To be honest, even he had been startled when he used this Spirit Skill.
"This Spirit Skill... is several times more powerful than my first Spirit Skill in my previous life!"
In his previous life, Huo Yuhao's first Spirit Skill, Spirit Detection, had allowed him to project every change and detail within a certain range directly into the minds of those affected. However, the time they had to react was still no different from the time they had in reality.
And when they encountered a fast-paced battle where life and death hung in the balance, the advantage of Spirit Detection was greatly diminished.
This time, however, the first Spirit Skill Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had given Huo Yuhao not only inherited Spirit Detection's panoramic detection effect and vastly increased its range, but also gained two new effects: Spirit Deceleration and Spirit Acceleration.
In short, Spirit Deceleration dulled a person's thoughts. Even an ordinary person might seem as fast as lightning from their perspective.
Spirit Acceleration, on the other hand, sped up a person's thoughts. Combined with Spirit Detection, it could give someone an almost limitless capacity for thought, allowing them to make more sensible and effective judgments about the battle.
Compared to Spirit Detection, this Spirit Skill left much more room for error. No matter what the enemy intended to do, you would always have time to react. Any attack that relied on speed would be laid bare before you.
"Heh heh, this is the first Spirit Skill I prepared for you: Spirit Genesis God!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm excitedly explained the effects of the Spirit Skill inside Huo Yuhao's head.
"Honestly, I've never seen anyone whose spiritual power could rival that of a million-year Soul Beast. That's what gave me the confidence to choose this Spirit Skill for you."
"As far as anything related to spiritual power goes, I dare say there probably isn't anyone on the entire Douluo Continent who can measure up to you, kid."
"The meaning behind Spirit Genesis God is actually quite simple. In the world of spiritual power, you're the real deal—a creator god. Heh heh, Brother Sky Dream's eye for talent is as good as ever. I actually stumbled upon a treasure like you!"
Listening to Sky Dream, Huo Yuhao was filled with delight. Leaving the name of the Spirit Skill aside, his first Spirit Skill in his previous life, viewed through the lens of his later experience, had really just been a basic application of spiritual power.
But now, he could actively control the speed of his own thoughts and other people's. That was a genuine improvement, and as his strength grew, this Spirit Skill would become more and more useful.
One had to understand that in battles between high-level Soul Masters, forget a whole second—even a tenth of a second was precious.
If your thoughts ran a tenth of a second ahead of someone else's, your chances of defeating them might rise by ten percent or even more!
And while it accelerated thought, it could also improve precision. Any Spirit Skill lacking accuracy, or one with tremendous power but a tiny range, would become a deadly one-hit-kill weapon with this Spirit Skill's support.
As far as Huo Yuhao was concerned, Spirit Genesis God was a perfectly fitting name.
Back in the present, thanks to Spirit Genesis God's effects, Wang Hong controlled the Bubble with ever-greater precision. As he moved it, the Thunderbolt Golden Snake didn't notice a thing.
And with Spirit Acceleration and Spirit Detection, Wang Hong could observe every movement it might make to evade the attack and adjust accordingly.
At last, several seconds later in the outside world, the Bubble touched the Thunderbolt Golden Snake's scales for the first time.
At that very instant, in Wang Hong's eyes, a muscle on the Thunderbolt Golden Snake's cheek began to twitch violently. That muscle set the nerves controlling its entire body into motion.
The moment the Bubble pierced through the Thunderbolt Golden Snake's scales, the signal from that muscle fired. Even with Spirit Genesis God's support, it sensed the Bubble beneath it, brimming with terrifying Soul Power.
Wang Hong snapped his fingers. The tiny part of the Bubble that had already sunk into its body burst in an instant, and spike-like Soul Power surged into the Thunderbolt Golden Snake. In the blink of an eye, it filled every gap between its scales and flesh.
A series of violent Soul Power explosions raced through its entire body!
From Wang Hong and Huo Yuhao's perspective, the Thunderbolt Golden Snake's whole body began to convulse violently, starting from the small area where the explosion had occurred. It had sensed the attack beneath it spreading through its entire body.
But by the time it reacted, it was already too late.
Another Thousand-Year Soul Ring lit up beside Wang Hong. His third Spirit Skill, Bubble of Cutting Things, instantly appeared around the Thunderbolt Golden Snake's front half.
At the same time, to make sure the Bubble could stably enclose its target, Wang Hong also layered on his first Spirit Skill, Acceleration Bubble.
In theory, by adjusting the size of the Bubbles, then nesting them together and moving them simultaneously, he could give one Bubble the properties of both Spirit Skills.
But these Bubbles were extremely fragile, and fusing them together had always been an almost impossible task for Wang Hong.
With Huo Yuhao's Spirit Genesis God, however, he could complete the operation with thoughts accelerated several times over, allowing the Bubble of Cutting Things to gain the speed of the Acceleration Bubble!
As the Soul Ring gradually faded, the explosion had severed the Thunderbolt Golden Snake in half. It had lost all ability to move.
Meanwhile, its front half, trapped inside the Bubble, was still releasing lightning through the golden horn on its forehead. But it was no use. The Bubble shattered at the slightest touch from the outside, while from within... it was as hard as the toughest material on the entire continent.
No matter what kind of attack the Thunderbolt Golden Snake unleashed, it had no chance of breaking through the Bubble.
With that, Wang Hong was certain that the creature inside the Bubble was on the verge of losing its life. He came out with Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei.
He checked its condition once more, then turned to look deeply at Huo Yuhao.
Wang Hong bowed deeply.
"From now on, please allow me to address you as Lord Huo Yuhao." His tone was sincere and fervent, not the least bit polite for politeness' sake.
"Before, combining my various Spirit Skills was all but impossible for me. My Spirit Skills were powerful, but they were simply too fragile."
"Without your help, I might never have had the chance to combine them. But... after this experience, even if it was only this once, I'm confident I can do it again."
With that, Wang Hong bowed deeply once more. To Huo Yuhao, this might have been nothing more than a trial run for a Spirit Skill, but to him, the experience had been invaluable.
Bei Bei had also been within the range of Huo Yuhao's Spirit Skill the whole time, so Wang Hong's reaction came as no surprise to him.
Among the Purple-Robed Martial Soul Envoys of Spirit Hall, Wang Hong was already one of the stronger ones. But because of the flaw in his Martial Soul, he had always felt inexplicably inferior at Spirit Hall.
Everyone knew his Martial Soul had enormous potential, yet he himself had often been gloomy over it.
He was only a little more lively when he was with Bei Bei. But Bei Bei knew that Wang Hong had always wanted a chance—a chance to completely overcome the flaw in his Martial Soul.
Speaking of which, Bei Bei approached the Thunderbolt Golden Snake, which was on its last legs. A yellow Soul Ring lit up. The muscles in his right arm swelled, and golden dragon scales crackling with electricity sprouted over it. His hand transformed completely into a powerful dragon claw.
"Become my Soul Ring, Thunderbolt Golden Snake!"
The sound of flesh scraping against flesh rang out as a Thousand-Year Soul Ring slowly emerged above its golden horn.
Guided by Soul Power, the Soul Ring passed through the Bubble and came to rest in Bei Bei's hand, now transformed into a dragon claw.
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