Dai Hao had come here for no other reason than to let the deceased Huo Yun'er hear his true feelings.
To send her into Huo Yuhao's dreams.
Once Huo Yuhao became a god, Huo Yun'er would be resurrected by their ancestor, the War God Dai Mubai, and Sea God Tang San, just as in the memories he possessed.
Huo Yun'er would have Huo Yuhao acknowledge his ancestry and return to his clan, and he would follow Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er to the Divine Realm.
A free ride straight to the Divine Realm.
That way, no matter how much Huo Yuhao did early on, it wouldn't matter.
The Body Sect.
Huo Yuhao sat upright on a wooden chair outside the door, resting with his eyes closed as he breathed in the purple Qi rising over the horizon.
After cultivating during this period, his Purple Demon Eye had already reached the Detailed Realm.
But for Huo Yuhao, that wasn't a good thing.
Once the Purple Demon Eye reached the Detailed Realm, its cultivation speed would slow down.
This level was comparable to Soul Masters with an Ultimate Attribute.
That was how it was for Ultimate Attribute Soul Masters: at first, their cultivation speed was exactly the same as that of normal Soul Masters, neither faster nor slower.
But after reaching level thirty, their cultivation speed would drop sharply.
Once the Purple Demon Eye reached the Detailed Realm, it required the absorption of morning purple Qi at a set time every day.
That wasn't something sheer perseverance alone could accomplish.
"See Through Autumn Dew..." Huo Yuhao murmured to himself.
Should I enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well ahead of time?
No, it's still too early for me.
The Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had long since been trained by God King Tang to act like dogs.
He had strayed from the predetermined path, so God King Tang, who kept a constant watch on the lower realm, had probably discovered him long ago.
Going to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well now would be little different from offering himself up.
I might as well...
He would put the Water Dragon King's power to use.
He had yet to use the Water Dragon King and his signature weapon, the Spear of Permafrost, which the system had given him.
Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, and the pale purple in them faded away.
He raised his right hand, and with a thought, azure Soul Power spilled from his palm.
As if summoned by something, the stream water in the courtyard surged toward the azure Soul Power in Huo Yuhao's palm.
In the blink of an eye, Huo Yuhao had drained all the water in the courtyard.
It formed a tiny, crystalline droplet on Huo Yuhao's finger.
"As long as there's water, I'm invincible."
"Then what if it rains..."
Huo Yuhao looked at the little droplet on his finger. Though it appeared no bigger than a soybean, it contained water elemental power compressed to the extreme.
With a casual flick, Huo Yuhao sent the droplet flying into the dried-up ground.
Huo Yuhao had drained the spot where the stream had been, but now, with a casual flick of his hand, it was once again filled with flowing water.
Immediately afterward, ice crystals gathered in Huo Yuhao's hand and formed a spear.
The spear was about two meters long and as white as ice and snow from end to end.
Snowflake patterns covered its slender shaft, and the moment Huo Yuhao grasped it, he felt a piercing chill.
Fortunately, as the Spear of Permafrost's owner, he found that once he touched it, it was no different from an ordinary spear.
An eerie chill constantly seeped from the spearpoint, as if it might burst forth at any moment and freeze everything.
Huo Yuhao tightened his grip on the Spear of Permafrost and said, "I haven't really used a spear before."
He instinctively thrust it forward, and a ray of icy blue light burst from the spearpoint.
A vast amount of ice elemental power formed a torrent of ice and struck the stream that had just begun flowing again.
Crack.
Struck by Huo Yuhao's shot, the newly flowing stream instantly solidified into ice.
The ice spread rapidly until the entire surface of the water was completely frozen.
Huo Yuhao hurriedly put the spear away, directing the ice elemental power that had yet to be fully released into the air.
The ice elemental power shot high into the air, transformed into sharp shards of ice, and fell one after another, striking the courtyard and walls.
The verdant Blue Silver Grass in the courtyard was coated in thick layers of frost, and the surrounding temperature plummeted.
Huo Yuhao looked at the spear in his hand, then at the courtyard. "This... as expected of a system product, it's definitely top quality."
With the Spear of Permafrost, he no longer had to worry about close combat.
Combined with the Ice Empress's four finely refined and enhanced Soul Skills...
Fighting opponents twenty or thirty levels above him shouldn't be a problem, right?
The techniques of spear-wielding characters from his previous life flashed rapidly through Huo Yuhao's mind.
He took half a step forward and performed four movements in succession: thrust, withdraw, sweep, and flick upward.
These four movements were among the most common spear techniques.
At first, Huo Yuhao was a little stiff as he performed them, but the longer he practiced, the more familiar he became with the sequence.
With every sweep, the Spear of Permafrost traced a perfect arc and let out a low whistle as it cut through the air.
After practicing for a while, Huo Yuhao put the Spear of Permafrost away.
"That's enough for today."
Huo Yuhao looked at the frost-covered grass and the frozen stream in the courtyard. The places covered by ice elemental power returned to normal one by one the moment he put away the spear.
"Time to wake the Ice Empress."
Huo Yuhao returned to the house and went to the Ice Empress's room.
Ever since the Ice Empress had learned that he had a standard room with an extra bedroom, she had kicked up quite a fuss.
She insisted on staying outside and refused to remain in the Sea of Consciousness.
Huo Yuhao could understand that.
After all, what girl would want to live with two grown men?
Huo Yuhao walked into the Ice Empress's room, and the first thing he felt was the dense ice elemental power.
The room felt as though it had become the Far North.
Huo Yuhao glanced at the Ice Empress, who was still fast asleep in bed, and without hesitation, yanked the blanket off her.
The Ice Empress had been sleeping soundly at first, but she felt that something was missing and reached out with her little hand, feeling over herself and then the bed.
Finally, she blearily opened her eyes and saw Huo Yuhao holding her blanket.
The Ice Empress said reluctantly, "Huo Yuhao, what are you doing~"
"Give me back my blanket, now!"
She reached out, grabbed the pillow that had been under her head, and threw it at Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao tilted his head and dodged the Ice Empress's pillow attack.
Seeing how languid the Ice Empress looked, he smiled and said, "Come on, Ice Empress, the sun's already shining on your butt. Hurry up and get out of bed."
"I'm a Soul Beast, a Ferocious Beast who's already sacrificed herself. Why should I get up so early?" The Ice Empress's voice was husky with sleep.
Seeing the Ice Empress in her languid state, Huo Yuhao clicked his tongue.
"If you don't get up, I'm going to put you back."
"Three..."
The moment she heard that Huo Yuhao was going to send her back to the Sea of Consciousness, the Ice Empress's eyes flew wide, and she sprang upright in bed.
"No, no, no! I'm getting up, I'm getting up!"