Douluo Dalu II: I, Huo Yuhao, join Sun Moon

Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 159: A Promise with Ji Juechen

Meng Hongchen slightly frowned, recognizing the identity of the person who had approached. This was normal, After all, Ji Juechen, a sword fanatic, is quite famous in the academy.

In Meng Hongchen's impression, Ji Juechen was an extremely persistent person.

He was the type who wouldn't turn back until he hit a wall. Once Ji Juechen decided on something, he would work tirelessly to achieve it.

Because of this, Jing Hongchen sometimes used Ji Juechen as an example, encouraging students with lower innate soul power to learn from him. According to Jing Hongchen, it doesn't matter if their innate soul power is slightly weaker—by working harder, they might become the next sword fanatic like Ji Juechen.

Meng Hongchen cleared her throat and said, "Ji Juechen, Yuhao hasn't eaten yet. If you want to challenge him, it's best to wait until he's finished with his meal. I know you want to find someone to fight, but you can't choose to fight with a hungry person."

"Eat?" Ji Juechen nodded, understanding. "Are you heading to the cafeteria? I can wait outside. As long as he agrees to fight with me, then everything will be fine. If you need, I can even treat you to a meal."

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "I didn't agree to fight you, Senior Ji Juechen. I'm only a Soul Ancestor, and you're a Soul Emperor. Why did you challenge me?"

Ji Juechen said, "What I want most right now is to find as many opponents as possible to sharpen my sword. You're a recognized genius in the academy, and I haven't fought you yet. Maybe I can find what I've been pursuing in you, so I chose to challenge you. But how would you accept my challenge?"

Huo Yuhao was stunned, thinking that Ji Juechen was indeed straightforward—no wonder he was with Jing Ziyan later on.

The other party had no malicious intent; he simply wanted to find someone to fight.

After a moment of thought, Huo Yuhao said, "I accept your challenge. But if you lose, you have to agree to one of my requests."

He was planning to absorb Ji Juechen into the Spirit Pagoda. If he managed to win, then this would be a sure thing.

Even if Ji Juechen was a Soul Emperor and he was only a Soul Ancestor, Huo Yuhao was confident he could beat him.

It was impossible for him not to be able to defeat a Soul Emperor—otherwise, what was the point of his cheats? After all, he was Huo Yuhao now!

Ji Juechen nodded without hesitation. "Alright. When do we start?"

Huo Yuhao thought Ji Juechen loved fighting a little too much.

After a brief pause, he said, "Let's fight again in three days. The location will be the Academy's Soul Fighting Arena."

Ji Juechen agreed with a nod. "Okay, it's a deal."

Afterward, he left immediately.

Huo Yuhao and his group hurried to the cafeteria to eat.

In the Sky

Jing Hongchen watched this scene. He hadn't been specifically monitoring Huo Yuhao's every move—after all, there were now followers stationed outside the academy to protect him.

These loyal followers understood the importance of Huo Yuhao. Even without Kong Deming's orders, they knew how vital he was to the Sun Moon Empire.

In the eyes of the followers, Huo Yuhao is not only a genius soul master but also a genius soul engineer. He had even developed a spirit soul system that benefited soul masters.

If anything happened to him, it would be a huge blow to the Sun Moon Empire.

The main reason Jing Hongchen was here now was because he was testing a high-altitude detection soul guidance device with Xuan Ziwen earlier.

This kind of soul guidance device was crucial for wars. It was still in the testing stage and not yet battlefield-ready.

However, Jing Hongchen believed that one day, such a high-altitude detection soul guidance device would be deployed in the war.

In fact, in his view, if the Sun Moon Empire could expel the Holy Spirit Cult and unify the Douluo Continent, it would be a long-term benefit for ordinary people.

He had traveled extensively across the Douluo Three Kingdoms and knew that life in some small towns was difficult.

Sometimes, in winter, people in small towns didn't even have coal to keep warm.

Coal belonged to the nobles—most of whom were soul masters—so ordinary people had little resistance to them.

But if the Sun Moon Empire unified the continent, nobles could use special soul guidance devices to keep warm, and coal could reach ordinary households.

With resource coordination and talent cultivation, soul guidance devices would develop further, and perhaps in the future, ordinary people could also use special soul guidance devices for warmth.

Jing Hongchen's thoughts were swirling as he looked at Xuan Ziwen beside him. He asked, "Teacher Xuan, who do you think will win? Will Yuhao win, or will Ji Juechen?"

Xuan Ziwen was momentarily stunned, then replied, "Of course, Yuhao will win. I still remember the last battle between him and you, the Hall Master, very clearly.

Yuhao can fight above his level, but Ji Juechen is also very strong. He's a sword fanatic, after all, and fighting is his forte.

So, I think Yuhao will win, but it will be a tough fight."

Jing Hongchen smiled. "I also believe Yuhao will win.

But I have a different opinion. I think Yuhao can easily defeat Ji Juechen."

He had privately asked Ye Guyi about the strength of the evil soul master chasing her.

Her answer was Soul Douluo.

What did that mean? Although Ji Juechen was a good young man, there was a significant gap between him and Soul Douluo-level evil soul masters.

And yet, the evil Soul Douluo had fallen at Huo Yuhao's hands, so defeating Ji Juechen should be no problem.

Xuan Ziwen was slightly confused and even suspected he'd misheard.

Jing Hongchen's words didn't quite make sense.

He said, "Master, Yuhao is indeed a talented kid. But you say he can easily beat Ji Juechen—that's a bit exaggerated. Ji Juechen's strength is obvious to all."

Jing Hongchen continued, "Teacher Xuan, let's wait and see."

…

Jing Ziyan looked at Ji Juechen with a troubled expression. "So, you mean Huo Yuhao accepted your challenge?"

She hesitated, then said, "Hiss—if this gets out, people might think you're bullying the weak. After all, you're the one who challenged him. You're a senior Soul Emperor!"

Ji Juechen remained silent. In a low voice, he said, "I hope you can keep this a secret for me. I challenged Huo Yuhao not to boost my reputation or seek revenge. I just want to sharpen my sword."

Jing Ziyan understood Ji Juechen's temperament and nodded. "Okay, I'll keep it secret. But you need to find a fighting arena and clear it out beforehand."

She looked at him curiously. "From what you said, you seem very confident about beating Huo Yuhao. Do you think you can win?"

Ji Juechen placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and said in a deep voice, "I will win!"

End of Chapter