Chapter 124: If Miss Meng dies of old age, Yuhao will be mine alone.
Di Rachel wore a look of pity, sighed softly, took a sip of her drink, and her pretty face displayed a sad expression for Meng Hongchen.
"Miss Meng, think about that scene. After Yuhao and I become gods, our beauty will remain forever, but you will become an old woman in your seventies or eighties... After a few years, you will die, and I will be the only one to accompany Yuhao for the rest of his life."
"Ah... But when that time comes, I believe Miss Meng will have no regrets in her life." After saying that, Di Rachel sighed sadly again.
She raised her eyelids and glanced at Huo Yuhao, then shook her head slowly, feeling sad for Meng Hongchen's ultimate fate.
"Puff—cough, cough, cough..."
Meng Hongchen spat out a mouthful of her drink, her chest trembling as she choked. She felt a fire in her heart and stared at Di Rachel in disbelief. How could a person be so mean?
Jing Hongchen listened to Di Rachel's words, his face full of astonishment and surprise.
When did becoming a god become a topic of idle chat after dinner, as if it were not difficult at all?
He knew that his granddaughter had a good relationship with Yuhao, so Jing Hongchen didn't care too much about the quarrels between Meng Hongchen and Di Rachel. Instead, Di Rachel subconsciously and playfully teased his granddaughter by using the example of becoming a god, which made Jing Hongchen feel that Di Rachel's background was not bad.
Meng Hongchen was choked and speechless for a long time. Di Rachel's words lingered in her mind, her anger and frustration evident in her eyes.
"An old woman in her seventies or eighties? You spent your life with Yuhao?"
"Di Rachel, you are so shameless!"
Meng Hongchen was furious, slammed the table, and stood up, rolling up her sleeves and preparing to hit Di Rachel.
Huo Yuhao quickly grabbed Meng Hongchen's wrist and pulled her sleeves back down.
"Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive! Rachel is deliberately irritating you; can't you see that? If I become a god as Rachel said, I know how Sister Meng treats me, and I will not let Sister Meng down in the future."
Huo Yuhao took out a handkerchief from Di Rachel's bag and handed it to Meng Hongchen, asking her to wipe the drink that had just sprayed on her.
He wanted to tell Meng Hongchen that even if he couldn't help her become a god, he and Di Rachel would take Meng Hongchen and her relatives to the realm of the gods.
Meng Hongchen took the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her lips, smiling: "Yuhao is still good to me, unlike that golden-haired girl who is noisy and doesn't know any rules."
"What?" Ye Guyi raised her eyes and rubbed her light golden hair with her fingertips, as if about to say something.
Meng Hongchen pointed at Di Rachel and added: "Guyi, Senior Sister didn't say anything about you; only about her."
Ye Guyi nodded and smiled: "Well, I know Rachel usually speaks more directly."
Although the situation Di Rachel just described was very heartbreaking, it was true. If Di Rachel and Huo Yuhao didn't help Meng Hongchen, she would indeed grow old in the end.
"Only targeting me? Then what about this Mysterious Ice Heart and Fiery Glue..."
Di Rachel raised a beautiful arc at the corner of her lips. "Since Miss Meng is so determined and unwilling to take it, I will keep it."
"This is nurtured by the immortal herbs; it is hard to come by. I dare not imagine how much help it will provide in improving the quality of martial souls."
As she said this, Di Rachel put the Mysterious Ice Heart and Fiery Glue back into her bag and prepared to zip it up.
She silently thought to herself, 'If Miss Meng dies of old age, Yuhao will be mine alone.'
"Eh?"
Meng Hongchen was stunned. Seeing that Di Rachel put them back into her bag, she hesitated for a moment. To prevent Di Rachel from realizing her dream of spending her life with Yuhao after becoming a god, she secretly gritted her teeth and said softly, "Okay, Rachel, I want it!"
"I won't take it for nothing. Tell me, what do you want? As long as we have it in Illustrious Virtue Hall, I will satisfy you."
Di Rachel smiled and waved her hand: "Actually, there's nothing special I want. Since Miss Meng already knows about me and Yuhao, I hope you won't disturb us like you did last night."
After that, she took out the Mysterious Ice Heart and the Fiery Glue from her bag. These two items were originally prepared by Huo Yuhao for Meng Hongchen when they left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
As for the fact that she would have a permanent face after becoming a god and Meng Hongchen would become old, Di Rachel was just trying to scare her.
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Okay, Rachel, give the Mysterious Ice Heart and the Fiery Glue to Sister Meng. Since coming to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, she, Brother Xiao, and the Hall Master have all taken good care of me and provided a lot of help."
Di Rachel nodded happily and then used her soul power to levitate and hand the Mysterious Ice Heart and the Fiery Glue to Meng Hongchen.
"It's not completely free for you; remember not to disturb me and Yuhao in the future." Di Rachel emphasized again. She had been disturbed by the Silver Dragon King and Meng Hongchen last night and felt a little unhappy when she thought about it.
Meng Hongchen took the Mysterious Ice Heart and the Fiery Glue calmly and replied, "As long as you don't do anything excessive to Yuhao, I won't bother you."
Seeing this scene, Jing Hongchen also expressed gratitude happily: "If you need anything in the future, just ask this Hall Master."
Academy? Di Rachel looked at Jing Hongchen and blinked. She smiled, recalling that she and Wang Dong'er were not in the same academy this time.
"Dean, I am very happy to be able to study with Yuhao and Guyi at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy."
"Haha, good! It just so happens that one person is missing from the reserve team in this Soul Master Competition."
Jing Hongchen laughed heartily a few times and then realized that there seemed to be an inadequate number of positions for one reserve team member for Di Rachel and Ye Guyi, the two proud girls of heaven. He fell into a brief thought.
At this time, Lin Jiayi, who had completed the admission procedures for Di Rachel and Ye Guyi, walked into the office.
Jing Hongchen explained the allocation of reserve team quotas to her.
"Jiayi, Rachel and Guyi are both very talented, but there is only one spot left on the reserve team. What do you think?"
Lin Jiayi pondered for a moment, glanced at Ye Guyi, and said seriously: "Master, once Ye Guyi's Holy Angel Martial Soul is leaked, it will create a life-and-death situation with the evil soul masters of the entire continent."
"To be safe, before we fully train Ye Guyi, try not to let her participate in such competitions, and don't let her show her martial soul easily."
Jing Hongchen nodded slowly after hearing this. He must have known this, but it was not appropriate for him to say something that implied Ye Guyi would not be selected as a reserve player.
After Lin Jiayi played the villain, Jing Hongchen took on the role of the hero, smiling kindly at Ye Guyi: "Guyi, you have the Holy Angel Martial Soul. A student with such incredible talent can certainly become a reserve member."
Jing Hongchen stood up, putting his hands behind his back, and said solemnly: "But for your safety, it is best not to participate in this competition. However, don't feel sad or disappointed. If you want, I can train you personally. Evil soul masters dare not come to my Illustrious Virtue Hall to make trouble. I can guarantee your safety to the greatest extent."
Jing Hongchen said this because he was afraid Ye Guyi might feel disheartened by not becoming a reserve member.
Ye Guyi had a very optimistic smile on her face: "Dean, it's okay. It's also good for me to help out at Yuhao's barbecue restaurant."
She wanted to be the owner of a barbecue restaurant from the beginning. After all, she could gather a lot of information about evil soul masters there, which was much more interesting than participating in the competition.
With the cover of several working skeletons, Ye Guyi only needed to be careful not to release the aura from her Holy Angel Martial Soul.
Jing Hongchen considered this but did not refuse, nodding slowly: "Okay, but you must remember not to leak the breath of your Martial Soul."
"This Hall Master will complete the latest phased research project of 'Experimental Subject No. 1' before the competition. At that time, I will also personally accompany the team. If you're interested in the competition, this Hall Master can also take you to watch the game."
As he said this, Jing Hongchen took out a jade-like bracelet. This was a level 5 soul guidance device used to help contain the breath of one's Martial Soul.
"Classmate Guyi, your ability to contain the breath of your Martial Soul is quite good. If you wear this bracelet, as long as you do not actively release the Martial Soul, it will not be sensed by outsiders."
"Thank you, Dean." Ye Guyi accepted the bracelet happily.
Jing Hongchen nodded with satisfaction, then turned his gaze to Huo Yuhao, his eyes gradually eager.
No matter what, Huo Yuhao was someone he devoted himself to—someone he even treated like a grandson-in-law. Therefore, Jing Hongchen was most concerned about Huo Yuhao's growth.
"Yuhao, during this holiday, what fire attribute opportunity did you gain?" Jing Hongchen asked inquiringly.
Huo Yuhao thought for a moment, then, with a thought, he stretched out his right hand, and a transparent flame emerged from his palm—this was the Fallen Heart Flame he absorbed last night.
Transparent flames do not mean outsiders cannot see them, but rather that the heat of the flames creates air waves in space.
With Jing Hongchen's level 9 soul engineer's mental power, he could naturally sense the flame energy in Huo Yuhao's palm.
As Jing Hongchen sensed the Fallen Heart Flame, his eyes gradually widened. Seeing Huo Yuhao obtain such an opportunity, he was extremely happy.
"Its fire attribute strength seems not much weaker than your Chilling Bone Flame. I can sense that it has a special tempering effect on one's own mental power and soul power."
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly: "Yes, Hall Master. Its name is the Fallen Heart Flame. Since it is a heart flame, it must be of great help for mental power."
He did not directly say that the Fallen Heart Flame can accelerate cultivation, as that kind of enhancement effect could still be a bit beyond what was known on the Douluo Continent.
Immediately, Huo Yuhao released the Chilling Bone Flame and the Purple Flame in turn. The three flames jumped back and forth on his fingertips.
The dark white, purple, and invisible auras exuded their presence.
Huo Yuhao controlled the aura of the three flames and said with a smile: "I will adapt to the Fallen Heart Flame later. Once I master it more skillfully, the power of the grenade gun and the Fire Lotus skill will improve significantly—that is, the three flames will merge into a Fire Lotus."
Jing Hongchen felt very pleased: "Okay! Okay! Yuhao, if you need any help while trying to fuse the three flames, come to me at any time."
He remembered that when Huo Yuhao confronted the Tai Tan of the Clear Sky Sect at the door of the barbecue restaurant last time, it seemed like a pair of wings grew behind him.
Most importantly, he heard from Master Kong yesterday that after the Crown Prince and Ju Zi returned from the barbecue restaurant, they advised Master Kong to pay attention to Huo Yuhao because the Crown Prince sensed a dragon aura from him.
Thinking of this, Jing Hongchen asked thoughtfully: "Yuhao, when you opened the barbecue restaurant, the dragon breath that the Crown Prince sensed from you—was it the sub-dragon opportunity that you and Rachel obtained during the holiday?"
Yesterday, through Di Rachel's self-introduction while registering for the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, it was mentioned that she and Huo Yuhao were taken by her parents to find the opportunity of dragons during the holiday due to her twin super martial souls—the golden dragon and the ultimate light.
Huo Yuhao glanced at Di Rachel and winked at her.
Di Rachel understood immediately and released the ultimate fire while also letting out a little breath from the Fire Dragon King.
A cluster of brilliant golden flames rose from her palm, mixed with a trace of extremely fiery red flames.
This tiny flame represented the fire element of the Fire Dragon King. She and Huo Yuhao shared and absorbed the energy of the Fire Dragon King.
Di Rachel smiled and said, "Dean, this is the fire dragon opportunity that my parents took me and Yuhao to find during the holiday."
Huo Yuhao stood up and activated the power of his bloodline, causing the outline of a pair of dragon wings to appear on his back.
What surprised Jing Hongchen was that the color of the dragon wings kept changing: from ice white to fiery red, and finally settling into illusory purple wings.
When Huo Yuhao traveled to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well this time, he also absorbed energy from the Water and Fire Dragon King. Because the bloodline of the Ancient Void Dragon was of higher quality than that of the Water and Fire Dragon King, the dragon wings on his back appeared in illusory purple.
Naturally, he couldn't share this with Jing Hongchen. Facing Jing Hongchen's surprised and puzzled gaze, Huo Yuhao organized his words.
"Master, I shared the fire attribute dragon opportunity with Rachel. The original fiery red dragon wings should have been strengthened by my flames and transformed into these illusory purple dragon wings."
Jing Hongchen nodded slowly after his explanation. Di Rachel's identity was already quite mysterious, and her parents were not afraid of the Tai Tan of the Clear Sky Sect.
The opportunity her parents brought her was undoubtedly beyond his estimation.
Jing Hongchen was well aware of this, so he wouldn't pry too deeply into Huo Yuhao's situation; he only needed to know that Huo Yuhao was flourishing.
Then Jing Hongchen informed Di Rachel and Ye Guyi about the relevant systems in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. The grades were divided according to the level of the soul engineer, meaning the two of them would be assigned to the first grade.
Di Rachel nodded happily: "Well, then it's the first grade. I don't anticipate any difficulty in learning about soul guidance devices."
When she was brushing the light ball beside the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest, she learned something about soul guidance devices, but the foolish Wang Qiu'er didn't grasp this knowledge.
Meng Hongchen snorted lightly, putting pressure on Di Rachel: "Soul guidance devices are not as easy as you think."
Di Rachel shrugged her shoulders and replied in a teasing tone: "But I am talented, and my Martial Soul is powerful. You may not become a god even if you take the immortal herb, but I can become a god as long as I practice. Are you angry?"
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