"Zhong Kui." In the spiritual world, Electrolux asked Zhong Kui curiously, "I want to ask you something. How exactly are you going to make that powerful soul beast become your ally?
How will you ensure that powerful soul beast does not become Huo Yuhao's martial soul and Soul Ring?
And why would that powerful soul beast listen to you? The relationship between humans and soul beasts in this world is terrible. I already know that humans cultivate by hunting soul beasts for Soul Rings, then having their martial souls absorb those Soul Rings to grow stronger.
Under such circumstances, how could a powerful soul beast possibly help a human like Huo Yuhao?
Even if Huo Yuhao is the Child of Destiny, why should anyone believe him?"
During this time, Electrolux had learned quite a bit about this world. For example, humans here grew stronger by hunting soul beasts for Soul Rings. Even with Soul Tools, humanity's development still relied on hunting soul beasts for Soul Rings. It was an extremely distorted system.
Then the relationship between humans and soul beasts had to be terrible. Why would a powerful soul beast help a human under those circumstances?
Moreover, Zhong Kui had already explained what kind of person Huo Yuhao was. Even if Huo Yuhao was skilled at pretending, his true nature would eventually be exposed over time.
Powerful soul beasts were not fools. At least, in Electrolux's view, a powerful soul beast should possess the pride and intelligence of a strong being. It could not possibly agree from the very beginning to become someone else's Soul Ring and martial soul. It would at least want to observe the other party first!
So, in Electrolux's view, how could a powerful soul beast so easily agree to a human's request? First of all, there was the hatred between the two races.
Then there was the relationship between the strong and the weak. He had seen that boy named Huo Yuhao before. In their world, he could only be considered a rookie.
During his time on the Douluo Continent, he had also come to understand Huo Yuhao's strength. He was still only a rookie.
He could even be called extremely weak.
So why would a powerful soul beast agree to help a weakling? There was simply no benefit in it!
And although Electrolux had learned from Zhong Kui that Huo Yuhao was the Child of Destiny, whose mission was to ease the conflict between humans and soul beasts, Huo Yuhao was still only a rookie. He was not yet some indomitable powerhouse. Why should anyone believe him?
Could it be that Huo Yuhao would simply say to that powerful soul beast: I! Huo Yuhao! Child of Destiny! Pay up! Become my martial soul and Soul Ring!
If Huo Yuhao really did that, or said something like that the moment he saw the powerful soul beast—
Electrolux could guarantee that if Huo Yuhao dared say such a thing, he would be fed to soul beasts by that powerful soul beast within a minute.
"I know you may not quite understand. I can tell you the reason. Just listen first."
"The powerful soul beast we're going to meet is called the Ice Empress. She is one of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, as well as one of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts.
Among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, she is also considered a powerful expert."
Zhong Kui began introducing the person they were going to meet.
"First, the Ice Empress's cultivation is close to four hundred thousand years. She is about to face the inevitable four-hundred-thousand-year tribulation.
In this world, soul beasts face a Lightning Tribulation every hundred thousand years because of the God Realm's suppression. It does not allow divine-level soul beasts to appear.
The Ice Empress has almost no chance of surviving her tribulation.
If I had not intercepted your soul, and if I did not exist, then you would have been in Huo Yuhao's spiritual world. Huo Yuhao's spiritual world would have contained you.
At that time, Huo Yuhao would have gone directly to meet the Ice Empress. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would have proposed the 'God-Making Plan' to her: help Huo Yuhao become a god, and she could reside in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit as a Soul Spirit. Not only could she escape being reduced to ashes by the heavenly tribulation, she might also ascend to the God Realm with Huo Yuhao and gain another form of immortality.
After weighing her options, the Ice Empress would have considered it her only way out and agreed to join."
"So that was how it was. In that case, I understand why she would do that. If it was for survival, for immortality, then I can understand." Electrolux finally understood why the Ice Empress would set aside the pride of a powerhouse and choose to join.
Simply put, she had no choice. For immortality, this was the only way.
"Then what bargaining chip do you have that would be better and make her join you? According to what you said, the soul beasts of this world are struck by lightning from the God Realm whenever they reach the hundred-thousand-year limit. So what can be done? Do you have a way to solve that problem?"
Electrolux was also very curious about what method Zhong Kui had.
"Look at this Transformation Herb!" At that moment, Zhong Kui took out the Transformation Herb from his ring. He had bought it long ago specifically to win over soul beasts like the Ice Empress. Those in the know would understand.
"What is that?" Electrolux looked at the Transformation Herb curiously. Judging by its name, it seemed to help soul beasts transform into humans.
"In the Dou Qi Continent, the Transformation Herb is the main ingredient for refining the seventh-grade medicinal pill, the 'Transformation Pill.' It also possesses a weakened version of the transformation effect itself."
"The Transformation Herb's effect: magical beasts of the sixth rank, Dou Emperor and above, can take it to assume human form and freely switch between their human form and original body."
"Lower-ranked magical beasts below the sixth rank will be forcibly locked into human form after taking it and will be unable to return to their original bodies. They must wait until their strength breaks through to the sixth rank, Dou Emperor, before regaining the ability to switch freely.
"And there is another trait: whether it is a soul beast or a magical beast, eating it will not reduce its lifespan. It will only transform it into a human and allow it to avoid Lightning Tribulations."
After hearing Zhong Kui's explanation, Electrolux understood. Such a treasure would also be extraordinarily precious in their Shengmo Continent.
No wonder Zhong Kui dared seek out an expert like the Ice Empress. He had prepared long in advance. It seemed Zhong Kui was quite wealthy, to possess such a treasure!
"You're pretty wealthy. Even I don't have a treasure like that."
"Don't say that. You're a formidable figure capable of creating Transcendent Divine Artifacts. In the God Realm, only God Kings or top-tier Rank-One Gods possess Transcendent Divine Artifacts.
"The Transformation Herb is merely extremely precious to magical beasts. To other beings, such as humans, it is not especially valuable.
"Honestly, if you forged a few more divine artifacts or Transcendent Divine Artifacts, you could become even wealthier than me—at least in this universe."
Zhong Kui was not wrong in saying that, since Transcendent Divine Artifacts were extremely valuable in the Douluo Universe.
But they were of little use in the Battle Through the Heavens Universe.
After all, Electrolux was a character from the Douluo Universe.
"Alright, we need to speed up. We can't let them meet the Ice Empress first, or things will become troublesome."
"It's time to bring out the flying Soul Tool."
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