What did Huo Yuhao do? It's simple: he sold a few blueprints.
As a former "God-level Soul Tool Architect," crafting Soul Tools was as easy as breathing for Huo Yuhao.
After obtaining his first silver-glow Soul Ring, Huo Yuhao began selling Soul Tools at the Treasure Pavilion and put up a commission notice for any custom Soul Tool below Class 9.
Gradually, almost everyone in Shrek City who cared about Soul Tools heard that a top-tier Class 8 Soul Tool Architect had arrived.
As his reputation grew, the testing began.
From the simplest initial orders to the sensitive fixed-focus Soul Tool cannons later on, Huo Yuhao accepted every commission and completed them perfectly.
There were even rumors that the works of this "Master Skydream" were dismantled and studied by multiple Class 8 Soul Tool Architects, who described them as art!
Furthermore, Huo Yuhao "inadvertently" leaked news of his "Innate Rank 9 Soul Power talent" and the fact that he had "just turned 40." Suddenly, the various factions within Shrek City could no longer sit still.
40 years old, Innate Rank 9 Soul Power, and capable of perfectly completing most Class 8 Soul Tool fabrications—what did that represent? It meant that what limited this "Master Skydream" was absolutely not his knowledge, but his Soul Power rank!
As soon as "Master Skydream" broke through Rank 90 to become a Titled Douluo, he would most likely become a Class 9 Soul Tool Architect immediately!
One must realize that currently, every Class 9 Soul Tool Architect on the Douluo Continent belongs to the Sun Moon Empire. Now, a "wild," unaffiliated entity with a high probability of becoming a Class 9 Soul Tool Architect had suddenly appeared in Shrek City. Nearly every faction was moved to recruit him!
Meanwhile, the name "Skydream" began to spread like wildfire through the information networks of various powers.
The shock, greed, excitement, and other emotions they generated were absorbed from a distance by Huo Yuhao's Seed of Emotion, transforming into pure emotional power that slowly but steadily enhanced his physical strength and Soul Power cultivation.
In a sense, as long as Huo Yuhao stirred up trouble, he could allow the Emotions to harvest more energy, thereby rapidly increasing his Soul Power.
To make his cultivation speed even faster, Huo Yuhao's pace of "stirring things up" could not stop...
...
Stepping into the room, he saw only three people.
One was a graceful and luxurious beautiful woman sitting on a sofa. Beside her was a young girl about eight or nine years old wearing a long dress. Further away stood a middle-aged man watching him calmly; judging by his aura, he was a Rank 92 Titled Douluo.
However, beyond these, hidden within the shadow at the lady's feet was another Titled Douluo. Judging by the aura, this was a Rank 95 Super Douluo.
Do they value me this much?
Huo Yuhao's expression remained unchanged. He walked over calmly and sat directly on the sofa opposite the noble lady.
"This is last week's commission."
Huo Yuhao placed a storage ring on the table, maintaining a strictly professional demeanor.
The lady paused slightly, revealing a soul-stirring smile. She extended a slender finger to take the storage ring and handed it to the young girl beside her for inspection.
The girl's face was calm, clearly informed beforehand. She took the ring, quickly checked the items inside, and then nodded to the lady.
The lady understood. She looked at Huo Yuhao and said with a smile, "Master Skydream is truly impressive. To produce twelve custom Class 8 fixed-focus Soul Tool cannons so quickly."
As she spoke, the lady placed a gold card and a ring on the table, pushing them toward Huo Yuhao. "This is the final payment, along with the items you pre-ordered from our Treasure Pavilion last time."
Huo Yuhao nodded calmly. He reached out to put the gold card into his Storage Soul Tool, then briefly inspected the contents of the ring. After confirming everything was correct, he put the ring away.
Just as he finished, the lady across from him spoke as if making small talk:
"I heard that Master Skydream has yet to choose a faction?"
Huo Yuhao remained silent and did not answer. He merely raised his head, his gray eyes falling upon the lady. Then, a slightly raspy voice sounded:
"Does your Sect wish to invite me?"
Seeing Huo Yuhao speak, the lady smiled and shook her head.
"We, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, know our own limits. A future Class 9 Soul Tool Architect who doesn't belong to the Sun Moon Empire is someone our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect cannot hold onto."
The lady shook her head calmly.
The reason their Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could endure for ten thousand years was precisely because they knew how to maintain balance with all sides. A Class 9 Soul Tool Architect... that was indeed a prize, but there was no helping it; their Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was truly not suited to claim this "heaven-sent fortune."
The lady looked at Huo Yuhao and said with a smile:
"Our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect wishes to strike a deal with you, Master Skydream."
Huo Yuhao's posture relaxed slightly. A flicker of movement passed through his disguised gray eyes, as if he were curious about the lady's proposal.
The atmosphere stalled for a moment. Huo Yuhao and the lady locked eyes. For a long time, the first one to lose composure was actually the young girl sitting beside the lady.
The girl was slightly restless, her gaze constantly shifting from Huo Yuhao to the lady, then back again.
Time ticked by, and the atmosphere grew increasingly silent.
Suddenly, Huo Yuhao spoke, breaking the nearly frozen air:
"The terms of the trade."
The lady revealed a charming smile and began:
"First, any materials you purchase from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from now on will be sold at a 90% discount. Furthermore, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will do its utmost to collect any materials you require.
"Second, you will have a purchasing limit of 100 million Gold Soul Coins at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect every year, which refreshes annually.
"Third..."
The lady paused slightly and brought out a fruit emitting a faint golden light.
"This is a Golden Soul Jade Fruit. It can greatly enhance the consumer's Mental Power intensity without any side effects. If a Soul Douluo consumes it, it can even increase the success rate of breaking through to Titled Douluo to a certain extent."
The lady smiled.
You could call the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect weak, but you could never call them poor! For the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, any problem that could be solved with money was not a problem!
Do you understand the power of money? (Leans back tactically)
"Then... what is the price?"
Huo Yuhao did not show much emotion. After all, he had expected the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to try and win him over, but even he hadn't expected the conditions to be this generous...
They really are rich...
Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly.