The corner of Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched. "Brother Sky Dream, did you forget?"
"Right now, you're just a silkworm in my Sea of Consciousness."
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm fell silent, then roared, "Scram, scram, scram, scram, scram!"
Seeing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm curled up, Huo Yuhao couldn't help laughing out loud.
He left his Sea of Consciousness and walked out of the room.
According to their earlier agreement, he was to find Du Busi as soon as he broke through to Level 20.
Huo Yuhao had just opened the door and stepped outside when he spotted Du Busi walking toward him.
Huo Yuhao asked in surprise, "Sect Master? What brings you here?"
"Or did you do something to me? How else could you know so precisely that I'd just broken through to Level 20 and was about to come find you?"
Hearing this, Du Busi stopped in his tracks and put on a stern face. "Shoo, shoo, shoo. Do you know how to talk to people or not?"
"I'm a respectable man, after all. I'm not interested in men with men."
"I just happened to be passing by and thought I'd bring you some high-level Soul Beast meat. I didn't expect to hear such good news."
As he spoke, he took the Soul Beast meat out of his Storage Soul Tool and handed it to Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao gratefully put the Soul Beast meat into his own Storage Soul Tool.
No matter how much the Body Sect shunned Soul Tools, its members still used Soul Tools like Storage Soul Tools.
Du Busi looked appreciatively at Huo Yuhao's strong physique and said, "Have you chosen a target for your Second Soul Ring?"
Huo Yuhao nodded. "A Thousand-Year Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox."
"This kind of Soul Beast has extremely powerful insight and precognitive abilities, which suit the direction of my cultivation perfectly. It's also a rare ice-attribute, spiritual-type Soul Beast."
A trace of satisfaction flashed in Du Busi's eyes. "Good. Since you've already decided, let's set out."
Du Busi approved of Huo Yuhao's choice to absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
After months of improvement, Huo Yuhao's physique had long since surpassed that of an ordinary person.
It was at least somewhere between that of a Soul Elder and a Soul Ancestor.
Absorbing a thousand-year ring as his Second Soul Ring was not impossible.
Huo Yuhao nodded firmly. "Yes, Sect Master!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Du Busi took Huo Yuhao away from the Body Sect.
In the original story, it had taken Huo Yuhao about ten days to travel north from Shrek to the Far North.
But what about now?
They were at the Body Sect, which was already close to the Far North.
On top of that, they had Du Busi, a powerful Super Douluo, with them.
The two traveled extremely fast, making almost no stops along the way.
In just a day or two, they had crossed a vast stretch of the Heavenly Soul Empire's territory and reached its northernmost end.
Upon reaching the northernmost end of the empire, Du Busi and Huo Yuhao prepared for the cold, using only the finest materials.
Du Busi looked at the endless snow-capped mountains in the distance and said, "Yuhao, do you know what areas those Cold-Pupiled Ice Foxes live in?"
In the Sea of Consciousness, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was telling Huo Yuhao all about the Cold-Pupiled Ice Foxes' habits.
Huo Yuhao relayed what he heard. "Sect Master, Cold-Pupiled Ice Foxes are naturally cautious Soul Beasts. They usually don't stick to a fixed area."
"They like to hide in ice valleys, snowy ridges, and places where spiritual power is easily disturbed."
After listening to Huo Yuhao's description, Du Busi showed a look of understanding. "We'll go to the Frozen Forest first."
"That will give you a chance to get used to the climate here."
Huo Yuhao nodded and followed Du Busi to the outskirts of the Far North.
The moment the two stepped into the snow-covered forest, rustling sounds rose all around them.
Pairs of ice-blue eyes appeared one after another as several ice-attribute Soul Beasts silently closed in around them.
Among the Soul Beasts were Ice-Patterned Beasts resembling snow leopards, Frost Wolves with sharp fangs, and an Ice-Armored Rhinoceros over three meters long.
A glance was enough to tell that the oldest of the Soul Beasts had only a little over eighty years of cultivation.
Du Busi didn't even pay them any mind. He merely released a trace of the pressure of a Super Douluo.
A terrifying presence descended in an instant. The Soul Beasts that had been so aggressive went stiff all over, then tucked their tails between their legs and scrambled to flee deeper into the forest.
Watching the scene, Huo Yuhao couldn't help marveling inwardly.
The power of a Super Douluo was truly immense.
Du Busi was probably the strongest Super Douluo.
If he could help Du Busi break through to Level 99 ahead of time...
To do that, he would still need the power of the Gold of Life.
"Let's go."
With his back to Huo Yuhao, Du Busi waved him along.
Huo Yuhao hurried after him.
The two continued forward, passing through the outskirts and soon entering the outer zone.
The temperature here was noticeably lower, and the wind and snow grew more violent. From time to time, Du Busi sensed the presence of hundred-year or even Thousand-Year Soul Beasts nearby.
But they feared Du Busi's power and didn't dare show themselves, so they could only hide.
As they ventured deeper, the Far North's environment grew increasingly harsh.
The outskirts, the outer circle, the mixed circle-with each region they crossed, the chill grew sharper.
By the time they entered the Core Circle, Huo Yuhao's breath turned to icy mist, and the low growls of Thousand-Year and Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts sounded from time to time all around them.
"This should be far enough," Huo Yuhao said to the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in his Sea of Consciousness.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm carefully released his presence.
His Ice Silkworm Clan was natural prey for the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan.
He believed that once Bingbing sensed the presence of food, she would be unable to wait to come looking for him.
In the Core Circle, inside the palace of ice and snow.
The Ice Empress's beautiful emerald-green eyes were full of excitement. "Xue'er, Huo Yuhao is here!"
A hint of puzzlement appeared on the Snow Empress's cool face. "How do you know?"
The Ice Empress said, "I sensed the smell of food."
Even without the Ice Empress saying it, the Snow Empress knew who she meant by food.
The Ice Empress's expression then darkened. "But there seems to be a powerful Super Douluo with Huo Yuhao."
"His presence is strong. At the very least, he's no ordinary Level 98."
The Snow Empress fell silent for a moment, then slowly rose, her long white dress swaying gently with the movement. "Not an ordinary Level 98 Super Douluo..."
"By my reckoning, it should be Du Busi of the Body Sect."
She knew of that name.
The Body Sect, the sect that had triggered the beast tide in the Star Dou Great Forest.
The Ice Empress's expression changed. "Xue'er, do you mean Huo Yuhao joined the Body Sect?"
In her memory, Huo Yuhao should have joined the Tang Sect and entered Shrek Academy.
Why was he with someone from the Body Sect?
"If you want to know why, can't we just go find them?"
The Snow Empress walked out of the palace of ice and snow.
The Ice Empress came to her senses and hurried after the Snow Empress.
With the Ice Empress leading the way, the Snow Empress followed her to where Huo Yuhao and Du Busi were.