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Just then, Huo Yuhao pushed the door open and greeted with a smile.
"Brother Juechen, Senior Sister Ziyan, long time no see, how did you know I would be here?"
When the two saw Huo Yuhao, they were pleasantly surprised at first, but Jing Ziyan immediately retorted unhappily: “Yuhao, you call Ji Juechen “brother” and call me “senior sister”, doesn’t it seem a bit strange?”
She first scolded him, and then complained unhappily: "I haven't practiced with you in the past few months, and Ji Juechen has been talking about you all day long."
Just as Jing Ziyan finished speaking, Ji Juechen stood up, bowed with his sword in hand, and said calmly, "Huo Yuhao, please teach me."
Sure enough, the first thing we did when we met again was this.
It's not a good thing to be nagged by such a guy.
Huo Yuhao muttered to himself, not wanting to wonder how these two people found this place. He wanted to get rid of this long-awaited challenge from the sword fanatic first.
"Brother Juechen, there is no other result for your straightforward challenge. Do you still remember the agreement between us?"
Ji Juechen nodded gently: "Of course I remember, come on."
As he spoke, his eyes focused, and sharp sword intent accompanied by strong soul power instantly surrounded his body. At the same time, he mobilized his own mental power to protect his head.
He said solemnly, "Please teach me."
This was the agreement between him and Huo Yuhao. Before he wanted to challenge Huo Yuhao, if he could not withstand a soul attack from Huo Yuhao, then there was no point in competing. Fighting again and again after repeated defeats was commendable, but it was meaningless to the outcome.
Ji Juechen just held the sword in both hands and did not use the sword to attack, but the sharp sword intent had already filled the entire room.
Huo Qiu'er did not introduce herself or join in their conversation, but watched with interest from the side, muttering, "What a strange power."
Jing Ziyan only felt that she looked familiar, but she couldn't remember what it was for the moment, so she just let it go for the time being and said to Huo Yuhao with some pride, "Yuhao, Ji Juechen's understanding of the sword intent has deepened during the competition. He has now broken through to the Soul Saint level and can definitely withstand your mental attack. You can't escape now."
Huo Yuhao was not too surprised to hear that Ji Juechen had broken through the seventh ring. He just said casually with a little surprise: "Oh? Brother Juechen has already broken through the seventh ring. What kind of soul beast has the seventh soul ring? What year is it from?"
Ji Juechen replied calmly: "I forgot, I just remember it was black."
Huo Yuhao was extremely speechless at this answer, but when he thought that it was Ji Juechen, he felt it was quite normal.
It was hard to imagine that a soul master would be so careless about his soul ring, especially the most important seventh soul ring. The quality of the soul ring of the seventh soul skill martial soul true body had a huge impact on the strength of the soul master, but Ji Juechen didn't care at all.
Ji Juechen is such a strange soul master. The way he fights has never relied on the soul skills that soul masters are proud of, but only on his sword.
Huo Yuhao said again: "Brother Juechen, you lose this time, how about you agree to one condition of mine?"
Jing Ziyan hurriedly stopped him and said, "Yuhao, Mingde Hall's rare metal quota has been reduced a lot now. Ji Juechen has no rare metals to lose to you."
“Don’t worry, I don’t want rare metals this time. I just want you to keep the situation under control.” Huo Yuhao said with a smile.
Ji Juechen nodded without hesitation: "I accept the loss."
Huo Yuhao was satisfied with this answer. He exhaled lightly, and suddenly his expression became focused, staring directly at Ji Juechen. A strong and powerful mental fluctuation suddenly emerged from him.
Although he was already prepared, Ji Juechen's calm and indifferent expression suddenly darkened and turned extremely pale.
The sharp sword intent that originally filled the VIP room was like a head-on collision with an overwhelming snowstorm, and was torn into pieces in the howling cold wind. Even the sharp sword made of meteorite iron from outer space was so small in front of the extreme cold power of nature.
Ji Juechen seemed to be frozen. He stood in the room with his hands holding the sword, staring into Huo Yuhao's blue eyes, and remained silent for a long time.
Jing Ziyan, who was watching from the side, couldn’t help but shudder. She was not Huo Yuhao’s target, but she was still trembling under the pressure of her mental power over the sword intent.
Huo Yuhao then chuckled and said, “Brother Juechen, are you okay?”
The sword intent in the room had completely dissipated, with only a little bit of it remaining around Ji Juechen. Jing Ziyan, who had come to her senses, hurriedly looked at him, only to see a trace of blood flowing from the corner of Ji Juechen's mouth, who had no contact with Huo Yuhao.
"Huo Yuhao, your mental strength has become stronger again."
Ji Juechen didn't care about the blood at the corner of his mouth. Instead, he looked directly at Huo Yuhao and said affirmatively: "You have already broken through to the Soul Saint level, right?"
Huo Yuhao smiled and replied, “Yes, I also achieved a breakthrough after the competition.”
Ji Juechen's idea of using his higher cultivation level than Huo Yuhao to withstand the soul shock failed, but he did not have the slightest regret or resentment, he just kept looking at Huo Yuhao with burning eyes.
On the other hand, Jing Ziyan was completely dumbfounded, with her heart like a raging storm.
Huo Yuhao also broke through to Soul Saint level?
Once upon a time, when Ji Juechen broke through to the Soul Emperor, he was only at the fourth ring, but now they are at the same starting line.
Ji Juechen wiped the corner of his mouth lightly, his tone calm but extremely firm: "I will continue to work hard to practice."
Huo Yuhao chuckled and said, “Brother Juechen, do you still remember the agreement we made just now?”
"If you are willing to accept the defeat, just tell Juechen what you want." Ji Juechen didn't care about the specific content of the agreement.
"We'll talk about that later."
Huo Yuhao was ready to return to the topic.
"Aren't you two in Mingde Hall? Why did you come here to find me?"
Ji Juechen did not answer. Jing Ziyan said a little embarrassedly, "We also came here immediately after we heard about the Northern Alliance and you in Mingde Hall."
"Well, Yuhao, I didn't expect you to have such a great background, but you didn't even tell us,"
Huo Yuhao really didn’t know what to say to them. After a brief thought, he deliberately asked, “But do you know what the consequences are of contacting me privately like this?”
Jing Ziyan was stunned for a moment, her face full of confusion: "What are the consequences?"
Huo Yuhao said: "You are a member of Mingde Hall. You deliberately contacted the Northern Alliance. I'm afraid it represents the intention of Mingde Hall?"
"Be careful not to cause trouble to Mingde Hall."
He was very sure that he did not see these two people during the meeting at Jing Hongchen's mansion, which meant that they were not yet at the level that could reach that level.
At present, Mingdetang and Jing Hongchen do not want to make public their relationship with the Northern Alliance.
Hearing this, Jing Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought it was a big deal."
She patted her chest and said confidently: "Don't worry, I have thought about it. You see, we all put on makeup before going out."
As she spoke, Jing Ziyan proudly pointed at Ji Juechen's inconspicuous appearance.
Huo Yuhao looked at the sword in Ji Juechen's hand and fell silent.
Looking around the whole Mingdu, no, there is no one else in the whole continent who can use this sword. Is there any point in this makeup?
Noticing Huo Yuhao's gaze, Jing Ziyan said unhappily, "Do you think we are so stupid? This guy always uses the soul sword I made for him in front of outsiders. He would never show his precious treasure to others."
“That’s good.” Huo Yuhao finally felt relieved and looked at Ji Juechen with malicious eyes.
Jing Ziyan glanced at Ji Juechen with resentment, and complained continuously: "Mingde Hall is very busy now, but this guy can't make soul guides, so he can't help at all. No one will respond to his challenge. Let him stay here for two days, and I will be happy to have some peace and quiet."
Ji Juechen held the sword in his hand, indifferent to Jing Ziyan's accusations.
“It’s not that difficult. The main thing is that our Northern Alliance has just arrived in Mingdu and our foundation is not stable. We are in urgent need of manpower.” Huo Yuhao said, “The original Xishui Alliance’s industries all need manpower to manage, but…”
He changed his tone and said in a deep voice: "You also know that the competition for industries among underground forces can sometimes be quite cruel. For example, I see that the Aodu Chamber of Commerce has shown some signs of stirring up trouble recently."
Ji Juechen had already understood what he meant, but he just asked coldly: "Will there be a strong person on the other side?"
Huo Yuhao quickly waved his hands: “I don’t know. I also said that there are only signs.”
Ji Juechen said calmly: "If the strong man on the opposite side takes action, no need to say more, I will go there."
Before Huo Yuhao gave any instructions, Ji Juechen already seemed impatient, which made him feel helpless.
Jing Ziyan immediately became worried: "Ah... Aodu Chamber of Commerce, I heard that there are several Soul Douluo masters in them, and it seems that there is a ninth-level soul instructor from the military behind them..."
"Contra..." Ji Juechen murmured softly without any fear, and there was even a hint of expectation in his eyes.
In the Sun Moon Academy, he has always been the chief in charge of the Soul Guidance Department, but his opponents have always been other students, and he has never fought against an eighth or ninth level soul guide.
The chat gradually ended, and Ji Juechen slowly turned his gaze to Huo Qiuer.
He bowed and asked calmly, "Excuse me, are you Huo Qiuer?"
After hearing Ji Juechen say this name, Jing Ziyan slapped her thigh and said in surprise: "I remember now, she is the Huo Qiuer who was in the previous competition. Why are you here?"
Huo Qiuer raised her eyebrows and sneered: "Did you finally notice me?"
She brought too much shock to the audience in Mingdu at the Soul Master Competition, so it was normal for the two people in front of them to recognize her when they met for the first time.
But as soon as these two people entered the room, they shouted that they wanted to challenge Huo Yuhao, and they didn't pay any attention to her, the fourth person, which made Huo Qiuer angry and amused.
When Huo Yuhao saw Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan's reactions, he was stunned for a moment and had a bad feeling in his heart.
broken……
Ji Juechen walked up to Huo Qiu'er again, holding the sword in both hands, and said, "I've heard of Miss Qiu'er's heroic performance in the Soul Master Competition. May I ask Miss Qiu'er for some advice?"
As expected, this sword fanatic challenged Huo Qiuer again when they met for the first time.
Huo Qiuer did not agree or refuse immediately, but narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Ji Juechen.
Ji Juechen has already broken through to Soul Saint, but that is not a reason for her to be afraid. With her inner pride, she will never run away from such a challenge.
Just when Huo Qiu'er was about to agree, Huo Yuhao waved his hands at the two of them impatiently: "Alright, alright, there will be an auction in the Golden Hall tonight, and there is no place for you to fight in the hotel now."
"Brother Juechen, you should go back to Mingde Hall and report to the head of Hongchen Hall first. It's not polite to come out without permission."
Ji Juechen's eyes were burning, but since Huo Yuhao had sent him away like this, he still nodded, bowed to Jing Ziyan, and left the Qingse Hotel together.
"What a weird human." Huo Qiuer frowned as she recalled the unique sword intent on Ji Juechen's body.
"It's okay to be weird. Normal is abnormal to him."
Huo Yuhao cursed.
"From your expression, you seem to be quite impatient with him." Huo Qiu'er asked doubtfully, "But you don't reject him?"
Huo Yuhao was silent for a while, then said calmly: “To be honest, I am a little annoyed, but I really admire Brother Juechen from the bottom of my heart.”
"Hmm? What do you mean?" Huo Qiuer couldn't help but feel a little curious.
“The legend of the sword maniac is circulating in Sun Moon Academy. This is a human being who cannot be measured by common sense.” Huo Yuhao said with some emotion, “Do you know what level his innate spirit power is?”
"He is now in his twenties or thirties. If he can reach the level of Soul Saint, he should be at least level eight or nine." Huo Qiuer speculated.
“No.” Huo Yuhao shook his head and uttered a number that Huo Qiuer couldn’t believe, “Only level three.”
"Level three?" Huo Qiuer was stunned.
“Yes, only level three.” Huo Yuhao continued, “Legend has it that when he was eight years old, he cultivated to level ten. He walked alone into a place where soul beasts gathered and killed a hundred-year-old soul beast with his own sword.”
He paused and added for emphasis.
"He was alone, with no outside help."
Huo Qiuer was silent, and it took her a long time to recover from her shock: "It's unbelievable, how can he cultivate so fast?"