Chapter 35: Teritory

Chapter 35: Teritory

--- Chapter 35 ---

"Uh, How do I store this?"

[You can store it in the Inventory] Evo answered with a dull tone.

"Really?" Huo Yuhao asked for confirmation from Evo.

[Yes. Spirit Rings are considered items by the system]

[Even though Spirit Rings from an outside source are unstable because they contain remnants of Spirit Beast's last memory/ consciousness, bloodline, and raw energies. It's still an item]

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but laugh because of how convenient Evo was to him. He doesn't have time to develop the spirit ring storage tool built by the genius scientist Xuan Ziwen from the Sun and Moon Empire.

[Name: Great Waterfall Ape]

[Type: Spirit Ring/Spirit Beast]

[Age: 111.000 Years Old]

[Description: Great Waterfall Ape is a spirit beast native to this continent and possesses congenital physical prowess that rivals even Taotie in the early stage. It could control water elements and is known as the Water Behemoth among the spirit beasts]

[Spirit Skill: Water Control, Greater Waterfall's Crush]

"Oh?"

[Water Control]

[Manipulate the nearest body of water around you using spirit energy]

[Great Waterfall's Crush]

[An enormous silhouette roared to the sky and transformed into a destructive Waterfall that swept over the enemy with extreme water pressure]

"It's not bad. In case I can't find a more suitable spirit ring in the future. I can absorb this for the Chains of Heaven's fourth ring."

Huo Yuhao realized something and asked, "Wait, Spirit Rings can only get absorbed by the person who killed the spirit beasts. Does that mean the Spirit Ring from the system reward doesn't have that imprint?"

[Correct]

"What about this spirit ring." Huo Yuhao pointed at the red spirit ring above the Great Waterfall Ape's corpse. "Does storing it inside the Inventory erase the imprint?"

[Do you want the system to neutralize the spirit ring?]

"Evo, so smart." A grin was plastered all over Huo Yuhao's face because his system was easy to read. He noticed this fact after abusing Advance Training Quest for weeks. "And yes, I want to neutralize the spirit ring. Can you do it?"

"Is it possible?"

[Scanning...]

[...]

[It is possible. However, one year thoroughly was needed to run this protocol]

"Good."

"Then, I'll see you guys in a few hours."

Huo Yuhao vanished into thin air and appeared beside Qianye Ying'er, where he left his wormhole. He sighed in relief because everything was alright. "That was tiring." He said while drinking a recovery potion.

"Are you okay?" Qianye Ying'er asked while massaging his tense shoulders. "The earth is trembling violently a few times when you're gone, Yuhao."

"Well, that was me." He replied casually.

"Eh??"

...

...

Scathach, Huo Yun'er, and Murong Qianxue returned to the Huo Yuhao group an hour later. They have hunted and absorbed their spirit rings.

"There was an earthquake here. Was it you?" Scathach questioned while squinting her eyes a little at Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao nodded and replied, "Yes, Shishou. I fought the leader of this mountain. Even though I wasted my spirit energy fighting that guy, everything was under my control."

Scathach excused herself and started to touch Huo Yuhao's muscles from top to bottom. She frowned because his muscle growth exceeded her training regiment's result by fighting spirit beast once. She seemed to underestimate her disciple's unique body.

"Hmm, I'll change your training from now on." She said while feeling a hand on top of her head.

Huo Yun'er stared at Scathach and indifferently said, "You might be Hao'er teacher, but I never allow you to molest him in broad daylight. Only I was allowed to do that."

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao was speechless when hearing that but quickly noticed solemn looks on Qianye Ying'er and Murong Qianxue's faces. They seemed to take Huo Yun'er words seriously because she was the leader of Huo Yuhao's cult.

"There is no such a rule." Scathach countered with her usual cold tone. "I'll touch my disciple whenever I want."

Huo Yun'er and Scathach stared at each other fiercely, and Huo Yuhao sighed inside because he had to calm these two down immediately. The recently claimed territory would become a land of fire and destruction if he let them fight.

Growl~!

"Ah... I'm hungry. Can we return to the ship first?" Huo Yuhao beamed at them.

"Of course, Hao'er~!" Huo Yun'er responded instantly.

Scathach pouted and replied, "If my disciple says so."

After returning to the Yacht, Huo Yuhao sent some people to secure the border of his new territory with Spirit Radar because he couldn't let other Beast Lords take advantage of it. They are 100.000 years old Spirit Beasts, meaning their intellect is most likely at the same level as a human.

Huo Yuhao also placed Chains of Heavens around the border, setting Sakura Sealing Arrays and Bane of Monster skills. This combination would prevent any weak spirit beast from entering his territory. And the oceanic spirit beast in the lake will protect the area from the inside.

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...

After dinner, Huo Yuhao sat on the leader's seat inside the meeting room. He threw a stack of paper on the table and looked at the people here. They are people he recruited based on intellect and skills, having the potential to help Dragon Nest.

He smiled at them and said, "We'll start Dragon Nest development now."