第19章 极北·考验

Early the next morning.

Everyone stayed awake all night.

Quan Cangtian sat by the fire, staring ahead.

Zixiao stood beside him, her hand resting on the hilt of her sword.

Wang Dong wrapped her clothes tightly around herself, her face pale.

Xiao Xiao looked at Quan Cangtian's back, saying nothing.

Quan Batian stood at the very front, closing his eyes to rest.

Suddenly—

A terrifying wave of soul power swept over.

Everyone stood up.

Ice-blue light surged from the distance.

The light gathered.

A figure walked out.

The Ice Emperor.

In human form.

Ice-blue long hair, ice-blue pupils.

Cold.

She looked at Huo Yuhao.

"Are you ready?"

Huo Yuhao's face turned pale.

Yet he nodded.

"Ready."

The Ice Emperor looked at Quan Batian.

The two locked eyes.

Quan Batian nodded.

The Ice Emperor nodded.

She raised her hand.

Ice-blue light enveloped Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao felt his body pulled by a force.

He vanished on the spot.

Quan Cangtian rushed forward.

He reached out to grab him.

He caught nothing.

His fists clenched.

Quan Batian walked over.

"The Ice Emperor's domain. Only the one being tested can enter."

"We can only wait."

Wang Dong's voice trembled.

"Yuhao... will he be alright?"

Quan Cangtian did not answer.

He merely stared at the spot where Huo Yuhao had vanished.

Huo Yuhao opened his eyes.

A vast expanse of white.

Everything around was white.

Cold.

A bone-chilling cold.

The Ice Emperor's voice echoed from all directions.

"The test begins."

Ultimate Ice invaded.

Huo Yuhao felt his bones shattering.

Every single bone was being crushed to pieces.

He screamed.

His voice was hoarse.

The Ice Emperor's voice: "Is this your limit?"

Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth.

"Not yet..."

He recalled Quan Cangtian's words.

Hold on.

He stood up.

Yet his legs shook.

The Ice Emperor: "A bit interesting. But not enough."

Ultimate Ice continued its invasion.

Huo Yuhao's eyelashes were frosted over.

His breathing grew weaker.

His consciousness began to blur.

He was about to reach his limit.

His consciousness blurred.

He was about to collapse.

Suddenly—

A voice resounded in his mind.

"Little fellow, hold on."

The Skydream Ice Worm.

"I'll help you."

A warm surge of energy poured from his Consciousness Sea.

Skydream's mental power.

Huo Yuhao felt his body grow a little less cold.

Skydream: "The Ice Emperor's test isn't about brute force."

"You must use your mental power, use your Spirit Eye."

"The Ice Emperor possesses the Ultimate Ice attribute, and her domain is also Ultimate Ice."

"Use your Spirit Eye to perceive her, to find her."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

He circulated his Spirit Eye.

Mental Detection fully activated.

This time, he sensed it.

The Ice Emperor's location.

Right... behind him?

He turned around.

He saw the Ice Emperor.

The Ice Emperor looked slightly surprised.

"Oh? You sensed me?"

Skydream: "Yes, just like that. Keep going."

Huo Yuhao's mental power began to condense.

Deep within the ice field.

The others were still waiting.

Quan Cangtian suddenly stood up.

He sensed Huo Yuhao's vitality weakening.

He walked to the edge of the Ice Emperor's domain.

He reached out to step inside.

He was repelled.

He gritted his teeth.

He summoned the Heavenly Flame Prototype.

Black-red flames burned in his hand.

The prototype of Heavenly Flame Sacred Judgment.

He pressed the heavenly flame against the edge of the domain.

The flames collided with the ice-blue light.

A tiny crack appeared in the domain.

Quan Batian frowned.

"Cangtian, what are you doing?"

"Helping him."

"You can't get in."

"I know. But I can let him feel me."

He infused the power of the heavenly flame into the domain.

The warm energy pierced through the ice-blue light.

Inside the domain, Huo Yuhao felt it.

A warm flame.

Quan Cangtian's heavenly flame.

Huo Yuhao felt the warm flame.

He smiled.

Skydream: "Little fellow, felt it?"

"Mm."

"Then use that warmth and hold on."

Huo Yuhao circulated his Spirit Eye.

His mental power began to condense.

His eyes emitted a golden radiance.

Mental power gushed out like a tide.

The Ice Emperor looked slightly surprised.

"Oh? A mental power outburst?"

Skydream: "Yes, just like that. Keep going."

Huo Yuhao's mental power grew stronger and stronger.

He began to sense the entirety of the Ice Emperor.

The Ice Emperor's position.

The Ice Emperor's power.

The Ice Emperor's...

"You've sensed it?"

"Mm."

"Interesting. Your mental power is quite special."

Skydream: "Naturally, he is my host, after all."

The Ice Emperor smiled.

"Skydream, you've found a good host."

Huo Yuhao's mental power reached its peak.

His eyes flashed with golden light.

His constitution was undergoing a transformation.

The Ice Emperor looked at Huo Yuhao.

Her gaze was complex.

"You've passed."

Huo Yuhao froze.

"What?"

"Your mental power, your will, your..."

"You are worthy of my power."

"You mean..."

"I am willing to become your third martial soul."

Huo Yuhao widened his eyes.

"Third martial soul?"

Skydream said, "Right, third martial soul."

"Because the slot for your second martial soul is already occupied by the Spirit-Devouring Silver Knife."

"So the Ice Emperor can only become your third martial soul."

"And the Ice Emperor will become the first soul ring of your third martial soul."

"This..."

"What? Unwilling?"

"No, I am willing."

The Ice Emperor smiled.

"Then let's begin."

She raised her hand.

Icy blue light enveloped Huo Yuhao.

A terrifying surge of power poured into his body.

The Ice Emperor's power.

His body began to change.

A brand-new martial soul condensed.

Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

Third martial soul, awakened.

Deep within the ice plains.

Everyone was still waiting.

Suddenly—

The icy blue light dissipated.

Huo Yuhao appeared before the group.

He dropped to his knees.

His complexion was pale.

Quan Cangtian rushed over.

"Yuhao!"

Huo Yuhao raised his head.

He smiled.

"Young Patriarch, I... I passed."

Quan Cangtian helped him up.

"How are you?"

"I... I obtained the third martial soul."

Everyone froze.

Quan Batian walked over.

His gaze was complicated.

"Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion?"

Huo Yuhao nodded.

"Mm."

"The Ice Emperor sacrificed herself?"

"Mm. She became my third martial soul, and my first soul ring."

Quan Batian was silent for a moment.

"Not bad."

Zixiao walked over.

She handed Huo Yuhao a bottle of medicine.

"Eat it."

Huo Yuhao took it.

He ate it.

Quan Cangtian supported Huo Yuhao.

He felt the younger boy's body trembling.

"Where is the Ice Emperor?"

Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment.

"She... is in my Spiritual Sea."

"Brother Skydream said she will become a wise soul ring and retain her spiritual consciousness."

Everyone fell silent.

The Ice Emperor had not dissipated.

Instead, she had become a wise soul ring.

Quan Cangtian patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder.

"Let's go. Home."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

He looked deep into the Extreme North.

His gaze was complex.

The Ice Emperor...

She had sacrificed herself.

Yet she was still here.

Skydream's voice sounded in his mind.

"Little fellow, the Ice Emperor is still here."

"She will stay in your Spiritual Sea and accompany you."

"I... will accompany you too."

Huo Yuhao smiled.

"Thank you both."

Skydream said, "Don't mention it."

Huo Yuhao looked at Quan Cangtian.

"Young Patriarch, thank you."

Quan Cangtian patted his shoulder.

"You passed."

"From now on, you are a Soul Elder."

Huo Yuhao froze.

"Soul Elder?"

"Mm. The Ice Emperor is a four-hundred-thousand-year soul ring."

"After absorbing her, your rank will rise."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

He sensed the state of his body.

His soul power was indeed climbing.

Level 20... Level 25... Level 30!

Soul Elder!

He froze in place.

"I... I broke through?"

Quan Cangtian smiled.

"Mm."

Huo Yuhao was excited.

"Thank you, Big Brother!"

Quan Cangtian patted his shoulder.

"Let's go. Home."

Everyone turned around.

They left the Extreme North.

Quan Batian walked at the very front.

Quan Cangtian supported Huo Yuhao.

Zixiao walked beside Quan Cangtian.

Wang Dong walked behind them.

Xiao Xiao walked at the very back.

Skydream's voice echoed in Huo Yuhao's mind.

"Little fellow, from now on, the Ice Emperor will help you."

"Her Ultimate Ice is very strong."

"You must use it well."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

"I know."

Skydream said, "Also, the Ice Emperor says she wants to see Quan Cangtian."

Huo Yuhao froze.

"See Big Brother?"

"Right. She says she has something to tell him."

Huo Yuhao looked at Quan Cangtian.

"Young Patriarch, the Ice Emperor says she wants to see you."

Quan Cangtian froze.

"See me?"

"Right. She says she has something to tell you."

Quan Cangtian was silent for a moment.

"Alright."

He looked at Quan Batian.

"Grandfather, I'll stay behind for a moment."

Quan Batian nodded.

"Go ahead."

"We will wait for you outside."

Quan Cangtian nodded.

He closed his eyes.

Mental power surged outward.

It entered Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea.

Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea.

A golden ocean.

The Skydream Ice Worm floated within the ocean.

The Ice Emperor stood nearby.

In human form.

Icy blue long hair, icy blue pupils.

She looked at Quan Cangtian.

"Quan Cangtian."

Quan Cangtian nodded.

"Ice Emperor."

The Ice Emperor looked at him.

Her gaze was complex.

"The heavenly fire within your body..."

"I sensed it."

Quan Cangtian froze.

"You sensed it?"

"Right. That flame... is very special."

"It is not the power of Douluo Mainland."

Quan Cangtian fell silent.

The Ice Emperor said, "I do not know what it is."

"But I can sense that it is very strong."

"It is also very dangerous."

Quan Cangtian nodded.

"I know."

Ice Emperor: "Be careful."

"That power will attract a lot of trouble."

Quan Cangtian nodded.

"Thanks for the reminder."

Ice Emperor smiled.

"You're welcome."

"Since I have become Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring, we are in the same boat."

"If you have trouble, you can find me."

Quan Cangtian nodded.

"Good."

Ice Emperor: "Go. They are waiting for you."

Quan Cangtian nodded.

He opened his eyes.

Returning to reality.

Deep within the Extreme North.

Quan Cangtian opened his eyes.

Huo Yuhao looked at him.

"Big Brother, what did the Ice Emperor say?"

Quan Cangtian fell silent for a moment.

"She said... to make me careful."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

"Then let's go."

Quan Cangtian nodded.

He looked toward Quan Batian.

"Grandfather, let's go."

Quan Batian nodded.

"Good."

The group turned around.

Leaving the Extreme North.

[Joy Envoy Bullet Screen]: Huo Yuhao's Third Martial Soul awakens! Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion! 400,000-year Wise Soul Ring!