Huo Yuhao: What If I Want You?

Huo Yuhao never really intended to make a move. His elaborate scheme just now, involving Two-Word Battle Armor and Martial Soul Avatar, was ultimately just a way to intimidate these immortal Immortal Herb who had been living peacefully under the protection of the Poison Array for tens of thousands of years, forcing them to face reality.

Now that the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass has voluntarily yielded, he is naturally happy to see it happen.

However, Huo Yuhao did not rush to withdraw the immense and abyss-like pressure emanating from him. He remained suspended in mid-air, looking down at the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, waiting for her to continue.

Seeing that Huo Yuhao had no intention of continuing to attack, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She steadied herself and tentatively asked, "What exactly do you require? Please speak frankly."

Huo Yuhao looked down at him, his voice deliberately carrying an undeniable air of cold arrogance, and said, "Naturally, I've come for the Immortal Herb, but what I want is not just one."

As he spoke, his gaze drifted, intentionally or unintentionally, to the large pink flower curled up in a ball on the shore of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

At this moment, under Huo Yuhao's sharp gaze, the originally straight branches of the Aromatic Silk Beauty bent slightly, and its crystal-clear petals visibly dimmed. After all, she had said that after passing the test, one could only take one Immortal Herb.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass took in the whole scene and had already made up its mind.

Her bottom line is clearly much more flexible than Youyou's. Now she's stronger than grass; if they really want to forcibly take it, even the three of them tied together can't stop them.

Rather than fighting to the death and still losing the Immortal Herb in the end, it's better to take a step back.

But just as she was about to speak, she noticed that the layers of fiery red leaves of the Infernal Delicate Apricot were shaking violently again, clearly because it was angry and wanted to say something.

Without the slightest hesitation, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass silently sent out a crystal that landed precisely on the Infernal Delicate Apricot, silencing the words she was about to utter.

Given Infernal Delicate Apricot's fiery temper, it's best for her to speak less at this time.

After "dealing with" her good friend, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass turned its gaze back to Huo Yuhao in mid-air.

She slowly asked, "How many Immortal Herb does Your Excellency wish to obtain?"

Huo Yuhao didn't immediately declare that he wanted to take over the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well; after all, such things should be done step by step.

If he pushes these Immortal Herb too far, they might actually fight him to the death, and he would suffer a huge loss.

Huo Yuhao quickly began to calculate in his mind. First of all, he had to choose the most suitable Immortal Herb for Gu Yue.

He condensed his Soul Core twice, and Gu Yue gave him a generous gift each time. His return gift, however, consisted of the Immortal Herb from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

However, the true form of the Immortal Herb cannot travel through time to a world ten thousand years in the future. Perhaps I can find a suitable opportunity to confess to Gu Yue that I have the ability to travel through time, and then bring her here to choose it in person.

Given their current relationship, Huo Yuhao felt he could tell her some secrets.

Secondly, he also needs to select a Immortal Herb for Gongyang Mo to help him break through the shackles of the seventh ring.

For the past six months, Gongyang Mo has been working tirelessly under the sun and wind at the Spirit Pagoda construction site. I have witnessed his sincerity and diligence.

Gongyang Mo was his handpicked future Vice Tower Master the Spirit Pagoda, so he had to be "served" with the most suitable Immortal Herb, since he couldn't use someone else for free.

Finally, it was his turn. Thinking of this, his gaze fell once again on the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass below.

In the original historical trajectory, this Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass eventually became his Spirit Soul.

Currently, Huo Yuhao's Second Martial Soul only has one Spirit Soul. If the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass could be absorbed into his body, his strength would reach a new level.

Having figured all this out, Huo Yuhao made up his mind.

He slowly raised three fingers and said in a measured tone, "I want three Immortal Herb."

Upon hearing this, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass finally felt relieved.

Three Immortal Herb are not exactly an outrageous demand.

Without much hesitation, her tone remained cool and composed, yet noticeably more relaxed than before. "Very well, you may take three Immortal Herb from here."

Upon hearing this, the coldness that Huo Yuhao had been deliberately maintaining on his face dissipated as if the snow had melted in the spring breeze.

With a thought, the golden vertical pupil behind him, tens of meters tall, slowly closed, turning into countless starlight points and dissipating into the air. The silver- Purple Halo of the Two-Word Battle Armor also receded like a tide, revealing his original form once again.

He slowly descended from mid-air back to the ground, and he looked like the gentle, harmless boy he always was.

Then Huo Yuhao raised his eyes, looked at the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, a slight smile playing on his lips, and added slowly, with a hint of knowing amusement in his voice, "What if you were among these three Immortal Herb?"

Upon hearing this, the three Immortal Herb were all taken aback.

Even the younger immortal Immortal Herb around them all stopped swaying their branches and leaves, and the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Valley became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass remained silent for a moment, its two ice-crystal-like leaves drooping slightly, as if it were deep in thought.

She remained silent for a moment, not directly refusing, her voice still cool and calm. "Your martial soul should be of the Mental Attribute, while my power belongs to the ice element, which is not compatible with your martial soul."

Huo Yuhao didn't bother to explain further. He hadn't performed Martial Soul Possession or revealed the Soul Ring of his Second Martial Soul, but the extreme cold aura that suddenly burst forth from his body was undeniable.

An intensely cold chill suddenly spread outwards from him, instantly covering the green moss beneath his feet with a thin layer of frost. The moisture in the air froze into countless tiny ice crystals, which fluttered down under the dual light of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass possessed an exceptionally keen sense of Ice Attribute. Almost the instant the chill appeared, she shuddered, her usually calm and collected voice now tinged with undisguised surprise. "This is... the Ultimate Ice?!"

Huo Yuhao suppressed his extreme cold aura, a calm smile still playing on his lips, and said unhurriedly, "I possess Twin Martial Souls, Second Martial Soul is the Ultimate Ice Attribute."

The icy, crystal-like leaves of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass showed no obvious expression, but Huo Yuhao felt that she must be surprised at that moment.

He had assumed that this calm and collected Immortal Herb would at least hesitate, weigh the pros and cons, and might even propose some additional conditions.

However, the silence of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass did not last long. When she spoke again, the three words she uttered made Huo Yuhao himself pause in surprise.

"I do."

Huo Yuhao swallowed back the words that were about to come out. He was certain that he hadn't misheard, but precisely because he heard it so clearly, he couldn't quite believe his ears.

He had prepared a whole host of arguments, intending to reason with them and appeal to their emotions.

But to his utter surprise, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass agreed so readily.

The Infernal Delicate Apricot beside her suddenly trembled violently, and her voice was filled with disbelief, anxiety, and anger. "Bingbing, are you crazy?!"

"Do you know what you're saying? Don't you understand what it means to have a human Soul Ring?"

Youyou also looked frightened, the large pink flower trembling wildly. "Bingbing, don't be impulsive, this matter can still be discussed, it doesn't necessarily have to come to this."

"We can figure something out together, you don't need to sacrifice yourself!"

However, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass merely shook her icy leaves gently, her voice remaining calm. "I was not acting impulsively, nor was it a momentary impulse."

"You don't need to try to persuade me; this is a decision I've made after careful consideration."

Her gaze passed over Infernal Delicate Apricot and Youyou, and landed back on Huo Yuhao: "I have been rooted in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for more than ten thousand years. For more than ten thousand years, day after day, year after year."

"Although the spiritual energy here is abundant enough for me to live comfortably for another ten thousand years, I'm tired of this kind of life. I want to see the outside world."

As she spoke, her icy leaves fluttered slightly, like a human looking up at the sky, and her voice held a hint of something Huo Yuhao had never heard from her before—a hint of anticipation.

She looked at Huo Yuhao and said, "Your Excellency is probably not very old, but your strength has already surpassed that of us Soul Beast who have cultivated for ten thousand years in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and possess the equivalent of a hundred thousand years of cultivation."

"Such talent, even among you humans, should be extremely rare, right?"

Huo Yuhao did not deny it, but listened quietly.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass paused, then continued, its tone clear and decisive. "Therefore, I am willing to become your Soul Ring. This is not just a compromise, but a high-stakes gamble. I'm betting that you will one day reach the God Rank!"

"If you become a god, I, as your Spirit Soul, will naturally also gain eternal life."

"I think it's a worthwhile trade to gamble away 10,000 years of peace and comfort for a chance at immortality."