Ice Explosion Technique Destroys the Evil Soul Masters, Battle Armor Appears!

Why was the Ice Explosion Technique called a divine skill for an Ultimate Ice Soul Master?

The most important reason was that it was impossible to guard against, and there was no theoretical limit to its power.

The power of the Ice Explosion Technique depended not only on the total amount of Ultimate Ice Soul Power the Soul Master infused into it; the Soul Power within the living beings frozen by Ultimate Ice Soul Power also increased its power.

At that moment, pieces of the walking corpses that the Evil Soul Masters had taken apart were scattered everywhere.

And around every piece stood many Evil Soul Masters.

For that very reason, the Ultimate Ice Soul Power Huo Yuhao had infused into them in advance when he killed these Evil Soul Masters now came into play.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

As the Ice Explosion Technique activated, every fragment of the walking corpses exploded.

Huo Yuhao's Soul Power had now reached rank ten, but in reality, that only put him on par with a Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power.

Thus, his Ice Explosion Technique could not, as it once had, blast entire corpses into dust, and the explosions were not particularly powerful.

But precisely because of that, the bones in the walking corpses became natural shrapnel, and the force of the explosions drove them straight through the bodies of every Evil Soul Master nearby.

Clouds of bloody mist burst forth. Even Ye Xishui and Zhongli Wu had several holes punched clean through their bodies by the shattered bones.

The Holy Spirit Cult elders and consecrators who stood close by, along with the other followers, fared even worse. They fell in swathes like wheat before a scythe.

Hundreds of Evil Soul Masters were reduced to just over a dozen in an instant.

But the resentment and blood Qi within these Evil Soul Masters became nourishment for the Holy Spirit Cult's secret-technique array.

The Evil Eye Tyrant in the array let out a pained roar, and the presence emanating from its body surged, nearly reaching the level of a thousand-year Soul Beast.

"I never imagined..."

A helpless, bitter smile appeared on Ye Xishui's face.

"That the Holy Cult would meet its end in utter destruction today."

She had originally held one more trump card in reserve: her life-bound Soul Tool, the Death God Tower.

The Holy Spirit Cult had also secretly stockpiled a batch of Soul Guidance Batteries produced by the Sun Moon Empire, which could easily power the Death God Tower.

The resentful souls accumulated within the Death God Tower were enough to threaten even an existence at the level of a Limit Douluo.

But the moment Huo Yuhao entered the Holy Spirit Cult,

Every Soul Tool in the Holy Spirit Cult fell apart!

Huo Yuhao had previously upgraded and further developed the Core Arrays of every Soul Tool in the entire Sun Moon Empire.

But no one had imagined that this so-called upgrade was actually Huo Yuhao's means of controlling the Sun Moon Empire.

"Huo Yuhao, you truly have some fine methods. Even facing hundreds alone, you're about to win."

"Xiaoyao, even at a time like this, are you still unwilling to help me?"

Hearing Ye Xishui's words, Long Xiaoyao, who had remained silent in a corner of the hall all this time, sighed softly.

"Xishui, divine punishment has descended upon the world. For old fellows like us, it is also the final curtain."

"It is already a nail driven into the board that Huo Yuhao will hold power over the Sun Moon Empire. He will be an iron-blooded emperor."

"And an iron-blooded emperor will not tolerate the existence of a force like the Holy Spirit Cult."

Ye Xishui fell silent for a moment, but finally spoke.

"Do you still blame me for slaughtering living beings to increase my strength?"

Long Xiaoyao shook his head and said with a gentle smile,

"I will never blame you, but today, the two of us are destined to die together."

"Huo Yuhao, would you be willing to give this old man one final battle?"

Hearing Long Xiaoyao's words, Huo Yuhao's face still showed no change in emotion.

"You talk too much. I have no interest in your so-called sentimental performance!"

"Long Xiaoyao, don't pretend you're above it all. Those who aid a tyrant in his cruelty deserve death too!"

"Ye Xishui, hand over the Holy Spirit Cult's secret technique, and I'll leave your corpse intact!"

Dragon scales as black as ink spread inch by inch over Long Xiaoyao's body, and both his hands transformed into a pair of dragon claws as black as ink.

His entire upper body was covered in dragon scales that gleamed with a cold, almost metallic sheen.

By the current measure of combat strength, Long Xiaoyao, who could undergo Dragon Transformation, was unquestionably the Holy Spirit Cult's strongest expert with his Dark Holy Dragon Martial Soul!

Huo Yuhao's Asura Demon Sword slashed down on the black dragon scales covering Long Xiaoyao's arms, but, unusually, failed to break through his defenses.

It shattered only a few scales and failed to sever Long Xiaoyao's arms outright.

Ye Xishui and Feng Ling struck with their palms from either side, forcing Huo Yuhao to retreat.

Taking advantage of that opening, Zhongli Wu brought the black sickle in his hand down toward the center of Huo Yuhao's back, cutting through the air with a rush of wind.

At that distance, Huo Yuhao had no way to dodge.

Seeing this, Zhongli Wu burst out laughing.

"Huo Yuhao, it's all over!"

Yet in the next instant,

"Clang!"

A piercing clash of metal rang out.

Countless points of icy blue light suddenly lit up across Huo Yuhao's body.

Lines of icy blue light connected the points.

First came gauntlets covered in snowflake patterns. Icy blue armor curled upward, swiftly covering Huo Yuhao's arms.

Next came the shoulder armor, its overlapping plates spreading rapidly downward.

A breastplate followed, covering Huo Yuhao's entire chest and back.

The black sickle of Zhongli Wu's Death God Demon Puppet Martial Soul had been stopped by the armor on Huo Yuhao's back.

The heart-protecting mirror on Huo Yuhao's chest resembled an open golden vertical eye, and extremely powerful Soul Power fluctuations emanated from it.

Light flashed on his forehead, and the armor's helmet enclosed his head.

At the same time, a translucent icy blue mask rose to cover Huo Yuhao's face, leaving only his blood-red Eyes of Asura visible.

"This... what is this?"

The powerful rebounding force sent Zhongli Wu staggering backward. His face was full of disbelief as he spoke.

"Battle Armor. I imagine you've heard the name."

Huo Yuhao drove Long Xiaoyao back with a swing of his sword and spoke calmly.

"It was developed alongside Soul Guidance mecha, but it has always been kept at the highest level of secrecy in the Illustrious Virtue Hall."

"At present, I'm the only one in the entire Illustrious Virtue Hall who has a set of Spirit Forging-level Battle Armor like this."

"Battle Armor fuses with a Soul Master's Martial Soul, and I can summon it whenever I wish."

"My cultivation is currently only at rank ten, and I don't meet even the most basic requirements for using Battle Armor."

"But even if I use it merely as armor, you still can't break through my defenses."

Black World, Illustrious Virtue Hall.

After hearing Huo Yuhao's words on the Heavenly Screen, Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming exchanged a glance, a fervent gleam appearing in both their eyes.

Battle Armor could fuse with a Soul Master's Martial Soul?!

Wasn't this the most perfect form of the humanoid Soul Tool they had been pursuing so relentlessly?