Accepting Ye Guyi, Huo Yuhao Absorbs Third Soul Ring

"Senior... how is this possible?"

Ye Guyi couldn't help but look toward Gu Yuejin, who stood with his hands behind his back. Her voice was hoarse, tinged with disbelief.

"Surprised?"

Gu Yuejin's expression was calm, as if he were talking about something as trivial as eating or drinking.

"Rules are meant to be broken."

"Yuhao's physique has been tempered by Snow Empress's Torso Soul Bone. His meridians are already stronger than a Soul King's—even tougher than yours."

"On top of that, he has the Extreme Ice Martial Soul protecting his body, and his Spiritual Power far surpasses ordinary people."

With that thought, Gu Yuejin glanced at Ye Guyi, a faint smirk curling at the corner of his mouth:

"A mere Ten Thousand Year Silver Moon Wolf King's Mental Shock? To him, it's just a slightly challenging 'massage.'"

"..."

Ye Guyi's lips twitched. She was completely speechless.

Calling the soul tremor of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast a massage?

Was this the world of the strong?

She looked at the master and disciple pair, both wearing expressions of effortless ease. The despair that had once filled her heart after her family's ruin was now replaced by an inexplicable sense of awe and anticipation.

This kind of rule-breaking dominance, this arrogant disregard for convention.

Following someone like this... maybe she really could take revenge!

Several hours later.

"Woom—"

The black soul power around Huo Yuhao suddenly contracted, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, all surging back into his body.

He snapped his eyes open.

Deep within his violet-gold Double Pupils, a silvery-white crescent moon gleam flashed and vanished, carrying a twisted spiritual fluctuation that made one's heart tremble.

Level 31, Soul Elder!

The moment Huo Yuhao broke through, the system panel in front of Gu Yuejin also appeared.

[Huo Yuhao successfully absorbed a Ten Thousand Year third soul ring. Strength greatly increased. Fate line deviated.]

[Main Quest completion: 20%.]

[Stage reward obtained: Three Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Ring (System-produced, painless absorption, perfect compatibility).]

"Three hundred thousand years?!"

Gu Yuejin's pupils contracted slightly, a glint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

This system, it could be trusted!

He subconsciously looked at his right hand. In his palm, the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, which he had always treated as a mere "support tool," quietly emerged. Its blue-gold leaves swayed gently, as if yearning for something.

Ever since he transmigrated, he had mainly cultivated his Body Martial Soul. This Second Martial Soul had been left to fend for itself, used only for travel and showing off (Life Infusion).

"Almost forgot about you."

Gu Yuejin rubbed his chin.

In his storage space, there was still a [Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone] previously rewarded by the system.

It came with two major divine skills:

Flight.

And that nearly immortal healing skill— "Wildfire Burns Unceasingly, Spring Wind Blows It Back to Life."

"Now with a Three Hundred Thousand Year soul ring, plus that right leg bone..."

"It's time for my Second Martial Soul to truly awaken."

Gu Yuejin's gaze crossed the mountain ranges and fixed on a certain direction.

As a Transmigrator well-versed in the Original Work, he clearly remembered.

Right under the nose of the Sun Moon Empire, in a hidden valley, lay an "old acquaintance."

A Blue Silver Emperor with a cultivation base of a hundred and ninety thousand years!

It was the sovereign of the plant system, the true ruler of the Blue Silver Grass lineage on this continent (Tang San's kind didn't count—he was a latecomer).

"A hundred and ninety thousand year Blue Silver Emperor... as my second soul ring, that's..."

A shrewd light flickered in Gu Yuejin's eyes.

"Plus the system's Three Hundred Thousand Year soul ring."

"My Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul will start with a double-red configuration!"

"And that Blue Silver Emperor controls that valley—it's a natural herb garden. If I can subdue it, whether for alchemy or building forces in the future, it'll be an endless supply base."

As for whether that Blue Silver Emperor was willing?

Gu Yuejin let out a cold laugh, the Blue Silver Emperor Vine in his hand tightening slightly.

"I am the owner of the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, the emperor of the plant system."

"To submit to the emperor is its glory."

"If it doesn't know its place..."

"Then don't blame me for being ruthless with the flowers."

"Master! I succeeded!"

Huo Yuhao's excited voice cut through Gu Yuejin's thoughts.

The youth leaped up from the ground, feeling the surging soul power within him, his face brimming with joy.

"Not bad, you didn't disgrace your master."

Gu Yuejin collected his thoughts and looked at Huo Yuhao, "Try out your Third Soul Skill."

"Yes!"

Huo Yuhao's expression turned serious as he faced the open space not far away.

"Third Soul Skill—Group Weakness!"

"No... it's Mental Confusion!"

Hum—

The silver moon pattern on his forehead flashed, and an invisible yet twisted spiritual wave shot out instantly, spreading in a fan shape over the area fifty meters ahead.

Though it caused no substantial physical damage, within Gu Yuejin's Spiritual Perception, the space in that region seemed to be momentarily scrambled by the ripple.

"Master, this soul skill isn't a direct damage type."

Huo Yuhao explained, a gleam of excitement in his eyes:

"It releases a Spiritual Shockwave that forcibly interferes with the target's Sea of Consciousness."

"If the opponent is in the middle of releasing a soul skill, there's a high chance it will be directly interrupted! They might even get injured from soul power backlash."

"Even if they aren't using a soul skill, they'll fall into a brief state of stiffness and confusion, unable to tell friend from foe, possibly even attacking their own teammates!"

This was exactly Huo Yuhao's Fourth Soul Skill from the Original Work, and also the Silver Moon Wolf King's most iconic control skill.

Only, under Gu Yuejin's intervention, it had become his Third Soul Skill ahead of time.

"Forced interruption, Mental Confusion."

Gu Yuejin nodded, a look of approval in his eyes.

"This is what they call 'silence' plus 'confusion.'"

"Yuhao, this skill's value in a team battle is even higher than your Ice Empress Claw."

"Imagine this: when that Evil Fire Phoenix from Shrek Academy is about to unleash a big move to burn the whole field, you hit her with this..."

"Boom!"

Gu Yuejin made an explosion gesture with a sly grin:

"She'll blow up from the inside. The scene, tsk tsk, would be quite the spectacle."

Huo Yuhao, hearing this, pictured that scene in his mind and couldn't help but reveal a similarly dark, knowing smile.

"Hehe, Master's right."

Ye Guyi, standing nearby, watched the master and disciple share that identical sinister grin and couldn't help but shiver.

This pair, old and young, didn't look like good people at all!

"Since we've got the soul ring, it's time to head back."

Gu Yuejin glanced at the sky; the east was already showing a pale glow.

"But before we return to the academy, we need to make a stop."

"Yuhao, Guyi, follow me."

"Where to?" Huo Yuhao asked instinctively.

Gu Yuejin smiled mysteriously, a flash of blue-gold light flickering in his palm.

"To collect a... subject."