Mutant Mod, Loaded

"What is this thing? It's disgusting."

Ice Empress's voice carried undisguised disgust, even more than when he had seen Tian Meng before. At that moment, she was suppressing a Mutant Zombie beneath the snowfield.

Xia Liang quickly appeared beside Ice Empress and lowered his head to inspect the struggling Mutant Zombie carefully.

"The Mutant Mod? Where did it come from?"

Xia Liang looked at the Mutant Zombie being held down by Ice Empress, his face full of confusion. He naturally recognized this creature from the Mutant Mod, but how had this mod appeared?

"There doesn't seem to have been anything foreign recently..."

Wait. Xia Liang immediately thought of the three strands of Asura Sword Aura he had obtained after sealing Tang San.

"I'll be right back."

Xia Liang immediately activated his authority over space and teleported to the place where the Asura Sword Aura was stored. Sure enough, something had gone wrong there.

The place where the Asura Sword Aura had originally been kept was giving off a strange aura.

"Well, well. I didn't expect the thief to be in the house."

Xia Liang looked at the Asura Sword Aura floating in midair.

The Asura Sword Aura alone definitely could not have affected Minecraft. Minecraft had accepted it and provided it with energy.

Then, it had undergone simulations within Xia Liang's save file, and eventually, the mod for mutant creatures had been born.

"Should I turn it off?"

Xia Liang looked at the Asura Sword Aura currently being used. As the master of this place, shutting down the Mutant Mod would naturally be easy, but there seemed to be no need to do so.

"I'll leave it for now and see what's happening over in Twilight Forest."

Xia Liang then sent a voice transmission to Ice Empress.

This is normal. Don't worry about it. Just put up more torches.

Then, Xia Liang teleported into the already accessible Twilight Forest.

"Did you come for those unusual monsters?"

Electrolux had been studying here all along. He had just discovered those unusual monsters, and after a little thought, he knew that Xia Liang had acquired another new mod.

This mod was rather interesting.

"Mm... Elder Electrolux, you've already started researching them?"

Xia Liang saw several obviously tamed Mutant Skeletons behind Electrolux. Monsters that should have been brimming with aggression were now standing obediently on either side of the workbench. They even cooperatively raised their arms for Electrolux to inspect the structure of their joints.

Isn't this way too fast?

"Yes. While I was studying skeletons in this world, those skeletons suddenly transformed into this form. But in the end, they were still controlled by undead magic."

"Then I won't disturb you, Elder Electrolux. Take your time researching them."

Xia Liang was relieved to see that nothing major had happened. However, mutations could also appear in Twilight Forest. He wondered whether the old dungeon in the Extreme North had changed as well.

The answer was naturally...

"There have been changes, but their strength hasn't changed much."

Snow Empress took out the materials she had gathered during this period, including some Soul Skills that could be obtained from boss-level creatures.

The Soul Skills of soul beasts such as Naga, Minoshroom, and the Snow Queen were basically powerful physical-type and enhancement-type abilities.

Among them, Lich could drop a Soul Skill called Invincible Shield, which was fairly unusual, as well as summoning-type skills.

Nine-Headed Serpent and Ice Queen could drop ordinary fire- and ice-element Soul Skills, while Knight Phantom could drop more unusual clone skills and spiritual power Soul Skills.

As for the Soul Skills dropped by other small hostile creatures, they were all fairly ordinary and nothing particularly special.

"Sorry for the trouble."

These materials were difficult for Xia Liang to gather. They required a large number of "volunteers" native to Douluo Continent, so it was perfect to have the Spirit Pagoda collect them.

"It's nothing. The people below handled all of it."

Snow Empress replied. After all, she was part of the leadership.

"Have any Soul Bones appeared?"

"No."

Xia Liang nodded. This result was not surprising. Although the biological system of Twilight Forest had gradually been permeated by the laws of Douluo Continent, its underlying framework ultimately came from Minecraft. The mechanism for generating Soul Bones did not yet exist.

Even after a million-year Naga was slain, it left behind nothing more than a golden Spirit Ring and a chest of scales, without any drop related to Soul Bones.

It seemed that this kind of change would only be possible once Twilight Forest had fused more deeply with Douluo Continent.

"By the way, when are you going to open a branch Spirit Pagoda? There are so many people on my side that the place is about to burst."

Snow Empress spoke. Ever since Soul Spirits had gradually begun appearing on Douluo Continent, more and more people had been gathering on her side, and the place was nearly packed to capacity.

"Mm... well... I'll try to look around here, but you know how it is. It's not easy to find a human to serve as a tower master right now."

Xia Liang said. He had been considering this issue as well, but a human definitely could not become an independent tower master at the moment. There had to be a powerful soul beast stationed there, or it would turn into one-sided exploitation.

"If that doesn't work, go find Di Tian. He'll definitely agree."

Snow Empress said. The Beast God cared deeply about soul beasts, and there would certainly be no problem bringing Soul Spirits over to him.

"Mm. I'll go take a look in a few days."

Xia Liang's projection was constantly growing stronger. In a few days, it would stabilize. After that, he could go speak with Di Tian. With the complete Soul Spirit Method and Twilight Forest, Di Tian would definitely agree unless something was wrong with his head.

Over the next few days, Xia Liang researched mutant creatures with Electrolux while also exploring the new Twilight Forest. As for Tian Meng, he had gone mining diamonds to pay off his debt.

"This is three rings?"

At that moment, Gongyang Mo, the strongest support among Shrek's official team members, rubbed his swollen cheek.

Good grief, this three-ring control-type kid had knocked him flat with one punch?! Was that something a three-ring Soul Master could do?!

Dai Yueheng, who had been knocked off the stage by Ma Xiaotao, looked at Huo Yuhao on the platform, his thoughts unreadable.

He did not know whether he should hate him or thank him. The reason for gratitude was that, because of this "justice," his younger brother had been stripped of his status as heir, and the position of heir to the White Tiger Duke naturally fell to him.

The reason for hatred was that the Soul Bones the White Tiger Duke's Estate had given away in apology were their family's inherited Soul Bones. In other words, the three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones he was supposed to receive in the future were gone. Put seriously, this could cut off his path of cultivation.

But he could not do anything right now. The White Tiger Duke's Estate had already issued a clear order: no one was to have any conflict with Huo Yuhao in the near future.

The fury of a Limit Douluo was more than the entire duke's estate could withstand.

However, through this "justice," they had offended the Star Luo Imperial Family...

Thinking of how Huo Yuhao's family had taken something from the Star Luo Imperial Family, Dai Yueheng's lips curled into a smile. That alone was enough to make that Limit Douluo an enemy of the Star Luo Empire.

If the other party refused to submit, the Star Luo Empire would definitely not let the matter rest.

Then he would lead the White Tiger Duke's Estate in revenge and take back every last bit of that justice!

After two mixed-team free-for-alls, Shrek's official team members finally understood who truly dominated the battlefield.

It was not Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, the two top Soul Elders, nor was it the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Soul Master named Ning Tian. It was Huo Yuhao, whose three rings included two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.

"It seems you now understand who the true battlefield controller is."

After the mixed-team brawl ended, Xuan Zi appeared before everyone.

"During this period, you need to familiarize yourselves with working together properly. Understood?"

"Understood!"

Everyone answered in unison. They were then dismissed to rest before special training resumed that afternoon. Among them, Ling Luochеn, the ice-attribute Soul King, paid particular attention to Huo Yuhao.

"Junior Yuhao, would you like some cake?"

"Junior Yuhao, would you like something sweet to drink?"

"Junior Yuhao..."

Ma Xiaotao: "..."

Why has this woman become so annoying?

Ling Luochеn's behavior was entirely normal. Leaving aside Huo Yuhao's own Ultimate Ice attribute, there was also the level 98 Super Douluo with Ultimate Ice behind him. If she could receive even a few pointers from that person, Ling Luochеn believed her cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds.

Over the following days, the coordination between the reserve team and the official team members steadily improved. Of course, during that time, they received a piece of special good news...

Xiao Xiao had broken through to level thirty.

"Yuhao."

Xiao Xiao walked over to Huo Yuhao's side, seemingly with something on her mind.

"What is it, Xiao Xiao?"

As Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Xiao, Xia Liang was also observing her.

Her Soul Power had been compressed and refined, and there was even a trace of divine power mixed within it. This luck... isn't it a little too extraordinary?

"It's about the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring Senior mentioned. I want to obtain one for my third ring. Don't worry, I'm already strong enough to absorb it. I want Senior to take me to Star Dou Forest."

"Hm?"

Upon hearing that Xiao Xiao wanted to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring for her third ring, Huo Yuhao looked shocked. Was it really safe to absorb one for a third ring?