Chapter 586 - 586: Qiuer, I’ve Known You Were a Soul Beast All Along!

"Ju Zi, there's no need to persuade me. If I can't personally kill Dai Hao, then I will never be able to give my mother an answer. No matter what, I must join you in taking revenge on him!" Huo Yuhao placed his hands on Ju Zi's shoulders, looking into her eyes.

Under normal circumstances, Ju Zi would have been overjoyed to have physical contact with Huo Yuhao. After all, he was the man she loved. Any form of closeness meant there was a possibility their relationship could deepen further.

However, this time, as she gazed into Huo Yuhao's determined eyes, she felt a sudden wave of guilt. Yuhao hated Dai Hao too. He sought revenge just as she did. How could she, under the guise of "protecting" him, deprive him of his right to vengeance?

Ever since her father was killed by Dai Hao, and her mother passed away in grief, Ju Zi had lived in constant pain. Before she met Yuhao and fell in love with him, she was merely a walking corpse flawless on the outside but consumed by the flames of vengeance within. If not for her hatred, she might have lost the will to keep going long ago.

Yuhao must have felt the same pain. Revenge had become one of his motivations to continue living.

After all, he was raised by his mother. Her death must have left a deep wound, and the people responsible whether they had hurt them physically or emotionally had left scars in Yuhao's heart.

"Yuhao, I'm sorry. I was wrong. I shouldn't have tried to impose my will on you." Ju Zi lowered her head apologetically. "I will plan everything carefully to ensure we can successfully eliminate Dai Hao and claim our vengeance. But Yuhao, please promise me… No matter what happens, no one must ever know that you killed him. I don't want you to bear the burden of patricide and be condemned by others!"

Huo Yuhao nodded. He understood her concerns. After all, reputation was highly valued on the Douluo Continent. Otherwise, why would Tang San have bothered to alter history with the Book of Fate, turning himself into a spotless saint?

While Tang San had done so partly out of habit, it also showed that a good reputation came with hidden benefits. Otherwise, with his pragmatic nature, he wouldn't have wasted his efforts.

Take faith, for example having a positive reputation made it far easier to spread and collect faith energy. If Huo Yuhao wanted to amass more faith, he couldn't afford to bear the label of patricide. Even if Dai Hao was an irredeemable man, he was still this body's biological father. However, Yuhao didn't intend to pin the blame on anyone else either once war broke out, who could say how Dai Hao had died?

Of course, before killing him, he needed Huo Yun'er to see Dai Hao's true nature and confront him. That self righteous man, who thought he could manipulate Huo Yun'er, needed to suffer a devastating emotional blow before his death!

In reality, Elder Yi had long since retrieved Huo Yun'er's soul from the underworld.

In Huo Yuhao's eyes, his mother was a gentle and respectable woman. Her only flaw was that she still harbored feelings for Dai Hao.

Dai Hao had certainly put on a convincing act, but Huo Yuhao was confident once he used certain "special methods," Dai Hao's ugly true colors would be exposed.

The sun dipped below the horizon, casting its final glow over the landscape before vanishing. The sky darkened.

On a mountain peak, Di Qiuer stood up and said, "Yuhao, my training is done for the day. If you're going to continue cultivating, I'll stay here with you."

Golden traces of solar energy still shimmered around her.

The reason was simple Huo Yuhao had been cultivating Sun Moon Profound Art, absorbing Solar Essence, and as the possessor of the Golden Dragon Martial Soul, she was able to benefit from the residual energy.

Huo Yuhao smiled at her and said, "Qiuer, I want to go to Star Dou Forest. Will you come with me?"

Di Qiuer was momentarily stunned before recalling that Huo Yuhao had already reached the bottleneck of Rank 80. He needed a new spirit ring to become a Soul Douluo.

Spirit rings could only come from soul beasts, either through direct hunting or forming a contract to acquire a spirit soul. Either way, he had to visit a place where soul beasts resided.

"Of course! When do we leave?" she asked.

"We can go now. I want to meet Di Tian and discuss spirit souls with him. Qiuer, you're very familiar with Star Dou Forest and hold a high status among the soul beasts. I'd like you to act as an intermediary and introduce me to him," Huo Yuhao said calmly.

Since Qiuer still hadn't revealed her identity, he had to take the initiative.

In the original timeline, she had only admitted she was a soul beast when she was about to sacrifice herself. Huo Yuhao obviously couldn't let that happen.

Now that he had spent enough time with her, she had gradually let her guard down and built a deep emotional bond with him. As long as he handled it properly, she wouldn't run away just because he exposed her secret.

Moreover, discussing spirit souls with Di Tian had to be done soon it was essential for the Spirit Pagoda's development.

Currently, the Spirit Pagoda had too many members, all of whom required spirit souls. Since spirit souls came from soul beasts, having Di Tian's support would solve many problems.

The moment she heard this, Di Qiuer tensed up completely, staring at Huo Yuhao in disbelief.

"When… When did you find out?"

She had believed her disguise was flawless there was no way he could have figured it out. Yet, Huo Yuhao's words just now had all but confirmed that he knew her true identity.

Huo Yuhao sighed and smiled faintly. "Qiuer, I've known you were a soul beast all along."

With a helpless expression, he continued, "Perhaps it was fate. The moment you appeared before me in human form, I recognized you."

Di Qiuer fell silent, her expression unreadable. After a long pause, she finally asked, "Yuhao… Then why didn't you expose me? If you had, even if I wasn't turned into a spirit ring, I would have become a spirit soul or at least left behind a soul bone, wouldn't I?"

Huo Yuhao could tell she was lying.

The truth was, even if her life had been threatened, Di Tian could have arrived in time to save her provided she was willing to cooperate.

In the original timeline, Di Tian had been unable to locate her when she tried to sacrifice herself. He had said that his connection to her was too weak at such a long distance, and he could only appear instantly if she willingly allowed it.

As the sacred beast of destiny, Qiuer must have known this.

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