Everyone Gathers

Huo Yuhao walked out of the Poison Miasma. "Everyone, come over quickly." As he spoke, Huo Yuhao looked toward the others. Outside, everyone had been sleeping with their heads resting on Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's round body.

"Why did you take so long to come out?" Tian Meng asked sleepily.

Huo Yuhao apologized. "Sorry for the delay. It's all over now, though. Everyone can come in."

"Then let's hurry inside. What exactly is in there?" Raven cheered as she stood up.

When the others heard Huo Yuhao, they also got to their feet.

"Everyone, follow me." Huo Yuhao led the way. When they passed through the Poison Miasma and entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, everyone except Evil Lord, who had already been there and showed little surprise, drew in a sharp breath. Even Snow Empress was astonished by the abundant spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"All right, everyone, this is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. When you pick the herbs, just be careful not to pull them up by the roots. Also, Octagonal has its memories now, but for the moment it can only communicate through Spiritual Power..." Huo Yuhao explained the situation to everyone.

"I've realized that the old home where I used to live was a dump." Raven murmured as she looked at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The Wolf King beside her heard this and nodded in agreement. Then he felt a sharp pain in his thigh. "Ow! What's gotten into you, Poor Bird? Why are you pinching my thigh?" the Wolf King said angrily.

"Hehe, you felt pain, which means this is all real." As she spoke, Raven charged straight in.

The Wolf King was speechless. They had both come from the Sun Moon Continent, so how could they be so different?

Seeing that Raven had already set off, Xiao Bai jumped straight into the Cold Spring to soak. "Wait for me! Don't hog all the good stuff again!" A-Tai said, then jumped in right after her. Tian Meng, meanwhile, felt how comfortable the surroundings were, found a cozy spot, and promptly fell fast asleep again.

Ice Empress felt just as speechless as the Wolf King. The Wolf King cast her a concerned look, making her feel even more exasperated. She couldn't help sighing, "Where's the dignity befitting Soul Beasts with over a hundred thousand years of Cultivation?" Ice Empress turned to look at Li Ya and A Ling beside her. Seeing that the two of them were still relatively calm, she breathed a sigh of relief. Ice Empress was just about to pat A Ling on the shoulder and praise her, but before her hand could come down, she heard-

"Ah! Li Ya, stop daydreaming! They're going to take all the good spots. Let's hurry over!" A Ling said, vigorously shaking Li Ya by the shoulders.

"I can understand you daydreaming, but why are you doing it too? Hurry up!" Li Ya grabbed A Ling and dashed off.

Ice Empress looked at her hand, still halfway raised, then at the group ahead. Can I really achieve Godhood with this bunch?

Raven, the first to run off, came back carrying a pile of Spirit Fruits. She stuffed one into each of Ice Empress's and the Wolf King's mouths. "Hurry up and try them. It's hard to find this many of these things outside. I'll go get more after you finish these." After she said that, Raven started eating quickly again.

Ice Empress and the Wolf King blankly ate the Spirit Fruits as they watched everything unfolding.

"Bing'er, relax. You don't have to be so stiff. Being happy is what matters most." Snow Empress patted Ice Empress on the shoulder.

"I feel like I've experienced more shocks these past few months than I did in my entire life before. Xue'er, am I getting old and unable to keep up with the times?" Ice Empress said with a sigh.

"There's no such thing as someone who can't keep up with the times. There are only people willing to stop moving forward. Don't worry; it's not too late to catch up now." Snow Empress comforted her.

After hearing Snow Empress's reassurance, Ice Empress nodded, then took a fierce bite of the Spirit Fruit.

The Wolf King beside them had wanted to say something too, but every time he finished a Spirit Fruit, Raven stuffed another into his mouth. Even if he pulled it out and refused to eat it, another Spirit Fruit would appear in his mouth.

Evil Lord walked over to Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao was sprinkling the fragments of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow from the bag he'd brought earlier to fertilize Octagonal.

"How is Octagonal doing?" Evil Lord asked.

"There's no problem. Its Cultivation just isn't high enough for direct communication yet, so you have to initiate contact with Spiritual Power."

"Everyone is here now. What do you plan to do next? And what about the Chaos Energy inside you?"

"I'd like to talk to Elder Yi in a little while and see if he has any ideas."

"Then go ahead."

After using up all the fragments of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, Huo Yuhao agreed and entered his Sea of Consciousness.

Inside the Sea of Consciousness, Elder Yi was carefully examining Huo Yuhao's physical condition.

"Elder Yi, would you like to absorb some Immortal Herbs to recover?"

"Let's not rush. Your situation is very unusual. I've never seen anything like it," Elder Yi said thoughtfully.

"Is my condition very bad?"

"I can't determine whether this situation is good or bad. I examined your Gold of Life, and when I looked through your memories, I also learned where this piece of Gold of Life came from and what happened to it afterward. I also discovered why you can't take it out and use it as you did before: this piece of Gold of Life has completely fused with your Bones. You could even say that your Bones are now the Gold of Life. If that were all, there'd be no problem; it would benefit you greatly. But the problem is that these Bones made of Gold of Life seem more like a seal, binding the energy known as Chaos inside your bones. I've never seen such immense, mixed energy inside a person's body."

"Elder Yi, can I try to control this Chaos Energy?" Huo Yuhao asked instinctively.

"You can, but it will be difficult. After all, this energy is inside your body. If you can use it, that would certainly be a good thing, but you might also disrupt the balance inside you. Your body is like a scale right now. If you handle it poorly, the scale could become unbalanced, and the consequences would be unimaginable."

"Elder Yi, don't rush. At least I'm still safe for now. Absorb this Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow and these medicinal herbs first, to stabilize your Divine Soul." As he spoke, Huo Yuhao placed the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow and some herbs he had picked from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which could stabilize the soul, in front of Elder Yi.

"I'll absorb them. Oh, right, I'll grant you access to the Undead Demiplane."

"Thank you, Elder Yi." Huo Yuhao then left his Sea of Consciousness.

"How did it go?" Evil Lord asked when Huo Yuhao opened his eyes.

Huo Yuhao then told him what he had learned from Elder Yi, leaving Evil Lord unable to offer any answer.

"It seems things haven't reached the worst point yet." Only after a long while did Evil Lord manage to say that much.

"At least I'm fine for now. Evil Lord, you don't need to worry too much either." After hearing Huo Yuhao, Evil Lord said nothing more and went back to resting.

Watching everyone go off to do their own thing, Huo Yuhao thought of an idea. She found a quiet place and began making a Soul Tool.

The sun slowly set, and Huo Yuhao's hands finally stopped moving. She held a round metal plate in her hand. It was a newly made Soul Tool.

"Everyone, come over for a moment." Huo Yuhao stood up and called to the others. They gathered around.

"What's up?" Raven asked, still chewing.

"Everyone must have noticed during our journey that you've all been relying on Evil Lord's Spiritual Power to conceal yourselves. In the human world, unless a Soul Master is a Titled Douluo, they basically can't see the true forms of Soul Beasts with a hundred thousand years of Cultivation or more. Although there are very few Titled Douluo in the human world now, it's still difficult to avoid them completely."

Huo Yuhao cleared his throat and continued, "I know none of you would be afraid of fighting a Titled Douluo, but it would still be better to stay hidden in the human world. If you're discovered, people might hunt you down at any cost. After all, to humans, the temptation of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone is enormous. So I made this Soul Tool, which can conceal the Soul Beast Aura on you and create illusions of a simulated Martial Soul and Soul Rings. That will let you move around more freely in the human world. Of course, this Soul Tool has its limits too. It can't fool Limit Douluo at Level 99 or above."

"Simulation seems to be a skill of our Ice Silkworm Clan," Tian Meng said.

"That's right, Brother Sky Dream. I got the inspiration from you."

Tian Meng sounded rather pleased. "Just as you'd expect from our Ice Silkworm Clan. Does that mean I can simulate nine hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings?"

"In theory, you can simulate them, but I don't recommend doing that. After all, that would make it too obvious."

"Use your head for once," Ice Empress said, feeling speechless.

"I made one for each of you. Give them a try." Huo Yuhao handed one to everyone, but when he got to Brother Sky Dream, he stopped.

"What's wrong, Yuhao?" Tian Meng asked.

"Um, Brother Sky Dream, why haven't you transformed into human form yet?"

"I don't know how." Tian Meng answered with absolute confidence.

That simple answer from Tian Meng even made Snow Empress, who always wore a smile, lose her composure a little. This guy had higher Cultivation than she did. Even if his fighting ability was poor, surely he shouldn't be this hopeless.

Although she could teach Brother Sky Dream the Human Form Transformation, Ice Empress refused, saying that she wanted him to cultivate properly and figure it out himself, and that he shouldn't go out to have fun if he couldn't. Brother Sky Dream protested vigorously, but gave up after Ice Empress glared at him.

Faced with such an earnest answer, Huo Yuhao could only hand the Soul Tool to Brother Sky Dream and tell him to use it once he could transform into human form.

The night sky was as it had always been. After a busy day, Huo Yuhao could finally get some rest.

For the next two days, Huo Yuhao sprinkled some Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow on Octagonal each day, then picked medicinal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to refine pills. After all, he was still a little short on money.