Golden Body Perfected, Persuasion Successful, the Inner Core Almost in Hand (Please Keep Reading) (1 / 2)

The powers of ice and fire nurtured and restrained each other, keeping each other in balance.

The Blue Silver Emperor soul bone supplied life force in an endless stream.

As time passed, a golden glow gradually began to radiate from Huo Yuhao's body.

His internal organs did the same, all taking on a dark golden sheen.

By now, there was no pain left inside his body, and his skin no longer felt the scorching heat or freezing cold of ice and fire.

He could now swim freely through the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, proving that his Ice-Fire Golden Body had reached perfection.

It was flawless.

After succeeding, he thought about diving down to examine the remains of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings below and see whether any fortuitous opportunities awaited him.

Unfortunately, he could descend only halfway before he could go no farther. There seemed to be a natural barrier blocking him, refusing to let strangers pass.

Huo Yuhao could only give up and return to the surface of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Then he sprang up, leaping clear of the water.

He landed steadily in the herb garden, his heart brimming with exhilaration. After all, successfully absorbing those two immortal herbs had sent his soul power soaring once again.

By Huo Yuhao's conservative estimate, he was already above rank fifty. All he needed were soul rings, and he could advance rapidly.

How could the word "fantastic" possibly do it justice?

"Senior, snap out of it!"

Only after Huo Yuhao's reminder did Dugu Bo come to his senses, but the shock on his face did not diminish in the slightest.

"You brat, you ate those two herbs containing that terrifying ice poison and fire poison? And you stayed beneath the magma for so long?"

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly. "Senior, isn't that obvious? Isn't that exactly what shocked you?"

"How did you do it?"

At Dugu Bo's question, Huo Yuhao merely smiled faintly before immediately speaking.

He had never intended to hide it from Dugu Bo. After all, this was another piece that could help secure their deal.

"I won't hide it from you. Senior, I'm sure you've heard about the Clear Sky Sect Eradication Plan that caused such an uproar recently. Others might not know how it all began, but top experts in the soul master world like you must have had front-row seats to the spectacle."

"Our family hunted down that hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor. Naturally, its soul bone went to me."

"Hiss!"

The moment Huo Yuhao finished speaking, Dugu Bo sucked in a sharp breath. Shock flooded his mind so completely that he even stopped thinking.

Greed swiftly appeared on his face, but he soon suppressed it.

Huo Yuhao understood his expression perfectly. Greed was human nature; this was humanity's most genuine reaction.

No soul master could remain unmoved by a hundred-thousand-year soul bone. Powerful Titled Douluo like them, in particular, flocked to such treasures like ducks to water.

They held their eyes above their heads, looking down on everything and always wanting the best, only to end up without absorbing a single soul bone.

But Dugu Bo had immediately regained his clarity rather than letting desire devour him. That alone was enough for Huo Yuhao to approve of his character.

This old fellow is worth befriending. If he sticks with me, I'll make sure he never meets the same miserable end he did in the original story.

"Y-you actually have a hundred-thousand-year soul bone?"

After restraining his desire, Dugu Bo pointed at Huo Yuhao, his face filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment!

He was a mighty Titled Douluo, yet his strongest soul bone was only a little over several tens of thousands of years old. Meanwhile, this ten-year-old boy had already absorbed a hundred-thousand-year soul bone.

Sometimes, the gulf between one person and another truly was wider than that between a person and a dog. Spirit Hall certainly lived up to its reputation as the continent's greatest power. Its methods of nurturing a successor were outrageously extravagant.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao's honesty moved him. After all, there was no question how much trust it took to dare reveal one's soul bone to someone else.

Even he had never told his children or granddaughter how many soul bones he possessed or what they were, for fear of stirring up trouble in the soul master world.

Although the empire had laws, they applied only to ordinary people and some weaker soul masters. Titled Douluo like them were beyond its jurisdiction, leaving the soul master world largely in chaos. Without Spirit Hall mediating, conflicts between soul masters could easily have sparked a war among them.

Countless murders and robberies occurred in the soul master world every day. Only by keeping one's secrets tightly wrapped away could one survive there for long.

The significance of Huo Yuhao revealing his soul bone's secret could hardly be overstated. It was fair to say that Dugu Bo now trusted him a great deal.

Of course, trust was one thing. His wariness toward Huo Yuhao had not diminished in the slightest.

After all, Huo Yuhao's status was so exalted. If he dared to be this frank, he surely had everything well in hand.

He definitely possessed powerful means of preserving his life.

It was best not to offend a Little Monster like him.

In response to Dugu Bo's question, Huo Yuhao readily replied, "That's right. This hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor soul bone has an incredibly heaven-defying ability called 'Wildfire Cannot Burn It All Away; the Spring Breeze Blows, and It Grows Again.'"

"I could safely swallow those two poisonous herbs and remain unharmed beneath the magma entirely because of its regenerative power."

"And that isn't even its strongest ability. This soul bone's greatest ability can even help someone regrow a severed limb. That's all I'll say. Whether you believe me or not, Senior, you can judge for yourself."

"Hiss!"

Dugu Bo sucked in another sharp breath. This time, he was utterly stunned.

It could actually regrow severed limbs. Such an ability really existed! Still, since it was a hundred-thousand-year soul bone, the plan Huo Yuhao had just described now seemed highly feasible.

"So, Senior, are you willing to try?"

Huo Yuhao asked tentatively. He was in no particular hurry. Cultivation was not accomplished overnight; it was a very long process.

Dugu Bo's inner core would merely shorten the time he needed to cultivate. He wanted it, but it was not a necessity.

He still had to hunt soul beasts for soul rings, so he had plenty of time to wait for Dugu Bo's decision.

But to Huo Yuhao's surprise, Dugu Bo actually nodded in agreement.

"Kid, after everything you've said, it would be rather unreasonable for me to refuse. Even if it fails, I'll only lose an arm. Let's do it."

"Good. I'm sure you won't be disappointed."

Dugu Bo's answer greatly surprised Huo Yuhao, and he was overjoyed as well.

He had thought this would drag on for a year or two, yet now he could obtain Dugu Bo's inner core almost immediately. Good things really did come in pairs.

Dugu Bo's inner core had formed after his Jade-Scaled Snake evolved into the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor. Having cultivated to the level of a Titled Douluo, the power of his inner core was fully comparable to that of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

After all, a Titled Douluo's strength was equivalent to that of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

With an inner core of this caliber assisting his cultivation, he could complete his task even faster.