On the plains, the Myriad Souls Banner hovered in midair, its black light entwined with the gray mist of the Undead Demi-Plane.
Three days had passed.
Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged, the Eye of Destiny between his brows remaining open as golden light poured without pause into the mass of energy undergoing fusion. His face was pale, the veins on his forehead faintly throbbing, yet his gaze remained calm.
Su Mo's soul essence, left behind after his sacrifice, rested quietly deep within Huo Yuhao's brow, showing no unusual movement.
It was too quiet.
A faint unease stirred within Huo Yuhao, but the fusion had reached its final stage, so he could only suppress the feeling.
"Yuhao, hold steady." Electrolux's voice came from the Spirit Sea. "In another half hour, it will be complete."
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly.
Without opening his eyes, he merely said in a low voice, "Myriad Demon King."
Behind him, Myriad Demon King's figure emerged from the Undead Demi-Plane.
Three days earlier, Huo Yuhao had asked him to stand guard. After arranging matters in the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy, Myriad Demon King had come to this ice field through the Undead Demi-Plane.
"My lord." Myriad Demon King stood thirty feet away, his gaze vigilantly sweeping the surroundings. "Everything is normal."
Huo Yuhao said nothing more.
Neither did Myriad Demon King ask any further questions.
A qualified guardian did not need to talk too much. He only needed to stand watch.
The change came at the final moment.
Deep within Huo Yuhao's brow, the soul essence that had remained quiet for three days suddenly exploded.
"Hahahahaha—!"
Su Mo's wild laughter thundered through Huo Yuhao's mind, shaking his Spirit Sea violently.
"You really thought I would obediently sacrifice myself? I've waited three days for this moment! The