Peerless: I Became Huo Yuhao's Dark Personality

Chapter 120: Fan Yu's Arrival (Part 2)

Five ore blocks were placed one by one on the operating table in front of the figure, an elderly man with graying temples, whose gaze remained fixed on the ore blocks from beginning to end.

After tapping the ore block with his well-defined knuckles, he took out a black blade of unknown design and swiftly cut a large gash in the ore block's surface.

Huo Yumiao's eyes showed a hint of anticipation. After all, this was something that even the Ice Emperor himself admitted could rival the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow. It would be a lie to say she wasn't curious.

The old man was incredibly fast, displaying agility beyond his years. In just three minutes, he had completely decomposed the ore block from Falling Whirlwind Peak of the Elemental Mountains, leaving it empty inside without any trace of accompanying crystals.

Time passed second by second, and the old man cut the two ore blocks from the permafrost into pieces, but no accompanying crystals appeared.

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen showed expressions of "I knew it," as they had never thought Huo Yumiao could succeed in betting on the crystal, given the extremely low probability of such an event.

They brought Huo Yumiao to Xuanhe to gamble on crystals mainly to get closer to each other, not because they really wanted to gamble on crystals.

The old man began cutting the last two remaining ore blocks, both from the Snow Spirit Tree Plateau. Just as he was halfway through cutting the fourth block, he felt something very strange.

The interior of the ore block was filled with a large amount of snow-white crystals, which adhered to the stone like powder.

He had been mining for nearly thirty years and had mined many ore blocks from ice-elemental veins, but this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

As the old man continued his actions, wisps of ice-attribute elemental energy gradually spread throughout the room. Initially, everyone was focused on cutting the stone, so they did not notice the changes in the surrounding environment.

But as the temperature dropped rapidly, everyone immediately realized that many rare metals have properties, and the more precious the rare metal, the greater the energy it contains, which will cause some changes to the outside world.

In the context of rare metals with specific attributes, this translates to radiating elemental energy of the same attribute into the surrounding environment.

The newly appeared hematite crystal is of the fire element. Fixing it in a sealed place will subtly raise the temperature of the surrounding environment.

The surrounding environment has now changed, and under these circumstances, the appearance of associated crystals is undoubtedly a manifestation of this.

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes. They hadn't expected that what Huo Yumiao had just said was actually true, that he really was so sensitive to energy.

When a white light appeared before everyone's eyes, a crystal the size of a palm came into view. At this moment, the temperature of the surrounding environment dropped to at least below zero degrees Celsius.

"What a huge Yuan Silver Crystal! No wonder it exudes such strong ice-attribute energy." Xiao Hongchen clicked his tongue, carefully examining the Yuan Silver Crystal.

The old man who was opening the stone was only stunned for a moment before he recovered from his surprise, put the silver crystal in his hand aside, and began to cut the last piece of ore.

The sub-zero temperature had no effect on Meng Hongchen, an ice-attribute soul master, let alone Huo Yumiao, who possessed the ultimate ice. However, Meng Hongchen clearly needed to take some countermeasures.

Xiao Hongchen used his soul power to drive away the chill in his body. Under the influence of his soul power, his perception of the outside world became more sensitive.

So, when another burst of ice-attribute elemental energy spread out, his pupils contracted sharply, and he murmured blankly, "No way, there's more?"

The old man's knife veered off course, his mind reeling with astonishment. He had cut out two companion crystals in a single day, both from the same vein and the same buyer. His luck was simply too good.

Besides, he felt a deep heartache. Although they hadn't actually suffered any losses and had even made a small profit, he still felt a pang of pain.

Yuan Yin Jing is definitely a level eight soul tool material. Such a large piece is worth at least tens of millions of gold soul coins. The thought of so many gold soul coins slipping through his fingers made him unable to resist, even though he had received professional training.

Despite his complex emotions, the old man's hands moved faster than slower, and in no time, a piece of silver crystal of roughly the same size reappeared on the worktable.

On the other side, the white color on the surface of the first unearthed Yuan silver crystal faded, revealing a pure ice blue color, as transparent as a piece of amber.

Everyone present was stunned when they saw the two silver crystals, except for Huo Yumiao, who already knew the outcome.

Huo Yumiao acknowledged Bingdi's perception in finding two companion crystals, but surely Bingdi shouldn't have been able to smell the fragrance of these things? Could it be that she could become stronger by eating minerals?

"Hyotei, can you increase your strength by consuming ores?"

"Of course not. The ore is just the surface; the substance is inside. As for what it is, we'll have to wait until we open it to find out." Although Huo Yumiao put it very tactfully, Bingdi immediately understood what she meant.

"Young man, are you planning to sell these two pieces? Our Xuanhe Gambling Crystal can definitely offer you a price that will satisfy you."

Seeing the other party's attire and demeanor, even though the old man already had his answer in mind, he still wanted to try.

Yuan Silver Crystals are highly sought-after items. Tens of millions of them might be an astronomical figure for ordinary Soul Masters, but for those Level 8 Soul Masters, it's just a matter of acquiring one or two Soul Guidance Devices.

Unlike mineral veins, which can be mined, associated crystals are rare and hard to come by. Even a simple resale can guarantee a profit of at least several million.

Even for the large and powerful Xuanhe family, several million gold soul coins is still a considerable sum.

Before Xiao Hongchen could speak, Huo Yumiao said directly, "No need, I'm taking it with me."

With his current status, funds are not a problem. Moreover, there is a chance that the Yuan Silver Crystal contains Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, so of course he would not sell it.

After paying for the ore blocks, the three left Xuanhe Gambling Crystal. Huo Yumiao felt a surge of excitement and was very much looking forward to what was inside the Yuan Silver Crystal.

At this moment, at the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

"Where are Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen? Haven't we been able to contact them yet?" Lin Jiayi looked at the award ceremony venue that had already been set up, feeling completely numb.

Everything was ready, but then the person disappeared, and the posters for the award recipients were already up. How was he supposed to explain that two people were missing?

"Director, the voice transmission device isn't responding." The man holding the voice transmission device responded weakly.

"No response?" Lin Jiayi's expression changed. The range of the voice transmission soul tool was over a hundred miles, and it could definitely cover the entire Mingdu. How could there be no response?

Either the two have already left Mingdu, or they have entered a soul power interference zone. Lin Jiayi is more inclined to believe the latter, because there are indeed such places in Mingdu.

"What did Ma Rulong and the others say?"

"Ma Rulong and the others haven't seen Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen either." Lin Jiayi became even more agitated upon hearing this. Just as he was about to speak, a teacher rushed in, panting, and said:
"Director, the people in the monitoring room said that Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen came to check the monitoring. The two of them went to find Huo Yumiao. We just finished watching the monitoring and found that after Xiao Hongchen and Huo Yumiao were fighting, the three of them left the academy together."

Xiao Hongchen and Huo Yumiao are fighting? Lin Jiayi's head was spinning when he heard this. How did these two start fighting? Didn't they just meet for the first time last night?

Lin Jiayi didn't think about a sparring match. After all, Huo Yumiao was just a Soul Venerable. Even if she was strong, could she really defeat Xiao Hongchen, a Soul King? The only possibility he could think of was a conflict between Xiao Hongchen and Huo Yumiao.

But this brings us back to the previous question: judging from their reactions last night, they probably didn't know each other before, so how could they have a conflict?
"Recount the situation in detail," Lin Jiayi said in a deep voice, hoping that no major conflict had occurred between the two.

Regardless of their backgrounds or talents, Lin Jiayi did not want to see any unpleasantness between the two.

"The three were too far from the monitoring soul tool, so their conversation was not recorded. However, judging from Xiao Hongchen's and Meng Hongchen's reactions to Huo Yumiao after Xiao Hongchen was defeated, the atmosphere between the three seemed to be quite harmonious."

"Wait, Xiao Hongchen was defeated? You mean, Huo Yumiao won the fight between the two of them?" Lin Jiayi stared in disbelief at the teacher who was giving the report.

"That's right, and judging from the situation at the time, Xiao Hongchen lost quite badly." The teacher who reported was full of amazement at Huo Yumiao's combat strength.

Lin Jiayi was stunned. A Soul King fought against a Soul Venerable and lost so badly? What's more, Xiao Hongchen was no ordinary Soul King; Lin Jiayi knew his combat strength.

With the three-legged toad equipped with a soul tool, even though Xiao Hongchen had only recently entered the fifth ring, he still possessed immense dominance among Soul Kings. Lin Jiayi dared to say that most fifth-level Soul Masters in the academy couldn't defeat Xiao Hongchen.

But Huo Yumiao defeated Xiao Hongchen with only the cultivation of a Soul Master. Is this the true genius? I only knew that twin martial souls were strong before, but I never expected them to be this strong.

"Director, what should we do now?" The surrounding calls snapped Lin Jiayi out of his shock, and he said irritably:
"How would I know what to do? They're not at the academy, and I can't contact them using the soul communication device. I can only wait and make other preparations."

"Just to let you know, if Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen don't return, the ceremony will proceed as scheduled, but their parts will be removed from the program," Lin Jiayi said, looking quite helpless.

"Yes."

……

"Yu Miao, did you really sense the accompanying crystal through your perception of ice-attribute energy?" Xiao Hongchen asked impatiently on the street, while Meng Hongchen also cast a curious glance at him.

"more or less."

Huo Yumiao's answer was ambiguous, but Xiao Hongchen took it as an admission and immediately looked at his sister with a look of disappointment.

"They're both ice-attribute soul masters, Meng. Look at them, and then look at yourself. There's simply no comparison."

"I wonder who had so much soul power left that they couldn't even withstand a single palm strike from someone, their tough barrier was shattered." Meng Hongchen smiled slightly and retorted in response to Xiao Hongchen's sarcasm.

The smile that Xiao Hongchen had just put on vanished instantly, and her eyes turned resentful. "Even if you were in her shoes, you wouldn't be able to handle it."

"I'm not some kind of turret-type Soul Master who, once established, struggles to escape. I can hide, right?"

Meng Hongchen smiled and calmly responded, while Xiao Hongchen was instantly speechless. Lies don't hurt people, but the truth is the sharpest blade. He couldn't refute this blow at all.

"Yu Miao, is your ice-attribute martial soul a beast martial soul or a weapon martial soul? Your perception ability is so good." Meng Hongchen did not continue to press her advantage and torture Xiao Hongchen, but instead asked Huo Yu Miao about her martial soul with a curious expression.

Huo Yumiao did not answer, but stared at Meng Hongchen. The next second, a clear, icy blue replaced the original color of her pupils.

"Eyes? Both of your martial souls are body-based martial souls?"

Meng Hongchen exclaimed. Although Huo Yumiao's eyes returned to normal in an instant, she had been staring at her for a while and could see it clearly. She was certain that it was not her imagination.

"Twin Body Martial Souls? You weren't captured by the Body Sect?" Xiao Hongchen was greatly surprised. Body Martial Souls were rare enough, but twin Body Martial Souls were unheard of.

But what surprised Xiao Hongchen even more was that Huo Yumiao's talent wasn't in the Body Sect. He was certain that as long as the Body Sect discovered Huo Yumiao's existence, they would definitely try to snatch her away.

The domineering nature of the Body Sect is well-known in the Soul Master world. No matter what they see, for Soul Masters with Body Martial Souls, rare and precious treasures, it's all about one word: snatch.

"Both martial souls are eyes, that's truly rare." Meng Hongchen clicked his tongue in amazement. "I remember that the strength of a body martial soul is determined by its importance to the body..."

As Meng Hongchen was speaking, a sudden thought flashed through her mind: "Is your second martial soul a dual attribute of spirit and ice?"

Seeing Huo Yumiao nod, Meng Hongchen immediately understood, "No wonder you have such a keen sense of ice attributes, it turns out it's because of your mental attributes."

"Both of your martial souls have mental attributes, so how strong must your mental power be? It must be close to that of a Soul King."

Xiao Hongchen made a bold guess, and the three of them walked toward their original destination, Rumeng Pavilion, talking to each other.

Ten miles away from Mingdu, three figures slowly descended from the sky. The three put away their flying soul tools and walked towards Mingdu, whose outlines were already visible.

There were three figures, two men and one woman. The man at the back had dark skin, was nearly two meters tall, and had an exceptionally strong physique, but his face had an honest and simple look that did not match his size.

Although the man in front was slightly shorter than the man behind him, he was equally strong and looked much more mature.

As for the woman, she looked to be only twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old, with beautiful features and a very charming appearance.

The three were Fan Yu, Zhou Yi, and Cai Tou, who had come from Shrek Academy. After learning that Huo Yuhao had left with Xian Lin'er, they also resolutely embarked on their journey to Mingdu.

All three looked visibly exhausted, especially Fan Yu, who, as the most powerful eight-ring Soul Douluo among them, was undoubtedly the main force in flight.

"Fanyu, why don't you rest here for a while and restore your soul power to its best state?"

Zhou Yi said softly, still somewhat worried about the Sun Moon Empire, after all, everyone who knew about the Sun Moon Empire's reputation on the Douluo Continent was well aware of it.

"Okay, let's rest for a while then."

(End of this chapter)