Sudden Mutation

With Electrolux's spiritual assistance, Huo Yuhao was surrounded by a faint gray-gold aura of the undead as he focused on refining Dugu Bo's corpse. Within the secret chamber, magical power flowed slowly as the Medusa Head Soul Bone gradually fused with the body. Everything was proceeding steadily. But halfway through the refinement, two incomparably violent waves of soul power filled with killing intent suddenly erupted outside the old residence like thunder, instantly sweeping through the entire courtyard.

The arrivals were two tall, ferocious-looking men. Their soul rings shone brightly, and both were Soul Sages above level seventy! Their Martial Souls were pitch-black Datura Snakes, their forked tongues flickering as poisonous mist spread around them. Their strength was obvious at a glance. The moment they entered, they saw the level-thirty-nine Soul Master's corpse lying on the ground, and their faces instantly twisted with rage—the young man who had falsely claimed to be Dugu Bo's descendant was their biological younger brother.

"Who was it?! Who killed my brother?!"

"Whoever dared to kill one of ours, I'll tear them to pieces!"

Their roars made the old residence tremble faintly. Their spiritual power swept wildly outward and almost instantly locked onto Huo Yuhao within the secret chamber.

Huo Yuhao's heart sank sharply.

The refinement was at a critical stage. If it was interrupted now, not only would Dugu Bo's puppet fail to take shape, but it would also be completely ruined, never to be refined again. Yet the two Soul Sages were coming for him with overwhelming killing intent. He simply had no time to confront them head-on.

"Elder Yi, stabilize the refinement first. I have to evade them!"

Huo Yuhao shouted low, forcibly suppressing his urgency. With a wave of one hand, he instantly stored Dugu Bo's half-finished corpse in the Void of his Martial Soul. Then he immediately activated the power of space, intending to flee using his Martial Soul space's teleportation ability.

But the two Soul Sages' senses were incredibly sharp. The instant he used his spatial ability, they detected it.

"Trying to run? Stay right there!"

The two figures flashed, and their violent soul power directly sealed off the surrounding space as they relentlessly pursued Huo Yuhao's aura. Huo Yuhao did not dare linger in battle. There was only one thought in his mind—run! He immediately activated the Ice God's Wings behind him. Pale blue wings of ice spread open in an instant as surging ice energy poured into them, activating the first acceleration skill.

In an instant, his speed increased severalfold. He became a streak of blue light and fled madly toward the distant Sun Moon Empire.

Yet the two Datura Snake Soul Sages continued their relentless pursuit, their speed not inferior in the slightest. In their fury, they had already regarded Huo Yuhao as an enemy who had to die. No matter what, they refused to give up.

Huo Yuhao was growing frustrated. He had not wanted to add more bloodshed. He only wanted to complete the refinement in peace, so he had fled without fighting, racing forward with all his strength. But he had never expected these two Soul Sages to have another trump card.

During the pursuit, when the two saw that they could not catch Huo Yuhao, their gazes met. They roared simultaneously as soul power surged wildly around them—Martial Soul Fusion Skill, activate!

The two Datura Snake Martial Souls collided violently in midair. Their bodies stretched and swelled without end until they transformed into a vicious, ferocious black Flood Dragon! Its aura rose to the point where it could rival the full-force strike of a level-ninety-three Title Douluo!

The Flood Dragon opened its jaws and fired a destructive beam straight at Huo Yuhao's back.

Huo Yuhao's face changed drastically. Knowing he could no longer evade it, he could only respond in haste. He immediately summoned the Golden Tortoiseshell, whose heavy shell appeared behind him to take the attack head-on. A thunderous boom shook the heavens. The Golden Tortoiseshell trembled violently, cracks instantly spreading across its shell, but it still barely withstood the terrifying blow.

Immediately afterward, Huo Yuhao stopped holding back. He summoned the power of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and the Snow Empress. The power of two ultimate ice Martial Souls fused together, becoming an extreme chill capable of freezing thousands of miles. It instantly froze the fused Flood Dragon solid in midair, forming a sturdy seal of ice.

But in the next moment, something happened that left him stunned.

A dazzling defensive glow lit up around the two Soul Sages at the same time—it was a level-six defensive soul tool! Combined with their own formidable physical strength, it took only a few breaths for the ice seal to shatter explosively. The two charged out again, their momentum still as violent as ever.

Huo Yuhao immediately used spiritual interference. Invisible mental shocks continuously assailed their minds, indeed slowing their movements for an instant. But under the protection of the level-six soul tool, they could not cause any substantial harm.

His anxiety grew sharper.

The greatest taboo in refining an undead puppet was interruption. Once it stopped completely, all his previous efforts would be wasted, and Dugu Bo's corpse would be utterly ruined. He could only flee while having Electrolux do everything possible to maintain the refinement's progress inside the Void of his Martial Soul. Meanwhile, he forged ahead and blocked the attacks.

Seeing the two Soul Sages close in again, Huo Yuhao's eyes turned cold. He no longer held back.

He unleashed every trump card within him. The Ice Dragon King Soul Bone's skills were fully activated, while the powers of the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Ice Bear King, and Star Anise Mysterious Ice Grass erupted simultaneously. The four powers merged into an overwhelmingly powerful control skill—Domain of Eternal Frost!

Boundless freezing power instantly engulfed the entire area, forcibly imprisoning the two Soul Sages where they stood, leaving them unable to move for more than a full minute.

Seizing that precious opening, Huo Yuhao burst forth at maximum speed and rushed into the distance without looking back. In the end, he found a hidden valley unknown to anyone.

After confirming that it was safe, he immediately took Dugu Bo's corpse out of the Void of his Martial Soul. With Electrolux's full assistance, he held his breath and hastily completed the final stage of refinement.

At that moment, there was only one thought in his heart:

Dugu Bo had to be successfully refined!