This Corpse Is Pretty Fresh

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm naturally had no psychological burden when it came to attacking the Little Mutated Frost Centipede.

The strong preyed on the weak—that was nature's unchanging truth.

Soul rings flashed.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Huo Yuhao unleashed Soul Impact together.

A mere hundred-year soul beast had no chance of resisting.

Perhaps some soul beasts with powerful bloodlines could fight ten-thousand-year soul beasts despite being only a hundred years old, but that was merely combat power. Unless they possessed spiritual attributes or unusually special souls, the strength of their souls would not differ much from that of ordinary hundred-year soul beasts. Even if they were stronger, it would only be by a limited amount.

However, at the instant the attack landed on the Little Mutated Frost Centipede—

The Inner Core clutched in the Little Mutated Frost Centipede's embrace suddenly reacted. It released a wave of spiritual energy that transformed into a Mental Barrier, blocking Huo Yuhao and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Soul Impact.

The Inner Core the Large Mutated Frost Centipede had left for the Little Mutated Frost Centipede was not merely a gift for its offspring—it was also a protective talisman!

"What? That's possible?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was thoroughly stunned.

What Huo Yuhao focused on, meanwhile, was, "Mutated Frost Centipedes have spiritual attributes too?"

"I dunno. I only know that Mutated Frost Centipedes possess both ice and poison attributes." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had never expected this either.

Even the information passed down within its race had not included this.

But it was too late to say anything now.

The Inner Core's reaction alerted the Little Mutated Frost Centipede. Like a frightened bird, it decisively lowered its head and began digging downward, intending to tunnel through the Large Mutated Frost Centipede's body.

As Mental Detection spread out, Huo Yuhao and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm discovered that beneath the Large Mutated Frost Centipede's body was a tunnel that had been dug out. It led deep into the ice, and there was no telling where it went.

Clearly, that was an escape route the Large Mutated Frost Centipede had prepared for its offspring.

"Not good, the Little Mutated Frost Centipede is getting away!"

Huo Yuhao hurriedly pulled out the White Tiger Dagger and began frantically chiseling at a weak point in the Ice Mountain.

The White Tiger Dagger suffered terribly, nearly getting worn black.

At last, Huo Yuhao managed to chisel out a small dog hole, then crawled into the Ice Mountain without a shred of grace.

But by the time Huo Yuhao reached the Large Mutated Frost Centipede's corpse, the Little Mutated Frost Centipede had long since fled with the Inner Core and was nowhere to be found.

"It's already left the range of my Mental Detection," Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said dejectedly.

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "It's too late to chase it now."

They had luckily found a rare Mutated Frost Centipede, only to let it escape through carelessness.

"Sigh." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sighed. "If we'd known, we should've gone in first. Maybe we could've caught that Mutated Frost Centipede."

Huo Yuhao used the White Tiger Dagger to strike the Large Mutated Frost Centipede's body twice. The dagger hit its shell with a crisp ring, but failed to leave even the slightest mark.

"With this corpse in the way, it would've been hard to catch that little guy even if we had gone in first. The Mutated Frost Centipede's protection of its offspring is downright insane. This corpse itself is another layer of protection." Huo Yuhao was somewhat frustrated.

If even the White Tiger Dagger could not leave a mark on the Large Mutated Frost Centipede's body, Huo Yuhao had even less means of breaking through its defenses. The Little Mutated Frost Centipede hidden inside naturally had more than enough time to dig through the Large Mutated Frost Centipede's corpse and escape into the tunnel.

"Besides, even if I really stopped that Little Mutated Frost Centipede, I might not be able to handle it easily," Huo Yuhao continued.

If the Inner Core could keep protecting the Little Mutated Frost Centipede, rendering Huo Yuhao's spiritual and soul attacks ineffective, then he would have no choice but to fight it in close combat. In that case, Huo Yuhao would be the one running away.

After all, Huo Yuhao could only rely on the White Tiger Dagger in his hand and some combat experience inherited from Pudu Cihang's memories.

He had no close-combat skills, okay?

By contrast, the Little Mutated Frost Centipede definitely possessed formidable close-combat ability. After all, it had been able to tunnel through the Large Mutated Frost Centipede's body and ultimately break through its shell.

If the Little Mutated Frost Centipede could break through the Large Mutated Frost Centipede's shell, then it could absolutely slice Huo Yuhao in half.

In a one-on-one fight, the Little Mutated Frost Centipede could make countless mistakes, while Huo Yuhao only needed to make one mistake before it was time to serve the feast.

But this undoubtedly also demonstrated the excellence of the Mutated Frost Centipede race.

Though Huo Yuhao was naturally disappointed that he could not make a Mutated Frost Centipede his Second Martial Soul, it was not as though he could not accept it.

When people were alive, they had to learn to let things go. Otherwise, they would not even be able to close their eyes in death.

Little Huo was not good at much, but he was exceptionally skilled at talking himself around.

Rather than dwell on the past, it was better to look toward the future.

After consoling himself, Huo Yuhao looked at the Large Mutated Frost Centipede's corpse.

Next, it was time to loot the corpse.

The Large Mutated Frost Centipede's flesh and materials were all immensely valuable.

Yet the moment he looked, Huo Yuhao's eyes were drawn directly to the Large Mutated Frost Centipede's corpse, and the light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Noticing Huo Yuhao's strange reaction, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could not help asking curiously, "Brother Hao, what's wrong? Did you find something new?"

Huo Yuhao smiled and answered with a question, "Brother Sky Dream, haven't you noticed that this Mutated Frost Centipede's corpse is surprisingly fresh? That's right—it must be because of low-temperature preservation."

"Brother Hao, what exactly are you trying to say?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm understood Huo Yuhao less and less.

"Brother Sky Dream, do you have any ideas?"

"What ideas?"

"While it's fresh!"

"Ah???"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was utterly shocked.

What was a martial soul? How did martial souls come into being?

Huo Yuhao didn't know either.

But one thing was certain: the inheritance, awakening, and mutation of martial souls had to be related to bloodlines!

Those with the same type of martial soul must share a common ancestor!

This was even more reliable than blood-based kinship tests, and it was the most convincing proof of identity.

Even if two people looked exactly alike, as long as their martial souls differed, no one would mistake them for the same person.

And so, Huo Yuhao came up with a new idea.

"The Mutated Frost Centipede's corpse is still so fresh. More importantly, its bloodline remains intact within its body. If I obtain the Mutated Frost Centipede's bloodline, perhaps I can mutate my Second Martial Soul into a Mutated Frost Centipede Martial Soul!"

"This isn't like the original plan, where we'd give the Second Martial Soul a soul. Instead, we'll use the power of its bloodline to cause the Second Martial Soul to mutate!"

It didn't matter that the Little Mutated Frost Centipede had escaped. As long as one thought flexibly, there were always more solutions than difficulties.

Wasn't this a solution right here?~

Even if ordinary soul masters had such an idea, they lacked the ability to carry it out. Huo Yuhao was different. Within Pudu Cihang's memories were several methods for plundering bloodlines, including both Evil Cultivation Methods and Demon Cultivation Methods.

After hearing Huo Yuhao's idea, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could only exclaim in amazement, "Brother Hao, as expected of you! You actually came up with something like this! The Second Martial Soul I gave you—or, more accurately, the martial soul origin—might indeed be able to obtain the Mutated Frost Centipede's martial soul through your method."

"However..." After his initial excitement, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's tone suddenly changed.

"However what?" Huo Yuhao asked doubtfully.

"However, Brother Hao, you've overlooked one thing." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said awkwardly, "Your Second Martial Soul doesn't have a soul of its own. Even if it mutates into a Mutated Frost Centipede Martial Soul, you still won't be able to use it normally."

Huo Yuhao didn't know what a martial soul's soul was, nor did he care to investigate it further, but he knew that the Second Martial Soul needed a soul.

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly. "Isn't it just a soul? Isn't there a ready-made one right here?~"

"Where?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm looked around in confusion. Then, to his shock, he realized Huo Yuhao was looking at him!

"Brother Sky Dream, would you mind moving house?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: "..."

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