Douluo Continent: The Book of Witness and Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 156 Soul Master's "Fingerprint" - Verifying Identity

"That's already quite good. Be careful not to reveal the existence of the soul ring storage device. Is there anything else?"

"Ahem, this is the important matter. Your personal disciple, Huo Yuhao, is currently unconscious and stranded in the far north due to the awakening of his second martial soul. I've come back to ask for reinforcements."

"Lying unconscious and stranded on the far northern ice plains? Why? No, wait, the awakening of the second martial soul, how is that possible?"

“I also find it incredible, but it’s true. The spirit consciousness knows the spirit master’s spirit status best. The fact that Yuhao is awakening his second spirit was told to me by his spirit consciousness ‘Tianmeng’.”

"What exactly happened? How could a martial soul consciousness suddenly awaken?"

"I'm not sure. At the time, I was dealing with the chosen Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Scorpion. For safety's sake, I had Yuhao hide alone in a safe area some distance away."

However, when I found Yuhao, he was already unconscious and had awakened his second martial soul. According to what Tianmeng told me, a very powerful Ice Jade Scorpion passed by and released its oppressive aura.

I guarantee that it was definitely a soul beast at least 100,000 years old, and might even be one of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North. Because when I found Yuhao, that area still retained that kind of oppressive aura that made people weak in the knees.

It was precisely because of this oppressive aura that no sane creature on the far north ice plains dared to approach, which allowed me to leave Yuhao there and rush back to contact the academy as quickly as possible.

"A 100,000-year-old soul beast, one of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North. Your decision to come back for help was the right one; opponents of this caliber are beyond your capabilities. But why did you let Yuhao leave you and hide alone? Wouldn't it have been safest for him to stay by your side?"

"The Ice Jade Scorpion is a speed-type killer with potent venom. A ten-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion is already close to my strength limit, and I really can't guarantee Yuhao's safety while he's with me."

Moreover, Yuhao has acquired a very useful second soul skill during his trip to the far north ice plains. In a place like the far north ice plains, as long as he stays underground, he can completely hide himself.

And indeed, it turned out that the soul beast, at least a hundred thousand years old, absolutely did not discover Yuhao. Otherwise, I wouldn't have seen Yuhao unconscious, or I might not have even seen him at all.

“That makes sense. I’m already at Dean Qian’s office, and I should be able to get to Tiandou City by the middle of the night. You set up a signal transmitter, tune it to XXX. Tell us more about it when we get there.”

After Fan Yu finished speaking, she hung up the call before Long You could say anything more, clearly having already opened the door to Dean Qian's office.

Wow, that's really efficient! But is it really that hardworking? You're married, isn't it alright for you not to be home at this hour?

Thinking too much was pointless. Knowing he would definitely be dragged out of bed in the middle of the night, Long You, who had been lazy for two days, quickly took care of his personal hygiene and lay back down on the bed to continue practicing in the Pearl of Imagination.

On the night of Yin, Fan Yu and Qian Duoduo, following the signal location provided by the signal transmitter placed by Long You, quietly landed in Long You's courtyard.

The arrival of the two did not alert the city defense forces of Tiandou City, nor did it alarm the royal family of the Tianhun Empire, but it could not escape the vigilant father and mother of Long. The detection and early warning soul guide devices installed in the courtyard woke up the father and mother of Long almost immediately, and of course, Long You was no exception.

Seeing Long's father, dressed in pajamas, suddenly appear in front of them, Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu felt somewhat embarrassed.

"Professor Fanyu? Vice Dean Qian?"

Long's father's tone was questioning, but not about why Fan Yu and Qian Duoduo had come at this time. Rather, he was asking how the two of them could prove they weren't pretending.

In fact, proving that one is oneself has always been a difficult problem, especially in a world where there is technology that can completely simulate (or disguise) other people. This problem tests the familiarity and judgment of both parties.

Now is the time to test each other. Because last semester, Grandpa Long Guozhang was rescued by Shrek Academy, so Grandpa Long's father, who took care of him at the time, naturally knew Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu.

However, it's impossible to say that Long's father is particularly close to Qian Duoduo and Fanyu.

While the Long family may not be facing a multitude of crises, the existence of potential enemies is undeniable. If Long's father cannot ascertain the identities of Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu, Long You and Long's mother will absolutely not show themselves.

Not only will they not show themselves, but Longyou and her mother will also be prepared to escape through the tunnel in the room at any time. In fact, Longyou has already been stuffed into the tunnel by her mother.

Although Long You kept telling her mother not to be nervous, and that Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu had already said they would come over around midnight during their previous contact, Long You's mother was still very anxious, perhaps because something had happened at the Long family that Long You was unaware of.

The scenario of returning home at night and leaving home in the middle of the night ultimately did not occur. While a range of aspects such as martial spirit, aura, spirit power level, and appearance can be imitated, the most highly confidential aspect of a spirit master—the characteristic of spirit power fluctuation (nature)—remains impossible to replicate.

(Long You had previously used the Insight Glasses to detect soul power characteristics and pulled his father out of the bushes. After meeting Tianmeng, Long You specifically asked Tianmeng to try it out and found that even with Tianmeng's simulation ability, it was impossible to hide a person's soul power characteristics under the Insight Glasses.)

Out of caution regarding the identification process, Long You specifically created a soul tool capable of identifying soul power characteristics, modeled after the working mode of the Insight Glasses.

After confirming that the two visitors who came late at night were indeed Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu through the soul tool (the soul tool that identifies soul power characteristics was given to Long You's parents by Long You, and it stores the soul power characteristics of people Long You is familiar with), Long You's father notified Long You's mother to lift the guard and welcomed Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu into the room.

This time, in front of his parents, Long You gave a detailed account of his and Huo Yuhao's trip to the far north.

After hearing the whole story (the abridged version by Long You), Qian Duoduo, Fan Yu, and Long's father frowned, while Long's mother looked terrified.

"That's too dangerous. That's a soul beast that's at least 100,000 years old. What if it gets attracted by the battle fluctuations on your side?"

"Listen, Xiao You, from now on, if you need a spirit ring, come back to me and your father. You're not allowed to go on adventures alone anymore."