In the shadows, Xuan Zi watched Huo Yuhao's gradually fading figure with a deep gaze. To be able to see so clearly at such a young age... If he were an ordinary person, it wouldn't matter, but given his astonishing talent and the fact that he was a Body Sect disciple, the old man couldn't let him live.
He glanced at the Star Emperor Hotel. Xuan Zi dismissed the idea of acting immediately. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future. Taking action now would mean a direct confrontation with that old man. Thinking of Du Busi, well, Xuan Zi felt a little intimidated.
That old man's brother had once sacrificed himself to cripple Old Mu, who was at Level 99, and Du Busi was even stronger than his brother.
Wait a bit longer. There was no need to worry too much. After all, being a genius didn't necessarily mean strength. The old man didn't believe that Du Busi could stick to that little brat's side every step of the way.
Having made up his mind, Xuan Zi's figure disappeared into the darkness.
Inside the Star Emperor Hotel, Du Busi also looked at the spot where Xuan Zi had vanished, a hint of mockery playing on his lips. With such a small heart, no wonder you, with the top-tier Godly Taotie Bull martial soul, have stopped at Level 98.
It wasn't that Du Busi thought Xuan Zi was wrong for wanting to kill Huo Yuhao, but that a Level 98 Super Douluo was constantly wary of a junior. He was afraid, hesitating, and with such a character, it would be a miracle if he could break through his limits.
When my time comes, I'll drag you down with me. That way, it won't be in vain that we've known each other, hehe.
Du Busi let out a strange laugh. He was older than Xuan Zi, and his natural talent was actually slightly inferior. The reason he could suppress Xuan Zi was due to the two extra hundred-thousand-year soul rings he possessed.
His own talent had reached its limit, and it was almost impossible for him to make a breakthrough without a great stroke of luck. Now, he only wanted to see his disciple grow as quickly as possible and hand over the sect to Huo Yuhao. Then, he would have no regrets in this life.
If Xuan Zi knew what he was thinking, he would definitely be scared out of his wits and run as far away as possible. As the saying goes, the soft fears the hard, and the hard fears the reckless. Who would want to trade one for one with a dying man? That would be pure idiocy, a losing proposition.
Pushing aside the chaotic thoughts, Du Busi remembered another matter. According to information obtained by the sect, half a month ago, an unknown spatial passageway had appeared in a small town on the northeastern coast of the Sun Moon Empire.
It was deduced that the spatial passageway connected to another continent. Since the appearance of the spatial passageway, countless strange creatures had poured out of it. These creatures had never appeared on the continent before.
What was terrifying was that these creatures seemed to be able to devour any life energy. Wherever these creatures passed, flowers and plants withered, and all living things perished. Even the earth presented a gray, desolate deathly aura.
In this situation, the small town was the first to suffer. It was said that in less than a day, the entire town was devoured, leaving no corpses behind, and completely turning into a dead land.
Fortunately, the strength of those creatures was not high, generally only at the Soul Master level, with the strongest approaching the Soul King level. The Sun Moon Empire reacted quickly, mobilizing the Soul Guidance Corps to deal with them. Relying on an ample supply of soul tools, they finally managed to drive those creatures back into the spatial passageway at the cost of several hundred soldiers.
Even so, those creatures still charged forward fearlessly, and the Sun Moon Empire could only continue to send reinforcements. So far, Title Douluo had already gone to investigate the matter, intending to close the spatial passageway.
But Du Busi wasn't optimistic. Even someone as strong as him, at Level 98, could use spatial abilities to some extent, but certainly couldn't maintain it for long, much less allow a large number of people to pass through. It would be incredibly difficult for the Sun Moon Empire to impose a blockade.
At this moment, Du Busi didn't distinguish between nations; they were all human, after all.
Eh!
Du Busi, who had been deep in thought, let out a soft sound of surprise, followed by a look of joy on his face.
Huo Yuhao was also excited. Just now, without realizing it, his mental power had once again broken through.
Since his second martial soul awakening, his mental power had reached the peak of Tangible but Insbstantial. Now, with another breakthrough, he had finally entered the realm of Tangible and Substantial.
Tangible and Substantial mental power was a realm only Title Douluos at Level 99 could reach. Now, relying solely on his mental power, Huo Yuhao was on par with his own master.
Why did he say that? Although Du Busi hadn't reached Level 99, his martial soul was himself, his entire body, including his eyes and brain. In other words, although his mental power wasn't as outstanding as Huo Yuhao's, it was still stronger than an ordinary Level 98 Super Douluo.
The breakthrough of mental power to Tangible and Substantial was a peak qualitative change. At this moment, Huo Yuhao felt that many things he hadn't understood in his previous cultivation suddenly became clear. Many methods of using mental power appeared in his mind, flashing out of nowhere, as if they were innate.
Now, on the continent, Huo Yuhao thought of only four people who could surpass him in mental power. No, it should be four beasts. They were Xue Di, ranked third on the Ten Great Fierce Beasts ranking; the Evil Eye Tyrant leader, ranked second; Di Tian, who was in first place; and finally, the Dead Silver Dragon King, the treasure of the soul beast clan, who was currently in a deep sleep to recover from injuries.
"Is it because of what happened earlier? In that case, I should thank you, Dai Hao," Huo Yuhao murmured softly, though his face showed no hint of gratitude.
He understood now. It was because Dai Hao's words had provoked him. Under the intense fluctuations of his mental power, he had accidentally broken through. It was truly effortless. The pinnacle of Douluo Continent, he had touched it so easily, even if it was only in terms of mental power. Still, it was something to be proud of. He could only say, he truly deserved the protagonist's halo, the child of destiny, wasn't he?
Fortunately, he broke through now. If he had broken through in that previous state, Huo Yuhao couldn't even imagine the consequences.
Huo Yuhao's mental power breakthrough not only startled Du Busi, but also awakened the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which had been sleeping for a long time in his mental sea.
The fat insect body wriggled slightly. Its small, bean-like eyes opened slightly, revealing human-like confusion, but it quickly turned to delight.
"Eh, Yuhao, your mental power has broken through! As expected of the person I chose! Wahahahaha…"
Xue Di and Bing Di on the side couldn't be bothered to pay attention to it. What was with this Sky Dream, acting like this? Did it really need to laugh so arrogantly? As if the breakthrough was its doing.
"Hey, wait a minute, that's not right. It hasn't been that long. It shouldn't be this fast, right? Could it be, you ate some kind of treasure?" Speaking of this, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's small eyes lit up. It recalled the ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow it had once eaten.
Since there was a ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow that helped boost the cultivation of ice-type soul beasts, it wouldn't be surprising if there was a treasure that could increase mental power, right?
In fact, that was the case. Huo Yuhao knew that the Autumn Water Dew growing in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes could significantly enhance spiritual power.
"Little guy, quickly tell me how you made your spiritual power increase so fast. If we could do it a few more times, wouldn't you become a god in no time? Hey, ah…." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm chattered on and on, but before he could finish, a kick came from the side, sending his huge insect body flying.
"Why are you making so much noise? You talk too much." Bing Di clapped her hands, her expression quite impatient. She really couldn't stand it anymore. She and Xue Di knew the ins and outs of Huo Yuhao's spiritual power breakthrough, and she also knew that Huo Yuhao didn't want to bring it up again. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's words were like rubbing salt in the wound.
"Oh dear, can't I be curious? Bing Bing, you were too heavy-handed. My handsome face is swollen from your kick." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm climbed up from afar, shaking his round head, his words full of grievances.
Huo Yuhao didn't have time to pay attention to this live treasure because he had met an acquaintance again, Wang Qiu'er. However, this time it wasn't a coincidence, but rather he was being followed. This was something Huo Yuhao had accidentally discovered after his spiritual power breakthrough.
Just as Huo Yuhao was still considering Wang Qiu'er's motives, the latter took the initiative to show up.
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