Endless Fire (Huo) Territory, Flame Mantra
After imagining the wonderful future of weaving dreams for vicious beasts and venting his anger properly, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said gleefully:
"Yuhao, although I can't give you a Soul Bone, aside from the four Soul Skills, I can also grant you another Martial Soul. Once you cultivate to level twenty, I'll help you obtain your Second Martial Soul. From then on, you'll soar to great heights and win, win, win all the way!"
Huo Yuhao praised him, "Oh wow, you're so amazing."
"Brother Sky Dream, what will my Second Martial Soul be?" Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow and asked with interest.
"The Second Martial Soul I'm giving you is ice, but for now, it is ice without a soul."
Huo Yuhao pushed up his glasses and put on a puzzled look. "Ice without a soul? What does that mean?"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained, "It means that your Second Martial Soul currently only has an attribute and no form. You can think of it as an empty slot for an Ice Attribute Martial Soul."
"Only after you absorb your first Ice Attribute Soul Ring will this Martial Soul take shape. In other words, whichever Soul Beast you absorb your next Soul Ring from, your Second Martial Soul will become that Soul Beast."
At this point, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm put on an old-fashioned, worldly-wise expression.
Huo Yuhao knew that Tian Meng was winding up to PUA him.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said with a smile, "Yuhao, I'm sure you understand the importance of adding your next Soul Ring! So you must be extremely cautious. Never absorb Soul Rings recklessly and waste the limitless potential of your Second Martial Soul. Listen to my advice more."
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Don't worry, Brother Sky Dream. From now on, we'll share fortune and hardship together, selecting only the best and discarding the inferior. If we want something, we'll want only the best."
Time to PUA Tian Meng!
After discussing it with Huo Yuhao, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was fired up and full of spirit.
"Mm, it would be best if it were an ultimate Ice Attribute. How could an ordinary Ice Attribute Soul Beast possibly be worthy of all the hardships I've endured along the way!"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm clearly had yet to realize that he had been led straight into a trap.
"Yuhao, I've gone all in on you. From now on, we're grasshoppers tied to the same rope. We prosper together and suffer together."
Afterward, Huo Yuhao listened as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lamented how powerful Electrolux's gray bead was. His million-year Mental Power had quantity but no quality; before Electrolux, it was child's play.
Though Electrolux was merely a broken remnant, he could still completely suppress the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm on the level of Mental Power.
There was a saying that once the quantity of Mental Power grew large enough, it would inevitably undergo a qualitative transformation. Yet this crushing disparity in level and dimension remained an unbridgeable gulf.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sighed. He had barely entered this Sea of Spirit before encountering such a tough one. "Yuhao, two humans are approaching outside. They look like they're here for you, and they mean you no harm."
Huo Yuhao nodded. The next moment, his vision blurred, and his consciousness quickly returned to reality.
"Why isn't he awake yet?" Tang Ya patted Huo Yuhao's face and gave Bei Bei, beside her, a questioning look.
"Don't worry. There's nothing abnormal about him. His blood and qi are very stable."
Bei Bei smiled gently and briefly assessed Huo Yuhao's current physical condition. Then he noticed the Wind Baboon beside him, already completely cold.
"His clothes are still quite intact. He probably didn't have much trouble killing this Wind Baboon. If I'm right, Little Brother Huo won by overwhelming force."
"His Soul Power also seems to be on the verge of emerging. It has strengthened considerably compared to when we first met him. This is the sign that he has just broken through Soul Scholar and entered the Soul Master rank."
Bei Bei sighed softly. "What a pity. He most likely absorbed this ten-year Wind Baboon as his first Soul Ring."
Tang Ya said happily, "It's good that he could kill a Wind Baboon by himself."
"It doesn't matter if his first Soul Ring is a little lacking. This sect master doesn't mind."
Thus, Tang Ya and Bei Bei began discussing whether Huo Yuhao's ten-year first Soul Ring was a pity. Just then, Huo Yuhao woke up, utterly ruining the mood, a faint golden glow appearing in his eyes.
"Little Yuhao, you're finally awake." Tang Ya immediately beamed when she saw Huo Yuhao open his eyes.
Bei Bei helped Huo Yuhao up and patted his shoulder. "Little Brother Huo, you really have guts."
"All by yourself—if another ten-year Wind Baboon had shown up while you were absorbing the Soul Ring, you would have suffered terribly."
Bei Bei said seriously, "Remember, when you absorb Soul Rings in the future, someone must be there to protect you."
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Mm, I understand, Brother Bei Bei."
At the same time, a Pale White Soul Ring rose from beneath Huo Yuhao's feet. The Mental Power fluctuations radiating from his eyes made Tang Ya's eyes blink repeatedly.
Tang Ya could not help asking, "Little Yuhao, is your Martial Soul of the Mental Attribute? I felt a strong mental fluctuation just now."
Huo Yuhao replied shyly, "Yes, my Martial Soul is Spirit Eyes, a Mental Attribute Martial Soul born from mutation."
Tang Ya was instantly overjoyed. She had merely wandered around the Star Dou Great Forest, yet the little brother she encountered possessed a rare Mental Attribute Martial Soul.
This was simply heaven's arrangement for the Tang Sect!
"Spirit Eyes? An Original Martial Soul? Wonderful!"
Tang Ya's eyes lit up. She looked Huo Yuhao over again. He was rather handsome to begin with, his eyes were full of spirit, his body was thin and frail, his clothes were plain, and he could cook well. With his short blue hair, he was simply perfect for their Tang Sect.
She secretly kept signaling Bei Bei with her eyes.
Master and disciple played off each other, probing Huo Yuhao for information, especially about his family circumstances.
Huo Yuhao muddled through whenever he could.
Tang Ya moved closer, blinking her beautiful eyes. "Little Yuhao, now that you've obtained your Soul Ring, what are your plans next? Who else is in your family?"
"There's no one left. Only me."
Tang Ya was overjoyed and blurted out, "Then that's wonderful."
Huo Yuhao pursed his lips, unsure what expression to make. Bei Bei, meanwhile, was speechless. He raised a hand and knocked Tang Ya on the head. "What kind of thing is that to say?"
"Ah, sorry, sorry..." Tang Ya instantly realized she had misspoken and looked apologetic.
"Little Yuhao, I didn't mean it that way. I meant, since you're alone and have no one to rely on, why not join our Tang Sect?"
At that moment, three options appeared before Huo Yuhao's eyes.
Option One: Refuse without mercy. "Anyone with eyes can see that your Tang Sect has reached the end of the road and is barely clinging to its last breath." Completion reward: an Earth Tier Low Grade Cultivation Method (from Yao Lao's Naring)
Option Two: Refuse tactfully. "I'm the only one left in my family. I need to rely on a powerful faction to grow stronger, so I won't be joining the Tang Sect." Completion reward: an Earth Tier Ice Element Cultivation Method (from the Flame Emperor's investor, Hai Bodong)
Option Three: Say with heartfelt sincerity, "Sister Tang Ya, I can understand how you feel."
"Actually, I too bear the arduous task of restoring my sect's glory. It's just that my sect is an obscure little sect called the Endless Fire Territory, the Huo Territory." Completion reward: Cultivation Method—Flame Mantra (Yellow Tier Low Grade)
Huo Yuhao's azure eyes shifted. Tang San could have the Tang Sect, so it wasn't too much for him to have the Huo Territory, right...
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