Moving the timeline forward slightly.
“My Lord, this subordinate was incompetent and failed to find the true cause of those two bell tolls.”
The Silver Dragon King wasn’t surprised.
A bell toll mixed with bizarre powers of fate that could easily confuse the senses—even she couldn’t pinpoint the source.
It was obvious it had an extraordinary origin; how could Di Tian easily investigate it?
“[Fate], [Strong Luck]…” The Silver Dragon King half-closed her dragon eyes, trying to find a connection between the two.
“Since they could appear twice in a short period, they will definitely appear again.
Moreover, the fate and luck of Douluo Planet have changed…”
She felt this might be her opportunity.
However, the injuries on her body were still being ravaged by the power of laws.
To avoid drawing the attention of the Divine Realm, now was not the time for her to appear.
“Next time…
next time the bell rings, I must figure out the truth behind it.”
Mingdu.
The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
The travel-worn Huo Yuhao walked along the road, looking at the building complexes full of technological vibes and metallic tones.
Thinking back to the Star Luo Empire cities he had seen along the way, he couldn’t help but sigh.
Setting aside political systems, just speaking of the development level of soul engineering technology, the Sun Moon Empire truly had its unique merits.
It was genuinely several technological generations ahead of the original Douluo Three Empires and Shrek.
And this gap would only widen as time went on.
What a pity that only a minority in the original Three Empires could clearly see this situation.
Even Shrek Academy currently held a dismissive attitude toward soul tools.
“Skydream, wake up, we’re here.”
In the spiritual sea, Skydream—currently taking the form of a cute loli wearing white and gold pajamas—rubbed her eyes upon hearing Huo Yuhao’s voice and stretched lazily.
“Finally here…
Sis is exhausted.”
Huo Yuhao’s mouth twitched.
“Skydream, doesn’t your conscience hurt saying that?”
“So what?
Sleeping also requires skill, okay!
Why don’t you try it, Yuhao, and see if you can break Sis’s deep sleep record.”
“No thanks.” If he really did that—setting aside whether he could live that long—waking up suddenly in the Dragon King’s Legend era would leave him with nowhere to cry.
By now, Skydream had also seen the sci-fi-esque buildings of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy and couldn’t help clicking her tongue in wonder.
“Yuhao, is this the Sun Moon Empire you said was most suitable for your future?
I have to say, you humans are truly blessed by heaven.
That innate wisdom, exclusively favored by heaven and earth, is an inherent superiority that all spirit beasts could spend their whole lives failing to match.
What spirit beasts take ten thousand or a hundred thousand years to possess, humans can easily obtain from birth.
If not for the drag of your lifespans, Sis really doesn’t know how spirit beasts could ever stand against humans as equals.
“But even so, as time passes, the human race—these darlings of heaven and earth—will only get stronger and stronger.
The existence of spirit rings also means the contradiction between the two is irreconcilable.
Spirit beasts will eventually fade into the dust of history.”
Huo Yuhao replied, “Why so pessimistic, Skydream?
There will eventually be a way.” He didn’t say he would find a way to eliminate these contradictions.
Those matters weren’t something he could fantasize about now.
The most important thing currently was to make himself strong first and find a place to settle down.
Skydream quickly returned to normal, twisting her body back and forth, tossing everything from just now to the back of her mind.
She wouldn’t worry pointlessly.
What she was going to do was create a god, stand firmly through life and death with Yuhao, and then stay together forever with her Bingbing.
As for spirit beasts, she only had pity for the weak ones, not for those bastards who sucked her origin…
“Let’s go, Yuhao!
Let’s take the first step toward our future fate!”
Huo Yuhao was helpless against Skydream, a natural optimist.
Adjusting his mood, he used his Spirit Interference Domain to hypnotize himself, ran through the speech he had prepared all along the way, and finally strode toward the gates of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
“Halt.
Non-faculty or students of the Imperial Soul Engineering Academy are not permitted to enter.”
Huo Yuhao’s appearance caught the guard’s attention.
Upon seeing Huo Yuhao’s face clearly, the guard cursed inwardly: Damn, where did this kid come from?
How can he be so handsome?
“Please inform the Academy’s Teaching Department.
Due to certain reasons, I missed the academy’s new student recruitment.
I would be immensely grateful.” Saying this, he secretly stuffed all his remaining spirit coins into the hands of the righteous-looking guard.
The guard’s expression instantly changed.
Smiling as he felt the spirit coins in his pocket, his view of Huo Yuhao shifted from envy to flattery.
“Easy, easy.
But I have to say up front: even if the teachers from the Teaching Department come, you might not be accepted by the academy.
If your talent or age doesn’t meet the standards, there’s nothing I can do.”
“Please,” Huo Yuhao nodded firmly.
“Alright, wait here.” The guard picked up a soul communication device and began transmitting a message to the Teaching Department.
Huo Yuhao stood quietly in place.
This was part of his plan.
After all, the academy’s recruitment had ended over half a month ago; he had to use special methods to attract the attention of the higher-ups inside.
The commotion here also caught the attention of many idle upper-year students.
For no other reason than Huo Yuhao’s image being far too outstanding.
After Skydream’s remodeling, his appearance had gone from a weak point to his most obvious and striking strength.
Even on his journey from Star Luo to Sun Moon, Huo Yuhao barely dared to turn off his Spirit Interference Domain, constantly simulating the look of a local Sun Moon resident.
That had saved him countless troubles related to his looks.
“Yuhao, two human female soul masters over there are looking at you,” Skydream noted.
Hearing her reminder, Huo Yuhao’s gaze followed.
Not far away, a playful girl with twin tails was pointing with a flushed face and saying to the gentle girl beside her: “Ju Zi, look over there!
There’s a super handsome little guy~”
The girl called Ju Zi casually tied up her long hair, revealing a slender, fair neck.
Following Ke Ke’s pointing finger, her eyes met Huo Yuhao’s, who had just happened to look over.
However, both of their expressions remained calm, showing no strange emotions.
Ju Zi withdrew her gaze after the boy turned around.
She tapped Ke Ke’s nose and said somewhat lazily, “Alright, he’s very handsome, okay?
We finally got to come out for a bit, so please stop acting so lovesick here.
The little brother is still young; he might not even fancy an ‘old woman’ like you.”
“Ahhhh!
I’ll fight you, smelly Ju Zi!
Who are you calling an old woman?!”
Ju Zi ignored her and affectionately dragged Ke Ke away.
Just now, upon seeing the boy’s appearance, she had definitely been stunned for a moment, but that was it.
The future partner she, Ju Zi, was looking for must possess absolute culinary skills that suited her tastes; she didn’t care about anything else.
Besides, that boy didn’t seem to be a student of the Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
Forget it, stop thinking about it.
Rest for a day, then go back to researching soul tools.
Ju Zi?
The Empress God of War?
Huo Yuhao naturally recognized their identities at a glance, but that didn’t mean there would be any entanglement between them.
Help him?
Sorry, not everyone is a dark blue silver grass who invites you to the Tang Sect right after meeting and hands you an exemption letter like it was pre-scripted.
There might be chances to meet again in the future, but for now, they were merely strangers who had crossed paths once.
Before long, an amiable-looking middle-aged man walked out of the academy.
He was around fifty, slightly plump, and currently wore a very strict expression.
“I am the Director of the Teaching Department, Lin Jiayi.
Little guy, are you the one who missed the academy’s enrollment period?”
(END CHAPTER)