I will inform the Sect Master and the Supreme Master to help you search," Gui Wujing tried his best to calm the Demon Emperor. The Demon Emperor silently got up and walked outside. "Sigh. Headache," Gui Wujing shook his head. ... The next morning, the once bustling Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was less noisy and more desolate and indifferent. The students coming and going all had blank expressions in their eyes. The death of their companion was a huge blow, and everyone also knew that the academy was never a safe place. On the contrary, because of their special status, it was extremely dangerous. Some people were already planning to drop out and apply to the Mingdu Soul Master Academy, at least it wasn't as dangerous as the Royal Academy. As for Jing Hongchen, he had barely rested since yesterday's incident, staying inside to handle affairs: the aftermath of the deaths, resource allocation for repairing Mingde Hall, and the overall closure of the academy to delay the leak of news. Right now, all he could do was stabilize Mingde Hall before going to the palace to apologize. "You two can leave now." At the gate, the guard solemnly checked Qian Duoduo's pass and then signaled his colleague to let them pass. "Let's go." Looking at the deserted streets, Qian Duoduo and Huo Yuhao prepared to set off for the Demon Forest. After leaving Mingdu, Qian Duoduo and Huo Yuhao donned their flying soul tools and took to the air, heading west—a long journey indeed. The Demon Forest, slightly smaller than the Star Dou Great Forest, was currently one of the top three soul beast gathering places on land. The Star Dou Great Forest, the far north, and the Demon Forest—all three gathering places had top-tier soul beast powerhouses, which ensured they hadn't been completely conquered by humans. The eldest brother of the Demon Forest is naturally the Evil Emperor, the second most ferocious beast. He once injured Di Tian, but was given a loving lesson by Di Tian, nearly dying on the spot due to the depth of his affection.
All spirit-type soul masters in the Douluo Continent yearn for a pure spirit attribute Evil Eye soul ring, but because it is extremely difficult to obtain, very few actually possess one, which also contributes to the large population of this soul beast race. After spending a full three hours traversing mountains and valleys, the two finally saw an ancient forest stretching as far as the eye could see.
Unlike the verdant Star Dou Great Forest, the trees in the Demon Forest were a deeper, dark gray, becoming even clearer as Qian Duoduo and Huo Yuhao descended from the sky.
The tall trees crisscrossed, blocking out the sunlight, and the wind blew freely in the dim space, carrying a chill to every corner.
The depths were deathly silent, like a ferocious beast with its jaws wide open, waiting for all prey to enter and provide it with nourishment.
"The Demon Forest is far more dangerous than the Star Dou Great Forest. Stay close to me." Qian Duoduo's gaze swept across the area seriously before he said to Huo Yuhao in a deep voice. "I understand." As he spoke, a light appeared in Huo Yuhao's eyes, and he activated his shared spiritual detection skill. As his spiritual power swept outwards like a tidal wave, the previously chilling and terrifying forest suddenly became clear. No wonder Qian Duoduo said the Demon Forest was more dangerous. Even at the very outermost edge, Huo Yuhao sensed a large number of poisonous insects roaming and preying. Many of them were not spirit beasts, but their toxicity was no less than that of poison-attribute spirit beasts. Beneath the decaying vegetation, there were already fragile bones, some human, some spirit beasts. "Whoosh whoosh." With the help of spiritual detection, the two did not delay and headed directly into the depths of the Demon Forest.
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