What was initially just suspicion has now become certain that he is rapidly progressing towards becoming a tattooed warrior.
From now on, before engaging in combat, he'll take off his clothes, revealing his numerous tattoos, and gain the upper hand in terms of sheer presence.
The rose-gold diamond-shaped mark on his forehead can transform into the Eye of Destiny at any time, allowing him to unleash soul skills.
Soul power and mental energy consumption have increased dramatically, while the effects of soul skills have also been greatly enhanced.
With the Eye of Destiny activated, the mental detection range reaches a diameter of eighteen kilometers and a one-way straight-line distance of twenty kilometers.
In short, all soul skills related to mental energy have been strengthened.
Simultaneously, the refined manipulation of mental energy has also significantly improved, which is what surprised Huo Yuhao the most.
Since the evolution of his Spirit Eye, he has been trying to improve the refined manipulation of mental energy.
In his view, rather than simply increasing the quantity of mental energy, it's better to focus on improving the control over it.
Having more mental energy is meaningless if it cannot be fully controlled;
it will only hinder one's strength.
Unfortunately, at this time, the Douluo Continent lacked a systematic method for cultivating spiritual power, and naturally, there was no scientific path to improve the control of spiritual power.
Huo Yuhao currently improved his precision by using spiritual power to perceive the world instead of his eyes and by using spiritual power to monitor his physical condition.
Now, the appearance of the Eye of Destiny has given Huo Yuhao another path to practice the refined manipulation of spiritual power.
After Tianmeng confirmed that the Golden Tortoiseshell had only fainted from exhaustion, Huo Yuhao turned his consciousness back to the outside world.
The pure white world initially felt incredibly magnificent and strange, but staying there for a long time brought an indescribable sense of oppression.
Perhaps it was because he was still human.
If he were to become a god one day, becoming the so-called Lord of Spirit, he could probably endure this loneliness and oppression.
Huo Yuhao summoned the tortoise shell on his left hand again, then stepped on it and began to glide using telekinesis.
"Let's go, Xiaomeng, back to the entrance."
The Remnant Dream Blade trembled slightly, then quickly flew to Huo Yuhao's side, wrapping a colorful ribbon around his right wrist.
Like a big hand leading a small hand, they moved together towards the entrance.
The way back wasn't difficult, and the spatial-temporal disorder they experienced upon entering didn't reappear.
This was probably because their control over the [Dream] authority had reached 10%.
Huo Yuhao could feel the goodwill emanating from this dream space.
After returning to land, he looked up and saw the black dragon still fighting the teddy bear.
The two beasts were exchanging blows like in a turn-based game, showing great sportsmanship.
Huo Yuhao really wanted to say,
"Stop! You won't kill anyone like this!"
These two beasts were probably the absurd dreams of some innocent child.
Or rather, most of the strange things in this dream space were products of children's dreams.
Only children could create such absurd and bizarre things.
The more realistic ones were products of adult dreams.
"So, whose dream are you, you idiot?"
Huo Yuhao looked at the chirping chick in overalls next to his legs with a dark expression.
The black chicken feet kept kicking Huo Yuhao's calves, its face showing a look of grief and indignation.
It was clear it still held a grudge against that flying kick from before.
"Could it be mine?!"
Huo Yuhao couldn't think of anyone else in this world whose dream could give birth to this thing besides his own.
He chuckled, squatted down, and looked at the uniquely parted head, saying,
"Heh, meeting is fate."
"I'll give you a name, Little Blackie."
Perhaps it was the special privilege of being the ruler of a divine kingdom, but the moment Huo Yuhao named it,
the overalls-wearing chick immediately stopped moving, its previously dull eyes slowly regaining their luster.
A peculiar connection appeared between Huo Yuhao and the overalls-wearing chick.
He could use this connection to transfer his power to it, or absorb energy from its body.
He could also sense its state at any time, and even directly erase its newly born intelligence.
It stared at Huo Yuhao, then chirped and ran away again.
Huo Yuhao ignored it; he realized that by naming a creation from his dream, he could turn it into his own servant.
The price was his own mental energy; yes, a portion of his mental energy was depleted after naming Little Blackie.
With his current mental energy reserves, he could convert thousands of dream creations similar to Little Blackie into familiars.
Perhaps these companions would be the first inhabitants of his divine kingdom.
Huo Yuhao rose and followed the Remnant Dream Blade to the entrance to the dream world.
The colorful doors reflected the scene inside the secret chamber of the Passion Headquarters.
He could also see the Shadow Cat peeking in from time to time, its eyes seemingly filled with worry.
"Jazz Cat!"
"Kitty, you can eat grilled fish!"
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao felt that his love for it hadn't been in vain.
With one step, the boundary between dream and reality was crossed. An intense white light flashed before his eyes, and when the light dissipated, the scene of the secret chamber appeared on his retina.
The familiar air filled his lungs again, and the temperature of reality caressed his skin once more.
Indeed, for humans, the real world was more suitable for living.
After seeing Huo Yuhao return, the Shadow Cat leaped up using the wall as a springboard and pounced into Huo Yuhao's arms, then climbed onto his shoulder and sat down.
The Remnant Dream Blade suddenly tightened the binding of the ribbon, making Huo Yuhao a little sweaty.
"Oh no, I didn't realize this knife was so heavy!"
"Am I going to end up like Makoto?!"
Helpless, he could only gently soothe the Broken Dream Blade, feeding it a little entropy.
He was genuinely afraid that one day he'd be torn apart by a bunch of strange things.
That would truly be like the late emperor's unfinished enterprise collapsing midway.
Fortunately, after absorbing some entropy, the Broken Dream Blade brushed against Huo Yuhao's cheek with its ribbon and returned to the back of his right hand, transforming into colorful blade patterns.
Huo Yuhao shook his head helplessly, left the secret room, and arrived at the Passion headquarters.
Passion's numbers were growing rapidly, controlling every aspect of Xilu City, from commoners to Soul Masters.
The expansion speed was astonishing; one could only say that the previous city lord was utterly inhumane.
The people of Xilu City were now welcoming the king's army!
As for the nobles, after Passion banned prostitutes, casinos, and bloody gladiatorial combat, some left on their own.
Before leaving, they even swore that Xilu City would eventually fall into Passion's hands!
Huo Yuhao didn't directly attack those who were willing to leave.
There were also some nobles who refused to leave, even ignoring the rules and continuing to commit illegal acts in Xilu City.
After Huo Yuhao gave the order, they were made into a "Fortune and Prosperity Feast" and fed to the other clueless clowns.
Truly the wisdom of our ancestors—this method is effective!
You can always trust your ancestors!
The clowns who ate the Fortune and Prosperity Feast immediately became obedient, kneeling on the ground, kowtowing, admitting their mistakes, abandoning their property, and getting out of Xilu City that very day.
As for reporting to the Heavenly Soul Empire, saying that they were harming nobles?
The Heavenly Soul Empire had no jurisdiction over the cities surrounding Shrek City, and wouldn't even dare to utter a word of condemnation.
After all, if you dare to condemn and investigate the cities surrounding Shrek today, you dare to investigate Shrek tomorrow.
What, does the Heavenly Soul Empire want to annex Shrek City?
Do you even know who holds the reins of the twenty-one provinces of the Douluo Three Kingdoms?
As for reporting to Shrek Academy? That's even more of a pipe dream.
Shrek Academy looks down on everyone outside Shrek, whether you're a commoner or a Soul Master noble.
Even if you're a noble from the Heavenly Soul Empire, so what? You're not a noble from Shrek Academy. Even
the Emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire has to bow to Yan Shaozhe when he comes to Shrek.
Who do you think you are?
Besides, Xilu City has been paying tribute to Shrek City for over a thousand years, and this hasn't changed regardless of who the city lord is. They're practically Shrek City's direct descendants.
Even if their direct descendants are wrong, their elder brother has to say they're right!
Otherwise, what will the surrounding cities think? They've been paying protection money for thousands of years; it can't be completely useless, right?
Even after Huo Yuhao took control of Xilu City, Kong Yang, following Huo Yuhao's orders, donated all the treasures of the former city lord to Shrek Academy's Treasure Pavilion.
This directly shows his stance: Xilu City remains "loyal" to Shrek!
And it's said that Lin Huiqun, who is in charge of finances at Shrek's Sea God Pavilion, plans to personally visit the new city lord, Kong Yang, in Xilu City these days.
After all, Xilu City is considered her supporter.
Therefore, to Shrek, you dare to report my direct descendants? You must be an evil soul master!
Shrek Academy must strike hard against evil spirit masters!
Now that Ice Emperor is positioned on their backs, what suggestions do you have for the front? Ideally, something imposing, just no Peppa Pig.
(End of Chapter)
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