The journey from the Star Luo Empire to the Sun Moon Empire was long. After all, the Sun Moon Continent, where the Sun Moon Empire is located, only collided with the Douluo Continent several thousand years ago.
Although the two continents have already merged into one, the distance between them is still not to be underestimated.
If one were to travel solely on foot, it would take a significant amount of time.
However, Huo Yuhao was not worried about this problem.
He raised his wrist, and the Storage Soul Tool on it flashed. A large pile of metal parts of various sizes appeared out of thin air on the ground in front of him.
Those parts glinted coldly under the sunlight; some were long, some short, some square, and some round, along with various delicate components whose names he couldn't even call out.
Huo Yuhao squatted down, his gaze scanning these parts as a complete structural diagram quickly surfaced in his mind.
He was already a Rank 4 Soul Engineer now. Back when he was a Rank 3 Soul Engineer, the academy had already begun teaching them how to assemble soul guidance cars.
Of course, he couldn't assemble the specific soul guidance car provided by the school by himself right now; he estimated he would have to wait until he became a Rank 5 Soul Engineer.
But for now, Huo Yuhao could still manufacture a simple soul guidance car.
Moreover, knowing he was going to the Douluo Continent for experience, Huo Yuhao had already started preparing these Materials.
Inside the Storage Soul Tool, various parts, core formations, and energy circuits were all present and accounted for.
"Let's begin."
Huo Yuhao muttered softly to himself, his hands moving rapidly.
His movements were as smooth as flowing water, without the slightest bit of hesitation.
Unknowingly, more than two hours passed.
In front of Huo Yuhao, a simple, silver-white soul guidance car hovered quietly half a foot above the ground.
This soul guidance car wasn't large, about two meters long and one and a half meters wide. Its design was simple and sleek, without any unnecessary decorations.
The surface of the car body was inscribed with dense Spirit Power circuits, which faintly shimmered with a blue light under the sun.
Huo Yuhao stood up, patted the dust off his hands, walked around the soul guidance car once, and carefully inspected every key component.
"Should be no problem."
He nodded with satisfaction and flipped himself into the cockpit.
The space inside the cockpit wasn't large, but it was enough to accommodate him alone. In front was a transparent crystal display screen, and on both sides were levers and buttons for control.
Huo Yuhao skillfully pressed the start button, and the Spirit Power within his body flowed through the conduction device on the seat into the energy core of the soul guidance car.
Hum—!
The soul guidance car vibrated slightly, a pale blue trail of flame sprayed from beneath the car body, and it slowly rose.
Huo Yuhao pushed the control lever, and the soul guidance car shot out like an arrow from a bow, racing towards the north!
The wind whistled in his ears, and the scenery on the ground receded rapidly. Huo Yuhao felt the stable flight status of the soul guidance car, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
The speed was decent. Although it couldn't compare to the one from the school, it was at least much faster than him simply running, and it didn't consume physical strength or Spirit Power.
The soul guidance car drew a silver-white trajectory in the sky, passing through fields and over hills.
After flying for about half an hour, a dense forest appeared in Huo Yuhao's field of vision; this was the Wenlan Woods.
Huo Yuhao recognized this type of tree at a glance.
It was taught at the academy that wenlan trees provide certain benefits to Spirit Masters who Cultivate cold-type Spirits, as they can assist in Cultivation and enhance the purity of cold-attribute Spirit Power.
However, as Huo Yuhao's gaze swept over those wenlan trees, he secretly made a comparison in his heart.
Although this thing was decent, compared to the resources in the academy, it was still far inferior.
Any random dish in the academy's cafeteria contained many times more energy than these wenlan trees.
Just as he was preparing to accelerate through this forest, his brow suddenly furrowed slightly.
Within the range of his Spiritual Detection, many of those wenlan trees bore marks of destruction.
Some trunks had deep axe and knife gashes, some had their bark completely stripped away, and some were even uprooted, leaving only a massive pit.
These marks of destruction were still fresh, clearly left not long ago.
Huo Yuhao's heart tightened slightly, and he subconsciously expanded the range of his Spiritual Detection a bit further.
On this unfamiliar Douluo Continent, anything could happen; having a bit more precaution never hurt.
Especially now, when he was all alone.
The soul guidance car lowered its altitude, flying close to the treetops. Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection was like an invisible giant net, enveloping the surrounding area for several hundred meters.
The forest was very quiet.
No birds chirping, no insects buzzing, only the rustling of the wind through the leaves.
Huo Yuhao's gaze constantly scanned the surroundings, a faint sense of foreboding in his heart.
Just as he was about to accelerate and leave this forest, Huo Yuhao caught sight of a cave at the bottom of a slope.
The entrance was obscured by dense vines; if one didn't look closely, it would be impossible to find. But under Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection, nothing could be hidden.
And when he extended his Mental Force into the interior of the cave, his pupils suddenly constricted!
On the stone walls on both sides of the cave, more than a dozen human skins were hanging!
Those human skins had been peeled off completely and were hanging from iron hooks on the stone walls, swaying slightly in the cold cave.
The color was still fresh, and blood could faintly be seen seeping from beneath the skin. They were clearly made recently!
Huo Yuhao's hands suddenly tightened on the control lever, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes.
Evil Soul Master.
Another Evil Soul Master.
Previously in the wilderness, they had already encountered the slaughter of a village by six Evil Soul Masters—those heartless beasts.
Why are there so many Evil Soul Masters on this Douluo Continent?
He hadn't expected to encounter traces of Evil Soul Masters again in this Wenlan Woods.
And the human skins hanging in the cave...
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart.
He didn't impulsively rush straight in.
Who knew if there were Evil Soul Masters inside the cave? Who knew what traps were inside?
He parked the soul guidance car behind a large tree, concealed his Spirit Power fluctuations, and silently crept toward the cave.
His Spiritual Detection was fully deployed, gradually mapping out the situation inside the cave.
The cave was very deep and became wider as it went further in. Besides the human skins hanging on the stone walls, there were some crude stone tables and chairs inside, with bottles and jars scattered on the ground, along with... dense piles of skeletal remains.
And in the deepest part of the cave, there were several figures faintly visible.
Huo Yuhao was about to get closer to hear more clearly—
"Hahahaha!"
A burst of coarse laughter suddenly came from the dense forest not far away.
That laughter carried a bit of smugness, a bit of arrogance, and a bit of cruelty that made one shudder.
"Brothers, our Death God Messenger has done another big deed this time! Those people from the merchant caravan really had quite a few good things on them!"
Another voice chimed in, its tone full of sycophancy.
"Of course! When we Envoys of the God of Death take action, how could we not succeed? The guards of that merchant caravan didn't even touch the hem of our clothes! And they've all been turned into the Boss's Corpse Slaves!"
"The Boss is getting closer and closer to the Spirit Emperor Realm now. Just a little longer..."
Huo Yuhao hid behind a thick wenlan tree, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
Death God Messenger?
And... is the strongest among them a Spirit King?
And Corpse Slaves... is that a Spirit?
Huo Yuhao didn't act rashly but continued to listen patiently.
Those bandits were still excitedly discussing.
"Right, the Envoy said that a merchant caravan from the Star Luo Empire is coming through recently with a lot of good stuff. Once they enter our territory, hehe..."
"We're going to strike it rich again!"
Since he had happened upon this, it was naturally impossible for Huo Yuhao to ignore it
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A/N:
I hope all of you are enjoying this story so far. I would appreciate some Power Stones if you can spare any. Leave a review if you like the story. Thank you.