"As a million-year-old Soul Ring—and the only Wisdom Soul Ring in existence—I can not only update your Soul Ring's age according to your physical condition, but also give you a full four Soul Skills!"
"Although I didn't give you a Soul Bone, but!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm paused, then shouted, "After fusing with me, you gained a brand-new, unopened Martial Soul!"
Huo Yuhao: Actually, you could've given me a Soul Bone. It's just that your body was already dead.
What a pity!
That was the torso bone of a million-year-old Soul Beast!
But at the time, Huo Yuhao absolutely couldn't do that, or he might lose Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, this heaven-defying cheat!
After all, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had only just made contact with him. If he immediately said he wanted to kill it and asked it to cooperate, there was no way he'd succeed.
He might even get the opposite result!
Losing four Soul Skills and a Martial Soul just for a Million-Year Soul Bone he might not even get was simply not worth it!
First of all, the power of his four Soul Skills could reach the million-year level!
Then there was the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Martial Soul! Ultimate Ice!
It also gave him a full nine extra Soul Ring slots!
And with this Martial Soul, wherever Huo Yuhao went, he'd be treated as a talent worth cultivating!
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm smiled. "It's just that you can't use this Martial Soul for now."
"Because the Martial Soul I gave you is ice without a soul."
"In other words, right now this Martial Soul only has an attribute, but no form. It'll only become usable after you absorb your first ice-attribute Soul Ring."
"As for what kind of Martial Soul it'll be, that depends on which Soul Beast you absorb for that Soul Ring."
"But you don't need to worry about that. I've already thought it through for you."
"You just need to know that it's a thing."
"Oh." Huo Yuhao nodded and didn't ask anything further.
He'd known about this for a long time. There was no point asking.
"I'll introduce your four Soul Skills," Sky Dream Ice Silkworm continued.
"The first Soul Skill is Soul Shock. It fires a burst of spiritual energy at a target. The second is Mental Interference, which throws the opponent's mind into disarray and causes their attacks to go off course."
"The third and fourth are Mental Detection and Mental Sharing. These two Soul Skills are usually used together."
"One detects the surrounding area, and the other shares the images detected with others."
"Because of my own limitations, the Soul Skills I gave you aren't combat types. They're almost all geared toward support."
Ice Silkworms really weren't powerful Soul Beasts. If Sky Dream Ice Silkworm hadn't lived for so many years, its skills would've been even more useless.
"That's enough, Brother Sky Dream. Don't underestimate me!" Huo Yuhao patted Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's head and grinned.
He had Spirit Eye Illusion, and he had the Soul Art, too!
His combat strength wasn't all that weak anymore. What's more, he still had a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring stored in his system inventory!
With the Soul Art, even if Huo Yuhao hadn't reached level twenty, he could still absorb a second Soul Ring!
He might just get stuffed to bursting.
So he couldn't rush into it.
Besides, he was still digesting the power brought by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Soul Ring!
While Huo Yuhao and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm were chatting, two figures entered the Star Dou Great Forest.
They rushed toward Huo Yuhao's location at breakneck speed.
"Hey? There's someone lying here!" Tang Ya exclaimed.
Tang Ya immediately picked up speed and hurried over to Huo Yuhao.
"Could he be the young brother who was grilling fish back there? I was wondering why we never saw him come back. Turns out he was attacked by a Soul Beast!" Tang Ya said indignantly.
It definitely wasn't because the grilled fish had been so delicious.
"That's possible, but we can't be sure it's him," Beibei said, stroking his chin.
"These Soul Beasts are getting more and more brazen. This is only the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest! Good thing we came, or who knows what might've happened to this young brother while he was unconscious." As she spoke, Tang Ya carefully helped Huo Yuhao up from the ground.
Meanwhile, Beibei examined the Wind Baboon that Huo Yuhao had controlled with Spirit Eye Illusion and made kill itself.
It had two obvious wounds, one on its neck and one over its heart.
Clearly, the wound over its heart had been fatal.
"I've finished checking. This Wind Baboon was a Ten-Year Soul Beast. It's dead for good." Beibei walked over to Tang Ya, crouched down, and joined her in checking on Huo Yuhao.
They were surprised to find that Huo Yuhao hadn't suffered a single injury. Even his clothes were completely intact!
Beibei took the bloodstained White Tiger Dagger from Huo Yuhao's waist. When he channeled Soul Power into it, a layer of blue light appeared on the dagger.
"This is a Soul Tool at least Level 4. Judging by this, the young brother must've used this dagger to kill the Wind Baboon."
"Although this Wind Baboon was only a Ten-Year Soul Beast, it was fast and strong, and it even had an innate Soul Skill. The fact that this young brother could kill it at his age means he must have at least ten levels of Soul Power."
"He should be a One-Ring Soul Master by now."
Tang Ya looked up in delight. "One-Ring? I've decided. I'm definitely going to convince him to join the Tang Sect."
Beibei: "..."
Fine, fine. She really did recruit everyone she met!
Then the two of them stayed by Huo Yuhao's side.
Inside Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed that two people were approaching Huo Yuhao and said, "Two humans are coming. How about we chat later?"
Huo Yuhao knew who it was, and couldn't help complaining in his Sea of Consciousness, "Why do they keep turning up everywhere?"
"Huh? You're awake!" Tang Ya cried out in delight.
Huo Yuhao shook his head and pretended not to recognize them. "Who are you?"
Beibei smiled warmly. "She's Tang Ya, and I'm Beibei. What's your name, young brother?"
Huo Yuhao: "My name is Huo Yuhao."
"Did you grill the fish by the river earlier?" Tang Ya asked eagerly.
Huo Yuhao nodded. "I did."
Tang Ya said excitedly, "That's wonderful! Why not join the Tang Sect?"
[Ping!]
[Choice triggered!]
[You encountered Tang Ya, the Tang Sect's sect master, and Beibei, her first disciple, in the Star Dou Great Forest. After learning that you grilled the fish, she decided to invite you to join the Tang Sect. What will you choose?]
[Option One: Join the Tang Sect. Don't refuse Tang Ya, the Tang Sect's sect master, and agree to join the Tang Sect. Completion reward (True Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record!)]
[Option Two: Enter Shrek Academy. Refuse Tang Ya, the Tang Sect's sect master, and tell her that you want to attend Shrek Academy. Join Shrek Academy. Completion reward (Soul Skill Secret Technique: Combo Skill!)]
[Option Three: Enter Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Refuse Tang Ya, the Tang Sect's sect master, and tell her that you want to go to the Sun Moon Empire and enroll at Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Completion reward (Level 4 Soul Engineer Mastery!)]
[Option Four: Join the Body Sect. Refuse Tang Ya, the Tang Sect's sect master, and tell her that you want to go where the Body Sect is located and join the Body Sect. Completion reward (Spirit Eye Martial Soul Silver Grade Awakening!)]
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