Thoughts on Becoming a God Through the Physical Body; the Body Sect Took Good Care of Huo Yuhao

The Core Circle of the Far North.

Huo Yuhao followed Du Busi to the vicinity of a valley, searching for their target, the Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox.

Yang Jian, the legendary Erlang, the Sage-Manifesting True Lord. One of the few beings in the Chinese mythological pantheon to become a god through his eyes and physical body.

Huo Yuhao murmured inwardly, his brow furrowing slightly, as though he were thinking.

He searched through his memories of the past and future, looking for the moments when those gods had ascended to godhood.

But after searching for some time, he found that the vast majority of gods in this world had become gods either by absorbing the faith of all living beings or by inheriting the power of a previous god.

Faith was, after all, a power bestowed by the people of the world.

Only one's own body, spirit, and will truly belonged to oneself.

Perhaps he could try to become the first being in this world to achieve godhood through the physical body.

And this path happened to echo the principles of the Body Martial Soul.

Cultivating a Body Martial Soul focused primarily on oneself, constantly digging into one's own potential and breaking through one's own limits.

If he cultivated his body to the extreme, could he truly escape the constraints of a divine position and touch the realm of gods with a mortal body?

At that thought, Huo Yuhao decided he needed to discuss the matter thoroughly with Du Busi.

He couldn't achieve godhood through the physical body on his own, especially while under God King Tang's close attention.

Just then, Du Busi's voice reached his ears.

"Yuhao, look inside that ice valley."

Huo Yuhao followed Du Busi's gaze.

Deep in the ice valley, a fox lay on a protruding block of grayish-white ice, its entire body covered in soft, snowy-white fur.

It wasn't particularly large, only a little over three meters long. Its body was slender, and its fox tail was fluffy and broad, with faint ice-blue crystals glinting at the tip.

Du Busi looked at the Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox in the valley, barely concealed greed flashing in his eyes.

At last, he'd finally found the damned fox.

This godforsaken place was freezing him to death.

It was only a Thousand-Year Soul Beast, yet it was hiding in the Core Circle, where Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and Soul Beasts over a hundred thousand years old roamed.

That kind of treatment was probably reserved for the Emperor Auspicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

This place was different from the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Far North was extremely dangerous, and he had to be absolutely careful.

That damned Titan Snow Demon King often patrolled his territory.

If he caused too much of a commotion and drew the Titan Snow Demon King over, and then brought the Ice and Snow Empresses down on him...

Du Busi lowered his voice. "Yuhao, don't make a move just yet."

Huo Yuhao nodded lightly and stayed where he was, without moving.

Du Busi had only just taken a step when the Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox, which had been resting on the ice, gave its nimble ears a slight twitch.

The next moment, it abruptly opened its eyes.

Its deep blue eyes shone with a strange light as it scanned everything around it.

Have we been discovered? Huo Yuhao's heart stirred.

"No, it only sensed some movement nearby."

"It's very alert. The moment it notices anything wrong, it'll run."

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice rang out in the Sea of Consciousness.

The Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox seemed to sense danger. It raised its head, stood on the ice with its slender body, and glanced in Huo Yuhao and Du Busi's direction before immediately fleeing toward another cave entrance.

"Damn it, it actually spotted us."

Since they'd already been discovered, Du Busi had no intention of hiding any longer.

He immediately charged after the Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox.

A mere Thousand-Year Soul Beast was no different from a head of cabbage in Du Busi's eyes.

On an iceberg in the distance, two figures stood quietly.

The Ice Empress and the Snow Empress had followed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's presence here.

As soon as they arrived, they saw Du Busi pursuing the Thousand-Year Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox.

The Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox kept using its spiritual power to simulate rocks, blocks of ice, and other objects to obstruct Du Busi.

The Ice Empress's expression instantly darkened. "Bastard! How dare he set his sights on the Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox!"

Cold surged around the Ice Empress, but the Snow Empress reached out to stop her.

The Ice Empress looked at the Snow Empress in confusion. The Snow Empress said nothing, merely extending a slender, jade-like hand to point at Huo Yuhao, who was not far away.

"Yuhao is there," the Snow Empress said.

The Ice Empress looked in the direction the Snow Empress had pointed. "Yuhao?!"

"It should be Yuhao's choice for his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul's Second Soul Ring," the Snow Empress said.

The Ice Empress fell silent for a moment. When her gaze landed on Huo Yuhao, her killing intent immediately dispersed.

"In that case, we'll give it to Yuhao," the Ice Empress said.

"Yuhao's the one with a good eye. That Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was awful, picking an Ice Silkworm with a Simulation effect for his Second Soul Skill."

"Like an idiot, making the strong stronger and the weak weaker."

At that point, the Ice Empress frowned.

She carefully sensed Huo Yuhao's body, a trace of surprise in her eyes. "Strange. How did Yuhao's body get so strong at this point?"

In her memories, Huo Yuhao's physical condition had been fairly good, only a little weaker than normal children his age. He had been small and quite cute, though a little hard to satisfy.

Now, Huo Yuhao's Qi and blood were vigorous, his ribs were tough, and his body contained powerful vitality.

The Ice Empress said softly, "Looks like those fellows from the Body Sect have raised Huo Yuhao well. They haven't treated him badly, either."

The Snow Empress didn't answer, instead studying Du Busi closely.

She had a feeling... that this Du Busi seemed a little different from the one she remembered?

His presence seemed to have changed.

Du Busi grabbed the Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox by the neck, his face flushed red. "Good grief, this little thing can really run."

This Soul Beast was clearly only a thousand years old, yet its speed and spiritual power were exceptionally strange, clearly at the ten-thousand-year level.

"Awoo!"

The Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox's shriek echoed through the valley.

The piercing sound also carried a powerful spiritual impact.

Du Busi's expression changed slightly, and his head began to ache. He tightened his grip.

Then-

Du Busi casually slammed the Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox onto the ice. Blood gushed from its mouth, and its presence grew weak.

Du Busi didn't kill the Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox outright. Instead, he quickly picked it up and tossed it in front of Huo Yuhao.

"Yuhao, absorb the Soul Ring immediately."

"Okay." Huo Yuhao nodded, his gaze falling on the dying Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox.

His first Soul Ring, a luminous white, slowly rose from beneath his feet, and a strand of invisible spiritual power pierced the Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox's mind.

The Cold-Pupiled Ice Fox's body stiffened, and the deep blue light in its eyes dimmed.

Immediately afterward, a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring slowly rose from its corpse.

Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate. He immediately sat down cross-legged and absorbed the purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Du Busi stood to one side, guarding Huo Yuhao.

The moment Huo Yuhao began absorbing the Soul Ring, the ground around them shook violently.

Countless masses of snow slid down the mountain peaks, and a low rumble came from the distance.

"This guy's getting his just deserts, isn't he?"

The Ice Empress let out a cold laugh.

She finally understood why those fellows in Star Dou hated the Body Sect.