Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 129: Return to the Star Dou Great Forest.
For a moment, she thought of fate.
Although she held a respected status among the soul beasts—and unlike others, as an auspicious beast, she did not face the so-called 100,000-year bottleneck—meaning she could theoretically live forever as long as she wished, there were times when she had to surrender to fate. Because she carried a catastrophe that she must face in this life.
Di Qiu'er was unclear about the form and timing of this disaster, but she sensed that resolving it would not be an easy task.
So, could it be that a powerful soul beast like Xue Di, who had cultivated for nearly 700,000 years, also faced some kind of disaster? No, the Heavenly Tribulation is a kind of calamity, right?
Then, do soul beasts of this level face other calamities besides the Heavenly Tribulation? Di Qiu'er sank into deep thought. Her age wasn't particularly old in the soul-beast world, so she wasn't very familiar with some of these concepts.
Thinking of this, she looked at Huo Yuhao and asked, "Senior Yuhao, the spirit soul shouldn't be something your teacher invented, but rather something you created yourself, making you a peerless genius. But this is the first time we've met, and you've told me directly about such an important matter as the Snow Empress's spirit soul?"
For a moment, Di Qiu'er was also a little confused.
She felt that the other party trusted her a little too much. According to Huo Yuhao, once a soul beast becomes a spirit soul, it will drop soul bones. And given the strength of the Snow Empress, those bones must be of very high value.
This means that if such information were to leak, Huo Yuhao would become a prime target. She didn't know if the spirit soul could be inherited, but she knew that soul bones could indeed be inherited.
The soul bones of the Snow Empress were undoubtedly very tempting.
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Di Qiu'er, in fact, this isn't the first time we've met."
Hearing this, Di Qiu'er's body suddenly tensed. She had now turned into a human form and lost most of her former strength, making her quite vulnerable. If Huo Yuhao recognized her, she could very well be arrested.
She knew her identity was extremely important. Even if the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy knew she was a soul beast, they wouldn't kill her—she was more valuable alive. But once her true identity was exposed, Di Tian and the others would be threatened.
Huo Yuhao noticed her abnormal reaction and said, "I once had contact with a soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, and I gained some extremely special destiny power from her.
This destiny power caused my Spirit Eye Martial Soul to mutate, allowing me to sometimes see the future. You are one of the people I saw in that future. The scenes I glimpsed told me that you are my friend."
He didn't directly reveal her true identity.
Because of her new experiences in the world, Di Qiu'er was very cautious about revealing her true self. Once her identity was known, she might immediately seek to return to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Well, that's the fear that comes with opening Pandora's box—the power of the box itself is terrifying!
Di Qiu'er breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. She then thought about it: the other party had also used her destiny power, giving him this strange ability! For a moment, she felt a little depressed, recalling some bad experiences.
"By the way, Di Qiu'er, are you interested in joining the Spirit Pagoda?" Huo Yuhao asked.
"Spirit Pagoda?" she echoed.
"Yes. It's an organization related to spirit souls, and it's a force I founded." Huo Yuhao patiently explained the concept of the Spirit Pagoda, believing that Di Qiu'er, who was full of curiosity, wouldn't refuse his invitation.
After a moment, Di Qiu'er nodded and said, "Okay, I'll join the Spirit Pagoda."
She was very interested in spirit souls—different from soul rings—and the fact that spirit souls could maintain their sanity was an extraordinary concept beyond the soul ring system.
In her opinion, spirit souls were undoubtedly beneficial for soul beasts. If dying soul beasts could become human spirit souls, they might be able to exist in this world for a longer time.
"Since you've chosen to join the Spirit Pagoda, I think you have the right to witness how the members obtain spirit souls."
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up. "Would you like to see how spirit souls are created? There is a group of people in the Spirit Pagoda who need spirit souls. I plan to take them away from the academy temporarily. Would you like to come with me?" he asked directly.
Di Qiu'er was pleased. She thought it was a good idea to see how spirit souls are created, and it would help her better understand the nature of spirit souls.
She immediately agreed: "Senior Yuhao, then I'll go with you."
Huo Yuhao felt that everything was finally falling into place. He planned to take Di Qiu'er, Jing Hongchen, and some members of the Spirit Pagoda to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain spirit souls.
After all, local soul beasts like Di Qiu'er were more familiar with the forest. With her leading the way, he should be able to find some unique soul beasts to serve as spirit souls.
Of course, he wasn't worried that Di Qiu'er would report him to Di Tian—she hadn't stayed in the human world long enough for that.
If she decided to report him, it would directly expose her secret—that she was sneaking away.
Even if there was news about the spirit soul, Di Tian wouldn't let Di Qiu'er continue to step into the human world. After all, compared to the safety of the auspicious beast, the spirit soul was less important.
"Okay, I'll gather the people now, and we'll set off later," Huo Yuhao said. He was heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a new spirit soul, aiming to promote himself to the Soul Ancestor level. This was undoubtedly a crucial step for him.
Di Qiu'er nodded, indicating her agreement.
Huo Yuhao then led Di Qiu'er toward the Dean's office.
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Star Dou Great Forest.
The sky was faintly white, and no clouds marred the horizon.
Red King lay on the grass, pondering what Di Tian had just told him about his travels around the world. Combining that with some human stories he had gathered, he felt it could be adapted into a soul-beast story.
Hmm. The soft-bone rabbit crossed the sea and arrived on other continents outside Douluo Continent, then encountered the human-faced demon spider and started a love story in front of the blue-silver grass.
No, the human-faced demon spider had a bad reputation. It should be a villain—how could it be the protagonist?
Thinking of this, his three heads sighed simultaneously. Sometimes he wished he had two fewer heads—then he wouldn't have to rack his brains to come up with stories for the auspicious beasts every day.
He thought this not out of hatred for the beasts, but because he disliked storytelling itself. If only he didn't have so many heads, he wouldn't suffer the burden of creating new stories constantly.
This was far harder than fighting a Titled Douluo!
He glanced at the place where the auspicious beast was secluded. Yes, it was still in seclusion, meaning that he, as a bodyguard, hadn't failed in his duty.
As long as the auspicious beast, this little ancestor, remained safely in the Star Dou Great Forest, all was well.
"I wonder how long the auspicious beast will stay in seclusion," Red King sighed gloomily. "I hope it stays longer, so I have more time to prepare stories."
At that moment, Huo Yuhao and his party entered the Star Dou Great Forest.
(End of this chapter)