"Little Yuhao really makes the best food!" Tang Ya said as she happily ate her 4th piece of grilled fish while Yuhao was grilling more fish and Bei Bei had taken on the task of cleaning and descaling the fish.
"Heh, I'm proud of my cooking skill!" Yuhao said while mentally he was facepalming as he looked at the System while Skydream was laughing
[Skill: Cooking (Level 4 -Expert) (114/10000)]
'Yuhao! I-hahaha- I'll call you Cook-Cooking God in the future- Hahahahaha...' Skydream laughed as he rolled around in the mental space as Yuhao sighed as he continued to cook.
"Yuhao....can you tell me how you made normal Fish somehow recover and even increase Soul Power and even refresh my mind?" Tang Ya asked while gobbling up the remaining fish as Yuhao stared at her ".....Get good at cooking." He replied as Tang Ya just stared blankly at Yuhao while Bei Bei suppressed a smile and turned around to cover his mouth.
The two had already been too surprised by Yuhao that day that they were numb to Fish that somehow increased Soul Power Cultivation.
"Big Brother Bei, can you tell me more about Shrek?" Yuhao asked as he continued to grill fish after stuffing another grilled fish into Tang Ya's eager hands and put aside another one for Bei Bei, making that the 5th one for Bei Bei.
"Shrek....Hm, I'd say that Shrek's competitive if anything." Bei Bei began "Although the teaching model differs between teachers but, the base of Shrek is competitiveness between students." Bei Bei said as hefinished descaling the last fish and handed it to Yuhao while he picked up his grilled fish and began eating.
While Bei Bei was making a weird face as if experiencing unexplainable pleasure along with Tang Ya who had the same reaction while eating, Yuhao just shrugged and began grilling the last fish after seasoning it as he himself ate.
"Although competitive, Shrek usually unites when faced with outside forces." Bei Bei said as he finished devouring his fish and was looking at Tang Ya who had a pitiful face as she stared at Bei Bei's remaining fish.
"To put it simply, Healthy competition combined with enough teamwork and elite education." Bei Bei said while finally handing over the fish to Tang Ya reluctantly and then putting all his remaining 3 fish quickly into the Storage Soul Guide.
"Yuhao....are you sure you don't want to join the Tang Sect?" Tang Ya asked while making a pitiful face as Yuhao just stared at her then smiled slightly "If you want, I'll cook for both you and Big Brother Bei if you bring the ingredients." Yuhao said as Tang Ya eagerly nodded while even Bei Bei seemed expectant.
"I'll only cook for you two once a week!" Yuhao suddenly added on seeing their bright eyes as they deflated on hearing what Yuhao said but their eyes were still bright as they agreed.
'These two wanted me to cook for them everyday?!' Yuhao complained in his mind while eating his own grilled fish.
'Got to admit... I'm a good cook!' Yuhao said after eating
[Sin of Pride - 2%]
'Really Yuhao?' Skydream asked speechless as Yuhao just shrugged and continued to eat.
They looked around as the sun continued to set and night fell, Bei Bei shared his tent with Yuhao as Yuhao would first keep watch them switch with Tang Ya and finally Bei Bei would take over the shift.
As for why they were staying in the Star Dou Forest overnight? To know that we'd have to go back a few hours.
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"Eh? What level am I currently at?" Yuhao responded to Tang Ya's question "I'm currently Level 20." Yuhao admitted as Bei Bei and Tang Ya were once again speechless.
"How long have you even been suppressing your cultivation?" Tang Ya couldn't help but complain as Yuhao smiled "Not long." Yuhao said truthfully but both Bei Bei and Tang Ya didn't believe it as he shrugged.
"Wait, doesn't that mean you need a Soul Ring?" Tang Ya asked as Yuhao nodded "Okay! Bei Bei! We're gonna help Little Yuhao get his Soul Ring as payment for our food!" She said.
'I'd much rather you give me actual money.' Yuhao complained internally while Skydream just laughed while Yuhao was nodding in agreement outside the mental space.
"Hm...yeah, that's a good idea." Bei Bei agreed with Tang Ya's idea and then they looked at Yuhao.
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That's how they're currently staying the night in the forest.
"Good Morning Big Brother Bei." Yuhao greeted Bei Bei who was sitting outside and keeping watch the next morning as dawn broke while stretching.
"Good Morning little Brother Yuhao." Bei Bei also greeted as he feshened up by the creek then went to wake Tang Ya.
The trio then packed up and began to venture to the outskirts of the forest as they began searching for a Spiritual Type Spirit Beast.
6 Hours Later
"....Will we ever find a Spiritual Type Beast?" Tang Ya asked dramatically, her true personality had been completely exposed to Yuhao early that morning, any dignity she had as a senior was completely gone.
Bei Bei just smiled dotingly at Tang Ya as he also kept up with Tang Ya as the three ran through the forest.
"Say, Little Brother Yuhao.... what's the Technique you use?" Bei Bei asked curiously because he was sure Yuhao had a technique, otherwise he wouldn't have such speed and ability "Ah, our technique is the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record passed down by Ancestor Tang San and our footwork technique is called Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track." Bei Bei said incase Yuhao felt uncomfortable with sharing his technique just like that.
"The True Ruler's Technique." Yuhao said as he kept up and even vaguely surpassed Bei Bei, Yuhao couldn't actually tell Bei Bei that he had copied Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and somehow integrated it into Ruler's Technique, making him and Daydream realise that this Technique could still grow stronger by 'devouring' other techniques and optimising them.
Yuhao could actually effortlessly surpass Bei Bei who wasn't going at full speed and may even win against Bei Bei at full power but purposely slowed down because he didn't want to seem standoffish.
"....True Ruler's.... Technique?" Bei Bei muttered as Yuhao suddenly stopped "Big Brother Bei, is there Spiritual Type Beast that has a grayish red fur and looks like a cat with pure white pupil less eyes?" Yuhao asked Bei Bei who seemed to think but Tang Ya beat him to it "Of course! The Red Cross Cat, a Spirit Beast that uses illusion and is very fast, it can also parasite the Mental Space of some creatures and control them to obey their order. The higher their age, the deeper the red colour they have. According to records, a 100,000 year old Red Cross Cat has fully red fur." Tang Ya explained proudly and Yuhao nodded as he then shared his vision with them.
"Oh.... that's a Red Cross Cat..." Tang Ya said belatedly as she saw the cat nearly 700 meters away from them "Wait, has your range increased again?!" Tang Ya realised as Yuhao nodded and heard Tang Ya mutter something like 'Monstrous genius, Shrek's gonna have a field day...' and the like.
"According to the look of it....that Cat's age is around 4,000 years..." Bei Bei muttered as Yuhao grinned "Perfect!" He said as he stretched.
"Wait! Yuhao! That's too dangerous to absorb....." Bei Bei began then stopped as he remembered Yuhao's first Soul Ring which seemed to be around 1,500 years old.
"Big Brother Bei, can I try fighting it alone?" Yuhao asked Bei Bei who seemed reluctant but finally nodded "I'll keep close watch, the moment I see you in danger, I'll take action." Bei Bei said as Yuhao agreed.
Within seconds, Yuhao was suddenly next to the Red Cross Cat and stood infront of it, staring at it with his crimson and Golden Cross pupils as it suddenly trembled violently and jumped back with a growl.
Yuhao just grinned as he effortlessly dodged the attack of a 100 year old Spirit Beast that seemed to be under the Parasitism mentioned by Tang Ya as he activated Hell's Gaze and the 100 year old Beast roared in pain as it crashed into the tree and eventually it's voice died down as a yellow Soul Ring condensed around it.
"....How....How did Little Yuhao do that?" Tang Ya asked while trembling as Bei Bei also swallowed with difficulty "I don't know..." He admitted.
"Now, it's your turn." Yuhao said looking at the cat which was being protected by multiple 10 year old Spirit Beasts and once again activated Hell's Gaze mixed with Spiritual Sharing which somehow made all the Beasts roll around in pain and even cry as they bumped into trees and smashed their heads against it, the beasts had relieved smiles while dying as the cat trembled fearfully.
"Goodbye." Yuhao said as he instantly appeared infront of the Beast and stabbed the White Tiger Dagger through it's neck, instantly killing it as a Purple Soul Ring condensed and Yuhao nodded to Bei Bei and Tang Ya then began to absorb the ring.
".....Is Shrek gonna be okay?" Tang Ya asked Bei Bei who looked equally confused but also expectant "... It's their headache, we should just enjoy the fun." Bei Bei said making Tang Ya's eyes widen because the calm and collected Bei Bei wanted chaos.
"Also, Bei Bei, can you beat little Yuhao?" Tang Ya asked curiously as he froze. "If it was before he absorbed the Soul Ring...I had a 60% chance to defeat him from what I saw." Bei Bei said "Now? Probably only 40% chance of victory." Bei Bei assumed.
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"Little Yuhao! What's your Second Soul Skill?" Tang Ya asked as they were now outside the forest "Secret." Yuhao said with a smile as Tang Ya pouted and Bei Bei also smiled.
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[Host: Huo Yuhao]
[Martial Soul: King Of Hell (1st Stage), Eyes of The King (1st Stage)]
[Bloodline: ???(Sealed)]
[Soul Power: Level 30 Soul Master (Level 36)]
[Skills: Hell's Vision Lv.2 (8/100), Spiritual Sharing Lv.2 (6/100), Hell's Gaze Lv.2 (4/100), Hell's Domain Lv.2 (0/100), Seeds of Sin Lv.1 (0/10), The True Ruler's Technique Lv.3 (4/1000)]
[Soul Points: 449]