Chapter 45: Plan
After Huo Yuhao put away the Level 8 spirit tool, he called over the group from Shrek Academy.
Inside the hotel's conference room, Huo Yuhao took the main seat at the round conference table, with Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi sitting on either side of him.
After Wang Yan and the other students arrived, they took their seats in order, waiting for Huo Yuhao to start the meeting.
"The next single-person match we've drawn is a good opportunity to showcase our battle armor. Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei, you go first in the next match, and Cici will go second."
After explaining the arrangements for the upcoming match, Huo Yuhao turned to look at Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei and Cici, waiting for their response.
"Yuhao, no problem. Just leave the next match to me."
Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei still responded with a gentle tone, and Cici also nodded in agreement beside him.
"Alright, then let's temporarily conclude the discussion about the match. Everyone, take a look at this Level 8 spirit tool."
"Its name is Trial Sword, and it has the ability to guide some Spirits to become evil Spirits."
"Personally, I don't believe spirit tools have a distinction between good and evil, but this spirit tool would be troublesome if it fell into the hands of an evil Spirit Master."
"And the most crucial point is that this spirit tool was made by the Sun Moon Empire. Unfortunately, in my previous battle with the Death God Messenger, I discovered that he also came from the Sun Moon Empire."
Huo Yuhao pushed the Trial Sword towards the center of the conference table, allowing everyone to see it more clearly.
"Yuhao, you suspect that the Sun Moon Empire has connections with evil Spirit Masters, and is even, to some extent, catalyzing evil Spirit Masters."
Xuan Zi indignantly picked up the Trial Sword and examined it, his tone filled with repulsion towards the Sun Moon Empire.
"There is that possibility. Recently, the total number of evil Spirit Masters on the continent has indeed significantly decreased."
"Although our Academy's influence plays a part, this decline in numbers is a bit too rapid. If they are organized and gathered in the Sun Moon Empire, then it would make sense."
Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe also presented the monitoring data from recent years.
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Yan Shaozhe's words.
Huo Yuhao, of course, didn't genuinely discover any secrets from the Trial Sword. The Death God Messenger was killed by the Death God's shock from the start, so his origin was completely unknown.
It was just that Huo Yuhao, with his memories from his previous life, already knew that the Sun Moon Empire was the base of evil Spirit Masters, and he merely took this opportunity to reveal it.
"Then, Yuhao, what do you mean?" Yan Shaozhe asked about the next steps after seeing Huo Yuhao nod.
"I propose we continue Elder Mu's decision to conduct exchange studies with the Sun Moon Empire, but with a change in the team leaders. Dean Yan and I will lead the team."
At the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Huo Yuhao was quite interested in Ji Juechen and Xuan Ziwen.
The future Spirit Pagoda couldn't rely solely on him. These two were quite good.
Although they weren't without flaws, Xuan Ziwen's aversion to war and his dream of popularizing spirit tools, and Ji Juechen's pure love for the sword, did not conflict with Huo Yuhao's ideals.
Additionally, the Holy Spirit Cult, that beastly organization, was indeed being a bit too boisterous.
Before he had the ability to completely annihilate them, annoying these beasts and saving some people was also quite important.
As Huo Yuhao was planning for after the competition, he heard Xuan Zi's objection.
"Yuhao, I disagree. You should know the arrangements after the competition. By the time of the exchange, you will already be the Sea Gods Pavilion Master. How can you put yourself in danger?"
"Once the Sun Moon Empire truly colludes with evil Spirit Masters, your abilities may not be enough to escape safely. I promised to protect your safety before, and if something were to happen, how could I explain it to Elder Mu?"
Huo Yuhao hadn't expected this unkempt old man to care about him so much. With his divine sense, he could feel that Xuan Zi genuinely cared for him.
"Elder Xuan, rest assured, before that, I will complete the creation of the three-word battle armor. Dean Yan, combined with the three-word battle armor, will be enough to match a Limit Douluo."
Listening to Huo Yuhao's assurance, Xuan Zi reluctantly agreed, though deep down, he was still somewhat worried.
He was a somewhat unreliable person, but his concern for his students was genuine.
Listening to Xuan Zi's somewhat reluctant reply, Huo Yuhao for the first time had an intuitive understanding of "people are complex," and some of his long-held prejudices slowly faded.
Xuan Zi's repeated dereliction of duty, which led to the deaths of several students, had always been the reason Huo Yuhao found it difficult to trust him, and sometimes he even felt that he might not care about the lives of those students at all.
Until today, Huo Yuhao finally remembered that in the original work, it was also this unreliable old man who, to protect Huo Yuhao, dared to face Ditian with his Level 98 strength.
Huo Yuhao was never a particularly selfless person. He was willing to help others when he could, but he would also selfishly protect those who were good to him.
Since Xuan Zi genuinely cared for him and hadn't done anything that would incur divine wrath, Huo Yuhao naturally had to offer his own sincerity in return.
Huo Yuhao's gaze towards Xuan Zi changed slightly. He stood up, walked over, and patted Xuan Zi's shoulder, comforting him somewhat jokingly:
"Then from now on, I'll be completely relying on your protection, old man. We agreed today, if I ever encounter someone I can't defeat, you can't retreat either."
Xuan Zi seemed to sense something. His emotions were a bit agitated, and he burst into unrestrained laughter.
"Kid, don't worry. As long as this old man has a breath left, even if I encounter a god-level powerhouse, I will protect you."
After the meeting ended, everyone left in order. Yao Haoxuan looked enviously at Cici's storage ring.
"I envy your luck the most. You not only got battle armor but also secured a spot in the main competition."
Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei, who was nearby, heard Yao Haoxuan starting to speak carelessly about these sensitive topics again and quickly interrupted the conversation to prevent him from saying something shocking later.
"Alright, alright, didn't you see that we all participated in today's meeting? No surprises, we'll be the next batch of Sea God Pavilion members. Are you still afraid Yuhao won't give you battle armor then?"
"That's true. Pavilion Master Huo is simply the most outstanding Pavilion Master in the history of Shrek Academy. The previous Pavilion Master's wisest decision was to choose Pavilion Master Huo as his successor."
Hearing Yao Haoxuan start to praise one while disparaging another again, Senior Apprentice-Brother Beibei looked at Mu En, who was lying on the recliner and had concealed his figure, with a headache.
Indeed, people who love to court death cannot be stopped. He can always give you unexpected answers.
In a corner of Star Luo City, two cloaked figures met.
"An ultimate ice Spirit? Although the ice attribute is very weak, it is definitely ultimate ice."
"Does the Sect Master know? Can he make it before the Spirit Master Grand Competition ends?"
"There's not enough time. I don't think he's a Titled Douluo. You and I will find an opportunity to test him. The Sect Master will go directly to Shrek Academy, after all, this is also the hope of the Sky Soul Imperial Family."
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