A second martial soul-seriously?

After withdrawing her Spirit Eyes martial soul, Huo Yuyao's aura changed, and her brilliant gold eyes turned emerald green.

Her aura surged continuously, extreme cold power erupting from her body as pale blue soul power instantly blanketed the entire office.

The Titled Douluos were all stunned by the sight unfolding in the room.

"What is this?!"

Ye Yulin touched an ice crystal that had drifted into his hand. That piercing chill, cold enough to send his heart soaring, made him shudder instinctively.

"Ice element? Since when did Little Yao have an ice element?"

"No, that's not right."

Meng Hongchen's fingers trembled slightly as she felt the ice crystals.

With her dual attributes of ice and poison, she could naturally sense what lay within those crystals. That ultimate power even exerted absolute suppression over her.

"Elder Kong, could this be...?"

Jing Hongchen's voice carried uncertainty.

"Yes. This is ultimate ice."

As those words fell, a deathly silence settled over the office.

An ultimate attribute-they, as senior figures, understood it better than anyone. This was an ultimate attribute! Ever since their Sun Moon Empire had first shared borders with the Douluo Three Kingdoms, only three soul masters with ultimate attributes had appeared across the four great empires, and every one of them had become a Limit Douluo.

However, all three had ultimately gone to Shrek. Moreover, their defeat in the war three thousand years ago had been at the hands of an army led by one of those Limit Douluos, who possessed ultimate fire.

A moment later, an almost transparent barrier enveloped the entire office.

"What exactly is going on? Why did you suddenly acquire an ultimate ice martial soul?"

Kong Deming sounded puzzled. Even he, hailed as the pillar of the Sun Moon Empire, had never seen anything like this.

Seeing the astonishment in everyone's eyes, Lin Mo finally nodded in satisfaction.

Now this is the kind of scene a protagonist deserves when showing off.

"As I continued cultivating, I began to notice that I seemed to have more than one martial soul. It was just that my body had been far, far too weak during my initial awakening, and the energy in my meridians was too chaotic for it to awaken. This trip to the Far North confirmed that I was being drawn there by my martial soul."

As she spoke, she fully released her aura. Her eyes turned completely emerald green, increasingly dense soul power surged around her, and a flash of light beneath her feet revealed an even more unbelievable soul ring.

"B-black?"

"How is that possible?"

"N-no way."

Even the three Titled Douluos were stunned by the sight.

It was indeed common for a second martial soul to absorb a ten thousand year soul ring, but only after the first martial soul had already reached the Titled Douluo level. The girl before them had only just broken through to two rings.

Huo Yuyao seemed to know what they wanted to ask, so she spoke first.

"I found this black soul ring deep within the Far North after following my martial soul's guidance."

"When Brother Xiao Mo and I found her, she was already on her last breath. She seemed to have been drawn to my martial soul, and afterward, she willingly sacrificed herself."

"That was how I obtained this forty-thousand-year soul ring and successfully awakened my second martial soul, the Ice Jade Scorpion, which possesses ultimate ice."

After hearing Huo Yuyao's explanation, everyone fell silent.

First a god-level skill, then a thousand-year soul ring, and now an ultimate attribute and a ten thousand year soul ring. Every one of these unbelievable things had appeared in the same person.

"Twin martial souls, a body martial soul, an ultimate martial soul..."

Jing Hongchen was excited, yet his brows were tightly furrowed.

Both men turned their gazes toward Kong Deming.

With talent like this, Little Yao should receive a tremendous amount of resources from now on.

Sure enough, just as Lin Mo had expected, the conversation that followed consisted mostly of praise for Huo Yuyao's talent and promises of various benefits.

Her gold soul coin allowance was even raised to fifty thousand a month, her allotment of rare metals increased, and she would receive heavenly treasures over a thousand years old every month.

Once they had finished discussing Huo Yuyao's affairs, everyone turned to Ye Guyi.

"So? Aren't you going to introduce her?"

Jing Hongchen extended a hand toward Ye Guyi.

"This is Miss Ye Guyi. We rescued her along the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Sun Moon Empire. Her martial soul is very special. It's called the Holy Angel, and it's also the bane of evil soul masters. We thought she had decent talent, so we brought her back."

"The Holy Angel? Could she be a descendant of the Qian Family from ten thousand years ago?"

"Yes. Greetings, teachers. My name is Ye Guyi. A few years ago, because of the special nature of our angel martial souls, we suffered a massacre at the hands of evil soul masters. I survived by sheer luck, and I've spent the past few years killing evil soul masters across the continent."

After briefly learning about Ye Guyi's current martial soul and soul power, Jing Hongchen stepped forward to explain things to her.

But just as he was about to mention additional resources, Lin Mo darted over. He pounded Jing Hongchen's legs and kneaded his shoulders, doing everything he could to curry favor. He kept saying that she had wandered for so long and had finally found a school, that her talent was excellent, and that she was absolutely destined to become a Super Douluo. All his chatter essentially amounted to asking for more benefits for Ye Guyi.

Jing Hongchen first swatted him away and coughed twice, then added a little more to the resources he had originally prepared for Ye Guyi.

How strange. Lin Mo knows the academy's rules. As long as someone has talent, additional resources will naturally follow. We were just discussing extra resources, too. Why would he specifically come forward to ask for them on her behalf now?

Kong Deming remained seated to the side, watching without saying another word. He had primarily come to see what Huo Yuyao had gained on her trip, but he was also delighted that the two had brought back a student with the potential to become a Titled Douluo, or even a Limit Douluo.

Still, his gaze drifted toward Lin Mo from time to time.

Hmm? This boy is winning people over...

Lin Mo, Huo Yuyao, Xiao Xiao, and now Ye Guyi. More and more geniuses are gathering around this boy.

Ye Yulin first glanced at the two of them, then sat off to the side without appearing concerned.

This boy has quite a few tricks up his sleeve, doesn't he? He even thinks us old fellows haven't noticed. He's really underestimated us.

Lin Mo had indeed been showing off his axe before the master carpenter. He believed he had disguised his intentions well, and that others would simply think he was helping a friend secure some benefits.

He had never imagined that, in the eyes of these old foxes at the top, his actions were practically transparent.

Each had their own thoughts, but none exposed him. Ye Guyi's resource allocation was soon settled. Although it fell somewhat short of Huo Yuyao's current allotment, it exceeded that of ordinary students and put her on the same level as Lin Mo and the others.

Once everything had been agreed upon, everyone dispersed.

Before leaving with a staff member, Ye Guyi stopped in the corridor and bowed deeply to Lin Mo behind her.

"Mr. Lin Mo... no, I should call you fellow student Lin Mo now. Thank you so much for everything today. Without you, I'd probably still be wandering outside, worrying about where my next meal would come from."

Lin Mo hurriedly waved his hands, his tone relaxed.

"Don't be so formal. We're friends now, aren't we?"

Ye Guyi paused slightly at those words, then nodded gently and offered a faint smile. Paired with her face, which radiated a holy aura, it made her beauty all the more captivating.

"Yes. Friends."

She turned and left, disappearing at the end of the corridor.

Watching her slowly walk away, Lin Mo also revealed a very faint smile.

Hehe, everything's going just as I wanted. Though, now that I think about it...

He understood Ye Guyi's talent and potential better than anyone. With her Holy Angel martial soul, the bane of evil soul masters, she would absolutely become a top combatant in the future. Now that he had left her with a good impression of him as her benefactor, bringing her into his camp later would be much easier.

Those three seem to have seen through what I did today, but they didn't call me out. It should be fine. After all, no matter what happens, I'm still Little Yao's older brother.

Indeed, his priority had now been relegated to the second tier. The first tier belonged to Huo Yuyao, who now possessed twin martial souls and an ultimate ice martial soul.

"Brother Xiao Mo, let's go."

Huo Yuyao's voice came from behind him, accompanied by hurried footsteps.

Then a soft, warm little hand suddenly slipped into his, taking his hand and leading him back.

Just like that, the familiar trio headed back toward the dormitory building side by side once more.

"Oh, right! Have you heard about the Freshman Assessment? First-year students can form teams freely, regardless of department. How about the three of us team up?"

Xiao Xiao walked beside Huo Yuyao, holding her hand as she spoke.

"Sure."

"I'm fine with that too."

Both nodded, and Xiao Xiao clapped her hands.

"Great! Then it's settled. Let's pick a name first. How about Mo Yu Xiao? I took one character from each of our names. I considered Xiao Yu Mo too, but that sounds too much like a person's name."

"No objections here."

"You're amazing, Xiao Xiao! That name sounds lovely!"

The three went up to the second floor. Xiao Xiao reached her door first and waved at them.

"Good night, good night!"

"Mm-hmm."

"Good night."

After the door closed, only Lin Mo and Huo Yuyao remained in the corridor.

Lin Mo headed toward his room as usual. Just as he reached out to open the door, he felt a gentle tug on his hand.

He turned around.

Huo Yuyao stood quietly behind him, her head slightly lowered.

"What's wrong?"

Huo Yuyao did not answer immediately. She merely leaned gently against Lin Mo's back.

We've barely been apart these past few days. Having to sleep separately again all of a sudden probably feels strange to her.

Thinking this, Lin Mo did not pull his hand away. Instead, he held hers in return.

"Want to chat for a bit?"

At those words, Huo Yuyao's azure eyes instantly lit up, and she was just about to speak.

A familiar figure sprang out of Huo Yuyao's Sea of Consciousness once again.

After flying out, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm looked back and forth between them with a peculiar expression.

"Just as I thought."

"Brother Tian Meng?"

Huo Yuyao froze. She had not expected the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to suddenly pop out at a time like this.

"Your soul power resonates."

Lin Mo's brows twitched slightly.

"Resonates?"

"Yes."

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm circled them and even poked their cheeks in passing.

"I vaguely sensed it when you were absorbing soul rings in the Far North. Then, when you were stabilizing your soul power on the flying device, I became certain. Just now, when you stood close together, that feeling became even more obvious."

Huo Yuyao looked rather bewildered.

"What does that mean?"

"It means your martial souls resonate with and draw toward each other. Ah, to put it simply, your martial soul compatibility is very high."

No sooner had he finished than an aged, steady voice sounded from within Lin Mo.

"He is correct."

Electrolux's soul form emerged from between Lin Mo's brows and hovered in the air.

Lin Mo was somewhat surprised as well. His teacher rarely appeared before others, yet he had voluntarily shown himself now, which meant this matter also concerned him greatly.

"I carefully sensed the fluctuations in both of your soul powers just now."

Electrolux looked at the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and nodded.

"I can confirm what this young Ice Silkworm fellow said."

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's mouth twitched.

"Young Ice Silkworm fellow? I've lived for a million years... never mind. I'll let it slide since you're his teacher."

"Furthermore."

Electrolux turned toward Lin Mo, an unusually grave look in his eyes.

"I have always felt traces of a second martial soul within you, but I could never confirm it. Just now, when you drew close to each other, its fluctuations became much clearer than usual."

"A second martial soul?"

Huo Yuyao stared wide-eyed at Lin Mo.

"Brother Xiao Mo has a second martial soul too?"

Lin Mo pointed at himself in disbelief.

"Who? Me? Seriously?"

"Indeed. Do you remember the disturbance in your Sea of Consciousness when you broke through to two rings? My rough conclusion is that what is sealed-or rather, imprisoned-deep within your Sea of Consciousness is your second martial soul."

"You mean the pair of silver eyes you saw back then?"

Electrolux nodded.

"Even now, I cannot determine exactly what it is. I can only be certain that the one who placed it within your Sea of Consciousness is immensely powerful. So powerful that even my divine sense at its peak might not have amounted to a tenth of theirs."

"That powerful?!"

Could this be a transmigrator's blessing? But don't I already have a martial soul that lets me break through without even hunting soul beasts? Twin martial souls, huh? Not bad, not bad.

Unlike the others' shock, his reaction was more one of delight.

After all, who would not want twin martial souls? It meant a higher ceiling.

At those words, not only Lin Mo but also the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was shocked. He had merely suspected that Lin Mo might have a second martial soul; he had never imagined it would have such extraordinary origins.

"However, there is actually a better way to prove whether you have a second martial soul."

Electrolux slowly explained the method.

"I once read some of your books. They described a cultivation method used when martial soul compatibility is high: the Martial Soul Fusion Cultivation Method."