Attacking in the Form of the Ice Empress

Compared to Huo Gua's relatively frail body during the Extreme North expedition in the Original Work, Huo Yuhao had now undergone earth-shaking changes.

Generally speaking, before their cultivation reached the three-ring Soul Elder level, a Soul Master's physical fitness was not much different from that of an ordinary person.

Therefore, Soul Masters capable of absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring as their third ring were already rare geniuses blessed by heaven.

But Huo Yuhao, who possessed the Achievement System, was different.

Thanks to the effects of the various Gu Insects and the fused awakening of the Ice Soul Body.

Especially the latter, which greatly improved Huo Yuhao's body, causing both his Soul Power Quality and total reserves to undergo a qualitative leap.

Taking Soul Rings as an example, Huo Yuhao's first Soul Ring of the Spirit Eye could now unleash power equivalent to that of a five-thousand-year Soul Ring.

He himself could also perfectly absorb a Second Soul Ring of around three thousand years.

He had already surpassed Huo Gua after merging with Ice Empress during the Extreme North expedition in the Original Work.

Thus, the pain of merging with a Spirit Bone would naturally be much less for him now.

There were gains and losses. Precisely because of the Second Martial Soul, Ice Empress could not numb Huo Yuhao's pain with cold.

But at the same time, after summoning the Netherworld Ice Soul Domain, Huo Yuhao gained the climatic enhancement of the Extreme North and the domain's inherent effect of forced calmness.

No matter how great the pain, it could not make him completely lose consciousness!

It was only pain. If this was the necessary path to becoming strong, then he would never give up here!

Huo Yuhao wanted to improve too badly.

"Come on, Ice Empress. Don't hesitate any longer."

If this dragged on any further, he might change his mind and back out.

"Then here I come."

Hearing Huo Yuhao's resolute reply, Ice Empress no longer hesitated.

Emerald light blazed within Huo Yuhao's mind, and two emerald rays shot from his eyes, accurately landing on the body of the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion.

The one-and-a-half-meter-long body immediately began trembling violently. Its long tail in particular rippled continuously with intense waves of emerald light.

Huo Yuhao sat down cross-legged. A surge of emerald light lifted him from the ground, while the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion's true body swiftly moved beneath him.

Intense emerald light pulsed frantically toward the tail hook. When that emerald green turned into a vivid, glistening dark green, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion's tail hook suddenly lashed upward and viciously stabbed into Huo Yuhao's tailbone.

It pierced through his skin, flesh, and fascia before finally embedding itself deep into his bones.

Excruciating pain descended in an instant!

Although Huo Yuhao had already prepared himself mentally, his body still trembled uncontrollably when he faced it head-on.

Huo Gua, my pain surpasses yours!

At this moment, thanks to the effects of the Netherworld Ice Soul Domain, although his body was suffering unbearable agony, Huo Yuhao's consciousness was like ten-thousand-year ice, utterly unmoved. Even his Spiritual Sea remained completely still.

He could even spare some attention to sense the subtle changes within his body.

Tian Meng could not help shaking his head and sighing.

"That's far too ruthless..."

He had long prepared to help soothe Huo Yuhao's soul, yet after waiting and waiting, he never found a suitable opportunity to act.

Ice Empress fell silent for a long while before speaking.

"Perhaps Yuhao really can lead us toward eternity."

"That's why Yuhao can become a candidate for my God Creation Plan."

Tian Meng sounded a little proud.

"Hm? Didn't you just say that you chose Yuhao because you were hunted into a dead end in the Star Dou Great Forest?"

"Isn't that fate? Bingbing, later on, we might even be able to bring Snow Empress in too..."

"Get lost! I knew you bug had no good intentions. Back then, you were the one who meddled and ruined this Empress's plans!"

"Ahahaha... how could that be?"

Tian Meng laughed awkwardly. "Back then, I... did it for everyone's sake. It wasn't what you think, Bingbing..."

"Shut the hell up."

"..."

Second by second, the emerald light around Huo Yuhao grew ever more intense, while the vitality and blood within his body became several times stronger than before.

This was the origin power of one of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North, whose cultivation was close to four-hundred-thousand-year!

Although Ice Empress had only separated a small portion of her energy to merge with Huo Yuhao's blood and vitality, it was still an immensely nourishing treasure to him.

This was also why Huo Yuhao had insisted on coming to find Ice Empress.

The sooner he obtained this cultivation accelerator, the greater his gains would be.

His muscles, bones, and internal organs all began to change under this nourishment, comprehensively improving his physical quality.

Until—

His bones had fully fused, and the fusion of his Martial Soul and Soul Ring began.

Although his Second Martial Soul had now been decided, Huo Yuhao would not allow himself to miss such a heaven-sent opportunity.

With the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Martial Soul integrated into him, the Ice Soul Body Martial Soul could undergo its first evolution and better nourish its host in return.

It was precisely with all these enhancements that he could better utilize the Ice Soul Body's innate talent and create the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion form.

This could also serve as a disguise.

Both of his Twin Martial Souls were Body Martial Souls, and the Ice Soul Body was an exceptionally powerful Ultimate Ice existence. That was a tiny bit too shocking and unreasonable.

He did not want the people of the Body Sect setting their sights on him so soon.

That sort of thing could wait until he had raised Shrek's favorability enough.

By then, even if the Body Sect did not come looking for him, he would personally pay them a visit.

The cold wind remained biting as vast swathes of snow blanketed the endless ice plains.

Suddenly, with a soft pfft, the thick snow split apart, revealing a completely naked body.

The flawless body was harmonious and elegant, its well-proportioned, sturdy muscles without a single imperfection. Jade-white skin and flowing ink-black hair gave him an air of nobility amid this world of snow and ice.

When he opened his eyes again—

Two colors flashed through Huo Yuhao's deep-blue eyes in an instant: first gold, then jade green, before both were ultimately swallowed by deep blue.

With the Ice Empress fully integrated into his body, his cultivation remained at level twenty!

That was simply how the rules of Douluo Continent worked. There was nothing to be done about it.

He had yet to absorb his Second Soul Ring, so all his current accumulation had merely become a foundation.

If he continued cultivating without obtaining a Soul Ring, his Soul Power would continue to rise, but it would not show itself until the moment he acquired a Soul Ring and it erupted.

With a wave of his hand, an ice mirror appeared out of thin air.

Huo Yuhao stared at the exquisite face reflected within and fell into thought. Though his hair was still ink-black, he had already grown increasingly similar to the Ice Soul Body Martial Soul's form.

It felt like he could debut on the spot just by relying on this face.

"It must be because of the Ice Soul Body's first evolution that the effect was so obvious."

He had originally thought that the Soul Soothing Gu improving his appearance to nearly Beibei's level was already quite impressive. Who would have thought there was someone even better?

Whether it was awakening the Ice Soul Body or its first evolution, both had changed him far more than the Soul Soothing Gu ever had.

"If Senior Sister Xiaoya and the others see me again, they might not even recognize me."

Still, if one examined him closely, they could indeed vaguely make out traces of his former face.

Shaking his head, Huo Yuhao summoned the Ice Soul Body Martial Soul. A Soul Ring flashing with dazzling brilliance rose from beneath his feet.

It was entirely a terrifying blood-red color, noble and cold, like a sea of blood, radiating endless majesty. Four golden patterns flickered faintly across the blood-red halo.

During the fusion, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had used his Origin Power to assist the Ice Empress, helping her break through that bottleneck and raising the Soul Ring's power to four-hundred-thousand-year.

Ice Soul Body, Ice Empress Form!

Martial Soul Possession!

With a thought, a massive tattoo appeared on Huo Yuhao's back. Its dazzling foreclaws and alluring jade-green tail belonged to none other than the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion!

The tattoo was enormous, nearly covering his entire back. Its six long legs wrapped around his ribs, its pair of foreclaws rested over his shoulders, and its long tail ran down along his spine before veering right at his tailbone and ending at his right buttock.

Aside from the tattoo, the greatest change was to Huo Yuhao's arms. Both were covered in a layer of diamond-like particles.

The particles were extremely dense, each about the size of a mung bean and hexagonal in shape. Taken as a whole, his arms shone brilliantly, complementing the enormous tattoo on his back.

"Not bad. The Ice Jade Empress Scorpion truly deserves to be the most top-tier Beast Martial Soul."

If the Ice Soul Body was a well-rounded fighter, then the Ice Empress Form was pure violence and offense, exceptionally outstanding in close combat.

"Yuhao, your Ice Soul Body Martial Soul is a little monstrous! It can actually perfectly imitate the Ice Empress Martial Soul, and it's even quite a bit stronger than the Ice Empress herself!"

Tian Meng's somewhat exhausted voice rang out, brimming with unconcealed excitement.

"After all, it's the inheritance of Great Love Immortal Venerable. You've worked hard too, Tian Meng. How is the Ice Empress now?"

"The Ice Empress is fine. She'll wake up before long."

"Let's go. Keep heading east, and we'll find your Second Soul Ring. The Simulation Soul Skill we promised you, hehe."

Seeing Tian Meng's obvious excitement, Huo Yuhao nodded.

"With my current physical quality, I should be able to withstand a Second Soul Ring of around seven thousand years, right?"

He then took out a fresh set of clothes from the Flower Bud Gu and got himself ready to depart.

With a thought, he summoned the system.

Achievement unlocked: Ice Empress "I Did It Willingly." Reward obtained: Ice Explosion Gu.

Achievement Task "God Creation Plan" completed for Tian Meng. Reward obtained: one Refinement opportunity (directly advances to Fifth Rank).

Tian Meng

Relationship: Soulmate

Achievement Task: Increase Soul Power

Tian Meng, so you were the one who claimed the first Soulmate bond.

Not bad. As a relationship where we rose and fell together, its favorability increased quickly.

Increase Soul Power? That should mean my Soul Power, right?

The seemingly ordinary tasks were the most cryptic of all.

And I had no idea what realm I needed to reach for it to count as complete.

A three-ring Soul Elder? Or a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor?

Surely it wouldn't drag on until after five rings, would it?

Forget it. I should go find my Second Soul Ring first.

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