Douluo Continent: When Huo Yuhao Becomes the Lord of the End

Chapter 116 Fate is a bitch!
Douluo Star.

Sun and Moon Empire, Mingdu.

evening.

Having returned to the Sun and Moon, Huo Yuhao inexplicably felt the [Destiny] on the Bell of the End begin to resonate. The bell pattern that belonged unique to [Destiny] had now surpassed [Strong Luck] and [Heavenly Movement], and suddenly became even more powerful.

This situation left him somewhat bewildered; it seemed as if something good had happened.

Huo Yuhao looked up at the sky, as if sensing something, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

"As expected, fate is a bitch."

Because they did not return with Lin Jiayi, Ma Lao, and the others, Huo Yuhao, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen naturally did not enjoy the same treatment upon their return.

The news that Sun Moon had won the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament for the first time spread throughout the Sun Moon Empire shortly after the competition ended. Elder Ma and others were given a grand reception by the Crown Prince and officials, and the rewards were numerous.

Ma Rulong, Lin Xi, Mi Jia, and other selected team members were all granted imperial noble titles, and were also rewarded by the empire with a large number of high-level soul tools, as well as a massive amount of gold soul coins and precious metals.

Putting aside everything else, the future development of Soul Masters is also completely open to them. As long as they have the ability, all the research data on Soul Tools below level nine from the Empire, except for core secrets, will be made available to them.

Huo Yuhao's name spread even more widely in the Sun Moon region as a result of his performance in the competition, to the point that everyone knew him.

Now, throughout the entire Sun and Moon region, from the elderly to young women, everyone knows that their number one genius is Huo Yuhao. His performance in the competition is also widely discussed and talked about.

To put it simply, for Sun Moon, the Royal Soul Master Academy represented Sun Moon and won the championship of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament. The honor they received was no less than that of the Chinese national football team reaching the World Cup final and lifting the World Cup trophy.

Of course, this has been described before, but how can the Chinese national football team compare to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy? After all, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has won the runner-up title in the Academy Soul Battle Tournament many times.

Logically speaking, Huo Yuhao should be in the Holy Spirit Cult's intelligence at this time, but there's nothing we can do about it, since our Holy Spirit Cult's Grand Elder, Xuanzi, has provided such a powerful assist.

Ma Xiaotao is now the most sought-after person by the Holy Spirit Cult. With Kong Deming as his backer, Huo Yuhao is someone the Holy Spirit Cult is really unwilling to associate with.

The moment Huo Yuhao and his group returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Jing Hongchen appeared with an excited expression, followed by Xuan Ziwen.

Jing Hongchen looked at Huo Yuhao and his grandchildren, and laughed heartily with satisfaction.

"Dean, senior brother!"

"grandfather!"

"Good, good, good!" Jing Hongchen felt a sense of triumph.

He was one of the first to know what happened in Star Luo City. He punched Shrek Academy, trampled Star Luo Empire, and finally won the championship of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament. Where can you go to reason with that?

If the information hadn't been absolutely accurate, he would have thought it was some kind of story made up to make fun of him!

“I know you are very tired, but you can’t rest yet. The royal family has sent word that you three little ones need to go to the palace.”

“You haven’t claimed your rewards yet. You weren’t there during the Mingdu Honor Parade. It would be a bit unreasonable if you didn’t go now.”

Not only Crown Prince Xu Tianran, but also the old emperor and many ministers of the Sun and Moon Sect wanted to see them in person.

The rewards for the three have been issued, and now all they need to do is go and collect them. This saves them the trouble of making a public appearance like Ma Rulong and the others, and they don't have to go through the glorious parade surrounded by crowds like monkeys.

After Jing Hongchen finished speaking, Kong Deming no longer tried to hide anything. Now that they were at his own home, why was he still hiding anything?

"Yuhao, when you meet His Majesty and the Crown Prince, do not listen to their promises, nor pay attention to the flattery of others."

"If the Crown Prince offers you any gifts openly, accept them generously. But if he tries to give you something in secret, don't accept it."

The waters of the Sun and Moon Court are actually deeper than imagined. Kong Deming was worried that his disciples didn't understand, so he came out to say a few words.

"Understood, teacher." Huo Yuhao understood that his teacher was the cornerstone of the Sun and Moon Kingdom and the head of the Offering Hall. There was no need for him to be so careful with the royal family. The reason for this was simply because he was worried that he might be forced to take sides by accident.

The current situation is still unclear. If we rashly get involved in the struggle for imperial power, we may be taken advantage of by some people with ulterior motives.

There's no real danger, but it will definitely delay your growth and make you feel nauseous.

Kong Deming and Huo Yuhao both understood that the most important thing was to strengthen themselves, and that any attempts to seize power were unacceptable.

Seeing that his disciple knew what he was doing, Kong Deming felt relieved. Why hadn't he met such an easy disciple sooner? For some reason, he now felt annoyed with Xuan Ziwen.

"What are you looking at?"

Xuan Ziwen was surprised that his teacher gave him a cold shoulder as soon as she arrived. Why was he being disliked by his teacher for no reason?

"Teacher, Yuhao, I was just worried about you. Besides, now that Yuhao has returned from the competition, it's only natural for me, as his senior, to come and welcome him."

Kong Deming had originally intended to tease his disciple Xuan Ziwen, but now that he saw that Xuan Ziwen couldn't utter a word after being hit three times, he lost interest in making fun of him. Why don't you dare to fight me?

Look at Yuhao, the one who killed his father, cough cough.

Jing Hongchen didn't pay attention to Kong Deming and Xuan Ziwen either. The Crown Prince had extended olive branches to him more than once or twice, but he had never clearly stated his position. Why? It was because he didn't want to get involved in those unpleasant things.

As the dean of the Royal Soul Master Academy of the Sun Moon Empire, a level nine Soul Master, and the head of the Mingde Hall, he could rely on his authoritative position in the field of Soul Guidance Devices to maintain political neutrality for a long time, and no one could do anything to him.

Regardless of which prince ultimately ascends the throne, they will all have to rely on Mingde Hall's soul tool technology to maintain their superior status without having to actively choose sides. All of this is based on strength.

The princes' faction and the crown prince's faction—as long as they are strong enough, even the Supreme Emperor himself can't stop them!
Therefore, he repeated his words to Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, "You should both listen up. Take the rewards that are given in the open, but pretend not to notice the Crown Prince or the Third Prince's attempts to win you over in secret."

Xiao Hongchen curled his lip, "What good things could the royal family have? If we do this, will we become beggars?"

Jing Hongchen smacked his own grandson on the head with a sharp crack.

"If you dare to talk nonsense while following Yuhao, I'll beat you to death when you come out."

If word got out that the Hongchen family were beggars, they would be utterly disgraced. Who would dare say that the Hongchen family were beggars? They'd be asking for trouble.

What's more, the reward is so generous, so many people want it but can't get it, you know, there aren't enough conditions!
Xiao Hongchen got angry and then hid behind Huo Yuhao with a grin. It had been a long time since she had seen her older brother get beaten up since she met Yuhao. It was really something!
Led by Jing Hongchen, the three headed to the palace. Just then, the [Fate] bell pattern on the Bell of the End rippled slightly again. Unlike before, this time the change in [Fate] was very strange.

Huo Yuhao couldn't tell if it was good or bad. His fate seemed to be constantly changing, as if he was about to encounter something very dangerous, but within that danger lay a great opportunity.

Weird, really weird.

He wanted to see what kind of danger could give him such a strange feeling.

Without alerting anyone else, the mental detection sharing effect was applied to himself. With the support of the Ice Silkworm True Form, his mental power was three times stronger. His mental power, which was already halfway to the threshold of tangible yet intangible existence, surged again, making the scope of the mental detection sharing effect cover the entire Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

The being capable of creating a crisis for itself under such circumstances and causing fluctuations in fate must be hidden within the Royal Soul Master Academy.

At that moment, following the 'ripples' of fate, Huo Yuhao finally sensed the origin that caused the change in his destiny.

When mental detection is applied to a single point, its subtle analytical capabilities produce an extremely clear three-dimensional image, with even the colors appearing in minute detail.

It was the figure of a woman, with silver hair, purple eyes, a high nose, and fair skin, exuding a mysterious and fragile aura, like the most perfect work of the Creator.

She stood atop the highest point of the Royal Soul Master Academy, gazing at Huo Yuhao across the distance, a cool smile playing on her flawless face.

This was the first time the two had met.

(End of this chapter)