Reuniting with Huo Yuhao, a Familiar Aura?

Lin arrived at the hall where Poison Unkillable was staying, carrying the secret of the Body Sect that Old Yao had modified.

The moment they saw Lin arrive, Long Ao Tian and Dong Ni both enthusiastically came up to greet him.

"Kid, Senior Brother was dragged away by Old Yao. Hurry up and tell us—how did you awaken your Golden Core?"

Long Ao Tian asked curiously. If possible, he also wanted to experience the feeling of awakening a martial soul through a medicinal bath.

Dong Ni sized Lin up from head to toe. Their senior brother had been tied up and dragged away by Old Yao as soon as he arrived.

Dong Ni looked at Lin. They were about the same age, so why did the aura radiating from Lin feel even stronger than her own?

The Dong Ni of today was also a Soul Master. When Huo Yuhao reached the 30th Rank, she had only just reached the 30th Rank herself.

Back then, the two of them had encountered them in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Now Lin had already reached the 30th Rank and had surpassed the two of them.

"Senior Brother, Sister Ni. The secret to awakening lies here."

As he spoke, Lin took out the secret of the Body Sect modified by Old Yao.

Poison Unkillable's eyes immediately lit up. With this thing, the Body Sect's strength could rise to another level.

Long Ao Tian and Dong Ni looked at each other, both seeing confusion in the other's eyes. It was not as though they lacked this thing themselves. If they wanted to awaken through a medicinal bath, why was it so difficult?

Poison Unkillable slowly rose and walked over to Lin, taking the secret of the Body Sect from his hands. "Call me Brother."

The moment those words came out, Long Ao Tian and Dong Ni were stunned. Old Yao... Old Yao had called someone brother?

Without a doubt, it was twelve parts unbelievable out of ten.

Long Ao Tian and Dong Ni were utterly bewildered.

Old Yao's voice came from the ring and entered Poison Unkillable's mind. "Unkillable, how is the collection of materials going?"

Unable to find where Old Yao was speaking from, Poison Unkillable subconsciously replied in his mind, "Almost done."

Old Yao understood. Almost done—only one set left.

It seemed there were quite a few heavenly treasures in this world.

Seeing Poison Unkillable stop speaking, Long Ao Tian, Dong Ni, and Lin all looked at him.

Returning to his senses, Poison Unkillable smiled at the three of them. "Ao Tian, Dong Ni, you have hope of awakening your martial souls through medicinal baths now."

Hearing this, the two of them were overjoyed. That was incredibly powerful—even Old Yao had personally shown such interest in it.

Compared to Long Ao Tian and Dong Ni's excitement, Lin was much calmer.

"Old Yao, next I want to head out and take a look around, to see whether there are any medicinal herbs you need."

He had already reached the 30th Rank. It was time to consider obtaining his third soul ring.

Poison Unkillable looked at Lin. Seeing that he had already reached the 30th Rank, and with Old Yao there, he was not worried.

"Go ahead. Just come back early. It isn't safe outside."

Poison Unkillable waved his hand.

Long Ao Tian was startled and subconsciously blurted out, "Old Yao, Kid's strength is too weak. Isn't it unsafe?"

Dong Ni added, "That's right, Old Yao. Why not send someone to protect him?"

Poison Unkillable shook his head. "No need to worry. Let him go."

Hearing Poison Unkillable say that, Long Ao Tian did not say anything more. He had nearly forgotten that his little junior brother had an Old Yao with him.

Seeing that neither of them objected, Dong Ni said no more either.

After bidding Poison Unkillable farewell, Lin left the Body Sect alone.

"Ao Tian, Dong Ni, take a look at this new secret of the Body Sect."

As he spoke, Poison Unkillable handed the secret of the Body Sect to the two of them.

The more they read, the more obvious the joy on their faces became. "Old Yao, we'll go to the imperial palace to get the medicinal ingredients right away!"

That day, Lin, who had just arrived in the city, heard Old Yao's voice.

"Kid, that little brat whose aura is as strong as yours has appeared again."

Old Yao's voice entered Lin's mind.

Lin froze, then quickly glanced around. Huo Yuhao had actually appeared in the city?

Lin had nearly forgotten about that fellow. He had been out wandering for so long already—what was that fellow doing here?

After calculating the time, Lin quickly realized it. That fellow would not be planning to head to the North Pole. He was probably on his way back to Shi Luo Ke now.

He wondered what kind of martial soul Huo Yuhao had obtained from the Ice Emperor.

The Ice Emperor had been taken away by Lin, and the Ice Empress' remnant soul was no longer there either.

Aside from the Titan Snowdemon King and the White Bear King, there did not seem to be any particularly famous soul beasts in the North Pole.

Or perhaps there were, but with the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's courage, would he dare go looking for them?

Lin had been so stunned that he had not heard any of it.

Lin looked around, but he still did not see Huo Yuhao's figure. "Lao Yao, I don't see Huo Yuhao."

"To your left."

Lao Yao spoke up.

Lin turned to look to his left. After a moment of searching, a disheveled youth appeared in his field of vision.

This person was none other than Huo Yuhao.

Judging by his appearance, it seemed as though he had suffered a severe beating.

"Long time no see, Huo Yuhao."

While Huo Yuhao was still dazed, Lin greeted him.

Huo Yuhao lowered his head. Upon hearing Lin's voice, he subconsciously looked up. "Lin... Lin!"

Seeing Huo Yuhao's reddened eyes, Lin felt a faint sense of nostalgia for his youth.

During this journey to the north, Lin had no idea what Huo Yuhao had gone through.

He had wanted to tease him, but Huo Yuhao blinked blankly.

"How did you end up looking so bedraggled after just one year apart?"

Lin sized Huo Yuhao up. The other party's strength had already reached Soul Douluo level, but his aura was being concealed by something.

It was likely Tianmeng Iceworm hiding that aura.

"Yuhao, I sense a familiar aura from him."

Tianmeng Iceworm's voice rose.

Huo Yuhao did not hurry to answer Lin. Instead, he began speaking with Tianmeng Iceworm. "Tianmeng, what exactly is it?"

"Now that I think about it, it resembles Ice Emperor's aura somewhat, but it is also unlike it. How strange."

Tianmeng Iceworm could not recall it. It had an aura somewhat like Ice Emperor's, yet it was mixed with a dark aura, making it impossible to distinguish.

Huo Yuhao did not dwell on it any longer. Forget it.

"Long time no see, Lin!"

"I've just returned from the north, so please don't laugh at me."

Huo Yuhao forced out a smile. Compared with Lin, his current self was worlds apart.

Lin spread his hands. "It's nothing. How have you been at Shi Luo Ke?"

"Pretty well."

Huo Yuhao answered calmly. There was nothing bad about Shi Luo Ke.

Lin smiled and did not say anything more. "Until we meet again."

With that, Lin left. A greeting was enough. Tang San's aura lingered on that person, so it was better to have less contact with him.

Once back in the room, Lin impatiently asked, "Ice Emperor, can you sense what kind of Soul Beast his second martial soul came from?"

Ice Emperor emerged from the ring. "I can't tell. There are far too many Soul Beasts in the north. How could I possibly recognize every one of them? But I sensed the aura of that Tianmeng creature."

"I didn't expect him to actually gain Tianmeng Iceworm's recognition."

Lin found it somewhat regrettable that he had not been able to tell what Huo Yuhao's second martial soul was.

He had become rather curious. Without Ice Emperor, what exactly was Huo Yuhao's second martial soul?

Tianmeng Iceworm seemed to be guiding him to find some kind of martial soul.

The more Lin thought about it, the more curious he became. He really wanted to ask Huo Yuhao himself.

"Why think so much about it? Your martial soul is already so heaven-defying. Are you afraid of him?"

Ice Emperor's voice drifted out lazily. If he refused to accept it, then he could just fight.

Lin suddenly understood. Why was he overthinking things? He did not have much interaction with the other party anyway. He did not even know whether they would meet again in the future, so he could just fight when the time came.

Why care so much?

PS: For convenience, Lao Yao will simply be called Master Yao.

(Electrolux will simply be called Elder Yi.)

(Du Bu Si will simply be called Old Poison.)

(It is only a difference in forms of address; Lin respects them all equally.)