Chapter 29: Tang Ya's Abnormality
Fan Yu naturally recognized the phantom eye in the sky. Seeing Huo Yuhao open the door and walk out, he immediately asked, "Yuhao, has your cultivation broken through again?"
"Mm." Huo Yuhao responded and continued chatting with Fan Yu.
Over the next month, Huo Yuhao spent his mornings exploring Shrek City and his afternoons cultivating his spirit power, living a very comfortable life.
"Yuhao, tomorrow is the last day of the holiday. Let's go to Shrek City with your teacher's wife to buy some precious ingredients for a meal together," Fan Yu suggested.
"No problem, I'll ask Sister Tang Ya and Brother Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei if they're coming then. I heard they've also returned to the academy recently."
On the way back after purchasing ingredients, Teacher Zhou Yi suddenly thanked Huo Yuhao solemnly.
"Yuhao, thank you. My educational philosophy was indeed wrong, and I appreciate you enlightening me."
"It was just a suggestion, nothing to thank me for. If it were someone with malicious intent, my advice would have been a waste of time."
Huo Yuhao waved his hand, casually urging Teacher Zhou Yi to continue forward.
In the afternoon, Huo Yuhao, uncharacteristically, did not cultivate, but instead activated his Spiritual Eyes Spirit and began to roast fish.
Five green fish were laid on a grill, and Huo Yuhao sat beside it, subtly adjusting the direction of the roasting fish from time to time.
He Caitou was processing ingredients on the left side of the grill, occasionally chatting with Huo Yuhao.
By the stove, Fan Yu and Teacher Zhou Yi cooperated to cook home-style dishes. Fan Yu displayed his exquisite knife skills, while Teacher Zhou Yi flipped the spatula beside him.
Huo Yuhao really liked the current feeling, as it gave him a sense of home in this foreign world.
As night fell, a knock sounded, and Huo Yuhao opened the door to invite Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei, Tang Ya, and Xu Sanshi inside.
However, the moment he saw Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao's expression changed.
Huo Yuhao, who had an extremely strong perception of life force, immediately discovered the life force on Tang Ya that did not belong to her.
Huo Yuhao did not make a fuss for now. After everyone was seated and had helped Fan Yu and Teacher Zhou Yi set the dishes on the table, he called out to Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei.
"Brother Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei, please come out with me for a moment. I have something important I'd like to trouble you with."
Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei followed Huo Yuhao's steps. After they went outside, they found an empty space to talk.
"There's a problem with the life force on Sister Tang Ya. That life force doesn't belong to her. I think it might be a Spirit mutation; otherwise, the source of the life force can't be explained."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei was suddenly startled. Life force not belonging to oneself—wouldn't that make her an evil Spirit Master?
"Yuhao, are you sure? Isn't absorbing life force what evil Spirit Masters do? How could Xiaoya become an evil Spirit Master?"
"Brother Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei, don't be anxious. The life force on Sister Tang Ya doesn't have any mixed resentment. It's most likely just plant life force."
Huo Yuhao spoke to comfort Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei, who seemed to be overly worried.
"Yuhao, don't tell anyone about this yet. I want to try to persuade Xiaoya myself. I'm counting on you." Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei bowed to Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao quickly dodged, avoiding the bow, and then agreed to the matter.
"It's what I should do. Sister Tang Ya also cares about me a lot, so it's just a favor. However, the mindset of an evil Spirit Master can be unstable, Brother Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei, so pay more attention to Sister Tang Ya's emotions and try to avoid her meeting her enemies."
Huo Yuhao gave a reminder, and Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei immediately thought of Tang Ya's old grudges in Heaven Dou City, feeling uneasy.
"Brother Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei, if it doesn't work, find Elder Mu to resolve it. Otherwise, once Sister Tang Ya leaves on her own, we might never see her again."
Having given all the necessary reminders, Huo Yuhao ended the topic and pulled Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei back into the room.
Looking at the scene of everyone happily gathered, Huo Yuhao's worries temporarily dissipated, though a hint of melancholy still lingered between Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei's brows.
"If Nannan could also join the dinner, that would be great." After a few drinks, Xu Sanshi, a bit tipsy, began to make a wish.
"If you hadn't come, maybe I really could have invited Nannan. I really don't know what you did to her back then that made her dislike you so much."
Tang Ya, hearing this, angrily splashed a bucket of cold water on Xu Sanshi.
Xu Sanshi, however, became more and more depressed with each drink, starting to drown his sorrows in alcohol.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit off, Huo Yuhao prepared to take out the gift he had prepared for Fan Yu in advance.
"Teacher, this is the new Battle Armor I made for you. You can keep the previous single piece of Battle Armor as a collection."
Saying that, Huo Yuhao handed a storage ring to Fan Yu.
Everyone at the dinner table was drawn to it, all curiously looking at Fan Yu.
"You child, I told you there was no rush, and to rest well," Fan Yu complained, but he was deeply moved in his heart.
Seeing that everyone was very curious about the Battle Armor, Fan Yu directly put on the Battle Armor.
Fan Yu's Battle Armor was made by Huo Yuhao during his evening cultivation time. It was entirely black and gold, with twin wings on the back resembling two thrusters, making the heavy armor appear imposing.
After Fan Yu equipped the full set of Two-Word Battle Armor, his spirit power fluctuations instantly reached above Rank 90, exuding the prestige of a Titled Douluo.
This made Xu Sanshi's eyes widen, and he immediately pleaded, "Yuhao, can you also forge a set of Two-Word Battle Armor for me? The academy does have a set of One-Word Battle Armor as a reward for the year-end assessment, but it's far too inferior compared to this."
Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei struck him down from the side: "Don't even think about it now. Not to mention that a group of Spirit Douluo teachers are still waiting in line for Two-Word Battle Armor, you can't even meet the Rank 60 body strength requirement for simply wearing Two-Word Battle Armor."
Xu Sanshi's expression instantly dropped, but he immediately put on a shameless smile again.
"Yuhao, when I reach Rank 60, reserve a set for me in advance. I also provided a Xuan Water Pill."
"Xu Sanshi, stop being shameless! Was that something you gave Yuhao? That was your compensation to Yuhao!" Tang Ya, who knew the inside story, immediately began to criticize.
Seeing the atmosphere liven up, Huo Yuhao felt good and took out another storage ring.
"Sister Tang Ya, this set of Battle Armor is for you. Although it's not a sentient One-Word Battle Armor, it's made with a small amount of Cloud Gold mixed in, so its amplification among One-Word Battle Armors is not small."
Tang Ya, seeing this, happily accepted the set of Battle Armor and jokingly said,
"Yuhao truly lives up to being someone I recruited into the Tang Sect. From now on, the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the Tang Sect will fall on you. When the time comes, I'll directly pass the position of Sect Master to you."
How powerful was Huo Yuhao's mental force? Although Tang Ya concealed it well, Huo Yuhao still sensed a hint of entrusting a child from her emotions.
Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei also heard something amiss and immediately changed the subject, starting to ask about the amplification of Tang Ya's Battle Armor.
Late at night, Huo Yuhao and the others ended the gathering.
Back in his room, Huo Yuhao's expression became stern.
The upcoming All-Continent Spirit Master Tournament would be the time for Battle Armor to fully display its splendor. For the remaining few months, there would likely be no time for rest.
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