Crossing into Douluo-Elder Yi Truly Lives Up to His Name; the Soul Spirit Prototype Has Emerged

"Ugh... where am I?"

Huo Yuyao's eyelids fluttered as he slowly pushed himself upright.

In the Sea of Consciousness, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice drifted lazily.

"Little Yuhao, you're finally awake. I let you see everything that happened earlier."

Huo Yuhao clenched his fists.

Before long, he remembered what had happened.

He had gained his First Soul Ring and become a Soul Master.

And his First Soul Ring came from the million-year Soul Beast, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm!

From now on, he was no longer the useless boy who couldn't awaken a Martial Soul!

"Brother Sky Dream, thank you."

He murmured silently in his heart.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm twisted his plump body.

"Don't mention it. I'll be counting on you from now on, too. But, Little Yuhao, there's a lot of killing intent in your spirit."

"..."

Huo Yuhao fell silent.

White Tiger Duke Mansion, his birth mother's tragic death—those scenes had been carved into his bones like knives.

How could he not hate them?!

"It's nothing."

He suppressed the surging hatred.

"Yuhao, you're awake?!"

Tang Ya hurried over, with Beibei close behind her. Both wore concerned expressions.

Huo Yuhao shook his head, putting on a bewildered look.

"Teacher Xiaoya, Big Brother Beibei, what happened to me...?"

"You passed out in the woods."

Beibei folded his arms across his chest.

"When we found you, a dead Wind Baboon was lying beside you. What exactly happened?"

"I only remember a Wind Baboon lunging at me..."

Huo Yuhao paused, furrowing his brow. "After fighting it until I was completely exhausted, I don't remember anything."

Tang Ya patted her chest. "Thank goodness you're all right. Even a Ten-Year Soul Beast like that Wind Baboon can be very dangerous to an ordinary person."

"Then you must have killed it and absorbed its Soul Ring?"

Beibei rubbed his chin.

"Soul Ring? Do you mean this?"

Huo Yuhao focused his thoughts, and a gleaming white Soul Ring slowly rose from beneath his feet.

A gentle sheen flowed across its surface. It didn't look like an ordinary ten-year ring; instead, it seemed almost translucent.

"As expected, it's only a Ten-Year Soul Ring."

Tang Ya sighed at the sight of it. "Little Yuhao, being able to awaken your Martial Soul is already a blessing. It's just that this starting point..."

Beibei also looked regretful. "A Ten-Year Soul Ring is indeed far too weak. It'll place quite a few limits on your cultivation later."

"..."

Huo Yuhao offered no explanation, only putting on a disappointed expression.

Brother Sky Dream's existence must never be revealed.

"It's all right."

He forced a smile. "As long as I can become a Soul Master, I'm satisfied."

Tang Ya studied him. She felt that the boy had a stubborn, unyielding streak in him, and that he was terribly pitiable.

She suddenly asked, "Yuhao, would you be willing to join our Tang Sect?"

Beibei looked slightly surprised, too.

Huo Yuhao froze. "The Tang Sect?"

"The Tang Sect was once the greatest sect on the continent," Beibei replied gently.

Tang Ya's expression grew wistful. "Once... Though we've fallen on hard times, our Tang Sect Secret Arts still remain."

After hearing the two of them explain the Tang Sect, Huo Yuhao nodded without hesitation. "I'm willing."

"That's wonderful!"

Tang Ya immediately beamed.

Shrek City.

Inside a room at an inn.

Su Hui sat cross-legged on the bed, breathing evenly.

Soul Power flowed through his body like a stream, while his mind sank into his Sea of Consciousness.

Ten days had passed.

Although Su Hui hadn't gone to Shrek Academy, he had still come to Shrek City, the nearest place where he could stay and rest.

He had to admit, after seeing Shrek City, even he couldn't help but marvel at how prosperous it was.

It was even more prosperous than Skywater City in his memories.

Shrek Academy was no longer merely an academy. It had developed into a great power, much like Spirit Hall had been ten thousand years ago.

That was probably the root cause of the many "corrupt pieces of trash" within Shrek.

Suddenly, an unusual ripple stirred in his Sea of Consciousness.

Su Hui snapped his eyes open.

A pink door appeared out of thin air before him.

It was shut, with a clock set into its center.

The clock's hands were still turning counterclockwise when it suddenly transformed into a metal plate. A golden "0" appeared on it.

As Su Hui watched, the number jumped from "0" to "1"!

His pupils contracted, then his face lit up with joy.

"The Space Anywhere Door's cooldown is over!!!"

The cooldown for the Space Anywhere Door's function was indeed exactly one year.

The "1" on the metal plate gleamed brightly, showing how many uses were currently available.

He quickly worked it out in his mind.

Exactly ten days had passed since he arrived in this world.

Add those ten days to the time he had last used the Anywhere Door to enter the Ice-Fire Dual Instrument Eye and steal Immortal Herbs, and it made exactly one year.

In other words, time spent after transmigrating was also counted toward the cooldown.

"That's a very welcome piece of news."

Suppressing his excitement, Su Hui quickly considered his next move.

The Far North, the Ice Empress, the three-hundred-and-ninety-thousand-year Soul Beast—his goal had been clear from the very beginning.

At the same time, a deep, dignified voice rang out from the depths of his Sea of Consciousness.

"Su Hui, I have some good news for you."

Su Hui's mind sharpened. "Please, Elder Yi."

Electrolux's figure took shape within his Sea of Consciousness. His gray robes stirred, and though his features were indistinct, he radiated composure.

"I've spent these past few days studying the mysteries of Martial Souls and Soul Rings."

Electrolux spoke unhurriedly. "I've made some initial progress."

"You've figured it out?"

Su Hui's back straightened.

"I've derived a method," Electrolux said slowly. "It can preserve a Soul Beast's soul after it sacrifices itself."

Preserve its soul!

Su Hui's breathing abruptly caught. This was exactly what he wanted!

"How does it work?" he pressed.

"At the moment of sacrifice, a special technique draws the Soul Beast's soul and spirit into the Soul Master's Sea of Consciousness, where they fuse with the host's Sea of Consciousness."

Electrolux explained, "That way, the Soul Beast's intelligence won't vanish with its body. Instead, it will endure in another form within the host's Sea of Consciousness."

Su Hui's heart began to pound violently.

This was the same form of Wisdom Spirit Ring that existed between Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Huo Yuhao.

"But this method has a prerequisite."

Electrolux changed tack.

"The Soul Master's spiritual power must be strong enough. Otherwise, their Sea of Consciousness will be torn apart."

Su Hui's eyes shifted. "Elder Yi, what if their spiritual power rose another level?"

Electrolux fell silent for several breaths.

"If your spiritual power were abundant enough, I might be able to go further and create a method that lets a Soul Beast survive in the world in a special form after sacrificing itself."

"Then the Soul Beast would no longer be merely the spirit within a Soul Ring, but a far more unusual existence—one that could coexist and grow stronger alongside its host."

Soul Spirit!

The word boomed through Su Hui's mind.

Electrolux had actually managed to glimpse the beginnings of the Soul Spirit System through deduction alone.

The Holy Necromancer's mastery over souls truly was unmatched!

"As expected of you, Elder Yi," Su Hui said, sincerely impressed.

Electrolux clearly thought little of the praise.

Su Hui drew a deep breath, his expression turning solemn.

He took a strand of gleaming white material from his Storage Soul Tool. It was Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Silkworm Slough.

The slough felt cool and slick in his hand, and faint ripples of spiritual power flowed across its surface.

"Elder Yi."

Su Hui spoke gravely. "Can you control this slough? I want to use it to capture the Ice Empress."

Electrolux's gaze fell on the slough.

"This is no ordinary object."

There was a hint of interest in his voice.

"It was shed by a powerful life-form, and it contains an extremely potent Spiritual Origin."

"Used properly, it would indeed make an excellent medium for trapping a Soul Beast."

"I can use your body as a bridge and divide off part of my divine sense to control it."

"!!!"

Brilliant light flashed in Su Hui's eyes.

All the conditions were finally in place!

The Anywhere Door's cooldown had reset, Electrolux had devised a way to preserve the soul of a Soul Beast after its sacrifice, and Elder Yi could use the slough as a vessel to trap one.

"Ice Empress."

Su Hui silently repeated the name, a faint smile curling his lips.

"Prepare to face the fate you can't escape."