The Value of a Child of Destiny

The Worth of a Child of Destiny

Ice Explosion Gu: Three-Turn Gu Insect. Can detonate ice, producing immense instantaneous destructive power.

Evaluation: Why does your next Ice Explosion Technique have to be an Ice Explosion Technique?

A Three-Turn Gu Insect was a fairly standard reward.

It could only unleash destructive power somewhere between that of a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor and a five-ring Soul King.

As for the one-time Refinement opportunity dropped by Tian Meng—directly advancing a Gu to Five-Turn—that was the true priority.

In Gu Master novels, the essence of Gu Insects was Dao Marks, fragments of the Great Dao, possessing unique powers.

Gu Insects had wills of their own and generally needed to be refined by Gu Masters before they could be used. The process of subduing certain Gu Insects could be extremely dangerous.

However, the Gu provided by the system had no will. They could be understood as pure equipment.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao could refine these Gu Insects in an instant!

A Gu Insect's rank was not fixed; all Gu Insects could be upgraded.

Upgrading a Gu Insect was called Refinement.

After being used, this Refinement opportunity—direct advancement to Five-Turn—could designate any Gu Insect below Five-Turn and directly raise it to Five-Turn.

Five-Turn Gu Insects were only one step away from Six-Turn.

The difference between immortal and mortal!

Starting from Six-Turn, they were known as Immortal Gu. Each possessed the characteristic of being unique in the world; two of the same could not exist at the same time.

Thanks to the system, he could directly feed and use most Gu Insects with soul power.

At the very least, this applied to all Mortal Gu below Six-Turn.

Once they reached the level of Six-Turn Immortal Gu, ordinary soul power was basically no longer enough to feed them.

By Douluo Continent's standards, Immortal Gu were at the godly level!

Of course, most Gu Insects specialized in utility and lacked the sustained destructive power of the godly tier.

Even if Huo Yuhao obtained an Immortal Gu now, he would not have the ability to activate it.

Moreover, without the unique resources of the Gu World, it would be difficult to refine Gu Insects any further.

In the end, he used this direct advancement to Five-Turn opportunity on the Hope Gu.

Raising it from One-Turn to Five-Turn maximized the benefits.

In truth, after using the Soul Soothing Gu, his aptitude had already become equivalent to that of a Soul Master with Innate Soul Power of around Rank 9.

After fusing with the Ice Soul Body Martial Soul, he had even reached Innate Full Soul Power.

This was the true worth of a Demon from Beyond the Heavens!

Child of Destiny? Never heard of one.

Although the Hope Gu was only One-Turn, it continued to work even after Huo Yuhao received the Ice Empress's Sacrifice.

Though the effect was minuscule, the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul continued to evolve steadily, while the Ice Soul Body was likewise improving subtly over time.

Even among those with Innate Full Soul Power, there were differences.

Thus, Huo Yuhao did not hesitate at all in choosing what to refine.

After nearly draining all his soul power, he successfully fed the Five-Turn Hope Gu and gained a permanent buff lasting over half a year: improved Soul Master aptitude.

It only needed to be fed once every six months, which was quite convenient.

Compared with the effects of the One-Turn Hope Gu, Huo Yuhao could clearly feel the all-around improvement now!

It felt as refreshing as putting on a new pair of underwear on New Year's morning.

The opportunity for the Spirit Eyes to evolve was drawing ever closer.

For Huo Yuhao, the higher a Gu Insect's rank, the more soul power it consumed to use.

While searching for suitable Ice Silkworms, he also tried activating the Ice Explosion Gu. A Three-Turn Gu Insect was currently enough to let him barely use it two or three times.

Yet its power was already approaching that of a five-ring Soul King!

Tian Meng was no longer surprised by this. That kid Yuhao always came up with some new trick every so often.

Without even receiving the enhancement of a Martial Soul, he merely possessed the destructive power of a Soul King while being around thirty ranks below one. That was not hard to achieve, right?

"Those bizarre Gu Insects are nowhere near as beautiful as Lord Tian Meng. I am Yuhao's greatest source of support, wahaha!"

"Yuhao, look over there. What do you think of that Ice Silkworm? It's around seven thousand years old, just right for you."

"As expected of Lord Tian Meng. You saw through that Ice Silkworm's disguise at a glance."

"Of course! When Lord Tian Meng was running wild using this trick back then, that fellow hadn't even been born yet!"

Huo Yuhao:...

So you act meek and submissive toward outsiders, but hit your own people with full force, huh?

I really hoped Tianmeng would show this kind of awareness when facing other fierce beasts.

With a single strike, Huo Yuhao easily killed the non-aggressive ice silkworm, and a deep purple soul ring rose up.

The Simulation Divine Skill had finally arrived!

Perhaps because spiritual-attribute soul masters were simply too rare, Huo Yuhao the Cheater from the Original Work had achieved outstanding results with Ancestor Tianmeng's help.

In the early stages, he had even used this Simulation Divine Skill to deceive a level ninety-eight Super Douluo.

As the purple soul ring lit up, Huo Yuhao directly transformed into an utterly ordinary two-ring Soul Grandmaster, one yellow and one purple soul ring appearing behind him.

He did not share the Original Work's habit of constantly disguising his soul rings as white. There was simply no need for that.

Huo Yuhao's image now was that of a genius youth!

Thanks to his previous accumulation and the help of the seven-thousand-year soul ring, his soul power cultivation had directly reached level twenty-seven.

Once he obtained his Third Soul Ring, it would be time to try for a ten-thousand-year one.

"Yuhao, are we leaving?"

"Let's go. If we don't hurry, we'll miss Shrek's enrollment date—though it wouldn't matter even if we did."

"Mm. Then I shall rest first."

Huo Yuhao did not linger any longer and turned to leave.

When I next come to the Extreme North, I hope I'll see you, Snow Empress!

The Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North: the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress, and the Titan Snow Demon King, along with the outlier, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

The Snow Empress, leader of the Three Kings of the Extreme North, possessed cultivation nearing seven hundred thousand years and ranked third among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts. She was a lifeform formed from the purest ice-attribute World Origin Energy within the Extreme North's Core Circle.

Based on deductions from the Original Work's timeline, the Snow Empress was also facing her seven-hundred-thousand-year limit at this point. However, unlike the Ice Empress, she was not at the end of her rope.

The Snow Empress had once obtained a Snow Lotus with one hundred thousand years of cultivation. Using the Snow Lotus's pure essence of heaven and earth, she could seal her own origin, undergo Re-cultivation into a human, and live a second life.

In the Original Work, because Huo Yuhao the Cheater took the Ice Empress away a year later, the Snow Empress could not find the Ice Empress to protect her during her Re-cultivation into human form. She thus found a secluded place and quietly began her Re-cultivation.

Unfortunately, she had the terrible luck of encountering a Ninth-level Soul Tool Master who had happened to venture deep into the Extreme North's Core Circle—and that person had also happened to be carrying the Deification Platform.

Thus, the Snow Empress Embryo was seized, then purchased by Mingde Hall at an important auction, before eventually ending up in Huo Yuhao the Cheater's hands by accident.

The Child of Destiny was truly terrifying!

Of course, perhaps that person had also been fanning the flames and manipulating things behind the scenes.

However, now that he had taken the Ice Empress away a year early, there was a strong possibility that everything would change. Everything was unknown.

Shrek Academy was built upon the Lima Plain and covered an extremely vast area. This place was itself a city, known as Shrek City.

Shrek City lay at the intersection of the former Three Great Empires. Its transportation routes extended in all directions, making it an exceptionally prosperous commercial city.

On the Douluo Continent, Shrek City was one of the foremost major cities, home to more than two million people.

Shrek Academy held independent governing authority over this city and did not need to pay taxes to any nation. This alone was something no other academy in any nation, including the Sun Moon Empire, could compare with.

It was also because of Shrek Academy's presence that Shrek City's public security was excellent. Not only were transactions here fair, but they also inspired greater confidence.

Shrek Academy was located in the eastern part of Shrek City, facing the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The south, west, and north gates of Shrek City were open for anyone to enter or leave as they pleased. Only the eastern side belonged exclusively to Shrek Academy.

This journey to the Extreme North had taken Huo Yuhao nearly half a month.

On his way to Shrek, he had also obtained a City Lord Recommendation Letter and found time to rob the rich and aid the poor.

Well, using others' wealth to relieve his own poverty.

That made money far faster than selling grilled fish.

Shrek Academy's enrollment would last nearly half a month. By the time Huo Yuhao arrived at Shrek City's East City Gate, it was already in the final few days of enrollment.

"Is this one of the most prosperous cities in the civilization built by humans?"

"Yes, Bingbing. Look at how flourishing the human world is. If you remained tucked away in a corner of the Extreme North, how could you ever see such sights in your lifetime?"

"Hmph. Even among Shrek City's soul masters, few are worthy of catching this Empress's eye. This Empress could Extinguish them with a single move."

Having grown accustomed to Tianmeng and the Ice Empress flirting and bickering in his Spiritual Sea, Huo Yuhao chimed in as well.

"Ice Empress, normally speaking, Shrek City's high-level combatants are concentrated within Shrek Academy. There is no shortage of Titled Douluo there who can contend with you."

"Yes, Bingbing, Yuhao is right. And human soul masters do not always openly reveal their strength. According to Yuhao, that's called pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger."

Tianmeng nodded in agreement. "You should change that attitude of yours where you think you're number one under heaven. Yuhao's Soul Power Level isn't high right now."

"Hmph, this Empress understands. That fire-attribute person not far away is quite strong. Yuhao, do you know her? It seems she came specifically to find you?"

If nothing unexpected had happened, then something unexpected had happened.

She was a red-clothed woman with a stunning figure and blood-red hair.

Looking at the person before him, Huo Yuhao felt slightly helpless.

Ma Xiaotao

Locked

Why was this guy near the New Student Registration Office?

Was Ultimate Ice your trap?

This was the worth of a Child of Destiny.

Gah, what had blinded his eyes?

That outrageously full, ready-to-burst sight!

From Huo Yuhao's perspective, the name Xiaotao was obviously far too modest—those were much bigger than peaches...

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