The Snow Empress is out of steam, Tianmeng, give her a push

Three days later.

On a remote path in the Star Luo Empire.

A handsome, black-haired, black-eyed youth with a tall, upright frame and simple clothing was walking at a leisurely pace.

"Yuhao, since you're still planning to go to that Shrek Academy place, why didn't you just agree to those two guys a few days ago? Wouldn't that have been more convenient?"

Within Huo Yuhao's mind, Tianmeng Iceworm asked in confusion.

"Brother Tianmeng, the Tang Sect was founded by Tang San, the Sea God who ascended to the God Realm ten thousand years ago. Joining the Tang Sect means bearing his karma."

"Don't forget, the whole reason you struggled and clawed your way out of that devil's den was to live freely and unconstrained. Do you really want us to work ourselves to the bone, successfully ascend to the God Realm, only to be toyed with and used as someone else's tools again?"

"Destiny must be held in our own hands," Huo Yuhao said calmly.

Recalling the days when he was treated as a portable power bank by those bastards deep in the Star Dou Great Forest—toyed with at will and stripped of all dignity—Tianmeng Iceworm couldn't help but shiver.

"Yuhao, you're right. Brother doesn't want to go back to a life without freedom."

"But Yuhao, with the source power I've accumulated over a million years, plus your powerful and mysterious teacher, and that incredibly miraculous martial soul of yours, I think the odds of our duo becoming gods are simply unparalleled! Hehe."

Tianmeng Iceworm chuckled.

Over these past three days, he had witnessed the miraculous abilities of Huo Yuhao's Sharingan martial soul firsthand, and his confidence in his "God-Making Project" had soared once again.

After attaching the first soul ring to the Sharingan, the panel in Huo Yuhao's mind unlocked a new stage.

Without hesitation, he applied it, and the panel in his mind changed once more.

[Soul Power: Level 15]
[Template: Sasuke (Team 7 era)]
[Martial Soul: Two-Tomoe Sharingan]

After fusing with Tianmeng Iceworm's million-year first soul ring, Huo Yuhao's soul power had risen to level 15.

The ninjutsu and taijutsu at Huo Yuhao's disposal had been greatly enhanced, and even his Sharingan had evolved to the two-tomoe state.

Having followed Huo Yuhao for these past few days and witnessed his miraculous martial soul, Tianmeng was completely stunned.

Tianmeng Iceworm was certain that in his million years of life—though he had spent most of it sleeping—he had seen many powerful martial souls.

But he had never seen a martial soul as peculiar as Huo Yuhao's.

With only a single soul ring, he could unleash various skills that were no less powerful than soul skills.

Clones, transformations, fire-breathing—he had it all.

"By the way, Yuhao, the second martial soul I bestowed upon you only has the Ultimate Ice attribute and currently lacks a physical form. Once you reach level 20 soul power, I'll take you to the Far North to obtain your second martial soul. Hehe, once you have that Ultimate Ice second martial soul, we'll really be ready to take off! Wahahaha."

Tianmeng Iceworm's eyes darted around as he spoke with a laugh.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao stopped in his tracks. After a moment of silence, he said, "Brother Tianmeng, since we are now bound by a common destiny, you must be open and honest with me about any plans you have in the future. There must be someone very important to you in the Far North, right? There's no need to hide it from me. However, do not make decisions for me without my consent, and do not try to manipulate me. Do you understand?"

Huo Yuhao issued a slight warning to Tianmeng Iceworm, his tone somewhat stern.

In the spiritual sea, Tianmeng Iceworm's chubby body jolted, and he said in disbelief, "Yuhao, you... how did you know?"

After the shock, he hurriedly explained, "It's not that, Yuhao! I didn't mean to hide it from you. It's just... Bingbing, I really can't let go of Bingbing. Yuhao, I was wrong. It won't happen again. I won't keep anything from you in the future."

In the end, he even started to cry: "Bingbing, Bingbing, I can't live without her!"

Watching him like this, Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly.

Tianmeng really was a classic simp.

With Snow Empress lying on Ice Empress, and Snow Empress lacking energy, Tianmeng still had to help her push.

He said helplessly, "Alright, alright. It's not that I disagree with going to the Far North to find your friend for my second martial soul; I just don't like being schemed against. I promise you, once I reach level 20, we'll go to the Far North, okay?"

Hearing Huo Yuhao say this, Tianmeng immediately turned his sorrow into joy: "Really, Yuhao? Brother loves you so much!"

"Yuhao, Brother is sleepy. I'm going to take a nap. Wake me up when you get to that Shrek Academy place." After crying his heart out in Huo Yuhao's mind, Tianmeng Iceworm seemed exhausted; his chubby body curled into a ball and he slowly drifted off to sleep.

Huo Yuhao nodded.

He didn't know how much longer he had been walking alone.

The sound of "clop, clop, clop" horse hooves came from behind him.

A carriage was approaching from down the road, moving slowly in Huo Yuhao's direction.

Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up. He had no idea how far Shrek was; why not hitch a ride?

He reached out, attempting to flag the carriage down.

At the same time, the two stunning women sitting inside the carriage were chatting.

The woman sitting on the left wore a white dress, her temperament cold and refined. A faint smile graced her beautiful face as she quietly listened to the woman opposite her chattering away, occasionally covering her mouth to let out a bell-like laugh.

The other woman had delicate features and a more gentle temperament, though she was currently looking at the woman opposite her with a look of grievance.

"Senior Sister, you're still laughing! I almost got hurt this time, and you didn't even think to intervene sooner."

Han Ruoruo cast a reproachful look at Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan revealed a gentle smile and comforted her: "Alright, alright. Regardless, it's good that this inspection mission was completed successfully. But Ruoruo, I've told you many times—don't let your guard down before confirming the enemy's status. Fortunately, I was watching from the shadows this time; otherwise, that Soul Emperor-level evil soul master would have caused you serious trouble."

Han Ruoruo's eyes flashed with a hint of lingering fear, though she still stubbornly retorted, "How was I supposed to know that evil soul master organization's leader had such bizarre techniques? Being able to boost their cultivation that much in such a short time... if it had been a normal five-ring cultivation, I wouldn't have been afraid at all."

"You, honestly." A look of helplessness appeared on Zhang Lexuan's face.

She was just about to continue lecturing her careless junior sister.

"Whoa!"

Right at that moment, the carriage came to a sudden halt.

"Young man, is there something you need?"

"Hello, sir. I'm looking to head to Shrek City, and it seems you're traveling in that direction. I was wondering if I could catch a ride? I can pay the fare."

Outside the carriage, the conversation between the driver and a youthful voice drifted in; it sounded like a young boy.

"Young man, we are indeed heading to Shrek City, but this carriage has already been chartered. You'd better find another one."

Inside the carriage, Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo exchanged a glance, and Zhang Lexuan gave an almost imperceptible nod.

"It's alright, sir. Let the boy outside come in. We can give him a lift, and he can skip the fare."

Han Ruoruo spoke up.

Outside, upon hearing the carriage owner agree to let him board, Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate. He stepped onto the carriage and lifted the curtain to enter.

As soon as he stepped inside, Huo Yuhao saw two beautiful women, each with her own distinct charm, staring at him with curious expressions.