Protagonist Treatment 20

Protagonist Treatment 2.0

After hearing Zhou Huan's oath, the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse's expression—oh, no, a horse's face did not reveal expressions. All that could be said was that the chill around her had diminished considerably.

Then, a blue-white ball of light appeared before Zhou Huan.

When the light faded, it revealed a blue-white... lotus?

Then Zhou Huan heard the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse say, "This is my Companion Immortal Herb, the Ice-Scale Cold Marrow Lotus. It is of little use to me, but to you, it is an invaluable treasure. After I sacrifice myself, I will produce a Torso Soul Bone for you. Combined with the Ice-Scale Cold Marrow Lotus, your Frost Spirit can grow to the level of Extreme Ice."

Frost was, in essence, ice.

It was merely that Zhou Huan's Martial Soul manifested in the form of frost, which was why it was called a Frost Spirit.

In truth, Zhou Huan understood better than anyone on the Douluo Continent that, in terms of their fundamental chemical composition, Martial Souls such as water, ice, frost, and mist were all the same. They only differed in how the Martial Soul manifested.

But none of that mattered.

Even if his Frost Spirit grew into Extreme Ice, Zhou Huan would not change its form, much less casually reveal his extreme attribute.

Afterward, the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse said nothing more to Zhou Huan.

She had already said enough today. She was not a beast who enjoyed pointless chatter to begin with, and everything she was doing now was a gamble anyway.

Thus, the sacrifice began!

A unique and powerful domain instantly enveloped the area within thirty meters around Zhou Huan. Streams of gentle yet powerful blue-white light continuously entered his body.

The entire sacrifice process caused Zhou Huan no pain whatsoever.

He only felt his Soul Power continuously strengthening, while his power soared by leaps and bounds.

A full quarter of an hour later, the sacrifice was complete!

A dazzling red Soul Ring suddenly appeared as the third ring of Zhou Huan's Frost Spirit.

Zhou Huan smiled in satisfaction. Then, he activated the Floating Pagoda's first soul skill, the Concealment Skill, directly disguising the eye-catching One-hundred-Nineteen-thousand-year red Soul Ring as a thousand-year purple Soul Ring.

Keeping a high profile had never been Zhou Huan's style.

Then Zhou Huan looked at the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse's Torso Soul Bone floating in midair, and his heart filled with joy.

After sensing his current Soul Power Level—level thirty-four—Zhou Huan was quite satisfied.

Because he knew that the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse had transformed a large portion of her Origin Power into the Torso Soul Bone. Furthermore, she had previously been unable to face the Heavenly Tribulation again because her origin had been damaged. That was why the sacrifice of a One-hundred-Nineteen-thousand-year Soul Beast had only raised his Soul Power by four levels.

But Zhou Huan was content. Having encountered such an opportunity, what more could he ask for?

Just as Zhou Huan was preparing to absorb the Torso Soul Bone, his Floating Pagoda Martial Soul actually wanted to absorb the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse's remains after her sacrifice?

Damn it!

Again!

What kind of bizarre Martial Soul was this Floating Pagoda?

It wanted to absorb Soul Beast corpses again!

And it was absurdly picky too. Before, it had refused anything that was not a strange and rare Soul Beast, so it had only absorbed a Silver Concealing Beast. And now, did it mean that it would only deign to take Soul Beasts over a hundred thousand years old?

Zhou Huan wanted to curse someone. No, he wanted to curse his Martial Soul!

Damn it, would a Martial Soul that absorbed Soul Beast corpses be mistaken for that of an Evil Soul Master?

Zhou Huan thought about it and decided it probably would not.

It was not absorbing human corpses. Besides, given how picky the Floating Pagoda was, there were not many Soul Beasts it could absorb. Moreover, after it absorbed a Soul Beast corpse, it consumed it directly. No one could possibly tell that this pure-white, immaculate Martial Soul, devoid of even a trace of evil aura and even somewhat holy, would absorb Soul Beast corpses.

It was just that the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse had sacrificed herself for him, and now Zhou Huan was going to leave her without even an intact corpse.

That was rather dishonorable!

It was not Zhou Huan's style.

Then Zhou Huan activated the third Soul Ring of his Frost Spirit and asked, "Sister Horse, the Floating Pagoda wants to absorb your remains. Is that alright?"

Third Soul Ring · Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse · Sister: ...

Zhou Huan continued, "Sis, if you disagree, give me a sign. Just flash once."

Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse: ...

Zhou Huan considered it. Soul Beasts probably did not think the same way humans did. They did not have notions such as burial after death or returning fallen leaves to their roots. Sister Horse had already sacrificed herself, so she likely would not care about a soulless shell.

Thus, Zhou Huan said, "Alright then. I'll take that as your agreement."

And so Zhou Huan controlled the Floating Pagoda to absorb the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse's remains.

Yet after the Floating Pagoda finished absorbing them, Zhou Huan suddenly discovered that the tower had become substantially more solid. Yes, solid.

If the previous Floating Pagoda had been in a "phantasmal" Martial Soul state, then now it seemed to be moving toward becoming a tangible object.

What the hell was going on now?

Zhou Huan was full of questions.

Unfortunately, the Floating Pagoda could not speak, nor could it tell him the truth.

Since he could not figure it out, Zhou Huan could not be bothered to rack his brains over it.

Then Zhou Huan began absorbing the Torso Soul Bone left behind by the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse while consuming the Ice-Scale Cold Marrow Lotus.

This process was not nearly as pleasant.

Especially the absorption of the Torso Soul Bone—it was practically equivalent to replacing his entire torso. The degree of pain was difficult to describe for anyone who had not personally experienced it.

But Zhou Huan was in pain and happy at the same time.

How many people could beg for such pain and still fail to obtain it?!

Furthermore, with the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse's sacrifice as a foundation, combined with her own Torso Soul Bone, the compatibility was extraordinarily high. Thus, the pain of absorbing the Torso Soul Bone was reduced by a degree or two.

So, about an hour later, Zhou Huan finally completed the absorption of the Torso Soul Bone. With the enhancement of the Ice-Scale Cold Marrow Lotus, his Frost Spirit had also grown to the level of Extreme Ice.

With a casual wave of his hand, an aura like Frozen Hell erupted violently. The temperature throughout the ice cave dropped another level.

This extreme sensation felt incredible!

After sensing his Soul Power again, Zhou Huan had now reached level thirty-seven.

The Torso Soul Bone and the Ice-Scale Cold Marrow Lotus had raised his Soul Power by three levels.

That might not seem like much.

But was that really the case?

Obviously not.

Because Zhou Huan could sense that the Torso Soul Bone still contained a portion of the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse's Origin Power.

Although the Torso Soul Bone had once again qualitatively improved Zhou Huan's body, he could not absorb too much of the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse's Origin Power all at once. That would not benefit his future development.

Forcing growth was not advisable.

For Zhou Huan to increase his Soul Power by seven levels at once was already the limit.

He only needed to slowly digest it from here on.

As for the Ice-Scale Cold Marrow Lotus, this Companion Immortal Herb, Zhou Huan felt that its primary effect was to give his Frost Spirit the Extreme Ice attribute. Its effect on increasing Soul Power was not significant, which was clearly different from other traditional Immortal Herbs.

Zhou Huan had only learned of Companion Immortal Herbs after hearing the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse mention them.

Zhou Huan settled his excitement and once again raised his apparent Soul Power to level twenty-five. After all, more than three months had passed since his last increase.

Advancing one level every three or four months was the cultivation speed an ordinary genius at Shrek should possess.

Before leaving the cave entrance, Zhou Huan casually destroyed the ice cave.

Such an ice cave clearly should not exist in the Snow Forest Sea.

This trip had truly brought Zhou Huan a bountiful harvest!

Not only had he obtained a One-hundred-Nineteen-thousand-year Soul Ring, allowing his third ring to possess two soul skills, but due to the Torso Soul Bone and the Ice-Scale Cold Marrow Lotus, he had also gained a Domain Skill.

The Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse's massive gift had nearly knocked Zhou Huan senseless.

Of course, he had obtained it by walking along the cliff's edge between life and death. If the Blue Dragon Ice Qilin Horse had deemed his aptitude too poor and saw no hope in him, then Zhou Huan could only have hoped for another rebirth.

So yes, going out might bring opportunities beyond imagination, but there were even more unforeseen dangers that one could not handle.

This time, Zhou Huan had escaped danger without harm, but who could guarantee that the next time would be the same?

Sure enough, staying safely at Shrek was better.

One should not be too reckless!

After making a few adjustments, Zhou Huan headed straight for the outskirts of the Snow Forest Sea. It was time to return.

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