Ice Jade Empress Scorpion!!!

"If I deceive Ice Empress, and after she releases her Spiritual Origin, I fail to help her become a Wisdom Soul Ring, may everything belonging to ice be stripped away from me!"

Huo Yuhao found the oath amusing.

What Ice God?

He'd never even heard of it!

"Since you've sworn an oath, it'd be hard to justify hesitating now." Ice Empress immediately began releasing her Spiritual Origin.

The oath, which Huo Yuhao found amusing, was the weightiest one a soul beast in the Far North could swear!

The crystal-yellow color shifted to emerald green, and the green scorpion tail arched upward!

A small green orb of light broke away from the tip of her tail.

The eyes of Ice Empress's beast body instantly lost their luster, growing dim.

That was right. This was Ice Empress's Spiritual Origin!

Although Ice Empress was a soul beast close to four hundred thousand years old, she wasn't a Mental Attribute soul beast.

Her spiritual power was still far inferior to the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's one million points.

Of course, only Ferocious Beasts over a hundred thousand years old that had survived a heavenly tribulation could release their Spiritual Origin.

So, though the process looked simple, ordinary soul beasts simply couldn't do it!

The emerald-green orb of light quickly drilled into the space between Huo Yuhao's brows.

It entered Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness.

Snow Empress silently stood some distance away, protecting the two of them as they worked.

Meanwhile, with its Spiritual Origin no longer controlling it, the body of the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion instantly unleashed a terrifying aura of ferocity!

In an instant, a layer of emerald green appeared in the sky!

"Begin. I want to see just how far Huo Yuhao's limits go." Ice Empress's cold voice rang out in Huo Yuhao's mind.

"You'll find out soon enough. But before that, Huo Yuhao needs to obtain his second Soul Ring." As Sky Dream Ice Silkworm spoke, it switched into navigation mode.

The outskirts of the Far North.

"Brother Sky Dream, the Ice Silkworm Clan sure has suffered on your account." Huo Yuhao could barely keep it together.

What kind of soul beast brought an outsider along to kill its own kin?!

"Of course. Do you even know who I am?"

"Back when I was pulling stunts like this, they hadn't even been born yet!"

"Enough chatter. Hurry up and absorb the Soul Ring."

Huo Yuhao circulated his Soul Art and drew over the ten-thousand-year Ice Silkworm Soul Ring.

"All I can say is, that's just like you."

"You blew up your own kin for their Soul Bones without even blinking."

Ice Empress said coldly.

"What are you talking about? What are you talking about?"

"If it weren't for hiding your Soul Ring, why would I have brought Yuhao here?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm snapped.

"So by your logic, this is my fault?" Ice Empress snorted and stopped paying attention to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

It didn't take long for Huo Yuhao to finish absorbing the Ice Silkworm's ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Breakthrough!!!

Level thirty-one!!!

Although he was a Soul Elder, Huo Yuhao currently had only two Soul Rings.

One belonged to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and the other to an Ice Silkworm.

Thanks to his Soul Ring Slots, he could still absorb two more Soul Rings!

His Soul Skill hadn't changed. It was Simulation!

"Ten thousand years!"

"One hundred thousand years!"

"One thousand years!"

Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring changed color as he used his Soul Skill.

"Stop playing around. We should head back," Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said.

"All right." Huo Yuhao nodded.

Snow Empress immediately took Huo Yuhao back to the Core Circle.

"Can we begin now?" Ice Empress asked.

"We can." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm nodded.

If Huo Yuhao didn't absorb a Soul Ring to lift his level limit, he wouldn't be able to absorb Ice Empress's Soul Power to the fullest!

That would leave them no choice but to seal it away.

And absorbing it after it had been sealed would be troublesome.

It would never be as easy as absorbing it this time.

"Do your best. I hope you can absorb as much as possible," Ice Empress said.

Her tone was much gentler than when she spoke to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

Maybe it was because of Huo Yuhao's Yellow Hair buff, or maybe because she was about to become one with him.

"I'll tell you how to fuse. We can discuss the details afterward."

After hearing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's method, Ice Empress nodded. "That'll work. The success rate is practically one hundred percent."

"But to be safe, I think we should change the order of the fusion."

"Strengthen Huo Yuhao's constitution first. That'll make it safer."

"Then we can fuse our Martial Souls. That way, I can transfer as much of my power as possible into Huo Yuhao's body."

"I overlooked that. Let's follow that order, then." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm nodded.

When it fused with Huo Yuhao, it hadn't exploded its Soul Bone, and it hadn't possessed much power to begin with.

It was only natural for it to have overlooked something.

Besides, Ice Empress's power was incredibly domineering. Even when she held back, some of it would still leak out now and then.

"Are you ready? The fusion will cause you tremendous pain. You must endure it so I can completely fuse my Soul Bone with your body."

"We can protect your body, but not your soul. If you break down, we're finished too."

Huo Yuhao reached out, about to place his hand on Ice Empress's body.

Ice Empress hurriedly said, "Wait! I haven't transformed into a Soul Bone yet. You mustn't touch me directly, or you'll be invaded by Extreme Ice Power! I've already started transforming my Soul Bone for you. You only need to wait..."

"There's no need." Huo Yuhao waved his hand.

He immediately pressed his hand against Ice Empress's body and gave it a light wave. In an instant, they fused!

Ice Empress stared at him in shock. "You..."

Snowflakes fluttered across the Far North.

Huo Yuhao stood atop a mountain in Snow Empress Territory, gazing toward the Core Circle in the distance.

It was the center of the entire Far North.

The powerful Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts all lived there.

Only half an hour had passed since he and Ice Empress fused.

By now, his level had reached forty!

The reason he'd been able to fuse with Ice Empress's Soul Bone so quickly was Divine Power!

He had used those one hundred points of Divine Power!

With Divine Power, he transformed Ice Empress's Soul Bone in an instant!

He turned what had originally been a trunk bone into an External Soul Bone: Extreme Ice Holy Armor!

Of course, Huo Yuhao alone couldn't have withstood so much Soul Power.

The Holy Dragon Soul Core had helped as well!

It had stored away most of the Soul Power.

It was much like sealing it away, but far more convenient.

As long as Huo Yuhao wanted to, he could absorb that Soul Power at any time.

Once he had absorbed the Extreme Ice Holy Armor, his Soul Power immediately reached level thirty-seven.

After Ice Empress became his Martial Soul, a vast amount of Soul Power entered Huo Yuhao's body.

And in that instant, Huo Yuhao's Soul Power reached level forty!

Of course, so he wouldn't burst apart, Huo Yuhao stored all the excess Soul Power in the Holy Dragon Soul Core.

There was no need to seal it, either.

The Holy Dragon Soul Ring would also automatically increase the purity of his Soul Power!

That would let Huo Yuhao absorb it even faster.

The blood-red Soul Ring around Huo Yuhao, marked with four golden patterns, was the first Soul Ring of his Second Martial Soul, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion!

A Soul Ring that was a full four hundred thousand years old!

That's right, four hundred thousand years!

It had reached a breakthrough during the fusion!