Elder Yi Lives Up to His Name, Soul Spirit's Nascent Form Appears

"Ugh... where am I?"

Huo Yuhao's eyelids fluttered as he slowly propped himself up.

Within his sea of consciousness, the voice of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm echoed lazily.

"Little Yuhao, you've finally woken up. I let you see everything that happened earlier."

Huo Yuhao clenched his fists.

Soon, he recalled the events that had transpired.

He possessed his first soul ring and had become a Soul Master.

Furthermore, his first soul ring was the million-year soul beast, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm!

From this moment on, he was no longer the trash who couldn't awaken a martial soul!

"Brother Sky Dream, thank you."

He murmured in his heart.

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm twisted its plump body.

"Don't mention it, I'll be relying on you in the future. But Little Yuhao, the killing intent in your spirit is a bit heavy."

"..."

Huo Yuhao remained silent.

The White Tiger Duke Mansion, his birth mother's tragic death—those images were carved into his bones like a knife.

How could he not feel hatred?!

"It's nothing."

He suppressed the surging hatred.

"Little Yuhao, you're awake?!"

Tang Ya walked over quickly with Beibei following close behind, both of their faces filled with concern.

Huo Yuhao shook his head, putting on a confused expression.

"Teacher Tang Ya, Big Brother Beibei, I am..."

"You fainted in the forest just a moment ago."

Beibei crossed his arms over his chest.

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

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

Huo Yuhao paused, his brows furrowing slightly: "After fighting the Wind Baboon until I was exhausted, I don't remember anything else."

Tang Ya patted her chest: "It's a good thing you're alright. Although that Wind Baboon was only a ten-year soul beast, it is quite dangerous to an ordinary person."

"So, you must have killed it and absorbed its soul ring?"

Beibei rubbed his chin.

"Soul ring? Do you mean this?"

With a thought from Huo Yuhao, a translucent white soul ring slowly rose from beneath his feet.

The surface of the soul ring flowed with a soft luster, yet it didn't look like a typical ten-year ring; instead, it appeared somewhat crystalline.

"As expected, it's just a ten-year soul ring."

Seeing this soul ring, Tang Ya sighed: "Little Yuhao, it is already a stroke of luck that you could awaken a martial soul, but this starting point..."

Beibei also showed a look of regret: "A ten-year soul ring is indeed too low; it will place significant limitations on your future cultivation."

"..."

Huo Yuhao did not argue, instead putting on a dejected expression.

The existence of Brother Sky Dream must never be exposed.

"It doesn't matter."

He pulled a smile to the corners of his mouth: "As long as I can become a Soul Master, I am very satisfied."

Tang Ya stared at him, feeling that this kid had a stubborn, unyielding spirit in his bones, yet he was also very pitiful.

She suddenly asked: "Yuhao, are you willing to join our Tang Sect?"

Beibei was also slightly surprised.

Huo Yuhao was stunned: "Tang Sect?"

"The Tang Sect was once the number one sect on the continent."

Beibei added in a gentle tone.

Tang Ya revealed a hint of desolation: "It was once... but even though it has declined now, our Tang Sect's unique arts still remain."

After hearing their introduction to the Tang Sect, Huo Yuhao nodded without hesitation: "I am willing."

"That's wonderful!"

Tang Ya beamed with a radiant smile.

Shrek City.

Inside a room at an inn.

Su Hui sat cross-legged on the bed, his breathing steady and rhythmic.

His soul power circulated slowly like a stream within his body, his consciousness sinking into his sea of consciousness.

Ten days had passed.

Although Su Hui had not gone to Shrek Academy, he had still come to the nearest Shrek City to stay and rest.

He had to admit, after seeing Shrek City, even Su Hui had to remark on how truly prosperous it was.

The prosperity here had already surpassed that of Skywater City in his memories.

Shrek Academy was no longer just a simple academy; it had developed into a major power, much like Martial Soul Hall from ten thousand years ago.

This was likely the root cause of the "corrupt trash" within Shrek.

Suddenly, a strange ripple stirred within his sea of consciousness.

Su Hui snapped his eyes open.

A pink door appeared out of thin air before him.

The door was tightly shut, with a clock embedded in the center.

At this moment, the clock's hands were still spinning counter-clockwise, when suddenly the clock transformed into a metal plate, and a golden "0" appeared upon it.

Under Su Hui's gaze, the number jumped, changing from "0" to "1"!

Su Hui's pupils constricted, then immediately transformed into a look of wild joy.

"The cooldown for the Space Anywhere Door is over!!!"

The cooldown duration for the "Space Anywhere Door" function of this door was indeed exactly one year.

The "1" on the metal plate shone brightly, indicating the current number of available uses.

He quickly calculated in his mind.

It had been exactly ten days since he transmigrated into this world.

The time since he last used the door to enter the Ice-Fire Dual Instrument Eye to steal the immortal herbs, added to these ten days, was exactly one year.

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

"This is truly good news."

Su Hui suppressed his excitement, his mind racing as he planned his next steps.

The Far North, the Ice Empress, a 390,000-year soul beast—his goal had been extremely clear from the very beginning.

At the same moment, an aged and majestic voice echoed from the depths of his sea of consciousness.

"Su Hui, I have some good news to tell you."

Su Hui's heart tightened: "Elder Yi, please speak."

The figure of Electrolux coalesced within the sea of consciousness, his grey robes fluttering, his features blurred yet one could sense his composure.

"I have been deducing the mysteries of martial souls and soul rings during these days."

Electrolux's tone was unhurried: "I have now achieved initial results."

"You've figured it out?"

Su Hui straightened his back.

"I have deduced a method."

Electrolux said slowly: "It can allow a soul beast to retain its soul after a sacrifice."

Retain the soul!

Su Hui's breath hitched; this was exactly what he wanted!

"How is it specifically achieved?" he pressed.

"At the moment of sacrifice, use a special secret technique to draw the soul and spirit of the soul beast into the soul master's sea of consciousness, allowing it to merge with the host's sea of consciousness."

Electrolux explained: "In this way, the soul beast's intelligence will not dissipate with its physical body, but will instead persist in the host's sea of consciousness in another form."

Su Hui's heart began to beat violently.

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

"However, this method has a prerequisite."

Electrolux changed the subject.

"The soul master's spiritual power must be sufficiently strong, otherwise, the sea of consciousness will be torn apart."

Su Hui's eyes darted around. "Elder Yi, what if my spiritual power were to ascend to an even higher level?"

Electrolux remained silent for several seconds.

"If your spiritual power were sufficiently abundant, I might be able to take a step further and devise a method for soul beasts to survive in a special form after performing a sacrifice."

"By then, soul beasts would no longer be mere spiritual entities within a soul ring, but a more unique existence that coexists and grows stronger alongside their host."

Soul Spirit!

The term thundered through Su Hui's mind.

Electrolux had managed to touch upon the prototype of the Soul Spirit system through deduction alone.

The mastery this Holy Necromancer possessed over the soul was truly beyond compare!

"As expected of you, Elder Yi." Su Hui remarked with heartfelt admiration.

Electrolux clearly did not care for such praise.

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

He retrieved a mass of pearly-white, silk-like material from his storage Soul Tool; it was the Silkworm Slough of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

The slough felt cold and slick to the touch, with ripples of spiritual power faintly circulating across its surface.

"Elder Yi."

Su Hui's tone was grave. "Can you manipulate this slough? I intend to use it to capture the Ice Empress."

Electrolux's gaze fell upon the mass of slough.

"This object is extraordinary."

His tone revealed a hint of interest.

"It was shed by a life form of considerable strength, and it contains an immensely powerful spiritual origin."

"If used properly, it is indeed an excellent medium for trapping a soul beast."

"I can use your body as a bridge to channel a portion of my divine sense to manipulate this item."

"!!!"

A brilliant light flashed in Su Hui's eyes.

All the conditions had been met!

The Anywhere Door's cooldown had reset, Electrolux had deduced the method for soul preservation after a soul beast's sacrifice, and Elder Yi could use the slough as a vessel to imprison the soul beast.

"Ice Empress."

Su Hui silently repeated the name, a curve forming at the corner of his mouth.

"Prepare to meet the fate you cannot escape."