Conception of a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill

After pondering for a moment and failing to reach a conclusion, Huo Yuhao temporarily set the matter aside, intending to find an opportunity to test it out later.

They were both Spirit Pagoda personnel. Sooner or later, they would meet.

Seeing Huo Yuhao withdraw his thoughts and begin cultivating, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm spoke up.

"Yuhao, can we discuss this again? I really can't provide you with any more Soul Rings. You've already squeezed every bit of my soul skills dry. We only came up with the Second Soul Ring together after messing around out of boredom all those years ago. There really isn't a suitable soul skill for the Third Soul Ring! You can't possibly want me to give you Mental Shock again, can you?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had no idea what Huo Yuhao was thinking. He actually wanted it to produce several more Soul Rings—was that something it could do? It was just a weakling. It had neither the soul skills nor the ability, alright?

You should be asking Evil Emperor! That guy was the big shot among spiritual Soul Beasts. He could definitely do it!

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao fell into thought and did not answer immediately.

A Century Soul Spirit could provide two Soul Rings, a thousand-year Soul Spirit could provide three, and a Fierce Beast Soul Spirit could provide as many as six.

In his view, most of the Soul Spirits on him were extremely old. Rather than absorb other Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirits, why not develop the potential of the Soul Spirits he already had?

A million-year Soul Spirit like Tian Meng only providing one Soul Ring seemed like a terrible waste, even if that ring possessed four soul skills.

It would be better to make Tian Meng work a little harder and provide a few more Soul Rings. Even if each ring only had one million-year soul skill, it would still be worthwhile.

Mm, Huo Yuhao's demands were not high. Based on a Fierce Beast Soul Spirit being able to provide six soul skills, he only needed Tian Meng to provide two more Soul Rings.

That was also why he had directly joined the Spirit Pagoda. With the Spirit Pagoda's ten thousand years of research materials and data on Soul Spirits, combined with his and Elder Yi's research into Soul Spirits, making the existing Soul Spirits provide several more Soul Rings would not be difficult.

However, he had a bold idea regarding Tian Meng's soul skills.

"Yuhao, just say it. What kind of soul skill do you actually want?" Ice Empress glanced at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who floated limply in the Sea of Consciousness as though he had been drained dry, and shook her head. "You can't count on him."

Hearing that, Huo Yuhao thought for a moment before taking out a book. "This records Self Martial Soul Fusion Skills. Over the past ten thousand years, several Soul Masters with Twin Martial Souls have been able to perform Martial Soul Fusion Skills by themselves."

"What?" Ice Empress froze, then said in surprise, "A Martial Soul Fusion Skill can be performed alone? Then what did they gain from it?"

"If I had to compare it to something, it would be combining two Martial Souls into a stronger one. Naturally, the power of the soul skills it used would also increase."

This was Huo Yuhao's own understanding of the Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill. After all, when several people performed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, aside from the fusion of their Martial Souls, they also received boosts from the others' Soul Power and spiritual power. A Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill still used an individual's own strength; only the Martial Souls themselves truly fused and became stronger.

A certain deadbeat Dou Si was an exception. He also had the support of a Divine Position...

"This is truly difficult for this Empress to believe..."

Ice Empress was speechless for a long while.

What a sight to see. Twin Martial Souls could now perform Martial Soul Fusion Skills on their own? Soul Masters were evolving far too quickly. Would humans one day be able to produce their own Soul Rings as well?

Fortunately, she had invested in Yuhao early on. Without the Soul Spirit Contract, Soul Beasts would probably be extinct by now.

After a long silence, Ice Empress frowned. "So, you want to complete a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

"I think it's possible."

Huo Yuhao stopped cultivating and began explaining softly. Even Tian Meng stopped lying flat and listened intently.

He had merely felt that he could not be of any help. But since Yuhao seemed to have an idea already, he was willing to trust him. It was the trust they had built over ten thousand years.

"Ice Empress, Brother Sky Dream, you remember how I obtained my Second Martial Soul, right?"

"Tian Meng gave you another Martial Soul slot, then you absorbed me and I fully took shape..."

Ice Empress paused there. She exchanged a look with Tian Meng, who had reached the same realization, and both were filled with shock and uncertainty.

Why had they never thought of that before?

"It seems you've realized it already. A Martial Soul Fusion Skill requires compatible Martial Souls. The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul are naturally worlds apart and cannot be called compatible. But the former was acquired by Brother Sky Dream after the fact, while Brother Sky Dream is also the Soul Ring provider for the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul. These two Martial Souls are inherently connected!"

Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered. "Because of that, I believe the two Martial Souls may be able to perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

Ice Empress said, "So you want to use the Soul Ring provided by Tian Meng to achieve a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

"I need a medium. After all, Brother Sky Dream provided the Second Martial Soul slot. Only his Soul Ring can connect the two Martial Souls. After that, I'll still need to grasp the various key points of Martial Soul fusion myself."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

Since he had the chance for re cultivation and to tear everything down and start over, there was no harm in attempting things he had never tried before. The more foundations he had, the better.

Ice Empress murmured, "No wonder you temporarily stopped at Rank 30..."

With two Soul Bones, the Soul Ring she had provided, and the Spirit Pagoda's resources, Huo Yuhao could originally have advanced faster and increased his Soul Power further. Yet he had remained at Rank 30 for some time. She had not understood why before, but now she finally did.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm rose from his lying-flat position and said firmly, "Alright, I can do it. What do I need to do?"

"Are you really alright?" Ice Empress watched Tian Meng with an expression as though he were ready to die, pressing her lips together. "This won't be easy. Yuhao never said this work had to be completed with the Third Soul Ring. You can wait until later to provide another Soul Ring."

Tian Meng's eyes widened, and he let out a foolish laugh. "Bingbing, are you worried about me? Don't worry, I'm fine. Even if I die, I'll help Yuhao complete the Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"

That really won't be necessary. And it's already been ten thousand years—stop simping, Brother Sky Dream...

Watching their interaction, Huo Yuhao's expression turned strange.

After ten thousand years, he understood less and less about how Tian Meng and Ice Empress got along.

Ice Empress seemed to have passively mastered the method of controlling Brother Sky Dream, yet Tian Meng appeared to enjoy it as well—suffering, yet happy...

Their circle was far too complicated. He could not understand it. He really could not.

Meanwhile, the little Ice Silkworm in the corner of the Sea of Consciousness watched Great Brother Tian Meng's performance with heartfelt anguish.

Ancestor, how could you be like this? You're the foremost of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Far North, a million-year Soul Beast! Pull yourself together!

After the Sea of Consciousness had been turned upside down for a while, the group finally calmed down and began discussing the design of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

"Brother Sky Dream, could the ability you used to grant me my Second Martial Soul be made into the Spirit Eye's Third Soul Skill?"

"Hmm?!"

Huo Yuhao's very first question stumped Tian Meng.

"Yuhao, that was a one-time ability I possessed after becoming a million-year Soul Beast. I never considered how it worked, and I've already used it. I'm afraid I can't turn it into a Soul Skill."

"Soul Beasts only have a vague understanding of their innate Soul Skills at first."

Huo Yuhao said gently, "You don't need to know how it works. Even if it was a one-time ability, it was still truly yours. What belongs to you cannot be taken away by anyone! That ability must be engraved in your soul. As long as you can remember it, I can use the contract to transform it into a Soul Skill!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm fell into recollection upon hearing this.

How had he given Huo Yuhao his Second Martial Soul? Think—remember the feeling at that time, the sensations, and the ability that belonged to him...

Threads of golden radiance began circling Huo Yuhao's body, trying to condense into the shape of a Soul Ring.

Huo Yuhao did not leave Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to fight alone. He directly used Mental Sharing to connect their minds, recalling the feeling of Ice Empress merging into his body.

To Huo Yuhao, what had truly transformed his aptitude was Tian Meng's ability to grant others a Second Martial Soul!

He would never forget the tearing agony of his body when he absorbed Ice Empress, nor the joy of feeling a Martial Soul seemingly grow within him...

The Soul Spirit Contract they constructed eventually brought their memories together. A transparent platinum Soul Ring gradually rose around Huo Yuhao's body.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said, "Yuhao, it won't work. I no longer possess the foundation I had at the beginning. I don't have enough energy to form the Soul Ring for this Soul Skill..."