In the blink of an eye, more than seven months had passed, Huo Yuhao's Soul Power finally reached level 20 through his continuous efforts.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm excitedly said within Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, "Great! Yuhao, you've finally reached level 20! I can add a second Martial Soul for you now!"
"Hmm." Huo Yuhao nodded. Seven months had passed, and during this time he had diligently cultivated day and night, hoping to reach level twenty quickly, not to disappoint his teacher, and also to give Ning Tian hope as soon as possible. "I need to go tell my teacher and Ning Tian first," Huo Yuhao added hesitantly, "And also tell Wang Dong."
Soon, Huo Yuhao arrived at Qian Chen's office and knocked gently on the door. No one was inside, only his teacher's wife, Zhang Lexuan. Upon seeing Huo Yuhao, Zhang Lexuan asked, " Yuhao, are you here to see your teacher at this hour?"
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Yes, Master's wife, I'm here to see my teacher."
"He should be making Soul Tool in the Soul Tool Department right now. Go Soul Tool Department him there," Zhang Lexuan said truthfully.
"Thank you, Master's wife." Huo Yuhao thanked her and then left the dean's office. He wasn't familiar with the Soul Tool Department, so after thinking for a moment, he decided to go find Ning Tian first.
Soon, Huo Yuhao found Ning Tian. Ning Tian was still in a wheelchair, with Wu Feng pushing her from behind by the Sea God Lake.
" Ning Tian, I've broken through to level 20!" Huo Yuhao exclaimed excitedly upon seeing Ning Tian. Ning Tian glanced at him and gave him his usual sweet smile, "It's good that you've broken through. What are your plans for acquiring Soul Ring? Do you need me to find someone from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect to help you? When are you setting off?"
Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask my teacher to accompany me to get the Soul Ring."
"Okay." Ning Tian nodded, then turned to Wu Feng. " Wu Feng, bring out the level 20 gift I prepared for Yuhao."
"Yes, young master." After replying, Wu Feng took out a golden-yellow, amber-like object from his Storage Soul Tool.
Huo Yuhao took a closer look, but didn't recognize it. He only noticed a smell that was both fishy and fragrant. " Ning Tian, this?"
Before Ning Tian could answer, Wu Feng spoke up, saying, " Huo Yuhao, you have no knowledge. This is a piece of top-grade Whale Rubber, produced by whale Soul Beast that are at least 50,000 years old. The young master spent four million Gold Soul Coin to buy it for you."
Huo Yuhao then took a closer look and saw that the golden Whale Rubber was crystal clear and contained no impurities.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm exclaimed in amazement, "Wow, Yuhao, the quality of this Whale Rubber is absolutely amazing! It's simply the finest Whale Rubber ever made!"
Huo Yuhao looked at Ning Tian gratefully and said, "Thank you, Ning Tian. I will never let you down."
Ning Tian turned his head to the side and said arrogantly, " Huo Yuhao, remember, my family will not allow me to marry a good-for-nothing. Consider this my investment in you. I hope you can defy fate by advancing twenty levels."
Ning Tian then explained the uses and effects of Whale Rubber to Huo Yuhao. After thanking him repeatedly, Huo Yuhao took the Whale Rubber and returned to his residence on Sea God Island, waiting for his teacher and Wang Dong to return.
Finally, before nightfall, everyone returned to Sea God Island. Huo Yuhao hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Teacher, I broke through to level 20 today!"
Qian Chen nodded and said, "Very good." Then Qian Chen turned to Zhang Lexuan and said, " Lexuan, I will personally take Yuhao to obtain the Soul Ring later. I'll leave the work in the Dean's office to you."
Zhang Lexuan nodded and said, " Qian Chen, it's alright, go ahead and do what you need to do."
At this moment, Huo Yuhao took out the Whale Rubber that Ning Tian had given him and said, "Teacher, this is what Ning Tian gave me today. He said it was a gift for me to break through to level 20. Teacher, do you think I can absorb it tonight?"
"Of course. This Whale Rubber will greatly enhance your physique and increase your lifespan for absorbing Soul Ring. However, if you absorb it all in one night, you will definitely die from excessive lust. You can only use it slowly in multiple sessions," Qian Chen said.
Huo Yuhao looked disappointed; he had thought he could absorb the Soul Ring in one night and increase its age. Qian Chen smiled and said, "Actually, it's not impossible to absorb it in one night. I'll go and call Bing Ling, and have him use his ice-attribute Soul Power to help you suppress your lust."
"Thank you for the reminder, teacher," Huo Yuhao said gratefully. "However, teacher, my strength is currently very weak. Please help me overcome this weakness."
"It's nothing, just a small matter." Qian Chen then enveloped his voice with his Soul Power and transmitted it directly to Bing Ling's residence not far away, before beginning to channel his Soul Power into the Whale Rubber.
Taking advantage of this lull, Huo Yuhao went up to the second floor and found Wang Dong. At this moment, his relationship with Wang Dong was no longer as close as when they lived together; they were more like friends. Tang San's Divine Sense did not forcefully control Wang Dong to cling to Huo Yuhao. He dared not change the plan set by Tang San on his own and could only wait for Tang San to give instructions before acting. At this time, Wang Dong still appeared before everyone as a boy.
" Yuhao, what brings you here?" Wang Dong asked as Huo Yuhao arrived at his door.
" Wang Dong, it's like this, I've broken through to level 20 in Soul Power today, and I need to hunt for Soul Ring soon, so I might be away for a few days," Huo Yuhao said.
"Alright, congratulations! I hope you can hunt down a very good Soul Ring." After saying that, the two looked at each other. Huo Yuhao quickly turned his head to the side. Although he had a girlfriend, Ning Tian, the bond between his Martial Soul Fusion and Wang Dong was still there. When he saw Wang Dong's face, he would still think of Wang Dong's long hair and cross-dressing appearance.
Nothing more was said that night. With Bing Ling's help, Huo Yuhao successfully absorbed the 50,000-year-old top-grade Whale Rubber.
Early the next morning, Qian Chen, riding the Seven Kill Sword, set off with Huo Yuhao. In just two days, the two entered the Far North. It snows all year round here, and the cold is extreme. There is no human habitation in the vast white snow, except for a few Soul Hunting teams that occasionally brave the bitter cold to enter this place.
" Yuhao, we've reached the outskirts of the Far North, a forbidden zone for humans. Ask Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for specific directions on where to find the Soul Beast that promised you the Second Martial Soul," Qian Chen said to Huo Yuhao.
"Yes, teacher." Huo Yuhao replied, then immediately entered his Sea of Consciousness and asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, " Brother Sky Dream, wake up! We've already entered the Far North. Teacher asked me to ask you where we can find the Soul Beast for my Second Martial Soul?"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm slowly awoke. "Ah! You've reached the outskirts of the Far North."
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm chuckled and said, "Sorry, Yuhao. When I left the Far North for the Star Dou Great Forest, I didn't go by land at all. I fell into the sea and drifted there. So... so..."
"So you don't know the way either?" Huo Yuhao retorted.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm tried to argue, but Huo Yuhao, having already understood his meaning, didn't give him a chance to speak and returned to reality, "Teacher, this is bad! This Sky Dream Ice Silkworm is really unreliable; he doesn't even know the way himself."
Qian Chen frowned. Sure enough, this Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was a piece of trash, a traitor among Soul Beast.
Qian Chen looked at Huo Yuhao and asked, " Yuhao, why don't you just ask him which kind of Soul Beast he wants to use as your Second Martial Soul?"
"Yes." Huo Yuhao then entered his Sea of Consciousness again and told Sky Dream Ice Silkworm about Qian Chen's question. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could only say, "I want to find you the Emperor of the Yuhao Ice Jade Scorpion, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, the Ice Empress, as your Second Martial Soul."