(Brothers, I have something to take care of today. I'll be back to four updates tomorrow.)
What followed was a discussion between the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Empress. After talking it over for a while, they still chose the approach from the original story: fuse the Soul Bone first, then the Soul Ring.
After all, fusing the Soul Bone first would temper Huo Yuhao's physique. The stronger his body became, the older the Soul Ring he could withstand, and the greater the increase in his cultivation.
"Ice God's Successor, since I am willingly fusing with you, there will be no complications during the Soul Bone fusion. But although your physique is exceptionally strong among humans at your level, it is still far too weak compared to my power," the Ice Empress said. "So you will have to endure tremendous pain while absorbing my Soul Bone."
"During the fusion, I will replace your spine, all your ribs, and your breastbone. Because my Soul Bone's power is so immense, this process will take quite a while and be extremely painful. It will be like having all those bones dismantled and then reassembled. Can you endure that kind of pain?"
Huo Yuhao nodded. Are you kidding? I even dare to toss Heavenly Flames into my stomach. What's a little pain?
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm spoke up. "Yuhao, we're about to begin fusing the Soul Bone. Take out that Ice-Attribute Soul Bone you kept earlier. Using it as a medium to help you fuse with the Ice Empress's Soul Bone will make things much faster, reduce most of the pain, and prevent unnecessary energy leakage during the fusion."
Replacing the original story's Secret Art Soul Bone with this Thousand-Year Soul Bone of the ice attribute was like trading a bird