harleyscars Chapter 18 Future Planning: Adventures and Protectors
Chapter 18 Future Planning: Adventures and Protectors
Zhou Sichen watched in stunned silence, his mouth slightly agape, hardly believing his ears. Was this really the same Dai Youheng who was always there for Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao, even offering to help them whenever they asked?
Wang Dong was thoroughly enraged by his indifferent attitude, which even carried a hint of "what's it to me?"
She had never been treated so casually in her life, especially by someone who had always tried to please her!
"You...!" Wang Dong's pretty face flushed slightly with anger, and she slammed her hand on the table, about to stand up and argue.
Seeing this, Xiao Xiao quickly reached out and tugged at her sleeve, whispering, "It's alright, Wang Dong. It's just breakfast. It's a favor if he wants to bring it, and it's his right if he doesn't. It's not a big deal. We can just eat at the cafeteria tomorrow."
Xiao Xiao has a relatively mild and rational personality. Although she also felt that Dai Youheng was acting strangely today, she didn't think that he was obligated to bring them breakfast. She also didn't want to get into a conflict with her classmates in the classroom on the first day of the new semester.
Wang Dong's chest heaved a few times. He glanced at the looks from his classmates and then at Xiao Xiao, who was trying to comfort him. In the end, he suppressed his anger and sat down sullenly.
But she still glared fiercely at Dai Youheng's retreating figure, muttering in a voice only those around her could hear, "Who cares if he brings it! Humph!"
A minor disturbance has subsided for the time being.
But the atmosphere in the classroom became somewhat subtle.
Almost all of Dai Youheng's classmates felt his tremendous change at this moment. His fawning, enthusiastic, and eager-to-revolve-around-Wang Dong and the other two had vanished, replaced by a cold detachment and indifference.
Zhou Sichen stole a glance at Dai Youheng, who was flipping through a book beside her as if nothing had happened, swallowed hard, and thought to herself, "What exactly did Youheng go through this holiday? He seems like a completely different person."
Dai Youheng's thoughts had already wandered elsewhere. He was only thinking about how to make better use of his time at the academy and how to find a reasonable excuse to leave the academy as soon as possible.
Wang Dong's anger, his classmates' gossip? He didn't care at all.
At that moment, an elderly woman with a serious face, sharp eyes like an eagle, and wearing a blue teacher's robe walked in with vigorous steps.
She simply stood there, her gaze sweeping across the entire room, and an invisible sense of oppression instantly silenced the previously whispering classroom.
It was Zhou Yi, the homeroom teacher, who was known for her strict and "abnormal" teaching methods.
"The first day of school, and you're all making such a racket like at a market! What kind of behavior is this!" Zhou Yi's voice was hoarse yet incredibly penetrating, carrying an undeniable authority. "I think you've had too much fun during the holidays, your bones are all relaxed! If you have excess energy and don't like each other, then go to the Soul Fighting Zone right now and have a match! If you lose, you'll have a perfect excuse to lie in the infirmary and slack off, right?"
Her icy gaze swept over the students who had been whispering the loudest when Wang Dong was angry, scaring them into immediately shrinking back.
However, this reprimand, which would have silenced most freshmen, was like a breeze passing by Dai Youheng.
He maintained the posture of seemingly listening attentively, but his eyes were somewhat vacant, and his mind was completely absorbed in his own affairs. He didn't hear a single word of Zhou Yi's rambling.
"Now that I've taken over that guy's identity, the only spirit I can use is the Evil Shadow Demon Tiger. The Heavenly Demon Pill and the Snow Empress's spirit rings must be hidden as trump cards." He calmly analyzed his future plans. "That's fine. The Evil Shadow Demon Tiger's spirit ring configuration is a standard two yellow and one purple, nothing special. But the Heavenly Demon Pill's first spirit ring is a 700,000-year one, which is too shocking. Unlike the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, it can't be disguised as a ten-year spirit ring. Once exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"Right now, I urgently need two things." He cleared his mind. "First, I need an 'opportunity' or 'cheat code' like those of Tang San and Huo Yuhao that can dramatically increase my strength. I can't get this through the step-by-step learning at the academy; I have to go out and find it. Second, I need a reliable 'backer' or 'protector.' On the surface, I am the illegitimate son of the White Tiger Duke, but the protection this identity brings is limited and not entirely under my control. I need power that truly belongs to me."
He also posed these two core questions to Xue Di for discussion. Now that they were one body with two souls, sharing both honor and disgrace, it was natural for them to plan together. There was nothing wrong with having multiple minds working together.
The Snow Empress's cool voice responded in his mind, tinged with a hint of teasing, "A fortuitous encounter, huh? I can't conjure one up for you. As the name suggests, it all depends on your luck and destiny. But I do have an idea about protectors. I have a very powerful and obedient little one at home!"
Dai Youheng's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately thought of the being from the original story. "Sister Xue Di is probably referring to your godson, Ice Bear King Xiaobai, right? It is indeed powerful, and it would definitely be willing to help out of respect for you. But..." He changed the subject, pointing out the key issue, "After all, it is a soul beast. Even if it can temporarily transform into human form after reaching the level of a ferocious beast, a Title Douluo-level expert can easily see through its origins. It is not suitable for living in the human world for a long time and becoming my overt protector."
"Oh!" Xue Di let out a slightly surprised chuckle. "Little brother Youheng is truly knowledgeable. He even knows my precious son, Xiaobai, so well."
She paused, her tone turning mysterious, "However, the method I'm suggesting isn't to have Xiaobai become your bodyguard. Instead, it's to use Xiaobai's power to help us deal with another soul beast."
"Your Rebellious Heavenly Demon Pill Martial Soul has an extremely special rule: as long as it absorbs a soul ring that is over 100,000 years old, the first soul skill it produces will always be a kind of enhancement pill, while the second soul skill will be a completely different special soul skill depending on the characteristics of the absorbed soul beast."
"It is precisely because of this that I know of an extremely special 100,000-year-old soul beast that might be perfect for you right now!" The Snow Empress's voice held a hint of temptation. "You need to cultivate to level 40 as soon as possible, then find a way to ask the academy for leave to go out. We'll go find Little White and have it help suppress or even severely injure that soul beast, then you can deliver the final blow. I have a way for you to absorb its soul ring, even if it's a level above you!"
"I suspect that the second soul skill that the soul beast bestowed upon you will perfectly resolve your most troublesome issue: the 'protector' problem!"