NABC Chapter 45 Seeing Su Tong Again
Chapter 45 Seeing Su Tong Again
The next morning, Huo Yuhao and Jin Peng set off for Tiandou City early.
After they told Xueheng everything about the Soul Forging Method, the emperor immediately recognized its strategic value.
If this succeeds, Tianhun will reverse its weak position in the field of soul guidance and may be able to reshape Tiandou.
They could even travel south to pluck stars and point west to the sun and moon.
Suppressing his excitement, Xue Heng immediately ordered the establishment of the Soul Research Institute and designated it as a top secret of the Heavenly Soul.
All those who participated in perfecting the Soul Forging Method will be granted additional titles if they do not already hold a title, and will be promoted if they already have one.
At the same time, Xue Heng also dispatched secret envoys to search for Haotian Fortress and to investigate whether any descendants of the Powerful Clan still existed.
Huo Yuhao and Jin Peng stayed in the palace for an entire day.
As the sun sets in the west, the sky glows a fiery red.
After reporting his upcoming itinerary to Jin Peng, Huo Yuhao pushed open the palace door and headed straight for the Imperial Academy.
Given Su Tong's aloof nature, she must have something important to discuss with me since she went to Di'ao to find me.
Therefore, it was inconvenient to keep her waiting in Dio for too long.
Huo Yuhao traversed the wide streets, his Taiqing Sky-Walking Steps becoming increasingly proficient, and everyone along the way felt as if a gust of wind had passed by him.
By the time they realized what was happening, there was no one left in sight.
"Viscount Azure Dragon, you've arrived."
When the guards at the gate saw Huo Yuhao approaching, they quickly crossed their right hands in front of their chests and performed a standard Soul Master salute.
They were unaware that Huo Yuhao was now the Earl of the Azure Dragon.
In the past two months, because he regularly came to suppress Ma Xiaotao's evil fire, Huo Yuhao, the "truant student" who was specifically named to join the Di'ao team, has already become a legendary figure that Di'ao Academy talks about with great interest.
Huo Yuhao greeted the guards with a smile, then asked, "Has Ma Xiaotao caused any trouble these past few days?"
The guard responded, "Reporting to Viscount Qinglong, Ma Xiaotao has been ordered by the Dean to be kept under strict surveillance and not to deliberately cause trouble, otherwise she will be immediately sent back to Shrek Academy."
"So during this time, she didn't dare to cause trouble in the academy and could only obediently attend classes."
Huo Yuhao felt somewhat relieved.
Ma Xiaotao has a fiery temper, and her inner fire affects her temperament. If it weren't for Xue Heng's second decree to restrain Shrek Academy, she probably would have really started a fight in the Imperial Academy.
He had already figured it out: Ma Xiaotao was fearless, but she was afraid of causing trouble for Shrek Academy.
Before her evil fire problem was completely resolved, Shrek Academy dared not act recklessly in front of Tianhun.
Because it is essentially a Soul Master Academy, even though it has shown signs of interfering in the internal affairs of the empire, it still has to rely on its students to develop itself.
Especially the life force within the Heavenly Soul Realm.
If the Heavenly Soul Empire is truly pushed to the brink, it will unite with the major lords and the Body Sect to take action, even at the cost of mutual destruction, to cut off its life source. Such a price is something Shrek Academy cannot afford at present.
This is something that Douluo Continent cannot afford.
Therefore, the Heavenly Soul Empire and Shrek Academy have a very tacit understanding and currently maintain a delicate balance between them.
Huo Yuhao continued, "I heard from people in the Body Sect that a girl named Su Tong came to see me these past few days?"
"Oh! You mean that girl whose martial soul is the Ice and Snow Maiden?"
The guard quickly replied, "She did come. However, you were cultivating at the Body Sect at the time, so the dean arranged for her to wait for you on the Star Gazing Island in the Heavenly Heart Lake of the academy."
Tianxin Lake is located on the back mountain of Di'ao College, in a tranquil environment.
On the Star Gazing Island above, there is a Qingxin Xiaozhu (Clear Heart Abode), which is usually where Dean Xuexin receives distinguished guests, so students rarely come here on ordinary days.
Having Su Tong wait there suits her aloof nature.
"Thank you." Huo Yuhao nodded to the guards and then walked into the academy.
As night deepened, the solemn and majestic Di'ao architecture appeared exceptionally tranquil under the moonlight.
Teachers and students passing by greeted Huo Yuhao, hoping that he could win the championship together with Long Aotian, Jiang Peng and others in next year's Soul Master Competition.
Huo Yuhao responded to each question and quickly passed through the teaching area and dormitory area, arriving at the path behind the mountain.
The majestic mountains were sculpted by an extremely powerful earth-elemental super Douluo in the history of Heavenly Soul using his own methods.
The path meanders, with ancient trees towering on both sides.
Tianxin Lake is not large, but its water is clear and reflects the starry sky.
A gentle breeze blows, and the water ripples with shimmering light.
Huo Yuhao spread his ice dragon wings and soared toward the Star Gazing Island in the center of the lake.
A chill emanated from the ice dragon's wings, leaving an extremely long ice trail on the water's surface.
In just a few breaths, Huo Yuhao landed steadily in front of the Qingxin Xiaozhu on Guanxing Island.
He folded his ice dragon wings, gently knocked on the door, and said, "Sister Su Tong, I'm here."
The door slowly opened.
Su Tong was dressed in white, with a pure and ethereal beauty. Her long, snow-white hair was naturally draped over her shoulders, gleaming faintly in the moonlight.
Her icy blue eyes looked at Huo Yuhao, her voice as cold as frost: "I didn't expect you to have twin martial souls."
"It's already spread throughout the Douluo Continent that Huo Yuhao, the young sect master of the Body Sect, who possesses both Limit and Body dual martial souls, has made a stunning debut by stepping on Shrek Academy."
"You're really riding high right now."
Huo Yuhao said, "Sister Su Tong, you came all this way to see me, not just to talk about this, right?"
Su Tong stepped aside, gesturing for Huo Yuhao to enter the villa.
"My martial soul is the Ice and Snow Maiden," she said, "but it's clearly inferior to your Azure Sky Ice Dragon."
Su Tong recalled the scene when she met Huo Yuhao at the gate of Tiandou City.
At that time, the faint pressure emanating from Huo Yuhao was so great that even the Ice and Snow Maiden Martial Soul felt a chill.
"The reason I came to see you is simply to tell you something."
Su Tong and Huo Yuhao sat facing each other at the tea table by the window: "I don't know if this is an isolated case or a common feature of our ultimate martial souls."
"After I became a Soul Master, my cultivation speed suddenly decreased, and it was almost like I encountered a bottleneck at each level."
"Even if I use all my skills and cultivate day and night, I am only at the level of a level 47 Soul Master."
Such a cultivation speed is already considered genius compared to ordinary soul masters, and at least comparable to Mu Xue of Mu Yun.
However, Su Tong was extremely dissatisfied with this.
"When I came to Tiandou City that time, I wanted to check through their public library whether this situation was normal."
"It wasn't until recently that I confirmed this as a common characteristic of ultimate martial spirits from a book that had been circulating among the people."
After speaking, Su Tong took a slight breath, seemingly unaccustomed to saying so much at once.
She took a sip of tea and asked, "What level are you at now?"
Huo Yuhao said, "Level 26."
Su Tong frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.
"You now have the backing of the Body Sect and are also the Azure Dragon Viscount of the Heavenly Soul Empire."
She said, "This means you have given up your identity as a member of the Star Luo Empire. As a result, this sect and this country will definitely devote all their resources to nurturing you."
"Based on the early-stage talent of the ultimate martial soul, you should at least be a Soul Master by now."