#387 - Successful Investment (2 in 1)

".Jialing Pass?"

Hearing this somewhat unfamiliar name, Huo Yuhao frowned slightly and thought about it in his mind for a long time before he finally found some information about this place.

"Are you talking about the place where the two gods fell ten thousand years ago?"

"Um."

Ye Guyi nodded: "According to historical records, ten thousand years ago, the throne of the Angel God Qian Renxue was shattered here, and she herself lost her godhood and became an ordinary soul master. If I can find something from it, I think it should be helpful to my strength."

"I see."

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Ye Guyi with some curiosity: "So, your Holy Angel Martial Spirit is inherited from the Martial Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago?"

Ye Guyi put his hands on his waist and rolled his eyes in annoyance: "Please, I am an orphan whose parents died young. Every day I just muddle through looking for evil soul masters. In the end, I fell into the hands of you, the king of evil soul masters, and I have to be exploited by you every day. How can I know about this kind of thing if you ask me?"

"After all, the possibility is really high. This can be seen from your martial spirit which is much stronger than that of ordinary people."

"Martial Spirit?"

"Why do I feel like you are praising yourself in disguise? When it comes to martial spirits, you are the most perverted one, right?"

Although he muttered this, the corners of Ye Guyi's lips were visibly raised, and he was obviously overjoyed by Huo Yuhao's words just now.

Suppressing the feeling of elation in her heart, she waved her hand with a smug look and spoke in a nonchalant manner.

“Forget it. There’s no point in getting hung up on this. Not to mention that the Spirit Hall’s representative spirit was a six-winged angel, while mine is a holy angel. Even if there’s a connection, it’s useless. After all, the Spirit Hall isn’t like those big families with a long heritage. In ten thousand years, the heritage would have probably been cut off long ago.”

Huo Yuhao did not refute this point. Not to mention that according to historical records, Qian Renxue should have died long ago. Even if this former deity still existed in the world, he, who inherited the throne of the God of Emotions in his previous life, would not be too interested in his inheritance.

But no matter what, he is a real god after all. If he can really find some things left by the Angel God in Jialing Pass, it will be a significant improvement for Ye Guyi.

Moreover, right now is a time when he is lacking in strength. The stronger his companions are, the less he will have to worry about.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Seeing Huo Yuhao's silence, Ye Guyi thought he had something to hide: "If you are not free, I can go alone."

"no."

Huo Yuhao rejected Ye Guyi's proposal without hesitation, and his tone became a little tougher: "No one knows whether there will be any danger in that place. Although your cultivation has reached level 90, there is still a big gap compared to the real gods. To be on the safe side, I will accompany you to take a look."

“.”

Ye Guyi blinked. Instead of getting angry at the other person's tone, he moved closer with a smile on his face and stared into those blue eyes seriously.

"Are you concerned about me?"

?

Girl, isn't your focus a little weird?

"Did I care less about you before? If you could make me worry less, I wouldn't be like this."

Feeling a little tired for a moment, Huo Yuhao suppressed the urge to grab the other person and spank him, and rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"And don't be too happy. Consolidate your cultivation in the next few days. Once the conditions of the others have stabilized, we can set out together."

"Humph, full of lies, you are indeed the cunning king of evil soul masters."

Ye Guyi looked him up and down, sneered as if he had already figured him out, and muttered to himself.

"One day, I will severely correct your bad habit of saying one thing and thinking another."

A frown appeared on Huo Yuhao’s face, and before the other party could finish her words, he grabbed her hand.

".Huh?"

Ye Guyi was stunned for a moment, and then a huge force hit her. After a dizzying moment, she was pressed down on the soft bed.

After struggling subconsciously and feeling the irresistible force coming from his arms, Ye Guyi slowly raised his head and met Huo Yuhao's half-smile.

"There is an old saying that things change over time. I think you should have heard of it."

Looking down at the shocked expression of the girl, Huo Yuhao raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a happy smile.

"Usually you always come over and put pressure on me, this time it's my turn."

Ye Guyi was stunned, and his cheeks gradually turned red.

Feeling her heartbeat that was about to jump out of her chest and into her throat, her tone was uneasy but also mixed with a bit of anticipation.

"You, what do you want to do?"

"As you can see, in order to make someone who is even more duplicitous than me recognize his own heart, I intend to do something that an evil soul master should do."

Huo Yuhao moved closer little by little, letting his reflection fill the girl's golden eyes, completely occupying her world, breathing softly.

"Don't you like it?"

The bewitching words were like a magical hand, dragging her mind bit by bit into the bottomless abyss until she completely sank.

“Gu——”

After swallowing his saliva without any manner, Ye Guyi was no longer in the mood to answer Huo Yuhao's question.

Thinking of his irreconcilable stance against evil, Ye Guyi, who was determined not to give in, held back the words that were about to come out of his mouth, and then tried to twist his body, trying to break free from Huo Yuhao's restraints.

However, no matter how she struggled, she was unable to resist the figure pressing on her, and could only watch the other person getting closer and closer.

It was not until she suddenly felt a soft touch on her lips that her whole body froze as if she had been cast under a spell.

Just like treating a prey that was completely trapped with no possibility of escape, Huo Yuhao was not in a hurry to attack. Instead, after placing a kiss, he tilted his head slightly and once again asked a question that did not allow for escape.

"Answer?"

The hot breath brushed across the girl’s flushed cheeks and hit her ears that seemed about to bleed. As Huo Yuhao’s lips opened and closed, the corners of their lips rubbed against each other in an ambiguous way, completely breaking Ye Guyi’s already limited sanity.

She could no longer care about anything else, and immediately opened her mouth with a dazed look and spoke intermittently.

“Like, like it.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she seemed to be completely defeated. She turned her head, took the initiative to explore Huo Yuhao's lips, and gave him a long kiss.

Huo Yuhao smiled, and reached his hand into her pajamas with ease, gently moving it.

"No, don't."

The palm of the hand was clamped by the thighs that suddenly closed, but this did not prevent the fingers from continuing to move.

Listening to the girl's uncontrollable sweet moan, Huo Yuhao continued to play tricks on her while moving closer to Ye Guyi's ear and gently biting the pink earlobe that was emitting heat.

"We still have a few hours until dinner, which is just enough time for us to review what you learned earlier, what do you think?"

".I'll listen to you. Yes, I'll listen to you."

Dinner time.

Huo Yun'er brought the last dish to the table, looked around at the figures on the table, and murmured in confusion.

"Hey, I remember Ye Guyi was at home, why didn't she come down to eat? Yuhao, why don't you go upstairs and call her down? I'll go myself."

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao, who had just walked out of the kitchen, was shocked and quickly grabbed his mother.

"It's okay, Mom. I forgot to mention it just now. Ye Guyi told me this afternoon that she practiced too late last night and wanted to catch up on some sleep. She's probably not awake yet. After we finish eating, I'll make another portion for her."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who was waiting to eat, including Zhang Lexuan, looked at Huo Yuhao with subtle expressions.

"I see."

Huo Yun'er vaguely guessed something in her mind, but tactfully didn't ask any further questions. She even felt inexplicably relieved.

Come to think of it, it's true that children should have some privacy when they grow up. There's no need to pry into everything.

Thinking back to when Tang Ya first came to their house, she was still worried that this boy was as stupid as a piece of wood, and it was a question whether he could find a wife in the future.

Now it seems that I don't have to worry about this matter anymore.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on her face again and she came over and sat down next to Zhang Lexuan.

"Come on, Le Xuan, you are busy on weekdays and don't come here often. Try Yuhao's cooking tonight."

After chatting for an afternoon, she was extremely satisfied with Zhang Lexuan, who behaved well and looked like a lady from a noble family.

Especially when Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen and Ye Guyi left her with a somewhat perverted first impression during the dinner in Tiandou City half a year ago, Zhang Lexuan, who is also a big sister, was like a breath of fresh air.

"Thank you, auntie. Shrek Academy is not far from your home. I will come to visit you often if I have the chance."

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come often in the future."

Looking at Zhang Lexuan, who was like a completely different person from when she was alone, and who made her mother smile happily, Huo Yuhao no longer had the energy to complain.

However, just as he sat down in the empty seat next to Gu Yuena, an ethereal voice suddenly came to his ears.

"After settling the others, what are your plans next?"

“Hmm.”

Huo Yuhao picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth. His cheeks bulged and his eyes flickered slightly.

After a moment, he swallowed the food in his mouth and expressed his thoughts.

"Let's go back to the Sun Moon Empire first and get Ling Mou's eighth soul ring. Orange and the others also need the Qian Kun Creation Pill. Do you want to come with us?"

The Spirit Pagoda had just been established not long ago, and the two great empires of Tianhun and Douling had only completed the succession of the throne a few months ago. Many things required his corresponding instructions.

On the contrary, the Sun-Moon Empire and the City of Original Sin were almost on the right track and he didn't need to worry about anything, so for the past six months, he had been staying in the Soul Transmission Tower, concentrating on making soul guides and Qiankun Creation Pills.

Seeing that the matter was about to be resolved, it was time for him to start thinking about his eighth soul ring.

For other people, the eighth soul ring might be as simple as adding one or two soul skills and advancing from a Soul Sage to a Soul Douluo, but he is different.

Once he obtains the soul ring, it means that his cultivation level can directly jump to level 89, and he will be qualified to condense the second soul core.

You know, those ice-attributed souls in the spiritual space are counting on this thing to help contain their power, so that they can be promoted directly to the god level like Brother Tianmeng with the help of the Ten Thousand Years Mysterious Ice Marrow.

The reason why he only allowed Brother Tianmeng to be promoted to a priest is because his body can no longer accommodate the power of a third priest. Once he obtains the eighth soul ring, these limitations will be resolved, and his strength will once again experience an extremely terrifying improvement as several souls are promoted to priests.

In fact, in addition to this, there is a faster method, which is to rely directly on the power of several souls to condense an eighth soul ring by yourself, just like in the previous life.

But the problem is that when condensing a spirit ring under this circumstance, the spirit ring only contains the power of a priest of the Snow Emperor.

On the contrary, if they wait until Bingdi and the others have all achieved the status of priests before condensing their own soul rings, then this soul ring will be equivalent to possessing the power of multiple priests, and its quality and the power of its soul skills will undoubtedly be much stronger.

In comparison, the former is like wasting huge future potential for a little short-term benefit, which is tantamount to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Besides, due to the restriction of the seven original sins, it would be difficult for him to become a god in a short period of time as he could not inherit the throne. He had to find a way to improve his combat effectiveness as much as possible before becoming a god.

Faced with this situation, it is natural to be as greedy as possible.

"Yes."

Gu Yuena obviously understood Huo Yuhao’s thoughts. After answering the question, she suddenly pursed her lips and continued.

"Since we are going to the Sun and Moon Empire, I have an idea."

"If you still want to continue to grow stronger quickly on this basis, after you obtain the eighth spirit ring, you can go to the center of the Jingyang Mountains mentioned earlier. After all, by then you will have received the blessing of several priests, which should be enough to face the dead Dragon King."

Huo Yuhao suddenly realized something and recalled what Gu Yuena had mentioned to him at the beginning of the Mingdu Soul Master Competition. The Dragon King was located in the center of the Jingyang Mountains and seemed to be out of her control.

Precisely because he is out of control, this Dragon King will not be like the Ice and Fire Dragon King who directly surrendered to Gu Yuena and actively cooperate in sealing his own power, thus greatly reducing the difficulty of his absorption.

It is no exaggeration to say that if it were not for Gu Yuena's crucial help, he might not have been able to absorb the power of the Ice and Fire Dragon King until now.

What he will face next is a dragon king who Gu Yuena cannot help with during the absorption process and whose strength is even stronger than the original Ice and Fire Dragon King.

Of course, he doesn't have the qualifications now, but everything will be different after he obtains the eighth soul ring.

Snow Emperor, Brother Tianmeng, Ice Emperor, Xiaobai, and Star Anise Ice Grass.

With the support of the five priests, it should not be a problem for him to keep his life when he realizes something is wrong.

"I see. Once things are arranged here, we will first send Ye Guyi to Jialing Pass, and then go to the Sun Moon Empire."

"Jialing Pass?"

Gu Yuena blinked twice: "Are you talking about the place where those gods fought ten thousand years ago?"

"Well, you know?"

"Of course I know. That period was when the gods from the God Realm descended to the mortal world most frequently. The Sea God Tang San you mentioned seemed to have received a lot of help during this process. If not, the outcome of that God War might be uncertain."

At this point, Gu Yuena paused and said, "Or maybe I will just take action and kill all of them."

She had no good feelings towards human gods, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she held hatred for them. In addition, no matter which side won at that time, it would not be good for the soul beast group, so she naturally had no intention of choosing a side to bet on.

If it was true as she said, that the gods in the divine world had not paid attention to this matter, none of those guys would have survived her hands.

Of course, in this process, Tang San, who was chosen as the heir to the throne by the Shura God who split the Dragon God with one sword, might die a more miserable death.

Huo Yuhao opened his mouth and grunted for a long time before he couldn’t help but shook his head and sighed, “Should I be thankful that you didn’t kill me outright in the Star Dou Great Forest?”

"I watched the contract process between you and the bug. I naturally won't take action before I understand your intentions. After all, it's rare for a god with huge potential to appear and be kind to the soul beast community. I naturally have to seize this opportunity. Not only me, but the soul beasts also need this hard-won opportunity."

“Aren’t you worried about getting into trouble if you fail?” Huo Yuhao asked curiously.

"So what if I get into trouble?"

Gu Yuena tilted her head in confusion: "Will the situation get better if we continue to wait?"

“.”

Seeing Huo Yuhao fall into silence, she lowered her eyes slightly and whispered softly.

"In fact, soul beasts are in a worse situation than evil soul masters. Although both can be born continuously in this world, the growth rate of you humans is much faster than that of soul beasts, and evil soul masters are even faster. This means that they will never lack the power to resist."

"But soul beasts are different. If we don't make any changes and let things continue to develop along the original trajectory, what awaits us will only be suffocation and silent extinction. So I decided to go all out."

She raised her head and met Huo Yuhao's eyes.

“If the only outcome that awaits us is destruction, if we have no way to go except hell, then we should wail loudly, struggle desperately, and fight with all our might. Even if the final outcome will not be changed, at least after we die, we should let others know that we once existed.”

Since soul beasts cannot become gods, and each breakthrough requires thousands or even tens of thousands of years of accumulation, it is simply unrealistic to think of overthrowing the God Realm by relying on the soul beasts' own power. The appearance of Huo Yuhao undoubtedly gave her the best choice.

This was why she chose to help this guy in the first place.

“It turns out.”

Gu Yuena glanced at Huo Yuhao and said, "My investment this time seems to be quite successful."

Although the soul contract has not been completely perfected, the problem of being able to practice after becoming a soul has been solved.

As for the subsequent solution of souls not having to be bound to the host's life and death, it is also being gradually improved. It should not be a problem to produce results before the old, weak, sick and disabled groups of soul beasts are completely consumed.

After so many years, Huo Yuhao finally fulfilled his promise to Gu Yuena.

"invest?"

Huo Yuhao pulled the corner of his mouth and looked at her with a half-smile: "I have never seen anyone get himself involved in a fight."

Gu Yuena's cheeks seemed to turn a little red, but her tone remained calm.

"You seem to have got our relationship wrong. To be precise, you are the return on this investment."

"The whole person should be my property."