Aunt Leng, I Succeeded!

"Huff! Huff! Huff!"

Rapid panting shattered the room's silence as Huo Yuhao abruptly sat up in bed.

The loose hair on his forehead was soaked with cold sweat and stuck to his skin. His chest heaved violently, every breath heavy with the lingering dread of surviving a disaster.

His gaze swiftly swept across the room. He knew that he had crossed through time again.

He raised a hand and wiped the sweat from his brow. This time, he had actually returned during his fusion with the Ice Empress!

Fusing a Second Martial Soul was nothing like forming a Spirit Soul contract. It was neither easy nor simple.

It was a process that reshaped the very essence of his life and energy circuits from the ground up.

Every inch of his meridians, every bone, every cell seemed to be repeatedly crushed and rebuilt by Ultimate Ice and violent Soul Power. The pain far exceeded the limits of what flesh could endure, reaching straight into the depths of his soul.

Relying on astonishing willpower, Huo Yuhao had stubbornly held on through that inhuman torment. His consciousness was like a lone boat in a storm, never completely sinking.

Yet the memories from the final stage were already blurred. He was not certain whether the fusion had been completed at the instant he crossed through time.

He immediately focused inward and examined his condition.

The first thing he sensed was the obvious transformation in his body.

An unprecedented sense of strength filled every part of him. His physical strength, already far beyond that of his peers due to cultivating the Body Sect's secret techniques, seemed to have been tempered a thousand times over and improved enormously once again.

This was the increase in his level of life brought by the four-hundred-thousand-year Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Torso Bone!

His heart settling slightly, he immediately sank his consciousness into his Spirit Sea.

"Yuhao!!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's pearly-white figure practically pounced on him in an instant, his round little face overflowing with excitement and exhilaration.

"We succeeded! We really succeeded!"

"You're now a Soul Master with Twin Martial Souls! The Spirit Eyes of your Body Martial Soul and the Ultimate Ice Ice Jade Empress Scorpion!"

"Looking across the history of the continent, this is an unprecedented combination!"

Succeeded?

The last stone in Huo Yuhao's heart finally fell away, stirring up indescribable joy.

He looked at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and nodded firmly.

Then his gaze shifted toward the other side of the Spirit Sea.

There, a small figure lay curled up quietly.

She looked like a human girl of only seven or eight years old, dressed in a simple gown formed from an emerald-green glow, with two playful emerald-green ponytails.

Her eyes were closed, her long lashes casting faint shadows over the pearly-white skin of her spirit body. Her delicate features carried an innate beauty.

Faint points of emerald-green icy light drifted around her. Curled up as she was, she seemed to be fast asleep.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm followed Huo Yuhao's gaze, and the excitement in his eyes was quickly replaced by an almost reverent tenderness.

"The Ice Empress... expended far too much during the fusion process. Once it was complete, she fell asleep."

"However, Elder Yi examined her. He said the Ice Empress's soul origin is stable. She should naturally awaken in a few days."

Huo Yuhao looked at the sleeping Ice Empress, his heart filled with emotion.

This Beast that had once ruled the Far North had now become part of his strength and destiny in this form.

The causes and transformations behind it could only be called a miracle.

After confirming that the fusion with the Ice Empress had succeeded, Huo Yuhao's consciousness swiftly withdrew from the Spirit Sea and returned to reality.

No matter how calm and steady he usually appeared, it could not change the fact that he was only a nine-year-old child.

At this moment, the excitement of a child and his eagerness to try out his new power made him take a deep breath and impatiently activate his Martial Soul.

Yet this time, the Soul Rings rising beneath his feet were no longer three rings—two black and one white.

There were two instead.

They were two blood-red Soul Rings!

The red light was dense and profound, as though condensed from the purest essence of slaughter and life.

Four brilliant Golden Patterns encircled each of those blood-colored Soul Rings evenly.

That was right. This was the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Martial Soul, now equipped with its first and second Soul Rings—four-hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings!

The Ice Empress had now become Huo Yuhao's Spirit Soul. As a four-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Soul, she was enough to grant Huo Yuhao four Soul Rings.

However, after considering the practicality of the Soul Skills and discussing it beforehand, they had only given Huo Yuhao two Soul Rings.

Still, these two four-hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings, together with the four-hundred-thousand-year torso bone, had granted Huo Yuhao six powerful Soul Skills in total!

As Martial Soul Possession took effect, an indescribably frigid aura suddenly erupted from Huo Yuhao without warning!

"Crack, crack..."

Fine cracking sounds rang out like rapid drumbeats. With Huo Yuhao's standing position as the center, crystalline frost spread wildly at a visible speed like white vines possessing life!

The floor, walls, ceiling... everything within sight was covered in a layer of ice crystals glowing with a faint jade-blue sheen in the span of a breath!

The entire room instantly transformed into a kingdom of ice and snow!

"Bang!!!"

Almost at the exact moment the frost filled the room, the heavy metal door was violently blasted open from outside by an overwhelming force!

A fiery-red figure appeared before Huo Yuhao as though teleporting, carrying a scorching aura.

She was tall and graceful, her long red hair like blazing flames moving despite the lack of wind. A trace of tension showed on her stunningly beautiful face.

It was Leng Yaozhu!

Having sensed an unusual aura from Huo Yuhao's room and fearing that he was in danger, she had rushed over at once.

However, when her sharp gaze landed on Huo Yuhao—especially when she saw the two red Soul Rings beneath his feet, each flashing with four Golden Patterns...

The tightly held worry on Leng Yaozhu's face instantly froze, then turned into utterly incredulous shock!

Leng Yaozhu then raised her right hand like lightning and slashed through the air!

"Buzz!"

A condensed Soul Power barrier, solid as substance, instantly sealed off the entire room!

When she saw Huo Yuhao retract his Martial Soul, he looked at her with blazing eyes and smiled. "Aunt Leng, I succeeded!"

Though they were only a few simple words, Leng Yaozhu instantly understood what he meant.

Huo Yuhao had previously told her that Ten Thousand Years Ago, he had already begun preparing to obtain a Second Martial Soul.

And what had just happened naturally proved that Huo Yuhao was now a Soul Master with Twin Martial Souls.

Moreover, his Second Martial Soul already possessed a four-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Soul!

Only now could Huo Yuhao be considered truly complete.

Indescribable relief and excitement surged within Leng Yaozhu's chest as well.

She took a deep breath, her red lips curving into a dazzling and proud smile. "Yuhao, congratulations."

But then her expression swiftly turned graver than ever as she warned in a low voice, "Yuhao, listen carefully. Unless you are at a life-or-death juncture with absolutely no other choice, never, ever reveal your Second Martial Soul so easily."

Huo Yuhao nodded obediently, but then seemed to think of something and asked tentatively, "Then... should we keep it from Elder Han for now as well?"

Leng Yaozhu shook her head firmly. "Do not tell Elder Han for now either."

"I understand, Aunt Leng."

Huo Yuhao's little face turned serious as well, and he solemnly agreed.

He knew that once his identity was exposed, there was no telling how great a stir it would cause.

Therefore, being cautious about everything was the right choice!

The solemn look on her face softened, and a warm smile returned.

She raised a hand and gently rubbed Huo Yuhao's hair, her tone softening. "Don't be too nervous, and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"I'll find a way. There will be a suitable time for your talent to shine with its most dazzling brilliance."

"Mm!"

Huo Yuhao answered again. He trusted Leng Yaozhu completely.

With a flick of her finger, Leng Yaozhu sent out a flame the size of a soybean. After circling the room once, it instantly vaporized and dispersed the layer of ice that had just formed.

She then said, "Get ready. Come with me to Shrek this afternoon!"