Xiao Hongchen: Holy Crap! Ultimate Ice?

Listening to Ice Empress's somewhat lovestruck laughter echo through the empty Far North, where nothing but snow filled the sky, even the usually cool and detached Snow Empress could not help giving her a speechless glance. She then shook her head helplessly.

"Can't you calm down, Ice Empress? Didn't you see what Huo Yuhao wrote in the Diary? He plans to bring Gu Yuena with him to the Far North. Do you think we have any chance of keeping him here with the Silver Dragon King, the Soul Beast Co-Lord, accompanying him?"

"Even if Gu Yuena's injuries have yet to recover, she is still absolutely not someone we can provoke! Otherwise, would those Ferocious Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest truly be willing to acknowledge a Silver Dragon King weaker than themselves as the Soul Beast Co-Lord?"

Snow Empress's words directly shattered Ice Empress's beautiful dream. Her joy instantly vanished, replaced by uncontrollable anger.

"Why? Why can she go find Huo Yuhao and obtain Diary Copy rewards, while we can't keep Huo Yuhao in the Far North?"

Snow Empress truly had no way to deal with Ice Empress. She gently rubbed her brow, her voice full of helplessness.

"If we also take human form and go to the Sun Moon Empire to find Huo Yuhao, Gu Yuena naturally would not object. But if we want to keep Huo Yuhao in the Far North, she will absolutely never allow it!"

"As the Soul Beast Co-Lord, Gu Yuena clearly hopes Huo Yuhao's idea can come true, rather than seeing him bound to the Star Dou Great Forest or our Far North!"

Ice Empress's expression fell as she asked blankly, "Then what should we do? Do I really have no choice but to become Huo Yuhao's Soul Spirit?"

Snow Empress's eyes flickered. After pondering for a moment, she slowly looked at Ice Empress before her and said, "If you don't want to become his Soul Spirit, then let me do it. When the time comes, you can choose to take human form, or I can bring you up often in front of him and get Huo Yuhao to mention your name in the Diary as much as possible."

Hearing that, Ice Empress's breathing suddenly stopped, and her face immediately filled with disbelief.

For a moment, Ice Empress could not tell whether Snow Empress was truly considering things for her sake or trying to compete with her for the chance to become Huo Yuhao's Soul Spirit!

"Hiss! You're not joking, are you, Yuhao? You're already level twenty?"

Inside the laboratory, Xiao Hongchen stared wide-eyed at Huo Yuhao, unable to believe that he had already reached level twenty.

Faced with his question, Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded. "It's true. But I still have to thank you and Dean Jing Hongchen. If it weren't for the pills you gave me, I couldn't have reached level twenty so quickly."

Xiao Hongchen clicked his tongue in amazement as he looked at Huo Yuhao, repeatedly waving his hand. "If you really consider me a friend, then don't thank me! But Yuhao, it looks like you really are a genius who was nearly buried by those idiots at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion!"

"Come on, come on, don't waste time. I'll take you to hunt a Soul Ring right now and make you a true Soul Grandmaster!"

After saying that, Xiao Hongchen directly abandoned the Soul Tool he had been making and immediately prepared to take Huo Yuhao to find a suitable Soul Beast.

However, just as the two of them stepped out of the laboratory, Meng Hongchen, her face slightly flushed from running all the way there, blocked their path. Looking at them, she cried out sweetly, "Xiao! Yuhao! Where are you two going? Don't stay cooped up in the laboratory all the time. No matter what, you should come out and take a walk once in a while, right? Staying in the laboratory all the time can easily make you irritable, and that kind of mindset isn't good for making Soul Tools either!"

Huo Yuhao, who had noticed Meng Hongchen's true intentions, said nothing. Xiao Hongchen, who remained in the dark, immediately said excitedly, "You came at just the right time! Meng, you'll never guess it—Yuhao is already level twenty! I was just about to take him outside to find a suitable Soul Ring. Do you want to come with us?"

Meng Hongchen put on an utterly shocked expression and stared at Huo Yuhao with wide eyes, though they were already full of smug delight. "Yuhao, you're really level twenty? And you're going to hunt a Soul Ring now?"

Huo Yuhao was somewhat at a loss for words at Meng Hongchen's acting, but he still nodded. "Yes, Senior Sister Meng. Do you want to come with us?"

Meng Hongchen agreed without the slightest hesitation. She even grabbed Huo Yuhao's arm, saying excitedly, "Let's leave right now! After all, no one knows how long it'll take to find a Soul Beast suitable for you. The sooner we leave, the better!"

After saying that, she gave Huo Yuhao no chance to refuse and dragged him straight toward the academy gates, leaving Xiao Hongchen standing there with a bewildered expression, unsure what to do.

Xiao Hongchen looked at Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen's retreating backs, blinked, and asked in confusion, "Is there something going on between Meng and Yuhao that I don't know about? Ah, forget it. Let's get out there first! This time, I have to let Yuhao properly see just how powerful Soul Tools can be!"

There was naturally a reason Meng Hongchen had been in such a hurry to drag Huo Yuhao away.

Not long after the three of them left, one girl after another arrived outside the laboratory. Seeing the tightly shut doors, they instantly realized they had come a step too late.

"Damn it! How was Meng Hongchen so fast? Is she really determined to have Huo Yuhao all to herself today? They're just hunting a Soul Ring—it's not like we can't go with them!"

Xu Tianzhen was furious. If Meng Hongchen had not taught her a lesson earlier, this little witch would probably already have been thinking of ways to settle the score with Meng Hongchen.

Although Gu Yuena was somewhat displeased by Meng Hongchen's actions, she recalled that Huo Yuhao had just written in the Diary that he wanted her to accompany him on the upcoming journey to the Far North. She immediately decided not to fuss over today's gains and losses. After glancing around, she said indifferently, "Since we've already missed our chance, let's go back. If all of you swarm Huo Yuhao now, it will only make him realize something is wrong. You all know how perceptive he is."

Although the girls wanted to find Huo Yuhao, they had to admit that Gu Yuena made sense. Left with no choice, they could only return on their own.

However, Meng Hongchen's name kept appearing from time to time in the Diary Copy within their minds, making them even more envious of her.

Being the first to let Huo Yuhao feel her goodwill had ultimately given Meng Hongchen a major advantage!

Yet not long afterward, the content that suddenly appeared in the Diary Copy made their expressions turn serious, their hearts filled with anticipation for a good show.

Holy crap! How did Meng Hongchen's martial soul suddenly reach the level of Ultimate Ice? I'm not dreaming, am I?!

Huo Yuhao's shock and confusion were an act, but Xiao Hongchen, as her actual older brother, was truly beginning to question his life!

Watching Meng Hongchen's eyes suddenly turn crimson after she unleashed her martial soul, Xiao Hongchen's voice involuntarily became shrill as he shouted, "Meng! What's going on? Why has your martial soul suddenly risen to the level of Ultimate Ice? What did you do? I'm not fucking dreaming, am I?!"