"A level nine detection isolation soul tool."
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm scratched his head and said, "A soul tool?"
"Alchemy is alright, but I really don't know much about soul tools."
"Are they from the Sun Moon Empire?"
Huo Yuhao nodded and said,
"Currently, only the Sun Moon Empire possesses all the level nine soul tools on the continent."
"Even making level eight soul tools is extremely difficult in the Douluo Three Kingdoms."
Tianmeng couldn't understand and said to Huo Yuhao,
"That's strange. I remember there aren't many rare metal mines near the Ice God Mountains in the far north."
"What are they after? That desolate Lake of Death?"
Huo Yuhao raised an eyelid. If America heard this, she'd probably be furious.
Such a large oil lake, if they heard it, it would be covered in mold by the next day.
"Yeah? What are they after?"
"Level nine soul tool master, level nine soul tool, far north..."
Huo Yuhao thought for a while and suddenly remembered the level nine soul tool at the Starlight Auction of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament in the original work.
"Heh, the Conferred God Platform."
"This ninth-level Soul Master's purpose is really hard to guess."
"Probably that unlucky 100,000-year-old Soul Beast."
"Lao Xue!"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's big eyes were filled with doubt. He said,
"A 100,000-year-old Soul Beast?"
"The Sun Moon Empire's Soul Master wants to capture a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast from the Far North?!"
"Then they're probably doomed."
"The core area of the Far North is different from other places." "
The 100,000-year-old Soul Beasts there are very united. Under the leadership of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, any human who covets a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast will be annihilated!"
Huo Yuhao looked at Tianmeng Ice Silkworm with disbelief and said,
"Hiss, weren't you a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast back then?"
What, in their eyes, you're a rare treasure?
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was immediately speechless. He didn't know how to answer that question.
"Let's ignore this sensitive topic! In short, capturing a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast in the Far North is no less difficult than trying to steal from the Emperor's Basket in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest!"
Huo Yuhao shook his head and said to Tianmeng,
"It's hard to say." "
Brother Tianmeng, keep a close eye on the mental imprint over there. Notify me immediately if anything unexpected happens!"
...
Five days passed quickly, barely five cycles of the sun and moon in the grand scheme of things, a blink of an eye in the world. But for the residents of Xilu City, today was a momentous day.
According to the leader from the Passion Headquarters, everyone in Xilu City aged six to fifteen could participate in a free Martial Soul Awakening!
During this time, the Xilu City Lord's Mansion held a public awareness campaign, informing all residents what Martial Souls were, their uses,
and the benefits of awakening innate Soul Power.
Many residents only now realized that so-called Soul Masters were those who had awakened their Martial Souls and gained innate Soul Power.
They had previously thought these Soul Masters were born from stones, naturally gifted.
Although their understanding of Martial Souls was still somewhat limited, they realized that as long as they awakened their Martial Souls and gained innate Soul Power, they could become Soul Masters in the future.
And it was free! Adhering to the simple principle of taking advantage of any opportunity, almost every child in Xilu City came to the City Lord's Mansion that day.
Huo Yuhao woke up early that day, intending to personally awaken the martial souls of the children.
Like a gacha game, Bai E and the others were guaranteed a win, and Huo Yuhao wanted to see if he could draw another gold card.
"Meow~"
The Shadow Cat, carrying a lunchbox, sat at Huo Yuhao's door.
This magnificent cat never entered its master's room without permission, only watching Huo Yuhao expectantly from the doorway.
Huo Yuhao dressed himself in a purple top, black slim-fitting trousers, and of course, a black trench coat!
He tossed a few fish and some precious fruits picked from the Thunderous Hell Vine Canyon into the Shadow Cat's lunchbox.
After the Shadow Cat finished eating, he let it sit on his shoulder, scratched its chin, and said,
"It's been a long time since I took you out. Come on, let's go draw cards together."
Not only Huo Yuhao was leaving, but Bai E was also hurriedly pulling Medmos out the door.
"Hurry up, Medmos!"
"Feng Jin and Tibo have already arrived at the City Lord's Mansion!"
"We can't be late!"
Medmos crossed his arms, his golden eyes seeming to hold a lion's rage. He said,
"Hmph, the word 'late' doesn't exist in my dictionary!"
Bai E scratched the back of his head, a hint of doubt in his blue eyes.
"But Medmos, I've never seen your dictionary."
"Can I see it next time? I feel like you've been tricked."
"Your dictionary seems to be missing quite a few words."
Medmos's forehead creased with a tic-tac-toe expression, and he punched Bai E hard in the chest, saying,
"Let's see who gets to the City Lord's Mansion first!"
Bai E smiled and said, "Of course, partner!"
"One, two, three, and we'll start running!"
"One!"
"Two!!"
"Three!!!"
Soon, two figures, one in white and one in red, began to race towards the City Lord's Mansion.
Bai E and Medmos also noticed that since their nap five days ago, their stamina and strength had been rapidly increasing!
Even Feng Jin and Ti Bao were experiencing the same.
Medmos's improvement was the most significant! He ran a hundred laps around the track in one go and was only slightly out of breath.
He could easily overpower several orphans with soul power in the orphanage with just his strength.
The orphans remarked that Medemos's strength was almost comparable to that of their former leader, Sui.
Keep in mind, Sui was a one-ring Soul Master with the Taotie bloodline.
It could only be said that the Golden Lion King Martial Soul was perhaps even more powerful than Huo Yuhao had imagined.
As expected of a Martial Soul based on a golden lion-dog, Medemos would be the strictest father to all future power-attack type Soul Masters.
Bai E knew he was currently no match for Medemos, but he didn't care. He simply enjoyed the feeling of running alongside his companions; winning or losing didn't matter.
If possible, he hoped his friends could always be together, laughing.
On the main street of Xilu City, everyone saw Bai E and Medemos and made way for them.
These two were quite well-known in Xilu City. Bai E was kind-hearted and often proactively helped the residents solve problems.
He was considered a handsome young man famous throughout the surrounding area.
Medemos often appeared with Bai E; if one of them found the other, they could always find the other nearby!
Although Medemos was a bit arrogant, he was still willing to help Bai E solve various problems for the residents.
"Yo, it's Bai E!"
"Going to awaken your martial soul? I bet you have innate soul power in the name of our ancestor Su Yuntao!"
"So, how about grabbing a steamed bun before you go? It's free, no charge."
"Consider it payment for taking care of Xiao Ya last time."
Bai E waved to the steamed bun shop owner as he ran, saying,
"Thanks, but no need, Uncle Su Yunhai."
Bai E could no longer see Medemos's figure at this point, but he continued running. He would give his all to everything he did, especially his promise to his friends!
Finally, he saw Medemos's figure when he arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.
The square in front of the City Lord's Mansion was densely packed with people!
Bai E felt there might be several thousand people!
Feng Jin and Ti Bao stood next to Medemos, tiptoeing to find Bai E's figure, then looked at him and waved, signaling him to come over.
Bai E ran over excitedly without noticing anyone nearby, and accidentally bumped into a young man in a black trench coat.
Bai E quickly apologized to him, then looked up and froze.
He was incredibly excited, and involuntarily muttered, "What a handsome outfit!"
"Wait a minute, you seem to be Mr. Huo... Mr. Huo Gushi!"
Huo Yuhao's lips twitched as he patted his head and said,
"Oh, it's you, little Bai'er."
"My name is Huo Qiqiang, courtesy name Gushi."
"Just call me Brother Huo from now on."
"You're here to awaken your martial soul, right?"
Bai'er nodded, pointing happily to Madmos and the others,
"Yes, almost everyone in the orphanage has awakened their martial souls. Madmos, Feng Jin, Tibao, and I came together to awaken ours!"
Huo Yuhao smiled kindly at him and said,
"You'll definitely awaken a powerful martial soul."
Bai'er nodded vigorously and said, "Yes! Thank you, Brother Huo!"
"With a martial soul and innate soul power, I'll definitely be able to protect my companions, right?"
Huo Yuhao said softly, as if gazing at a work of art,
"Of course."
Damn it, I got sent to Zhejiang again today to repair some machines. When I got there, all they did was restart them. I didn't even eat lunch. I should have gone to the power grid in the first place.
Anyway, thanks to everyone for your subscriptions and support. I'm so grateful!
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