On the back of the white-scaled horse, a gentle breeze caressed his face, and the earthy scent of the morning invigorated Huo Yuhao's nearly depleted spiritual energy.
The pale face beneath the faceless mask began to regain its color.
Having survived the attack by the evil spirit masters, the caravan had noticeably increased its pace. Everyone desperately needed warm rooms and soft beds to soothe their bodies and minds.
Some were seriously injured and urgently needed treatment at Xuanfeng City's medical facilities.
In the end, what would have been a day's journey was compressed into half a day, with an estimated arrival by noon.
Huo Yuhao finally had time on horseback to check the spoils from killing the second brother.
"Name: Huo Yuhao"
"Race: Human (God?)"
"Soul Power: 15 (Level 9)"
"Mental Power: 950"
"Martial Soul: Spirit Eye Kaleidoscope"
"Abilities: Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Kagutsuchi, Kamui, Root Country, Ame-no-Hi, Susanoo."
"Authority: [Dream]: The unique fantasy of life (Mastery 2%)
[Understanding]: The desire to control the unknown (Mastery 4%)
[Daydreaming]: The distortion of reality (Mastery 1.5%)"
"Lottery: Random manifestation based on daydreaming (Number of attempts * 1)"
"Items: Yilin Concentrated Potion (Douluo Special), A Message (To be completed)."
Compared to the previous panel, his mental power has improved again. Huo Yuhao could actually feel his mental power slowly increasing, and there was no sign of decline yet, which was probably the result of his martial soul's evolution.
What surprised him was that his [Understanding] authority had actually reached 4%.
Huo Yuhao, who originally wanted to draw a prize directly, was suddenly attracted by the "A Message" in his inventory.
He retrieved the special item from the panel.
The instant his mind touched the panel, a text appeared directly in Huo Yuhao's mind.
The text wasn't long, but its content greatly intrigued Huo Yuhao.
"A strong bloodline sustains all, genes conceal everything."
"Martial Souls are the manifestation of bloodlines, etched into the human evolutionary blueprint along with genes."
"What is the essence of Martial Souls? These questions seem related to a certain pair of chromosomes…"
"Note: Obtaining more genetic information from different humans can unlock subsequent content."
After reading the information, Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself:
"Isn't Douluo Continent a fantasy world? How can it be related to genes?"
"I was an engineer in my past life, not a biologist; this doesn't quite fit my expertise."
"Collecting human genetic information… seems like I can start with blood."
Huo Yuhao rubbed his temples, looking up at the towering city walls that were already faintly visible in the distance. Even from dozens of miles away, he could feel the heavy, wild aura emanating from them.
Taking advantage of the time before entering the city, Huo Yuhao decided to use his acquired lottery chances.
A dazzling golden light rippled before Huo Yuhao's eyes. As the light dimmed, the information about the extracted item appeared.
"Reversal Spell (Local Modification): Two negatives make a positive, water and fire, wind and earth, light and darkness, life and destruction, spirit and body."
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up. Just from the description, this was definitely a gold card, reversing attributes to gain opposing abilities.
If he obtained the ice element, he could obtain the fire element, and combining the two would allow him to control the water element…
Thinking this, Huo Yuhao's mind raced, and all the information about the Reversal Technique appeared in his mind.
This ability, or rather the technique, is essentially the utilization of the mutual generation and restraint of elements. It uses a special technique to enrich elements and accelerate their circulation, bringing them to a state of extreme reversal.
A key principle is differential conversion without changing quality.
For example, reversing ultimate ice will definitely result in ultimate fire, but the enrichment and circulation during the conversion will inevitably consume some resources; perhaps ten portions of ultimate ice soul power are needed to convert into one portion of ultimate fire soul power.
Although the loss is significant, it doesn't diminish the fact that this is an extremely powerful technique.
Considering the current quality of Huo Yuhao's spiritual attribute soul power, reversing it could grant him extremely strong self-healing abilities and formidable strength. After
digesting this technique, Huo Yuhao suddenly thought that he could set up a small stall to heal people after entering Xuanfeng City.
Not only could he practice the Reversal Technique, but he could also collect human blood to obtain genetic information, and more importantly, he could make money—Huo Yuhao had truly been terrified of poverty in both his previous lives.
A perfect plan to kill three birds with one stone! He just didn't know if there was any such thing as a medical license in the Douluo Continent.
At noon, the sun hung high overhead, its scorching rays relentlessly licking at the parched earth, stripping away every drop of moisture.
Cicada-like spirit beasts sang loudly from the ancient trees flanking the gates of Xuanfeng City, their piercing cries a stark contrast to the sweltering heat.
Huo Yuhao's entourage was neatly lined up on the path in front of Xuanfeng City, undergoing inspection by the guards.
The inspection was ostensibly a cursory glance, with no real examination. Xiao Dingyuan chatted with the city gate guard; judging from their familiar manner, the Dingyi Merchant Guild likely traded here frequently.
"President Xiao, why are so many of your guild members injured this time?"
the city gate guard asked, pointing to the entourage with a puzzled expression.
Xiao Dingyuan sighed helplessly and said, "General Qin, I was lucky to escape with my life this time."
"We encountered evil spirit masters a few hundred miles from Xuanfeng City. If they hadn't suddenly started fighting amongst themselves, our entire caravan would have died there."
Hearing Xiao Dingyuan's words, General Qin's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Evil spirit masters?"
Seeing his expression, Xiao Dingyuan immediately reacted, "Does General Qin know something?"
General Qin didn't keep him in suspense and said directly, "President Xiao, you may not know this, but recently, people from Shrek Academy came here."
"They recently destroyed an evil spirit master's hideout, but unexpectedly, many evil spirit masters escaped."
"Their escape routes were very scattered. They couldn't eliminate them in time, so we have to be extra careful."
Hearing his words, Xiao Dingyuan sighed, "An unexpected disaster!"
General Qin nodded in agreement, then looked at him and said, "President Xiao, after you've settled in, please have time to report to the City Lord's Mansion."
He paused for a moment and continued, "This is a request from the Shrek Supervisory Group."
"You know the Shrek Inspection Team's temper; we can't disobey them."
Xiao Dingyuan cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Of course, we certainly won't forget."
General Qin nodded and shouted to the guards at the gate, "What are you all standing there for! Let Chairman Xiao's convoy pass!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the guards beside him immediately put away their weapons and stood by the city gate, guiding the convoy into the city.
They led the convoy to a large open space on the outskirts of Xuanfeng City.
Xiao Dingyuan directed the able-bodied members of the merchant guild to arrange the goods and bring the wounded down.
Then he walked to Wolf Mountain's bedside and said, "Captain Wolf, I've already sent someone to contact the medical center in Xuanfeng City. I guarantee the brothers will recover."
"Thanks to you all this time."
Wolf Mountain waved his hand casually and said, "The mercenary group takes money to do their job; it's actually us who haven't protected them properly."
Just as the two were talking, Huo Yuhao walked over.
(End of Chapter)