Chapter 66: Long Xiaoyao

To be honest, during his earlier exchange with Huo Yuhao, Long Xiaoyao had already seen that this boy's talent as a Soul Master was anything but ordinary.

A typical Soul Elder wouldn't have even passed the very first test Long Xiaoyao laid out upon entering the barbecue shop. Yet Huo Yuhao had persisted until the end, repeatedly breaking free from the heavy suppression of Long Xiaoyao's soul power.

This final stage... Long Xiaoyao hadn't expected him to break through. It was supposed to be impossible.

But Huo Yuhao still managed to surprise him.

Long Xiaoyao narrowed his eyes, examining the smug youth chewing down the last bite of meat. Now he understood why that old fox Kong Deming valued him so highly, even wanting him, an Ultimate Douluo, to serve as the boy's cultivation mentor.

What startled Long Xiaoyao even more was that Huo Yuhao hadn't just broken free of his restraints—he had used some unknown force that completely wiped out his soul power. That… that looked like Destruction?

'Could this boy's martial soul be a mutated form of the Purple Sovereign Extinction Dragon, born of royal blood from the Sun Moon Empire? A royal bastard child, perhaps?'

The more Long Xiaoyao speculated, the more intrigued he became. He had now made up his mind to agree to Kong Deming's request.

But there was no rush. Long Xiaoyao decided he would make the boy sweat a little first. If Huo Yuhao wanted him as a teacher, it wouldn't be so easy.

Wiping his mouth with the napkin in an elegant gesture, Long Xiaoyao stood up, patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder—who had just swallowed his bite—and said with a light chuckle,

"Thanks for the meal. I'll be back to find you sometime soon. Be prepared."

He left smiling, disappearing as casually as he came, leaving behind Huo Yuhao—who had just been scammed out of a full barbecue dinner.

"You shameless old geezer."

Of course, while he said that, Huo Yuhao knew full well that he hadn't really lost anything.

The benefits of resisting Long Xiaoyao's suppression were massive. Not only had his meridians been flushed out, but he had also accidentally discovered a method to directly utilize both Destruction and Life energy.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao decided he'd just consider the meal a small offering. At least he got to eat the last bite.

But what had that old man said? "Be prepared, I'll come looking for you." A shiver ran down Huo Yuhao's spine.

With Kong Deming out of sight, if an Ultimate Douluo like Long Xiaoyao decided to meddle in his life, there'd be no escaping it.

'I've got a bad feeling about this.'

And as fate would have it, that premonition came true quickly.

The next evening, just as Huo Yuhao finished his work in Mingde Hall and was heading back to his dorm for some rest, he noticed something strange. The path he walked on suddenly became eerily quiet. There was not a single person around.

And the darkness... it was getting unnaturally thick.

'It's night, sure, but this is way too dark. I can't even see my hand in front of my face. Where the hell are the streetlights?'

"Where are you, old man?"

He shouted into the void. No answer came.

'Another test, just like at the barbecue place.'

Throughout the day, Huo Yuhao had been contemplating why Long Xiaoyao had approached him. The most likely answer was that his grandfather Kong Deming had deliberately sent the man to become his cultivation teacher.

In the Sun Moon Empire, powerful Titled Douluo with good teaching potential were rare. Kong Deming going out of his way to find Long Xiaoyao made perfect sense.

Which meant Long Xiaoyao's repeated challenges were likely tests—meant to determine if he was qualified to become a student of an Ultimate Douluo.

'Darkness, huh. Whatever, I'm just trying to get back to my dorm.'

Huo Yuhao figured the trial this time was to test whether he could find his way back in this unnatural darkness.

And this wasn't just any darkness. He suspected it was Long Xiaoyao's Darkness Saint Dragon martial soul at work—a true domain-level ability.

'Damn. The Darkness Saint Dragon. That's one of the most formidable dragon-type martial souls. This won't be easy.'

He tried using Destruction energy to break through. No effect. This time, Long Xiaoyao had been more cautious. The Destruction had no effect, as if the darkness itself was naturally part of the space.

'No, it's not that Destruction is useless. It's that my technique is too basic. If I could refine it better, I might actually be able to dispel this darkness.'

'Looks like that's where I need to improve—mastering Destruction energy.'

On the entire Douluo Continent, very few people had direct control over Destruction. Most only used derivative forms of it, and there were practically no documented cultivation techniques or martial soul skills to refer to. Huo Yuhao only knew of the Purple Sovereign Extinction Dragon as a martial soul that used even a trace of Destruction.

He had no choice but to figure everything out on his own.

Huo Yuhao sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and let his soul power circulate through his body, sensing every force within him—including the Yin of Destruction.

Right now, he had far more types of power than the original Huo Yuhao did at the same point in the story. Figuring out how to integrate all those powers had become an urgent challenge.

'Combining abilities…'

Feeling his own essence flow through him, Huo Yuhao began attempting to merge the different types of power within him: Destruction, Life, Spiritual power, and the Ultimate Ice.

'There it is.'

The fusion of Destruction and Life produced the Genesis Force—the strongest power he could currently wield, but also the most unstable. Using it prematurely could easily backfire.

So, instead of risking it, he opted for a safer path.

To break through Long Xiaoyao's darkness domain, Ultimate Ice might be sufficient—or at least, a good start.

He opened his eyes and stood up, releasing his pure Ultimate Ice soul power.

Under the pressure of the extreme element, the hidden darkness within the domain began to reveal itself. Faint fluctuations appeared in the pitch black around him—indiscernible to the eye, but noticeable to his senses.

He gathered his Ultimate Ice power at one point in front of him. The waves in the darkness became more pronounced, but the domain of a dragon martial soul wielded by an Ultimate Douluo was no joke. Even if Long Xiaoyao wasn't using his full power, it was far from easy to break.

Then, Huo Yuhao activated his Destruction energy.

Slowly, his icy soul power began to blend with the aura of Destruction. Carefully controlled, the two didn't cancel each other out. Instead, they fused into a rare, dual-attribute force.

Now, in the midst of the darkness, Huo Yuhao could faintly see his soul power radiating with a blue-violet glow.

This meant one thing—the darkness could no longer obscure all light.

(End of Chapter)

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