FE—Chapter 87: Huo Yuhao's Legend of the Dragon King
The next morning, a light and lazy voice emerged from the room shared by Huo Yuhao and Di Rachel in the inn.
"Ah..."
Di Rachel sat up from the bed, turned to face the faint light streaming in through the window, stretched out her arms, and stretched hard, feeling quite happy.
"It turns out that sleeping this way... on a bed is quite comfortable for humans."
The corners of her lips curled up into a light arc. Her red eyes moved slightly as she recalled how she used to sleep in the form of a three-eyed golden lion.
"Before this auspicious beast transformed, I would randomly find a haystack next to the Lake of Life and lie down to sleep."
"Hmm... eh?"
Di Rachel was in the middle of her stretch when she suddenly felt tickled at her waist by two hands.
The sudden sensation made Di Rachel shrink her body and turn around quickly to look at Huo Yuhao, who was lying on the inside of the bed, blinking at her.
"What are you doing, Yuhao?"
Huo Yuhao raised his eyebrows and motioned with his eyes. "Miss Rachel, look where you're sitting."
Di Rachel felt where she was sitting, and her cheeks turned slightly red as she realized why it was so irritating and why her rear felt so soft.
It turned out that after sleeping with Huo Yuhao all night, she subconsciously sat in the same position as before when she was still a three-eyed golden lion.
She had sat on Huo Yuhao's belly before stretching her arms.
At first, she didn't react, but now that she realized it, Di Rachel twisted her body and moved her rear away from Huo Yuhao's belly.
"Ha, I used to sleep on a haystack."
Di Rachel looked down at Huo Yuhao, who was still lying on the inside of the bed, and with an innocent expression, said, "Yeah... I was unconscious while sleeping, so I thought you were a haystack."
Huo Yuhao smiled and didn't mind. He sat up from the bed and raised his hand to help her tidy up her slightly frizzy golden hair.
Although Di Rachel had transformed into a human, some of her living habits had not changed.
Huo Yuhao thought about it and half-jokingly said, "I thought it was because Miss Rachel had such strange hostility toward Wang Dong'er that she harbored bad intentions toward me."
Di Rachel smiled brightly. "Haha, this time the auspicious beast has taken the lead; Wang Dong'er has no chance."
"Could it be possible that Wang Dong'er could run from Shrek Academy to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy?"
Thinking about this, Di Rachel beamed from ear to ear.
Huo Yuhao pursed his lips and smiled. This was something that shouldn't be said. After all, the wisdom of Lord Poseidon was immeasurable.
After helping Di Rachel tidy her hair, he asked with interest, "Miss Rachel, how did you stretch before you transformed?"
"Like this."
Di Rachel glanced at Huo Yuhao, knelt on the bed smoothly, and naturally struck a "cat stretching" pose.
The early morning light was not particularly bright, and the curves of her figure under the golden pajamas were very appealing. Her round and cute buttocks were slightly raised, making the collar bulge—a rather striking sight.
Di Rachel subconsciously posed according to her previous living habits, leaving Huo Yuhao stunned for half a second—he was a little short of breath and coughed: "Cough..."
It was because she had transformed from the three-eyed golden lion; otherwise, she wouldn't have looked so natural.
Di Rachel paused, withdrew her pose, and leaned back, tilting her head to look at Huo Yuhao with a concerned tone.
"Yuhao, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Miss Rachel still needs to adapt to human life as soon as possible."
Di Rachel thought for a moment that perhaps her position as a three-eyed golden lion in human form had caught Huo Yuhao off guard for a moment.
She waved her hands cheerfully. "Don't worry. I've learned a lot from that light ball. It's just that I'm not so skilled yet after transforming into a human. I will be fine after living with you for a while."
During the months Di Rachel prepared for her transformation, she repeatedly simulated her life in the human world in her mind.
So she was familiar with some of the most basic living habits, but she hadn't truly applied them herself. She was not worried; she would adapt quickly after traveling with Huo Yuhao.
"Well, that's good."
Huo Yuhao nodded and patted her back. "Miss Rachel, let's get up and wash up. We will enter the Far North today."
"Yeah."
After quickly washing up, Di Rachel took out the shirt and overalls she had washed the night before, put them on, and jumped comfortably onto the ground in her travel boots. Her golden hair swayed slightly; she felt that this outfit was very comfortable to wear.
She gently retracted the energy barrier created by the silver dragon scales inside the house.
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but smile slightly. It was no wonder he had slept soundly all night with the Silver Dragon King's reverse scales shielding his aura.
The two of them then left the room and walked towards the first floor of the inn.
Huo Yuhao spoke in the sea of spirit, "Xue Di after we find Bing Di in the Far North if she has any questions about my ideas, I hope you can help explain them."
Xue Di's tone remained as cold as ever. "Yuhao, do you know that Bing'er is my beloved relative, a sister..."
"So?" Huo Yuhao countered.
"I heard from Senior Yi that your alchemy skills could help souls reshape their bodies."
The Snow Empress extended her slender fingers, raised her chin, and thought for a moment: "After this auspicious beast of the Star Dou Great Forest transformed into a human, to be honest, I also yearn for this kind of life—to experience the human world in person, like an auspicious beast."
"Yuhao, can you understand what I mean..."
The Snow Empress silently watched the little Huo Yuhao in the spiritual mimicry within the sea of consciousness, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
Having been a soul beast for hundreds of thousands of years and now a soul spirit, she could not always live within someone else's spiritual sea.
The Snow Empress could assure herself that her interest in human life was simply curiosity, not because she desired a more intimate connection with Huo Yuhao like the auspicious beast did after transforming.
Huo Yuhao readily agreed: "Wait until my alchemical skills reach a level sufficient to help Elder Yi reshape his body."
"If you, Snow Empress, wish to obtain a body, I will certainly comply with your wishes."
After Huo Yuhao and Di Rachel left the town near the Far North, they continued heading north.
By noon, the two arrived at the outskirts of the Far North.
Snowflakes whirled through the icy air with the cold wind, and the endless expanse of ice and snow filled the sky and earth, leaving only whiteness in sight.
Di Rachel looked at the white ice and snow, her ruby-like, transparent eyes sparkling with excitement.
"Is this the Far North? It doesn't look dangerous at all; it's quite beautiful..."
At that moment, a burst of ice-white light flashed, and the Snow Empress appeared before Huo Yuhao and Di Rachel in mental mimicry.
"Auspicious beast, had you come to the Far North before this emperor merged with Yuhao, you probably wouldn't have thought it wasn't dangerous here. It wouldn't have been easy for Di Tian to come and rescue you."
The Snow Empress stood sideways, hugged her shoulders with her white arms, and spoke softly to Di Rachel.
"Hey, you are... Snow Empress?"
Di Rachel was filled with curiosity. She had heard Red King speak about the three heavenly kings of the Far North before and had seen some images of the Snow Empress in the light ball, but this was the first time she was seeing the Snow Empress up close.
The Snow Empress nodded slightly. "You are truly willful. You knew that Wang Qiu'er's fate was not a good one, yet you still chose to transform and find Yuhao."
Di Rachel smiled, a beautiful arc gracing her lips, and waved her hand.
"Ha, although she and I both chose to transform and come to the human world to seek Yuhao, can I, Di Rachel, be compared to that foolish Wang Qiu'er?"
Di Rachel summoned the golden dragon spear and held it in her arms, expressing her happiness in a leisurely tone.
"Xue Di, don't confuse this auspicious beast with that three-eyed golden lion puppet."
Xue Di looked at Di Rachel and responded calmly, "Compared to Wang Qiu'er, you have indeed changed in every way. No wonder Di Tian agreed to let you come out."
Di Rachel's mood lifted again upon hearing this, a glimmer of determination flashing in her eyes.
This time, she not only resolved not to fall in love; she also intended to uncover the mastermind behind the scenes, pierce a few holes in him with the golden dragon spear, and demand to know to whom the golden dragon bloodline belonged.
Di Rachel patted her golden dragon spear, her golden eyes gleaming.
"And this time Yuhao has also undergone significant changes. This auspicious beast dares not even imagine how amazing life will be in the human world in the future."
Huo Yuhao smiled, "Okay, Miss Rachel, I will certainly not allow you to make the same mistake this time. Let's continue on our way."
Then the two pressed onward into the depths of the Far North.
It would have been perfectly acceptable to call the Ice Empress from the periphery, but soul masters were active there. If the Ice Empress came, they would undoubtedly be terrified, and it wouldn't be convenient to discuss matters.
Thus, it was decided to venture deeper for a while before summoning the Ice Empress.
The last time he came to merge with the Snow Empress, he rushed directly to the Far North Snow Mountain, the Snow Empress's habitat, and did not notice the exaggeratedly large footprints on the road.
This time, however, Huo Yuhao noticed the massive footprints left by the Titan Snow Demon King, but with the Snow Empress beside him, there was no need for concern.
Di Rachel glanced at the huge footprints on the ground. "When Uncle Red King told me a story before, he mentioned that even though the Titan Snow Demon King, the third of the three heavenly kings of the Far North, is enormous, he might not be able to defeat Uncle Red King."
Huo Yuhao was not clear about the Titan Snow Demon King's combat prowess. There were no actual records in the original book; it was merely said that he was on par with the Ice Bear King Xiaobai.
Another thing that left a deep impression was that the Titan Snow Demon King had pursued the Snow Empress without understanding his strength but was beaten nearly to death by her while he spent thousands of years recovering.
In the core area of the Far North, very few humans ever set foot here.
Huo Yuhao felt the journey was nearly over. "Snow Empress, Brother Tianmeng, please call Bing Di."
The Snow Empress replied flatly, "Tianmeng, you call Bing'er."
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, of course, was delighted and then released its breath like last time to inform Bing Di of their arrival.
Soon, as a layer of emerald green light descended rapidly from the horizon, the Ice Empress's joyful voice could be heard.
"Xue Di, Yuhao, you have finally arrived."
As a green light descended from the sky, a large emerald-green scorpion gracefully crawled forward.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm immediately materialized outside Huo Yuhao's body, expressing its thoughts: "Bingbing, you have no idea how much I missed you during this time..."
The Ice Empress swiftly swung her pincers and elbowed the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm away.
"Tianmeng, get out of the way. Don't interfere with my conversation with Yuhao."
Then the Ice Empress creaked and crawled to the side of the Snow Empress, looking at Huo Yuhao with a hint of excitement in her tone.
"Yuhao, now that you've reached level 30, can we merge?"
Di Rachel's eyes sparkled with curiosity as she looked at the beautiful large scorpion in front of her. This scorpion was the second martial soul of Huo Yuhao, as shown in the light ball.
The Ice Empress barely acknowledged Di Rachel's presence. She simply wished to join Huo Yuhao's team to become a god and witness the human world alongside the Snow Empress.
Huo Yuhao hesitated, carefully choosing his words. "Ice Empress, I may have to wait until I reach level 40 before I can merge with you. So... Ice Empress, you aren't in a rush, right?"
"Ah?"
The Ice Empress was taken aback by this, her eyes glancing back and forth between Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress, confusion evident in her expression.
She clamped her two large pincers together and asked the Snow Empress, "Why is that? Did something happen to Yuhao?"
The Snow Empress sighed softly, "Bing'er, don't be anxious; listen to Yuhao's explanation."
Then Huo Yuhao relayed his plan to go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and briefly clarified the reasoning behind the journey.
"Oh, I see." The Ice Empress looked disappointed—not because Huo Yuhao couldn't wait to cultivate to level 40.
After all, a year or two of cultivation was merely a blink of an eye for a soul beast of her level.
However, she had come here today with great excitement, so it was hard not to feel a little disappointed when she learned they wouldn't be merging today.
Xue Di consoled her softly: "Bing'er, I don't know the details, but perhaps this is life—oh no, it's the life of a soul beast... always full of surprises."
Bing Di pondered for a long time. Anyway, Huo Yuhao had good talent, and it wouldn't take long for him to reach level 40.
"Alright, Yuhao, I promise to accompany you to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. When shall we set off?"
Huo Yuhao was about to respond when three options appeared in front of him.
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[Option 1: Enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and use the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass as the third soul ring. Completion reward: Dou Skill - Lion Tiger Gold Shattering Roar (Advanced Xuan Level).]
[Option 2: Act steadily and fuse the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion as the third soul ring. Completion reward: Dou Skill - Mysterious Ice Dragon Soaring (Advanced Xuan Level), from Xiao Yan's investor Hai Bodong.]
[Option 3: Enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and fuse the Water Dragon King's dragon soul into the third soul ring. Completion reward: A trace of Ancient Void Dragon Bloodline with random purity.]
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Huo Yuhao was stunned. The task rewards were naturally proportional to the difficulty of the tasks.
The rewards for options one and two were both Xuan-level dou skills, indicating that the two tasks were not particularly challenging for Huo Yuhao to complete at present.
The Ancient Void Dragon blood was astonishing. This resource was only available in the late stages for Xiao Yan.
Huo Yuhao pondered for a while: "The purity of the rewarded blood might not be too high, but it should be easy to match with Douluo's God King level."
Is he about to embark on the Legend of the Dragon King?
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