He had temporarily lost control of his Sea of Spirit!
This was his own Sea of Spirit, after all—a world that should have been under his control.
He was shocked and furious. What on earth would dare intrude into his spiritual world and wreak havoc?
Before he could do anything, a hazy figure emerged from the center of the Gray Mist. An ancient voice, carrying an indescribable authority, rang out and echoed through Su Luoheng's Sea of Spirit.
"With the sun and moon in my hands, I pluck the stars; none beneath the heavens can compare to me."
"I never thought this old man would still have a wisp of Remnant Soul left. I wonder where this place is... The aura here is quite unusual. No wonder it drew me here."
The gray-robed old man murmured to himself.
When Su Luoheng heard the old man's words, his eyes widened in disbelief!
How could this be? How could it be him?!
Su Luoheng never imagined he would meet the Holy Necromancer, Calamity of the Undead, Electrolux, under these circumstances!
Wasn't he supposed to be in the Star Dou Great Forest?
How could he be in the Jingyang Mountain Range, within the Sun Moon Empire? Those two places were worlds apart!
Wait... putting geography aside for now.
Electrolux had entered his Sea of Spirit. Didn't that mean Huo Yuhao was—
At this thought, Su Luoheng's expression turned strange.
So... had he just snatched Huo Gua's Grandpa Cheat?
Just as his imagination ran wild, Electrolux gathered the Gray Mist that had dispersed throughout the Sea of Spirit.
The pressure restraining his spiritual body vanished along with it.
He could control his Sea of Spirit again, except for the area where Electrolux was.
P.S. Luo Heng's biggest cheat has arrived!
Chapter 61: Cheating Mode Activated~
But before Su Luoheng could recover, his spiritual body was suddenly attacked. The moment the pressure disappeared, the Thousand-Year Red Gold Bear's resentment had eagerly launched its assault!
Caught off guard this time, he actually let it gain a slight advantage.
Despite that little mishap, the situation was still within Su Luoheng's control.
Just as he focused his mind, preparing to finish it off in one strike—
"A remnant spirit that hasn't even developed an awareness dares to act so brazenly before this old man!"
Electrolux suddenly snorted from the center of the Gray Mist. The next instant, he raised a finger. A plain, unadorned stream of gray energy shot out with a bang, piercing the spiritual body and crushing its Spirit Substance. The Thousand-Year Red Gold Bear's resentment vanished completely from the Sea of Spirit, leaving behind only pure spiritual energy floating in space.
"..."
The Sea of Spirit fell quiet again.
Su Luoheng and the Legendary Mage God gazed into each other's eyes.
After a moment of silence, Electrolux spoke first.
"Little one, rest assured. I mean you no harm."
Su Luoheng put on an appropriately frightened and confused expression. His voice trembled as he asked, "Who are you? Why did you suddenly appear in... my Sea of Spirit?"
"Who am I? I'm not sure myself..."
"Little one, my soul power is very weak right now. Killing that remnant spirit just now used up more of it. Once I've fallen asleep and awakened, I'll answer your questions."
As soon as he finished speaking, his gray figure disappeared.
The mass of Gray Mist also drew together, transforming into a Gray Bead that hovered in a corner.
It didn't interfere with Su Luoheng's Sea of Spirit, but he couldn't control it either.
A remnant spirit?
Oh~ The Red Gold Bear...
Wait! That was Electrolux who attacked just now, right?
So... Su Luoheng suddenly realized something and hurriedly looked toward the Gray Bead floating in the corner.
At that moment, it all felt like a dream—utterly unreal.
Electrolux had... actually chosen him!
The two most important cheats that had helped Huo Yuhao become the chosen one of Douluo II were Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux.
Judging by Huo Yuhao's path to godhood in the original story, the one who helped him the most was undoubtedly the big bug, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. The million-year Soul Ring and Second Martial Soul had laid a solid foundation for Huo Gua. Although Electrolux's Necromancy Magic had also played a major role, it still paled somewhat beside Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's assistance.
But if Su Luoheng had to choose between them, he would undoubtedly have preferred Electrolux.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's only cheats were its enormous spiritual power and the Second Martial Soul.
But Electrolux, the Holy Necromancer, represented the highest level of cultivator in the Divine Seal World. With Elder Yi's support, one might receive the full inheritance of a Mage God, along with one-on-one lessons from him. It was like having a god-level teacher, which would be enormously beneficial to one's future growth.
In the original story, Electrolux had died too early to make full use of his abilities. Huo Yuhao had even treated the half-plane of the undead like a portal, using it as he pleased. It was a complete waste of a treasure.
When Su Luoheng had first confirmed the timeline, he had thought about Electrolux and Sky Dream.
But Huo Yuhao's encounter with them had been far too much of a coincidence. Even knowing exactly how it happened, Su Luoheng had no way to recreate it, and in the end, he could only give up on that tempting cheat.
Who could have guessed that after he gave up, Electrolux—the one he valued most—would choose him instead!
He still couldn't believe this unexpected windfall.
He'd never intended to steal Huo Gua's opportunities. Who could have known that the old man would come knocking on his own?
Well, an opportunity delivered right to his doorstep was one he'd be a fool not to take~
Elder Yi was his now!
At that moment, a bold thought suddenly arose in Su Luoheng's mind: Maybe he could set himself a little goal of becoming a god, just for fun?
"..."
"Did I... forget something?"
Su Luoheng murmured under his breath as he looked at the spiritual energy still floating before him. At last, he remembered that he hadn't finished absorbing his Second Soul Ring.
After calming his excitement and joy, he settled himself and began absorbing the remaining Soul Ring energy.
Fortunately, the Red Gold Bear's spiritual energy wouldn't dissipate. Otherwise, he would have had to start refining the Soul Ring all over again. Just imagining going through that ordeal once more made Su Luoheng shudder.
His main purpose here had been to absorb a Soul Ring.
That would have been a real case of joy turning to sorrow.
Meanwhile, outside.
When Ran Yuming saw Su Luoheng's body suddenly sway, his own tense nerves tightened even further. The Soul Ring Suppressor in his hand was already charged with Soul Power, ready to go.
Fortunately, Su Luoheng held on.
"..."
Time passed, second by second.
Another hour went by in the blink of an eye—the usual amount of time a Soul Master needed to absorb a Second Soul Ring.
Then Su Luoheng's eyelashes suddenly trembled.
Half a minute later, he finally opened his eyes. A faint purple gleam flashed through his deep black pupils and vanished. At the same time, rings of light rippled across his Martial Soul Projection, converging into a pale purple Soul Ring. It settled above the earthy-yellow First Soul Ring. One yellow and one purple, they shone brilliantly beneath the Martial Soul Projection.
"Phew~~"
"I finally broke through..."
Su Luoheng let out a breath of stale air, stood, and stretched. The two Soul Rings shone in harmony. At last, he could relax the nerves he'd kept taut all this time.
And with that,
after nearly three hours, the absorption of his Second Soul Ring was complete.
He had done it! He had successfully obtained a thousand-year Second Soul Ring!
"Teacher, I did it."
Turning to his teacher, Su Luoheng beamed.
Seeing this, Ran Yuming let out a long breath. His heart had finally settled. He hurried over to Su Luoheng's side. He had been worried that Su Luoheng wouldn't be able to withstand the impact of a thousand-year Soul Ring, which was why he'd tried to stop him. Now that Su Luoheng had absorbed it successfully, he was naturally eager to find out what Soul Skill it had granted him!
Regardless of the rest of Douluo Continent—
As far as the history of the Sun Moon Empire went, there had never been a Soul Master whose Second Soul Ring was a thousand-year one!
"Good. What's your Soul Power Level?"
"A thousand-year Soul Ring really is something. It raised my Soul Power by three levels outright!"
"Four levels... twenty-three. Not bad!"
Ran Yuming gave a slight nod, then asked, "Luo Heng, how is your Second Soul Ring?"
"I'll check now."
He'd only just finished absorbing the Soul Ring and hadn't had a chance to examine his Soul Skill yet. Still, it was a Soul Skill granted by a thousand-year Soul Ring. Surely it couldn't be too bad, right?
That was what Su Luoheng thought as he began to check it out.
But in the very next moment—
The bright smile on Su Luoheng's face froze, and his expression slowly turned strange.
This was my Second Soul Skill?
Was this really my damn Second Soul Skill?
Could someone please tell me what this Soul Skill had to do with the Red Gold Bear? Even in the slightest?
Chapter 62: Dark and Blurry, Almost Like a Person?
Confronted with his Second Soul Skill, Su Luoheng froze.
Uh...
How should he put it?
His Second Soul Skill had... really carried on the fine tradition of his First Soul Skill!
As for the type of Soul Skill granted by the Soul Beast he'd chosen—it wasn't just exactly the same. It was... completely unrelated! Yes, there wasn't even the tiniest connection!
"..."
Seeing Su Luoheng's expression change, Ran Yuming had an idea what was going on.
It seemed this Second Soul Skill wasn't quite what he'd hoped for.
Ran Yuming sighed softly and changed the subject, asking, "Luo Heng, did your First Soul Skill improve?"
Su Luoheng came back to himself and nodded. "Yeah, it improved. My Analysis and detection range has now increased by one level. Ordinary Soul Tools can be analyzed up to level three, while sword-type Soul Tools can be analyzed up to level four without a problem. I'll need to test it to find out the exact limits of my First Soul Skill."
"Excellent. Just as we expected!"
At that, Ran Yuming's face immediately lit up with excitement, and he burst out laughing. Su Luoheng's First Soul Skill was his greatest talent. As long as it had improved, that was the best news possible. As for the newly acquired Second Soul Skill, whether it was good or bad no longer mattered.
"As for my Second Soul Skill..."
Su Luoheng was trying to figure out how to explain it when Ran Yuming interrupted him.
"Luo Heng, it's fine."
Ran Yuming stepped forward and patted Su Luoheng on the shoulder, offering comfort. "The result might not be ideal, but as long as your First Soul Skill can evolve, it won't affect anything. Besides, it's still a thousand-year Soul Ring. No matter how bad it is, it can't be that bad."
Hearing this, Su Luoheng first froze slightly.
Then he realized: his teacher must have assumed his Second Soul Skill wasn't very good.
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