Ice-Blue Manicure, External Soul Bone!
With the barrier formed by Electrolux's magic array, the aura of the sacrifice was confined to a ten-kilometer radius around the ice and snow palace.
During the sacrifice, Hui Ye felt nothing at all. He yawned several times in succession and looked ready to doze off.
The Ice Empress, by contrast, suffered far more. Once the sacrifice was complete, she lay down to recuperate in the depths of Hui Ye's soul.
Outside the ice and snow palace, a group of Soul Beasts sensed the aura of the Ice Empress's sacrifice. They prostrated themselves on the ground and let out mournful cries.
"You're deafening me! I'm not dead, so what are you crying for? All of you, shut up!"
The Ice Empress's head was buzzing. With no other choice, she released a wave of spiritual pressure. The grounds outside the palace fell silent at once, and the Soul Beasts fled with their tails between their legs.
That was it, that was it!
The Ice Empress was scolding them again!
Hahaha, the Ice Empress was still alive.
The Ice Empress was speechless with exasperation. "Every last one of them needs a good beating."
After the sacrifice, Hui Ye's level first soared to level thirty. His Second Martial Soul also gained a red Soul Ring bearing four golden markings.
Its Soul Skills were Ice Emperor's Possession and Eternal Frozen Domain.
Although the Ice Empress's Soul Skills did not match the attributes of Hui Ye's Second Martial Soul, they were, after all, the Soul Skills of a super Soul Beast and were naturally incomparably powerful.
Moreover, when he unleashed the Soul Skills, they also carried the burning effect of black-and-gold flames.
In other words, the combined effects of Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire were guaranteed to give his opponents the ultimate taste of fire and ice.
The Ice Empress had also added the Soul Bone Skill Ice Emperor's Wrath to the External Soul Bone in his tail, giving the Soul Bone an age of two hundred thousand years.
The Ice Empress had added the other two hundred thousand years to the External Soul Bone in his fingernails. Its Soul Bone Skill was Ice Empress's Pincer.
Hui Ye excitedly swished his great tail and easily smashed an ice pillar. "Sister Bingbing, this big tail is beautiful. I love it."
The Ice Empress held her head high with pride. "Obviously. That was the most beautiful part of my body."
Hui Ye then released the External Soul Bone in his fingernails. Ten ice-blue nails instantly sprang from his fingertips, each about five centimeters long.
???
Hui Ye stared hard at the ten nails. The longer he looked, the more wrong they seemed.
Weren't they supposed to be ten imposing beast claws? Why did they look so exquisite?
Damn!
What the heck kind of claws were these? They were clearly an ice-blue manicure!
Hui Ye was fair-skinned to begin with, and his hands were pale and slender.
Paired with those nails, his hands had become the boneless-chicken-feet style that the girlies loved most.
You're planning to make me practice the same Nine Yin White Bone Claw as Zhou Zhiruo, aren't you?
"Ice Empress! Look what you've done!"
Hui Ye roared through gritted teeth, his ten fingernails twisting awkwardly every which way.
"What? It's Sister Bingbing when you need something, and Ice Empress when you don't. Little brat, where are your manners?" The Ice Empress rolled her eyes.
Electrolux nodded in wholehearted agreement.
It was "teacher" when Hui Ye needed something and "old man" when he didn't. He didn't understand the first thing about respecting his teacher and honoring his teachings.
What a fine scolding!
As a Soul Beast, how could the Ice Empress easily understand what was going on in a human's mind?
Electrolux was different. Looking at the ice-blue manicure, he clutched his stomach, just short of snorting like a pig with laughter.
The Ice Empress protested, "I put great care into making those nails for you. Aren't they beautiful? What are you unhappy about?"
Beautiful, my ass.
"Big sis! I'm a man, a man!
You gave me a manicure this pretty. How am I supposed to bring it out and kill enemies in battle?"
Hui Ye's voice rose steadily, sounding thoroughly exasperated.
The Ice Empress suddenly froze, finally realizing something was wrong.
Hui Ye still looked like a child, so pretty nails didn't seem like much.
But once Hui Ye grew up, a man with pretty ice-blue nails...
Good heavens!
That bizarre image was simply too much to imagine.
The Ice Empress couldn't help shuddering, then gave an awkward chuckle.
"Aha~ I've just finished the sacrifice, and I'm a little tired. I'm going to sleep.
Yes, I... I'm going to sleep."
The Ice Empress beat a hasty retreat, diving into the deepest part of Hui Ye's soul and shutting herself inside an ice hut.
Then she buried her whole face in her knees, her shoulders shaking as she desperately stifled her laughter.
"Stop playing dead and change how they look! Turn them into beast claws!" Hui Ye furiously kicked the ice hut's door from outside.
Pfft-
"Hahahahaha!"
"I'm sorry, Little Hui Ye. I just thought of something funny, and I really couldn't hold it in, boo-hoo-hoo!"
The Ice Empress laughed until tears came out. It was the first time in her life she had encountered something so amusing.
Hui Ye gritted his teeth. "Hurry up and change them for me."
"Once a Soul Bone has taken shape, it can't be changed. If there's nothing else you can do, just make do with them. Wahahahaha!"
A burst of roaring laughter from the Ice Empress came from inside the ice hut.
Hui Ye withdrew from the depths of his soul and stared hard at his ten manicured nails, wanting to cry but having no tears.
"I think you look quite pretty already. If there's nothing else you can do, put on a lovely pink dress and be a girl from now on."
The Ice Empress's gloating voice rang out again.
"I think that works."
Electrolux, not caring how much trouble he stirred up, chimed in.
"Ice Empress, old man, you two..."
Hui Ye was so angry his teeth itched. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he covered the manicure with black-and-gold flames.
From the outside, it looked as though ten black-and-gold pillars of fire were spewing from his fingertips. It looked incredibly cool and stylish.
"At least that's one troublesome matter settled."
Hui Ye breathed a sigh of relief and cursed inwardly. Stinking scorpion, trying to screw me over.
Changing the subject, he said, "By the way, Teacher, what exactly is my Second Martial Soul? A flame-form Martial Soul, or Necromantic Magic?"
Electrolux put away his smile and said seriously, "Your Second Martial Soul is called the Holy Necromancer. The flames are a kind of companion ability of the Martial Soul."
Hui Ye asked again, "Then if my Second Martial Soul keeps absorbing Soul Rings over a hundred thousand years old, how am I supposed to gain Necromantic Magic?"
"That's simple."
Through his spiritual power, Electrolux sent Hui Ye a set of memories.
Hui Ye's soul trembled. What Electrolux had sent him was all basic knowledge and techniques of Necromantic Magic.
"With the Holy Necromancer Martial Soul, even without using Soul Skills, you can still use Necromantic Magic as long as you follow the proper steps and learn it from me.
In this world, I suppose it could be called a Self-Created Soul Skill," Electrolux explained.
Hui Ye's eyes lit up. "Doesn't that mean I get all the Soul Skill slots of a Martial Soul for free?"
Electrolux smiled and nodded.
"You could look at it that way, but the tasks ahead of you won't be easy.
First, you've reached level thirty. It's time to add a third Soul Ring to your Wolffy Martial Soul.
You should also plan ahead for your Second Martial Soul's second and third Soul Rings.
I suggest you continue choosing super Soul Beasts as Soul Rings, to strengthen yourself as much as possible.
For example, you could consider those Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest that you mentioned last time."
The Ice Empress jumped out of the ice hut. "Yes, yes, exactly! Kill Di Tian and the rest and absorb their Soul Rings.
Hmph, that'll teach them to be arrogant."
"You going to kill them?"
Hui Ye glanced at the Ice Empress.