The outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The corpse of a colossal snake-type soul beast still radiated a formidable aura, proof at a glance that it was a soul beast of over ten thousand years.
At this moment, an exquisitely beautiful young girl stood beside it, absorbing a black soul ring.
Huo Yuhao watched from the side, deep in thought.
Evil Soul Masters were indeed uniquely endowed by nature. Before becoming an Evil Soul Master, Zero was merely an ordinary person who had awakened a snake martial soul and possessed no soul power to cultivate, but when her martial soul evolved into an Evil Dragon, her soul power surged directly to rank twenty.
Moreover, after her Evil Dragon martial soul devoured the corpse of the Titled Douluo's evil dragon, her soul power continued to skyrocket. Following that, she absorbed several soul bones, making Zero's rise in soul power nothing short of rapid.
This was already the fourth soul ring Huo Yuhao had found for Zero: a Mandala Snake aged a whopping fifteen thousand years.
As for a shaky foundation? The upgrade path for Evil Soul Masters was all about speed; consolidation? Apologies, that would only restrict his advantage of fast leveling.
There was a one-hundred-thousand-year torso bone and a head soul bone of unknown age on the evil dragon; the evil dragon's strength during its lifetime had been formidable.
Pity that Huo Yuhao had suddenly severed both its arms in an outburst, killing it while well over half its combat prowess remained unspooled. What a waste-it all ended up benefiting the "Saintess" she kept thinking about.
Indeed, Huo Yuhao had not wanted those two soul bones, and in all likelihood would not absorb soul bones in the future either. For one, he found them disgusting.
After all, suddenly implanting things inside one's body felt rather creepy; for another, he didn't need them, and he would acquire even more "good things" later on. He couldn't lose the watermelon over a sesame seed.
Having absorbed two soul bones, coupled with having three previous absorption experiences, Zero did not take long this time to absorb the over-ten-thousand-year soul ring beyond her tier, and she succeeded swiftly.
One yellow, two purple, and one black-four soul rings pulsed rhythmically around her, and her soul power stabilized at rank forty-three.
Huo Yuhao was quite satisfied with this. Zero was his first subordinate. Although a chasm separated her from him, he refused to allow Zero to fall behind others.
Regrettably, Zero's face held not a trace of joy. It seemed that after she laid her younger sister to rest, her smiles had been buried right along with her.
Less than two kilometers away from Huo Yuhao at that moment, a figure in black hair and black clothes was locked in a fierce battle with an eight-hundred-year Enchanted Rabbit.
She wore a set of ice-blue armor that radiated a crystalline, flowing light, and the black longsword in her hand likewise contained soul power fluctuations. Furthermore, figures occasionally tossed out a soul cannon from the ring-shaped storage soul tool on her hand.
An eight-hundred-year Enchanted Rabbit was actually falling into a disadvantageous position in the hands of someone without even a soul ring.
With the ebb and flow of battle, Huo Xingling would soon take down this eight-hundred-year Enchanted Rabbit.
Yet just as Huo Xingling was about to split the Enchanted Rabbit in half with a single slash, suddenly, without the slightest warning, a voice rang out in her mind.
Finally let me run into a human with the mental attribute! What a pity brother doesn't cry, otherwise I'd surely be weeping bitter tears!
Huo Xingling was startled. Enduring humiliation and carrying heavy burdens for years, her father had used a special treasure to mask her soul power level, allowing her to evade the eyes and ears of the Star Luo Empire. She had only done so to survive the surveillance of the Star Luo Empire, and only after finally confirming that the surveillance had vanished did she dare come to the Star Dou Great Forest to acquire a soul ring-otherwise, with her talent, she would have broken through to Soul Elder long ago.
Yet the voice in her mind at this moment threw her into a panic, and she completely failed to understand why a voice would suddenly appear in her head.
At that very moment, the ground beneath her feet began to shake without warning. Cracks abruptly appeared two meters ahead, gradually widening into crevices. Vaguely, a golden-white light could be seen shining from the fractures.
A thread of icy chill emanated from the cracks in the ground, and the surrounding temperature began to drop noticeably. The area of the cracks gradually expanded, and at this moment, the golden-white light within revealed its true appearance.
It was a round head, looking fleshy and a full meter in diameter. It crawled out with a writhing body, its length stretching a full seven meters.
W-what kind of soul beast was this?
Over the years, apart from studying the soul guidance knowledge her father left behind, Huo Xingling had not neglected soul beast knowledge either, so she considered herself well-versed in the traits of soul beasts. Yet this soul beast before her eyes was one she did not recognize.
This soul beast, resembling a silkworm baby, was pure white throughout and crystal clear. As soon as it emerged from the earth, it looked toward Huo Xingling once more, feeling overjoyed in its heart and laughing wildly up to the heavens.
It seems brother's life really isn't meant to end here! Not only has a mental-type soul master arrived, but the potential is also this high. I've struck it rich!
Sensing Huo Xingling's terror, it hurriedly offered comfort.
"Don't be afraid, little girl. Big brother is a good person, and I have good things for you to see."
Huo Xingling's face turned pale, collapsing into despair. She didn't understand why she was already at the very outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, being so careful, yet still this unlucky. A one-hundred-thousand-year soul beast actually appeared here?
"You can speak, are you a one-hundred-thousand-year soul beast? What on earth do you want with a weak soul master like me?"
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: "I am..." ...
A quarter of an hour later, the southern region of the Star Dou Great Forest fell frighteningly silent.
Sensing the abnormal change, Huo Yuhao, who had been waiting for several days, was immensely excited. It seemed today was the first encounter between his scapegoat and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
Just as Customer Service had said, he had already abandoned his identity as the Son of Fate and directly rejected the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm at the start. Therefore, no matter how strong his spiritual power was or how close he was to it, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would not choose him.
Sensing the approximate range of the anomalous zone, Huo Yuhao murmured a few words of instruction to Zero, then unleashed his speed to the limit, transforming into a streak of flowing light as he sprinted furiously in that direction. But at this very moment,
the anomaly erupted.
The intensely clear sky suddenly darkened, and a thunderclap roared high in the heavens. In that instant, the sun's light was completely blocked by darkness. An immense pressure capable of causing one to suffocate descended from the skies, striking Huo Yuhao dead-center.
Huo Yuhao, who was sprinting at full speed, inexplicably paused for a moment. A gray current of air descended from the sky as though encountering a massive suction force, and in a mere instant, it landed at the back of Huo Yuhao's head and quietly burrowed inside.
The moment the gray air current entered Huo Yuhao's body, it surged toward his spiritual sea of consciousness, fusing with the divine sense orb within the sea.
The next moment, an extremely hazy figure materialized behind Huo Yuhao, and an aged voice rang out with an indescribable majesty: "Holding the sun and moon to pluck the stars, there is no one like me in this world. I never expected this old man to still have a sliver of remnant soul preserved."
With that, the phantom transformed into a stream of light and returned into the divine sense orb within Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea of consciousness.
Such strange mental attributes, unlike the rules forged by this realm. What an interesting youth.
Within the spiritual sea of consciousness, as he absorbed the spiritual power from the Spirit Eyes and the divine sense orb, Electrolux's hazy figure actually gradually solidified, his majestic face revealing a look of incredulity for the very first time.
It can actually heal my divine soul? What level of spiritual power is this precisely? The old man voiced a question for the first time.
Huo Yuhao had already stopped. Having dashed merely several hundred meters, he had abruptly sensed the uninvited guest inside his body. He quickly reacted-the newcomer was bound to be Electrolux.
Huo Yuhao flew straight back to Zero's side and, amidst her incomprehension, swiftly entered meditation. His spiritual power entered his own spiritual sea of consciousness to meet this legendary Holy Necromancer.
"What person are you? Why have you appeared inside my body, and why are you nibbling on my spiritual power?"
Huo Yuhao asked knowingly, acting at this moment like a homeowner whose belongings had been stolen coming to interrogate a thief.
"Little fellow, you are quite unusual. Your spiritual power is exceptionally high-grade, and you were even able to perceive my existence."
"You seem not to have answered my question." Huo Yuhao said coldly.
"If I told you this was fate, would you believe it? Clearly it wasn't your energy that drew me here, but I still couldn't help seeking you out. Just like fate-in our world, we hold the choice of fate in high respect, and so I chose you."
"People from your world? You aren't an entity of our world?" Huo Yuhao asked.
Huo Yuhao's question plunged the aged voice into silence. After a moment, it rang out once more.
"I am merely a wisp of divine sense, so I don't remember very clearly, but I indeed do not belong to your world. I only remember that back then, I appeared to be dying.
Yet perhaps my soul power was far too powerful; at the very moment of death, it tore through space, leaving this wisp of divine sense behind, and as a result, I ended up in this world of yours.
I was drawn over by your spiritual energy, and this wisp of divine sense entered your spiritual sea of consciousness, fusing with this dark golden little orb. Rest assured, however, I harbor no malice toward you, and I'm afraid I won't be able to leave your place in the future either."
"Since you are merely a wisp of divine sense, I can allow you to dwell in my spiritual sea of consciousness, but I must know whether you are a good person or a bad one, and what status you held during your lifetime."
Huo Yuhao posed his question once more. It appeared to be a cautious skepticism toward this uninvited guest, but in reality, it was meant to bewilder Electrolux, preventing him from seeing the slightest flaw or realizing that he actually knew him and was aware of everything about him.
His identity as a transmigrator and his knowledge of the plot were things he must never reveal to a single soul. This was a secret he would take with him to his grave, even in death.
Heh heh, the early bird gets the worm. Thank you big brother for the monthly ticket, thank you everyone for the recommendation tickets, a newbie with a new work begging on bended knees for everything.
(End of chapter)
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