For Huo Yuhao, absorbing this purebred Tyrant was not too difficult.
Two or three hours later, the moment Huo Yuhao rose, his breathing briefly quickened.
That was right. His fourth Soul Skill was Domain of Double Pupils.
It drew upon the power of space to open a domain of his own origin.
Once enemies were pulled into the domain, their strength would be forcibly reduced by thirty percent.
This was an innate effect of the Double Pupils domain itself.
Unless Huo Yuhao was forcibly defeated, the domain could not be broken.
Simple and overwhelmingly powerful.
Moreover, under normal circumstances, this domain could not be broken, because it was constructed from condensed spatial power and layer upon layer of origin power.
As for the exception, that was absolute superiority in strength.
This Soul Skill had even reminded Huo Yuhao of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's one-on-one domain.
But compared with his, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's was utterly inferior at the same level.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was indeed strong enough.
But his own Double Pupils domain also came with an innate weakening effect.
And under these circumstances, Huo Yuhao could choose to enter and leave freely.
Of course, if he was not inside it, Domain of Double Pupils would amount to a temporary confinement.
His opponent could break it by unleashing a burst of power.
So Domain of Double Pupils was essentially a spatial confinement skill combined with a domain-type Soul Skill?
Overall, Huo Yuhao was very satisfied.
As for his Soul Power, it had now reached level forty-five and a half.
The fifty-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring had given him an additional two and a half levels of Soul Power.
The reason it was not three levels lay in Huo Yuhao's own Martial Souls.
To be precise, although his Ice Master Martial Soul was considered divine-grade in quality, he could still feel the drag of an Ultimate Martial Soul to some extent, though it was no longer so severe.
Perhaps this was precisely because, after returning to its original simplicity, the side effects of the Ultimate Martial Soul had instead diminished considerably.
However, it still had not reached the stage of being ultra-pure, so the Ultimate Martial Soul still had some side effects.
On top of that, he now had Twin Martial Souls. Although Huo Yuhao was only a Soul Ancestor, his total Soul Power was just one step away from that of a Soul Emperor.
These were the benefits this trip had brought him, leaving Huo Yuhao somewhat dazed. He had not expected that, after so many unexpected events this time...
His already exhilarating start could actually undergo another evolution.
He let out a breath of turbid air. Huo Yuhao also knew that he would need some time to adapt to and master his rapidly increased strength.
Thus, following Electrolux, Huo Yuhao returned to the Body Sect.
He began a period of secluded cultivation.
Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, a year and a half had passed.
Huo Yuhao let out a long breath of turbid air and opened his eyes, a trace of helplessness in them.
He had now been stuck at the peak of level forty-nine for two and a half months.
Huo Yuhao had experienced the drawbacks of an Ultimate Martial Soul firsthand.
But just at this time, Du Busi arrived.
Seeing him arrive, Huo Yuhao's eyes showed a trace of confusion, while Du Busi did not beat around the bush.
"Yuhao, although public opinion over there has gradually died down, I've given it some thought. The Heavenly Soul Empire has proposed a plan."
"To draw a clean line between you and that so-called Evil Soul Master, you would represent the Heavenly Soul Empire in battle and take the championship."
"That way, all the stains on your name could be wiped away."
"As for reputation and such, I don't care all that much about it, but for you, getting some experience would be a good thing too. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao instinctively wanted to refuse, not for any other reason, but because...
To be precise, the investigation into Shrek had yielded results over the past year.
There was someone who did look quite like him, though that person's face was somewhat more feminine.
That person's name was Tang Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao had been dumbfounded when he first learned this.
Even Du Busi had been extremely shocked at first.
Only later had he learned that this person seemed to be some hidden descendant of the Tang Sect, a legitimate successor of the Tang Sect or something of the sort.
Moreover, his Martial Soul was the Blue Silver Emperor. Although the resemblance in their faces and names was indeed somewhat coincidental, a Martial Soul could not lie. It was clear that the two could not possibly be related by blood.
But although Du Busi said so, Huo Yuhao did not think the same.
He knew all too well what it meant for someone to look so much like him, combined with the abnormalities in his own body.
It was very possible that the original owner's soul had not died. But he was already here, so why had the other party suddenly come back to life? And why had even his Martial Soul changed? The fear he felt at the time had nearly made him unable to suppress his thoughts, and he had wanted to rush to Shrek Academy.
But he had held back. He knew that the original owner's resurrection was most likely driven by one person behind the scenes: God King Tang.
That was why he had kept a very low profile over the past year and a half.
And now, as it happened, the story had reached this point. For Huo Yuhao...
He could indeed keep hiding. His Martial Souls, body, and spirit had now completely fused.
But hiding forever was not his style.
He already had Electrolux. Unless Lord God King intervened directly, why should he avoid confronting him?
As for reputation and such, to tell the truth, Huo Yuhao did not care much.
Once he became a god, great scholars would naturally interpret the scriptures in his defense.
The most important thing now was that he had to take the opportunity to confirm something.
Did this so-called Tang Yuhao still have his memories?
Would he pose a threat to him?
The truth of this matter was what truly drove Huo Yuhao to want to meet him.
The reason he did not want to enter Shrek, however, was that Ah Yin was there in the Golden Tree. Having survived until now, she had to be at least as strong as a god.
More importantly, his intervention had thrown the current storyline into complete disarray.
If he did not take the initiative to move things forward and kept hiding instead, he might end up on the defensive in this game of chess.
So Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and said softly,
"All right, I'm willing to join."
Hearing this, Du Busi breathed a sigh of relief.
As for whether Huo Yuhao was strong enough to join, Du Busi was not worried.
He had him directly recommended as a main team member of this year's Heaven Dou Imperial Soul Master Academy, also known as Di'ao Academy.
But before Huo Yuhao could formally meet his teammates...
As expected, the unforeseen disaster at Shrek Academy eventually came...
The strongest Soul King in history had ultimately carried out his Corpse Explosion. But... this time, Tang Yuhao's Martial Soul was only the Blue Silver Emperor, and there had been no advance warning.
Shrek's situation could only be described as devastating...