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Huo Yuhao noticed that Orange's expression was not right, as if he was worried about something, so he did not say anything and just stood aside and watched the scenery silently.
After a long while, Juzi said softly, "Brother Yuhao, no, I'll just call you Yuhao, is that ok?"
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, “Of course you can. But Senior Orange, if you have anything to say, you must talk to me alone. Do you even have to hide from Senior Keke and Senior Zimu?”
Juzi turned around, looked at Huo Yuhao with a complicated look, and asked, "Yuhao, are you from the Xingluo Empire?"
Huo Yuhao paused and replied, “Yes.”
Ju Zi closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then looked directly into Huo Yuhao's eyes: "Then you should remember that my father died in the war with the Xing Luo Empire."
Huo Yuhao did not avoid Ju Zi's gaze, but greeted her calmly and nodded, saying, "Remember."
Juzi sneered softly, turned around and leaned against the railing again, and said self-deprecatingly: "In fact, I should have guessed it earlier. Yuhao, you are not from the Sun and Moon Empire."
"You don't behave like a soul master at all. Ordinary soul masters don't have such strong physical fitness as you."
Huo Yuhao did not say anything to interrupt Juzi, and just listened to her continue talking.
"I checked your information again and found that you are an exchange student from the Xing Luo Empire, hehe..."
"But what I hate most is the Xingluo Empire."
Orange looked at Huo Yuhao again, with an indescribable sadness in his eyes: "Yuhao, do you know? When I first ate the grilled fish you made, I was deeply attracted by the taste."
"You remind me of my father again. I once said that if I were to marry someone sincerely, I would marry a chef as good as my father."
"Although we have only been together for a short time and our feelings for each other have not reached that level, I already consider you a friend in my heart."
"But I will never forget that it was the Xing Luo Empire that took my father away forever."
"Why are you from the Xingluo Empire?"
Orange's eyes were filled with confusion, sadness, and a hint of anger at being deceived.
Huo Yuhao stared at her calmly for a long time before he spoke calmly, “Senior Orange, people cannot choose where they are born.”
"Yeah." Orange smiled bitterly and shook his head, "So we have to become enemies."
"The current truce between Xingluo and Sun and Moon is just a superficial one. A full-scale war will surely break out in the future."
"I originally thought that after you graduated from the academy, you would use your genius soul guide ideas to help build the Sun-Moon Empire and make it more prosperous, but..."
Juzi sighed deeply: "In a year, you will return to the Xingluo Empire. I believe that with your talent, you will shine in the future. By then, we may meet on the battlefield."
Huo Yuhao interrupted and said, “Senior Orange, don’t worry. I will stay in the Sun Moon Empire.”
Ju Zi was stunned for a moment when she heard this: "What did you say?"
Huo Yuhao said calmly: "I have passed the assessment of Mingde Hall and can stay here for a long time. I think that only by staying in the Sun Moon Empire can I bring into play my talent for soul guides."
"So, I will stay in the Sun-Moon Empire in the future to study soul guides."
Orange looked at him in disbelief: "You...are you telling the truth?"
Huo Yuhao nodded seriously.
Juzi asked: "Yuhao, you...you are betraying your country, do you know that?"
Huo Yuhao said: "I can be a pure researcher and will not set foot on the battlefield. Senior Sister Juzi, you also know that my ideal is the same as Teacher Xuan Ziwen's, which is to use soul guides to change the lives of ordinary people."
"The other three kingdoms do not have sufficient conditions. Only the Sun-Moon Empire has soil that is suitable for the development of soul guidance technology."
Juzi was stunned again, and then showed a surprised expression: "Yuhao, I didn't expect you to make such a choice."
"Don't worry, the Sun-Moon Empire will always open its doors to soul guide geniuses from all over the continent."
"With talents like you joining us, the unification of the continent by the Sun-Moon Empire is definitely just around the corner."
After saying this, the sad expression on her face disappeared and she returned to her innocent and playful look.
"Great, this way we won't be enemies in the future."
"Yuhao, I remembered that I have an outsourced soul guide to be completed this afternoon, so I'll leave first."
Orange turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped, turned around and extended a hand to Huo Yuhao.
"Senior Orange, what are you doing...?"
Orange smiled innocently and said, "I haven't had lunch yet, so I'll leave the grilled fish to you."
Huo Yuhao smiled slightly and handed her several skewers of grilled fish. Orange generously took one and put it in her mouth, then waved her hand and walked downstairs.
After watching Orange leave, Huo Yuhao put away his smile, walked to the railing and looked into the distance.
"War..." Huo Yuhao murmured, falling into deep thought.
The Sun-Moon Empire's ambition to unify the continent is obvious, and they have been quietly accumulating strength in secret. Once they are fully mobilized, they will unleash a terrifying power that is completely different from their previous small-scale fights.
Although the number of high-level soul masters in the three continental countries far exceeds that of the Sun-Moon Empire, the rapid iteration and upgrade of soul guides are enough to allow the Sun-Moon Empire to develop to the level of crushing the three continental countries in the foreseeable future.
Just as Huo Yuhao was thinking, Yin Lex's voice rang out.
"Yuhao, what are you worried about? I can sense that you seem to be stuck in some kind of mental maze and can't extricate yourself."
"Haven't you always been a strong-willed child?"
Huo Yuhao said in a deep voice: “I am indeed stubborn about many things, but if I encounter a logical dilemma, it is easy for me to get stuck in a dead end and unable to get out.”
Yin Lex asked, "What are you confused about?"
Huo Yuhao said calmly: "I am very eager to witness a powerful country unifying this continent, but in the process of unification, there will definitely be unjust acts of aggression."
"In the world before me, there was such a tyrant. Although thousands of miles of blood were shed in the process of unifying the world, it was the vast territory he conquered that was praised by later generations."
"The Sun-Moon Empire is the country I am most optimistic about. They have the ambition and strength to unify the continent. However, Xing Luo has also done me a favor. I can't just sit back and watch the war between them and Sun-Moon."
"Wherever it is, the country that first launches a war of aggression will be condemned."
"Mr. Yin, if it were you, what would you do?"
Yin Laix laughed and said, "Kid, why do you need to ask me? In fact, you already have the answer in your heart, don't you?"
Huo Yuhao covered his face with his right hand and smiled unconsciously.
"Yes, I already have the answer..."
He looked into the distance at a place where the Sun and Moon Imperial City was located.
Chapter 244: The Never-Quiet Mingde Hall
Three months passed in a flash.
Huo Yuhao's current movements basically circulate between the dormitory, teaching building, and Mingde Hall.
He studies soul guides during the day and cultivates his soul power at night.
During this period, his soul power officially broke through level 40, and he was no longer the only level 39 soul master in the entire continent.
However, for now, Huo Yuhao has temporarily slowed down his cultivation of soul power. He has focused on how to contact the Snow Empress.
Now, he is in Mingde Hall's underground base, in his old seat, fiddling with a fifth-level soul guide.
He was not making anything, but was constantly gesturing at the core magic circle with his hands. His mental detection was focused on the core magic circle of the soul guide, while he was silently reciting in the sea of spirit.
"No matter what level of soul guide it is, the complexity of the core array will vary greatly, but the components of its power part are basically the same. The core array, protection device, sometimes there is also a self-destruct device, etc., but they are all similar."
"The easiest way to destroy the core array is to find the linked array related to charging, and then control the cold air to enter the soul guide to block the soul power channel. This is the method I most often use to destroy soul guides."
"Ice Emperor, I believe that with your sophisticated control over cold air, you can easily do this."
Hyotei nodded attentively.
In her hand, she held a fifth-level soul guide core array whose light was gradually dimming, and studied it carefully.
After the soul guide is sent into the frozen plane, it will gradually be corroded by the cold air and become ineffective. This process will help her learn how to use cold air to destroy the soul guide.
Huo Yuhao asked, “Ice Emperor, you must have seen the battle between me and Xiao Hongchen a few days ago, right? You should be able to see how I destroyed the soul guide during the battle.”
Bingdi nodded.
Xiao Hongchen now challenges Huo Yuhao to a duel every one or two weeks, and the two of them make rapid progress in their battles.
As for the results of the battle, it is always the same, Huo Yuhao always remains undefeated.
The reason is naturally that he possesses this unique skill that can render soul guides ineffective. This is too deadly for soul guides who rely on soul guides to fight.
Moreover, Xiao Hongchen's martial soul, the three-legged golden toad, has metal attributes and its ability to control metal, which is restrained by Huo Yuhao.
When Xiao Hongchen tried to control the metal, if Huo Yuhao froze the metal at the same time, Xiao Hongchen's soul power consumption would be greatly increased.
After each battle, Xiao Hongchen felt depressed.
But Xiao Hongchen is not a person who does not know how to make progress. He is also smart and talented enough to be proud of.
After the first two battles, he began to think about how to crack Huo Yuhao's move, and gradually he figured out how to deal with it.
As long as the all-round shield-type defensive soul guide is activated, or the protection of the core magic array of the soul guide is strengthened in advance, Huo Yuhao will not be able to destroy it so easily.
Xiao Hongchen's vigilance gradually made Huo Yuhao feel difficult, but he was always able to seize the opportunity. If Xiao Hongchen had not been suddenly called away by Meng Hongchen in the last battle, Huo Yuhao would have had to fight hard if he wanted to avoid revealing his trump card.
If you use the same trick too many times, others will always find a flaw.
The Ice Emperor pondered for a while and asked, "Yuhao, do we have to destroy the power part? With my soul power, I should be able to freeze the entire core array, right?"
Huo Yuhao nodded and said, "Of course, I am just providing the simplest and least energy-consuming method."
"But that would consume a lot of soul power, and we haven't put it into practice yet. Can you, Bingdi, destroy a ninth-level soul guide?"
The Ice Emperor said coldly: "Even if I can't, I have to. In order to save the Snow Girl, I have no choice."
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but smile with relief when he heard the Ice Emperor's firm words.
He has seen Bingdi's efforts over the past three months.
She knew nothing about soul guides at the beginning, but now she has gradually understood them.
It is always easier to learn how to destroy something than to create something.
Bingdi did not need to learn those forging and engraving techniques that were useless to her. She only needed to understand the composition of the soul guide, find the weakness of the core magic circle, and know how to make it ineffective.
Tian Meng sat on the snow nearby, staring at Bing Di who was concentrating. "Bing Bing, I've never seen you look so serious before."
Without taking his eyes off the core formation, the Ice Emperor said calmly, "If I can master how to destroy the soul guide, the chances of rescuing the Snow Girl will be greater."
"Bingbing works so hard..." Tian Meng had just finished praising Bingdi when he looked at the soul guide textbook in his hand.