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Na'er didn't say anything, but her purple eyes were filled with shock.
Huo Yuhao's cultivation speed had truly exceeded her understanding.
An eleven-year-old Spirit King was unheard of, even in Shrek Academy or those great families with Legacies spanning Ten Thousand Years.
She stole a glance at Gu Yue and sent a secret mental transmission.
"Look at him, he's about to become a Spirit King through normal cultivation."
"I'm a Spirit Ancestor, and you're still just a Spirit Elder. Where is the face of us Silver Dragon Kings?"
Gu Yue was silent for a moment, her pitch-black eyes showing no emotional fluctuations.
However, her voice transmitted back: "Yuhao... cannot be viewed as an ordinary person."
Na'er snorted, her transmission carrying a bit of teasing: "Indeed, someone you've taken a fancy to is naturally no ordinary person."
Gu Yue ignored her sarcasm. She looked at Huo Yuhao and spoke with a calm expression: "Then I'll go back with you."
Huo Yuhao nodded, giving his consent.
But Na'er, who was beside them, wasn't having it. She suddenly looked up at Gu Yue, her Face full of disbelief.
"You're not staying with me?!"
Gu Yue glanced at her: "You've already toured every inch of Donghai City; it's time to go back to Shrek City."
"You..." Na'er pointed at Gu Yue, unable to say a word for a long while.
That pretty little Face turned flushed with anger, and finally, she just gave a heavy snort and sat down huffily. A moment later, her transmission rang in Gu Yue's mind again, sounding a bit like she was gnashing her teeth.
"You really value romance over friendship!"
Gu Yue still ignored her. Seeing her so impervious to persuasion, Na'er couldn't help but transmit again.
"But you need to hurry up with your Spirit Power cultivation, otherwise you won't be a match for Huo Yuhao, this Spirit King."
This time, although Gu Yue didn't reply, she seriously considered those words.
Her Spirit Power had actually improved much more than originally planned, and she was a top-tier existence among the younger generation.
It was just that with a 'freak' like Huo Yuhao around, she appeared ordinary by comparison.
But Na'er's words were quite right. With Huo Yuhao as a brilliant example before her, perhaps she... could be a bit bolder.
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The next morning, sunlight spilled through the glass curtain wall of the Spirit Pagoda, casting mottled shadows on the floor of the first-floor lobby.
When Huo Yuhao's figure appeared at the lobby entrance, Gu Yue and Na'er were already waiting there.
The two sat on a sofa near the window, forming a beautiful scene of their own.
Gu Yue looked serene, her black hair falling like a waterfall as she leaned quietly against the back of the sofa, her gaze fixed out the window, lost in thought.
Na'er was completely different; her large purple eyes were darting around as she looked this way and that, appearing quite quirky and clever.
The two had vastly different temperaments, yet both were equally eye-catching.
Even though they did nothing but sit there, anyone who noticed them—man or woman—couldn't help but steal a few extra glances.
Huo Yuhao walked over. When Gu Yue saw him, the corners of her mouth curled slightly into a faint smile.
Na'er, however, stood up immediately and complained, "You're finally here!"
Seeing her hurried manner, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but chuckle.
"Didn't you say you didn't want to go back to Shrek City? Why do you look so anxious now?"
Na'er rolled her eyes at him: "What's the point of staying here with no one to accompany me? I might as well go back to the academy."
Huo Yuhao smiled: "Don't be in such a hurry; there's still one person who hasn't arrived."
Na'er asked directly: "Who else?"
Huo Yuhao gave a mysterious smile: "You'll know in a moment."
In fact, they didn't wait long. Just a few minutes after Huo Yuhao sat down, a figure came running over in a hurry.
Na'er looked at him, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes: "Tang Wulin, you're going to Shrek City too?"
That's right, the person Huo Yuhao was waiting for was Tang Wulin.
Tang Wulin nodded and replied with a smile: "I've never been to the greatest city on the continent. This time, I'll go with you all to see it for myself."
With his Bloodline crisis temporarily averted, Tang Wulin no longer needed to start desperately Cultivating the moment he opened his eyes every day.
During that previous period, he had truly been exhausted to the limit.
Every day was a race against time; he hadn't dared to slack off for even a moment.
Now that he could finally catch his breath, he naturally wanted to go out and travel.
Hearing that Huo Yuhao was returning to Shrek City, he took the initiative to ask to go along.
A private Spirit Pagoda car took them to the soul tool train station, where the four bought tickets and boarded, embarking on the journey to Shrek City.
Donghai City was located in the southeast of the continent. Even with the speed of a soul tool train, reaching Shrek City would take most of the day.
The four boarded at nine in the morning; by the time they arrived at Shrek City, it would likely be evening.
The train traveled smoothly along the tracks as the scenery outside flew past.
Fields, villages, woods, mountains...Various landscapes receded one by one, only for new ones to emerge.
At noon, the four had their meal on the train.
Although the food provided by the train wasn't particularly nutritious, the taste was actually decent. Simple dishes, served piping hot, were quite edible. Gu Yue and Huo Yuhao finished their meals quickly.
But Tang Wulin and Na'er were still buried in their food, 'working' through it.
The waitress stood to the side, her expression gradually becoming abnormal. She looked at the dozen or so empty bowls stacked beside the two of them, then at their current state of frantic eating, and her mouth twitched slightly.
These two children, who looked no more than ten or so years old, could actually eat more than adults!
Bowl after bowl, as if they could never be full.
Tang Wulin and Na'er, these two 'big eaters', were actually competing on the train.
Neither was willing to admit defeat, eating with their heads down as if they were engaged in a silent war.
Huo Yuhao sat to the side without stopping them.
He just watched quietly with a faint smile, treating it like a show.
But at that moment... his expression suddenly changed!
The smile in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a look of gravity.
"Stop eating!"
Tang Wulin and Na'er looked up at Huo Yuhao simultaneously.
The two of them still had unswallowed noodles hanging from their mouths, looking somewhat comical, but at this moment, no one cared to laugh.
Huo Yuhao's Face was serious as he said in a low voice: "Something has happened on the train!"
No sooner had he spoken...Than the sound of an explosion suddenly rang out!
"Boom!"
The sound wasn't too loud, and the train continued to travel smoothly without being affected.
But immediately following that, waves of screams reached the ears of Huo Yuhao and the others.
The expressions of everyone changed; no one expected to encounter such a thing while traveling.
Soul Tool Trains were among the safest means of transport on the continent. Usually, even petty theft was rare, let alone such a violent incident of public assault.
Huo Yuhao did not hesitate and directly activated Mental Detection sharing.
Invisible mental force instantly spread out, enveloping the entire train.
In the next instant, the situation on the train was clearly reflected in the minds of the four.
Two carriages away from the Dining Car, four middle-aged men were wielding soul tool ray guns, conducting indiscriminate attacks.
Red rays crisscrossed within the carriage, and wherever they passed, screams rose one after another.
Some people collapsed in their seats, some curled up in the aisles, and some tried desperately to run forward only to be struck in the back by a ray and fall straight down.
Blood stained the floor of the carriage.
In the blink of an eye, many were already dead or wounded.
It was unknown who these people were or what their purpose was.
But at this moment, they seemed to be killing simply for the sake of killing.
That coldness and madness were bone-chilling.
Tang Wulin was the first to stand up. With a movement of his feet, he prepared to rush forward.
But just then, Huo Yuhao appeared in front of him, blocking his path.
Tang Wulin looked at him in surprise, not understanding why he was stopping him.
Huo Yuhao said in a low voice: "Don't be impulsive!"
Tang Wulin said urgently: "The cultivation of those four isn't high; I can handle them alone!"
Through Mental Detection, he had clearly perceived the Spirit Power fluctuations of the four bandits; none exceeded rank thirty.
With his cultivation, dealing with four guys who weren't even Spirit Elders was more than enough.
But Huo Yuhao shook his head, his voice calm and steady: "There are accompanying Spirit Masters on the train for protection, enough to deal with them."
He paused, looking directly at Tang Wulin: "I'm worried... there are other enemies."
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A/N:
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