Chapter 143: Come Back Often

The Donghai Spirit Pagoda soared into the clouds, its spire shimmering with faint blue light under the sunlight, as if connecting with the horizon. The battle two years ago that had shaken the entire Soul Master world had turned this originally low-key building into the focus of countless gazes.

Only because Huo Yuhao and the others' information had been dug up and confirmed by everyone to be Spirit Pagoda members.

However, facing this force that was the only one in Donghai City with a Titled Douluo presiding, no one dared to act too recklessly, so it conversely did not affect Huo Yuhao and the others' lives.

Huo Yuhao stepped into the Spirit Pagoda and greeted the people coming towards him.

"Sister An Ya, good morning."

"Yuhao, good morning."

Seeing Huo Yuhao, An Ya revealed a gentle smile on her face full of joy.

Because of Huo Yuhao, she had been promoted again and again and again!

Thinking about it now, being a Spirit Transmitter really is the best job — seize the opportunity, and you soar to the heavens in a single step.

Heard that the colleague who interacted with little Wu Lin also got promoted; congratulations all around.

"Heard you're going to Headquarters?" An Ya asked.

"Yes." Huo Yuhao nodded, took out a gift box and gave it to An Ya, "This is a gift for you, thank you Sister An Ya for taking care of me these years."

"Rather than saying I took care of you, it's more like I benefited from your favor; otherwise I might not be sitting in my current position even now."

Although she said this, An Ya still accepted the gift box and smiled:

"A gift from a Sixth-Rank Mecha Maker, Sixth-Rank Mecha Designer, and Youth Genius Ranking First Place — I really must look forward to it..."

Just then, a sudden commotion came from outside the Spirit Pagoda. It cut off An Ya's words, and the two turned to look, only to see a group of parents gathering at the doorway with children, seemingly queuing and waiting.

"Awakening Day is tomorrow, right?" An Ya found it strange, "Why did they come today? And those children are already past the age."

A staff member passing by from the side explained to her:

"The Federation had us temporarily receive a batch of children and Soul Masters. The reason Soul Guidance Aircraft are temporarily grounded is also related to this — they've all been dispatched to various places to transport personnel; who knows what happened."

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao looked at the parents walking into the Spirit Pagoda under the staff's arrangement, saw the unease on their faces, then glanced at those children, thoughtful for a moment, and said to An Ya who had regained her senses:

"Then I'll go say goodbye to the others; see you again when there's time."

An Ya's gaze was somewhat complex, finally turning into a sigh: "Alright, goodbye. Come back often when you have time."

"Mm."

Afterwards, Huo Yuhao went to see the Spirit Pagoda acquaintances and Xie Xie and the others.

"Big Brother, you and Gu Yue Na go to the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters first; we'll come later." Xie Xie smiled: "When the time comes we'll come rely on you; I still want to go study at Sun Moon Soul Engineer Academy."

Two years passed; their cultivation had basically all reached Soul Elder, a year faster than the original situation. But the situation afterwards wasn't that good — after using Spirit Ascension, elixirs, and so on, the speed would gradually return to normal.

Huo Yuhao smiled and shook his head: "Alright."

Over these two years, Xie Xie and the others had finally completed the Black-Grade Assessment; afterwards they needed to go to the various branches to formally meet their teachers, which would take some time.

Luo Yanglu, also standing to the side, saw Huo Yuhao look towards him and smiled:

"Pay attention to safety on the road, and... come back often."

"Of course I will."

Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded, took out two things and handed them to Luo Yanglu, "This is for you; the other one, please trouble Teacher to pass to Teacher Wu."

Luo Yanglu accepted with a smile, without declining.

A brief exchange of pleasantries, several rounds of farewells.

Finally, Huo Yuhao walked towards a Simulation Training Room.

The other Class Zero people were with Luo Yanglu; the only one here was Gu Yue Na alone.

Time flies; two years had left astonishing changes on her. The once youthful girl had already blossomed into a graceful beauty; a height of over 1.7 meters made her exceptionally striking in a crowd. Though her brows and eyes still carried some youthful greenness, the early-maturing advantage unique to girls made her appear more poised than boys of the same age.

Her slender figure had already developed lovely curves; her long neck, slender waist — every line was just right. Black stockings outlined her long, straight legs, flowing with a youthful, lustrous sheen in the light.

Gu Yue Na stood quietly beneath a tree, silver hair cascading like a waterfall, eyes cold as frost; the instant her right hand loosely grasped, a long spear flowing with silver radiance throughout suddenly appeared.

The spear shaft was long, exceeding a zhang, slender as condensed moonlight, its entire body covered in dense hexagonal silver scales; each piece like a meticulously carved ice crystal, refracting cold, sharp edges in the faint light.

Suddenly, she moved.

Her figure didn't sway, yet the spear had already pierced the air.

The moment that spear thrust out, time seemed to freeze — the spear tip turned into a line of cold silver, silently slicing through the airflow; where it passed, space actually distorted slightly, revealing fine spider-web-like cracks that healed in a flash.

No sound of wind, no afterimages, only pure killing intent condensed into a single line.

When she withdrew the spear, all was utterly silent.

She stood still as before; the silver spear dissipated inch by inch, turning into star radiance like fireflies filling the sky. And within a hundred paces — falling leaves suspended mid-air, dust frozen unmoving, even light rays seemed bound by some intangible force, forming an Absolute Domain.

Until her eyelashes trembled lightly, this heaven and earth resumed flowing. As for the previously frozen everything, it had already silently turned to dust, scattering rustling down.

Gu Yue Na sensed Huo Yuhao's aura; the coldness on her face quietly thawed, and she walked over with a beaming smile, "Yuhao, are you leaving?"

"Mm." Huo Yuhao glanced at the spot where Gu Yue Na had just been practicing spear intent, then looked at the Silver Dragon Spear in her palm, "Your grasp of the artistic conception is perfect; you've formally entered the hall."

Perhaps influenced by his words, or perhaps Gu Yue Na's own intention, these two years she had put in no small effort in all aspects, even taking out the Silver Dragon Spear to practice spear techniques...

But, the luck of Douluo spear-wielders doesn't seem too good, does it?

Huo Yuhao secretly raised an eyebrow.

The Auspicious Beast Miss, Erqing Douluo, the original Tang Wulin, and so on who fight with spears — their lives can hardly be described as lucky.

Has the Certain Month World spear-wielder Luck E curse continued into this world?

Huo Yuhao sized Gu Yue Na up and down, making the latter a bit puzzled, "Yuhao, what's wrong? Is there a problem with my artistic conception?"

"Nothing."

Huo Yuhao shook his head slightly, "President Li said he's waiting for us at the station. How about you — have you said goodbye to everyone?"

Hearing this, Gu Yue Na naturally extended her fair, tender palm, took Huo Yuhao's hand, and walked towards the doorway together with him, "I've said goodbye to everyone too; on the Mecha Master Association side, Teacher Cheng had tears in her eyes, which made me a bit... reluctant to leave."

Speaking to the end, Gu Yue Na's gaze dimmed slightly, revealing a complex smile.

Huo Yuhao gently squeezed her hand back; a faint coolness transmitted from his fingertips, "She treated you like a daughter, so naturally she's reluctant... Come back often, don't leave regrets."

Gu Yue Na turned her head to gaze at the gentle outline of Huo Yuhao's profile traced by the morning light, lightly nodded, "Mm, I will."

Human lifespan is short, the future uncertain, one must cherish the present.

(End of Chapter)