Chapter 258: Ice Condensation Effect
The Ice Polar Battle God Armor was the ultimate tool for rapidly enhancing individual combat strength. If it could be mass produced in the Sun Moon Empire, along with battle armor or soul guided mechas, the empire's power would skyrocket.
With time, the original forces of Douluo Continent would inevitably fall before the might of the Sun Moon Empire.
However, by then, Tang San would likely make a move.
He was a control freak, unwilling to see Douluo Continent fall under the Sun Moon Empire's rule.
Besides, a unified empire probably wouldn't be ideal for Tang San's long term plan to harvest faith energy.
Currently, most of Sea God Tang San's faith energy came from sea spirit beasts and the people of Sea God Island rather than mainland Douluo's humans.
But given his ambition, Tang San would never settle for just that.
If no gods in the Divine Realm could stop him, he would surely find a way to siphon faith energy directly from the lower realms.
With that thought, Huo Yuhao exhaled deeply and charged at Kong Deming.
His entire body glowed deep blue, and in an instant, the temperature around him plummeted to an unbearable degree.
The Ice Polar Battle God Armor greatly amplified soul power, nearly tripling the might of Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice.
This caused the temperature drop to become even more extreme.
Nearby, Xuan Ziwen shivered uncontrollably and hurriedly activated a heat insulating soul tool to protect himself from the overwhelming cold.
Boom!
Huo Yuhao threw a punch at the Soul Tool Barrier.
In an instant, a thick layer of ice spread across it, transforming the original golden glow into a solid white frost.
Crack, crack A sharp, grating noise filled the air
Yet, the barrier remained intact.
But before it could stabilize
Boom!
Huo Yuhao threw another punch.
The frozen barrier shattered instantly cracks spreading rapidly before it collapsed completely.
At the same time, Kong Deming's backup soul tool defenses automatically activated, preventing any direct harm to his body.
"W what just happened?!"
Kong Deming was stunned, staring at the destroyed barrier.
"Yuhao, what did you just do? Can the Ice Polar Battle God Armor really achieve this level of destruction?
Breaking an Eight Ring Soul Tool Barrier in two hits is something only Title Douluo using soul skills should be capable of!"
Huo Yuhao grinned.
"Elder Kong, do you remember the Ascended Effect I mentioned before?"
Kong Deming's eyes narrowed as he nodded.
"Yes, I remember.
You said the Ascended Effect was incredibly important…
So does this mean it has something to do with the Ice Polar Battle God Armor's special ability?"
Huo Yuhao's smile deepened.
"Absolutely.
In fact, I finally understood the Ascended Effect during our duel just now.
It's extremely powerful, so I decided to name it Ice Condensation."
"Ice Condensation?" Kong Deming raised an eyebrow.
Huo Yuhao patiently explained,
"Yes, and it's closely related to my soul bone ability.
You both know that one of my soul bones grants me a soul skill called Ice Explosion Technique."
"The effect is simple:
As long as the target is completely frozen and their body is saturated with ice energy, I can detonate them at will.
The stronger the target, the more powerful the explosion."
Kong Deming's eyes gleamed with admiration.
"Incredible.
The Ice Explosion Technique is already a terrifying ability…
If you were in a place like the Extreme North, I can't even imagine how devastating it would be."
Huo Yuhao nodded, recalling how even Ice Empress had been shocked by this ability.
"In fact, the Ice Condensation effect of the Ice Polar Battle God Armor further enhances my Ice Explosion Technique.
It increases the speed of freezing and allows me to infuse even more ice energy into my targets.
In other words, my Ice Explosion Technique has become several times stronger.
That's why I was able to break your barrier so quickly."
Kong Deming marveled at the explanation.
"Huo Yuhao, with the Ice Polar Battle God Armor, you can now fight on equal footing with ordinary Title Douluo.
At this moment, you truly possess the combat power of a Title Douluo at least for a short duration.
While Title Douluo vary in strength, I can confidently say that in the entire history of soul masters, there has never been a Soul King who could achieve this level of power."
Nearby, Xuan Ziwen's eyes burned with passion.
"Huo Yuhao's success proves that the path of human shaped soul tools is correct!
We must dedicate even more time and resources to this research.
Even if we can't mass produce something as powerful as the Ice Polar Battle God Armor,
If we can create even weaker versions, they would still bring enormous benefits to the Sun Moon Empire's military."
Shrek Academy
Soul Arena
A massive crowd had gathered, their eyes locked onto Xu Sanshi and He Caitou.
Both were well known figures in the academy especially Xu Sanshi.
Despite his solid strength and talent, he was best known for his infamous pursuit of Jiang Nannan.
For years, he had relentlessly chased after her, refusing to give up until he won her heart.
From the audience, a gambler who had bet on Xu Sanshi shouted
"Xu Sanshi, show He Caitou who's boss! I know you'll win!"
Similar cheers and jeers echoed throughout the arena.
After all, today's match was a highly anticipated showdown between Xu Sanshi and He Caitou.
Xu Sanshi smirked, waving his fan elegantly.
He turned to He Caitou and spoke with mock arrogance
"He Caitou, I don't know why you're acting so crazy today, suddenly challenging me like this…
But since we're classmates, I'll go easy on you.
I promise, you won't lose too badly."
As he spoke, his gaze flickered to Jiang Nannan, hoping his charming confidence would impress her.
Yet, Jiang Nannan's expression remained icy cold
She looked as if she were a frozen glacier, utterly unmoved by his words.
For a brief moment, Xu Sanshi's heart sank.
"Hmph! Challenge?"
He Caitou lifted his chin slightly, his tone filled with forced arrogance.
"Let's get something straight YOU'RE the challenger here!"
Though the words and tone felt ridiculous, he had no choice but to play along
This was Xiao Hongchen's request.
Xiao Hongchen had discovered his identity as a Sun Moon Empire informant and ordered him to do something useful.
For example challenge Shrek's official team members in the arena.
According to Xiao Hongchen, this was to gather intelligence for the next Continental Soul Master Tournament.
However, He Caitou was skeptical.
If they really wanted information, couldn't they just ask him directly?
Why go through this public spectacle?
He even suspected that Xiao Hongchen was just looking for an excuse to watch a good fight and maybe challenge the winner afterward.
That didn't seem right though Xiao Hongchen wasn't as devious as Xu Tianran…
Right?
(End of chapter.)
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