NOVEL WEB Chapter 53: Chapter 56: If I Don't Cultivate, Are You Going to Support Me?
"Hahahaha! Well said!" Just as Huo Yuhao and Yan Shaozhe were talking with eloquence and assurance, a burst of hearty laughter suddenly came from outside the door.
"Yuhao, be careful!" Bibi Dong, in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, immediately issued a warning to him.
A severely hunchbacked old man slowly walked in from outside the door. His steps were very slow, as if every step was difficult, making one feel an inexplicable sense of pity.
"The Dragon God Douluo, Mu En!" Based on the descriptions in the original novel, Huo Yuhao instantly identified the visitor.
"Teacher." Just as Ma Xiaotao had when seeing Yan Shaozhe, Yan Shaozhe immediately changed his attitude and bowed to the old man.
Mu En waved his hand, a benevolent smile squeezing onto his aged face. "Child, what you said was very good, very good indeed. Your consciousness and values are at least many years ahead of this era."
"Hello, Senior," Huo Yuhao could only respectfully bow to Mu En. His soul power, however, had already begun to circulate quietly, his Kamui ready to be unleashed.
Facing Yan Shaozhe, he might have had absolute confidence in escaping, but facing this one, it was very likely he wouldn't even have time to use his soul skill before meeting a tragic end.
"Child, don't be nervous," as if seeing through Huo Yuhao's thoughts, Mu En found a soft sofa and sat down, showing no sign of making a move.
"I have already heard about you from Xiaoyao. From the first day you reported to the academy, I have been silently paying attention to you. At that time, I was very curious. You clearly knew you were the Holy Son of the Holy Ghost Cult, yet you still had the courage to come to Shrek."
"I have to say, the simulation soul skill of your spiritual martial soul is quite interesting. Even now, I haven't been able to figure out the age of your three white soul rings."
Huo Yuhao had long expected this. Looking at the story of the original novel, after Huo Yuhao had shown astonishing talent, he had received great attention from the higher-ups. This Dragon God Douluo had even specifically studied all of his abilities.
"After you came to the academy, you successively got to know several little partners with good talent, and you even helped them evolve or have a second awakening of their martial souls for free. Especially that one with the Sun God Ape martial soul... ugh!" Speaking of this, Mu En seemed to have recalled some unbearable past event and couldn't help but let out a dry heave.
In fact, that day he had been using his spiritual power to feel the subtle changes in Xie Huanyue's body, ignoring the awkward position his own body was in, which had led to that comical scene.
After that, the pitiful Dragon God Douluo Mu En couldn't eat a single bite of meat for a full month...
Huo Yuhao still remembered the bizarre plot of that day, but he had received professional training. No matter how funny it was, he would not laugh. Unless he couldn't help it.
"Ahem, back to the topic," Mu En clapped his hands awkwardly. "After three months of observation by this old one, you, child, are good at everything except for being a lecher."
"Thank you for the praise, Senior," Huo Yuhao's face rarely turned red. After all, this was praise from a Limit Douluo. Even Yan Shaozhe rarely received praise from Mu En.
"The reason this old one has let you run amok in the academy, besides the fact that you don't have that sinister and venomous aura, the most important point is your special constitution," a sharp light suddenly shot out from Mu En's cloudy eyes. "The legendary Life Affinity Constitution."
"What?" Yan Shaozhe's expression immediately changed. He fiercely turned his gaze to Huo Yuhao at the side. He understood what the so-called Life Affinity Constitution represented.
"Life affinity is the degree to which an individual's life force resonates with the external life force. People with extremely high affinity are the ones who possess the so-called Life Affinity Constitution. If a normal person's cultivation is to transform the life energy in the air through themselves, then a person with a Life Affinity Constitution will automatically absorb the surrounding life energy. The higher the affinity, the stronger the energy absorption naturally is, which will have a multiplier effect on the cultivation of both themselves and the people beside them."
"The higher a person's life affinity, the kinder that person is. Words can deceive people, but life energy will not," Mu En explained with a smile.
"So, from then on, this old one felt that you had actually escaped from the Holy Ghost Cult. Xiaotao."
"Pavilion Master," Ma Xiaotao stepped forward upon hearing her name. Mu En's explanation of the Life Affinity Constitution was more or less for her and Huo Yuhao's benefit, so the potential hostility in her heart towards Huo Yuhao inexplicably lessened a lot.
"If you really like Huo Yuhao, then this old one will make the decision on behalf of Shaozhe and betroth you to him," Mu En said seriously.
"Pavilion Master... I, I don't like this womanizing turnip at all!" Hearing this, Ma Xiaotao's face instantly flushed red, and she stammered in her defense.
"Hehe, if a person can't always follow their heart, then they may miss out on many people and things," Mu En had long expected Ma Xiaotao's reaction and still said unhurriedly.
"Yuhao, what do you think, child?"
"Uh, I..." Huo Yuhao gave a bitter smile. He was a modern, otherworldly soul who had transmigrated. When he saw a beautiful woman, his heart would naturally be moved.
"Sister Xiaotao is very beautiful, and I like her very much, but I think it's still a bit too early for me."
"Hehe, not early, not early at all. That Saintess doesn't think so," Mu En chuckled disrespectfully for his age, which instantly made Huo Yuhao's little face turn pale.
Good heavens, old man, you were even free enough to eavesdrop?
"You two can go out first. I'll continue to chat with your Dean Yan," Mu En stopped teasing them and waved his hand to signal Huo Yuhao and the other to leave.
Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao looked at each other, both somewhat awkwardly walking out of the dean's office.
"I'm going back to the inner court to cultivate. You go back and prepare for the new student assessment," after they came out, Ma Xiaotao turned to leave.
Mu En's words seemed to still be echoing in his mind. Huo Yuhao was lost in thought and couldn't help but grab Ma Xiaotao's fair wrist.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Being suddenly grabbed by him, Ma Xiaotao's pretty face turned red without a trace, and she chided him.
"Can you not go?" Huo Yuhao suddenly asked.
"If I don't cultivate, are you going to support me?" Ma Xiaotao shot him a charmingly annoyed glance, her eyes full of flowing charm. She turned around to wait for his answer.
"I'll support you!" Huo Yuhao blurted out subconsciously.
Ma Xiaotao was clearly struck to the heart by those words. Her whole body trembled fiercely. She suddenly turned around, grabbed Huo Yuhao by the collar, and the wings of a phoenix spread out behind her, directly carrying him into the air.
"Are you serious?" Ma Xiaotao's beautiful eyes stared fixedly at Huo Yuhao's, as if to confirm his feelings.
"Support you, how much can you eat?" Huo Yuhao raised his chin, looked at the sky, and pretended to be completely unconcerned.
Ma Xiaotao smiled, and her beautiful eyes began to sparkle with crystals. She carried Huo Yuhao slowly up into the high sky, only stopping at a place devoid of life.
"You... what are you trying to do?" At this height, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel a little flustered. He had no ability to fly. If he were to fall from here, even if he fell into water, the impact with the water's surface at that moment would be enough to cause multiple fractures all over his body.
"But I only want you to support me alone!" Ma Xiaotao suddenly cried out, her voice choked with sobs. Her beautiful eyes were already filled with tears at some point.
Huo Yuhao was silent. Asking his own heart, he could not let go of Zhongli Yu. If he truly accepted Ma Xiaotao now, he would have one more person he couldn't abandon. Although he loved broadly, he could absolutely not love one and desert another.
"I can't promise you that."
Huo Yuhao removed Ma Xiaotao's hand that was gripping his collar. Facing her suddenly bleak gaze, he pulled her into his arms without any explanation.
"Huo Yuhao, let me go! Let go..." Ma Xiaotao cried out, forcefully tearing at the clothes on his back.
She was heartbroken, angry, and confused. She clearly cared about this boy so much, and for the past year, his figure had even been in her dreams. Why did he not dare to accept her? Or was it?
"Why should I let go? Why won't I promise you? Only because—you are mine!"
Huo Yuhao's eyes gradually became firm. He said, word by word, "You are all mine!"
"Mine alone!"
Hearing his emperor-like declaration, Ma Xiaotao suddenly went from heartbroken to a mix of joy and anger. "Lecher, in your dreams!"
Huo Yuhao smiled and gave her a light kiss on the earlobe. "Then it's a sweet dream."
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"Teacher, you're just letting him go like that? You really don't need to take him down?" In the office, Yan Shaozhe was still conflicted over the matter of Mu En letting Huo Yuhao go.
From the calm and composed way Huo Yuhao had faced him, it was clear that the boy definitely had a trump card to protect himself. Ma Xiaotao had also mentioned before that Huo Yuhao had the ability to make his body ethereal.
Elder Mu said in a deep voice, "Shaozhe, in your character, you lack a certain magnanimity. You can't think of many things in the long term. This is your biggest flaw and weakness."
Yan Shaozhe's body trembled, but he dared not refute in the slightest, respectfully saying, "Yes, Teacher."
"As long as this kid, Huo Yuhao, grows up smoothly, he will definitely be the one to dominate this era in the future," Mu En said with a sigh.
"How can you be so sure? Just because of his talent?" Yan Shaozhe was puzzled. In terms of talent, there were many students in the inner court who could compare with him.
"Haven't you noticed? Every single one of the students he has helped has evolved or awakened into those legendary martial souls, yet they are all centered around him," Mu En retorted.
"Isn't that normal? It can only mean that the students of our year know how to repay kindness and have good character..." Yan Shaozhe was just about to continue but was interrupted by a look from Mu En.
"No. From my position, this kid is more like he's building his own team base. A team base that belongs only to him."
"What?" Yan Shaozhe was shocked. "What is this kid trying to do? Form his own faction?"
Mu En waved his hand to signal him to be calm. "And another thing. You must be even more curious why I betrothed Xiaotao to him."
"Please enlighten me, Teacher," Yan Shaozhe took a deep breath. If it were him, he definitely wouldn't have been willing to give a heaven's chosen daughter like Ma Xiaotao to Huo Yuhao.
"Life Affinity Constitution. From the results, he has already created an Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul. Xiaotao will only evolve to an unimaginable realm by following him."
"Moreover, in that aspect of the Life Affinity Constitution, he is also unrivaled. I'm afraid one girl like Xiaotao won't be enough to handle him..." Mu En glanced at Yan Shaozhe and said thoughtfully.