Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 6 The Protracted War

Shrek Academy...

Huo Yuhao gazed at the horizon.

A magnificent city sits on a vast and distant plain, with towering, dark walls that make the scattered trees beside them look like weeds on a cloak, and then spread out to both sides, enclosing a region with a slightly golden glow.

The golden light that shone on the east side of the city flickered faintly, like fireflies, and even from thousands of meters away, Huo Yuhao could smell a faint aura of light.

"That's a golden tree."

The Tianmeng in my mind began to explain.

"Ten thousand years ago, humans who ascended to heaven transplanted a golden tree here, and the entire Shrek Academy and this city were built around this tree. They also cleared this plain at the entrance of the Star Dou Great Forest."

"The ferocious beasts deep in the forest have launched several beast tides because of this, trying to reclaim their living space and remove Shrek City as a thorn in their side, but in the end, they all failed for various reasons. They could only let the city continue to expand."

Perhaps because her energy was constantly being drained by ferocious beasts, Tianmeng didn't feel a strong sense of belonging to the soul beast group, and she didn't harbor any deep hatred towards humans.

So when he mentioned these past events, his tone carried a hint of schadenfreude.

The more trouble he can cause those bastards like Di Tian, ​​the happier he is.

"Tide of beasts?"

Huo Yuhao lowered his head in thought, frowning involuntarily: "Wouldn't that kill a lot of people? Soul beasts too. Why risk so many lives to build the city here? Couldn't we have moved it further back?"

"Because this is a war—a protracted war where it's a matter of life and death."

Tianmeng responded somewhat smugly, showing off her not-so-large knowledge to Huo Yuhao—which she had overheard from Di Tian and the other soul beasts chatting.

"Ten thousand years ago, there were countless undeveloped soul beast forests on the entire Douluo Continent, which could even form a continuous stretch outside the capital. In contrast, humans, apart from a few concentrated areas, were mostly sparsely distributed across the land, with cities as nodes and roads as lines."

"Back then, humans were merely isolated islands in the forests and oceans. Although they could briefly dominate the world thanks to their far superior organization compared to soul beasts, their dominance would crumble once the kings residing within the great forests awoke..."

"Humanity will eventually come to terms with reality—this is ultimately a world that belongs to spirit beasts!"

Tianmeng swayed her head as she told the story, her tone tinged with regret: "But this situation was forever broken by that person who ascended to heaven ten thousand years ago."

"He built Shrek City next to the Starry Sky, and through the power of shared interests, he united the high-level combat forces and top powers of the entire continent into one, keeping those Beast Kings firmly pinned down here. As long as the soul beasts make any moves, Shrek can gather the power of the entire continent to fight against them."

"Since then, humans have been systematically developing forests in various places and clearing out the soul beasts roaming outside the cities. Except for a few forests that were left as soul ring treasure chests, all other forests were wiped out."

"The age of mankind has arrived."

Tianmeng waved her short hands and bowed in thanks, bringing the story to a close: "It is obvious that the disorganized soul beast race lost miserably in this war."

Now, only a handful of forests remain on the entire continent that have not been conquered by humans, and Di Tian, ​​who is nestled among the stars, is about to become a lone commander.

"A war of life and death..."

Huo Yuhao suddenly realized a blind spot: "But if all the soul beasts die out, won't humanity have no soul rings to use? In order to prosper forever, isn't it more important to leave behind a larger population of soul beasts for future generations?"

"I do not know."

Tianmeng shrugged her non-existent shoulder: "How would I know what those humans are thinking? But it's precisely because of what you said that the soul beasts seem to have lost even more miserably."

Humans must consider their future generations and try to leave behind as many high-age soul beasts as possible. Yet, the soul beasts have never launched an effective attack against humans; instead, they are being pushed back step by step and forced to retreat at every turn.

"If things continue like this for another ten thousand years, even the Beast God Di Tian might be domesticated by humans."

Tianmeng had some dark thoughts.

"Alright, alright! Why are you, a human, so concerned about soul beasts?"

Seeing Huo Yuhao still deep in thought, Tianmeng casually advised, "You're destined to become a god under my guidance. Instead of thinking about these things, why not practice the soul skills I gave you? They're top-notch!"

"it is good……"

Huo Yuhao nodded somewhat dejectedly.

As Tianmeng said, these profound questions were not something he should be pondering right now; matters like the survival of a race were too far removed from his role as a one-ring Soul Master.

"Grandpa, could you tell me where the Shrek Academy admissions office is?"

Huo Yuhao wandered around Shrek City but didn't see any academies advertising enrollment, so he stopped passersby to ask about the situation.

"Tsk."

Suddenly, someone reached out and grabbed him, and the old man, who was hurrying along with his fishing rod, immediately changed his expression.

"This is the reward."

Huo Yuhao took two fish out of the basket on his back.

"Hey~ you silly child, this is such a small thing, why would you need any reward?"

The old man's face immediately lit up with a smile: "Shrek Academy is located in the east of the city. If you want to enroll, you'll have to go to the east gate and ask. First, go out of the city along this road, then turn north..."

Waving goodbye, Huo Yuhao's mood visibly improved: "I didn't expect the people in this city to be so warm and kind."

He had assumed that in such a glittering place, the residents would be mean and even look down on him, a poor boy dressed like a beggar.

That's a bit unexpected.

What will the teachers and students of Shrek Academy be like? Will they work together as their mother described, sharing joys and sorrows?
A hint of anticipation immediately appeared in Huo Yuhao's eyes.

In his short eleven years of life, he only encountered three people who were genuinely good to him: a mother and an older sister whose name is unknown.

And the celestial dream lingering in his mind...

Regardless, the spirit rings and spirit skills Tianmeng gave him were genuine, and the spiritual sea she created was real. Even if the silkworm had some ulterior motives, Huo Yuhao would still accept this favor.

"Heavenly Dream."

"Call me brother." Tianmeng replied instantly.

"..."

Huo Yuhao thought about it carefully, then nodded emphatically: "Indeed, I'll count you as half for now."

"What half?"

Tianmeng was stunned, and for a moment she felt that he was being a bit strange.

"Thank you. But I can only thank you halfway." Huo Yuhao's lips curled up.

"Hey! I gave you four soul skills, and this is your attitude? You ingrate!"

Tianmeng immediately protested her innocence.

Furthermore, this kid doesn't even want to call him 'brother'!
When questioned, he said things like "I already have an older sister" and so on...

What an ingrate!

　A known,
　　Tang San's Guanyin Tear could pierce through Qian Renxue with a single strike.

　　Even Huo Yuhao's Guanyin Tears, representing the pinnacle of human strength at level 99, couldn't defeat Di Tian. It was only Huo Yuhao's combined with the Frozen Ice Artifact that pierced through Di Tian.

　　A known,

　　At that time, Huo Yuhao had three soul cores with reversed Yin and Yang. His spiritual soul core could pull and crush the two soul cores below it. He also had an additional second sea of ​​consciousness in his spiritual power, the ultimate ice attribute, and two divine artifacts on his body.

　　problem,

　　Who is stronger, Dou Yiqianrenxue or Dou Erditian? ︿(￣︶￣)︿

　　
　
(End of this chapter)