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The two women beside him, Hu Zixin among them, also came back to their senses after that terrifying mental shockwave.

By now, the young girl behind Ye Mo had long since turned into a streak of white light and merged into his body. Yet the Millennial Fox behind him showed no intention of returning to his body. It simply sat quietly some distance behind him, its illusory form seeming as though it might dissipate at any moment.

Although Hu Zixin and the others' seas of consciousness had been struck, it had merely robbed them of their ability to think and had not caused any mental damage. Their memories of what had just happened remained exceptionally clear.

That million-year soul beast had actually become the Young Emperor's Soul Ring.

The Young Emperor truly was someone blessed with immense fortune.

Our Azure Hill Clan would welcome another golden age.

"Pfft!"

At that moment, Ye Mo spat out a mouthful of blood. The energy within his body was simply too immense, rampaging wildly through him.

Fortunately, his body had been nourished by Life Water and was extraordinarily robust. Otherwise, he would not have been able to withstand such overwhelming energy.

The two women were pulled back from their thoughts and hurriedly stood guard over Ye Mo. Although they had no idea how a million-year soul beast had become the little Young Emperor's Soul Ring, they absolutely could not allow any outside factors to disturb him now.

Hu Zixin and the others were veterans in this regard, so they naturally understood the consequences of having one's absorption of a Soul Ring interrupted.

"Wahaha! No matter what, I'm finally free! You bastards who treated me as food, you'll never get another chance! Wahaha!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's punchable voice rang out within Ye Mo's body once more as the mental power spread around them rapidly contracted.

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, several terrifying auras fluctuated violently at the same time, as if sensing something.

As a Titled Douluo, Hu Zixin also sensed those terrifying auras in the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest. Her expression shifted slightly; among them were several she recognized.

However, those auras soon vanished back into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Hu Zixin felt somewhat frustrated and unable to understand it. This guy had become the Young Emperor's Soul Ring. By all logic, shouldn't he have died? Why was his voice now sounding from within the little Young Emperor's body again?

Ye Mo paid no attention to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. He had to focus on refining this enormous surge of energy.

Time passed bit by bit. The aura around Ye Mo grew increasingly powerful, and his level continued to break through.

In the end, Ye Mo's level stabilized at Rank 18. Most of the energy had been converted into True Essence. If he had converted it into Soul Power instead, he could at most have reached Rank 20, after which he would have needed to continue searching for soul beasts suitable for himself.

Ye Mo's True Essence cultivation was now roughly at the peak of Foundation Establishment, equivalent to the strength of a Rank 29 Soul Master.

True Essence and Soul Power differed greatly in nature. Both were forms of energy, but Soul Power possessed greater offensive power, while True Essence far surpassed it in regulating and restoring the body.

In the Huaxia world where Ye Mo had lived in his previous life, those who cultivated True Essence were known as cultivators.

A cultivator's realms were Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, Bigu, Illusion Core, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Out of Body, Transformation Stage, and Integration Stage.

Each realm had nine layers of cultivation. In his previous life, Ye Mo had reached the Transformation Stage. If he had managed to reach the Integration Stage back then, perhaps he could have stopped that great war.

The strength of Soul Masters in this world at corresponding realms was roughly equal to that of cultivators like Ye Mo. In other words, Ye Mo's strength in his previous life had not even been greater than Hu Zixin's current strength. It could be said that he had lived a rather failed life.

Fortunately, the two types of energy had not clashed within Ye Mo's body. Otherwise, things would have become truly troublesome.

True Essence could also be converted into Soul Power, though the process was extremely slow.

Ye Mo's situation was similar to the Mysterious Heaven Skill cultivated by the Tang Sect, but he was unquestionably much stronger. The cultivation technique Ye Mo practiced alone was beyond anything they could compare with.

"Huff..."

Ye Mo slowly exhaled a breath of foul air and opened his tightly shut eyes.

A golden Soul Ring circled around Ye Mo before quickly merging into his body.

"Say, what kind of freak Spirit was it that I ran into today? Fine, I can accept a freak Spirit. I can even accept Three Lives Spirit. But why is your body such a freak too?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm complained again, though only Ye Mo could hear him now.

"Nonsense. My body is just that freakish."

"I'm still a million-year soul beast, at least."

"A million-year soul beast reduced to rations."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm fell silent.

Ye Mo showed Sky Dream Ice Silkworm no mercy at all. While he had been refining the energy just now, this guy had been making a racket in his sea of consciousness and disrupting his focus.

If Ye Mo still gave him a pleasant look, that would have been the truly strange thing.

"Little Young Emperor, your Soul Power has actually reached Rank 18 already?"

Hu Zixin looked at Ye Mo in surprise. Only a few days had passed, yet he had already reached Rank 18. Moreover, his Soul Power aura was solid and abundant, without the slightest instability.

At the same time, Hu Leng Ning watched Ye Mo with delight in her eyes. Hu Leng Ning only did not wear a cold expression when chatting with Ye Mo or bickering with Hu Zixin. At all other times, she looked icy and distant.

"That's right, Sister Zixin."

Ye Mo nodded, stood up, and stretched his limbs. Cracking sounds rang from his body.

"I never expected you brat to have such good fortune with women already. What a pity your body is still too small. Hehehe."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's punchable and lecherous voice sounded in Ye Mo's mind once more.

Hold it in.

I have to hold it in.

Ye Mo took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the urge to beat Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to death.

"Sister Zixin, let's head back."

"We're going back already? The million-year Soul Ring you absorbed earlier was for your third Spirit, right? Your second Spirit still hasn't absorbed a Soul Ring, has it?"

Hu Zixin's delicate brows furrowed. At a time like this, shouldn't they be searching for a soul beast suitable for Ye Mo's second Spirit?

Ye Mo shook his head. "There are still too many things in my mind that are a complete mess. I want to go back and sort out my thoughts."

"All right."

Hu Zixin nodded. She too was still confused about many things, and she needed to ask the little Young Emperor about them.

As though it understood that Ye Mo was leaving, the Millennial Fox behind him stood up and let out a fox howl toward the forest behind them before transforming into a streak of purple light and rushing into Ye Mo's body.

"What did that mean?"

Ye Mo frowned. What had that final fox howl meant?

Hu Zixin and Hu Leng Ning also shook their heads. Every one of their Young Emperor's Spirits was incredibly strange.

"Forget it. Let's head back first. But before we do..."

Ye Mo looked at Huo Yuhao lying on the ground nearby with a wicked grin.

One hour later.

Somewhere in the Star Dou Great Forest, a naked young man let out an earth-shaking roar.

"Fuck! Where are my clothes?!"

Meanwhile, somewhere in the Star Dou Great Forest, a terrifying aura spread out, and several equally terrifying auras emerged nearby.

However, compared to the earlier ones, they were like the glow of a grain of rice colliding with the bright moon.

"My lord, the aura of our rations has disappeared."

"No matter. A strange aura from the outer region of the forest jolted me awake earlier."

"It seemed like... no, it was the aura of a fox."

It was Sunday today, so the writing was a little slower.

End of this chapter.