Mansion, a vast mansion spanning over three thousand acres, glowed with a hazy golden glow in the sunlight. Sunlight filtered through the glazed tiles on the eaves, casting ripples on the floor.
Even a single tile here would cost a commoner on Douluo Continent half a lifetime to purchase.
After all, this was the White Tiger Duke's territory. Thinking of the Xingluo Military God who guarded the Mingdou Mountains and the ancestor Dai Mubai, who ascended ten thousand years ago, would make even the lowest serf puff out his chest with pride! Of
course, not every area of such a vast territory could bask in the sun's bounty.
In a simple house near the back door of the Duke's Mansion, a slightly frail, black-haired boy, about ten years old, sat on a stool, gazing wistfully out the window.
The servants came and went like extended tree roots, absorbing the earth's nutrients to nourish the mighty tree of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
Watching their busy work, Huo Yuhao's mind, which had been somewhat dazed by the onslaught of information, regained its clarity.
"Douluo Continent? Or the Peerless Tang Sect era? This is so unlucky."
If netizens from the past were asked to discuss which period in the Douluo Continent series is the most suitable for time travel, there would probably be a heated debate.
But if we were to ask which period is the least suitable for time travel, the Peerless Tang Sect era would be undeniably the most unsuitable.
It's because time travelers from this period face the immense threat of Tang Buddha.
This pure and innocent man covets the entire continent at every opportunity, treating Douluo Continent as his own private garden.
For those who aspire to become gods in Douluo Continent, the Buddha's astonishing wisdom is a must-see.
As everyone knows, the most important aspect of astonishing wisdom isn't the wisdom itself, but the sheer magnitude of it.
"I'm ten years old now, with level nine spirit power, which means I still have about a year until the story begins."
"The only thing we know now is that in the original novel, Huo Yuhao left the Duke's Mansion at age eleven, having just reached level ten spirit power."
"Then, in the Star Dou Great Forest, he encountered two powerful cheats, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Alex."
Having regained some clarity, Huo Yuhao immediately began to recall the original novel, roughly planning a route to obtain the cheats.
Yes, Huo Yuhao is now a time traveler, though strictly speaking, he hasn't transmigrated.
In his previous life, he was also called Huo Yuhao, and he even had a close brother named Wang Dong.
As for why he traveled through time, it was because Earth wasn't peaceful in his previous life. Their sun experienced a helium flash crisis and began rapidly aging.
The world launched the Wandering Earth Project, but while using Jupiter for steering, they were captured by Jupiter's gravity.
Numerous planetary engines failed, and his mission was to rescue the Singapore No. 1 steering engine.
Unfortunately, when they were still a hundred kilometers from the planetary engine, their rescue team encountered a massive geological collapse caused by Jupiter's gravity.
Huo Yuhao used all his strength to push Wang Dong and the other team members to safety, but he himself fell into a crevasse.
Countless rocks fell around him, and a biting cold wind seeped through the rips in his protective suit, sucking away his remaining life like a vampire.
Fortunately, before his vision completely dimmed, he caught sight of a blue beam rising into the sky. It was the glow of the planetary engine.
A saturation rescue operation; someone must have gotten ahead of them in restarting the Singapore No. 1 engine.
Amidst the faint cries and the roar of the fusion ripped through the atmosphere, he forced his stiff facial muscles into an ungainly smile before completely losing consciousness.
After his death, his soul, guided by a certain voice, entered this world and then entered Huo Yun'er's body to conceive a new body.
Perhaps it was the wear and tear of his soul during the time travel or some other reason, but it wasn't until yesterday, after Huo Yun'er's death, that his grief restored his memory.
After pondering the current situation, Huo Yuhao shifted his gaze from the busy servants outside to the exquisite dark green short blade on the table before him.
The White Tiger Dagger, a level five melee soul guide, was a token of love Dai Hao had given to Huo Yun'er and the most valuable item Huo Yuhao currently possessed.
Huo Yuhao unsheathed the dagger, faintly perceiving strange inscriptions on the thin blade, which he suspected to be a soul guide circuit.
He gently injected a small amount of soul power into it, and soon a hazy blue light appeared on the dagger, followed by a white blade light.
The light was faint and transparent, making one worry it might be blown away by the wind. Although it looked very fragile, Huo Yuhao could clearly sense the danger it held.
As a spiritualist soul master with the Spirit Eye as his martial soul, coupled with his status as a time traveler, his spiritual power, according to the Dragon King legend, would have reached the level of spiritual connection.
The spiritual power of the Spiritual Path Realm already allowed him to sense surrounding danger, a kind of basic Spider-Sense.
Within that perception, the faint bladelight of the White Tiger Dagger conveyed an extremely terrifying, oppressive feeling, like a fully-powered chainsaw thrusting straight before Huo Yuhao.
As a Level 5 melee soul guide, the White Tiger Dagger could undoubtedly easily pierce the defenses of even the most common Millennium Soul Beasts. As an early-game weapon, it was truly exceptional.
Unfortunately, Huo Yuhao in the original story was so overpowered that the White Tiger Dagger barely made a dent.
Gazing at the blade before him, which reflected half of his face, Huo Yuhao realized he now had two options.
The first was to do nothing and simply cultivate, triple the effort of the original Huo Yuhao, until he reached Level 10 Soul Power, then leave the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and journey to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain the two crucial opportunities.
The second was to leave the White Tiger Duke's Mansion now and venture forth on his own for a year before heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain the two crucial opportunities: the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the Electrolux.
With the White Tiger Dagger, the spiritual power of the Spiritual Realm, and the combat skills honed in extreme environments in his previous life, Huo Yuhao was confident he could escape unscathed from any opponent below level 30. As
long as he avoided major cities like the Sun-Moon Empire, Shrek, or the well-known cities in the original novels, and instead explored remote, smaller locations not mentioned in the original novels, his safety would be guaranteed.
The half of his face illuminated by the White Tiger Dagger revealed a smile distorted by the blade's light, resembling that of a clown or a madman.
In his previous life, Huo Yuhao lived in Hefei Underground City No.
1. He was taken there at the age of three and raised in an orphanage.
He had no memory of his father, presumably having died during the Lunar Crisis. His mother, Huo Yun'er, succumbed to Type II radiation sickness.
Blue skies, white clouds, warm sunshine, endless grasslands and forests, and animals not encased in formaldehyde were all things Huo Yuhao's generation could only experience in virtual reality.
But data is just data; it can never simulate the warmth of the world and the pulse of nature.
Removing the helmet revealed the same cramped room, with dried earthworms of various flavors.
Continuity, endurance, and survival were the main themes of that world. Most entertainment activities were canceled, and people could only find solace in watching online novels or movies from before the brake era.
Now, having been reborn, in this world with a stable sun, there was no longer any need to suppress one's personal instincts for the sake of the world's future.
Now, Huo Yuhao wanted to live a different life!
"So the answer is obvious. The original plot is just a reference. I want to go my own way!"
The blade light of the White Tiger Dagger slowly dissipated. Huo Yuhao sheathed the knife and decided to take the second path.
(End of this chapter)